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This is the equivalent of the 'I hate Sky / I love Sky' crap on the broadcasting forum. As with that, some of it is jealousy, some of it is just that people don't like Apple being so big.
Pretty pathetic really - shows that most have nothing more important to fill their days with. |
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I thought the Samsung Galaxy S 3 was £499 to buy new?
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/samsung-galaxy-s3-blue-18068783-pdt.html Or £499 at Carphonwarehouse. http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mob...rc=deal-finder Or £495 at Argos CLICK Or £479 from Amazon CLICK It seems some companys are greedy selling phones for £500 and some aren't. Its just depends which brand is on the handset. |
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I can't get the software I need for work on android. I discussed this earlier on in this or one of the other threads. I don't intend to cover old ground. Suffice to say a phone that does not have the apps I need is useless to me. So where's this saving again?
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Well I assume your talking about the iPhone 5 there and £500 may be optimistic I think the 4s was that so I suspect the 'new iphone' will be more, however I was talking in terms of over a contract which will be at least £10 a month less.
In terms of phone itself the S3 can be had for less than 400 so just the phone saves the app cost. 300 dpi screen don't tell me even you have bought into the retina nonsense as well.I dislike contracts, I would rather buy the device outright and stick with GiffGaff. Where can I find the Samsung Galaxy S3 at hundreds of pounds cheaper? What Nonsence, high DPI screens are great to look at and read text. Why do you think high quality magazine run into this DPI range? They don't advertise it so if their customers wouldn't notice if they lowered it they would and save lots of money. Werent even Samsung showing off a laptop this year with a retina style display? |
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How odd that you would need to spend out your own money on the phone and apps for your job. As the other poster said, why would they not provide you with the phone if it is that vital?
Very strange. It also not uncommon for employees to buy there own "tools" or software then get a refund via receipt. Which is not always convenient. But anyway, whats "Very strange" about it?
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The iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G, iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S were all £499 at launch so I expect that will be the price.
I dislike contracts, I would rather buy the device outright and stick with GiffGaff. Where can I find the Samsung Galaxy S3 at hundreds of pounds cheaper? What Nonsence, high DPI screens are great to look at and read text. Why do you think high quality magazine run into this DPI range? They don't advertise it so if their customers wouldn't notice if they lowered it they would and save lots of money. Werent even Samsung showing off a laptop this year with a retina style display? |
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Personally I think that Super amoled HD is better than the retina of the iphone 4/4s.
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Well, its £529 right now in PC-World.
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/samsung-galaxy-s3-blue-18068783-pdt.html Or £499 at Carphonwarehouse. http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mob...rc=deal-finder Or £495 at Argos CLICK Or £479 from Amazon CLICK It seems some companys are greedy selling phones for £500 and some aren't. Its just depends which brand is on the handset. |
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Personally I think that Super amoled HD is better than the retina of the iphone 4/4s.
I think all these new high end displays on phones are all good now, I couldn't see me going back to my iPhone 3G screen! I get this when using my iPad 2 now, I have a couple of mates with iPad 3s and the screen is so much clearer and sharper but its not enough to get me to replace it. |
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The iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G, iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S were all £499 at launch so I expect that will be the price.
I dislike contracts, I would rather buy the device outright and stick with GiffGaff. Where can I find the Samsung Galaxy S3 at hundreds of pounds cheaper? What Nonsence, high DPI screens are great to look at and read text. Why do you think high quality magazine run into this DPI range? They don't advertise it so if their customers wouldn't notice if they lowered it they would and save lots of money. Werent even Samsung showing off a laptop this year with a retina style display? You will find that dpi and ppi are completely different things Apple have come out with this retina nonsense and all of a sudden the ppi is all important the power of persuasion. It is a total load of tosh, what is it the perfect amount from 11 inches from the eye or something similar as if that is some sort of new standard. All top ends phones have sufficient ppi to produce clear text but have far better high res screens. Don't be fooled by Apple speak look at the screens on phones and see which is better that's what counts and in doing so you will see that there are far better screens than the iphone. |
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Contracts are not for you but for the majority they are and in doing so you will save a couple of hundred quid.
You are saying i can save a couple of hundred quid, so where can i get a Samsung Galaxy S3 (Unlocked) for £420 for the years contract atleast matching the allowance I have? People say contracts are cheaper but I have yet to find that to be the case, your just paying it up rather than in one go. EDIT: As for the phone I find the S3 and One X both to big but i would be interested in the apparent S3 Mini if it matches the hardware of the S3 but smaller. |
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Okay so take in the fact that I spend £120 a year on my phone for 250 Mins, Unlimited Texts and Internet....... .
I've said the S3 is available for 400 or less so that on the same giffgaff gaff contract saves you £100. However most people take out contracts and as I said the savings are double this, although we don't yet have 5 pricing yet. So I am not sure what your asking me? |
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Not quite sure of your maths there what is it your asking me?
