Dreaded Mobile Phones - Page 8

SidewinderINC · 12-10-2007, 13:21

That's quite a lot they wanted for that, I had to lose my 50% discount anyways so I just went with one of their standard contracts.

DHL gave my phone to a different delivery service (RM I assume) and it hasn't shown up

The depot is only like half an hour away max, it's not as if it would have been hard for them to bring it to me

Matblack · 12-10-2007, 16:22

Orange want £250 for me to upgrade to the TYTN II, which considering the power of the phone and having GPS etc could be worse but I could change to T-mobile and get a better deal on contract (especially for data)and the phone for ~£180. Hmmmmmmmm

Alternatively theres the new touch dual coming to Orange soon :/

MB

SidewinderINC · 15-10-2007, 13:36

The K850i turned up today, 1st impressions are its a good phone, very sexy, but a but sluggish.

Not sure how I'm meant to activate the simcard though...

Daz · 15-10-2007, 13:49

Mat - I will say that Web'n'Walk's unlimited data has been a total god send. I have the PDA permanently connected to my exchange box for push email, and pop MSN on whenever I want without worrying about it, not to mention all the random surfing (Google reader and BBC news mostly). Data was shafting me every month on O2 but my first bill so far on T-Mobile was just my line rental (£27.50), which is spiffy

leowyatt · 15-10-2007, 14:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by SidewinderINC

The K850i turned up today, 1st impressions are its a good phone, very sexy, but a but sluggish.

Not sure how I'm meant to activate the simcard though...

photos please

Saw a demo unit in the carphone warehouse store today and it looks good, still waiting to see what T-Mobile offer me

leowyatt · 17-10-2007, 21:12

Well mate how are you finding the phone???

SidewinderINC · 17-10-2007, 22:29

Well, mostly good but obviously the new things that are on it are making it a bit slower than my old K750i which was speedy as hell.

I haven't used it much yet really (I have no friends

) but I think I've used most features.

The Good

Camera is so easy to use, it IS a camera rather than a phone trying to be a camera
The media player is superb, if a little sluggish, browsing through music is simple and it automatically rotates if you hold it at 90 degrees.
The touch buttons - superb! they should have made all of the buttons like this as it is effortless to use them. They are probably the single thing that makes me love this phone the most
The screen.. It's hooge!
The 'nipple' replacement - I thought it would take longer than it has to get used to this, but its actually really easy to use. however it does have its drawbacks...

The Bad

The 'nipple' replacement - It gets in the way of buttons 2 and 5, and can make texting awkward as I keep bashing the buttons which do various things that interrupt writing the message
The touch keys don't work for waking the phone up when the screen turns off
there is no lil' mirror on the back for DIY photos if you want a photo with somebody or are taking one of yourself for whatever reason
I haven't found a way of using the camera on the front of the phone to combat the above!

The Ugly

It takes sooooo damn long to wake back up when the screen turns off! This is the only thing that really pisses me off about it. And when I say it pisses me off, I mean A LOT!

Any other questions feel free to ask and I'll let ya know

All in all I give it 8/10

1 point off for the menu buttons being fiddly to avoid, 1 point off for the time it takes to wake up. Other than that it's a solid phone! I've already dropped it a few times and its not chipped or turned itself off

LeperousDust · 18-10-2007, 13:12

Don't know about you guys but after using symbianOS i can't use a phone that isn't a symbian powered smartphone (Either UIQ or S60) next phone i'm looking at hot off the press (t-mobile have it but haven't updated their call centre or website) is the e51, SUPERB little phone, its the smaller n95 with a decent battery life and no GPS (GPS was never a killer feature for me if im honest...) oh and only a mediocre battery life (i have a real portable camera for that). E51 Specs shame its only in black though the white version of the 6120 classic (which this phone is basically) looked pretty damn nice (different?).

Reviews: Here and here

Matblack · 19-03-2008, 22:47

Well after all this time I finally called to upgrade and got my Touch Dual for free, the ole m3100 was looking more and more battle damaged and just needed to be retired.

I'm very pleased with the Touch Dual especially the touchflow interface and the gallery, very very quick to scroll pics and the music player may just be the first phone music player I ever use. All in all a very nice piece of kit and I'm only sorry I didn't upgrade sooner

MB

Desmo · 20-03-2008, 10:41

After seeing you had a new phone MB, I looked it up. Looks pretty damn nice to me

I started looking around on O2 but they don't have it yet :/ Then looked on T-Mobile and I can pick it up there for £60 and on a cheaper contract (with Web'n'Walk) than I'm on now so might take a look.

