Which one should I buy? • Non-Gaming • Mobile Phones • Eurogamer.net

hardtech 4 Jul 2010 17:43:24 921 posts
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I'm looking to replace my Sony Ericcson w910i with a new pay as you go phone but I'm having trouble deciding on which one to get.

The 4 that have caught my eye are the LG Cookie (KP500),Samsung Tocco Lite, HTC Smart and the Samsung Genio Touch

Could yu guys help me decide which one I should get?

Deleted user 4 July 2010 18:29:04

http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/20-best-mobile-phones-in-the-world-today-645440

Might help.

nickthegun 4 Jul 2010 18:36:07 87,711 posts
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The LG cookie and the tocco are rubbish.

coda 4 Jul 2010 19:45:12 1,866 posts
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I've been thinking of getting the Samsung Monte, if you don't mind getting it on a contract you'll be able to get the handset free with a Ł15-a-month contract on most networks.

Has anyone here got one?

Buy the way this is a great website to search for contract phones.

ElNuevo9 4 Jul 2010 20:21:32 14,164 posts
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rodpad wrote:
iPhone.

QFT

coda 4 Jul 2010 20:36:55 1,866 posts
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I've done abit of shopping around and I've decided to go for a HTC Hero myself, this deal looks good to me.

ElNuevo9 4 Jul 2010 20:43:53 14,164 posts
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coda wrote:
I've done abit of shopping around and I've decided to go for a HTC Hero myself, this deal looks good to me.

I read somewhere that T-Mobile were "practically giving the Desire away" after iPhone 4 launch.

May be worth looking into that...

coda 4 Jul 2010 20:55:01 1,866 posts
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ElNino9 wrote:

coda wrote:
I've done abit of shopping around and I've decided to go for a HTC Hero myself, this deal looks good to me.

I read somewhere that T-Mobile were "practically giving the Desire away" after iPhone 4 launch.

May be worth looking into that...

The Desire looks like a superb phone but I'm looking for something abit more pocket friendly, the HTC Legend looks like the perfect phone for me but I don't like the deals I've seen for it.

PhoenixFlames 4 Jul 2010 21:01:06 9,263 posts
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I don't think Ł30 a month is "giving it away"

PhoenixFlames 4 Jul 2010 21:06:18 9,263 posts
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YoshiMcTaggis wrote:
It is when it's your mum doing the giving

AWTFAY prick?

ElNuevo9 4 Jul 2010 21:08:20 14,164 posts
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Beepy has two of the best HTC Desire offers on the market. There is a Ł20 per month contract which offers 100 minutes, 100 texts and 3GB internet. The user has to pay Ł35.99 for the phone; hence, the total cost of ownership over the 18-months duration is a mere Ł395.99. The user may want to add to add Ł85 for a 32GB microSD card in it.

Just looked into it, shit tarriff.

coda 4 Jul 2010 21:19:35 1,866 posts
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I've just found a decent Legend deal, 300 minutes isn't great but I don't make many phone calls myself so that wouldn't be a problem for me personally.

By the way, I'm kinda new to this phone contract business.. When they say for instance that it's a 24 month contract do they allow you to upgrade your phone during that period? And also what happens if you lose the phone? Will they replace it?

ElNuevo9 4 Jul 2010 21:23:54 14,164 posts
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You take insurance out on the phones, which comes with a small excess payment if you lose or damage the phone.

Phone companies may let you upgrade a month early, so make sure you get a phone you actually like.

hardtech 4 Jul 2010 21:34:05 921 posts
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My problem is I don't really spend much money each month on pay and go so a contract is kind of a waste. If so, wouldn't be a dilema and would already have an iphone ^^

coda 5 Jul 2010 00:11:01 1,866 posts
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Which should I choose, HTC Legend or Samsung Wave? Both on a Ł25-a-month contract and both the devices are free.

faux-C 5 Jul 2010 00:18:08 11,204 posts
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25*24=600

Just sayin'

coda 5 Jul 2010 00:30:23 1,866 posts
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coastal 5 Jul 2010 00:40:33 5,433 posts
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hardtech, check out giffgaff for pay as you go deals. no phones, just sim. Just get a nice phone off eflea and you're done.

phoopipe 5 Jul 2010 00:46:14 1,565 posts
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Avoid the tocco like the plague.

coda 5 Jul 2010 00:48:23 1,866 posts
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faux_carnation wrote:
25*24=600

Just sayin'

I'm currently playing roughly Ł15-Ł20 a month for my shit PAYG smartphone I'd only be paying an extra Ł5-Ł10 a month and I'd be getting an awesome phone worth Ł300, 1GB wireless internet a month and unlimited texts. It sounds like a great deal for me.

chasejamie 11 Jul 2010 23:28:49 838 posts
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I need a new under 100 quid pay as you go I can pop my sim in. Is the Samsung tocco lite bad then? I have an old school Nokia that has done the job for years and lasts more than a week with a charge. My ipod touch also fills my app needs. Just need a bit of an update with something that can connect to facebook ( don't ask!), and maybe an alright camera for spare of the moment stuff. Anything half decent out there just now?

(damn iPod touch on eurogamer app!)

mrpon 11 Jul 2010 23:32:07 37,367 posts
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Get rid of the pound sign.

coda 11 Jul 2010 23:38:46 1,866 posts
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chasejamie wrote:
I need a new under 100 quid pay as you go I can pop my sim in. Is the Samsung tocco lite bad then? I have an old school Nokia that has done the job for years and lasts more than a week with a charge. My ipod touch also fills my app needs. Just need a bit of an update with something that can connect to facebook ( don't ask!), and maybe an alright camera for spare of the moment stuff. Anything half decent out there just now?

(damn iPod touch on eurogamer app!)

This site may be useful to you, it's best for pay monthly phones really but it may help you narrow down the phones you're looking at.

chasejamie 11 Jul 2010 23:47:09 838 posts
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Cheers for that. Now to spend the next hour or so deciding.

coda 11 Jul 2010 23:59:17 1,866 posts
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Sorry, I linked to the wrong part of the site, this is the part of the site you should be looking at.

chasejamie 12 Jul 2010 01:08:43 838 posts
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Thanks again for the help, think I'm going to go for the cheap and cheerful LG GM360 Snap, thanks to it's half decent camera and video, and social networking crap my mates bullied me into joining! Yet I can't stop myself from checking the updates on facebook every now and then

Ged42 4 Sep 2010 18:46:42 7,985 posts
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THREADJACK

Just going to steal Hardtech's thread rather than create yet another what mobile should I get thread.

Ok, which one of this lot should I get.

I need something that can use Googlemail easily and has a satnav or can access to Googlemaps.

Bonus: Can get on EG and can run some good games.

I'm clueless with mobile phones, so any help would be appreciated.

mal 4 Sep 2010 19:04:25 29,326 posts
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Any phone from the last five years can access gmail - it has a web interface and a POP3 (i.e. standard mail) interface. Ditto google maps, with the free Java google maps app, though the fact it downloads the maps can hurt so you might want to look for a phone that has Wifi or runs an alternate satnap app (I know of Ovi Maps but there must be more). You might also want a phone with built in GPS so the navigation features actually work.

The EG mobile interface is very good on any phone with a web browser (which is almost all of them).

As for games, I dunno. Most modern phones can run Angry Birds, which is all people seem to play these days.