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I currently have a simple phone on EE (Samsung folding)
There are times when I would like to be able to text easily (currently choose one letter from 3) and look on internet I have talked to EE and suggestions are Huawei P8lite LGK8 Samsung J8 (2018) I am currently using PAYG and intend to continue- the handset will be a birthday present so contract is a no-brainer as I only top up by less than £50 yearly Does anyone have any experiance of these 3 handsets (I am aware that the earlier versions of the Smsung are short of memory VMT Malcolm --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com |
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On Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 5:12:11 PM UTC+1, Malcolm Race wrote:
I currently have a simple phone on EE (Samsung folding) There are times when I would like to be able to text easily (currently choose one letter from 3) and look on internet I have talked to EE and suggestions are Huawei P8lite LGK8 Samsung J8 (2018) I am currently using PAYG and intend to continue- the handset will be a birthday present so contract is a no-brainer as I only top up by less than £50 yearly Does anyone have any experiance of these 3 handsets (I am aware that the earlier versions of the Smsung are short of memory VMT Malcolm --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com Consider MotoG4. £100 brand new. Very pleased |
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, says... Consider MotoG4. 100 brand new. Very pleased My phone is a Moto G3 which cost me about 80, new,a year ago. It wasn't locked (from new) and I use it on 3. I doubt I top up much more that 10 a year - I don't make many calls and usually only use data when I'm connectec to a free WiFi service. -- Terry --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com |
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On 09/06/2018 21:48, Terry Casey wrote:
In article cca94ccc-ae91-4b0f-86d5- , says... Consider MotoG4. 100 brand new. Very pleased My phone is a Moto G3 which cost me about 80, new,a year ago. It wasn't locked (from new) and I use it on 3. I doubt I top up much more that 10 a year - I don't make many calls and usually only use data when I'm connectec to a free WiFi service. +1 for Motorola (or whoever they are now), I have had a G4 and G5 and I bought someone a Moto E. Excellent value. I do actually have SIM only contracts, currently one of the cheapest GiffGaff ones, but last time I looked someone else (Tesco?) gave slightly more data for the same price. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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On 10/06/2018 14:51, newshound wrote:
On 09/06/2018 21:48, Terry Casey wrote: In article cca94ccc-ae91-4b0f-86d5- , says... Consider MotoG4. 100 brand new. Very pleased My phone is a Moto G3 which cost me about 80, new,a year ago. It wasn't locked (from new) and I use it on 3. I doubt I top up much more that 10 a year - I don't make many calls and usually only use data when I'm connectec to a free WiFi service. +1 for Motorola (or whoever they are now), I have had a G4 and G5 and I bought someone a Moto E. Excellent value. I do actually have SIM only contracts, currently one of the cheapest GiffGaff ones, but last time I looked someone else (Tesco?) gave slightly more data for the same price. Plusnet are much better value than both. Go via uswitch, and their deals are even better. |
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On 11/06/2018 11:34, JoeJoe wrote:
On 10/06/2018 14:51, newshound wrote: On 09/06/2018 21:48, Terry Casey wrote: In article cca94ccc-ae91-4b0f-86d5- , says... Consider MotoG4. 100 brand new. Very pleased My phone is a Moto G3 which cost me about 80, new,a year ago. It wasn't locked (from new) and I use it on 3. I doubt I top up much more that 10 a year - I don't make many calls and usually only use data when I'm connectec to a free WiFi service. +1 for Motorola (or whoever they are now), I have had a G4 and G5 and I bought someone a Moto E. Excellent value. I do actually have SIM only contracts, currently one of the cheapest GiffGaff ones, but last time I looked someone else (Tesco?) gave slightly more data for the same price. Plusnet are much better value than both. Go via uswitch, and their deals are even better. You're right, especially if they are your ISP (as in my case). It's only slight inertia that has kept me from changing (having just done gas and electricity), but it is a good prompt. Thanks for the pointer to Uswitch. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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On 09/06/2018 17:59, stuart noble wrote:
On Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 5:12:11 PM UTC+1, Malcolm Race wrote: I currently have a simple phone on EE (Samsung folding) There are times when I would like to be able to text easily (currently choose one letter from 3) and look on internet I have talked to EE and suggestions are Huawei P8lite LGK8 Samsung J8 (2018) I am currently using PAYG and intend to continue- the handset will be a birthday present so contract is a no-brainer as I only top up by less than £50 yearly Does anyone have any experiance of these 3 handsets (I am aware that the earlier versions of the Smsung are short of memory VMT Malcolm --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com Consider MotoG4. £100 brand new. Very pleased I bought a Xiaomi Redmi 4x for about £90, imported from China. About the same spec, and a fair bit snappier, than my 'main' iPhone 6. Toy camera and labyrinthine interface compared to the iPhone, but double the battery life, a bigger bright screen and waterproof. For the price, no complaints. I use a SIM that comes as part of a Talktalk internet bundle. -- Cheers, Rob |
