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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Amigo on 19 December 2010, 21:43:07
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I'm due for an end of contract upgrade soon. I've seen friends handsets & what they can do but i'm as useless with phones as i am the computer so does anyone have an opinion on which is the easiest & least annoying & long winded to use please. I only want to phone, text & mess around with some of the silly apps because i'm childish!!!!
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http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mobiles/mobile-phones/DORO410/?srcphoneFinder&portal=GOOGLE&promo=PPCPAYM&ppc=true
Try this Guy ;D
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I only want... Yeah yeah, get atouch screen and you'll be playing around with all the stuff it does with the best of them. Go for it Guy, they are easy to use.
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touchscreens no different than pcs.. only difference you use your fingers.. go for them..
samsung , htc ok imo.. iphones a bit on the expensive side..
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iPhone, iPhone, iPhone.
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Yes iPhone is expensive, arguably worth it though, although the 3GS is more reasonable.
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iPhone, iPhone, iPhone.
I have allways been PAYG but having spent £30 to mobile numbers this month alone I now have to reconsider.
I like the idea of touch screen, and am not againt an Iphone 4, but at £600 they can keep it.
I dont know what contract would suit me best, if any that is. or whether there are any PAYG deals that may be worth having. All calls are basically to my girlfriend whose work is mobile, and she is using a lot more PAYG credit than ever before, some even somthing that may be free for one of us to use may be worth while.
But if I need to end up on contract then at least a decent phone would be nice from it.
Sorry to hijack your thread Guy.
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Based on usage, how many minutes do you use a month Mr?
300 mins a month can vary from 25 to 35 a month depending on hand set and length of contract, goin by your paygo usage....?
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I have a LG viewty ug990 and love it.
battery life is about 3-4 days if I don't use t'internet.
can be had foor about 30-50 quid on the bay.
I have a 1-month rolling contract on 3 which gives me 3000 minutes, unlimited texts and unlimited internet for 20 quid a month.
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Based on usage, how many minutes do you use a month Mr?
300 mins a month can vary from 25 to 35 a month depending on hand set and length of contract, goin by your paygo usage....?
Dont really know. I ring her for an ETA to cook lunch for example it's less than a minute, but for that BT charge me .19p so straight away theres 30/60 mins a month as there is normally 2 calls as it's easier for me to ring her. then we have 5/10 min chats probably once a day so yeah, 300 mins is feasable.
I hate texting on phones, but may some net time may be usefull and some basic text allowance.
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I have a LG viewty ug990 and love it.
battery life is about 3-4 days if I don't use t'internet.
can be had foor about 30-50 quid on the bay.
I have a 1-month rolling contract on 3 which gives me 3000 minutes, unlimited texts and unlimited internet for 20 quid a month.
Sounds an interesting deal, but can it be got by a new customer.
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iPhone, iPhone, iPhone.
..but not if the 'phone calls' function is an important feature for you. ;D ;)
If your current contract is with Orange, speak to them about your 'intended change of provider'.
I got a free HTC Desire with 600 mins (x-net and landlines), unlimited texts and e-mails, and 500mb internet allowance for £17.50 a month.
I've been with Orange for over ten years so 300 of the 600 mins allowance is some kind of 'loyalty bonus'.
The likes of Carphone Warehouse couldn't get anywhere near the 'Direct from Orange' deal. They said for £17.50 a month with the same mins etc they would have to charge me £299 for the phone.
Could have had the Desire HD for £2.50 more a month, but with a 4.3" screen (as 'fab' as that may be) I reckon it would be just that little bit too big for having with me pretty much every time I left the house.
The standard Desire has a 3.7" screen and that's plenty big e'nuff.
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Based on usage, how many minutes do you use a month Mr?
300 mins a month can vary from 25 to 35 a month depending on hand set and length of contract, goin by your paygo usage....?
Dont really know. I ring her for an ETA to cook lunch for example it's less than a minute, but for that BT charge me .19p so straight away theres 30/60 mins a month as there is normally 2 calls as it's easier for me to ring her. then we have 5/10 min chats probably once a day so yeah, 300 mins is feasable.
I hate texting on phones, but may some net time may be usefull and some basic text allowance.
In the smart phone end of the market you'll get free unlimited texts and data on that sort of tariff, if wifi enabled you use that at home anyway, so might be able to get a cheaper contract. Trouble is likely to be 18 month minimum term, which is not foe everyone.
