Re: Mobile Phones : Mon Aug 09, 2010 11:49 am  

Right, reckon I'm going for the HTC Desire or Wildfire (depending on what contract I can get). What do peeps think of these??: Mobiles.co.uk are making some good offers: - decent offers on the Desire with 15 months half price (redemption) 300 mins, any network anytime, unlimited texts, Push email + 500MB data on Orange - for £25 a month. - 16 months free (repemption), or £140 Auto Cashback, or Free Nintendo DSi, or Free Jawbone Headset on the Wildfire: same tariff with Orange: 300 mins, any network anytime, unlimited texts, Push email + 500MB data - for £25 a month. I'm currently with O2 and will try and negotiate with them but their upgrade offers weren't great.

Right, reckon I'm going for the HTC Desire or Wildfire (depending on what contract I can get). What do peeps think of these??: Mobiles.co.uk are making some good offers: - decent offers on the Desire with 15 months half price (redemption) 300 mins, any network anytime, unlimited texts, Push email + 500MB data on Orange - for £25 a month. - 16 months free (repemption), or £140 Auto Cashback, or Free Nintendo DSi, or Free Jawbone Headset on the Wildfire: same tariff with Orange: 300 mins, any network anytime, unlimited texts, Push email + 500MB data - for £25 a month. I'm currently with O2 and will try and negotiate with them but their upgrade offers weren't great.

Re: Mobile Phones : Mon Aug 09, 2010 11:58 am  

Desire is a superb phone
Wildfire is a downgraded Desire, but reviews say its still good.

Re: Mobile Phones : Mon Aug 09, 2010 2:14 pm  

Saint Viper wrote:

Desire is a superb phone
Wildfire is a downgraded Desire, but reviews say its still good.

Think I fancy the Desire, not much difference to the Wildfire but the reviews rate the AMOLED screen much better than the Wildfire, plus with my thick clumsy thumbs a bigger screen is a bonus.

Anyone know just how much 500MB data allowance will give me? I won't use tinternet that much - poss for Sat Nav occasionally, and occasional light browsing.

For £25 a month, can't complain.

That said, didn't really want a touchscreen but the keyboard options are pretty naff until the Blackberry Torch (touchscreen & slide) comes out, and I doubt the tariffs will be as competitive, and doubt the phone will be free for the most part.

Re: Mobile Phones : Mon Aug 09, 2010 3:20 pm  

Cronus wrote:

Think I fancy the Desire, not much difference to the Wildfire but the reviews rate the AMOLED screen much better than the Wildfire, plus with my thick clumsy thumbs a bigger screen is a bonus.

Anyone know just how much 500MB data allowance will give me? I won't use tinternet that much - poss for Sat Nav occasionally, and occasional light browsing.

Install 3G Watchdog, that will keep an eye on your data use.

Re: Mobile Phones : Mon Aug 09, 2010 4:43 pm  

I have never got close to 500mb.

Re: Mobile Phones : Mon Aug 09, 2010 9:39 pm  

Cronus wrote: Right, reckon I'm going for the HTC Desire or Wildfire (depending on what contract I can get). What do peeps think of these??: Mobiles.co.uk are making some good offers: - decent offers on the Desire with 15 months half price (redemption) 300 mins, any network anytime, unlimited texts, Push email + 500MB data on Orange - for £25 a month. - 16 months free (repemption), or £140 Auto Cashback, or Free Nintendo DSi, or Free Jawbone Headset on the Wildfire: same tariff with Orange: 300 mins, any network anytime, unlimited texts, Push email + 500MB data - for £25 a month. I'm currently with O2 and will try and negotiate with them but their upgrade offers weren't great. My brother has the Desire on that contract. He's had absolutely no complaints with it thus far and from what I've seen it's a seriously nifty bit of kit.

Cronus wrote: Right, reckon I'm going for the HTC Desire or Wildfire (depending on what contract I can get). What do peeps think of these??: Mobiles.co.uk are making some good offers: - decent offers on the Desire with 15 months half price (redemption) 300 mins, any network anytime, unlimited texts, Push email + 500MB data on Orange - for £25 a month. - 16 months free (repemption), or £140 Auto Cashback, or Free Nintendo DSi, or Free Jawbone Headset on the Wildfire: same tariff with Orange: 300 mins, any network anytime, unlimited texts, Push email + 500MB data - for £25 a month. I'm currently with O2 and will try and negotiate with them but their upgrade offers weren't great. My brother has the Desire on that contract. He's had absolutely no complaints with it thus far and from what I've seen it's a seriously nifty bit of kit.

