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Deleted user 8 February 2012 00:04:07

I do. Its lovely, I'm posting from it now.

DangerM0use 8 Feb 2012 00:27:01 742 posts
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I've got one too... :-)

Love the OS, went from HTC Trophy to this - couple of little niggles (battery life being the main one), but overall it's gorgeous to look at and use.

spamdangled 8 Feb 2012 00:31:12 31,803 posts
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Anyone intending to get a Windows 8 tablet this year? I have an ipad, but a Windows tablet is heavily tempting given the greater integration with PC, phone and Xbox and the Metro UI (which I think is vastly superior to iOS)

anon_ 8 Feb 2012 07:18:38 211 posts
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darkmorgado wrote:
Anyone intending to get a Windows 8 tablet this year?

Maybe not this year, but definitely at some point, and for all the reasons you listed.

Edited by anon_ at 07:19:40 08-02-2012

Ignatius_Cheese Moderator 8 Feb 2012 09:16:07 11,104 posts
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Panic over! A quick refresh on the Friends List and they reappeared.

Edited by Ignatius_Cheese at 09:20:27 08-02-2012

Ror 8 Feb 2012 14:23:28 20,336 posts
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I'll probably just stick Win 8 on my EP121, but as much as I love the thing, it's not a particularly portable device. I've been thinking I might buy a smaller, lighter ARM-based Win 8 tablet for carting about. As long as they aren't too expensive, that is; the Asus set me back a grand.

Deleted user 8 February 2012 14:48:50

Grr, Orange are such cocks it's unreal. My Optimus 7 has now been replaced (finally) but it turns out they signed me up to an insurance policy in the meantime, without telling me. Call centre suggests this is mandatory because the phone, at 9 months old, was out of warranty (it's not, LG confirms 12 months).

Worse still, the policy covers the *old* phone, not the new one, so if anything happens to this handset I'm now screwed!

Popzeus 8 Feb 2012 15:34:46 8,425 posts
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What did they replace it with in the end? Did they dig out another Optimus from somewhere?

oceanmotion 8 Feb 2012 17:20:45 17,358 posts
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Apparently you can get an unlocked Nokia Lumia 710 from Vodaphone in store for �150 + �10 top.

Decent deal, same innards of the Lumia 800 minus a fancier camera and only 8GB storage. Gets good reviews too.

Deleted user 8 February 2012 18:34:15

Popzeus wrote:
What did they replace it with in the end? Did they dig out another Optimus from somewhere?

Yeah, they found another Optimus 7. Slightly different design to it, the buttons are a bit better and the finish is sleeker.

Ror 8 Feb 2012 19:43:20 20,336 posts
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Rhythm wrote:
Call centre suggests this is mandatory because the phone, at 9 months old, was out of warranty (it's not, LG confirms 12 months).

Aren't electronic goods covered by a 12-month warranty as standard, anyway..? Is it the Sale of Goods Act?

*could be utterly wrong*

EDIT
From whatconsumer: "It is a myth that certain products (electrical products for example) automatically come with a 12 month warranty."

*is utterly wrong*

Edited by Ror1984 at 19:52:44 08-02-2012

Popzeus 8 Feb 2012 20:15:27 8,425 posts
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@darkmorgado

Brickbat - marketplace link is in my sig. It's not much, but got to start somewhere, right?

Popzeus 8 Feb 2012 20:48:35 8,425 posts
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(doublepost, gah)

Edited by Popzeus at 20:49:20 08-02-2012

Ignatius_Cheese Moderator 8 Feb 2012 23:30:52 11,104 posts
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Bullet Asylum is all sorts of awesome. Looks cool and plays better

Deleted user 9 February 2012 08:48:47

LOL! New handset has exactly the same problem as the last one :-D

Fuck you, Orange.

Vice.Destroyer 9 Feb 2012 13:20:47 7,437 posts
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I went and got myself a Nokia Lumia 800. £59. I thought it was a good deal. Can't wait for it.

heyyo 13 Feb 2012 23:12:23 14,356 posts
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How much?

Deleted user 16 February 2012 10:54:48

You got your phone yet Vice?

Ignatius_Cheese Moderator 16 Feb 2012 11:38:52 11,104 posts
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Anyone tried Chickens Can't Fly yet? Its not at all bad.

Vice.Destroyer 16 Feb 2012 12:05:04 7,437 posts
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@heyyo �59. Two year contract. �21 p/m.
@Robthehermit. Yes, got my phone. I have to be honest, it took a little while to get comfortable. And I do like the OS, slick and fast, but I can see that iOS apps get all the developer love. Apps that are availble on W7 and iOS have much more functionality on iOS. That irks a lot. But I am slowly getting used to it.

But not enough to keep it. This phone can be unlocked, so I am giving it to my brother in Uganda next month.

Syrette 22 Feb 2012 11:07:49 51,181 posts
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Do any Windows phones allow for upgraded storage?

Deleted user 22 February 2012 11:23:35

Syrette wrote:
Do any Windows phones allow for upgraded storage?

? In what way? None come with card slots, if that's what you mean. Not sure about Skydrive's limits though

Syrette 22 Feb 2012 11:24:46 51,181 posts
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Rhythm wrote:

Syrette wrote:
Do any Windows phones allow for upgraded storage?
? In what way? None come with card slots, if that's what you mean. Not sure about Skydrive's limits though

That's what I mean, yeah. Expandable memory.

Guess I won't be getting a W7 phone then.

Ror 22 Feb 2012 11:48:56 20,336 posts
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I think there's a couple that do, but none of them were released here to my knowledge. The only one that comes to mind is the US-only Samsung Focus. I'm sure there were others, but I can't remember what they were. What's annoying is that over here we got stuck with the 8GB variant of the Omnia 7, whereas in Germany you can get a 16GB version.

Skydrive offers free 25GB of storage, but obviously it's not a suitable replacement for local storage.

Deleted user 22 February 2012 11:53:00

If the Galaxy Nexus is anything to go by it looks like Android's moving to fixed-memory too

Peew971 22 Feb 2012 17:15:05 7,268 posts
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The Apollo update is supposed to bring support for SD Cards but until then storage on WP sucks indeed.

Vice.Destroyer 23 Feb 2012 13:17:04 7,437 posts
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The two Lumias, 800 & 710 offer 16gb of memory. May or may not be sufficient for you guys.

Deleted user 7 March 2012 10:18:58

Does anyone here have an economist subscription?

Deleted user 7 March 2012 10:21:38

Not anymore, why?

Deleted user 7 March 2012 12:05:26

Well specifically I was after someone that had a win mo 7 phone and an economist sub.

I want to know if you can read the proper website when signed in so I can read it on the go.

It's a work around for the fact that there is no official economist app on it.

Once I get that sorted and Nokia release the Lumia 900 I think I may jump in.

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