Phone up grade today. Any ideas?

[Danny McGee]

As the subject suggests. New phone needed but not really been paying attention. Im on orange and wouldnt mind staying there so an I-phone is out the question as im sure they couldnt match what i have already

Cheers

[Lee]

I would have only reccomended an iphone, they are well worth every penny :)

[Nick Goodall]

The new Nokia 5800 is pretty good as an alternative to the Iphone, lots of cool App's available and it's great as an Mp3 player!

[Danny McGee]

The new Nokia 5800 is pretty good as an alternative to the Iphone, lots of cool App's available and it's great as an Mp3 player!

Is that what you have Nick? Or is it mearly something you have heards not bad?

Lee, I have an itouch so im not that fussed about the phone itself. Maybe where they are a bit cheaper, or the bill wont take funds from the house saving :)

[Lee]

My bills are 300+ a month at the mo :eh?:

[Danny McGee]

My bills are 300+ a month at the mo :eh?:

Gay....

I think the highest mine get to are about £35. Ill stick with that thanks

[Southwell]

If i don't go Iphone im thinking about the HTC Hero: http://shop.orange.co.uk/shop/show/offer/iphone_alternatives;jsessionid=2c1sKT4QzhN0ywDG8nH 2GN6HQx6ffhSHR8qwyygGp8Gn8tTLMzLk!-940158588!157182231?handset=4

[Danny McGee]

If i don't go Iphone im thinking about the HTC Hero: http://shop.orange.co.uk/shop/show/offer/iphone_alternatives;jsessionid=2c1sKT4QzhN0ywDG8nH 2GN6HQx6ffhSHR8qwyygGp8Gn8tTLMzLk!-940158588!157182231?handset=4

I saw that one. What makes you think its any good?

[Southwell]

I saw that one. What makes you think its any good?

It's got GPS, bluetooth, decent camera, google os so there will be loads of upgrades and new functions coming out. Not sure about the curved bottom bit but it looks pretty smart: http://www.htc.com/www/product/hero/specification.html

[markwilliamson2001]

iPHONE BITCH!!
DOOOO IT!:lol:

[Nick Goodall]

Is that what you have Nick? Or is it mearly something you have heards not bad?

Lee, I have an itouch so im not that fussed about the phone itself. Maybe where they are a bit cheaper, or the bill wont take funds from the house saving :)

My mate works at Vodafone and brings home different phones every couple of weeks - I was having a play with the 5800 all afternoon Saturday and really liked it.

Definitely the best "Alternative" to an Iphone that i've seen.... Lee has the HTC Magic i believe and that seems pretty cool too though to be honest.

Why not just go down the local shop and have a play?

[wacattack]

No contest, iPhone all the way. I've had loads of different phones in the past, but they don't even remotely compare to the iPhone. I pay 35 a month and get unlimited free texts including mms, unlimited data, 300 mind free calls to any number, and unlimited calls to 10 landlines of my choosing.

Lee, how the hell are you spending 300 a month, that's just ridiculous and surely virtually impossible given the free minutes you get on any iPhone contract

[wacattack]

Oh yeah, 5800 is ok as far as phones go but doesn't even do 1/10th of what an iPhone can. My wife has the 5800 and wishes she got an iPhone instead. Only benefit of the 5800 is that it's cheaper

[Matt Alcock]

nokia N96

[Southwell]

Lee, how the hell are you spending 300 a month, that's just ridiculous and surely virtually impossible given the free minutes you get on any iPhone contract

It's easy when you arn't in this country. ;)

[bigred5765]

is the a propper sat nav yet for the iphone?

[ryan_93]

there is a tom tom for the iphone http://iphone.tomtom.com/index.html

[jimmy]

If you get an iPhone you can get Worms to play on it - best game ever! :D

[Lee]

It's easy when you arn't in this country. ;)


Yeah, thankfully O2 have knocked texts down to 11p now but its still 35p/min for calls and 18p to receive them :)

[Fabs]

there is a tom tom for the iphone http://iphone.tomtom.com/index.html

Hurrraaayyyyyy :p

[Battle_axe]

My mate works at Vodafone and brings home different phones every couple of weeks - I was having a play with the 5800 all afternoon Saturday and really liked it.

Definitely the best "Alternative" to an Iphone that i've seen.... Lee has the HTC Magic i believe and that seems pretty cool too though to be honest.

Why not just go down the local shop and have a play?

i can also seccond the htc magic you just cant beet it google have killed the iphone stone dead with this phone

[Lee]

google have killed the iphone stone dead with this phone


How? :eh?:

[Southwell]

The thing that annoys me with O2 is you pay £35+ a month and only get 500 texts, what use is that to anyone!?!!? They are ripping people off.

[Lee]

Yeah i pay the extra 7 quid and get unlimited, but its only useful if im in the uk, which is great 4 days a month :lol:

[Southwell]

My mates so despirate for me to get an Iphone he offered to pay for my bolt on for unlimited texts lol.

