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Cellular Phone Forum / Country Specific / UK Group / November 2006Any suggestions for what to get?
Coming up to the end of my Voda Anytime 125 contract any my SE K750i has just died. So its upgrade time but to what? Everything I have looked at seems to have some kind of fault or be missing something I want. I'd like a phone with a decent camera on it, a decent music player and a radio. K800i has the same joystick as on my K750i for much dust-gathering. Nokia N73 looks great but sounds like its unstable. Samsung D900 looks interesting but not sure it does everything I want. Anyone got any suggestions? BTW do 3G phones have poorer reception than 2G? Was on Three a few years back and it was shocking, but mainly because of the constant switch from 3G onto O2. Similar problems on say Voda 3G if I get a 3G handset? Ian > Coming up to the end of my Voda Anytime 125 contract any my SE K750i > has just died. So its upgrade time but to what? [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Ian Personally I'd go for the k800i, just clear the dust out with a cotton bud or something, top notch phone, can't believe I'm singing the praises of a non-nokia phone, but I love it! > Personally I'd go for the k800i, just clear the dust out with a cotton > bud or something, top notch phone, can't believe I'm singing the praises > of a non-nokia phone, but I love it! Is it worth dismantling it to just clean the dust? Probably not. The fibres from the cotton-bud wont help much either. It has been suggested many times that you don't have to dismantle the phone to use a cotton bud, but if you inspect the joystick, you're only cleaning stuff right on the surface of where you put your thumb mainly if you don't dismantle. Pretty much a waste of time - get a replacement under warranty. Are you looking at a specific budget or price is no option? > Coming up to the end of my Voda Anytime 125 contract any my SE K750i > has just died. So its upgrade time but to what? [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Ian > Are you looking at a specific budget or price is no option? > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >> >> Ian Have you looked at the K810i Walkman phone? It doesn't have a joystick like the K750i. The bit in the middle is push only and the circle around it for the directions is what I would describe as on a 'rocker'. I got mine on Friday and I can't see how you would get dirt in it like you would the K750i. Mind you, I always use one of those Bodyglove covers so I can clip it to my trousers when I'm out and about. Keeps it clean too. And you can use the camera whilst its in the cover - you just have to remember to turn the belt clip on the back to one side or you end up taking a picture with half the belt clip in the shot! I can't fault the music player. Had to adjust the graphic equaliser on it though to stop the music from sounding too 'tinny'. It's got a 2 megapixel camera and the photos are pretty good. It's also got a radio player. > > Coming up to the end of my Voda Anytime 125 contract any my SE K750i > > has just died. So its upgrade time but to what? [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > > Are you looking at a specific budget or price is no option? Anything I can get as an upgrade for free. ?50 maybe as a top price to change. Ian > Nokia N73 looks great but sounds like > its unstable. I've been using mine for a while now for various things and I haven't had any instability issues. > a decent music player and a radio. K800i has the same joystick as on my > K750i for much dust-gathering. Nokia N73 looks great but sounds like > its unstable. Samsung D900 looks interesting but not sure it does Apparently it's changed inside on the K800i ... mine hasn't died yet  Signaturewww.unlockingshop.co.uk Unlocking / Debranding / Firmware Upgrades / Most Makes & Models Popular: P900->P910 / K750->W800i / W810i Unlock / 6230i Debrand >Coming up to the end of my Voda Anytime 125 contract any my SE K750i >has just died. So its upgrade time but to what? