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[nath]

Don't forget chet, hero gets eclair in about a month. Probably worth waiting to see how that pans out.

 

[ST^]

I know 1.6 does not have multi touch, but the interview seems to suggest that the x10 hardware itself does not support it either.

It has a capacitative screen, so it supports it hardware wise.

 

[old.user4556]

That's because all the videos are from 3 months ago when it was running pre-production code? And by all accounts, the sluggishness is only in Timescape, which you don;t actually have to use.

I'm very well aware of that, and that's sort of what I'm getting at - the press is already not good for the X10 based on the numerous laggy looking videos. I'll certainly give it another look once it's truly in the public domain. Don't worry, I'm not having a dig at SE .

 

[Ch3tan]

o2 finally see sense with android. Palm Pre must really be hurting them now.

O2 confirms HTC Desire for UK too | News | TechRadar UK

so that is all 4 major networks carrying this phone from launch.

 

[old.user4556]

O2 finally caved to Android? About god damn time.

 

[DaGaffer]

O2 finally caved to Android? About god damn time.

O2 have had an Android handset for months, not a very good one admittedly, the Samsung Galaxy.

 

[old.user4556]

Yes that was available when I switched from O2 to Orange last year, but there was no commitment to anything else - I asked about the Hero and the bloke said "we're doing the iPhone". So I left.

 

[yaruar]

o2 constantly dissapoint when it comes to phone choices... their big big announcement at MWC was some crappy HTC phone running an os no one in their rightmind would use. whoever is in their buying department really needs to be sacked, they did well with the iPhone but have been cruising ever since, the Pre was a joke, it was never going to sell well, interesting idea badly executed.... sometimes i wonder why i remain so loyal to them..

but i feel love for the desire, i'll be getting one the day it comes out, just need to try and wrangle a pre release trial one with work first...

 

[Tom]

I've just ordered a Nexus One from Google, after learning that Vodafone are likely to support the phone, but that you won't be able to buy it from them.

I will have a second-hand and well-worn N95 8GB, and a brand new Nexus One, and an extant £25 or so monthly contract from Vodafone.

So what's best; moving to some kind of cheaper Vodafone rolling contract with no phone (has to be Voda because reception on other networks in my house is rubbish), or staying on a similar contract but getting a new phone from them and then flogging that and the Nokia on Ebay?

Also, the Nexus One case at http://www.vajacases.com/ is pure sex. I have a Vaja wallet and its amazing, and I still have a Vaja case for my iPaq knocking around somewhere, the quality is amazing. Think I'll have one of those.

 

[Ch3tan]

Tom; a bit rash there. The HTC Desire IS the nexus one, with a few tweaks, and is coming to Vodafone next month.

 

[Tom]

Thing is, when you price up the likely contract on the Nexus One (which won't be a "free" phone), over 24 months its estimated at about £300 more than buying it from the US and choosing whatever contract you like. I don't doubt that the Desire will be the same story.

Plus I don't pay the VAT, and there's no import duty.

 

[Ch3tan]

Fair enough, the desire is already on pre-order at expansys for £449, and will probably be less at launch. How much does the nexus one work out at?

As for your vodafone contract dilemma, see what phones they offer you, and then check the resell value. I wouldn't sell phones on ebay anymore tbh, to many dodgy buyers and the fee's are ridiculous. If selling the phone pays for most of your contract then jobs a good un. Or simply go sim free and get a much better deal with no tie in.

 

[Tom]

It will be about £370, minus a little bit as some of that is tax deductible. About the same as the Expansys phone then, although I'll have mine by next week and not in April.

 

[dysfunction]

Fair enough, the desire is already on pre-order at expansys for £449, and will probably be less at launch. How much does the nexus one work out at?

It cost me about £435 incl all customs charges etc.

I've just ordered a Nexus One from Google

Also, the Nexus One case at Vaja - Leather Products is pure sex.

Good Choice!!

I doubt you will need a case as the Nexus comes with a foam case which works well for me unless you need something a lot more robust.

 

[Bodhi]

I'm still loving the Satio, a nice mix of touchscreen loveliness and classic SonyEricsson. Reminds me a lot of my W950, just with an awesome camera and slightly less annoying keypad.

