Windows Phone 8 (codename Apollo)

evolutionqy7 · 21-11-2012 10:29am

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Do some operators have 8x and 8s on display? I would love to go and have a go at them to decide for sure if I like it.

Three stores in Dublin

stevenmu · 21-11-2012 10:35am

Three have an 8x up on Grafton Street. Evolutionqy7 mentioned one somewhere else too, Henry Street I think.

ShadowHearth · 21-11-2012 10:50am

Damn, there is no 3 in my town. O2, meteor, Vodafone, carphone

Dunno when I will get to go to cork city.

Oafley Jones · 21-11-2012 11:56am

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Do some operators have 8x and 8s on display? I would love to go and have a go at them to decide for sure if I like it.

Played with the 8X in Three's Patrick St. Store this morning. It is nice. Really surprised by how much I liked it because I didn't care for it at all from the pics. I just thought it was a cheap riff on the lumia, but in the hand it's very distinct. Screen is small relative to the size of the device though.

chrislad · 22-11-2012 8:46am

I'm having a lot of issues with the 8X at the moment. Constant reboots, up to 5 a day and I've seen a message about sim card not valid 9 times in the last day, all requiring a restart.

Oafley Jones · 22-11-2012 8:47am

chrislad wrote: »

I'm having a lot of issues with the 8X at the moment. Constant reboots, up to 5 a day and I've seen a message about sim card not valid 9 times in the last day, all requiring a restart.

Seems to be a Windows phone 8 problem in general.

chrislad · 22-11-2012 8:49am

Oafley Jones wrote: »

Seems to be a Windows phone 8 problem in general.

Yup, so I will be getting rid. I can't be dealing with this 10 times a day and waiting for a fix to a problem that hasn't been acknowledged. I know the rebooting thing seems to be a WP8 issue, but the sim one seems to be all HTC.

AngryLips · 22-11-2012 9:14am

chrislad wrote: »

I'm having a lot of issues with the 8X at the moment. Constant reboots, up to 5 a day and I've seen a message about sim card not valid 9 times in the last day, all requiring a restart.

I've had mine two weeks now I think and I've only had about four or five reboots

ShadowHearth · 22-11-2012 9:33am

Wow! I though it was more rare then that!

These reboot things would be super annoying for me. Ffs I really don't want w8 phones to suck! I like those damn bastards!

kaizersoze · 22-11-2012 9:49am

chrislad wrote: »

I'm having a lot of issues with the 8X at the moment. Constant reboots, up to 5 a day and I've seen a message about sim card not valid 9 times in the last day, all requiring a restart.

Jaysus that's not good.:eek:

PaulieC · 22-11-2012 9:59am

is it not a mini-SIM card issue ? I see that sporadically on my Lumia 800. Used to happen quite a lot when I got it, but hasn't happened for a long time

chrislad · 22-11-2012 10:08am

cambo_gueno wrote: »

is it not a mini-SIM card issue ? I see that sporadically on my Lumia 800. Used to happen quite a lot when I got it, but hasn't happened for a long time

It's definitely not a sim card issue. I used the sim in a Galaxy S3, Galaxy Note 2 with no issues. I did a replacement anyway just in case. Same problem. It's just gotten worse and worse in the past few days.

testicle · 22-11-2012 10:43am

Sounds like just dirt

dloob · 22-11-2012 12:42pm

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Wow! I though it was more rare then that!

These reboot things would be super annoying for me. Ffs I really don't want w8 phones to suck! I like those damn bastards!

It seems worryingly common.
I guess we'll see as more boardsies get phones.

chrislad · 22-11-2012 1:35pm

dloob wrote: »

It seems worryingly common.
I guess we'll see as more boardsies get phones.

Expansys have agreed a refund (weirdly, they don't do exchanges. You get a refund and rebuy it....) - lady on phone didn't seem surprised....

Alanstrainor · 22-11-2012 8:31pm

Just bought the 8x...its alri!

chrislad · 22-11-2012 9:13pm

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Just bought the 8x...its alri!

Best advice I can give you is to keep a close eye. I had no issues for the first 10 days, then the reboots started, closely following by saying my sim wasn't detected. Shame, as I loved the phone.

ShadowHearth · 22-11-2012 9:14pm

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Just bought the 8x...its alri!

Is it good? Where did you got it?

Most important: keep an eye on the whole reboot thing. This actually quite stopped me from looking in to deeper in to w8 until it is acknowledged by MS and they are sorting it out.

BostonB · 22-11-2012 9:33pm

Theres a 8s or 8x in the emobile shop in blanch. Had a quick play with it. Very thin phone was the main thing I noticed.

Alanstrainor · 22-11-2012 10:21pm

Just bought it on 3 ShadowHearth...wish i had paid attention to this thread before buying it.

