Smartphone help

CharlieMCB

Hi all,

I'm thinking about getting a smartphone for the first time but I have no idea what to go for so I'd love some advice.

I'd like to be able to use it as an MP3 player so I'd need good battery life - I want a phone that I can just sync with Windows Media Player so I can transfer all my wma files on to it. Internal memory probably isn't too important because I can just get an SD card for it.

I'd like to be able to use my wireless home internet for free (I don't know if that's something you can do with all of them)

I think those two things would be most important to me.

I'd like to know of any cheap phones on PAYG or any cheap contracts.

I am tempted by the £7.50 a month contract with Talk Mobile so please let me know if the Samsung Galaxy Ace would meet my needs.

Any help would be much appreciated!

buscape

CharlieMCB wrote: »

I am tempted by the £7.50 a month contract with Talk Mobile so please let me know if the Samsung Galaxy Ace would meet my needs.

It does but I think you'll need to download a music player (such as Poweramp or Winamp) to play WMA files.

bleepandbooster

The Wife has the Galaxy Ace and she finds the battery life poor ! We got another more ampage battery which is a little better. I have the S2 which I find fine and has a larger screen for viewing the internet etc. I got mine through Tesco phone shop on Tmobile and quidco .......... but I am still waiting for my cashback.
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David

boddy

The Galaxy Ace has a poor battery life. I now have the Galaxy Ace 2 which I am really pleased with and has a much better battery. Not sure about wma files though.

CharlieMCB

Thanks for all the replies. I feel like I'm getting closer!

quiff wrote: »

You say you are tempted by the £7.50 tariff by talk mobile, could I ask, what is your budget? Do you have any allowance in mind that you need (mins, texts or data)?

Quiff, I think £7.50 a month would be my max. Or £100 to buy a PAYG phone. At the moment I'm on PAYG and spend less than £5 a month! I only really use my phone for texting but I'd like to be able to use it a bit more. I'd like to be able to access the internet a few times a day for checking email, checking ebay, and that sort of thing. I don't need a lot of minutes but it would be nice to be able to make a few short calls without worrying about running out of credit.

Thanks again

buscape

Have a look at the Huawei Ascend G300, can be had for £100 on PAYG and is a capable phone for the money.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vodafone-Huawei-Ascend-G300-Smartphone/dp/B0089C9H4G
You can get it from Vodafone direct as well but their sites down at the moment.
Review here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hUSSBPMh8Y

CharlieMCB

Thank you buscape - I'll take a look!

CharlieMCB

Thanks for all your help quiff. You've made the decision much easier. I'm going to go for the contract.