I've said the S3 is available for 400 or less so that on the same giffgaff gaff contract saves you £100. However most people take out contracts and as I said the savings are double this, although we don't yet have 5 pricing yet. So I am not sure what your asking me? If i was to buy an iPhone 5 at launch for £500 combined with my £10 / month SIM my total cost over the year will be £620. Could I get a contract for a Galaxy S3 with atleast the same allowance for £200 cheaper which would be £420 over the year? Also you say the Galaxy S3 is available for under £400, where? (This doesn't take into account that you get £100 more when selling an iPhone compared to its Android equivalents of the same year. Samsung Galaxy S vs iPhone 4) |
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Yeah at this range its all down to personal taste, for example I think the Super AMOLED Plus is better than the HD Super AMOLED due to the 3 sub pixels per pixel rather than 2, it seems to give more realistic colours even if it isn't as sharp because of the lower DPI.
I think all these new high end displays on phones are all good now, I couldn't see me going back to my iPhone 3G screen! I get this when using my iPad 2 now, I have a couple of mates with iPad 3s and the screen is so much clearer and sharper but its not enough to get me to replace it. |
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You said contracts will save you a couple of hundred quid which i took to mean (£200).
If i was to buy an iPhone 5 at launch for £500 combined with my £10 / month SIM my total cost over the year will be £620. Could I get a contract for a Galaxy S3 with atleast the same allowance for £200 cheaper which would be £420 over the year? Also you say the Galaxy S3 is available for under £400, where? (This doesn't take into account that you get £100 more when selling an iPhone compared to its Android equivalents of the same year. Samsung Galaxy S vs iPhone 4) |
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Another thing that annoys me is that reviewers are biased towards Apple devices. When they review Apple products they always gush about the good things and never highlight any of the limitations, make a note when it isn't much of an upgrade on the previous model or compare to devices from competitors. Yet when devices from other manufacturers are reviewed, they always do these things.
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Another thing that annoys me is that reviewers are biased towards Apple devices. When they review Apple products they always gush about the good things and never highlight any of the limitations, make a note when it isn't much of an upgrade on the previous model or compare to devices from competitors. Yet when devices from other manufacturers are reviewed, they always do these things.
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You said contracts will save you a couple of hundred quid which i took to mean (£200).
If i was to buy an iPhone 5 at launch for £500 combined with my £10 / month SIM my total cost over the year will be £620. Could I get a contract for a Galaxy S3 with atleast the same allowance for £200 cheaper which would be £420 over the year? Also you say the Galaxy S3 is available for under £400, where? (This doesn't take into account that you get £100 more when selling an iPhone compared to its Android equivalents of the same year. Samsung Galaxy S vs iPhone 4) Your point is based from a personal point of view and the majority of people are unlikely to stump up £500 for a phone I think. But some free over 12 months I get my S3 for £400 (cheaper for an X) which saves me £100 on the 5 then twelve months from now we are back to square one with the new versions so over 2 years which way point £200 saved. The S3 is out there for the cost I quoted however does need to be looked for and timed right. In work right now so bit difficult but as an example I have seen as new guaranteed from amazon for £369. Also quick check shows it here for £410 http://www.digitalrev.com/product/sa...MTAwMDg2MA_A_A |
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Your point is based from a personal point of view and the majority of people are unlikely to stump up £500 for a phone I think.
The iPhone 4S (which currently retails at £499) can be had on the same contract at £29, there is no reason the iPhone 5 wont be available in a similar pricing. When O2 had exclusivity then yes the iPhone was much more expensive on contracts than the equivalent Android handset but that doesn't seem to be the case now. |
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Even taking into consideration that most people get their phone on a contract over 24 month the cheapest i can see is Three which is £31 over 24 months totaling £744.
The iPhone 4S (which currently retails at £499) can be had on the same contract at £29, there is no reason the iPhone 5 wont be available in a similar pricing. When O2 had exclusivity then yes the iPhone was much more expensive on contracts than the equivalent Android handset but that doesn't seem to be the case now. Try this http://www.mobiles.co.uk/samsung-gal...ItemId=lxrwlil |
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Your having a laugh on both those counts I can get the S3 much cheaper than that on contract, and you will be disappointed if you think the 5 on contract will come in at that price not including up front fees.
Try this http://www.mobiles.co.uk/samsung-gal...ItemId=lxrwlil |
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Your having a laugh on both those counts I can get the S3 much cheaper than that on contract, and you will be disappointed if you think the 5 on contract will come in at that price not including up front fees.
Try this http://www.mobiles.co.uk/samsung-gal...ItemId=lxrwlil |
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Not with unlimited data which is what i was comparing.
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How odd that you would need to spend out your own money on the phone and apps for your job. As the other poster said, why would they not provide you with the phone if it is that vital?
Very strange. |
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They do supply me with an iPhone and an iPad. I have a personal iPhone because I can share all my iPhone specific apps and data between all devices so I don't need to take two phones with me everywhere.
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don't tell me even you have bought into the retina nonsense as well.