Hi all
I am purchasing a new moby and wanted to know what good deals are about and what type of phone is the best value to get.
Any recommendations gratefully appreciated ...........................
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New Moby Wanted, whats good?
if you have coverage, three are doing great deals on large numbers of texts. if you travel abroad alot, voda are probably better, but for uk network coverage, orange pretty much have the best network. o2 have some good online deals too. personally i am on voda, at the moment, but i am not happy as on averate my bill has almost tripled since i moved from one of the o2 online tariffs.
handsets? depends what you want it to do really, i have 4 at the moment and chop and change depending on whether i want a tiny phone, one to use for gps in the car, or something so confusing if anyone nicked it they would never be able to use it...
personally i like sony ericsson for generic telephone stuff, the cameras are good on the new ones, but the sharp cameras are probably better, although their bluetooth can be crippled (vodafone for a start) nokia are always a safe bet too. if you want to pm me about anything in particular i might be able to give you more detail, but dont want to bore the world with my telephone geekdom.
handsets? depends what you want it to do really, i have 4 at the moment and chop and change depending on whether i want a tiny phone, one to use for gps in the car, or something so confusing if anyone nicked it they would never be able to use it...
personally i like sony ericsson for generic telephone stuff, the cameras are good on the new ones, but the sharp cameras are probably better, although their bluetooth can be crippled (vodafone for a start) nokia are always a safe bet too. if you want to pm me about anything in particular i might be able to give you more detail, but dont want to bore the world with my telephone geekdom.
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Hi all
I am purchasing a new moby and wanted to know what good deals are about and what type of phone is the best value to get.
Any recommendations gratefully appreciated ...........................
is this where "i use to work for a mobile phone company" helps...
this advice is probably 4 yrs out of day but here it goes...
okay... a couple of things.....
1) are you going to be getting a contract or pay as you go? if you are going to gas.. go contract, if not go pay as you go
2) who are you going to be calling.... landlines, mobiles (if mobiles then which network are the people you are going to be calling on)
3) when are you going to be calling.... if it is going to be mainly thru the day you are going to get less value than if you can hold out till 7pm or the weekends (in which case you could get 000's)
the phone itself isn't really such an issue... although if you want something nice, the nokia N70 is good.. (although no phone i could possibly have would be cool!!!)
anything else pm me hun!!!
sean xxxxxxxx
quick tuppence worth of my views . . .
You maybe want make a list of what you want, what you want to use it for, what you're willing to pay, what it looks like and how easy it is to use, how compact it is. List the features you def want, and the ones you'd like to have. Do the same for payment plans (ie, do you want lots of free texts, cheap internet, or just cheap calls; if just cheap calls do you need them 24/7 or just off-peak; do you need them to all networks including landlines).
If you can be bothered, you could even get two or three of the 'What Mobile' type of magazine and compare features. Then get a mobile phone shop to demo the features (but don't sign anything). (Important to handle them - see if you like the 'feel' of it.) Decide your ideal moby, and ideal payment plan. Always aim to find someone who will throw your handset in free if possible (if you go for a monthly plan).
Decide whether to stay with your present provider or move. If you want to stay with them, you may have to choose a handset from their range. If you 'decide' vociferously (ie say you are going to change even if you aren't) and list why they're not good (or why so-and-so is much better), you will eventually get put through to the 'Retention Dept' (that's what it's called) which are authorised to give you a better deal than what you've probably been offered so far. Do this only when you know more or less exactly what you want - it saves money at the last hurdle. Where will you use it? Best UK coverage/reception is Orange and Vodaphone. If you'll be using it abroad check that it is 'triband' (needed in quite a long list of countries) and what the costs of calls are with your chosen provider.
Everyone's different. They say women go more on looks and ease of use than guys. The Razr (and the new Pebl) are ultra cool, but features-wise are still struggling to catch up with Nokia and Sony Ericcson on technology. Nokia software and keyboards are features-rich and once you decide you like all the shortcuts anything else seems prehistoric.
If you want a reasonably cutting edge moby it'll probably be a G3 one (any brand). Technically I think this refers to the connection speed when you download stuff but calling them 3rd generation is just as apt. They are generally light years ahead on non-G3 phones. For instance, you can have lots of handy programs, everything from a language translator to stuff that works out travel routes and gives you a map of your nearest kebab shop or petrol station wherever you are, and still have room for quite a lot of your favourite songs (that will play at pretty good quality through inexpensive and portable power speakers or a headset). You can store and share photos and short videos. Some have TV now. They often have a hard memory card that can be upgraded for extra storage.
