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Best phone for internet

toffeecoated
toffeecoated Posts: 119 Forumite
in Mobiles
Can someone please tell me what is the best phone for internet use on pay as you go? I don't need any hi tech gadgets, just something that stores numbers, makes & receives calls, has a screen big enough to see and has very fast internet access. I mainly want to use it in Wetherspoons (free wi fi) for Betfair. I bet in running so internet speed is top priority. I have been using my laptop but i can't be bothered carrying it around and i thought a phone might be a good alternative.
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  • Dreamnine
    Dreamnine Posts: 8,370 Forumite
    Nokia 5800 is very good and has a large enough screen.
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  • juliescot
    juliescot Posts: 1,433 Forumite
    Iphone ticks all the boxes for you

    Not cheap but good at what it does
  • jamesh
    jamesh Posts: 239 Forumite
    HTC Hero or other Android based phone would be a good choice.

    As it supports Flash which could be usefull for the web.
  • System
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    Dreamnine wrote: »
    Nokia 5800 is very good and has a large enough screen.

    this is the worst phone ive ever had just ditched it after 6 months !
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  • DCFC79
    DCFC79 Posts: 40,644 Forumite
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    The hero looks good, im pondering whether to get 1 myself when my contract expires
  • BarGin
    BarGin Posts: 985 Forumite
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    If you want fast, how about a Samsung Jet?
  • movilogo
    movilogo Posts: 3,236 Forumite
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    Get a phone with screen as big as possible and then install Opera Mobile browser.

    To be honest, unless you visit sites designed for mobile access, browsing desktop sites in mobile [whatever handset] is not much fun.

    Nokia 5800 is good among cheaper models.
    Happiness is buying an item and then not checking its price after a month to discover it was reduced further.
  • Certinfy
    Certinfy Posts: 7 Forumite
    Samsung Jet would probably be the best option for a pretty low price.

    As for higher priced phones, the iPhone, SE Satio, and quite a few HTC's also tick all ur boxes.
  • greyster
    greyster Posts: 2,392 Forumite
    G2/HTC Hero or iphone
  • toffeecoated
    toffeecoated Posts: 119 Forumite
    Thanks everyone
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