Thread: What Mobile You got?

I want to get a new mobile, pay as you go, not a prolific user at all (£10 a year, yes £10 ) want MP3, blue tooth and a long life battery that does not run out after one call. Any recommendations please?

i got sony erickson k800i, had it for abt 3 yrs but got a nokia classic a couple of months ago & that one lasted a week until got a thimble of water on screen & it fkd it up!

i need a proper tough mutha fooker so the k800i satifies that as i drop it @ least twice a day as i am a clumsy git

Sony Ericsson W595 looks good, walkman and radio to listen.

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iPhone 3G. Battery life sucks though. The Nokia and Sony Ericsson mobiles are both good. If battery life is an issue and toughness I had a Sony Ericsson K850i for a while and found it to be fine. Music, 5MP camera and good battery.

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Originally Posted by boozeboxer

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We are pretty much only able to get Korean brands here because the Chaebol corporations have a monopoly on things and the government imposes huge tarrifs to keep out foreign products. I have an LG phone that does the job but it's getting a bit old now.

I was reading an article the other day saying that Samsung has a new phone coming out. It will be released in the US market for about 200 dollars. The same phone will cost 700 dollars here. Talk about screwing your own! It seems Samsung is now the largest provider in the US from what I was reading.

I know I'm going off topic but the US government really should look into the trade balance between the US and Korea. Korean's export their stuff with little restriction and yet the same is far from true when it comes to imports. Not a fair balance of trade at all. Cars, electronics...all sorts of things. The good thing is that Korean consumers still pay far more than the US consumers even though incomes are lower here.

Sorry, little off topic rant over.

Originally Posted by miles

We are pretty much only able to get Korean brands here because the Chaebol corporations have a monopoly on things and the government imposes huge tarrifs to keep out foreign products. I have an LG phone that does the job but it's getting a bit old now.

I was reading an article the other day saying that Samsung has a new phone coming out. It will be released in the US market for about 200 dollars. The same phone will cost 700 dollars here. Talk about screwing your own! It seems Samsung is now the largest provider in the US from what I was reading.

I know I'm going off topic but the US government really should look into the trade balance between the US and Korea. Korean's export their stuff with little restriction and yet the same is far from true when it comes to imports. Not a fair balance of trade at all. Cars, electronics...all sorts of things. The good thing is that Korean consumers still pay far more than the US consumers even though incomes are lower here.

Sorry, little off topic rant over.

Americans love getting fucked on the trade table.

All for free trade and capitalism. It's not free trade if it only works one way though, is it?

Originally Posted by boozeboxer

Originally Posted by miles

We are pretty much only able to get Korean brands here because the Chaebol corporations have a monopoly on things and the government imposes huge tarrifs to keep out foreign products. I have an LG phone that does the job but it's getting a bit old now.

I was reading an article the other day saying that Samsung has a new phone coming out. It will be released in the US market for about 200 dollars. The same phone will cost 700 dollars here. Talk about screwing your own! It seems Samsung is now the largest provider in the US from what I was reading.

I know I'm going off topic but the US government really should look into the trade balance between the US and Korea. Korean's export their stuff with little restriction and yet the same is far from true when it comes to imports. Not a fair balance of trade at all. Cars, electronics...all sorts of things. The good thing is that Korean consumers still pay far more than the US consumers even though incomes are lower here.

Sorry, little off topic rant over.

Americans love getting fucked on the trade table.

All for free trade and capitalism. It's not free trade if it only works one way though, is it?

It's bollocks. And it's also really shit for Korean consumers because they have no idea how much they are being shafted. Greater competition and choice would bring prices down here and increase quality, but the Chaebol and government stand in the way of that. Bush was ready to sign off a really shitty FTA last year but Obama made sure that wasn't signed. Which was a good thing. I'm hoping Obama goes to town with Korean in the next 18 months. As it stands the US has NO foothold in Korea. The only thing that comes here is US beef and that's because the Koreans cannot produce enough.

This is one seriously protectionist country. And like I say, it's the Koreans who are fleeced most of all by it.

I seem to have hijacked this thread. Sorry, Master!

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Originally Posted by Drago

i got sony erickson k800i, had it for abt 3 yrs but got a nokia classic a couple of months ago & that one lasted a week until got a thimble of water on screen & it fkd it up!

i need a proper tough mutha fooker so the k800i satifies that as i drop it @ least twice a day as i am a clumsy git

The most resilient one existing at the moment is manufactured by Sonim, it's the kind of things you can't possibly kill except if you throw it in your fireplace while it's turned, made to survive desert conditions, up to - 40 degrees and has a ludicrously long life battery

Most durable phone-world record set by the Sonim XP1

SIM Free Release Date for Sonim XP3 Water, Dust and Shock Resistant Phone

Originally Posted by Master

I want to get a new mobile, pay as you go, not a prolific user at all (£10 a year, yes £10 ) want MP3, blue tooth and a long life battery that does not run out after one call. Any recommendations please?

How much are you willing to pay? Prefer keyboard or touch screen system? Is the camera interesting for you in it or you don't give a flying F? I know a bit (not a great specialist but indeed) but as I more or less have to buy a new one as mine after 4 years of loyal service, toilet diving and hardcore floor crashing is slowly dying, I kinda deeply looked into that lately.

Originally Posted by Nameless

Originally Posted by Master

I want to get a new mobile, pay as you go, not a prolific user at all (£10 a year, yes £10 ) want MP3, blue tooth and a long life battery that does not run out after one call. Any recommendations please?

How much are you willing to pay? Prefer keyboard or touch screen system? Is the camera interesting for you in it or you don't give a flying F? I know a bit (not a great specialist but indeed) but as I more or less have to buy a new one as mine after 4 years of loyal service, toilet diving and hardcore floor crashing is slowly dying, I kinda deeply looked into that lately.

£100ish, the rest of what you said does not matter. So far Sony Erickson w595 is good but the K50i one is too much emphasis on photo's.

Originally Posted by Nameless

Originally Posted by Drago

i got sony erickson k800i, had it for abt 3 yrs but got a nokia classic a couple of months ago & that one lasted a week until got a thimble of water on screen & it fkd it up!

i need a proper tough mutha fooker so the k800i satifies that as i drop it @ least twice a day as i am a clumsy git

The most resilient one existing at the moment is manufactured by Sonim, it's the kind of things you can't possibly kill except if you throw it in your fireplace while it's turned, made to survive desert conditions, up to - 40 degrees and has a ludicrously long life battery

Most durable phone-world record set by the Sonim XP1

SIM Free Release Date for Sonim XP3 Water, Dust and Shock Resistant Phone

my k800i would have him