Phone Upgrade Time

GhostMjr · September 20, 2009, 10:54:10 PM

So its upgrade time, well almost but i like to do my research early. (4 months left roughly)

Currently i am on o2 carphone warehouse with a e51, 800 minutes and 500 texts for Ã,Â£15 per month via a redemption tariff

I would like to go for an iphone tariff instead of my redemption deal but to be honest the iphone feels a little expensive.

Is anyone part of a corp scheme i could become a part of or know of any cheap iphone deal sellers or do apple still run the show?

I understand its free on some tariffs but a 24 month tariff is a long time.

Thanks for your input!

smilodon · September 20, 2009, 11:37:47 PM

As far as I know Apple keep things pretty locked down as far as deals go. If you want an iPhone you go to O2. However I've heard rumours that O2 will be loosing their exclusive deal at some point in the future.

However the iPhone is about Ã,Â£500 retail. So if a mobile network is giving you a free one they need to be sure you are going to spend a fair amount of money with them, hence high tariffs and/or long contracts.

Phew I managed to get that tped without trying to pimp the HTC Hero......

damn :doh:

Bob · September 20, 2009, 11:55:33 PM

Quote from: smilodon;290424Phew I managed to get that tped without trying to pimp the HTC Hero......

damn :doh:

No worries Smilo, I'll do that for you :flirty:

Seriously Ghosty, you can't honestly be considering an iPhone? Go take a look at the [thread=28056]HTC Hero[/thread] and see what some of us that recently have bought one think about it. I for one don't regret a single second, and with the OS upgrade that is right around the corner, it'll be close to perfect.

And if HTC isn't your cup of tea, Samsung has also just recently released their first Android phone - the Galaxy i7500 - which I've also read some good things about.

Main thing: keep your mind open to Android, don't get locked in with all the rest of the iPhone clan (no offence meant to those of you who have one - but even for you, it's not too late to turn around

). As of today, I believe it is the strongest competitor to the iPhone (if not the only one), and with the freedom it offers you, there's almost no limit to what you'll be able to do!

GreenYoshi · September 21, 2009, 03:02:06 PM

HTC Hero, yeah the hero gives you more freedome, but be careful, its slower than the iphone, I did a load of tests with my hero vs mates iphone 3g, and the iphone was much quicker at running aps, has better graphics and larger screen...

The hero is cheaper by quite a lot but its not as good as the iphone...

Also I took out a plan with orange, with 'unlimited data', and by unlimited they mean 25mb per day max... sucks... where as the phoine data is actually unlimited!

The hero is very good! Consider it carefully!

Penfold · September 21, 2009, 03:14:57 PM

I love my iPhone (and don't care that the rest of dMw hate it).

For me Ã,Â£30 p/m for 500 free mins 200 texts and unlimited data plus about Ã,Â£100 for the phone I believe

Tutonic · September 21, 2009, 05:54:03 PM

The iPhone is an awesome phone.

Yes it's a locked platform which could do with a few extras (Flash Player for mobile Safari would be nice), but it's just so easy to use and well thought out.

Oh, and the App Store is utterly brilliant.

TeaLeaf · September 21, 2009, 07:24:45 PM

I think with the latest updates of the os the speed issue is a non-issue. Hero is just as fast imo.

As for running apps, afaiaa Apple only runs a single app and shuts everything else, whereas the Hero can keep your contacts app open whilst you look at multimaps and the GPS - with the iPhone you need to write it all down

Screens - yes the Apple's screen is 0.3 inches bigger, but they both have 320 x 480 resolution so I would say the graphics are the same on both when I compared a Hero to an Apple.

When I chose my phone I had narrowed it to the Hero & the 3GS. I chose the Hero for the flexibility of Android and having had the phone for a while I am pleased with my choice. I have a SIM only deal with a stupid number of minutes & texts per month with what I consider to be unlimited data. Ã,Â£15 per month.

delanvital · September 21, 2009, 07:38:47 PM

Quote from: GreenYoshi;290463HTC Hero, yeah the hero gives you more freedome, but be careful, its slower than the iphone, I did a load of tests with my hero vs mates iphone 3g, and the iphone was much quicker at running aps, has better graphics and larger screen...

The hero is cheaper by quite a lot but its not as good as the iphone...

Also I took out a plan with orange, with 'unlimited data', and by unlimited they mean 25mb per day max... sucks... where as the phoine data is actually unlimited!

The hero is very good! Consider it carefully!

If you haven't upgraded the Hero ROM, that is worth keeping in mind. The difference is quite big, with the new ROM being faster and less system demanding.

Gone_Away · September 21, 2009, 11:05:59 PM

iPhone rox.. everything else is a copy of the original.. My next phone will be an iPhone for sure

OldBloke · September 22, 2009, 07:52:00 AM

As you've still got a few months to ponder this, Ghosty, keep an eye on both the Sony Ericsson Xperia 3 (Android) and the HTC Leo/HD2/ProThree (WinMo).

They will both benefit from the experience gained from their forerunners and (particularly in the HTC) have much beefier hardware.

GreenYoshi · September 22, 2009, 09:40:36 PM

Hmmm, upgrading hte rom... I've only had it a week and havn't done much too it yet. Does it need to be rooted for the upgrade?

Bob · September 22, 2009, 09:50:53 PM

Quote from: GreenYoshi;290579Hmmm, upgrading hte rom... I've only had it a week and havn't done much too it yet. Does it need to be rooted for the upgrade?

The 1.6 update of Android is mostly ready and can be installed manually if you look a bit around on the Internet. However, I don't think I'm much wrong if I say I've heard that you'll get it automatically pushed to your HTC in a matter of weeks (or even days), so you might just as well wait

smilodon · September 22, 2009, 09:52:35 PM

Nope for the rom upgrade just install HTC Sync, download the upgrade, plug it in and off you go

The 1.6 Android is, as Bob rightly says, not here yet. Although I like the sound of the over air upgrade....

Bob · September 22, 2009, 09:55:58 PM

Quote from: smilodon;290581Nope for the rom upgrade just install HTC Sync, download the upgrade, plug it in and off you go

Man, I must have been sleeping for the last couple of weeks (I have been on vacation though), cause I was still waiting for that one :doh:

Thanks Smilo

GhostMjr · January 01, 2010, 02:56:47 AM

Well I finally decided ony upgrade. Went for a iPhone in the end and it's awesome. I am actually using to reply to this post.