[Lee]

Your loaded anyway,but im sure you could work it into expenses some how :lol:

[Southwell]

Your loaded anyway,but im sure you could work it into expenses some how :lol:

What gave you that idea, im a poor man. :woot:

[Southwell]

Ok, i say that, but im about to phone Orange to see how much it would cost to get out my contract (3 months left) Im a sucker for shiny new things. :wub

[ben]

Southwell, think my mums just bought hers out because of a new contract. I have a feeling you will have to pay full price for the months remaining. Hers was ment to end in november :cry:

[Southwell]

Ooh, £41 to cancel next week, not too bad.

[Lee]

Less than an hours work to you, just do an extra 20 mins each night to pay for it and its free then :)

[ben]

Less than an hours work to you, just do an extra 20 mins each night to pay for it and its free then :)

I like your thinking haha!

[blue_pinky]

I too have had many other phones...but the only phone I'd get to replace my iphone with....is another iphone!

I agree they have us by the short and curly's a little with the deals, but it's soooo much more than just a phone, I've never looked back!

[mattym0310]

has anyone else had problems with signal on an iphone? my mate has one and the signal on it is rubbish compared to a standard samsung I have on the same network :confused:

[blue_pinky]

Nope, although 3G coverage can still be sketchy in certain places, but that doesn't affect calls at all, only data.

[Southwell]

Ordered. :cry: :p:woot:

[Lee]

awesome, even apple haters love them and you can make money from apps;)

[Southwell]

awesome, even apple haters love them and you can make money from apps;)

How?

My mate has one and i love it, just didn't wanna splash out £45 a month on a contract. I decided im worth it though. :lol:

[Lee]

You can create your own and sell them on itunes ;)

[Southwell]

You can create your own and sell them on itunes ;)

Sounds like a lot of work lol.

[JJ The Boat Wizzard]

Ide get a samsung OMNIA best phone ive ever had (and yes ive had a iphone) , touch screen , runs windows :D , Hard drive , ACE camera , i could go on and on its fantastic !

[Alfonzo]

Get the most expensive upgrade you can, flog it on ebay, buy a Nokia 1200 for about £15 and use that, does everything you need. Spend the difference on beer :)

Repeat above every 12 months. Jobs a good 'un.

[wacattack]

Listen up, my contract is free UNLIMITED texts. look at my earlier post for full details. I pay 35 per month so all those moaning about the text bundle then get the contract I have.

Point made

[Southwell]

Listen up, my contract is free UNLIMITED texts. look at my earlier post for full details. I pay 35 per month so all those moaning about the text bundle then get the contract I have.

Point made

But how did you get free unlimited texts?

[MattW]

I believe the I-phone contracts have recently changed - and the free unlimited texts is no longer available.......

[matdodd]

Iphone all the way!
I got one last week & its is by far the best phone I have ever had :D

[Lee]

, runs windows :D ,

You say this like it's a good thing :o

[wacattack]

I believe the I-phone contracts have recently changed - and the free unlimited texts is no longer available.......

The free texts is on one of the new contracts, free texts was never offered before the new contracts became available

[Southwell]

AFAIK this isn't available on Iphone contracts.

Bolt Ons available for free on tariffs with 600 minutes or more

* Unlimited Wi-Fi - Unlimited access to over 5,000 Wi-Fi hotspots in the UK
* Unlimited web - All the browsing you can handle on your mobile
* Unlimited texts - Text anytime to any network
* Unlimited O2 to O2 calls - Make as many calls as you like to other O2 mobiles
* Unlimited weekend calls - As many calls as you like to any UK network from 12:01am on Saturday to 11:59pm on Sunday
* Unlimited landline calls - As many calls as you like to UK landlines
* 200 Anytime minutes - Add another 200 minutes to your tariff, and call any UK network at any time

These Bolt Ons are available to new and upgrading customers who connected to one of our new tariffs from 1 February 2008. If you're an O2 customer, or if you upgraded before this date, and would like to buy a Bolt On, just speak to O2 Customer Services.

[wacattack]

To be fair, my contract isn't one that they are advertising, they are trialling it in a few stores to see how popular it is so you won't see it advertised anywhere on the net. I got mine from the o2 store in the White rose in Leeds if anyone else is interested. Phone was free too

[Southwell]

Hotmail on your iphone is now available!

http://windowslivehelp.com/solutions/settings/archive/2009/03/30/how-to-setup-hotmail-on-iphone.aspx

[Southwell]

Just phoned my O2 store and they don't do boltons or unlimited texts on iphone contracts?

[wacattack]

Mine isn't a bolt on, it's just part of the contract.

[PaulRotheram]

customer loyalty also plays a part with 02. I've got unlimited anytime, anywhere, anyone calls, and unlimited anytime, anywhere, anyone texts.. all for £35 a month.. with free unlimited internet ;)

[mattym0310]

and how long have you been with o2 for?

[bigred5765]

sorry to hijack the thread but while were on it, if anyone has a windows based mobile they want to sell please let me no.i bust mine last weekend,must be capable of running tom tom, and would like it to have built in gps, not essential,but preferred.