Dreaded Mobile Phones

[leowyatt]

Well upgrade time is approaching and I'm stuck for what to get. Due to an impending iBook disaster I can't afford to drop £269 on an iPhone as that money will need to go towards a MacBook. I'm currently on t-mobile and would ideally like to stay there.

The only phone I'm really looking at is the SE K850i, anyone got any thoughts on it?

[Dee]

Dont get a Samsung G600, they are pants, it keeps freezing everytime I try and access the memory card.

Thats my only suggestion

[Tak]

Originally Posted by Betty

Dont get a Samsung G600, they are pants, it keeps freezing everytime I try and access the memory card.

*scratches that off her possibles list*

Any views on the nokia e65?

[Haly]

Originally Posted by Takhisis

Any views on the nokia e65?

From my brief play of it during my brief time at 3, they seemed quite nice. I've felt that Nokia have been quite poor in the last year or two but they seem to have redeemed themselves with this one

Originally Posted by Jonny69

Feedback from a friend who designs the networks and tests handsets, he said the Sony Erricsons are pretty much the best quality phones on the market from a hardware point of view.

Definitely!

I had a bit of a play with a Samsung U600 for a little while and they're ok but few software features I wasn't keen on. I've still yet to find a good replacement for my w810i tbh.

Leo: You know my usual advice, don't go Motorola and make sure you get a play with the handsets

[Wossi]

If the K850i is the new one with the 5mp camera then it should be good, a friend and the K800i which was a nice phone.

Depends on what you want to use the phone for. Do you want a decent camera on there? Large internal storage to use as a walkman?

Oh and regarding the iphone, I found this link really helpful when I thought about getting one - http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=iphone

EDIT: Mild swearing in the above link.

[Mark]

Impending iBook disaster? That sounds nasty. Should we declare a national emergency?

As for the K850i, I don't have one (obviously), but I've had a look at a few reviews. It's certainly got the features you'd expect from an SE, but I think that keypad design would rapidly annoy me. The way the camera shutter has been done also suggests it'll be prone to scratching if you're not careful what goes in a pocket with it.

[leowyatt]

Originally Posted by R0551

If the K850i is the new one with the 5mp camera then it should be good, a friend and the K800i which was a nice phone.

Depends on what you want to use the phone for. Do you want a decent camera on there? Large internal storage to use as a walkman?

Oh and regarding the iphone, I found this link really helpful when I thought about getting one - http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=iphone

EDIT: Mild swearing in the above link.

Kitten has the K800i which is nice, that made me think about getting the 850i.

I've thought about getting an iPhone for a while and after getting to play with one in the states I wanted one even more but considering the possible forced laptop purchase, the money could be better spent elsewhere. I know the iPhone doesn't have all the features that other phones have at the moment, they can always be added later so I don't see what all the whining is about.

I already have an iPod for all my music so I'm ok there

Originally Posted by Mark

Impending iBook disaster? That sounds nasty. Should we declare a national emergency?

As for the K850i, I don't have one (obviously), but I've had a look at a few reviews. It's certainly got the features you'd expect from an SE, but I think that keypad design would rapidly annoy me. The way the camera shutter has been done also suggests it'll be prone to scratching if you're not careful what goes in a pocket with it.

Yeah it started kernel panicing last night and does so frequently which I think means the logic board is on the way out and they are around £300+ to replace and that doesn't include shipping and all the time to replace it (which considering what happened last time I'd pay someone) so that is going to be around £500 I think. New MacBook I think

Generally my phone is in one pocket on it's own, so hopefully it won't get too scratched but thing again knowing me

Originally Posted by Betty

Dont get a Samsung G600, they are pants, it keeps freezing everytime I try and access the memory card.

Thats my only suggestion

Thanks I was looking at that but was more looking at the u600 but my boss recently got one and isn't happy with it.

[Will]

Would you mind if I stuck my nose in this thread and ask a smiliar question (later when I get home)?

[leowyatt]

Originally Posted by Le Hoff

Would you mind if I stuck my nose in this thread and ask a smiliar question (later when I get home)?

me mind? never mate, help yourself

[Garp]

I'm loving my W880i \o/