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Technical Help & Discussion => Mobile Phones & Other Handheld Devices => Topic started by: Simon on December 21, 2009, 21:26

Title: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Simon on December 21, 2009, 21:26

:shuddup:  I'm looking for a new phone.  ;D

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: David on December 21, 2009, 22:36

Get the E71 Simon...its great,the best phone I have ever had,the mp3 is very good quality too  ;D ;D :thumbs: :santa:

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Simon on December 21, 2009, 23:08

Never one to do things by halves I'm currently looking at the HTC HD2 (http://www.htc.com/europe/product/hd2/overview.html), which, although it's Windows Mobile  :ack: it is the latest version, and it's BIG!!  ;D  I also like the look of the Nokia N900 (http://maemo.nokia.com/n900/).  :)

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Clive on December 21, 2009, 23:25

Quote from: Simon on December 21, 2009, 23:08

it is the latest version, and it's BIG!!  ;D 

Ha!  I knew my phone would come back into fashion!  ;D

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Simon on December 21, 2009, 23:37

It's not THAT big!  ;D

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: sam on December 22, 2009, 07:17

surely just the new type of blackberry will do you?

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Simon on December 22, 2009, 09:12

I'm looking at the BlackBerry Bold 9700, as it's the touch screen keyboard I'm not getting on with, but I think the keys will be too small on the Bold.

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Rik on December 22, 2009, 09:17

Get a netbook and a dongle, Simon. Simples. ;D

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Simon on December 22, 2009, 09:27

Yeah, but no wifi when I'm at work.

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Rik on December 22, 2009, 09:31

Hence the dongle...

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: sam on December 22, 2009, 14:59

yeah.. a giant dongle.  :crazy:

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Rik on December 22, 2009, 15:08

Better than a giant dingaling... :)

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Simon on December 22, 2009, 15:34

:sigh:  ;D

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Rik on December 22, 2009, 15:35

It's an age thing...  :devil:

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Camstop on December 22, 2009, 17:30

There should be new things out in the new year Si but then there is always the next new better thing around the corner.

I think for a while it will be more about better hardware development as the software is pretty up to date for all the types of fones at the moment.

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Simon on December 22, 2009, 17:49

That's probably true, Cam.  What's the Android apps library like at the moment?  On par with Apple or BlackBerry?

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Camstop on December 22, 2009, 19:14

It seems to have all the bases covered.

The way it appears is that say the Iphone has 100 screen capture apps where most will just choose between the best 2 or 3, Android will just have 2 but probably 2 pretty good ones.

As i said a lot of the hard work done over the last few years on iphone apps is the starting point for Android.

I read there was 10,000 apps by September which is surprising but it's quality not quantity that counts.

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Camstop on December 22, 2009, 19:31

This is worth a read on the phone your looking at and if you want the big screen may be the best option at this time > HTC-HD2 (http://www.trustedreviews.com/mobile-phones/review/2009/11/07/HTC-HD2-Windows-Phone-Smartphone/p1)

You should get good info from the verdict at the end of the review and also the comments on the last page.

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Simon on December 22, 2009, 21:05

Ohhh  YESSS!!!   :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot:

Quote from: http://www.trustedreviews.com/mobile-phones/review/2009/11/07/HTC-HD2-Windows-Phone-Smartphone/p1

HTC has also gone to town with its implementation of the Sense UI, revamping all its icons and menus to make them even bigger, shinier, and fancier to suit the enormous screen. Possibly the best demonstration of this - and it's unfortunately rather difficult to capture in still photos - is the weather animation that is activated when you turn on the phone. When raining (as it was at the time), you get animated clouds and rainfall in the background while rain drops will cover the inside of your screen until a windscreen wiper appears and wipes it all away. Of course it's a total gimmick but it is rather impressive and does mean you get a full and accurate description of the weather without needing to read anything.

Gotta have it!   :thumbs: :thumbs:

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: sam on December 22, 2009, 23:09

watch out phone shops the gadget man is out tomorrow.

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Simon on December 22, 2009, 23:24

 :woo: :arf: :xmas:

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Rik on December 23, 2009, 08:59

I wonder if it will just try and blind you on a sunny day? :)

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Simon on December 23, 2009, 09:13

It has sunglasses for sunny days.  8-)

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Rik on December 23, 2009, 09:19

 ;D

The Garlic Farm would like you to ring them. They close for Xmas this evening...

