Mobile Phone Thread

[Giggles]

They come in such a way you won't get hit for duty on it if you can wait 10-14 days for it.

[Boydy]

They come in such a way you won't get hit for duty on it if you can wait 10-14 days for it.

It's more the what to do if something goes wrong with it that worries me. I'd also prefer a contract than buying a phone outright at the minute.

Don't all the Chinese phones have spyware and shit embedded in them as well?

[randomlegend]

I got a Lenovo P2 recently and couldn't be happier with it.

The battery is genuinely astonishing.

EDIT: Although I have a sim only contract so just bought the phone, which may not suit you. I don't think you can get it with any UK carriers any more.

[Giggles]

It's more the what to do if something goes wrong with it that worries me. I'd also prefer a contract than buying a phone outright at the minute.

Don't all the Chinese phones have spyware and shit embedded in them as well?

That has Android One on it, which is the main reason I'd recommend it (plus the combination of the battery size and One running on a 625). There's never anything wrong with Xiaomi's hardware but I wouldn't touch one with that MIUI crap they normally put on it.

What bracket of phones are you looking at on the contract then?

[Boydy]

That has Android One on it, which is the main reason I'd recommend it (plus the combination of the battery size and One running on a 625). There's never anything wrong with Xiaomi's hardware but I wouldn't touch one with that MIUI crap they normally put on it.

What bracket of phones are you looking at on the contract then?

That Nokia 8 one I posted before looks to be about the best deal I can find. It's from this crowd (https://www.affordablemobiles.co.uk/) though and I'm not sure how trustworthy they are.

[Giggles]

That Nokia 8 one I posted before looks to be about the best deal I can find. It's from this crowd (https://www.affordablemobiles.co.uk/) though and I'm not sure how trustworthy they are.

From a quick skim through, the S7 Edge, iPhone SE, and LG G6 look decent on similar monthly tariffs but probably no better than the Nokia.

[Boydy]

Did the LG G6 not get terrible reviews? Or was that the G5?

And isn't the iPhone SE quite outdated now? It was basically the iPhone 5s rebranded, was it not?

I'd go for an S7 at a decent price. Three offered me one on the phone earlier but it started off at £31 a month then went down to £29. If it'd gone down to £25, I'd have taken it. I assume the Edge is more expensive than the normal one? I'd prefer the normal non-Edge one.

[Giggles]

Did the LG G6 not get terrible reviews? Or was that the G5?

And isn't the iPhone SE quite outdated now? It was basically the iPhone 5s rebranded, was it not?

I'd go for an S7 at a decent price. Three offered me one on the phone earlier but it started off at £31 a month then went down to £29. If it'd gone down to £25, I'd have taken it. I assume the Edge is more expensive than the normal one? I'd prefer the normal non-Edge one.

I had the edge for a long time myself but I'd buy the normal one if I was getting one now too as I've gone that I prefer a smaller phone. Still one of the best cameras you can get (if camera was of interest I'd get it over the Nokia) and Samsung's UI has come on leaps since the S4 S5 days.

The G5 (with that removable chin gimmick) was the shit one and the iPhone SE is basically an iPhone 4 in form but the internals are identical to a 6S.

[Spikey M]

It's more the what to do if something goes wrong with it that worries me. I'd also prefer a contract than buying a phone outright at the minute.

Don't all the Chinese phones have spyware and shit embedded in them as well?

Every App on the planet is glorified spyware.

[CJay]

Did the LG G6 not get terrible reviews? Or was that the G5?

And isn't the iPhone SE quite outdated now? It was basically the iPhone 5s rebranded, was it not?

I'd go for an S7 at a decent price. Three offered me one on the phone earlier but it started off at £31 a month then went down to £29. If it'd gone down to £25, I'd have taken it. I assume the Edge is more expensive than the normal one? I'd prefer the normal non-Edge one.

The SE was a 6S internally, essentially, so it's two generations old at this point. Still stupid powerful and fast for the size of it.

[Boydy]

Saw a decent deal on the Google Pixel 2 there and was tempted. Then discovered it doesn't have a headphone jack. :sick:

[Giggles]

Saw a decent deal on the Google Pixel 2 there and was tempted. Then discovered it doesn't have a headphone jack. :sick:

That's what I'm using now myself. If you want headphone jacks then get a good phone now that will last you a couple of years as the next time you're buying they'll be a thing of the past.

It would 100% be the one I'd buy.



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[Pen]

And isn't the iPhone SE quite outdated now? It was basically the iPhone 5s rebranded, was it not?

I just updated to the SE from 5s as that's the latest iPhone model that fits my pockets nicely. Don't know what I'll get after that. For what its worth I think it seems pretty decent after a few days of use.

[Kikó]

Saw a decent deal on the Google Pixel 2 there and was tempted. Then discovered it doesn't have a headphone jack. :sick:

You get an adapter with the phone for headphones.

[Giggles]

You get an adapter with the phone for headphones.

Not getting the headphones with the Pixel is a bit of a jip, especially as I couldn't get other USB C ones to work in it.

That being said, bluetooth Boydy. It's 2017. And the speakers are very good on the Pixel 2 if you like annoying people on the bus.

[Kikó]

The only thing with Bluetooth is it drains your battery. The adapter thing works fine though.

[Giggles]

Only time I'm using the Bluetooth is in the car and it's constantly charging when I'm driving anyway.
Hard to kill the battery on it anyway. I was dubious about buying the phone at all because it was under 3000mAh but Android 8 seems to be very light on it. Improved the life on the Pixel C hugely too.

[Foe]

I'm still rocking my iPhone 5s because it's a fucking quality piece of hardware. Contract came up and got a new one which is still sealed in the box for when this one croaks.

If I wasn't a retard I'd have gone for the SE, but whatever. Ignorance is my punishment.

[Boydy]

Shut up about fucking iPhones.

[Boydy]

Not getting the headphones with the Pixel is a bit of a jip, especially as I couldn't get other USB C ones to work in it.

That being said, bluetooth Boydy. It's 2017. And the speakers are very good on the Pixel 2 if you like annoying people on the bus.

Then that's something else I'd have to remember to charge/worry about the battery running out on.

[Giggles]

Then that's something else I'd have to remember to charge/worry about the battery running out on.

The adapter works grand as Kiko says anyway. I just keep mine taped to a set so I don't lose it.

[Boydy]

https://www.idmobile.co.uk/shop/pay-monthly/huawei-p10-plus-black

This looks a pretty good deal. The 4gb data a month for £23.99 one.

[randomlegend]

My lenovo p2 is great though guys.

Guys?

[Giggles]

My lenovo p2 is great though guys.

Guys?

If you want to relax about never running out of battery, best I ever seen for it. I like the software too, very like plain android.

If you get that P10 Boydy, put a screen protector on it.

[Boydy]

Why do you say that?

[Giggles]

https://www.androidcentral.com/huawei-p10-screen-protector-oleophobic-coating

Had a regular P10 for a while and it really does get surprisingly bad.

[Boydy]

Well that sounds annoying.

[Magic]

S7E is a great phone imo. Battery life is questionable but thenI have a load of turd apps for work that destroy battery, am constantly on it and it's second hand.

[Giggles]

Brilliant phone. Only issue I ever had was screen burn-in from constant satnaving, but that's to be expected with oled and I was really heavy at it.
The battery isn't too hard to manage and the charging is very quick anyway.

I'd probably still have it over the S8 for the screen shape and front fingerprint scanner.

[Giggles]

Well that sounds annoying.

Just stick a tempered glass one on it.


https://www.mobilefun.co.uk/olixar-huawei-p10-plus-tempered-glass-screen-protector-63101-reviews

[-james-]

Smashed my phone last night. 75% of screen constantly flickers and it's unusable.

It's a Galaxy s7 edge and I use it a hell of a lot for work. I'm 6 months away from end of contract and it's not insurede.

What's my best option? Screen replacement is about £200 so that's fucking pointless. £500 sim free jobby off amazon until my contract is up?

[Boydy]

https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/samsung-galaxy-s8-64gb-sim-free-47561-amazon-germany-2858698

You can get an S8 for that price.

[Gray Fox]

Is anyone here with O2 and near the end of their deal?

I've still got til May before I can upgrade but thanks to the Mrs seeing it on a budget page, they are offering to buy some contracts out early and let you upgrade. I've just checked and I am eligible for it. Sods law is they don't have the phone I want though.

[Spikey M]

iPhones are such a sack of shit. I’ve had mine less than a year (well, I’ve had this one 7 months) and it’s the second time I’m having to go to the ‘Genius Bar’.

Last time, it was because my phone was stuck in an infinite loop of starting up and they had to replace it. This time the charger (and any other charger) only works if you balance something on top of it or hold it in place. No appointments until Sunday either.

I wouldn’t mind but I bought the thing outright so not even an upgrade in sight.

Give me Samsung over this shit any day.

[Giggles]

Sounds like you've been unlucky because they're normally solid for that kind of thing. Do you have lightning headphones plugged in while it's in your pocket?

[Foe]

You done the classic use a paper clip to try and remove any fluff from the iPhone charge socket?

If there's lint or fluff that's stuck in there from being in your pocket, which is common for iPhones seemingly, it'll struggle to charge.

Condescending I know, because you've definitely already thought of that.

[CJay]

Yeah, those ports are serious lint magnets.

[Spikey M]

Sounds like you've been unlucky because they're normally solid for that kind of thing. Do you have lightning headphones plugged in while it's in your pocket?

I have a 6s as didn’t want the ridiculous shared port, but no, no headphones in there other than when being used.


You done the classic use a paper clip to try and remove any fluff from the iPhone charge socket?

If there's lint or fluff that's stuck in there from being in your pocket, which is common for iPhones seemingly, it'll struggle to charge.

Condescending I know, because you've definitely already thought of that.

I used a toothpick, but yep, tried it.

[Boydy]

I've ordered the Pixel 2 (normal, not XL). £15 up front and £27.99 a month with 5GB data on EE. When I was talking to Three before, trying to get them to give me a decent offer to stay, they said I never go over 3GB a month so 5 should be fine.

[Giggles]

Good choice.

[Boydy]

I hope so. Seems like a good deal as well, I thought. Compare it to your latest Samsungs or iPhones and they're way more expensive.

[Baz]

I saw face recognition in action for the first time on my mates oneplus 5t (?) the other day. The future is epic. :cool:

[Giggles]

I hope so. Seems like a good deal as well, I thought. Compare it to your latest Samsungs or iPhones and they're way more expensive.

Best Android phone you'll get anyway unless you want the million extra settings you get on a Samsung.



I saw face recognition in action for the first time on my mates oneplus 5t (?) the other day. The future is epic. :cool:

Yeah the 5T. They'll be activating it on the 3, 3T, and 5 with a software update too. It's not as advanced as the one on the iPhone 10 because it hasn't the same hardware but it works brilliantly. Would be the Android phone to get if the camera wasn't average.

[igor_balis]

I can get the Moto G5 plus for £200 off carphone warehouse, sound like a good deal Giggles ? I usually stick to the ~£130 price range, but it sounds like it's worth the extra. And £200 is absolutely my limit for a phone. Won't leave my sim only deal either because I absolutely need fuck loads of data.

[Giggles]

Yeah probably the best in the range, very good battery and software.

The Nokia 6 and Xiaomi Mi A1 are worth a look too.

[Gray Fox]

O2 don't seem to sell the Pixel or Pixel XL. Annoying as I'd upgrade to that in a heartbeat.

[Giggles]

They don't sell them at all here, not even on the Google Store. I had to go to a UK Carphone Warehouse to get it.

[Samadini]

I've ordered the Pixel 2 (normal, not XL). £15 up front and £27.99 a month with 5GB data on EE. When I was talking to Three before, trying to get them to give me a decent offer to stay, they said I never go over 3GB a month so 5 should be fine.

Did you get that deal online? If so can I have a link please? The missus is after one and that sounds a really good deal.


The battery in my Moto Z is a dud, it's dead less than a year in so I'll be arranging a return tomorrow. Once you're down to about 30-40% battery it will turn itself off at any given moment and won't come back on until it's charged again, it's really fucked me over a couple of times now. Makes me miss my LG G3 with its removable battery. Hope the return/replacement process isn't long, would be a massive pain in the arse to be without it for 3 weeks through no fault of my own.

[Boydy]

Did you get that deal online? If so can I have a link please? The missus is after one and that sounds a really good deal.


The battery in my Moto Z is a dud, it's dead less than a year in so I'll be arranging a return tomorrow. Once you're down to about 30-40% battery it will turn itself off at any given moment and won't come back on until it's charged again, it's really fucked me over a couple of times now. Makes me miss my LG G3 with its removable battery. Hope the return/replacement process isn't long, would be a massive pain in the arse to be without it for 3 weeks through no fault of my own.

https://www.mobiles.co.uk/google-pixel-2-64gb-white?tariffcode=VFDYMNOV17&giftcode=NA&preferred_variation_tariffcode_paym=VFDYMNOV17&filter_tariff_data%5B%5D=%3E%3D5000%2C-1&filter_network_multiselect%5B%5D=ee

Should be the top one on the list of there if the filters I've put on still work via that link. They should as they seem to be in the URL.

Used the voucher code '10OFF' to reduce the upfront cost by a tenner.

Not sure why the black model is more expensive. I went for the 'Kinda Blue' one.

[Giggles]

https://www.mobiles.co.uk/google-pixel-2-64gb-white?tariffcode=VFDYMNOV17&giftcode=NA&preferred_variation_tariffcode_paym=VFDYMNOV17&filter_tariff_data%5B%5D=%3E%3D5000%2C-1&filter_network_multiselect%5B%5D=ee

Should be the top one on the list of there if the filters I've put on still work via that link. They should as they seem to be in the URL.

Used the voucher code '10OFF' to reduce the upfront cost by a tenner.

Not sure why the black model is more expensive. I went for the 'Kinda Blue' one.

It's a pity you can't get the black & white one in the regular one.

[Samadini]

https://www.mobiles.co.uk/google-pixel-2-64gb-white?tariffcode=VFDYMNOV17&giftcode=NA&preferred_variation_tariffcode_paym=VFDYMNOV17&filter_tariff_data%5B%5D=%3E%3D5000%2C-1&filter_network_multiselect%5B%5D=ee

Should be the top one on the list of there if the filters I've put on still work via that link. They should as they seem to be in the URL.

Used the voucher code '10OFF' to reduce the upfront cost by a tenner.

Not sure why the black model is more expensive. I went for the 'Kinda Blue' one.

Good stuff, thanks.

[Gray Fox]

You can also get the Pixel 2 XL for £9.99 up front and £37.99 a month, with 15GB data on EE.

Seems a cracking deal.

[Boydy]

Samadini did you order yet?

I just realised there's a refer a friend option :baz:

[Samadini]

Nah, turns out her contract isn't actually up until March, so we're a way off yet. Thanks though.

[Samadini]

I made sure I backed up all my photos to Google photos before factory reset last night, took about 2 days to complete the backup. Looked all good so I went for the factory reset and formatted my SD card.

I've just lost over 5000 holiday and family photos. Close to crying.

[Giggles]

Very strange. Are you sure they're not there somewhere under a messed up date and time stamp or anything?

[Samadini]

Yeah just scrolled through the entire thing. It looks like the only thing that's recovered are WhatsApp photos. I am properly devastated.

[Giggles]

Can't think what happened there as normally camera uploads is uploading by default and you have to select yes/no for other photos like downloads, WhatsApp, or Twitter. Maybe didn't have the required permissions to access the SD card or something. I can't check as the few phones I have here at the moment don't have SD slots.

[Giggles]

Check this on your phone (photos, settings, backup & sync) and see if there's a slider for SD or something. Though unfortunately it's probably no good for what you've lost :(

You don't have anything else backing up do you? I have OneDrive on my phone uploading them too.


http://i63.tinypic.com/2j4r7s5.png

[Magic]

No Dropbox or anything? Shambles.

[wullie]

Won't help you much now, but when doing anything like that I'd check the desktop version of the Google Photos site to make sure it all matches what you see on your phone. Like in Giggles' screen I've got a few folders deselected to avoid duplication.

[Guybrush]

Don't know whether something like this would work but have you tried a program like Recuva to see if it can restore the files? Should be able to use it to scan the SD card.
https://www.piriform.com/recuva

[Boydy]

Hurry up new phone. :(

[Giggles]

Was going to ask if you had it yet.

[Boydy]

Nah, thought it would be here today. According to the tracking, it's not even arrived in NI yet. I'm hoping that's just slow to update and it'll be here tomorrow.

[Boydy]

According to DPD's tracker, it was at their distribution centre in Athlone in the early hours of this morning. What the fuck is it doing down there? That's well out of the way to here.

[Giggles]

According to DPD's tracker, it was at their distribution centre in Athlone in the early hours of this morning. What the fuck is it doing down there? That's well out of the way to here.

Central sorting hub I'd say. Most of my DPD stuff ends up there first too, unless I use their Parcel Wizard service and it goes to Newtownabbey.

[Boydy]

Is there only one central sorting hub for all of Ireland then? I'd have thought they'd have it closer to whatever port it comes into. Or that there might even be one in the north.

[Giggles]

I'd imagine to cut down on costs they have one that covers us and you. No point in paying two sets of facilities and wages.

[Boydy]

It's being delivered today. Just got the text.

I saw some thing on Google's pixel 2 site about it being easy to transfer all your stuff from your old phone across? Is it easy?

[Giggles]

It's being delivered today. Just got the text.

I saw some thing on Google's pixel 2 site about it being easy to transfer all your stuff from your old phone across? Is it easy?

It is, there's an A to C adapter in the box. Do it during setup as you can't do it after if you say No at that stage though.

[Giggles]

You'll have unlimited photo uploads at original quality until the end of 2020 with the phone too.

[Giggles]

It's being delivered today. Just got the text.

I saw some thing on Google's pixel 2 site about it being easy to transfer all your stuff from your old phone across? Is it easy?

Get it?

[Boydy]

Yeah. Not got round to setting it up yet as the old one needed to charge before transferring shit and then I was watching the match. Gonna do it now.

[Giggles]

Did it come with the A to C dongle? I couldn't find my box to check for sure and I was thinking after that I may have had the S8 in mind

[Boydy]

Yeah, it did. It's got a headphone jack adapter too which is nice. Thought I'd have to buy one separately.

It's copying my stuff over now so I've not actually used it yet but it looks lovely. It is noticeably narrower than my S5 though which might take a bit of getting used to.

[Giggles]

I'm not sure how well the switch thing does as I set up from scratch myself. The texture of the back is nice and not too slippy, though I've one of the fabric cases on it at the moment.

[Boydy]

http://i66.tinypic.com/nxw9l4.jpg

http://i68.tinypic.com/35n4s2e.jpg

Screw you, Craig.

[Giggles]

What's happened?

[Boydy]

Mobiles.co.uk hadn't informed EE properly to have the contract set up. So it wasn't properly registered on their network. It is now. But as he said, I had a phone and no contract so if I'd not told them to get it registered I'd have had a Google Pixel 2 for the £15 I paid up front.

Although I'm sure they'd probably have noticed at some point.

[Giggles]

Shit. Ah well, you'd need a plan anyway so in the bigger scheme it's not a huge difference.

[John]

Craig sounds like a titanic bellend.

[Giggles]

He sounds a bit too perky to be in a help centre for my tastes.

[Boydy]

People seem to be selling Samsung S5s for about £70-80 on ebay. Ones with cracked screens are listed for about £70. I should probably sell mine.

Would it be worth buying a replacement battery and bumping the price up a bit? If so, where could I get one? The ones on ebay seem to be a load of cheap Chinese shite.

[Giggles]

I'd always keep a backup for the sake of that much. Back before I got so many phones I always kept a decent one because you never know. But even if you do sell I wouldn't bother with a new battery. People will always look it cheaper and you'll make no extra on it.

[Samadini]

Definitely keep it. My Moto Z is off being repaired at the moment and I'm back on my LG G3. What a beast of a phone that was.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Yeah I was glad I kept my old one when I had to send my Oneplus to be fixed.

[Boydy]

Didn't think about that, actually. Good point.

[Boydy]

Fully switched over to the new phone now. Keyboard's a bit different so is taking a bit of getting used to but everything else is very good.

The fingerprint scanner is brilliant. Never thought it'd be something I'd want to use but it's so quick and easy.

[CJay]

The fingerprint scanner is brilliant. Never thought it'd be something I'd want to use but it's so quick and easy.

Seriously? Did you not have a passcode on your phone before, or did you not think it was much hassle having to put it in?

[Boydy]

Had a passcode yeah. I tried using the fingerprint scanner on the S5 once but it was shit and in a bad place.

[Giggles]

Seriously? Did you not have a passcode on your phone before, or did you not think it was much hassle having to put it in?

He probably had to use the passcode or pattern as the Galaxy S5's fingerprint scanner was worse than shit. If I remember right you had to swipe down on it instead of just resting on it.

[Gray Fox]

Urge to switch from S8 to Pixel 2 XL rising.