Re: Mobile Phones : Mon Aug 09, 2010 10:11 pm  

Cronus wrote: Right, reckon I'm going for the HTC Desire or Wildfire (depending on what contract I can get). What do peeps think of these??: Mobiles.co.uk are making some good offers: - decent offers on the Desire with 15 months half price (redemption) 300 mins, any network anytime, unlimited texts, Push email + 500MB data on Orange - for £25 a month. - 16 months free (repemption), or £140 Auto Cashback, or Free Nintendo DSi, or Free Jawbone Headset on the Wildfire: same tariff with Orange: 300 mins, any network anytime, unlimited texts, Push email + 500MB data - for £25 a month. I'm currently with O2 and will try and negotiate with them but their upgrade offers weren't great. Apologies if I sound daft here, but does this mean it's £12.50 for 15 months, then the remaining 7 it goes back to £25? Sounds like a bargain if that's the case.

Cronus wrote: Right, reckon I'm going for the HTC Desire or Wildfire (depending on what contract I can get). What do peeps think of these??: Mobiles.co.uk are making some good offers: - decent offers on the Desire with 15 months half price (redemption) 300 mins, any network anytime, unlimited texts, Push email + 500MB data on Orange - for £25 a month. - 16 months free (repemption), or £140 Auto Cashback, or Free Nintendo DSi, or Free Jawbone Headset on the Wildfire: same tariff with Orange: 300 mins, any network anytime, unlimited texts, Push email + 500MB data - for £25 a month. I'm currently with O2 and will try and negotiate with them but their upgrade offers weren't great. Apologies if I sound daft here, but does this mean it's £12.50 for 15 months, then the remaining 7 it goes back to £25? Sounds like a bargain if that's the case.

Re: Mobile Phones : Tue Aug 10, 2010 9:30 am  

The Leyther wrote:

Apologies if I sound daft here, but does this mean it's £12.50 for 15 months, then the remaining 7 it goes back to £25? Sounds like a bargain if that's the case.

basically you pay the full £25 a month for the full period, but at certain time intervals in the contract you have to send your bills back to them and they send you a cheque for the money they owe you. However, from what i hear they make it so hideosly complicated to send it back at the right time that you need a first class degree in mathematics to work out when to send them back. For example you have to send the 1st and 4th bills back on the third tuesday of the 5th month, except when that month has a J in it when its the fourth thursday or when it has 30 days in the month when its the 3rd sunday, except when its a leap year when you have to send the 2nd and 3rd bills back by carrier pigeon.

If you get one wrong, you lose the full amount you are entitled to.

Re: Mobile Phones : Tue Aug 10, 2010 9:31 am  

is anyone else having problems with T-Mobile network coverage today?

Re: Mobile Phones : Tue Aug 10, 2010 9:48 am  

saints35 bulls0 wrote: basically you pay the full £25 a month for the full period, but at certain time intervals in the contract you have to send your bills back to them and they send you a cheque for the money they owe you. However, from what i hear they make it so hideosly complicated to send it back at the right time that you need a first class degree in mathematics to work out when to send them back. For example you have to send the 1st and 4th bills back on the third tuesday of the 5th month, except when that month has a J in it when its the fourth thursday or when it has 30 days in the month when its the 3rd sunday, except when its a leap year when you have to send the 2nd and 3rd bills back by carrier pigeon. If you get one wrong, you lose the full amount you are entitled to. That's about right!! For example the full details on the contract I'm considering are here!!! Once you get your head round it it's not too bad, but then you have to remember to sort it out every other month or so and retain all your bills. I wonder what the take-up rate is?? That said, the monthly tariff is such a good deal I wouldn't be that fussed. Unfortunately I've now stumped myself - I've taken a look at the Samsung Galaxy S, which seems to have a better 'Super AMOLED' screen than the Desire and in the tests I've seen performs better with games/TV/films with a higher frames-per-second rate, and has that nifty 'swype' typing facility. The same tariff is on offer....help!!!!!!

saints35 bulls0 wrote: basically you pay the full £25 a month for the full period, but at certain time intervals in the contract you have to send your bills back to them and they send you a cheque for the money they owe you. However, from what i hear they make it so hideosly complicated to send it back at the right time that you need a first class degree in mathematics to work out when to send them back. For example you have to send the 1st and 4th bills back on the third tuesday of the 5th month, except when that month has a J in it when its the fourth thursday or when it has 30 days in the month when its the 3rd sunday, except when its a leap year when you have to send the 2nd and 3rd bills back by carrier pigeon. If you get one wrong, you lose the full amount you are entitled to. That's about right!! For example the full details on the contract I'm considering are here!!! Once you get your head round it it's not too bad, but then you have to remember to sort it out every other month or so and retain all your bills. I wonder what the take-up rate is?? That said, the monthly tariff is such a good deal I wouldn't be that fussed. Unfortunately I've now stumped myself - I've taken a look at the Samsung Galaxy S, which seems to have a better 'Super AMOLED' screen than the Desire and in the tests I've seen performs better with games/TV/films with a higher frames-per-second rate, and has that nifty 'swype' typing facility. The same tariff is on offer....help!!!!!!