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Simon on December 23, 2009, 10:08

I have.  They are chasing FedEx, but have assured me that the products should be OK.

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Rik on December 23, 2009, 10:15

Same here. Unless they stuff is allowed to freeze, it should be fine, it's just the frustration of chasing carriers, isn't it? So far this week I've had Parcelforce try to deliver a parcel that I posted to me, I've had Royal Mail lose one Amazon delivery and make the other 'guaranteed Saturday' delivery on Monday afternoon, and the replacement order from Amazon has now been lost by Citylink, who scanned it into their system on collection, and it's not been seen since. :sigh:

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Simon on December 23, 2009, 10:28

On top of all that, they expect you to wait in all day for them, as if you haven't anything else to do.   >:(

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Rik on December 23, 2009, 10:33

Indeed. Why can't we have a civilised system with time slots?

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Simon on December 23, 2009, 10:40

Yes, they must, after all, have some sort of a planned schedule.

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Rik on December 23, 2009, 10:53

You're more optimistic than me, Simon. I think they just chuck it in the back and work from point to point...

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Camstop on December 24, 2009, 10:57

Wonder is Simon's playing with it or maybe the phone has arrived  :)x

Seen a positive comment from someone who went to the HTC HD2 from the Iphone and loves it  :thumbs:

The only thing that put me off was the size of the screen makes it only suitable for people with manbags  :hee-hee:

No, it looks like a good bit of kit  :thumb:

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Rik on December 24, 2009, 11:03

Quote from: Camstop on December 24, 2009, 10:57

Wonder is Simon's playing with it or maybe the phone has arrived  :)x

Do you want to re-phrase that slightly, Cammy?  :devil:

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Simon on December 24, 2009, 11:35

Phone not arrived yet - but was supposedly sent by RM Special Delivery yesterday, so...  :x:  I keep looking out the window each time I hear a vehicle go by!   :bawl:

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Rik on December 24, 2009, 11:38

I hear RM have asked Fedex to deliver it.  :devil:

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Camstop on December 24, 2009, 11:44

You better hope City Link don't get their hands on it  :horror:  ;D

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Simon on December 24, 2009, 11:47

FedEx are now here.   ::)

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Rik on December 24, 2009, 11:54

At last!!!!!  ;D

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Simon on December 24, 2009, 12:25

But the post has been, and he didn't have the phone.   :bawl:

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Rik on December 24, 2009, 12:33

SD's are often put out on a van separately.

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Simon on December 24, 2009, 12:43

IT'S HERE!!!   :danceban: :rockban: :evilban: :party: :yeaah: :yeaah: :yeaah: :yeaah: :yeaah: :smirks:

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Rik on December 24, 2009, 12:46

See, I told you. :)

So we'll see you tomorrow then?

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Clive on December 24, 2009, 14:40

No Sam or Simon for the rest of this year!  We should consider staging a coup.   ;D

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Rik on December 24, 2009, 16:33

Tea or coffee, Clive? ;D

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Camstop on December 24, 2009, 17:03

Shouldn't frazzle Simon's brain that much as his last fone was up to date.

Just learned how to do a screen shot with my erm not so new toy.

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I can see Serenity yawning already  ;D  :tease:

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Simon on December 24, 2009, 18:14

Well, jo om the new rhome now  it has T9, which is purposed to make it spell everything right  :)

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Simon on December 24, 2009, 18:16

The quick brown dow lumped over the lazy dog.

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Rik on December 24, 2009, 18:19

And it's working too. ;D

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Simon on December 24, 2009, 18:28

:aarrgh:

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Camstop on December 24, 2009, 19:04

 :hee-hee:

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Camstop on December 24, 2009, 19:30

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Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: sam on December 25, 2009, 00:35

obviously the last offering.. can't believe Google have big adverts for Chrome all over the roads in Brum.. weird.

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: Rik on December 25, 2009, 09:35

No wonder the roads are slippery.  :o:

Title: Re: Looking for a new phone
Post by: sam on December 25, 2009, 11:46

 :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: