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29/4/2013 at 6:07pm
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I think my advice would be to talk to lots of people about their phones and visit lots of phone shops to look at / play with / discuss the types of phone on offer. As mentioned above, no retailer is likely to give impartial advice!
Every network / brand / operating system will have their fans and there are a lot of people who make a virtue out of never using it or doing it as cheaply as possible!
All phones can make calls, send texts and take photos. It will be the other things that you may want to use it for that should influence your selection of phone.
A smart phone is like a pocket computer and if you only want to send / receive emails and do a little internet surfing then pretty much all of them would be capable of this. They can also do almost anything that your home computer can do. Using my smart phone when I am away means that I don't have to carry a music player, radio, TV, books, magazines, games machine, crosswords, travel guides, maps, satnav, foreign dictionaries, shopping lists and many many other things. I also ring people sometimes with it! At home I find that I no longer use my laptop as the phone is just more convenient. Of course, none of that may be important to everybody!
I also am with BT for my landline and o2 for my mobile. If BT also supply your broadband you will find that you will have free access to BT wifi hotspots as well as o2 hotspots when you are out and about. There will also be many other free or chargeable hotspots at home or abroad. A lot of campsites include free wifi in reception or bar area and sometimes on pitches as well. More and more cafes, pubs, shops are also supplying free wifi for customers If using wifi you will not be paying your network for data charges!
As a BT customer you can add the Smart Talk app to your phone to enable you to make phone calls on your mobile using your landline and paying landline rates. Useful for calls that may be free on landline but chargeable on mobile (0800/0845 and calls made to UK while abroad. Remember though that if not connected to wifi this facility will use mobile data!
I used to be with BT for my smartphone - and the price was very good at that time - however, I got frustrated by the very limited selection of phones that they do. Prices used to be excellent though! I currently have a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 with o2 and I love it's useability!
It may be an idea to buy a 2nd hand handset and a PAYG sim card while you discover how you want to use it rather than find that your paying a lot of money for stuff that you don't want to use or getting frustrated that your phone can't do everything you want it to. A contract ties you in for 12 / 18 / 24 months.
Hope my rambling thoughts may be some help
Post last edited on 29/04/2013 18:13:41
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