Hey guys,
A few hours ago I just got the sexy Sapphire from 3 and have been playing with it since. Love pretty much every aspect of the phone and have not had any problems so far. Nice change after 5 years of WinMo. When I should Dad he went straight to mobicity and ordered one outright.
Have any other aussies gotten their hands on it? Any thoughts?
If you guys have any local questions I'm happy to help though obviously am a newbie to all this. Marketplace seems to have a nice selection (including paid apps) and the speed has been wonderful. Voice quality is great and set-up was amazing. At start-up I was asked for my google details and by the time I got around to checking out the dialer, all my 700 contacts were already on my phone. By the way, I had read in some review that the dialer app and contact searching was slow but I haven't noticed that at all.
Excited.
another aussie here. but I got the vodafone one, for a week.
Already hacking it ;-)
Hi, guys, congs you got the evo. But anybody trade in any mobile phone? Such as Hero or moment. and how much do you guys get?
Thanks in advance.
I was due for a Sprint premiere 1 yr upgrade so I upgraded my Pre but then switched numbers with my Hero and posted it (Hero) on Craigslist. Figured I didn't need 2 Android phones plus I just couldn't part with my Pre just yet.
Hello, I recently destroyed (mostly by accident ) my iPhone 3gs and have been trying to decide on a new phone. After searching for awhile I believe I want the Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant i9000 from Bell.
I am a Telus customer and have read quite a bit on XDA and some other sites about unlocking and am under the impression it's not too difficult to do on your own. I've unlocked a couple devices before (HTC Diamond and an iPhone 3g for a friend) and it went smoothly.
I've looked at the iPhone 4s and they are impressive however the antenna issue is impossible to over look.
Mainly what I am wondering is am I going to be happy going from an iPhone 3gs to the Samsung i9000. The phone is gorgeous and everything I have seen from it has impressed me. For some reason however (perhaps because I was so happy with my iPhone, speed, ease of use, etc.) I feel like I am going to miss my iPhone. I realize Android is superior to iOS and is much more flexible and I use Google for everything so that's a huge plus in my eyes.
My second question I suppose would be where can I buy an i9000? Can I just go into the Bell store and buy one contract free? Do I have to tell them I am going to Telus? Will they make me buy a SIM card or anything of that sort?
Lastly.. The i9000 on the Bell.ca website claims a 499.95 price off contract. eBay, Amazon and pretty much anywhere else I look is saying upwards of 600 dollars for one. This is unlocked of course. But is it being unlocked actually worth 100 - 200 dollars more? If so I might get into the unlocking business..
Hope some people can shed some light on my issues! Thanks in advance!
Hey, i got mine SGS from Costco (Montreal) at 498,50 $ (bell, no contract) and im on Fido. got free unlock with app. you can get free from android market. Its an amaising phone.
Thanks for the quick reply, I don't have any Costcos near me but I'll try and find a Futureshop or Best Buy (been reading up a bit).
I would also like to ask another question about the attenuation on the phone. I've heard it has a bit of a signal issue when held. Anybody else experience this?
I've been using my Focus for a few weeks now and absolutely love it. WP7 obviously needs more features and settings, but MS will be cranking those out soon.
A friend of mine really liked the phone and bought the LG Quantum WP7 and she is very happy with it. When she upgraded her phone, everyone at work was telling her to get an iPhone. Talk about peer pressure! I was surprised that she said no way and wanted a WP7 phone instead after seeing mine.
I've even got some compliments from iPhone users, mainly on how quick and smooth the OS feels.
Time will tell but WP7 is definitely here to stay.
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I've been using my Focus for a few weeks now and absolutely love it. WP7 obviously needs more features and settings, but MS will be cranking those out soon.
A friend of mine really liked the phone and bought the LG Quantum WP7 and she is very happy with it. When she upgraded her phone, everyone at work was telling her to get an iPhone. Talk about peer pressure! I was surprised that she said no way and wanted a WP7 phone instead after seeing mine.
I've even got some compliments from iPhone users, mainly on how quick and smooth the OS feels.
Time will tell but WP7 is definitely here to stay.
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Same happened to me, even Iphone 3GS users felt very tempted to switch to WP7... I have a Focus.
I traded for my Focus (iP4). I have a friend that says they are going to WP7 when their upgrade comes around.
My boyfriend got a Focus after I got mine. He said because, "You look like you really are in love with that phone" (with an eye roll)
But I don't know how much it counts because I let him use my get-one-free from AT&T, so he didn't pay anything for it.
I was following WP7 for 4 months before it came out. I got the Focus the first day and the O/S has exceeded my expectations. Second day I had one sold to my lady friend after she saw mine. A friend of my friend saw hers and bought one the 3rd day. My wife has never had a smart phone and use to be intimated but now in 1 month will buy a Focus after using mine. I believe we are some of the best salesman and women and showing others the smooth O/S sells units. If Microsoft was smart they would give owners incentives to show the phone and compensate people in some manner. I exactly felt the sales initially would be slow but the more peeps that get them in their hands the more friends that will be exposed and that will drive a faster and sustained market share
Also, I have found that turning on Birdy Bounce and passing the phone around does wonders. My whole family went retarded over it this weekend. Dad had problems accidentally activating the capacitive Bing button, though.
