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| lambert.the.farmer Member Since: 11 Apr 2012 Location: harrogate Posts: 2006   
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I am becoming increasingly dissatisfied with both my Samsung, android and tmobile ee and am looking for an alternative currently I have 300 text 500min and 750meg and could use a bit more min and data. I will have to buy out of my contract so don't want to be spending lots on a phone and I also want to minimise the cost of the new contract so a free phone with a 40 plus quid contact is not really what I wanted. So which network and which phone? Rhubarb and custard let fly with their secret weapon.
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2nd Apr 2014 5:51am |
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| JJ Member Since: 18 May 2009 Location: Winchester Posts: 932  
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I use 3 who are rolling out 4g in my area on a sim only contract, unlimited data ( including tethering ) 2000 texts and 200mins for £12.50 a month and I just buy a phone for the best price I can find , no contract and no ridiculous cost for a phone over a 24 month contract.
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2nd Apr 2014 11:22am |
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| lambert.the.farmer Member Since: 11 Apr 2012 Location: harrogate Posts: 2006
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Ok thank you guys. I have been reading up on your suggestions and tbh if I were at the end of my contract I would probably look at a sim only deal but by the time I have bought out of my contract my budget for a new phone would effectively only leave me looking at 2 or 3 generations back of phone or in other words where I'm at now. Cheers anyway. Rhubarb and custard let fly with their secret weapon.
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3rd Apr 2014 8:31pm |
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| grafty99 Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: North Devon Posts: 4784 
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Virgin are currently doing an unlimited plan for £15 per month sim only contract, my dad's on it, me too when my contracts up
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3rd Apr 2014 10:25pm |
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| couplands Member Since: 31 Aug 2011 Location: Peak District & Cornwall Posts: 1826 
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GiffGaff at £12 for unlimited data and texts (free GiffGaff to GiffGaff calls) and 250 mins. Can't beat it. They are part of O2 so the coverage is good.
You also get money back if you use their online forums, send SIMS to friends who then activate them etc. Cheers Simon |
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4th Apr 2014 8:33am |
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| Diablo Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Basingstoke Posts: 335 
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What's wrong with the current setup then? Might help us to identify a solution more suitable?
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4th Apr 2014 2:08pm |
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| spudfan Member Since: 10 Sep 2007 Location: Co Donegal Posts: 4511 
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I don't have a mobile phone so the above is all greek to me.
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4th Apr 2014 11:06pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 19677
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I second that although I am actually with O2 |
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5th Apr 2014 12:02am |
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| lambert.the.farmer Member Since: 11 Apr 2012 Location: harrogate Posts: 2006
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It's a Samsung galaxy s2 so by more modern standards tis a bit slow and clunky, it has the latest firmware update but still. As an Internet it is sort of ok but can take a while to load pages. As a camera it is actually quite good ish for snaps. As a mp3 player the speaker is pants and even when plugged in to headphones is not that much better. As a phone all the rest of what it can do seems to get in the way of actually having any reception ie I can loose signal strength way before mates on the same network stood next to me. Also Google and Samsung apps wanting to read my email and text, don't like that at all. I do like that ee cap the bill amount and tell you when you get near. Though they could be easier to talk to to buy more services. Oh and I'm a bit of a magpie I like shiny new things. Rhubarb and custard let fly with their secret weapon. |
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5th Apr 2014 7:40am |
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| Diablo Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Basingstoke Posts: 335
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So why not get a more up to date android, and just don't allow the apps to read what you don't want them to? I've got an S4 (though will probably upgrade it for something else soon) and it's great. The only thing I didn't like about it was Samsung's interface/launcher, so I installed another. Such is the joy of android.
I know the magpie feeling too! I'm a sufferer too. |
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7th Apr 2014 3:00pm |
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| couplands Member Since: 31 Aug 2011 Location: Peak District & Cornwall Posts: 1826
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Diablo,
What launcher did you change to..? I'm not keen on the Samsung TouchWiz interface - preferred the HTC launcher/apps - but not really found a 3rd party one I like. cheers simon |
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7th Apr 2014 3:17pm |
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| Diablo Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Basingstoke Posts: 335
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I dislike the majority of launchers, bar stock Android.
I have Nova launcher - it's great. You can change pretty much everything you can see/think of - and then some more. Can introduce a lot of useful gestures too. |
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7th Apr 2014 4:41pm |
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