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writes I currently have a simple phone on EE (Samsung folding) There are times when I would like to be able to text easily (currently choose one letter from 3) and look on internet I changed from a folding phone some time ago, my wife still uses one. Mine is an Aldi Medion remainder bin (under 50) one. It has been back to Lenovo, (who make it) 3 times, so I also have a very cheap Chinese spare. The Medion is 4g, the cheap one 3g, but I don't notice many differences. I carry the phone in my pocket and keep finding that it has gone off into the woods running some stupid program that I didn't know was there. I need to find some sort of non-intrusive case. A previous phone with an attached leather fold over case was useless as it pressed on the side buttons when I was active. I don't want to wander round like a zombie holding my phone at all times. In many ways I miss the folding phone, but I regularly have to use my phone to show my wife the latest pics the family have sent. -- Bill |
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On 09/06/2018 17:12, Malcolm Race wrote:
I currently have a simple phone on EE (Samsung folding) There are times when I would like to be able to text easily (currently choose one letter from 3) and look on internet I have talked to EE and suggestions are Huawei P8lite LGK8 Samsung J8 (2018) I am currently using PAYG and intend to continue- the handset will be a birthday present so contract is a no-brainer as I only top up by less than £50 yearly Does anyone have any experiance of these 3 handsets (I am aware that the earlier versions of the Smsung are short of memory VMT Malcolm If you are simply after a phone that will take/make calls, send/receive SMS, and has a "keyboard", then just buy the cheapest smartphone that you can find. They will all do what you are after (and a lot more), for a fraction of the prices that you were quoted by EE. I would personally go for one of the earlier Moto G's - plenty of refurbished ones on eBay. |
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On 09/06/2018 17:12, Malcolm Race wrote: I currently have a simple phone on EE (Samsung folding) There are times when I would like to be able to text easily (currently choose one letter from 3) and look on internet I have talked to EE and suggestions are Huawei P8lite LGK8 Samsung J8 (2018) I am currently using PAYG and intend to continue- the handset will be a birthday present so contract is a no-brainer as I only top up by less than £50 yearly Does anyone have any experiance of these 3 handsets (I am aware that the earlier versions of the Smsung are short of memory VMT Malcolm If you are simply after a phone that will take/make calls, send/receive SMS, and has a "keyboard", then just buy the cheapest smartphone that you can find. They will all do what you are after (and a lot more), for a fraction of the prices that you were quoted by EE. I would personally go for one of the earlier Moto G's - plenty of refurbished ones on eBay. As 'smartphones' go the Moto G is pretty good, the Moto E isn't that bad either. However (like the OP) I wish I could buy a phone which was good at making phone calls, sending/receiving SMS and not much else but there's no such thing now. -- Chris Green · |
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On 09/06/2018 20:02, Chris Green wrote:
JoeJoe wrote: On 09/06/2018 17:12, Malcolm Race wrote: I currently have a simple phone on EE (Samsung folding) There are times when I would like to be able to text easily (currently choose one letter from 3) and look on internet I have talked to EE and suggestions are Huawei P8lite LGK8 Samsung J8 (2018) I am currently using PAYG and intend to continue- the handset will be a birthday present so contract is a no-brainer as I only top up by less than £50 yearly Does anyone have any experiance of these 3 handsets (I am aware that the earlier versions of the Smsung are short of memory VMT Malcolm If you are simply after a phone that will take/make calls, send/receive SMS, and has a "keyboard", then just buy the cheapest smartphone that you can find. They will all do what you are after (and a lot more), for a fraction of the prices that you were quoted by EE. What quoted prices? I would personally go for one of the earlier Moto G's - plenty of refurbished ones on eBay. As 'smartphones' go the Moto G is pretty good, the Moto E isn't that bad either. However (like the OP) I wish I could buy a phone which was good at making phone calls, sending/receiving SMS and not much else but there's no such thing now. There's the Alcatel U5 3G for around £70 which works OK with some limitations (camera no autofocus; limited built-in memory). -- Max Demian |