...bloody thing just rebooted itself when I was typing a message:( what a joke. Bought it on a whim because my Optimus 7 was driving me nuts with it's rebooting.

It'll be going back if this becomes a consistent problem.:mad:

That being said, the screen is gorgeous, it has a great feel in the hand, not too big like the S3 and not too small like the iphone 4. Camera seems good (its one of the main reasons i even looked at it).

God damn it...buyers remorse...just a tad...due to the reboot.

ShadowHearth · 23-11-2012 11:48am

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Just bought it on 3 ShadowHearth...wish i had paid attention to this thread before buying it.

...bloody thing just rebooted itself when I was typing a message:( what a joke. Bought it on a whim because my Optimus 7 was driving me nuts with it's rebooting.

It'll be going back if this becomes a consistent problem.:mad:

That being said, the screen is gorgeous, it has a great feel in the hand, not too big like the S3 and not too small like the iphone 4. Camera seems good (its one of the main reasons i even looked at it).

God damn it...buyers remorse...just a tad...due to the reboot.

Feck man! Keep us posted about reboots please.

I was thinking of buying misses 8S as a early Xmas present to swap her ****y Sony Ericsson. So I could see how good is w8 and if I really liked it, I would have gotten X8 for myself.
Now I don't really know if I want w8

. This reboot problem might be even worse thnen androids slowing down crap. Someone mentioned w7 devices had same issue too? Still not sorted out?

Alanstrainor · 23-11-2012 2:07pm

No problems so far today. The screen is gorgeous and its incredibly slick. If you've used wp7 then you'll feel right at home, some nice tweaks here and there and better performance in things like the browser and the camera.

Haven't had a chance to really use the camera, and that was one of the main reasons for buying it!

Right to recap, still worried about rebooting, bit so far its only happened once. Otherwise im very impressed.

ShadowHearth · 23-11-2012 2:25pm

How's browser and YouTube m8? Separate app like iPhones and androids?

evolutionqy7 · 23-11-2012 2:33pm

ShadowHearth wrote: »

How's browser and YouTube m8? Separate app like iPhones and androids?

YouTube is a separate app. Metrotube is great though. Best YouTube application ever.

wheresmybeaver · 23-11-2012 3:14pm

I never had reboot issues with my HTC HD7 when I first got it, but about once or twice a fortnight it would go dead in the middle of the night (even though plugged in) and the alarm wouldn't go off. It was fixed after an update and has been rock solid since then - I would say I've not rebooted in 2 months at this stage.

Bit worried that I might be reintroducing stability issues by getting one of the new generation phones. The hassle of being an early adopter..

evolutionqy7 · 23-11-2012 3:51pm

wheresmybeaver wrote: »

I never had reboot issues with my HTC HD7 when I first got it, but about once or twice a fortnight it would go dead in the middle of the night (even though plugged in) and the alarm wouldn't go off. It was fixed after an update and has been rock solid since then - I would say I've not rebooted in 2 months at this stage.

Bit worried that I might be reintroducing stability issues by getting one of the new generation phones. The hassle of being an early adopter..

Never had anything like that on the HD7, though I only had that for a couple of months. My Titan was rock solid till about the 8th
month where it went crazy and would reboot constantly. Sent away for repair and they replaced the mother board which even made it worse.

Let's hope the Ativ S doesn't have the same issues when it comes out.

ScumLord · 23-11-2012 4:11pm

When do they expect win8 to be out? I've been nursing a sick HTC titan waiting for 8 to come out. It's turning itself off and needed a reset recently. It's taken some fair abuse though.

evolutionqy7 · 23-11-2012 4:16pm

ScumLord wrote: »

When do they expect win8 to be out? I've been nursing a sick HTC titan waiting for 8 to come out. It's turning itself off and needed a reset recently. It's taken some fair abuse though.

That's what happened to mine. I got the shop I bought it in to replace it after it went away three times for repair.

stevenmu · 23-11-2012 4:27pm

ScumLord wrote: »

When do they expect win8 to be out?

It's already out, but availability isn't great yet. You can get the HTC 8X through Three. I don't think any other phones/networks are out yet.

ScumLord · 23-11-2012 5:20pm

stevenmu wrote: »

It's already out, but availability isn't great yet. You can get the HTC 8X through Three. I don't think any other phones/networks are out yet.

I'll have to wait for vodafone so I can upgrade for free.

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

That's what happened to mine. I got the shop I bought it in to replace it after it went away three times for repair.

It doesn't happen regularly enough for me to send it off for repair but it means the phone isn't dependable enough to really depend on it for stuff as I could always end up having everything deleted due to having to reset the phone.