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I have a LG viewty ug990 and love it.
battery life is about 3-4 days if I don't use t'internet.
can be had foor about 30-50 quid on the bay.
I have a 1-month rolling contract on 3 which gives me 3000 minutes, unlimited texts and unlimited internet for 20 quid a month.
If that's 'x-net' mins and not just to another '3' number then that's a pretty good deal. Only problem is that if it's a 'Smartphone' that's required, they're not gonna be going for that money. You can add another zero to the '30-50 quid'.
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actually just checked.
it's 300 to any phone, 3000 to 3
a viewty is a couple of years old, and they really are 30-50 quid
the contract IS available to new customers AFAIK
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actually just checked.
it's 300 to any phone, 3000 to 3
a viewty is a couple of years old, and they really are 30-50 quidthe contract IS available to new customers AFAIK
Is the Viewty one of these 'Smartphone' jobbies too ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartphone
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Not really in that league - it'll do internet (so google earth for maps), email via google mail, downloadable games, and has a *very* (for a mobile) good camera and built-in editing software.
What I like most is that I haven't managed to break it in 4 years, and I can get a signal where most other phones give up - eg, on the top of ben nevis last year or on the bottom floor of the Ridings Centre in Wakefield (which is a "dead zone" to most phones.
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wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LG_Viewty_%28KU990%29
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I only want... Yeah yeah, get atouch screen and you'll be playing around with all the stuff it does with the best of them. Go for it Guy, they are easy to use.
No really i would'nt. Those who know me would agree. I can & quite often do leave the house withiut my phone which i know some would never dream of. It can take me days to reply to a text or miss call if at all. I never use phone internet even though the my little Nokia 6301 does have it. Despite my home PC having a big "plasma"? monitor & big sounding speakers & bass box thingy & a relatively i hardly use 5% of it's potential, a tekkie i'm not.
My other idea was to keep the Nokia which i'm more than happy with & has has little use so should last a while yet is to get the best handset i can without bumping my premium up, selling it boxed on ebay & pocket the pennies!!!
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iPhone, iPhone, iPhone.
..but not if the 'phone calls' function is an important feature for you. ;D ;)
If your current contract is with Orange, speak to them about your 'intended change of provider'.
I got a free HTC Desire with 600 mins (x-net and landlines), unlimited texts and e-mails, and 500mb internet allowance for £17.50 a month.
I've been with Orange for over ten years so 300 of the 600 mins allowance is some kind of 'loyalty bonus'.
The likes of Carphone Warehouse couldn't get anywhere near the 'Direct from Orange' deal. They said for £17.50 a month with the same mins etc they would have to charge me £299 for the phone.
Could have had the Desire HD for £2.50 more a month, but with a 4.3" screen (as 'fab' as that may be) I reckon it would be just that little bit too big for having with me pretty much every time I left the house.
The standard Desire has a 3.7" screen and that's plenty big e'nuff.
I've been with orange for longer than i can remember & presently get 300 texts, 800 x network, unlimited landlines & the dongle for the lappy:- £23 per month. I know some tarriffs give more minutes but i never use what i do get. Some statements read "Inclusive texts used, 5!!!!" :y
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iPhone, iPhone, iPhone.
Daughter gave me her old one when she upgraded to the latest version, I think its rubbish, it doesn't respond properly to screen taps, and this makes it very difficult to use. Only good point is it is easier for texting, otherwise a loser.
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iPhone, iPhone, iPhone.
Daughter gave me her old one when she upgraded to the latest version, I think its rubbish, it doesn't respond properly to screen taps, and this makes it very difficult to use. Only good point is it is easier for texting, otherwise a loser.
Either its faulty, or you are using something hard to press (fingernail?).
gayPhone has one of the most responsive touchscreens out there.
But everyone will think their phone is 'best' and assume that then makes it 'best' for everyone else.
In Amigos case, I think (cost aside) the gayphone is a good contender, due to its incredible ease of use and stability - Amigo doesn't strike me as a Nerd (which rules out Android and Win6) or somebody who will tolerate crap for long (rules out Symbian smartphones). Not in a corporate, so Gooseberry is as much use as a used johnny, leaving Win7 and crApple (and Maemo - but I'll leave chrisgixer to comment on that, seeing as he has one).
But then, for Amigo, I would have recommended a Nokia 6310 - probably the best mobile ever made
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iPhone, iPhone, iPhone.