[Magic]

I've never used the fingerprint scanner on my S7. Are they worth it?

[wullie]

I thought that print and iris scanning would be some kind of useless gimmick but I'm spoilt by it now, can't imagine typing in a passcode manually any more like they had to in the war.

[Giggles]

I've never used the fingerprint scanner on my S7. Are they worth it?

I can't see why anyone that has one wouldn't use it. It works perfectly on the S7.

[Pepe]

Giving your fingerprints to THE SYSTEM mate.

[Magic]

Dunno, just thought it was a bit gimmicky is all.

[Giggles]

Dunno, just thought it was a bit gimmicky is all.

Touch the home button and it unlocks. No gimmick.

Unless you've a tinfoil hat (see above).

[Pepe]

I just tell Alexa to unlock it for me.

[Giggles]

Speaking of which, hopefully the yields are up on this tech and we see it become commonplace in 2018.

https://www.cnet.com/news/vivo-first-in-screen-fingerprint-scanner-for-phones-ces-2018/

[Samadini]

My phone is arriving from the service centre tomorrow. That seems worryingly quick, particularly after reading reviews of how shady they are. A lot of people have said they got their phone back without any repairs done and a large bill for a small repair if you want them to do it. They haven't sent an email with an explanation of what they've done or not done, I've just had a text from the courier to say it is coming tomorrow.

Going to be seething if i just have a letter saying they won't fix it.

[Raoul Duke]

FaceID on the iPhone X is basically magic. Only annoyance is that it doesn't work so great when lying down or when the device is flat.

Even better than fingerprint unlock, which is pretty ace.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Don't the tears over having paid £1000 for a phone get in the way of the faceID though?

[Adamski]

Don't the tears over having paid £1000 for a phone get in the way of the faceID though?

You’ve spent your inheritance a lot wiser, haven’t you.

[Raoul Duke]

Don't the tears over having paid £1000 for a phone get in the way of the faceID though?

I use it more than pretty much anything else in my life aside from things connected to my central nervous system. It's (by far) the best phone on the market.

[Giggles]

I use it more than pretty much anything else in my life aside from things connected to my central nervous system. It's (by far) the best phone on the market.

So long as you want iOS. Lovely hardware though, though I was slightly underwhelmed by the camera of everything was supposed to be such a step up from the 8.

[Raoul Duke]

So long as you want iOS. Lovely hardware though, though I was slightly underwhelmed by the camera of everything was supposed to be such a step up from the 8.

I went from a 6, so it's a big leap for me. Overall though I think cameras have reached near the top of their S-Curve and huge changes there aren't likely until there's a massive shift due to some new technology.

Portrait mode is pretty awesome mind - I've got some great shots with it so far, but that's primarily a software/AI enhancement than anything to do with the camera per se.

[Giggles]

Huawei seem to be the only company pushing smartphone cameras from a hardware perspective. I'd expect to see some good stuff and a lot of crazy shit from them in the next while. The non Chinese won't bother too much and will play things safer like we've seen. I was impressed with the portrait thing from what could be done, pretty much of a muchness with what Samsung and Google are trotting out too, until I realised I have zero practical use for them. Though I'm definitely not one of the selfie generation so I'm in the minority on that one.

Also, on the price. If you are an iOS user then with the way smartphone prices are in the market these days then it's worth every bit of it.

[Magic]

I've set it up. Holy shit. :drool:

[Gray Fox]

I love me a shiny gadget, but this time round I think I'll move sideways rather than the best thing out. This contract is for the S7 Edge the Mrs now uses and is currently costing £56 with £6 of that being insurance. I did however manage to blag an O2 open code somehow last time so I actually pay about £50. I never actually had one but convinced the guy at the shop I worked at the right place and he put it through for me.

Unfortunately the O2 open code process has changed since. It's all online now and they want a work email or payslip as proof. Don't think I'll be able to manage that this time around.

I still have O2s offer of them paying the rest of my contract up available, but for example looking at the S8 they offer, it's £48/month with £89.99 upfront(unlimited/unlimited, 10GB). MobilePhonesDirect (https://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/contract-mobile-phones/samsung-galaxy-s8) have the same tariff for £35 a month with the handset being free.
Having never used a site like them before, are they too good to be true? Because that's a massive difference of £312 over the course of the contract, never mind the upfront saving. I've always gone direct to the networks before.

[Boydy]

Not sure about them but I got that Pixel 2 I've been talking about from mobiles.co.uk who also seem to have pretty good deals. They were absolutely fine. Although they are owned by Carphone Warehouse so that helped me trust them.

[Magic]

LOL so my fingerprint didn't work today, I did it loads of times and it eventually locked me out for 2 mins. When I got back in it deleted all my emails for 'security reasons'.

:moop:

[Giggles]

That must be some of the corporate interference with the phone.

[Giggles]

Apple needs to cut these cunts off straight away with this shit.

https://www.imore.com/bmw-why-apple-should-build-carplay-ios-12

[Magic]

Yeah VW do that. It's a 3 year thing rather than annual but fucking subscriptions for ICE? GTF.

[Giggles]

It's brilliant having Android Auto on the phone and I'd use it every day, but my next vehicle will definitely have it built into the car. If there was a decent head unit with it available I'd have it in the current one already.

[Pepe]

LOL so my fingerprint didn't work today, I did it loads of times and it eventually locked me out for 2 mins. When I got back in it deleted all my emails for 'security reasons'.

:moop:

At least you didn't have to type a four digit passcode. Imagine the horror.

[Magic]

My S7 has a massive pink line down the screen. :(

[Gray Fox]

Does anyone have the Pixel 2 or XL?

I'm looking at that being my next phone. Wondering how the battery life is. I know it's to be expected with a big, bright and 4k screen, but my S8 seems quite bad. Considering you can get one for £40 or less per month with a fuck-tonne of data, I might switch to it.

[Giggles]

Does anyone have the Pixel 2 or XL?

I'm looking at that being my next phone. Wondering how the battery life is. I know it's to be expected with a big, bright and 4k screen, but my S8 seems quite bad. Considering you can get one for £40 or less per month with a fuck-tonne of data, I might switch to it.

Myself and Boydy have Pixel 2's. Battery life has been much better for me that I was getting when I was using the S8 (or most other phones I've tried in the last year).

[CJay]

Does anyone have the Pixel 2 or XL?

I'm looking at that being my next phone. Wondering how the battery life is. I know it's to be expected with a big, bright and 4k screen, but my S8 seems quite bad. Considering you can get one for £40 or less per month with a fuck-tonne of data, I might switch to it.

The S8 doesn't have a 4k screen (it'd be pointless with current battery technology). It's Quad HD or something like that and can be lowered. I actually think the default resolution is lower than the maximum it can be set to.

[Giggles]

Yep. Default is the middle of the 3 settings.

[CJay]

What's your battery life like, anyway, Gray Fox? Interested to hear as I don't know anyone personally who has the S8.

[Gray Fox]

Myself and Boydy have Pixel 2's. Battery life has been much better for me that I was getting when I was using the S8 (or most other phones I've tried in the last year).