Alanstrainor · 23-11-2012 9:29pm

ShadowHearth wrote: »

How's browser and YouTube m8? Separate app like iPhones and androids?

Browser is very good, and very fast. A very noticeable difference between my last WP7 device. It renders the desktop version of sites perfectly(so far) and I really have no complaints.

Had another reboot today...:o

Don't know whether to persist, as it appears to be a WP8 issue, rather than hardware, or take it back. My old phone is completely dead, so I really am stuck.

What do you guys reckon? Take it back and see if a replacement will make a difference? I only have it a day, so i'm pretty confident they'll swap it straight for me. Well I wouldn't accept anything less tbh!

evolutionqy7 · 23-11-2012 9:40pm

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Browser is very good, and very fast. A very noticeable difference between my last WP7 device. It renders the desktop version of sites perfectly(so far) and I really have no complaints.

Had another reboot today...:o

Don't know whether to persist, as it appears to be a WP8 issue, rather than hardware, or take it back. My old phone is completely dead, so I really am stuck.

What do you guys reckon? Take it back and see if a replacement will make a difference? I only have it a day, so i'm pretty confident they'll swap it straight for me. Well I wouldn't accept anything less tbh!

Some people said that these are cause by Facebook and Skype application. Try removing those and see how it works? If not just try to get a replacement

Alanstrainor · 23-11-2012 9:46pm

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

Some people said that these are cause by Facebook and Skype application. Try removing those and see how it works? If not just try to get a replacement

Done and done. Will see how I go!

KingOfFairview · 24-11-2012 10:46am

Has Zune been phased out entirely with wp8?

ShadowHearth · 24-11-2012 2:23pm

LIGHTNING wrote: »

I`d take it back right away if it was me. I saw a number of people in the states using the handset, looked really nice. MS are really pushing the marketing for Win 8 phones. Everywhere you look there was billboards. Fingers crosses it gains some more marketshare.

thats what i am hoping for too. i want there to be one more strong power in mobile industry. more competition more choice for us and smaller prices.

i am afraid to go near W8 now though, this reboot thing can really be a pain in a gap.

Alanstrainor · 24-11-2012 6:36pm

Taking it back tomorrow.

Gave it to my brother for him to have a look, and he noticed there's a rattle inside the case:mad: Something is actually loose inside it:mad:

The phone hasn't been dropped, and is 2 days old. Hopefully they have a replacement for me tomorrow morning.

ShadowHearth · 24-11-2012 9:25pm

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Taking it back tomorrow.

Gave it to my brother for him to have a look, and he noticed there's a rattle inside the case:mad: Something is actually loose inside it:mad:

The phone hasn't been dropped, and is 2 days old. Hopefully they have a replacement for me tomorrow morning.

God dammit. That's unlucky. I know nexus 4 was reported to have rattle too. How the feck do these phones pass the testing?!

Alanstrainor · 24-11-2012 11:40pm

After some googling, it seems the rattle seems to be pretty common. It's still going back though, and I'll give a second one a shot.

InTheTrees · 25-11-2012 2:41pm

I've been using WP8 on a Nokia 920 for a couple of weeks now and absolutely loving it.

Very refreshing after being an iphone user for many years. I love the concept of the tiles. The live tiles can use up battery life but they're easy enough to switch off.

And there's been no tech issues at all. The Lumia 920 is a solid well built piece of kit so no issues with it either.

InTheTrees · 25-11-2012 2:47pm

Oafley Jones wrote: »

Seems to be a Windows phone 8 problem in general.

I dont think so.

Unless I'm just lucky. I've been using WP8 on a Nokia 920 for a couple of weeks now and havent had any reboots.

No issues at all.

KingOfFairview · 25-11-2012 3:40pm

KingOfFairview wrote: »

Has Zune been phased out entirely with wp8?

anyone? surely this is a straightforward Y or N?

Alanstrainor · 25-11-2012 4:08pm

KingOfFairview wrote: »

anyone? surely this is a straightforward Y or N?

My phone does not connect with Zune. Pain in the ass:(

Got another HTC 8X this morning.

Checked it in the shop and couldn't hear a rattle, it was only when i was home that i could hear the rattle again. Second phone has the same issue:mad:

Don't know what to do. Keep it or just take it back for good.

I noticed as well that my last 8X had a problem where by the light would leak out the bottom of the device through the charger port. It looked like you had a crappy torch on the whole time.

No reboots so far.

My advice to anyone thinking of getting this phone. Buy it in a shop if yours going to do it. Otherwise you may have a much bigger headache!

Queerdub · 25-11-2012 4:33pm

InTheTrees wrote: »

I've been using WP8 on a Nokia 920 for a couple of weeks now and absolutely loving it.

