new phone

akane1984 · 17-05-2006, 09:05

hi I am coming to end of my 12month contract with O2. i have a samsung and lookin for new phone to upgrade too. gotta have good battery life as samsung has been terrible.

would'nt mind going back to Nokia. do they have many good phones out at present.

orangebird · 17-05-2006, 09:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by akane1984

hi I am coming to end of my 12month contract with O2. i have a samsung and lookin for new phone to upgrade too. gotta have good battery life as samsung has been terrible.

would'nt mind going back to Nokia. do they have many good phones out at present.

What else do you expect of your phone ie are you like me calls, texts and the occasional piccy, or is it like a little pocket office to you?

akane1984 · 17-05-2006, 09:19

am big texter. . call people occasionally. not really looking for pocket office something that looks good and is good build

17-05-2006, 09:21

O2 are doing the mini xda for 50 quid on an online contract.Problem with o2 and the new Phones are your stuck with an 18 month contract.The packages for ÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…Â¡ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£25 a month usually gives 100 mins and 750 text or 200 mins and 150 text. If its just an upgrade then Nokia have the N70 or the 6280.The N70 is a symbian phone which will mean you can get TomTom on it with a blue tooth GPS reciever

akane1984 · 17-05-2006, 09:28

i was looking at xda exec and mini lol but thought with two pcs in house and xbox 360 would i really use it.

ive been looking at;

LG KG800 Chocolate
Nokia 6280 (as you recommend)
Nokia 6111

yeah ill be wanting O2 to give me a sms heavy contract. i rarely do call.

Russ · 17-05-2006, 09:28

If you can, go for the N80. I had a play with one in Carphone Warehouse yesterday and I'm getting one next month. I've said it before and I'll say it again - the N80 is the shizznit.

akane1984 · 17-05-2006, 09:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Russ D

If you can, go for the N80. I had a play with one in Carphone Warehouse yesterday and I'm getting one next month. I've said it before and I'll say it again - the N80 is the shizznit.

got any links to reviews of this model. O2.co.uk list it as coming soon still.

17-05-2006, 09:48

I imagien the N80 has symbian to.Least having a working os on your phone will give you the option of adding things like sat nav

http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/featu...N80_Review.php <<<<< N80 review

Russ · 17-05-2006, 09:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by akane1984

got any links to reviews of this model. O2.co.uk list it as coming soon still.

http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/April2006/2956.htm

akane1984 · 17-05-2006, 10:05

looks good. main points id like are very good screen and battery life. problems with my samsung were that battery didnt last long and screen always faded in sun. 6280 is lookin promising.

Russ · 17-05-2006, 10:06

I was going to go for the 6280 until I saw the N80. If you can, get along to a reputable phone shop and see if they'll let you play with both models together as I did.

akane1984 · 17-05-2006, 10:18

yeah thats what gonna have to do. i was stupid before and went by friends only recommendation of samsung and other than screen n battery it would have been great phone. .

anyone any tips of haggling as O2 have been constantly ringing me about upgrade and friends keep tellin me to get freebies n better deal of them cause they want me to renew.

Jarandco · 17-05-2006, 11:46

Just threaten to cancel your contract, and they then seem to offer you virtually anything, they offer me money off my contract each month, ÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…Â¡ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£100 credited to my account and loads of other things, but this was to keep the contract and not change the phone, although they did offer me reductions and one phone for free.

But after all of that i actually canceled the contract and started a new one, as they wouldn't let me get the phone i wanted, due to it apparently being out of stock, and me not spending enough on my account, so instead i ordered it the next day and it was dispatched the same day!

I recently got the Sony Ericson's w810i, not a smart phone but its got the Walkman player in it. Works very nicely battery seems to last about a week for me. Good camera, screen is clear, its got a brightness sensor so it changes depending on the conditions. I'm pretty happy with it, although the Nokia N80 does look like a very good phone.

Stephen · 17-05-2006, 13:27

I have been looking at a new phone too and the Nokia N80 seems to be one of the best new phones at the moment.

The LG Chocolate phone seems pretty good as well.

Although I am going to wait till July now as the SE K800i is due out as is the Nokia N93 which looks to be the phone of the year in terms of features.

Try www.mobileburn.com or http://www.mobile-review.com/index-en.shtml for phone reviews.

DocDutch · 17-05-2006, 14:01

website i use for reviews on mobiles and checking out the specs is
http://www.gsmarena.com/

shows nearly everything about the phone and I have to say that I'm going to upgrade my k750 for a k800 now