Note 3

catoutthebag

Who has one? Like it? Good for watching movies or I player for few hours or too small?

dipsomaniac

love it. screen size and processing power is everything for me when out and about. i use it a lot to take notes and keep up with social media. if there is one game the phone is made for its real racing 3, graphics are amazing.

catoutthebag

Thanks

Could you watch 1.5 hour film on it?

Think ill need unlimited data due to my 3G use when not at home

paddyrg

I've got the predecessor, the Note 2, and can watch films on it just fine. However whilst traveling I use an ezcast dongle plugged into the hotel TV HDMI port and play films straight from my phone to the huge screen. Worth looking into if you travel a lot!

catoutthebag

Sounds good!

Do you think it'll feel too big for a phone or too small for a tablet?

Does insurance cover theft?

Is it too big for a trouser pocket & needs to be put in a bag or coat?

dipsomaniac

not too big. fits in pocket. phone insurance is a waste of money imo. would hate to think how much i would have wasted if i had insured all my phones over the last 20 years. just put the premiums in a savings account

paddyrg

Note2 fits just fine in a trouser pocket - it's surprisingly useable and after using a 5"+ phone you'll see iphones and the like and laugh at their tiddly screens, wondering how they cope. Go into a phone shop and have a play with one, see if you can get a dummy phone to try in your pocket. Never been any kind of problem for me.

If you're like me and want to enjoy the extra screen real estate, but feel a bit hemmed in by touchwiz (the Samsung default interface) you can install free 'launchers' (I use nova launcher, it's free) which install just like any other app, and allow you to customise just about every aspect of the interface.

I bought a 7" tablet a couple of months before my Note2 - I barely used it as the phone was capable of just about everything I used the tablet for, and then a load more too.

Insurance - depends how many phones you've had nicked in your area. I don't bother, the insurance is a bit of a swizz IMHO.

dipsomaniac

went straight from original note to note 3. was going to buy note 2 as they are down to around £250 ish but decided on note 3 as it is 4g ready

catoutthebag

What's the cheapest way getting one, sim free or contract?

I could get £250 selling my iPhone 4 & nexus 7..

Seem to be £499 on Tesco

Need unlimited data or very high amount as in the day I can't get wifi

catoutthebag

Btw gf got a great deal btw, 18mth contract £30/mth, 1gb data with £100 refund & free Samsung watch that sells for £150, handset free