Sam
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I bought this phone SIM free (was cheaper than PAYG for some reason  ) yesterday to replace my Nokia 5800, what a great little phone this is!
It's a cheaper version of the HTC Desire, I can even set it up as a Wifi hotspot if I want to.
Decided to wait until September when my contract is up for renewal and will decide then whether to:
a) keep the phone
b) get an iPhone 4/5
c) get a HTC Desire HD or HD7
I bought this as I want to try out a card processing 'app' on it (it's an Android phone for those that don't know) for use with my work. Until recently I thought this was only available on the iPhone.
Anybody else on here have this phone or an Android phone in general, what do you make of it?
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pow
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I'm an Andriod convert, had a HTC Hero before which I loved but it was really slow and also didn't work with the bluetooth in the mito.
Just got a Nexus S, nice bit of kit but I'm not 100% on it, still getting used to it
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nathy_87
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I've got the HTC Wildfire, had since last September, great little phone, I haven't had any problems with it whatsoever. Not really an App person, but there are a fair few apps for it.
My favorite App has to be the SlideIT Keyboard, obviosuly a keyboard app but instead of pressing the keys you slide it from one to another.
[Edited on 02-02-2011 by nathy_87]
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Aaron
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I have a Wilfire on a £15 per month contact with T-Mobile. Love it.
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Toby
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I have a desire and I wouldn't go back, I do like the iPhone but is very limited imo in terms of customization which is a big part for me I like to fuck around with everything.
I have a rooted desire and the ability to free up internal memory to help keep the phone alive is a big bonus as it will just get bogged down with apps and app info
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Blade_sri
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got a htc hd....great phone
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John
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Wildfire is good apart from the screen, which is shocking.
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Sam
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What do you mean?
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Dom
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Have a look on xda-developers.com, they have a Wildfire forum for hacks, ROMS etc etc
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John
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quote:
Originally posted by Sam
What do you mean?
The screen is just terrible, really poor quality, low resolution, blurry.
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Sam
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Oh right. Yes some of the reviews I initially read online said that also, but then for the price it's not going to be exactly the same spec wise as the Desire.
I find it's actually better than my old Nokia 5800, so I'm happy. 
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GF-91
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I had one, worked well, although I'd be sure to delete my texts every once in a while as toomany messages makes it laggy as a motherf@£$%"
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pow
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Yes, 4000+ messages on my Hero make it fuckingggg slow 
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pow
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Quick bump, I might fuck the Nexus S off for one of these as I hate it... can someone tell me where the cheapest place to get one is?
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nathy_87
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Originally posted by pow
Quick bump, I might fuck the Nexus S off for one of these as I hate it... can someone tell me where the cheapest place to get one is?
Went into Phones4U today, can buy the Handset for £129.99, with £15/month contract. 
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
Quick bump, I might fuck the Nexus S off for one of these as I hate it... can someone tell me where the cheapest place to get one is?
£100-150 off eBay. Then stick a Tesco/GiffGaff sim in it.
Surprised you don't like the Nexus S though, how come?
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John
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quote:
Originally posted by nathy_87
quote:
Originally posted by pow
Quick bump, I might fuck the Nexus S off for one of these as I hate it... can someone tell me where the cheapest place to get one is?
Went into Phones4U today, can buy the Handset for £129.99, with £15/month contract.
that's the worst deal in ages.
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nathy_87
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Sorry Mr Knowitall.
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Aaron
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quote:
Originally posted by John
quote:
Originally posted by Sam
What do you mean?
The screen is just terrible, really poor quality, low resolution, blurry.
Nothing wrong with my screen tbh  I just think you like to moan.
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John
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Nath, it's a £130 quid phone without the £15 contract.
Aaron, not on this occasion, got my mum one, screen is crap, she can't play solitaire anymore because it's that bad. It's not even just the resolution, it looks blurry for some reason, good phone otherwise.
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Sam
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Mine cost £210 from Carphone Warehouse, but it was SIM free. I'm with O2 and the O2 PAYG version was actually more expensive than the SIM free!
Phones4u don't have it on PAYG as I checked online and asked in store.
I know I could have got it cheaper online new or secondhand, but I wanted to get one the same day - I'm an impatient fucker!
Don't know where you can get it for £130 though - unless you mean secondhand, I can't find any for that price (new)?
[Edited on 05-02-2011 by Sam]
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John
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Got it for my mum brand new from Argos for £130 just before christmas, can get a desire for not much more than £210 brand new.
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Sam
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On a network or SIM free?
Cheapest on there ATM is £160 on T-Mobile PAYG, SIM free is £245. Cheapest Desire is the "Z" SIM free at £439, nothing on PAYG.
Link to Argos
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Aaron
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quote:
Originally posted by John
Aaron, not on this occasion, got my mum one, screen is crap.
It's a matter of opinion really. I dont think it's crap.
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John
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It's factually crap compared to a large proportion of smart phones out just now, if you put it next to something like a desire, especially when it can be had for 60 or 70 quid more, it's terrible.
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