We are passing them around to Android and iPhone users at work for test runs. After they use the phone for the day, we're having trouble getting them back. We've been using the Focus and the HTC Surround in that testing. The Focus is far and away the Favorite. If Verizon comes out with the HTC Trophy like they are targeting in January, we may start rolling WP7 out to users who want it on Verizon. I can't roll out the Focus until we get a few SD cards that are certified to work. 8GB isn't enough for folks who have music. 16GB in the Trophy should be enough to start. it would be great if Samsung came out with a CDMA focus with at least 16GB on the phone or a certified SD card preinstalled.
On the SD card thing, I have used Sandisk 16gb Class 2 and 4 and they both work somewhat. After two weeks or so i started having some minor issues. Nothing like the 32GB gave me but I would see perhaps one or two soft resets a day. . that is why I can't recommend the Focus yet for my users. Focus ran great with only the base 8gb in the unit. No resets at all. But I need the extra space for my music library.
Blizzard
So after a day at work (8-4:30) I drove my friends (carpooling) to Severance Hall in Cleveland, OH. We set out at 5pm and arrived at the Hall at 9pm due to the snow.
At the end of the concert (10pm), we drove home and arrived home at 1am in the morning - it made for a very long day and a very long drive that normally takes about 40 minutes.
The crux of the story is this, in the carpool, four of us have an iPhone 4 and I have the Focus. Everyone's iPhone died on the way to the concert (no battery). Therefore, since the journey home was taking so long, everybody in the carpool borrowed my phone to call home and talk to their families. Everyone was extremely impressed at the responsiveness of the Focus and Windows Phone 7 - they absolutely loved it. They commented on the fluidity of the OS, the ease of use (I didn't tell anyone how to use the Phone - they figured it out themselves).
They asked hundreds of questions, used the internet, etc. etc. They were thoroughly impressed with the Phone.
The one thing that everyone agreed on and kept commenting on was ease of use - and I have to agree, it's a very easy to use OS.
Well done Microsoft.
M
ps. My phone died at 1:10am, it was a day of light to medium use (I know that's highly subjective....)
Two friends were due for upgrade along with me (I was due for 4 months but waiting for WP7) and after using my Focus they instantly got one each (surrounds - it was free!).
Both were upgrading from dumbPhones.
all my friends are poor and have no phone upgrades
but they all like the samsung focus
my phone is constantly being borrowed when im somewhere
My wife switch from iphone, and is very happy so far. Her iPhone is not going back to her purse any more.
She enjoy the integration of the social network, the keyboard, the great image and colors of the Samsung Focus
My in-laws liked my focus so much, they bought a pair of of the LG's, cause they wanted keyboards. Btw, they are big mac fans.
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...Second day I had one sold to my lady friend after she saw mine. A friend of my friend saw hers and bought one the 3rd day. My wife has never had a smart phone and use to be intimated but now in 1 month will buy a Focus after using mine...
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Are you not afraid your wife will either read this post or ask your friend who your (boom chicka bow wow) "Lady Friend" is and you will be in big trouble?
Yes, I keep catching my wife looking over my shoulder. She's on the iPhone 4. I have to admit, the iPhone 4 is a VERY nice phone (after Jailbreaking), but I didn't want to fall into the Apple Trap . I've handed the Focus to her to use, and she's quite impressed also. It's smooth and easy to run. Screen is very impressive.
My girl is now tyring to Bogart my focus. She wants me to use her iPhone 3GS. Now I just traded my iP4 to get the Focus last week. No way is she getting my Focus. Gonna find her a deal online somewhere, so we'll have one more people on the WP7 team!
IMHO anyone who uses WP7 for atleast 10 mins will love it. I just showed it to one of my friends who was lecturing me for not buying an iP4 instead and even he loved it.
I think word of mouth is really the best way to promote WP7. So plz guys/gals show your WP7 device to as many people possible.
Whole family.
My mother bought one on my recommendation (Android to comples for her, iPhone too fragile for her). Loves the integrated voice command.
Father saw it at Thanksgiving and wondered why she got it. Later in the day he was wondering what the Knicks score was, brother stepped up to my mother's phone and said, "Knicks score" and up it came. Bowled my father away, and he bought one.
Brother and sister-in-law loved it too. They are getting one. My son, well, he is a Sprint fan and is waiting for them to carry it. As for me, couldn't wait. Got the Focus - love it.
Since then, showed a friend, and he and his wife got the LG - he loves the keyboard. She's a Mac person, but seems to be warming up to it.
Hey guys. I just wanted to get some info and recommendations from those that have this device. I currently have a HTC One on VZW. I like the phone and all but the camera issues on it are maddening. I am thinking about getting the G2 since the Nexus 5 isn't available on VZW yet (bc Verizon hates people) and wanted some impressions of the hardware.