So, I finally got my Lumia 810 delivered last night. I was so aggravated because it didn't show up until around 7:30, and meanwhile, it was laying around in a neighborhood a hop, skip and jump from me since Friday night. I played with this phone a LOT last night to the point that I went to bed way later than I usually turn in and was so excited about it that it took me a long time to fall asleep. LMAO, I know, I'm a geek!
First of all, the phone is really attractive. I know it's not Lumia 920 gorgeous, but it's still a beautiful phone regardless. Don't understand why so many tech reviewers *coughJessicaDolcourtcough* have been calling it "ugly." I was surprised at how light it is. My iPhone 4 is heavier in its slim rubbery case.
Adding my contacts was a bit time consuming because I ended up having to add them manually. I tried Bluetooth between my iPhone 4 and 810 but the iPhone gave me a message saying it didn't recognize Windows Phone. :-/ Go figure... I noticed when adding contacts I'm also Facebook friends with that their numbers/email just added right into their FB profiles in the People Hub. VERY cool! Oh, and speaking of the People Hub, I absolutely LOVE that feature!
I spent a little time downloading apps, of course. All of them free, so far. One thing that sucks is that textPlus, which I've used on my iPhone for about a month and a half to conserve my texts (I only have 500 per month and can easily go over), doesn't work on WP8. Looking for an alternative, but so far, the two I tried can't send texts to people unless they also have the app (which is why I love textPlus so much - no one I've texted from it has the app). Hmm... I need a good reminders type app now - anyone know of one?
I spent at least two hours or longer adding music to my microSD card. I forgot a few albums, so I'm literally adding more as we speak. I have 58 when this last one is done. Great thing is that I still have 25GB free on my card! Whoo hoo! :happy:
Everything is so simple on this phone. Well, I'm good with tech gadgets as it is, but with some phones I've had, it took me a few hours to figure everything out. With the 810, it's a snap and instantaneous! I love that!
One thing that surprised me was when I realized SkyDrive wasn't already installed on my phone. I downloaded it as soon as I realized, but that was actually a few hours into having it. :blush: Funny thing is that I have two SkyDrive accounts, though, because I also got the app for my iPhone awhile back. I guess I couldn't access that one via the 810, but all I have up there are two Megadeth albums. lol
Haven't played with the camera yet, but I plan on doing that later today. We should have a thread for 810 photos up here.
Oh, and if I didn't already say it, I LOVE THIS PHONE!!!
First of all, the phone is really attractive. I know it's not Lumia 920 gorgeous, but it's still a beautiful phone regardless. Don't understand why so many tech reviewers *coughJessicaDolcourtcough* have been calling it "ugly." I was surprised at how light it is. My iPhone 4 is heavier in its slim rubbery case.
Adding my contacts was a bit time consuming because I ended up having to add them manually. I tried Bluetooth between my iPhone 4 and 810 but the iPhone gave me a message saying it didn't recognize Windows Phone. :-/ Go figure... I noticed when adding contacts I'm also Facebook friends with that their numbers/email just added right into their FB profiles in the People Hub. VERY cool! Oh, and speaking of the People Hub, I absolutely LOVE that feature!
I spent a little time downloading apps, of course. All of them free, so far. One thing that sucks is that textPlus, which I've used on my iPhone for about a month and a half to conserve my texts (I only have 500 per month and can easily go over), doesn't work on WP8. Looking for an alternative, but so far, the two I tried can't send texts to people unless they also have the app (which is why I love textPlus so much - no one I've texted from it has the app). Hmm... I need a good reminders type app now - anyone know of one?
I spent at least two hours or longer adding music to my microSD card. I forgot a few albums, so I'm literally adding more as we speak. I have 58 when this last one is done. Great thing is that I still have 25GB free on my card! Whoo hoo! :happy:
Everything is so simple on this phone. Well, I'm good with tech gadgets as it is, but with some phones I've had, it took me a few hours to figure everything out. With the 810, it's a snap and instantaneous! I love that!
One thing that surprised me was when I realized SkyDrive wasn't already installed on my phone. I downloaded it as soon as I realized, but that was actually a few hours into having it. :blush: Funny thing is that I have two SkyDrive accounts, though, because I also got the app for my iPhone awhile back. I guess I couldn't access that one via the 810, but all I have up there are two Megadeth albums. lol
Haven't played with the camera yet, but I plan on doing that later today. We should have a thread for 810 photos up here.
Oh, and if I didn't already say it, I LOVE THIS PHONE!!!