deano87
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I'm after a new phone. I'm currently on an O2 Simplicity tariff for £25 per month, getting far too many texts, free data and too many free calls. On my eBay bought Nokia E51. I'm a Nokia man through and through and it is all I've had - no phones have given me trouble.
I have highlighted some phones which I could get on 18 months without having to spend any money up front for only £5 extra per month. I primarily use the phone for internet and emails, texting and calling. Not worried about an excellent camera and music playing capabilities.
My main concern is I'll not go for the iPhone and possibly regret it for the next 18 months  but at £40/month it'll only be an 8GB one. The reason I wouldn't spend money on an iPhone is because I don't like how you get ripped off and I don't believe it can be that much better - please correct me.
I've selected the phones in the poll - which do you think is best?
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LeeM
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get the iphone and never look back
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Cosmo
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Originally posted by lee_wee
get the iphone and never look back
This.
Unless you're Dom, Eck or John.
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deano87
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What will the 8GB limit me doing as opposed to the 16 or 32GB? Basically less music & movies? I presume Apps are only a few MB each at most? The other thing stopping me with the iPhone is not being compatible with the Blue&Me, where I was the phone 80% of the time ringing the misses bored in traffic
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A2H GO
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I secretly voted iphone as there was no 'Cheap Nokia that does everything better' option.
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deano87
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quote:
Originally posted by A2H GO
I secretly voted iphone as there was no 'Cheap Nokia that does everything better' option.
I have a cheap Nokia that does everything
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A2H GO
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quote:
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Originally posted by A2H GO
I secretly voted iphone as there was no 'Cheap Nokia that does everything better' option.
I have a cheap Nokia that does everything
In that case you don't need an iPhone, Thread > Delete.
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AndyKent
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Can't you just get an iPhone off ebay and save yourself a bundle?
16GB 3GS are going for £250 max now. That combined with your current sim and you're away no?
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deano87
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But £250/£15 = 16.666666 months. That's 18 months in my book so I'll be better off not forking out £250 (which I incidentally don't have) on a phone, all for 8GB more.
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Bart
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Iphone without questions, but that said, the wife has just got a HTC HD Mini and its not that bad.
I wouldnt want it (id be looking at the desire if it was me), but for a "windows phone" its not as bad as I was expecting.
The only thing that puts me off Andriod is your at the mercy of the carriers for software updates.
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by Cosmo
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Originally posted by lee_wee
get the iphone and never look back
This.
Unless you're Dom, Eck or John.
Clearly 
Best bet is to get yourself down to Phones4U/Carphone Warehouse/Network Shop and have a play as it's all horses for courses. Although from what you're after i would say get a blackberry, not exactly a multimedia phone but they are decent at the business side of things 
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Originally posted by Bart
The only thing that puts me off Andriod is your at the mercy of the carriers for software updates.
No different to Symbian/SE and like majority of phones you can fairly easily flash them with other firmware, so this isn't entirely true.
Edit - If you're going to iPhone it then i'd ebay for a secondhand 3GS and then look at either T-mobile or O2's monthly rolling contracts
Edit 2 - Going back to what Bart said, Nexus gets up-to-date releases so it isn't network dependable. And Android 3 is modular, so core components/apps can be kept up-to-date without relying on the network.
[Edited on 19-07-2010 by Dom]
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LeeM
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ive got loads on mine and its only just about 8/9 gbworth of stuff.
just dont do what some of my friends do and insist they need more than 30gb of music with them at all times
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AndyKent
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
But £250/£15 = 16.666666 months. That's 18 months in my book so I'll be better off not forking out £250 (which I incidentally don't have) on a phone, all for 8GB more.
So instead you'll drop your current £15/month and take up £40 per month?
Buying a slightly used one second hand is by far your cheapest option for the best phone out of the list.
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Dione J
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iPhone 3GS then do the update, you know it makes sense
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Eck
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Obviously I'm going to say the HTC Desire.
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mwg
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quote:
Originally posted by Cosmo
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Originally posted by lee_wee
get the iphone and never look back
This.
Unless you're Dom, Eck or John.
Agreed! Anything else is settling for 2nd or 3rd best.
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deano87
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quote:
Originally posted by AndyKent
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Originally posted by deano87
But £250/£15 = 16.666666 months. That's 18 months in my book so I'll be better off not forking out £250 (which I incidentally don't have) on a phone, all for 8GB more.
So instead you'll drop your current £15/month and take up £40 per month?
Buying a slightly used one second hand is by far your cheapest option for the best phone out of the list.
No I mean £15 extra over my current £25/month rolling contract.
Hmmm decisions decisions.
I'll say it now, I'm not prepared to spend £250 on a second hand phone.
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
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Originally posted by AndyKent
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Originally posted by deano87
But £250/£15 = 16.666666 months. That's 18 months in my book so I'll be better off not forking out £250 (which I incidentally don't have) on a phone, all for 8GB more.
So instead you'll drop your current £15/month and take up £40 per month?
Buying a slightly used one second hand is by far your cheapest option for the best phone out of the list.
No I mean £15 extra over my current £25/month rolling contract.
Hmmm decisions decisions.
I'll say it now, I'm not prepared to spend £250 on a second hand phone.
In which case that makes the iPhone an expensive option compared to your other choices (note expensive, i didn't say the phone is shit before CuntChops and the fanboi's get pissy!). Get yourself down to a shop and have a play, only you can decide what's best
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Cosmo
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Dom are you Bill Gates in disguise?
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deano87
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Expensive as in £40/month versus £30/month for something that is arguably not a great deal better.
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AndyKent
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I'm confused.
If you buy a brand new 8GB iPhone it'll cost you £40/month x 18 = £720
If you ditch your current rolling contract and go the the £20 simplicity rolling contract then buy a used 3GS you'll spend £20/month x 18 + 250 = £610.
£110 cheaper, unless I'm missing something?
Even if you still wanted the same £25/month deal you're on now, you'd have a 16GB iPhone for the same price as taking out a 8GB contract?
[Edited on 19-07-2010 by AndyKent]
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by Cosmo
Dom are you Bill Gates in disguise?
Yeah you got me, was hoping to keep it quiet! But now everyone knows i'm richer than you, the fake Brazilian and Jobs 
Dean - Phone shop, lunctime, play with a few of them Only you can decide if the iPhone is worth the extra £250 or so.
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deano87
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I see what you mean - I wasn't taking into consideration staying on the £20/£25 month contract.
Problem is I can't really save for the iPhone over the coming months, nor would I want to.
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N3CRO
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iPhonnnnnneeeeeee!
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Hammer
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Be original and get the iPhone.
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