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On 09/06/2018 20:59, Max Demian wrote:
On 09/06/2018 20:02, Chris Green wrote: JoeJoe wrote: On 09/06/2018 17:12, Malcolm Race wrote: I currently have a simple phone on EE (Samsung folding) There are times when I would like to be able to text easily (currently choose one letter from 3) and look on internet I have talked to EE and suggestions are Huawei P8lite LGK8 Samsung J8 (2018) I am currently using PAYG and intend to continue- the handset will be a birthday present so contract is a no-brainer as I only top up by less than £50 yearly Does anyone have any experiance of these 3 handsets (I am aware that the earlier versions of the Smsung are short of memory VMT Malcolm If you are simply after a phone that will take/make calls, send/receive SMS, and has a "keyboard", then just buy the cheapest smartphone that you can find. They will all do what you are after (and a lot more), for a fraction of the prices that you were quoted by EE. What quoted prices? I would personally go for one of the earlier Moto G's - plenty of refurbished ones on eBay. As 'smartphones' go the Moto G is pretty good, the Moto E isn't that bad either. However (like the OP) I wish I could buy a phone which was good at making phone calls, sending/receiving SMS and not much else but there's no such thing now. There's the Alcatel U5 3G for around £70 which works OK with some limitations (camera no autofocus; limited built-in memory). Interested to see this discussion - I'm looking to upgrade from a Huawei Y330 - which seems to have a fairly unresponsive/inaccurate touch-screen, and is refusing to allow me to download apps - even though it's got a large, empty sd-card plugged in... I don;t use the mobile that often, but it'd be handy to be able to take half-decent photos (the Huawei complains that it's got no room to store them), and I'd like to be able to run some apps like VNC Terminal, to monitor the Raspberry Pi that looks after my glass kiln. Prices on smartphones seem to vary widely - up to what I'd call 'silly money'. Somebody on a web-based forum recommended the Archos range - which includes a number of phones sub-100-euro - some of which seem to have quite decent specs. Any other suggestions gratefully received. I don't need a 'selfie' camera (shudder!), or any other bells & whistles - just something that has a decent touch-screen, one reasonable camera, and more than the 4gig of internal memory that the Huawei has - or the willingness to actually use the 32gb SD-card! Thanks Adrian |
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"Adrian Brentnall" wrote in message ... On 09/06/2018 20:59, Max Demian wrote: On 09/06/2018 20:02, Chris Green wrote: JoeJoe wrote: On 09/06/2018 17:12, Malcolm Race wrote: I currently have a simple phone on EE (Samsung folding) There are times when I would like to be able to text easily (currently choose one letter from 3) and look on internet I have talked to EE and suggestions are Huawei P8lite LGK8 Samsung J8 (2018) I am currently using PAYG and intend to continue- the handset will be a birthday present so contract is a no-brainer as I only top up by less than £50 yearly Does anyone have any experiance of these 3 handsets (I am aware that the earlier versions of the Smsung are short of memory VMT Malcolm If you are simply after a phone that will take/make calls, send/receive SMS, and has a "keyboard", then just buy the cheapest smartphone that you can find. They will all do what you are after (and a lot more), for a fraction of the prices that you were quoted by EE. What quoted prices? I would personally go for one of the earlier Moto G's - plenty of refurbished ones on eBay. As 'smartphones' go the Moto G is pretty good, the Moto E isn't that bad either. However (like the OP) I wish I could buy a phone which was good at making phone calls, sending/receiving SMS and not much else but there's no such thing now. There's the Alcatel U5 3G for around £70 which works OK with some limitations (camera no autofocus; limited built-in memory). Interested to see this discussion - I'm looking to upgrade from a Huawei Y330 - which seems to have a fairly unresponsive/inaccurate touch-screen, and is refusing to allow me to download apps - even though it's got a large, empty sd-card plugged in... Because the apps dont reside on that I don;t use the mobile that often, but it'd be handy to be able to take half-decent photos (the Huawei complains that it's got no room to store them), Because you havent moved the ones already there to the SD card. and I'd like to be able to run some apps like VNC Terminal, to monitor the Raspberry Pi that looks after my glass kiln. Prices on smartphones seem to vary widely Yes, but that because the amount of memory and quality of the cameras does too. - up to what I'd call 'silly money'. For someone who wants to use their phone like you do, sure. Somebody on a web-based forum recommended the Archos range - which includes a number of phones sub-100-euro - some of which seem to have quite decent specs. Not with the amount of memory they dont at those prices. Any other suggestions gratefully received. I don't need a 'selfie' camera (shudder!), They all do, tho it can be pretty poor with the worst of them. or any other bells & whistles - just something that has a decent touch-screen, one reasonable camera, and more than the 4gig of internal memory that the Huawei has - or the willingness to actually use the 32gb SD-card! No androids do as far as letting you have the apps there, for a reason. |