Now that's what I want to hear. I've had my S8 running at WQHD since I got it and it just eats the battery. I've used it a pretty reasonable amount today and from 100% I'm now sitting at 13%.

I'm due an upgrade in May, but o2 keep telling me I can upgrade for free. Unfortunately they don't offer the Pixel so it'd be pointless. I'd have to get another S8 out or go to either the LG G6 or an iPhone. Considering even the iPhone 7 plus is still just as expensive as what I have now, I don't see the point.
Added to that, the o2 data signal around the town has become shocking. They said they were upgrading it over christmas but if anything they've made it twice as bad. I don't even get 4G now around most of town. I've complained but got the usual palming off type response.
Because of that I'll probably look to leave, but I'd have to buy myself out. That figure is currently £100 so I can't really justify that right now.

[Giggles]

The 2XL's battery life is even better. Don't recall anything better for battery in the last while.

[Gray Fox]

I was waiting for my O2 contract to dwindle down to an amount I can pay straight off, as I still have £100 of my Fantasy Football winnings, that time became this month, but the above good offers on the Pixel 2 and XL had gone from mobiles.co.uk.

I've just checked back today and another couple of good offers have come up. You can get the Pixel 2 for £29 a month after £75 up front. 16gb of date and Ultd/Ultd minutes and texts. Or £34 a month with only £25 up front.

If you want the XL, you can have it with the same package as above, £10 up front and £38 a month. This seems like a very good offer. I was looking at the iPhone 8 plus on three, with free phone for £45 a month and 8gb of data until now. In short anyone but O2. Their data signal in the town centre here has gone shite for me. Certain parts of town are literal dead zones where I can't even connect at all. If I can get off that and reduce my phone bill by £11 a month then I'm a happy chappy.

[Disco]

I need to buy myself a new phone as my ancient HTC is finally gone from being a bit creaky to actually dying so I'm going to get a cheap sim only deal from somewhere and buy a new phone. Any recommendations that aren't an iPhone? Doesn't need to be anything particularly fancy, half decent camera would be good for work but I guess most of them will have that these days, other than that I will use it for normal phone stuff and maybe listening to a podcast or two.

So, people who know thing about phones, which makes should I be avoiding and which are the better ones to go for?

[Giggles]

I need to buy myself a new phone as my ancient HTC is finally gone from being a bit creaky to actually dying so I'm going to get a cheap sim only deal from somewhere and buy a new phone. Any recommendations that aren't an iPhone? Doesn't need to be anything particularly fancy, half decent camera would be good for work but I guess most of them will have that these days, other than that I will use it for normal phone stuff and maybe listening to a podcast or two.

So, people who know thing about phones, which makes should I be avoiding and which are the better ones to go for?

How much?

Under £200 - Xiaomi MiA1
Under £300 - Xiaomi MiA1
Under £400 - Honor 9
Under £500 - OnePlus 5T
Upwards £ - Pixel 2XL

[Disco]

£200 - £300 I would think, I'll check out your suggestions. Thanks.

[Giggles]

I got a MiA1 recently for a look as I seen the 64GB on eBay for €155, and it really is excellent. Near identical software to the Pixel.
Only thing it may fall down on is the camera. It has the single + telephoto setup and it's very good in daylight but only ok in low light. Then again, at around 200 quid you won't get a camera that is really good all round.

[Adramelch]

I got my Huawei p10 lite for 230ish pounds a year ago and I've been pretty satisfied, if you end up not going with the Xiaomi (which really is great value for money).

[Gray Fox]

I should point out, the Pixel 2XL is fantastic.

[Giggles]

One thing to add about the Mi A1 Disco, if you install the custom port of Google Camera on it (bit of messing about with ADB but nothing major), then it improves it in a huge way.
I was doing some comparisons earlier and the photos with the A1 with the port are closer to the photo the Pixel 2 takes than they are to the original photo you would get from it's standard app.

The battery is excellent too.

[Samadini]

My Moto Z just got its Oreo upgrade today. The launcher tray shade is really annoying and I don't seem to have a way to get rid of it. The phone is running significantly better since the upgrade though, almost all lag, which was becoming a bit of a problem, is now gone. Recently got that new battery, so hopefully won't need to be after a new phone for a good while now.

Missus is still looking for a new phone, her contract is up in a couple of months, I normally avoid any 'lite' phones, but the P20 lite seems like it's a very decent budget phone. Anyone got any experience with it?

[Giggles]

There's a Moto G6 on the way next month, though the three P20's are supposed to be very good. I've only got a go on the Pro so far.

There's the Honor 10 coming too but I'm not sure if the pricing is in the same range as the P20 Lite.

[Boydy]

My dad bought a new smartphone today for £20.

It's some probably rubbish Alcatel thing but he only uses it for calls and texts anyway. It's just mad that a phone that can get you on the internet and whatever else now costs that little.

[Giggles]

Android P seems pretty stable and usable. Can be tried out on any of these:

Essential Phone
Nokia 7 Plus
Sony Xperia XZ2
Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S
Vivo X21
OnePlus 6 (released soon)
Google Pixel and XL
Google Pixel 2 and XL2

Whether most of the changes are good is another matter though.

[Magic]

S7 got Oreo. It's awesome.

[Samadini]

Nokia 7 plus looks good, is there a better mid range phone though, ornate least alternatives I should be looking at?

[-james-]

My girlfriend got a Huawei P Smart recently and I've been quite impressed by it. Specs look similar to the Nokia but it's a fair bit cheaper.

[Gray Fox]

The charger that came with my 2 XL gave out the other day.

I've been getting by fine by using the old S8 charger my Mrs now uses. Only problem is I've tried charging it today and it's slowed to a snails pace. Reckons it'll be 8 hours for a full charge.

I'm hoping this is only the phone being pissy about me not using the Google charger and not a sign of a hardware issue.

[Giggles]

I just plugged the wife's S8 charger into mine and it just charges normally. My Pixel 2 and Pixel C chargers both show 'charging rapidly' so I'd say you're grand. Samsung always use different fast charging tech to most other manufacturers anyway.

[CJay]

What are you doing to your charger that it gives out after less than a year? :cab:

[John Arne]

I got my Huawei p10 lite for 230ish pounds a year ago and I've been pretty satisfied, if you end up not going with the Xiaomi (which really is great value for money).

I've had my Xiaomi Mi A1 for 2 months now - it's a bloody great phone for $300 odd. Multi-tasking :drool:

[Gray Fox]

It's not the cable that's gone through fraying of the cable or anything. It looks fine to the eye. No signs of wear. It just does nothing when plugged in. I think the charger is bricked.

If I plug the charger from the S8 in, it says "charging slowly" and estimates me about 8 hours to charge. I'm hoping this sorts itself out.

[Dquincy]

Anyone know why a Samsung S8 might all of a sudden stop sending emails when using the default email app? Whenever an email is sent it gets stuck in the Outbox.

Mobile phone adviser suggested clearing cache which resolved the issue for a day, but it then reverted back to getting stuck in outbox.

The Outlook app has no such issues however.