Very refreshing after being an iphone user for many years. I love the concept of the tiles. The live tiles can use up battery life but they're easy enough to switch off.

And there's been no tech issues at all. The Lumia 920 is a solid well built piece of kit so no issues with it either.

where did you get yours? Which colour? I'm thinking of getting one from Clove. Not sure whether to get yellow or red...

How are photos with it?

gman2k · 25-11-2012 5:09pm

KingOfFairview wrote: »

anyone? surely this is a straightforward Y or N?

hasn't it been rebranded xbox music?

KingOfFairview · 25-11-2012 5:21pm

gman2k wrote: »

hasn't it been rebranded xbox music?

well, that's what I heard, but I was wondering how that's functionally different. Is it drag and drop?

jesus_thats_gre · 25-11-2012 5:25pm

Alanstrainor wrote: »

My phone does not connect with Zune. Pain in the ass:(

Got another HTC 8X this morning.

Checked it in the shop and couldn't hear a rattle, it was only when i was home that i could hear the rattle again. Second phone has the same issue:mad:

Don't know what to do. Keep it or just take it back for good.

I noticed as well that my last 8X had a problem where by the light would leak out the bottom of the device through the charger port. It looked like you had a crappy torch on the whole time.

No reboots so far.

My advice to anyone thinking of getting this phone. Buy it in a shop if yours going to do it. Otherwise you may have a much bigger headache!

The rattle is probably the motor that makes the phone vibrate?

Alanstrainor · 25-11-2012 7:36pm

jesus_thats_gre wrote: »

The rattle is probably the motor that makes the phone vibrate?

That's what I've read, but it's a bit disconcerting being able to here it.

I mean every phone since the late 90's has had a vibrate function and I've never heard it rattle at all. I'm going to persist for a few days and see how I fair.

It seems to me like this part of an early batch, with not the best build quality.

evolutionqy7 · 25-11-2012 8:17pm

KingOfFairview wrote: »

well, that's what I heard, but I was wondering how that's functionally different. Is it drag and drop?

You can use a Windows Phone companion application or just drag and drop. Phone comes up as a mass storage device when plugged into the PC

InTheTrees · 26-11-2012 1:37am

Queerdub wrote: »

where did you get yours? Which colour? I'm thinking of getting one from Clove. Not sure whether to get yellow or red...

How are photos with it?

I'm in the usa and its a AT&T.

Black. I get sweaty palms and I wanted the matte finish rather than the glossy slippery colours.

Absolutely brilliant so far. Love it. (And I love WP8.)

Beautifully built too. It feels Solid as a rock. (no rattles and no reboots!)

The colours of the display are amazing. The black of the display is so ... black... that it blends into the case. It makes all the colours very vibrant. Way way better than the iphones "retina".

The camera is great too. High res, and I tried to take a blurry picture but it always seemed to correct. Low light is incredible too, very impressive. Lenses and settings are a little confusing though. But I'm not a very prolific photographer.

Overall I'm loving it. Its solidity and ruggedness is really nice after the "delicacy" of the iphone. With my old iphones first thing I'd do is buy a case, the 920 doesnt need it. A case would be overkill. And the shape and feel of it is really pleasant as well, it feels good to hold.

What else? The Nokia software is good. City Lens is impressive, kinda fun but almost useless. Nokia Maps are really good. Saves maps locally so no loading.

Cant think of anything else right now...

Queerdub · 26-11-2012 6:14pm

InTheTrees wrote: »

I'm in the usa and its a AT&T.

Black. I get sweaty palms and I wanted the matte finish rather than the glossy slippery colours.

Absolutely brilliant so far. Love it. (And I love WP8.)

Beautifully built too. It feels Solid as a rock. (no rattles and no reboots!)

The colours of the display are amazing. The black of the display is so ... black... that it blends into the case. It makes all the colours very vibrant. Way way better than the iphones "retina".

The camera is great too. High res, and I tried to take a blurry picture but it always seemed to correct. Low light is incredible too, very impressive. Lenses and settings are a little confusing though. But I'm not a very prolific photographer.

Overall I'm loving it. Its solidity and ruggedness is really nice after the "delicacy" of the iphone. With my old iphones first thing I'd do is buy a case, the 920 doesnt need it. A case would be overkill. And the shape and feel of it is really pleasant as well, it feels good to hold.

What else? The Nokia software is good. City Lens is impressive, kinda fun but almost useless. Nokia Maps are really good. Saves maps locally so no loading.

Cant think of anything else right now...

Brilliant, thanks.

Trying to buy online from Ireland is such a pain. Price ends up at 665/668EUR, delivery charge being 25 or so. Maybe I should take the plunge as I don't want to wait...

Windows Phone 8 (codename Apollo)

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