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On 09/06/2018 21:48, Adrian Brentnall wrote:
On 09/06/2018 20:59, Max Demian wrote: On 09/06/2018 20:02, Chris Green wrote: JoeJoe wrote: On 09/06/2018 17:12, Malcolm Race wrote: I currently have a simple phone on EE (Samsung folding) There are times when I would like to be able to text easily (currently choose one letter from 3) and look on internet I have talked to EE and suggestions are Huawei P8lite LGK8 Samsung J8 (2018) I am currently using PAYG and intend to continue- the handset will be a birthday present so contract is a no-brainer as I only top up by less than £50 yearly Does anyone have any experiance of these 3 handsets (I am aware that the earlier versions of the Smsung are short of memory VMT Malcolm If you are simply after a phone that will take/make calls, send/receive SMS, and has a "keyboard", then just buy the cheapest smartphone that you can find. They will all do what you are after (and a lot more), for a fraction of the prices that you were quoted by EE. What quoted prices? I would personally go for one of the earlier Moto G's - plenty of refurbished ones on eBay. As 'smartphones' go the Moto G is pretty good, the Moto E isn't that bad either. However (like the OP) I wish I could buy a phone which was good at making phone calls, sending/receiving SMS and not much else but there's no such thing now. There's the Alcatel U5 3G for around £70 which works OK with some limitations (camera no autofocus; limited built-in memory). Interested to see this discussion - I'm looking to upgrade from a Huawei Y330 - which seems to have a fairly unresponsive/inaccurate touch-screen, and is refusing to allow me to download apps - even though it's got a large, empty sd-card plugged in... On some (all?) phones the apps download to internal memory and then you have to manually tell the phone to move app in turn to the memory card. Some of the apps (perhaps the manufactured installed apps) may be locked to the phone's internal memory. I don;t use the mobile that often, but it'd be handy to be able to take half-decent photos (the Huawei complains that it's got no room to store them), Again, the destination for phone's photos has to be configured for sd card. The phone will default to saving them on the internal memory. -- mailto : news {at} admac {dot} myzen {dot} co {dot} uk |
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Adrian Brentnall wrote: I don;t use the mobile that often, but it'd be handy to be able to take half-decent photos (the Huawei complains that it's got no room to store them), and I'd like to be able to run some apps like VNC Terminal, to monitor the Raspberry Pi that looks after my glass kiln. That was the problem I had. Wanting a half decent camera - since that gets probably more use than the phone functions. But the best cameras rather obviously come in the most expensive phones. I bought a Galaxy 5 some years ago for PAYG, and am still pleased with the camera for the sort of use I give it. So might be worth looking for a good used phone with a decent camera, since you're not going to need all the bells and whistles of the latest model? -- *I'm out of my mind, but feel free to leave a message. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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On 09/06/2018 21:48, Adrian Brentnall wrote:
Any other suggestions gratefully received. I don't need a 'selfie' camera (shudder!), or any other bells & whistles - just something that has a decent touch-screen, one reasonable camera, and more than the 4gig of internal memory that the Huawei has - or the willingness to actually use the 32gb SD-card! Thanks Adrian I think the "card" thing relates to the version of Android, as tweaked by the phone maker. Some apps can be moved to the card, some can't. You *should* be able to store photos and music on the card. You may struggle to access the card via USB. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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As 'smartphones' go the Moto G is pretty good, the Moto E isn't that bad either. However (like the OP) I wish I could buy a phone which was good at making phone calls, sending/receiving SMS and not much else but there's no such thing now. Have you considered something from the Doro range? They are designed for older people who just want a simple phone with reasonable sized buttons they dont have to struggle to read, and clamshell so buttons dont get pressed inadvertently but it isnt compulsory to be old to buy one. Bought my Mother one the other day, she had one of the earlier versions for years but left it unused for so long that that it got disconnected and with the change from Orange to EE it was a step too far in recovering it . About 3 weeks Lidl had the Doro 2404 infor £24.99 so I grabbed one, the bumph with it steered you to Vodafone but it turned out to be a dual sim phone and unlocked. GH |
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On 09/06/2018 23:51, Marland wrote:
