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Windows phone

Post by canuck » 5th May, '13, 19:41

Thinking I want one, who wants an S3? :D

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Re: Windows phone

Post by baloo » 5th May, '13, 20:17

Free ? Sold to the hairy man with the captains hat
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Re: Windows phone

Post by canuck » 6th May, '13, 16:42

cannot do free. Hmmm paid 850... Whatcha offering?

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Re: Windows phone

Post by baloo » 6th May, '13, 16:49

I can get the S4 for 199 on a 2 year contract........
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Re: Windows phone

Post by Morrolan » 7th May, '13, 09:21

why Windows phone? i looked at it, but it sucks so much compared to Android or even IOS that i decided to go S3.

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Re: Windows phone

Post by slinky » 7th May, '13, 10:54

Morrolan wrote:why Windows phone? i looked at it, but it sucks so much compared to Android or even IOS that i decided to go S3.
So, really, how do you actually feel about a Windows phone, M? :D

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Re: Windows phone

Post by baloo » 7th May, '13, 11:49

Without wanting to start BoD frothing at the mouth, I'm seeing a big shift in former iOS junkies towards Android. I'm not seeing the same shift of te original wise ones who started on Android moving to Windows phone.

June 6th I leave Blackberry after 9 years of using their phone. s4 here I come.......
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Re: Windows phone

Post by canuck » 7th May, '13, 19:09

I have to say prior to win8, wouldn't think of a windows phone, looking at the Nokias for like 279, works for me. Can get work mail, office, interface is good, easy to navigate and 279 bucks with no contracts. It also has some rather good maps and can do GPS for cars offline....

Android is ok, but find it limited

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Re: Windows phone

Post by Jedi » 8th May, '13, 09:55

I'm struggling to understand how someone who finds Android limited would find windows phone not. [smilie=23_3.gif]

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Re: Windows phone

Post by Fat Bob » 8th May, '13, 13:46

At work we're barred from using Windows phones because they can not securely connect with Microsoft Exchange. There are applications for both iOS and Android which allow this, just not Windows. Seems kinda strange to me....
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Re: Windows phone

Post by canuck » 8th May, '13, 18:02

Basically they are phones... Not real tools... I quite like the windows interface now, but will see what the blue update offers...

Yer all such brand snobs

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Re: Windows phone

Post by Jedi » 9th May, '13, 11:31

Far from it. Given the processing and memory power available on current devices, labelling them as "phones" is pretty short sighted. They are mobile computers!! Making phone calls and sending text messages is one of their basic functions. But they can do a hell of a lot more.

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Re: Windows phone

Post by canuck » 9th May, '13, 19:19

and so in being so, the windows phone makes more sense as it syncs with my windows desktop. [smilie=mango.gif]

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Re: Windows phone

Post by Jedi » 10th May, '13, 10:18

Whereas my android phone syncs with the cloud! [smilie=mango.gif]

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Re: Windows phone

Post by canuck » 10th May, '13, 18:41

Clouds are best left for weather systems as far as I am concerned.

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Re: Windows phone

Post by Spike » 14th May, '13, 23:11

canuck wrote:and so in being so, the windows phone makes more sense as it syncs with my windows desktop. [smilie=mango.gif]
Same for me. After some initial set up pains it works really well and everything syncs up properly. Easy to use, top quality screen, robust and an amazing camera. I would show you a photo example if I could remember how to add a photo to a Forum post!
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Re: Windows phone

Post by canuck » 25th May, '13, 18:12

Yup so I did it, upgrade/downgrade to win8 phone. Cheap, and hooked to work mail 5 mins outside the shop [smilie=mango.gif]

Now what to do with the other :geek:

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Re: Windows phone

Post by Puffined » 4th Jun, '13, 15:08

I don't know any succesfull phone on winmobile.. So it's normal to expact something rather not good on win 8 mobile.. I prefer android and I'm happu with my SE xperia mini st15i that my colleagues call "an mp3player" :)

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Re: Windows phone

Post by canuck » 6th Jul, '13, 07:05

So baloo, how's the android? Have I told you how much I like my windows phone lately? :D

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Re: Windows phone

Post by baloo » 6th Jul, '13, 10:13

Love it.

The only thing I miss is BlackBerry's unified Inbox. Other than that I'm very very happy with the change.
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Re: Windows phone

Post by canuck » 6th Jul, '13, 10:57

Do you have to use third party for work mail? I had to use touchdown and I hated it

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Re: Windows phone

Post by baloo » 6th Jul, '13, 11:19

Work only allow iOS for email so I have to resort to an iPad mini for that
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Re: Windows phone

Post by Morrolan » 8th Jul, '13, 15:30

same here: we can only use IOS for work related stuff. having said that: it is quite easy to set up the email client to receive work related email on the S3. as long as you have the password that logs you onto the network...

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Re: Windows phone

Post by canuck » 8th Jul, '13, 16:43

Bet windows phone would work [smilie=groovy.gif]

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