[Giggles]

I doubt all of this is true, but if it's even a quarter of it :drool:

https://www.androidauthority.com/lenovo-z5-june-5-launch-870049/



Cheng has hinted that the phone could have as much as 4TB of internal storage space, and up to 45-day standby times (potentially three of the aforementioned four breakthroughs).If the Z5 delivered all of this, it would represent one of the biggest technological leaps we’ve ever seen in the smartphone sphere. I mean, manufacturers are trying desperately to deliver 45-hours of standby time, never mind 45 days.


https://cdn57.androidauthority.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/android-authority-lenovo-z5-concept-image-bezel-less.jpg

[Magic]

I hate that fast charging shite. Just charge the fucking phone as best as possible.

[CJay]

I doubt all of this is true, but if it's even a quarter of it :drool:

https://www.androidauthority.com/lenovo-z5-june-5-launch-870049/

I seriously doubt Lenovo of all companies could design something so cutting edge. It will probably have some horrible sacrifices to make it look like that (and it almost certainly won’t look like that).

[Giggles]

I seriously doubt Lenovo of all companies could design something so cutting edge. It will probably have some horrible sacrifices to make it look like that (and it almost certainly won’t look like that).

I'd imagine there's some serious embellishing going on, but be interesting to see how much of it holds up though. I'd say the looks are fairly legit as Vivo are doing something similar but their front camera pops up out of the body.

[-james-]

Anyone recommend a rolling 1 month phone contract? I'm after good coverage & lots of data for minimal dollars.

[SvN]

I pay £15 per month for 24Gb of data with Virgin.

[Gray Fox]

That's about as good as it gets.

Virgin uses EEs network too, so don't let the name put you off.

[CJay]

Anyone recommend a rolling 1 month phone contract? I'm after good coverage & lots of data for minimal dollars.

Giffgaff are changing their ‘goodybags’ which just renew monthly. £20 for 20gb, or £15 for 8gb(+1gb if you run out). They use O2’s network. Great value for money.

[niko_cee]

Is this (https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07DWZBS5C/ref=s9_acsd_al_bw_c_pd18uspd_1_w?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5 A1OLE&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-8&pf_rd_r=NS8Z0M5T7FK6T8EVR4N3&pf_rd_r=NS8Z0M5T7FK6T8EVR4N3&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=347113f2-3e3a-4b1e-8039-ae470f5c9e22&pf_rd_p=347113f2-3e3a-4b1e-8039-ae470f5c9e22&pf_rd_i=10157705031) phone any good?

My Nexus 4 has finally given up the ghost after someone who shall remain nameless chucked coffee all over it and now the microphone doesn't seem to work. What is Prime Day?

[Giggles]

I'd go the little bit extra for this (https://www.eglobalcentral.eu/?gclid=CjwKCAjw7IbaBRBqEiwA6AyZguWvYwzmxlLJH6atN8h q1DOzvrA5nyuJ3j0LMvLBY5YKSRa3hQZMkhoCeLUQAvD_BwE#/product/23411) or this (https://www.eglobalcentral.eu/?gclid=CjwKCAjw7IbaBRBqEiwA6AyZgnUvbFNhX2pZblZ3tJe-SHzVJlAv7cClXeuZ1t689I2S5Aiui139xhoCMtcQAvD_BwE#/product/23399).

[niko_cee]

Neither of those seem to link to anything.

[Giggles]

Neither of those seem to link to anything.

Odd. They're eglobal links to the Nokia 6 (2018) and the Honor 7X. €202 and €209.

[niko_cee]

That site won't ship here (Guernsey), and I got a bit confused with that Honor 7 thing, is it massive? Some of them seem to be 1.5cm thick and weight 500g, which seems, erm, substantial. See here (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Honor-7X-SIM-Free-Smartphone-Official-Black/dp/B077J3Y9FD/ref=sr_1_16?s=telephone&ie=UTF8&qid=1531087963&sr=1-16&keywords=honor+9+lite).

Is this (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nokia-6-2018-6-1-TA-1068-64GB-16MP-4GB-RAM-Dual-Sim-Phone-New-Gift-VAT-FREE/232778941547?epid=25017943336&hash=item3632b4c46b%3Am%3Am0MLSQ8wfeDIQ_nqgzxn3ZQ&var=532291333127) that Nokia one?

What about this little bugger? (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Honor-Lite-SIM-Free-Smartphone-Official-Blue/dp/B079TMXQ7J/ref=olp_product_details?_encoding=UTF8&me=) Any good?

[Giggles]

Yeah would be a good shout too, and is a bit smaller. Nearly everything is going to feel big coming from the Nexus 4 though, the Nokia is pretty sizeable as well (that's the right one btw). The Nokia would have software extremely close to the Nexus (Runs Android One so Google handle the updates) and Huawei do their own thing completely, looks a bit like iOS.

Probably be a bit dearer, but what about an iPhone SE or one of the original Pixels? I'd say there's good reductions on them now and they're a good one handed size.

EDIT - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Google-Pixel-Black-White-Blue-32GB-Android-Phone-Pristine-Boxed-NEW/202340613868?hash=item2f1c70beec%3Am%3Am1kVUm2xeQt rTSnWdZSlP7w&var=502318494686

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Apple-iPhone-SE-A1723-16-32-64GB-Smartphone-Space-Grey-Silver-Gold-Rose-Unlocked/362276143843?epid=238241421&hash=item54595742e3%3Ag%3AhfMAAOSwbYdas3m~&var=631482075796

[niko_cee]

Went for one of these (https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B075DZRD8G/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) in the end.

[Guybrush]

Good choice. John Lewis were selling them for £159 a week or so ago. Mental price.

[niko_cee]

Would explain why they're massively sold out there, as I'd have probably got one from them otherwise.

[Giggles]

It's not like John Lewis to have anything for less than double what it should be.

[Magic]

Finally got a replacement for my broken S7 Edge.

Enter the Honor View 10. :cool:

What an awesome phone.

[Baz]

New iPhone being announced soon. Hope it looks nicer than the X.

Not that I’ll ever be able to afford to upgrade my 7, mind.

[Giggles]

New iPhone being announced soon. Hope it looks nicer than the X.

Not that I’ll ever be able to afford to upgrade my 7, mind.

The three of them look identical to the X, just 3 sizes of it.

[SvN]

My S7 edge is starting to die. The battery only lasts around 8 hours of decent usage now, and I've started carrying about a powerbrick with me just in case. It's had a decent run - I've had it for 2 and a half years. Hopefully it can cling on until the S10 comes out.

[Giggles]

I was looking at a Note 9 myself the other day, eglobal have the big 512/8GB dual SIM version at €1016 at the moment but I just know I'll regret it of I don't wait til October to see what the Pixel 3 and OnePlus 6T are like.

[phonics]

I need to go in and take advantage of the fact that Apple got sued into having to replace the battery for cheap but the idea of having to schedule an appointment to talk to an Apple 'Genius' means it's nearly 9 months later and I still have awful battery life.

[Giggles]

I need to go in and take advantage of the fact that Apple got sued into having to replace the battery for cheap but the idea of having to schedule an appointment to talk to an Apple 'Genius' means it's nearly 9 months later and I still have awful battery life.

You can post them off.

[phonics]

You can post them off.

Yeah but that whole system is in German over here so I'm fucked on that front.