Daughter gave me her old one when she upgraded to the latest version, I think its rubbish, it doesn't respond properly to screen taps, and this makes it very difficult to use. Only good point is it is easier for texting, otherwise a loser.
Must have been faulty, iPhone responds to the lightest of touches. Its glass screen which can easily break makes it very responsive.
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Lol! One of my grandsons used to using touch screens at his special school.
He tries to use the same technique on my non-touch PC's screen!! :o :o :o :o :o
Kids! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
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iPhone, iPhone, iPhone.
Daughter gave me her old one when she upgraded to the latest version, I think its rubbish, it doesn't respond properly to screen taps, and this makes it very difficult to use. Only good point is it is easier for texting, otherwise a loser.
Either its faulty, or you are using something hard to press (fingernail?).
gayPhone has one of the most responsive touchscreens out there.
But everyone will think their phone is 'best' and assume that then makes it 'best' for everyone else.
In Amigos case, I think (cost aside) the gayphone is a good contender, due to its incredible ease of use and stability - Amigo doesn't strike me as a Nerd (which rules out Android and Win6) or somebody who will tolerate crap for long (rules out Symbian smartphones). Not in a corporate, so Gooseberry is as much use as a used johnny, leaving Win7 and crApple (and Maemo - but I'll leave chrisgixer to comment on that, seeing as he has one).
But then, for Amigo, I would have recommended a Nokia 6310 - probably the best mobile ever made
Evening Jaime. Says 6301 on the box but i think we're on about the same handset. It's a cracking little phone, does all i need it to do & it does'nt frustrate me, i've luzzed many of my older phones across the room in frustration. It's low mileage so should go another 18 months, i love the little stand up charging dock it comes with so reckon i'll get the best set i can & sell it!!!
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iPhone, iPhone, iPhone.
Daughter gave me her old one when she upgraded to the latest version, I think its rubbish, it doesn't respond properly to screen taps, and this makes it very difficult to use. Only good point is it is easier for texting, otherwise a loser.
Either its faulty, or you are using something hard to press (fingernail?).
gayPhone has one of the most responsive touchscreens out there.
But everyone will think their phone is 'best' and assume that then makes it 'best' for everyone else.
In Amigos case, I think (cost aside) the gayphone is a good contender, due to its incredible ease of use and stability - Amigo doesn't strike me as a Nerd (which rules out Android and Win6) or somebody who will tolerate crap for long (rules out Symbian smartphones). Not in a corporate, so Gooseberry is as much use as a used johnny, leaving Win7 and crApple (and Maemo - but I'll leave chrisgixer to comment on that, seeing as he has one).
But then, for Amigo, I would have recommended a Nokia 6310 - probably the best mobile ever made
Evening Jaime. Says 6301 on the box but i think we're on about the same handset. It's a cracking little phone, does all i need it to do & it does'nt frustrate me, i've luzzed many of my older phones across the room in frustration. It's low mileage so should go another 18 months, i love the little stand up charging dock it comes with so reckon i'll get the best set i can & sell it!!!
No, the 6310 predates the 6301. 6310 was the pinnacle of phones, before the gayness set in.
Ask your provider what they can do if you don't take out another handset. Some give you a cash credit, some put you on a cheaper contract giving same minutes/texts etc.
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6310i Best phone Nokia ever made :y and CARK91 was the best car kit in my opinion (proper physical aerial link between phone and kit)
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This is definately a 6301. Dunno what the 6310 is but i'm sure from what you say it's a good'un. Previous one was a black 6500 classic. (the non sliding one?) The best thing about it was it was really slim but just a gimmick & fiddly to use. I'm more than happy with this one so may get a new touch screen & sell it. Guy.
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iPhone, iPhone, iPhone.
Daughter gave me her old one when she upgraded to the latest version, I think its rubbish, it doesn't respond properly to screen taps, and this makes it very difficult to use. Only good point is it is easier for texting, otherwise a loser.
Either its faulty, or you are using something hard to press (fingernail?).
gayPhone has one of the most responsive touchscreens out there.
But everyone will think their phone is 'best' and assume that then makes it 'best' for everyone else.
In Amigos case, I think (cost aside) the gayphone is a good contender, due to its incredible ease of use and stability - Amigo doesn't strike me as a Nerd (which rules out Android and Win6) or somebody who will tolerate crap for long (rules out Symbian smartphones). Not in a corporate, so Gooseberry is as much use as a used johnny, leaving Win7 and crApple (and Maemo - but I'll leave chrisgixer to comment on that, seeing as he has one).
