SUBSIM mobile phone thread

[Onkel Neal]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Three weeks ago I got the HTC Evo. It is absolutely brilliant!

That may be my next phone, does it have apps?

[Jan Kyster]

wow! some of these phones...!

Have had this one for years... working fine... easily runs 14 days without a recharge...



And it has different ring tones!

[convoy hunter]

Originally Posted by Jan Kyster

wow! some of these phones...!
And it has different ring tones!

How modern!

[convoy hunter]

I 've got myself a p1i in 2006 it is still working but I cannot use its WLAN 'cause modern routers have different types of encrypted codes.

[CaptainHaplo]

I've had a samsung reclaim for a while now - solid phone for what I need. I thought about going "fancy" with smart phonea hero, but a friend had one and she had nothing but problems with it. Besides, I don't need "apps" - I spend too much time dealing with the phone as it is.

The reclaim can do the basics, surf the net, text, and wonder of wonder, make and accept those weird old school things call "phone calls". I will admit the GPS/driving directions have come in handy on occasion.

[antikristuseke]

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

That may be my next phone, does it have apps?

Its an android phone, it has more apps than you know what to do with.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

That may be my next phone, does it have apps?

It has apps out the wahzoo. So does WM7 so do not shy away from a Windows phone. Android is a great OS. I like it. I like WM7 as well. The key is a phone with some speed in the processor. Let's face it...these are miniature computers! The EVO is up to the task. My wifes newly purchased LG Quantum with the WM7 OS is up to the task. We tried a Samsun Intercept...it was painful man. Dumbed it in under two days.

Word of caution on the touch screen. I have the EVO touch screen. It is not my most favorite for typing. I have tried the new Swype technology with the touch keyboard and it is ok but not something I like either. Take a serious look at a phone with the qwerty keyboards. My wife got the LG Quantum with the slider keyboard. It is a nice phone and comes with the WM7 OS. The EVO comes in a version called the Slide I believe. Also a fast phone. It is a very nice phone overall.

The EVO pictured above and what I have on a scale of 1-10 and 10 being the best...9.5! Half a point for the touch screen keyboard. Not my favorite.

[PeriscopeDepth]

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

That may be my next phone, does it have apps?

Be sure you have wimax service in your area. I believe you have to pay for a more expensive data plan even if you don't have wimax (Sprint's 4G) available in your area. Even if you do though, you'll probably spend most of your time with with the 4G switched off. My coworker has an EVO and the 4G chews threw battery within a couple hours, even if he's not actively using the device. Still one of the better Android devices out there, though it's getting a little old considering the rate at which new Android devices are launched.

PD

[Herr-Berbunch]

Well, yesterday my HTC Hero plunged into a bucket of water for about 5-6 seconds. I stripped the cover, battery, and cards and left it to dry for about 4 hours (there didn't seem to be much water ingress!). Turned it on and it boots into life, woo hoo! Thought I'd got away with it but noticed that it was permanently in 'headphones' mode, so phoned provider as it was fully insured for such an idiot using it

Got a new one arriving tomorrow evening, and now - given a little more time to dry out - this one is working just fine!

As much as I love this phone, I was kinda hoping they'd run out of Heros and would have to give me something a bit newer