[Giggles]

If you've an iPhone 6 you're well due an upgrade anyway. Those things are slower than a wet week now.

[phonics]

I'm not on a contract, I bought this one with my bonus from years back.

[Giggles]

I'm not on a contract, I bought this one with my bonus from years back.

No I mean you're well due an upgrade in general.

[phonics]

Probably but I'm not chucking a grand at any of the shit that's around at the moment.

[Baz]

Stop paying for homeless folk to drink Special Brew.

[phonics]

I'm back in Switzerland now, we've just got Romani which aren't getting a penny.

[Magic]

The S10 looks insane, spec wise.

[Giggles]

The S10 looks insane, spec wise.

Probably worth waiting to see too. They've basically been refreshing since the S6 to get to this one.

[Magic]

This is why I opted for a beast of a phone now (internal spec wise) because the S10 and the innovations that come off the back of that I won't be able to appreciate for a couple of years LOL.

[Giggles]

Those Huawei/Honor phones are absolute monsters for specs.

[Magic]

They are, it's quite disgusting.

The only 'downsides' to the View 10 that I can see are:

Not as good a camera
Not waterproof (at all)

Everything else is totally solid. The EMUI interface took a bit of getting used to, but within a day I absolutely adore it over my S7 Edge. £270 ex-VAT lads.

[Gray Fox]

I feel like all the Android phones can kind of mould into one now. Very small differences about these days.

Is the S10 supposed to be that good?

[Giggles]

I feel like all the Android phones can kind of mould into one now. Very small differences about these days.

Is the S10 supposed to be that good?

There's really very little known yet but it is expected it'll be a bigger jump than they've done from 6-7-8-9.

[Giggles]

Good deal.

https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/xiaomi-pocophone-f1-official-global-version-6gb-ram-64gb-rom-smartphone-black-23531-aliexpress-xiaomi-3c-digital-store-3056203

[AyDee]

In the market for a new phone. Can get the Honor 10 for 329 which sounds pretty awesome but then I'm a bit worried about dropping it and it smashing to smithereens.

Is it the best phone around that price? Will I kill it within a month?

[Giggles]

The Nokia 7.1 is getting good write ups in that price range. There's the Xiaomi Pocophone F1 too but it has a MIUI software skin which is a mess. The Nokia is an Android One phone.

[AyDee]

Nokia 7.1 looks a sensible buy. Which would you choose out of that or the Honor 10?

[Giggles]

Nokia 7.1 looks a sensible buy. Which would you choose out of that or the Honor 10?

Depends what you want from it. I'd say the Honor camera is slightly better and it has a faster processor, but personally I'd choose the one running Android One over one with EMUI for clean software and future updates (Google looks after the updates for Android One phones directly).

[Spikey M]

I’ve got a Samsung S9 arriving tomorrow.

I’ll be so glad to see the back of my iPhone, the piece of shit. In 18 months they’ve had to replace it once and unclog the charging port twice, which meant 3 trips to pissing Tilbury backwaters. It’s also slow as fuck in comparison to what my S6 was and has a battery life of about 7 minutes.

Fuck Apple.

[Giggles]

I'm getting a pain in my hole waiting for a Mate 20 Pro to arrive.

[Magic]

In the market for a new phone. Can get the Honor 10 for 329 which sounds pretty awesome but then I'm a bit worried about dropping it and it smashing to smithereens.

Is it the best phone around that price? Will I kill it within a month?

I've got the View 10. It's fucking immense.

[Bam]

I’ve got a Samsung S9 arriving tomorrow.

I’ll be so glad to see the back of my iPhone, the piece of shit. In 18 months they’ve had to replace it once and unclog the charging port twice, which meant 3 trips to pissing Tilbury backwaters. It’s also slow as fuck in comparison to what my S6 was and has a battery life of about 7 minutes.

Fuck Apple.

Why was you taking it to Tilbury?

[Spikey M]

Why was you taking it to Tilbury?

Lakeside. Tilbury, Grays, Thurrock, whatever it is.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Got a P20 pro coming tomorrow.

20% off the contract too as I get NHS discount through my Mum.

[phonics]

I seriously doubt Lenovo of all companies could design something so cutting edge. It will probably have some horrible sacrifices to make it look like that (and it almost certainly won’t look like that).

Unrelated (I'm writing this from one of their laptops) but I was recording an interview while short on equipment today and found out that Lenovo have software patched out using your headphone socket as a 3.5mm input microphone without doing a bunch of work I didn't have the time to do. PATCHED OUT. IT'S FUCKING MADNESS. What engineer made the decision to push out a build that makes your hardware less useful?

[Magic]

Boydy

[Boydy]

I'm not that bad.

[Andy]

Phone contract has ran out, have a few options:

Get an S9, get a One plus 6t, get the Huawei p20 or wait till the start of next year for the s10.

Thoughts? I've literally no idea as they all look mint and cost a similar amount for the contract I'm after.

[Boydy]

There might be some good deals about next week.

[Baz]

Black Friday Deals thread? :baz:

[Giggles]

If you've something decent now I'd let it roll to the S10.

[Boydy]

Black Friday Deals thread? :baz:

I assume you'll do it and spam us with affiliate links at some point anyway.

[Baz]

I assume you'll do it and spam us with affiliate links at some point anyway.I'm happy to provide two links: one affiliate and one normal. I've seen it done this way on other forums and those who appreciate the effort use affiliate links and those who--

actually what's the point? doesn't harm you clicking an affiliate link. Unless you're buying a bondage outfit and a job lot of dog food and think I can see everyones purchase, what's so bad about affiliate links? Links from hot uk deals, google and wherever else are just those websites' affiliate links anyway. Why not let me pocket the 8p commission when you spend £1.58 on lollysticks? :cab: I'll just include a disclaimer in the thread or summat, ye ingrates.

I'm on a computer all day at work now and Friday's are notoriously quiet, so would be happy to post some bargains. I'll even take requests.

[John]

Because you're a sneaky cunt.

You tried to tie this place into one of your affiliate deals without telling anyone around the same time you were trying to bring traffic here by posting about Magic's marriage problems without his permission on Reddit.

[Spikey M]

Phone contract has ran out, have a few options:

Get an S9, get a One plus 6t, get the Huawei p20 or wait till the start of next year for the s10.

Thoughts? I've literally no idea as they all look mint and cost a similar amount for the contract I'm after.

I got an S9 last week and it's mustard. Can't comment on the others, but I wouldn't touch an iPhone with Mahows shit stained fingers.

[Baz]

You tried to tie this place into one of your affiliate deals without telling anyone around the same time you were trying to bring traffic here by posting about Magic's marriage problems without his permission on Reddit.A Reddit post that got zero upvotes because it was in some disused /r/? Yeah, brought loads of traffic here.

[bruhnaldo]

you were trying to bring traffic here by posting about Magic's marriage problems without his permission on Reddit.

Baz what the fuck?

[Spikey M]

A Reddit post that got zero upvotes because it was in some disused /r/? Yeah, brought loads of traffic here.

Oh that's fine then. An 'upvote' away from being a massive thunder cunt. Phew.

