TBi wrote: » Everyone has issues with phones, could be that someone gets a bad phone and hates that phone. Although everyone has their own likes and dislikes so while someone might not like how a phone OS works, other people might. I've used WP7 for a year now, I bought the phone (HTC Trophy) because i got a great deal on amazon. Never thought i'd use it more than a week but a year later it's still my main phone. It does some things so well, and so much better than iOS, that i'm still not sure about getting the 4S i said i'd get. Also i tried Android and bloody well hated it. I consider myself a 'power user' but i like my phone to just work, android didn't. iOS and WP7 do.
evolutionqy7 wrote: » ...and you should bare in mind that people don't usually go on the internet to praise things only to complain when they dislike something or its not working Responses from most people here are fine now, there was a bit of frustration in the start with the battery issue but things seems to be fine now. If no front facing camera and no WiFi Hotspot doesn't bother you its well worth a shot. As in previous page depending on your usage you can expect around 2 days from a windows phone, maybe more if your a very light user. Heavy user can expect a day at least. Lumia 900 is coming pretty soon, its not as stunning as the 800 in design, but it has a front facing camera and tethering and a bigger nicer screen.
boredatwork82 wrote: » Quick question - Is the Nokia Lumia 800 a good phone? Have a galaxy S, annoyed with android been spasticated and crap battery life - Is this phone any better? Thanks
impr0v wrote: » Has anyone received the firmware update on Meteor yet? The useless battery on this thing is a constant annoyance and, as far as I can find out, I can't force the update without a Windows computer.
Queerdub wrote: » no, updates work from the connector for Mac too.
TBi wrote: » He was making the point that you can't 'force' the update like you can in windows. On a Mac you have to wait for the legit version to be released, windows has tools to update to a new version even if your carrier hasn't released it yet.
impr0v wrote: » Indeed I was. Someone posted here a while ago asking whether one should think twice about getting this phone if one has a Mac. In short, one should.
evolutionqy7 wrote: » Not really, all the necessary functions are available with the Mac connector for the average Joe. Most advanced folks would already have Windows running on the side on their Mac
Ronan H wrote: » evolutionqy7 wrote: » Not really, all the necessary functions are available with the Mac connector for the average Joe. Most advanced folks would already have Windows running on the side on their Mac Speaking of a bit on the side. I am typing this from Windows 8 Release Preview, running a dual boot situation with Windows 7. I wonder how it will play with Zune. I shall report back...
impr0v wrote: » Well I guess that puts me somewhere in between average and advanced! There is obviously some justification for saying that my problem is with Meteor, who can't be bothered or just aren't organised enough to push the firmware update, but in fact the problem is ultimately a Nokia one; it released a phone with AWFUL battery management (or perhaps just an awful battery). Caught between a useless network provider and a troubled phone maker, the option to force an update is something that the average Joe would, I imagine, like to have regardless of what computer hardware he has. Anyway, the Mac connector software is pretty rudimentary. I have never used Zune or seen it in use, but I imagine it must be better than the clunky interface that the Mac connector provides. One is left with the sense of only being partially connected to the phone. Though there are lots of things that I like about the Lumia, that is one of the things that makes me regret not getting a boring and ubiquitous iPhone.
evolutionqy7 wrote: » Lumia 610 is available at car phone warehouse. Guess the price ? 219 euro O.o Extremely over priced when put beside the Xperia U
Queerdub wrote: » evolutionqy7 wrote: » Lumia 610 is available at car phone warehouse. Guess the price ? 219 euro O.o Extremely over priced when put beside the Xperia U not exactly given all the Nokia services that come free...
evolutionqy7 wrote: » Zune works fine and worked fine since the first release of windows 8
DjFlin wrote: » Still not really worth it. Especially considering that it cant run certain apps (Skype being a big one). Didnt Nokia say that the RRP of the Lumia 710 was €250? And Carphone are trying to sell the 610 for €219? Madness!
mcpaddington wrote: » DjFlin wrote: » Still not really worth it. Especially considering that it cant run certain apps (Skype being a big one). Didnt Nokia say that the RRP of the Lumia 710 was €250? And Carphone are trying to sell the 610 for €219? Madness! You can buy an unlocked Lumia 710 in the north for £99.
Neffa2 wrote: » I don't know about the unlocked bit, but if you look at the UK Carphone Warehouse Site - it's on all the major networks there on pre-pay at either 99 or 109 Stg.http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mobiles/choose-tariff/NOKIA_LUMIA_710/PPAY/NEW?network=
mcpaddington wrote: » Yea that's it. All CPW phones are unlocked. I'm on €10 a month for unlimited calls and texts with 48. Edit: Oh and you can buy it as an upgrade for £89.
evolutionqy7 wrote: » mcpaddington wrote: » Yea that's it. All CPW phones are unlocked. I'm on €10 a month for unlimited calls and texts with 48. Edit: Oh and you can buy it as an upgrade for £89. Not all phones are unlocked. Its usually only the initial batch that are unlocked.
evolutionqy7 wrote: » Not all phones are unlocked. Its usually only the initial batch that are unlocked.
ballyrhy86 wrote: » Does anybody know where to get a Lumia 800 unlocked? I've tried a couple of places in town but they said they can't unlock it yet. I know someone mentioned GSM Solutions earlier in this thread, but they were one of the shops that I visited. I did get a quote of 60 euro in one shop but that seemed a bit pricey!
TBi wrote: » Ask the network you bought it from to unlock it.