If you want your moby to double as a camera, check its limitations. All of them will do pics that are good enough for swapping on phones. Some will do pics (within limits) that are worth printing. (Check the pixel spec.) Video storage (with or without sound) varies enormously - mine will do an hour of video for instance. Nokia have a new range coming out round about now - I think it's the 'N' series - they are far more advanced than other ones on the market with much better camera and video capacity, as well as 4Gb memory cards (enough for 1000 songs).
You maybe want make a list of what you want, what you want to use it for, what you're willing to pay, what it looks like and how easy it is to use, how compact it is. List the features you def want, and the ones you'd like to have. Do the same for payment plans (ie, do you want lots of free texts, cheap internet, or just cheap calls; if just cheap calls do you need them 24/7 or just off-peak; do you need them to all networks including landlines).
If you can be bothered, you could even get two or three of the 'What Mobile' type of magazine and compare features. Then get a mobile phone shop to demo the features (but don't sign anything). (Important to handle them - see if you like the 'feel' of it.) Decide your ideal moby, and ideal payment plan. Always aim to find someone who will throw your handset in free if possible (if you go for a monthly plan).
Decide whether to stay with your present provider or move. If you want to stay with them, you may have to choose a handset from their range. If you 'decide' vociferously (ie say you are going to change even if you aren't) and list why they're not good (or why so-and-so is much better), you will eventually get put through to the 'Retention Dept' (that's what it's called) which are authorised to give you a better deal than what you've probably been offered so far. Do this only when you know more or less exactly what you want - it saves money at the last hurdle. Where will you use it? Best UK coverage/reception is Orange and Vodaphone. If you'll be using it abroad check that it is 'triband' (needed in quite a long list of countries) and what the costs of calls are with your chosen provider.
Everyone's different. They say women go more on looks and ease of use than guys. The Razr (and the new Pebl) are ultra cool, but features-wise are still struggling to catch up with Nokia and Sony Ericcson on technology. Nokia software and keyboards are features-rich and once you decide you like all the shortcuts anything else seems prehistoric.
If you want a reasonably cutting edge moby it'll probably be a G3 one (any brand). Technically I think this refers to the connection speed when you download stuff but calling them 3rd generation is just as apt. They are generally light years ahead on non-G3 phones. For instance, you can have lots of handy programs, everything from a language translator to stuff that works out travel routes and gives you a map of your nearest kebab shop or petrol station wherever you are, and still have room for quite a lot of your favourite songs (that will play at pretty good quality through inexpensive and portable power speakers or a headset). You can store and share photos and short videos. Some have TV now. They often have a hard memory card that can be upgraded for extra storage.
If you want your moby to double as a camera, check its limitations. All of them will do pics that are good enough for swapping on phones. Some will do pics (within limits) that are worth printing. (Check the pixel spec.) Video storage (with or without sound) varies enormously - mine will do an hour of video for instance. Nokia have a new range coming out round about now - I think it's the 'N' series - they are far more advanced than other ones on the market with much better camera and video capacity, as well as 4Gb memory cards (enough for 1000 songs).
ops:Quote by wrinkledpruneYou must be joking. Orange have the best network.???? I've been on vodaphone since they invented Moby's and the most anoying thing that I find is the message I get at least 10 times a day that goes like this. 'I'm sorry but the ORANGE subcriber you are trying to call is unavailable at present.' So if you want a network that works don't get Orange.
if you have coverage, three are doing great deals on large numbers of texts. if you travel abroad alot, voda are probably better, but for uk network coverage, orange pretty much have the best network. o2 have some good online deals too. personally i am on voda, at the moment, but i am not happy as on averate my bill has almost tripled since i moved from one of the o2 online tariffs.
handsets? depends what you want it to do really, i have 4 at the moment and chop and change depending on whether i want a tiny phone, one to use for gps in the car, or something so confusing if anyone nicked it they would never be able to use it...
personally i like sony ericsson for generic telephone stuff, the cameras are good on the new ones, but the sharp cameras are probably better, although their bluetooth can be crippled (vodafone for a start) nokia are always a safe bet too. if you want to pm me about anything in particular i might be able to give you more detail, but dont want to bore the world with my telephone geekdom.