[Baz]

Baz what the fuck?https://www.reddit.com/r/FunnyandSad/comments/621nf8/guys_wife_receives_nude_guy_sees_it_cue_forum/?st=JOKCZZKJ&sh=c13f340f

[Magic]

Every time.

[Baz]

Every time.Sorry (again).

I don't even know why John brought it up. For some reason he thinks Black Friday in 2017 was in March.

[John]

Sorry (again).

I don't even know why John brought it up. For some reason he thinks Black Friday in 2017 was in March.

As evidence of you being a sneaky cunt. What's Black Friday got to do with anything?

[Baz]

You tried to tie this place into one of your affiliate deals without telling anyone around the same time you were trying to bring traffic here by posting about Magic's marriage problems without his permission on Reddit.You mentioned it.

[John]

You mentioned it.

Read the parts you haven't bolded. I'm not talking about posting things here, I'm talking about when you listed this place as your website when trying to become an affiliate of somewhere, a betting site I think.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

The P20 pro is glorious.

Especially with the navigation button enabled rather than the shit virtual ones.

[Baz]

Read the parts you haven't bolded. I'm not talking about posting things here, I'm talking about when you listed this place as your website when trying to become an affiliate of somewhere, a betting site I think.October 2017. :rolleyes:

[John]

Thanks for admitting you did it. I was expecting more avoidance

That sort of snide dickery is why some people, myself included, won't just let you 'pocket the 8p commission.'

[Giggles]

If anyone ever needed a reason to buy a Mate20 Pro.

http://i67.tinypic.com/4hdzk3.jpg

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

:D

Amazing.

[Baz]

O2 down?



Phone showing no signal. Anyone else here got problems?



https://downdetector.co.uk/problems/o2



Glad I'm not the only one.

[wullie]

I keep getting a notification every half hour saying data is down, which would be nice if there was some kind of 'don't tell me again' option.

[Baz]

I keep getting a notification every half hour saying data is down, which would be nice if there was some kind of 'don't tell me again' option.

Data is down.

[Baz]

wullie

Data is down.

[wullie]

Up yours

Fucking hell, data works now and just got the message again. We didn't have this with Nokias yeah, playing Snake and typing your own ringtone and that

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

So glad I switched to EE as I was always having data problems with O2.

[TG09]

Just before crimbo, I got a Nokia 7 Plus dual sim version. Love it, work and personal sim and it fast. Good screen size as well.

[Magic]

My View 10 just got upgraded to Android 9. Disgusting such a good phone was had for about £300.

[Giggles]

Honors are always serious good bargains.

[Andy]

Phone contract has ran out, have a few options:

Get an S9, get a One plus 6t, get the Huawei p20 or wait till the start of next year for the s10.

Thoughts? I've literally no idea as they all look mint and cost a similar amount for the contract I'm after.

Went for the s10+, picked it up with the galaxy smart watch as well. There are a couple of deals on so I can claim the wireless ear buds and a wireless power bank as well.

First thoughts, the screen is incredible compared to the s7 and s8, such a huge improvement.

[igor_balis]

Just before Christmas I saw a deal where i could get the s9 on a 24 month contract, ~ £50 upfront, £30/month with 20 gb data.

Was this just an incredibly great bargain that I should have gone for, or do these kinda deals pop up semi-frequently? If so, when should I look? My Moto G 5+ has served me well for what I paid for it, but the amount of data I get through the economics of paying up front and getting a sim only deal aren't actually that great, as even sim only is quite pricey for what I get through. And to be fucking honest, after 10 years of stubbornly using low-end phones I quite fancy splurging, if only for a one off.

[John Arne]

Anyone got a OnePlus 6T?

Worth it?

[SvN]

Just before Christmas I saw a deal where i could get the s9 on a 24 month contract, ~ £50 upfront, £30/month with 20 gb data.

Was this just an incredibly great bargain that I should have gone for, or do these kinda deals pop up semi-frequently? If so, when should I look? My Moto G 5+ has served me well for what I paid for it, but the amount of data I get through the economics of paying up front and getting a sim only deal aren't actually that great, as even sim only is quite pricey for what I get through. And to be fucking honest, after 10 years of stubbornly using low-end phones I quite fancy splurging, if only for a one off.

The S10 coming out means the S9 will go down in price. I'd hold out for a couple of months.

[phonics]

I literally don't know what I'd do without unlimited data. Managed to sneak myself onto a plan for 'young' people the week before I turned 29. I'm never leaving.

[Boydy]

What do yous do with all that data? My contract has about 5GB and I don't even get near it.

[SvN]

I typically use around 8GB, but a lot of that is from the amount of time spent on trains and walking the dog and listening to podcasts. I have 24GB so it's nice to never have to worry.

[phonics]

I’ve used 128 gb in 6 months.

[Giggles]

Anyone got a OnePlus 6T?

Worth it?

Had one for about 6 weeks. Middle of the pack camera, awful fingerprint scanner, excellent everything else.

[Giggles]

Work pay mine and I've 30GB on the plan I think but I've never got the text to say I'm close to the limit despite lots of hotspotting for the laptop.

[John Arne]

Had one for about 6 weeks. Middle of the pack camera, awful fingerprint scanner, excellent everything else.

Cheers

[igor_balis]

With a discount I can get the s10 plus for £42/month over 24 months with 30gb data. Worth it? Kinda fancy a top end phone for the first time ever.

[igor_balis]

paging Giggles

[Giggles]

I'd do it anyway. The regular 10 is pointless because of the 10e, but the 10+ is about as good as you'd get at the moment. No upfront cost is class for it.

Alternatively, do they do the P30 Pro?

[igor_balis]

I'd do it anyway. The regular 10 is pointless because of the 10e, but the 10+ is about as good as you'd get at the moment. No upfront cost is class for it.

Alternatively, do they do the P30 Pro?

I'd have to pay £30 upfront for either, but I can live with that. 30gb/month is 40/month for P30 pro and 43/month for the s10 plus.

[Giggles]

Camera and battery/charging are better on the Huawei, screen and software is better on the Samsung. I'd probably still get the Samsung, it's just more polished to use, unless camera is the biggest thing for you on a phone as it's outstanding on the Huawei.

[igor_balis]

Camera and battery/charging are better on the Huawei, screen and software is better on the Samsung. I'd probably still get the Samsung, it's just more polished to use, unless camera is the biggest thing for you on a phone as it's outstanding on the Huawei.

also just noticed the s10+ has a 3.5 headphone jack. do you lose any quality going through a usbc-3.5 adapter or is it just a bit of a faff?

[Giggles]

also just noticed the s10+ has a 3.5 headphone jack. do you lose any quality going through a usbc-3.5 adapter or is it just a bit of a faff?

No there's no quality loss (it's actually better if a company actually uses the hardware properly like htc have done in the past) and you'll get USB-C buds in the box along with the adapter, but yeah it's a balls when you want to listen and charge if you haven't a wireless charger nearby. I just use Bluetooth headphones now anyway.

[Giggles]

This ain't good news for Huawei or possibly anyone who has one.

https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/05/19/huaweis-future-phones-reportedly-wont-have-access-to-google-services-including-the-play-store/