Chris Green wrote: As 'smartphones' go the Moto G is pretty good, the Moto E isn't that bad either. However (like the OP) I wish I could buy a phone which was good at making phone calls, sending/receiving SMS and not much else but there's no such thing now. Have you considered something from the Doro range? They are designed for older people who just want a simple phone with reasonable sized buttons they dont have to struggle to read, and clamshell so buttons dont get pressed inadvertently but it isnt compulsory to be old to buy one. My mother has an older Sony Andriod phone that has a user configured simple or expert interface where the former has the basic functionality of phone, text, camera and a a few apps by default. My mother gets on well with it although when something goes wrong the sometimes quirky Sony way of doing things can be a PITA. (It may be that coming from Andriod interfaces from other manufacturers trying to find a setting that must be there is just frustrating on the Sony) -- mailto : news {at} admac {dot} myzen {dot} co {dot} uk |
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On Saturday, 9 June 2018 17:12:11 UTC+1, Malcolm Race wrote:
I currently have a simple phone on EE (Samsung folding) There are times when I would like to be able to text easily (currently choose one letter from 3) and look on internet I have talked to EE and suggestions are Huawei P8lite LGK8 Samsung J8 (2018) I am currently using PAYG and intend to continue- the handset will be a birthday present so contract is a no-brainer as I only top up by less than £50 yearly Does anyone have any experiance of these 3 handsets (I am aware that the earlier versions of the Smsung are short of memory VMT Malcolm any old smart phone can do that no problem. I've seen ok smartphones in shops for £15 up. Better to pick a good old one than a new junker at that price. NT |
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Malcolm Race Wrote in message:
I currently have a simple phone on EE (Samsung folding) There are times when I would like to be able to text easily (currently choose one letter from 3) and look on internet I have talked to EE and suggestions are Huawei P8lite LGK8 Samsung J8 (2018) I am currently using PAYG and intend to continue- the handset will be a birthday present so contract is a no-brainer as I only top up by less than 50 yearly Does anyone have any experiance of these 3 handsets (I am aware that the earlier versions of the Smsung are short of memory VMT Malcolm --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com My advice would be buy an unlocked phone and move away from EE, who are the most expensive for PAYG. Look at 1p mobile (who use the EE network) but require 10 top up every 3 months, or IDMobile (who don't require minimum top upd but calls and texts cost more than 1pMobile). -- Biggles ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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On Sun, 10 Jun 2018 23:02:47 +0100 (GMT+01:00), Biggles wrote:
My advice would be buy an unlocked phone and move away from EE, who are the most expensive for PAYG. There is more to the network operator than their call costs. EE are the only network to offer a 4G service here. Three do 3G but have a weak signal(*), Vodafone might do 3G, O2 are 2G! Look at 1p mobile (who use the EE network) but require 10 top up every 3 months, orIDMobile (who don't require minimum top upd but calls and texts cost more than 1pMobile). Tarrifs are a minefield. 1p mobile, 40/quid a year minimum, I don't think so, that's only 20 less than my contract... IDMobile, does the credit *never* expire or the phone become disconnected if you don't use it? I suspect it needs to be "kept alive" somehow, how? I have Asda Mobile for a data backup link, EE so 4G, allows tethering (not many PAYG tariffs do), only needs to make one chargeable call or text every six months to keep it alive. 1/3/5p MB/text/min IIRC but if I actually needed to use it I'd buy a "bundle". (*) Not that any networks signal is good enough for use indoors, unless you are upstairs by a window on the right side of the house. -- Cheers Dave. |
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, says... On 11/06/2018 13:55, Terry Casey wrote: In article , - shillings.net says... Suits me - I try to keep a minimum of 10 credit on the phone because I top up so rarely, I don't want to get caught out if I forget to check for too long! Then 10 top up when it starte to get low. When I first got it, I put 20 credit on it and didn't top up again for over a year! No friends and/or family? Neither my wife or I go around with modile phones glued to our ears - we only use them for convenience when needed. Long calls to friends and family are made over the landline - we have a package that includes free calls for up to 59 minutes long. -- Terry --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com |
