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Recommend me your phone!

claireac
claireac Posts: 983 Forumite
Hi,

I'm coming to the end of my contract with Vodaphone and am looking to upgrade my phone and get a better deal on my contract.

My main problem is that I can't seem to find a phone that I really like! I quite like the Toco Ultra Light - but not 100% sure.

Please recommend me your phone & why!

TIA :D
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  • fiish
    fiish Posts: 831 Forumite
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    Nokia 5800.

    Reasons:
    1. Cheap (a full-featured touchscreen smartphone going for £230 SIM free from Nokia, and usually available on £15-25 tariffs)
    2. Good battery life for a smartphone (usually 2 days)
    3. Good call quality and excellent sound from the music player.
    4. Fairly repsonsive interface (not as slick as the iPhone, for instance, but for less than half the money you get more than half the performance, certainly)
    5. Good enough web browsing and e-mail
  • d123
    d123 Posts: 8,758 Forumite
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    iPhone, still the best touchscreen phone available. Makes all other touchscreens feel cheap and awkward to use.

    Good battery life, the only phone with a real web browser, and still the best for music/videos.

    There are plenty of imitators, but none have managed to replicate the slick, easy, high quality feel.

    On contract the iPhone3G is also cheaper now since the Gs was released.
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  • elfen
    elfen Posts: 10,213 Forumite
    W995
    1. Good sound quality -on calls and in music
    2. Good responsive non touchscreen interface
    3. Easy to migrate onto from other phone makes - has nearly the same menu setup as the nokia series
    4. Wifi is fast and easy to set up, and is fast to use.
    5. Good internet with Opera Mini
    6. GPS - on both car and walking.
    7. Available on £25 ppm tariff
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  • Jimx26
    Jimx26 Posts: 313 Forumite
    d123 wrote: »
    iPhone, still the best touchscreen phone available. Makes all other touchscreens feel cheap and awkward to use.

    Good battery life, the only phone with a real web browser, and still the best for music/videos.

    There are plenty of imitators, but none have managed to replicate the slick, easy, high quality feel.

    On contract the iPhone3G is also cheaper now since the Gs was released.

    Seconded !!!!
  • rodman
    rodman Posts: 168 Forumite
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    it depends what u want from the phone
  • Kavanne
    Kavanne Posts: 5,093 Forumite
    iPhone 3G S. Had mine a week and don't know how I lived without it.

    Simple interface. Reliable operating system. Good battery life. A plethora of accessories and applications (many free) to give you extra functionality. Love it.
    Kavanne
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    'I do my job, do you do yours?'

  • d123
    d123 Posts: 8,758 Forumite
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    and to make the iPhone even more of a proposition, CoPilot 8 satnav is now available on the Apple App Store for the bargain price of £26 for full UK mapping.
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  • Kavanne
    Kavanne Posts: 5,093 Forumite
    d123 wrote: »
    and to make the iPhone even more of a proposition, CoPilot 8 satnav is now available on the Apple App Store for the bargain price of £26 for full UK mapping.
    oh em gee! fantastic!
    Kavanne
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    'I do my job, do you do yours?'

  • lindsaygalaxy
    lindsaygalaxy Posts: 2,068 Forumite
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    my OH would say the iphone
    £2 Savers club £0/£150
    1p a day £/
  • superted
    superted Posts: 30 Forumite
    NOkia N95.. Have gone back to mine after 9months with a new phone (HTC DIAMOND TOUCH) Touch screen ain't all they cracked up to be... N95 has 5mega pixel camera GPS easy to use.. and robust.. and there are many applications out there for it!!

    :O) hope that helps!!
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