Mobile Phone thread - please include links to good deals

[wakka]

Its true that it is a lot nicer to touch than plastic however despite my best efforts and handling it with kid gloves, I still managed to scratch it a couple of times before I applied the screen to mine.

That's strange. I'm not overly careful with mine and the glass is pristine as soon as I breathe on it and give it a bit of a wipe. The back is scratched as hell though xD

I am coming up to the time in my contract for a free upgrade and wondered if anyone had any experiences with a blackberry (I would like an iphone but am on vodafone so no chance) so am looking at other options with a blackberry being one.

Yeah man, Blackberries are great. Which model are you thinking about? The Storm is awful, avoid at all costs. It's a truly useless, bulky, crappy device. The Bold is awesome, and the Curve is nice too. Fast and very well designed mobile devices.

[bingo83]

My contract is nearly up and I will be getting a new one soon enough (currently on N73 with unlimited internet). What are your recommendations for a good all round phone? Not to fussed with the latest tech, use my phone more for email and text than actually phone use. Needs a decent camera though.

[icarus0]

That's strange. I'm not overly careful with mine and the glass is pristine as soon as I breathe on it and give it a bit of a wipe. The back is scratched as hell though xD

You have to bear in mind I am pretty clumsy though

I don't particularly like having the screen on it but after scratching it a few times, I thought that I should take the plunge and get the case otherwise it would be almost ruined after a few months - not what I wanted after spending so much on it!

[topper]

I'm away for a few days, and I'll need a second phone with me. I already have a SIM for the destination GSM network so I just need a handset. Nothing too flash, but reasonably capable - preferably a Nokia so I can share data with PC Suite (bloody proprietary technology). To give you an idea of what I like, I had an N73 which I loved and only moved on from when it fell apart, and now have an E71.

More important than a model recommendation is where can I buy one on the high street at a decent price? I've left it a bit late so buying online is out. Is Cex the only option?

[Soundwave]

Got my Nokia 5800 up & running today...it's quite a funky phone to be honest...just like an iPhone in theory has some pretty cool features & screen is very good for the demo videos on there.

Anyone know of any good apps I should be looking at downloading for it??
Free ones preferably

Neil

[mt50]

Anyone care to share their opinions on the Nokia 6500 classic or let me know if a replacement model is imminent?

good phone if you want a good looking phone features are not the best but it does calls texts and the internet just fine, cheap price now also only problem is mine and a mates have both broke(software faults) the nokia 6700 is out around june to replace it, better spec doesn't look quite as good(more of a replacement for the 6300 really)

[NW2013]

Thanks for that. It seems the principal advantage of the 6700 is the 5mp camera. I agree it's not as good looking and is also slightly bigger. It does also have better web browsing capabilities but I'm not proposing to do any of that so I don't think it's an issue.

[Alastair]

Got my Nokia 5800 up & running today...it's quite a funky phone to be honest...just like an iPhone in theory has some pretty cool features & screen is very good for the demo videos on there.

Anyone know of any good apps I should be looking at downloading for it??
Free ones preferably

Neil

Mine should be waiting for me at home when I get back tonight or at the latest tomorrow.

I'd be interested to hear the same about apps/games etc.

Let me know if you've found anything Soundwave.

[Daragon]

Thought I'd ask this in here, rather than knocking up a new thread, but can anyone tell me how I'd go about getting my current mobile unlocked once my contract expires at the end of the month?

I'm with 3 atm (probably the worst provider of the lot due to their shoddy network) and want to switch to an O2 sim only deal

Are 3 likely going to want to unlock my phone for me? If so, how much might it cost me, but if not could I unlock it myself somehow?

Edit: Should mention my phone's a nokia 6500s checked out various google links and apparently it's too recent a phone to unlock with a free code

[NW2013]

I don't know how easy it is to do because the codes you get online don't work for the newer Nokia models. I had the same problem with my 6120c and have given up. I called T-mobile and they said they would do it for £30 but the code could take up to 30 days to arrive, I'm not even sure a code unlock would work. So call your provider is a possibility.

[J0e Musashi]

Just got me an Xperia today. I'm finding it very hard to use TBH. The SD card slot doesn't seem to work with my 4GB SDHC card either. Is this a known problem?

[buster_broon]

i have a quandry and i would like to know what you would do

my current contract has now ended and i'm looking for something else

my current options are:

1. get a sim only deal as i've recently bought a C510

2. Get a new phone with Vodafone for ?40 over 12 months and the phone would be the C905

3. Get the Iphone for free for ?35 but its on a 2 year contract

I'm honestly stuck

[AaronBekir]

iPhone, iPhone, iPhone all the way!! simply the best phone i have ever had (and ive had a load!!) ive been told by 3 o2 chaps and 3 cpw chaps that anyone with the 2 year contract will get the free upgrade from the 3g to next iPhone as well (much like the 2g to 3g one) so definately worth it!! i use the phone for everything now, number 2 bit of tech in my life (behind my 360! lol)

Aaron

[buster_broon]

Will it last 2 years

thats my problem with 2 year contracts

[dvdmike]

iPhone, iPhone, iPhone all the way!! simply the best phone i have ever had (and ive had a load!!) ive been told by 3 o2 chaps and 3 cpw chaps that anyone with the 2 year contract will get the free upgrade from the 3g to next iPhone as well (much like the 2g to 3g one) so definately worth it!! i use the phone for everything now, number 2 bit of tech in my life (behind my 360! lol)

Aaron

Same here I hated all the apple crap that came out, and then I played with a 3g and was sold.
I used to sell mobiles for a living and 4 contracts a year was not out of the question, I would get bored or something shiny would come out.
I got the 3g on an 18 month and have not looked back