Re: Mobile Phones : Tue Apr 13, 2010 11:29 am  

Saint Viper wrote:

You will love the phone (Except for the battery life)

The battery life isn't that bad if you're willing to turn Wi-Fi, GPS, 3G, etc. off when you're not using them, along with lengthening the time between checks for email and 'social networking' stuff. 2-3 days usage per charge should be achievable for moderate use, which isn't too bad for a smartphone.

Re: Mobile Phones : Tue Apr 13, 2010 11:37 am  

I get 18 hours out of mine which is more than enough for me.

I use a program called locale which turns stuff on and off depending on where i am on the map.

Very handy.

I also get my emails checked every 5 mins during peak hours (Set for 6am to 8pm)

Re: Mobile Phones : Tue Apr 13, 2010 11:40 am  

I can't remember and can't be faffed looking back to see if Advanced Task Killer has been mentioned as an app for Android phones. If it hasn't, get it and use it; if it has, get it and use it. Don't know how much battery life it saves, but it frees up a lot of memory by allowing you to turn off tasks which may still be running in the background.

Re: Mobile Phones : Tue Apr 13, 2010 11:44 am  

A lot of reports say it is not needed for the Desire. Tried one for a short time, but did not find it made much difference.

Re: Mobile Phones : Tue Apr 13, 2010 2:54 pm  

Saint Viper wrote:

A lot of reports say it is not needed for the Desire. Tried one for a short time, but did not find it made much difference.

It does clean up after itself pretty well, so a task manager isn't really needed. It's a 'nice to have' though, for monitoring purposes as much as anything.

Re: Mobile Phones : Tue Apr 13, 2010 4:51 pm  

I see. I've "only" got a Hero, so it's really useful for me to have.

Re: Mobile Phones : Tue Apr 13, 2010 11:58 pm  

My contracts due up on my iphone (18 month) and im looking for a new deal and phone (prefer a blackberry) i currently pay £35 a month with O2 and get something like 600 mins and 600 texts and free internet. I want to cut my monthly bill down to £20 and get all the above what i was getting with the £35 deal.

Anyone got something similar with anyone else?

Re: Mobile Phones : Sat Apr 17, 2010 8:28 pm  

Due for an upgrade and looking at my first foray into a smartphone. I can get the N97 mini for free, any good?

And stupid question alert: Does 500MB mobile internet and webmail mean I get a certain amount of internet before I get charged any more than my monthly payment? If so, just how much is that then?

Re: Mobile Phones : Sun Apr 25, 2010 11:37 pm  

Just about to order the new Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 from o2

Re: Mobile Phones : Mon Apr 26, 2010 9:57 am  

Conroy wrote: Just about to order the new Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 from o2 Nice looking phone and got 4 out of 5 in this review - http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones ... ?artc_pg=1 However the 1st couple of pages of the review put me off the phone.

Conroy wrote: Just about to order the new Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 from o2 Nice looking phone and got 4 out of 5 in this review - http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones ... ?artc_pg=1 However the 1st couple of pages of the review put me off the phone.