But then, for Amigo, I would have recommended a Nokia 6310 - probably the best mobile ever made
Evening Jaime. Says 6301 on the box but i think we're on about the same handset. It's a cracking little phone, does all i need it to do & it does'nt frustrate me, i've luzzed many of my older phones across the room in frustration. It's low mileage so should go another 18 months, i love the little stand up charging dock it comes with so reckon i'll get the best set i can & sell it!!!
No, the 6310 predates the 6301. 6310 was the pinnacle of phones, before the gayness set in.
Ask your provider what they can do if you don't take out another handset. Some give you a cash credit, some put you on a cheaper contract giving same minutes/texts etc.
Maemo (nokia n900) is utter utter UTTER shite, with shite sprincles on top. Personally I think symbian is very usable, and still even now can out multi task a gay phone with ease.
However symbian is not for a first timer, it not as obvious as the gay. Gay phone, as with the iPad, needs no instructions, no tips and tricks guide, just pick it up and all comes naturally, it just works, as said before, simples......which for me makes it a bit boring, I like stuff that still has secrets in it's operation that keep you interested, little tricks and short cuts in a an os that has depth.
But this thread is not for me, it's for Guy. So has to be iPhone, but which one? Iphone4 is bloody expensive, so 3GS version is probably a good starting point tbh. :y
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If you are not in good terms with computers AVOID smartphones (any kind including symbian, win mobile or android).
Iphone is easy to use, and probably the best touch phone on the market. Yes there are phones with better cameras, more possibilities, but Iphone is one of the easiest to use, one of the fastest, and one with the best response screens out there.
I have a HTC (diamond), and it is bloody complicated for me and not intuitive at all. Take into account that I'm an IT developer and have a masters degree in electronical engineering, and for me it is complicated :-[
If you really want touch screen mobile which is easy to use get a cheaper samsung or lg cookie.
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If you are not in good terms with computers AVOID smartphones (any kind including symbian, win mobile or android).
Iphone is easy to use, and probably the best touch phone on the market. Yes there are phones with better cameras, more possibilities, but Iphone is one of the easiest to use, one of the fastest, and one with the best response screens out there.
I have a HTC (diamond), and it is bloody complicated for me and not intuitive at all. Take into account that I'm an IT developer and have a masters degree in electronical engineering, and for me it is complicated :-[
If you really want touch screen mobile which is easy to use get a cheaper samsung or lg cookie.
I could not disagree more strongly, admittedly I do not have the latest version, but I find the screen very difficult to access, particularly if trying to select a telephone contact or number from the screen offering. :(
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I have a Nokia X6 work phone - that is pretty good :y
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Amigo - Nokia 6310 is about 3 million years old, and obviously no longer available. No features, but a bloody good phone. Internet = no, email = no, apps = no, music = no, bluetooth = limited, phone = brilliant
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If you are not in good terms with computers AVOID smartphones (any kind including symbian, win mobile or android).
Iphone is easy to use, and probably the best touch phone on the market. Yes there are phones with better cameras, more possibilities, but Iphone is one of the easiest to use, one of the fastest, and one with the best response screens out there.
I have a HTC (diamond), and it is bloody complicated for me and not intuitive at all. Take into account that I'm an IT developer and have a masters degree in electronical engineering, and for me it is complicated :-[
If you really want touch screen mobile which is easy to use get a cheaper samsung or lg cookie.
One mate has an LG cookie another has a Samsung...it's got a name not a number, can't remember now??? :-?
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I have a Nokia N97 Mini which has the Symbian S60 hardware and all I can say is 'AVOID AT ALL COSTS'
This phone has put me off Nokia for life, I dont even think they make it any more because it was so troublesome. Its great to look at and for the most part easy to use, but as a phone it is beyond useless. It never has a signal (when all around are showing five bars). It has crashed 5 times since yesterday and has so many things wrong with it I just want to throw it away and get an Iphone.
But im not even one year in to a 2 year contract so thats out the window then!!!!
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Amigo, I promise you, you'll be hooked....well, a lot more interested than you are now anyway.
But if your not, and want to palm off your new iPhone I'll happily buy it off you if you like. Must be iPhone 3GS or better though. ;)