Smartphone on a budget of £150 - 200?

[Darwil]

Well, my W995 is getting long in the tooth now so I'm looking for a replacement.
As title, any advice based on experience?
Thanks
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[pgkevet]

No personal experience but they say the cheapest method of getting a new phone is to mug someone ....

Edit: I also understand that you can stand outside any secondary school and do a straight swap for a wrap of dried chopped parsley or resquashed oxo cube...

[Nick B]

i have an LG android fone i can sell you,only used for a week and in new condition,forgot what model but can give more details if your intrested.will want just £85 posted =)

[Darwil]

[QUOTE=pgkevet;665950]No personal experience but they say the cheapest method of getting a new phone is to mug someone ....

Edit: I also understand that you can stand outside any secondary school and do a straight swap for a wrap of dried chopped parsley or resquashed oxo cube...[/QUOTE]

Sorry but that's not the sort of remark I expected, purile to say the least; I need something constructive!!!

[Lynx.1677]

[QUOTE=Darwil;666179]Sorry but that's not the sort of remark I expected, purile to say the least; I need something constructive!!![/QUOTE]

Sense of humour bypass syndrome? It's terrible.

I think the best thing to do would be phone your provider and ask what upgrade options are available. Failing that go on ebay, some decent bargains can be had. I love the HTC Desire series phone. Or you can be a sheep and get an iPhone. Lol.

[Darwil]

No not bypass of sense of humor, just having a cr49 day and phones are driving me round the twist lol, don't want to upgrade cos I'm on a cheap contract with plenty of mins, txts & unlimited web but the W995 is useless for web, hence the question.

[LaurenceGough]

Blackberry 8520 Curve if you like a decent keyboard, best phone for a decent keyboard and overall in this price range. HTC Desire Z is what I want next but that's a whole step up in price. I can type so fast on mine it's unreal, really great keyboard.

[Darwil]

[QUOTE=LaurenceGough;666235]Blackberry 8520 Curve if you like a decent keyboard, best phone for a decent keyboard and overall in this price range. HTC Desire Z is what I want next but that's a whole step up in price. I can type so fast on mine it's unreal, really great keyboard.[/QUOTE]

Not a bad suggestion, we've got them at work (well them that get a phone with the job) and they are well liked; but I quite fancy the HTC wildfire they can be found just in the budget.

[LaurenceGough]

All the HTC wildfires I've tried have been awful, they are really let down by the processor, it even lags typing it's a joke! You're about two words ahead of it..

[oneandonlyian]

I have a brand new in the box never opened wildfire for sale. I had another which was great did what I needed to and for the money they are a great Android phone. I have the desire hd now and yes it a different league but so is the price.

Pm if you are interested in wildfire.

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[Darwil]

Got a Samsung Galaxy S today, upped the stakes a bit but it does everything I want and more.
Thanks for your help
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[Darwil]

Update:
Had the phone a week(more or less) now, absolutely love it! Amazing piece or kit; any negatives? only two:
1) No flash - knew that when I got it - so no problem to me - got a decent camera anyway.
2) Battery life - not used to having to charge every day! pain in the a55 but worth the hastle because it does so much more than any phone I've had before - including what I'm doing right now.

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[Dedcalm]

I get over 2.5 days on my SGS battery since getting 2.3.3 Gingerbread update. 2.2.1 was awful for battery though about a day if lucky!

GPS is a killer of battery, turn it off if your not using it...

I really fancy a SGS II but cant afford the cost of them - got to be the most expensive phone on the market...

Rob

[Darwil]

[QUOTE=Dedcalm;669767]I get over 2.5 days on my SGS battery since getting 2.3.3 Gingerbread update. 2.2.1 was awful for battery though about a day if lucky!

GPS is a killer of battery, turn it off if your not using it...

I really fancy a SGS II but cant afford the cost of them - got to be the most expensive phone on the market...

Rob[/QUOTE]

Thanks buddy, found most of that out - nice plaything though - realised what was causing most of it, animated wallpapers don't help either lol, just me being Mr gadget rofl. Since I've turned off all things not needed using less than 1/2 battery per day so much happier now.
I like the 'S2 as well but way beyond my comfort zone price wise - this was really but worth it.
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