I bought a Motorola phone - Page 3

semi-pro waster · 05-09-2007, 18:09

Like Dym I've got a W880i now and although the camera isn't as good as the K800i I got it to replace (2mp and no flash) plus it doesn't have a radio but in every other way it is great.

The Motorola looks quite sleek but I must admit I'm still a bit wary of them and their reliability - says me having just ruined 4 SE phones in a row.

Haly · 05-09-2007, 18:10

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Originally Posted by semi-pro waster

The Motorola looks quite sleek but I must admit I'm still a bit wary of them and their reliability - says me having just ruined 4 SE phones in a row.

What do you keep doing to them?

semi-pro waster · 05-09-2007, 18:21

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Originally Posted by Haly

What do you keep doing to them?

I got the S500i and then discovered that apparantly SE were using a dye for the keypad that rendered it liable to cracking but they were supposed to have fixed that after week 31. My phone was week 25 so when it cracked I returned it for a new one, no problem I thought, next phone was week 32 and that just didn't work properly because keys * and # wouldn't respond. Replacement 3 was week 32 also and that cracked even more quickly than the first one so I changed to a W580i which shouldn't have had the same problems but was basically the same phone, guess what, keypad cracked again.

By this point I was getting a bit hacked off and although CPW were reasonably helpful they kept saying I was the only person in Dundee to have this problem, it might be true but it doesn't help me any when it is a known issue. I had to 'upgrade' my contract to an 18 month one rather than the 12 I'd specially selected (I get bored of phones pretty quickly) and got a W880i, in no small measure because it had an aluminium face and solid keys.

Sorry for the offtopic Pete.

Haly · 05-09-2007, 18:24

Ahh I heard about that problem with the S500i, that sucks

I always go for 12 months too as I get bored of them easily so I understand how annoying it is to have to go 18 months! I've managed to stay on a 12 month contract this year but i'm sure next year I won't have a choice.

Mark · 05-09-2007, 19:00

It'll be 24 months before you know it. I suspect the iPhone might go this way.

Haly · 05-09-2007, 19:02

If it goes 24 months I doubt it would be worth my while.
Hopefully they'll just stick 24 month contracts on the iphone and similar.

Daz · 06-09-2007, 12:07

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Originally Posted by petemc

Have a listen.

*Chortle*

petemc · 06-09-2007, 13:24

The talking phone is brilliant. I taught it the word boobies, it never knew it before me and it knew how to pronounce it. Its got a posh accent too which makes it even funnier.

Feek · 06-09-2007, 13:26

Teach it to say "take me up the arse, big boy" in a posh accent then I'll be impressed

semi-pro waster · 06-09-2007, 17:54

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Originally Posted by Mark

It'll be 24 months before you know it. I suspect the iPhone might go this way.

If memory serves it isn't uncommon in Canada already to have 3 year contracts although I think you get a certain amount of 'swaps' in that time depending on your monthly spend.

05-09-2007, 18:09	#21
semi-pro waster Provider of sensible advice about homosexuals Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: London Posts: 2,615	Like Dym I've got a W880i now and although the camera isn't as good as the K800i I got it to replace (2mp and no flash) plus it doesn't have a radio but in every other way it is great. The Motorola looks quite sleek but I must admit I'm still a bit wary of them and their reliability - says me having just ruined 4 SE phones in a row. __________________ "Your friend is the man that knows all about you, and still likes you." - Elbert Hubbard

05-09-2007, 18:24	#24
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	Ahh I heard about that problem with the S500i, that sucks I always go for 12 months too as I get bored of them easily so I understand how annoying it is to have to go 18 months! I've managed to stay on a 12 month contract this year but i'm sure next year I won't have a choice. __________________ Halycopter

05-09-2007, 19:02	#26
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	If it goes 24 months I doubt it would be worth my while. Hopefully they'll just stick 24 month contracts on the iphone and similar. __________________ Halycopter

06-09-2007, 13:24	#28
petemc Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nr Liverpewl Posts: 4,371	The talking phone is brilliant. I taught it the word boobies, it never knew it before me and it knew how to pronounce it. Its got a posh accent too which makes it even funnier. __________________ Thats no hamster, its a space station!

06-09-2007, 13:26	#29
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	Teach it to say "take me up the arse, big boy" in a posh accent then I'll be impressed __________________

05-09-2007, 19:00	#25
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	It'll be 24 months before you know it. I suspect the iPhone might go this way.