Gah! Grrrrr! Arrrggghhh! Blinky Blasty Mobile Phones.

[EltonFrog]

Thanks collective.

 

[hopless500]

And another two here...
Both had iphone 4s, good phone, but we both swapped over to the Galaxy S3, does everything you want it to but with less fuss...and you dont need bloody itunes and all its jiggerypokery.
6 months for the wife, about 3 months fopr me on the S3. no problems with memory cards.

the trouble starts around 12 months but it doesn't stop the phone working (or being great for that matter)

 

[classic33]

It's the timeless classic "Brick-n-Breadstick" mobile.

Which one, the one on ebay or the Ericsson R250?

 

[Maz]

No one's mentioned the hands free kit necessary for phone use while driving.

With Broad-Band access, no less!

 

[classic33]

Band in use doesn't look that broad!

 

[cyberknight]

Just to be different buy the phone you want with a payg sim that can run on the 02 network and get a giff gaff sim.
Overall it should work out a lot cheaper than a contract phone.
http://giffgaff.com/
You top up how much you need with calls costing 10 p a minute on the normal payg or you can transfer some credit for "goody bags " shown below .You can top up via an 02 voucher or online .
payg costs
giffgaff Free to giffgaff
10p to other networks Free to giffgaff
6p to other networks 20p a day* for mobile internet

• 
  For £5 a month get:
  • 60 + extra UK minutes
  • 300 UK texts
  • 20MB
  • Free to giffgaff
  More info
• 
  For £7.50 a month get:
  • 200 UK minutes
  • Unlimited UK texts
  • 250MB internet
  • Free to giffgaff
  More info
• 
  For £10 a month get:
  • 250 500 UK minutes
  • Unlimited UK texts
  • 1GB internet
  • Free to giffgaff
  More info
• 
  For £12 a month get:
  • 250 UK minutes
  • Unlimited UK texts
  • Unlimited internet
  • Free to giffgaff

 

[ufkacbln]

 

[RhythMick]

+ several for giffgaff

I've moved my family plus 7 or 8 friends over to giffgaff and all good experiences. For my brother and his partner (total smartphone newbies) we went for "good" graded refurbished Samsung Galaxy S2s from a good seller on ebay. £150 for phone, cheap media card and case. £7.50 monthly with giffgaff. Job done and all happy.

Biggest benefit? 1 month contract. Can change the "goodybag" monthly as needed. Can cancel and walk away if service goes downhill or something better comes along. I'll never go with a long term contract again.

 

[RhythMick]

Nexus 4 for me,great phone IMO.

It's a great phone but I wouldn't recommend it. I bought one for my wife, but not being able to get at the battery if it dies eats away at me and of course can't upgrade the storage.

 

[EltonFrog]

Just to be different buy the phone you want with a payg sim that can run on the 02 network and get a giff gaff sim.
Overall it should work out a lot cheaper than a contract phone.
http://giffgaff.com/
You top up how much you need with calls costing 10 p a minute on the normal payg or you can transfer some credit for "goody bags " shown below .You can top up via an 02 voucher or online .
payg costs
giffgaff Free to giffgaff
10p to other networks Free to giffgaff
6p to other networks 20p a day* for mobile internet

• 
  For £5 a month get:
  • 60 + extra UK minutes
  • 300 UK texts
  • 20MB
  • Free to giffgaff
  More info
• 
  For £7.50 a month get:
  • 200 UK minutes
  • Unlimited UK texts
  • 250MB internet
  • Free to giffgaff
  More info
• 
  For £10 a month get:
  • 250 500 UK minutes
  • Unlimited UK texts
  • 1GB internet
  • Free to giffgaff
  More info
• 
  For £12 a month get:
  • 250 UK minutes
  • Unlimited UK texts
  • Unlimited internet
  • Free to giffgaff

Quite like this idea, but it's quite a expensive to buy a new phone innit?

 

[cyberknight]

Quite like this idea, but it's quite a expensive to buy a new phone innit?

Some one at work whos more into it told me that overall you make a saving when taking into account the total cost of the phone and network costs which the contract obviously takes into account because they never really give you a "free" phone as the costs are loaded in there somewhere.
I only have a cheap android phone but i got it for about a third of the cost of rrp by the powers of the interweb, all depends on how much you use your phone and if you can afford the upfront cost if you want it to be all singing all dancing.

 

[EltonFrog]

The whole thing is doing my blumen head in.

 

[ColinJ]

Quite like this idea, but it's quite a expensive to buy a new phone innit?

I bought a good Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray on eBay for £70. It's a small but nifty Android smartphone but they do not hold their price as well as more popular bigger phones so you can find them cheap. For example, this one might be worth a punt?

It is a great size for carrying in a pocket when cycling or walking. The screen quality is really good but it is small so you need reasonable eyesight and it is best to use a stylus on the touchscreen unless you have tiny fingers.

I am another happy giffgaff customer.

 

[EltonFrog]

I bought a good Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray on eBay for £70. It's a small but nifty Android smartphone but they do not hold their price as well as more popular bigger phones so you can find them cheap. For example, this one might be worth a punt?

It is a great size for carrying in a pocket when cycling or walking. The screen quality is really good but it is small so you need reasonable eyesight and it is best to use a stylus on the touchscreen unless you have tiny fingers.

I am another happy giffgaff customer.

Thanks Colin, I'll check it out.

 

[EltonFrog]

Any idea what gifgaf is like for roaming?