12-10-2007, 13:21	#71
SidewinderINC Joey Tempest Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gravesend. Posts: 2,751	That's quite a lot they wanted for that, I had to lose my 50% discount anyways so I just went with one of their standard contracts. DHL gave my phone to a different delivery service (RM I assume) and it hasn't shown up The depot is only like half an hour away max, it's not as if it would have been hard for them to bring it to me __________________ No Sig.

12-10-2007, 16:22	#72
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	Orange want £250 for me to upgrade to the TYTN II, which considering the power of the phone and having GPS etc could be worse but I could change to T-mobile and get a better deal on contract (especially for data)and the phone for ~£180. Hmmmmmmmm Alternatively theres the new touch dual coming to Orange soon :/ MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

15-10-2007, 13:36	#73
SidewinderINC Joey Tempest Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gravesend. Posts: 2,751	The K850i turned up today, 1st impressions are its a good phone, very sexy, but a but sluggish. Not sure how I'm meant to activate the simcard though... __________________ No Sig.

15-10-2007, 13:49	#74
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	Mat - I will say that Web'n'Walk's unlimited data has been a total god send. I have the PDA permanently connected to my exchange box for push email, and pop MSN on whenever I want without worrying about it, not to mention all the random surfing (Google reader and BBC news mostly). Data was shafting me every month on O2 but my first bill so far on T-Mobile was just my line rental (£27.50), which is spiffy __________________ apt-get moo

17-10-2007, 21:12	#76
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	Well mate how are you finding the phone??? __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

17-10-2007, 22:29	#77
SidewinderINC Joey Tempest Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gravesend. Posts: 2,751	Well, mostly good but obviously the new things that are on it are making it a bit slower than my old K750i which was speedy as hell. I haven't used it much yet really (I have no friends ) but I think I've used most features. The Good Camera is so easy to use, it IS a camera rather than a phone trying to be a camera The media player is superb, if a little sluggish, browsing through music is simple and it automatically rotates if you hold it at 90 degrees. The touch buttons - superb! they should have made all of the buttons like this as it is effortless to use them. They are probably the single thing that makes me love this phone the most The screen.. It's hooge! The 'nipple' replacement - I thought it would take longer than it has to get used to this, but its actually really easy to use. however it does have its drawbacks... The Bad The 'nipple' replacement - It gets in the way of buttons 2 and 5, and can make texting awkward as I keep bashing the buttons which do various things that interrupt writing the message The touch keys don't work for waking the phone up when the screen turns off there is no lil' mirror on the back for DIY photos if you want a photo with somebody or are taking one of yourself for whatever reason I haven't found a way of using the camera on the front of the phone to combat the above! The Ugly It takes sooooo damn long to wake back up when the screen turns off! This is the only thing that really pisses me off about it. And when I say it pisses me off, I mean A LOT! Any other questions feel free to ask and I'll let ya know All in all I give it 8/10 1 point off for the menu buttons being fiddly to avoid, 1 point off for the time it takes to wake up. Other than that it's a solid phone! I've already dropped it a few times and its not chipped or turned itself off __________________ No Sig.

18-10-2007, 13:12	#78
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Don't know about you guys but after using symbianOS i can't use a phone that isn't a symbian powered smartphone (Either UIQ or S60) next phone i'm looking at hot off the press (t-mobile have it but haven't updated their call centre or website) is the e51, SUPERB little phone, its the smaller n95 with a decent battery life and no GPS (GPS was never a killer feature for me if im honest...) oh and only a mediocre battery life (i have a real portable camera for that). E51 Specs shame its only in black though the white version of the 6120 classic (which this phone is basically) looked pretty damn nice (different?). Reviews: Here and here __________________

19-03-2008, 22:47	#79
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	Well after all this time I finally called to upgrade and got my Touch Dual for free, the ole m3100 was looking more and more battle damaged and just needed to be retired. I'm very pleased with the Touch Dual especially the touchflow interface and the gallery, very very quick to scroll pics and the music player may just be the first phone music player I ever use. All in all a very nice piece of kit and I'm only sorry I didn't upgrade sooner MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

20-03-2008, 10:41	#80
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	After seeing you had a new phone MB, I looked it up. Looks pretty damn nice to me I started looking around on O2 but they don't have it yet :/ Then looked on T-Mobile and I can pick it up there for £60 and on a cheaper contract (with Web'n'Walk) than I'm on now so might take a look. __________________