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ALBI 197 Sonic MKII
As far as I'm aware it won't work over here. The lack of MMS is also a big put-off, but I still intend on getting one.
C63 PP,R1,,Clubman
Sounding pretty s**t im in need of a new phone think im gunna ge this for now :http://www.mobile-phones-uk.org.uk/sony-ericsson-w610i.htm
Apple aren't stupid. How many times do you think they've sold the same people newer version iPods over and over again?
I had a phone with WiFi and never used it. Can count (in decimal) on one hand the number of MMS messages I've sent in the past 5 years.
Not everybody wants WiFi or "web surfing" on their phone. Been there, got the t-shirt, and it was utterly crap.
The interface looks far slicker than anything I've seen from any other phone vendor. How easy it (i.e touchscreen) is to live with is another matter and in a month we'll all know the answer.
You also have to bear in mind this thing has been in development for a long time (2+ years) and that the american telephone market is different to ours.
I had a phone with WiFi and never used it. Can count (in decimal) on one hand the number of MMS messages I've sent in the past 5 years.
Not everybody wants WiFi or "web surfing" on their phone. Been there, got the t-shirt, and it was utterly crap.
The interface looks far slicker than anything I've seen from any other phone vendor. How easy it (i.e touchscreen) is to live with is another matter and in a month we'll all know the answer.
You also have to bear in mind this thing has been in development for a long time (2+ years) and that the american telephone market is different to ours.
Tom
ClioSport Club Member
EV (s)
Thats exactly why europeans should ignore the USA iphone.
It wont come here in that setup, nobody would touch it.
We need mms and faster data speeds
Not a Clio
Yep agree with snoop, I've used WiFi once on my phone to find an address via Yell, which I have to admit is pretty cool but in all the years I've had internet access on my phone, that's the only time I've used it.
I can only remember ever sending 1 MMS as well.
I just want a phone that's reliable, the right size (not too small or too large) and looks nice. All it needs to do is make and receive calls, send and receive text messages and have a phone book.
I can only remember ever sending 1 MMS as well.
I just want a phone that's reliable, the right size (not too small or too large) and looks nice. All it needs to do is make and receive calls, send and receive text messages and have a phone book.
Andy_con
ClioSport Club Member
clio 182
well i use wi fi all the time and send lots of mms each month.
so the american phone market is behind the UK market then?? the phone is meant for web and downloading right? a music phone? without wi-fi or gprs you wont be downloading poo in a hurry LOL
and touch screen? how easy is that on a small phone do you need small fingers???
so the american phone market is behind the UK market then?? the phone is meant for web and downloading right? a music phone? without wi-fi or gprs you wont be downloading poo in a hurry LOL
and touch screen? how easy is that on a small phone do you need small fingers???
yes.
No. It's meant to be a slick phone and an iPod combined.
Given that you can't actually download music over the air on the iPhone it isn't actually a problem.
Like I said above, give it a month and we'll know a lot more about usability. Initial reports seem to hint that it's very usable.
You have to remember this thing has an accelerometer in it, so it's able to detect orientation, so when you flip it on to its side (landscape) you get bigger buttons.
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It's a slick phone & with built in iPod.
I'm not exactly sure what people expect it to do extra?? :S
I only ever make/receive phone calls, sms and use the calendar/alarm functions on my phone - in that respect I'm their prime market.
As we keep saying, the USA market is very different to the UK market and what works/sells there isn't going to sell here. MMS is virtually non-existant over there due to network costs. WiFi on the otherhand can be obtained very cheaply or free in metropolitan areas, so surfing over WiFi is preferable to surfing over GSM - this is obviously different to the UK/european market.
What Apple have now is a base platform which they can now build new products on, most likely tailored to their respective markets.
I'm sure Apple are more than delighted at shifting 500,000 phones.
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Andy_con
ClioSport Club Member
clio 182
ok, but as an example the n91 (not Nokias best phone) has 8gb hard drive. wi-fi camera and loads more.
the n91 is what 2 years old now and seems to do everything the iphone does and more. It also does not use the crappy itune software.
so like the iphone its an ipod right?
the n91 is what 2 years old now and seems to do everything the iphone does and more. It also does not use the crappy itune software.
so like the iphone its an ipod right?
Tiny screen. Crap symbian OS, with standard symbian interface. Can you say slow? Have you seen how fast the user interface is on the iPhone?
It's just over a year old (in terms of actually being available for sale).
And this is where you're missing the point! The n91 is not an iPod, it plays mp3s. iPod is the market leader for portable mp3 players.
Put an iPod in a phone and it's an "iPod phone", put iPod functionality in any other phone and it's simply a phone that plays music.
Love it or loathe it, iPod is the market leader and their branding/market position means an awful here, hence why they'll shift bucketloads of them.
Andy_con
ClioSport Club Member
clio 182
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