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Reccomend an entry-level smartphone

Kaisr Sose · 2012-01-03 00:35:58

Looking for help in choosing a smartphone. Primary use will be as a modem to connect with itouch and laptop. I would also use it for skype / viber, but am keen to try this on my 2nd gen itouch too. I am told it works ok with an external mic. Someone suggested the galaxy mini with prepay on tesco. Some posters here say…

03-01-2012 12:35AM

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Kaisr Sose

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Looking for help in choosing a smartphone.
Primary use will be as a modem to connect with itouch and laptop.
I would also use it for skype / viber, but am keen to try this on my 2nd gen itouch too. I am told it works ok with an external mic.
Someone suggested the galaxy mini with prepay on tesco. Some posters here say tescomobile is very slow? Would this matter for voice only calls?
Am reluctant to commit to iPhone or similar full spec phone as my itouch does so much of what I need and average spend is 20pm (calls and texts) - therefore the extra feature/cost are not essential.

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