Re: Mobile Phones : Tue Jul 06, 2010 9:15 am  

Big Graeme wrote:

The Android marketplace and iTunes app market are very similar, lots of free stuff but plenty of great quality and value paid for apps

But is the time you have to spend finding such gems worth the hassle? Itunes in particular is full of absolute rubbish.

Re: Mobile Phones : Tue Jul 06, 2010 9:18 am  

Saddened! wrote:

But is the time you have to spend finding such gems worth the hassle? Itunes in particular is full of absolute rubbish.

Depends if you are just browsing or looking for an app to do a certain job, there is plenty of cr@p on both platforms, plenty of good stuff too though.

Re: Mobile Phones : Tue Jul 06, 2010 10:11 am  

Hi phone freaks, my deal is up and I need a move. Do NOT want a touch-screen again, fed up of looking like I'm poking a kitten in the eye while I type. Keyboard is the future. Obviously a decent screen, need unlimited texts (I text my RL team 3 times a week!), and the usual stuff (camera, video, web, etc).

Really looking for something fast - my LG is good but navigating around is slow and frustrating. A fast, easy-to-use system is a must.

Any suggestions?

Re: Mobile Phones : Tue Jul 06, 2010 10:26 am  

Cronus wrote:

Hi phone freaks, my deal is up and I need a move. Do NOT want a touch-screen again, fed up of looking like I'm poking a kitten in the eye while I type. Keyboard is the future. Obviously a decent screen, need unlimited texts (I text my RL team 3 times a week!), and the usual stuff (camera, video, web, etc).

Really looking for something fast - my LG is good but navigating around is slow and frustrating. A fast, easy-to-use system is a must.

Any suggestions?

The deal I have is on Virgin, which judging by their website, is no longer available @ £18pm

Should still be able to get a package you need for £25pm or less, and possibly with just 18 month contract.

Re: Mobile Phones : Tue Jul 06, 2010 11:56 am  

What do people think of Swype? I thought it was a bit gimmicky at first but I've started using it on my phone and think it's brilliant. I manage to type things so much quicker and it recognises what you want to type even if you've not 'swyped' with any particular accuracy. I love how it remembers common words that you type that aren't in the spell checker as well.

I wonder if this will ever become a common thing with other phones...?

[Karen]

Re: Mobile Phones : Tue Jul 06, 2010 4:43 pm  

Wadski wrote:

(you'll be buying you memory card for the HTC Desire)

I received a 4GB one with the phone and lets face it, they're cheap as chips on Ebay.

Wadski wrote:

One concern I have over the Android OS is the sustainability of a free marketplace - there is little to keep developers developing updates etc for their apps when there is no payments for doing it.

I have updates for my apps almost every day, the ones I have certainly seem to be developing all the time.

Re: Mobile Phones : Tue Jul 06, 2010 4:45 pm  

I got a Samsung Qwerty afew weeks back. S'alright, only just gotten used to the keyboard though, it can get annoying aswell as the keys are so tiny!

Re: Mobile Phones : Tue Jul 06, 2010 5:39 pm  

Has anyone got a dell streak? Im seriously considering this over the IPhone 4. The only thing is the size at 5" and whether its pocketable enough plus will I look like Dom Joly everytime I make/take a call? Having played about with one in the O2 store these look every bit as capable if not more so than the IP4 which just doesnt look to be that much of a jump forward from the 3g 3GS on IOS4

If I stay on O2 is the SIM card interchangeable between phones i.e will O2 know whether the card being used in the streak or the Iphone and/or will they care?

Re: Mobile Phones : Tue Jul 06, 2010 5:53 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

But is the time you have to spend finding such gems worth the hassle? Itunes in particular is full of absolute rubbish.

The 2 best apps i have paid for are locale and golf card

Locale, turns things on and off (wifi/gps/bluetooth etc) depending on location details you enter. This saves your battery being eaten.

Golfcard well im sure you can guess.

I have the following installed.

c:geo - Geocaching utility
Audiomanager
Dolphin browser
Smooth calendar
Golfcard
Android agenda Widget
Mahjong
Countdown widget
Google maps
Dialer one
Apps organizer
LED Desire light
Battery left widget
Unit converter
Astrid Task
Dropbox
3G watchdog
Quick settings
Zedge
Beautiful widgets
Home switcher
Astro file manager
Air control
Mixzing media player
Barcode scanner
SD card storage widget
Internal phone storage widget
iMobsters
Locale


Only 3 of them are paid apps, the rest are free and very useful.

Re: Mobile Phones : Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:00 pm  

Super stoked about the Motorola Droid X.

Just have to wait for it to come to the UK and hopefully by then it'll have 2.2 Froyo on it and I can enjoy as much flash based content as I want.

Now just got to persuade work to but my one, or at least go half in with me.