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"Terry Casey" wrote in message ... In article , says... On 11/06/2018 13:55, Terry Casey wrote: In article , - shillings.net says... Suits me - I try to keep a minimum of 10 credit on the phone because I top up so rarely, I don't want to get caught out if I forget to check for too long! Then 10 top up when it starte to get low. When I first got it, I put 20 credit on it and didn't top up again for over a year! No friends and/or family? Neither my wife or I go around with modile phones glued to our ears Most get radical and keep it in their pocket or bag. - we only use them for convenience when needed. Long calls to friends and family are made over the landline - we have a package that includes free calls for up to 59 minutes long. My mobile service has unlimited calls and texts to any landline or mobile in the country and 1GB of data, for just $10 per month, and its much more convenient to have all calls in and out on the mobile because its with me almost all the time. And its better audio quality and a much better contacts system than the panasonic cordless phones too. |
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Malcolm Race wrote:
I currently have a simple phone on EE (Samsung folding) There are times when I would like to be able to text easily (currently choose one letter from 3) and look on internet I have talked to EE and suggestions are Huawei P8lite Honor versions are a bit cheaper but still made by huwei LGK8 Samsung J8 (2018) I am currently using PAYG and intend to continue- the handset will be a birthday present so contract is a no-brainer as I only top up by less than £50 yearly Does anyone have any experiance of these 3 handsets (I am aware that the earlier versions of the Smsung are short of memory VMT Malcolm --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com |
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i agreee with dave plowman,
samsung s5, i'm on my third as the screen cracked twice due to DIY and i dont want to have to learn a new upgrade system! and it has a replacable battery, [g] On Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 5:12:11 PM UTC+1, Malcolm Race wrote: I currently have a simple phone on EE (Samsung folding) There are times when I would like to be able to text easily (currently choose one letter from 3) and look on internet I have talked to EE and suggestions are Huawei P8lite LGK8 Samsung J8 (2018) I am currently using PAYG and intend to continue- the handset will be a birthday present so contract is a no-brainer as I only top up by less than £50 yearly Does anyone have any experiance of these 3 handsets (I am aware that the earlier versions of the Smsung are short of memory VMT Malcolm --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com |
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I've been using a Straight Talk Android 4G LTE phone the entire time
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That's another word I don't like being repurposed.
Brian -- ----- -- This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please Note this Signature is meaningless.! "Richard" wrote in message ... On 09/01/2020 20:41, wrote: I've been using a Straight Talk Android 4G LTE phone the entire time Oh no! A homophobic phone. |
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On 10/01/2020 08:31:55, Brian Gaff (Sofa 2) wrote:
That's another word I don't like being repurposed. Brian Homophobic? Has it meant something different in a previous life? |
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Fredxx wrote:
On 10/01/2020 08:31:55, Brian Gaff (Sofa 2) wrote: That's another word I don't like being repurposed. Brian Homophobic? Has it meant something different in a previous life? I assumed he meant straight now being used to define sexuality. Could be wrong though... -- Please don't feed the trolls |
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On Friday, 10 January 2020 05:54:04 UTC, Richard wrote:
On 09/01/2020 20:41, wrote: I've been using a Straight Talk Android 4G LTE phone the entire time Oh no! A homophobic phone. Well all mobiles are sexist, I've only ever seen them with sockets. |
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On 10/01/2020 13:21:01, whisky-dave wrote:
On Friday, 10 January 2020 05:54:04 UTC, Richard wrote: On 09/01/2020 20:41, wrote: I've been using a Straight Talk Android 4G LTE phone the entire time Oh no! A homophobic phone. Well all mobiles are sexist, I've only ever seen them with sockets. Most mobiles have On-The-Go capability so can be either host or device. I suspect the prospect of a gender indifferent can only cause Brian more anxiety. Perhaps he needs to reconcile the prospect that dinosaurs are extinct. |
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On Friday, 10 January 2020 13:46:47 UTC, Fredxx wrote:
On 10/01/2020 13:21:01, whisky-dave wrote: On Friday, 10 January 2020 05:54:04 UTC, Richard wrote: On 09/01/2020 20:41, wrote: I've been using a Straight Talk Android 4G LTE phone the entire time Oh no! A homophobic phone. Well all mobiles are sexist, I've only ever seen them with sockets. Most mobiles have On-The-Go capability so can be either host or device. Can't quite work out if that makes them non-binary, bi-sexual or pan-sexual. I suspect the prospect of a gender indifferent can only cause Brian more anxiety. Well he'd have to grope around to find the clues to such things. Not sure if either of us could get away with that. ;-) Perhaps he needs to reconcile the prospect that dinosaurs are extinct. |
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