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >K750i for much dust-gathering. Nokia N73 looks great but sounds like >its unstable. What is unstable about the N73? I have had one, though only for the last 3 days (I got it free on a new Orange contract). So far I like it loads. Good screen size and quality. Battery still showing as full from initial first charge and has had a fair bit of usage (being a new phone). Keypad could be a bit better (plasticky) but it works well enough. I have not noticed any stability issues. I like it so much I am thinking of keeping it. Was going to sell it and carry on with my N91. Now I am thinking of selling the N91. Only thing that has me dithering about keeping the N91 is the Wi-Fi (the lack of it on N73). Going to give it a few more days before I decide which to sell. Anyone know a fair (Ebay?) price for: N73 locked to Orange. Also if it makes any difference one that has been unlocked and has debranded firmware. This may be the way to go if the difference is £20 or more and makes it more desirable. N91 (6 months old but good condition). Unlocked and debranded firmware and case. Two spare batteries. SignatureThanks PajaP .co.uk to email. If your phone is set to pick up on both 2G and 3G you shouldn't have any problems. When there is no 3G signal then the phone you're using, (if set up to search for both on the settings) should automatically pick up on the 2G network - you aren't restricted to 3G only on a 3G phone. The only real difference is a 3G handset has the potential to have a slightly higher drain on the battery, but nothing too noticable. > Coming up to the end of my Voda Anytime 125 contract any my SE K750i > has just died. So its upgrade time but to what? [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Ian >> Coming up to the end of my Voda Anytime 125 contract any my SE K750i >> has just died. So its upgrade time but to what? [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> because of the constant switch from 3G onto O2. Similar problems on say >> Voda 3G if I get a 3G handset? > If your phone is set to pick up on both 2G and 3G you shouldn't have > any problems. When there is no 3G signal then the phone you're using, > (if set up to search for both on the settings) should automatically > pick up on the 2G network - you aren't restricted to 3G only on a 3G > phone. The only real difference is a 3G handset has the potential to > have a slightly higher drain on the battery, but nothing too noticable. A colleague has recently picked up a K800i and he's noticed a big difference in power consumption when it's in 3G mode compared to not. Isn't the claimed talk time of the handset something like two hours in 3G mode and seven hours in 2G mode? SignatureThe DervMan www.dervman.com Thanks for all the suggestions and advice. I've gone for an N73, which after a bit of negotiating I managed to get as a free upgrade. Cheers Ian I've had my N73 for 2 weeks now and very happy with it. I've got the following loaded onto it and running fine: MSN Messenger (Times out if no ones online, but apart from that runs great.) TomTom6 (Need to get myself a GPS BT Rx) SplashID (Would be lost without this) SlovoEd (Handy, rarely used, but worth keeping on the MiniSD card) eRecorder (Hate the bleep during calls though) PhotoRite (I'd rather just BT to PC, but handy) HandyZip (What would U do without a zip app?) TaskMan (Worth having) BestCalc (Better than the basic calc supplied) ProfiMail (Best email app for the moble phone) SkyForce (Great Game) SplinterCell (One of my free downloads from 3) SignatureGerry (The MOTH) > Thanks for all the suggestions and advice. I've gone for an N73, which > after a bit of negotiating I managed to get as a free upgrade. > > Cheers > Ian > I've had my N73 for 2 weeks now and very happy with it. How do you find the keypad and joystick? I've got a 6680 at the moment, and not sure on the joystick and slightly smaller keypad on the N73..... Keypad is a bit small, but gettin used to it. Predictive texting I find is a lot better on the N73 than my previous SE W800i. The Joystick is fine to use, but only had 2wks, sis-in-law has had hers for 3mths now (she throws in/out of her handbag) and the bit on the ends started to fall off, but I just glued it back on. SignatureGerry (The MOTH) >> I've had my N73 for 2 weeks now and very happy with it. > > How do you find the keypad and joystick? > > I've got a 6680 at the moment, and not sure on the joystick and slightly > smaller keypad on the N73..... Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!! My 2GB memory card has just went corrupted, was copying music to the bl00dy thing and it crashed. Can't read/write or reformat from it on the N73 or the PC. Are they so fickle the miniSD's? This is the first time I've had a memory card crash on me. I've lost everything, well I've still go a copy of all the apps on the PC, but it look me flippin ages to put them on, but I'd copied all my photos to the memory card and hadn't backed up. SignatureGerry (The MOTH) "Gerry (The MOTH)" <Gerry (TheMOTH)> wrote in message news:... > > I've had my N73 for 2 weeks now and very happy with it. [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >> Cheers >> Ian |
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