Now I just need some apps for it, so if anyone knows of anything decent for S60 Touch, I'm all ears. Something that gives me footy scores and one of those barcode scanner price looker upper thingys would be nice.

 

[Trem]

A lad at work has a Satio and its just so.....big. He had loads of issues with it freezing as well. Shame as I did fancy one.

 

[soze]

I'm still loving the Satio, a nice mix of touchscreen loveliness and classic SonyEricsson. Reminds me a lot of my W950, just with an awesome camera and slightly less annoying keypad.

Now I just need some apps for it, so if anyone knows of anything decent for S60 Touch, I'm all ears. Something that gives me footy scores and one of those barcode scanner price looker upper thingys would be nice.

I have always found this site helpful for finding apps.

 

[Ch3tan]

A lad at work has a Satio and its just so.....big. He had loads of issues with it freezing as well. Shame as I did fancy one.

It needs the firmware update, pretty much all saito's pre January where buggy piles of shit.

 

[inactionman]

So I caved and ordered a nexus one. Should be here this afternoon.

 

[soze]

I torn between the Nexus and the Desire similar hardware so you you go for the interface of the HTC or the supposed regular updates of the Nexus. I might be forced onto a Desire as I can't source a Nexus in a way that makes work happy.

 

[Embattle]

Breaking : HTC Desire Goes On Pre-Order from £30 per Month - ITProPortal.com

 

[dysfunction]

I would quite like the HTC interface but the Nexus one's interface is actually very good.

There are quite a few widgets out there already that give you the feel of having an HTC interface without actually loading a rom...

There are a few minor differences between the Nexus and the Desire and if you excl HTC Sense UI I would rather have the Nexus One...

 

[Tom]

My Nexus One is being shipped now, apparently.

Dys, is the case for it that good? I really fancy the Vaja case, I know how good their stuff is.

 

[Ch3tan]

There are a few minor differences between the Nexus and the Desire and if you excl HTC Sense UI I would rather have the Nexus One...

The nexus one has noise cancelling, the desire does not, the desire has the sensor pad rather than a track ball, the desire has physical keys rather than touch keys on the main screen for the call and function buttons. That is it.

 

[Tom]

600 Minutes + Unlimited Texts for £20 per Month - SIM Only Mobile Phone Price Plans - Vodafone

Looks like a fairly good deal, although I know nothing about these things. Comments? I'd rather stick with Voda as their reception is good in my house, dunno about the other networks but they used to be shit.

 

[nath]

That's a pretty standard deal across all networks. I'm on that for O2 except I have "unlimited" net rather than 500mb, though they refuse to specify a fair usage limit. Orange don't include net at all at that price point and T-Mob give unlimited with 1GB FUP.

Best thing about a 30 day rolling contract is how easy it is to move if it's shit. I was with T-Mob on my new hero for about a month and a half before I got sick of it (and found that calls to voicemail aren't free/part of the allowed minutes).

 

[Ch3tan]

Tom, see if they will give you a bigger net allowance, you could easily eat through 500mb with the nexus one. Even if it's an extra they charge you for, it will be worth it.

 

[Trem]

though they refuse to specify a fair usage limit.

It is very hidden away, I did some digging when I was sorting out my dongle/O2 thingy and about the best I could find was 1gb a month or below is considered fair use but even that wasn't clear in the wording. Will try and find it again.

Edit -

This is about the bolt on web use -

The O2 Web Bolt On can only be used for web browsing on your phone and a fair use policy applies. But if your usage exceeds that of other users, which is normally expected to be below 200MB a month, you'll be charged standard rates for additional browsing. We'll send you a warning text message advising you to limit your usage before this happens, and a text message to let you know when you're being charged.

 

[soze]

The nexus one has noise cancelling, the desire does not, the desire has the sensor pad rather than a track ball, the desire has physical keys rather than touch keys on the main screen for the call and function buttons. That is it.

And Multi Touch if you import a Nexus its still not multi touch??

 

[nath]

It is very hidden away, I did some digging when I was sorting out my dongle/O2 thingy and about the best I could find was 1gb a month or below is considered fair use but even that wasn't clear in the wording. Will try and find it again.

Edit -

This is about the bolt on web use -

Ah, that's a bit crap, but at least they'll warn you before it happens. Been with o2 a couple of months and haven't had any such warning so I guess I'll see how it goes.