Next Question... phone advice needed.

[SallyMagpie]

Righteo, your going to get sick of me and my stupid questions, but I kinda like your impartial advice, so hey!

I at the moment have a blackberry which I adore, but its battery is slowly dying, and I am going to replace it with an android. I can't tell you why. But I don't want an iphone, and I have a bit of a problem with Simpsons Tapped Out ( I won't go to rehab, I enjoy it too much) So, its got to be android.

Now, I am stuck.

At the moment I carry around with me a kindle, a samsung galaxy tab and my phone. I would like to reduce this down, so I am happy to have a bigger phone, so I can do without the tab in my handbag.

I have been looking at the Sony Z3 or the HTC One M8. Is there a positive or a negative to either of these? Would I be better waiting for a kitkat phone?

My data useage on my blackberry is low low, but I am worried when I move over to an android it will go through the roof because my sister that that problem with hers.. However, most of the time I am on the wifi at home.

So many questions, so little answers.

Any ideas?

My requirements are

- lets me play simpsons tapped out

- lets me use instagram

- has a big screen

- comes in a nice/girl colour OR has a nice coloured case which is made by the same brand of the phone. Id on't want no £1.99 **bleep**e off of ebay... (this is one of the reasons I am tempted by the M8)

[MI5]

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@SallyMagpie wrote:

I did consider going to tmobile through tesco as they have an unlimited data thing, 

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Check the small print first

[Bambino]

Yeah. People. They can be a real problem. 

If you're looking for unlimited data you might want to look at Three. Whichever provider you decide on, check their coverage where you spend the balance of your time first. Don't rely on coverage checkers. Get some Pay & Go sims and try them before you settle on a particular one.

[jonsie]

I can see talking to people can be a problem for some so you need to be sure in your own mind before committing to a network and phone.

[SallyMagpie]

Its actually a real problem, as in I have the bipolar, and its not me choosing not to speak to people.

I don't want to go with three because I had to ring thier customer service once and it was like having a conversation on a crossed line. No one was really sure what was going on. Me included.

[Bambino]

My apologies. I thought you were joking. We sometimes do that here. If Three aren't for you, you just need to shop around. I only suggested Three because I know they have unlimited data tariffs.I wasn't aware that T-Mobile did unlimited data. As MI5 said earlier, look at the small print.

[Cleoriff]

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@SallyMagpie wrote:

Its actually a real problem, as in I have the bipolar, and its not me choosing not to speak to people.

I don't want to go with three because I had to ring thier customer service once and it was like having a conversation on a crossed line. No one was really sure what was going on. Me included.

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That can cause problems with interacting with others...You need to then buy the phone online on the tariff that suits you...

I do hope it works out well for you:smileywink:

[MI5]

It's only Three that don't have an online forum, so any network out of O2, EE or Voda provide a forum like this where you can come for help.
If unlimited data is a deal breaker for you there is only Three, so you will have to decide if you want forum support or unlimited data first.....

[SallyMagpie]

Bambino, don't stress, I wasn't moaning.
I can cope with talking to people. But shops like carphonewarehouse just aren't for me. I need to be able to look, decide, and then just buy. Any hard sell, or information which I know isn't right and I just can't be doing with it.

I think I have been with O2 for 13 years now, LOL, so its been a while.

My only reason for worrying about the unlimited data is because I don't want to end up over my limit and it causing me stress. But realistically I don't do much when I am out the house, except Simpsons tapped out, read the news and twitter etc. Once I get in the house I am on the wifi.

If only my work hadn't blocked the wifi with a password there

[Cleoriff]

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@SallyMagpie wrote:

If only my work hadn't blocked the wifi with a password there

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Yeah...that would be a bummer @SallyMagpie 

[Anonymous]

You need a friend in your I.T Dept. 😄