I've just joined as I've just got a new Nokia Lumia 610. I got this to replace my HTC Desire S Android phone, as the screen cracked on this. I was curious to see what a Windows Phone was like, having used mainly Android smart phones and tablets of the last couple of years.
I have to say it came as something of a shock. One of the things that stunned me was that the Windows Phone is much more difficult to use with Windows 7 desktops and laptops than an Android device. This is just plain weird as it's a Microsoft product! I was expecting to be able to browse media on my PC and copy files backwards and forwards via WiFi at home. I can do this with Android using an app call ES Explorer. One of the things I used to do was use it to neaten up my files and folders on my networked pcs and fix stuff, as well as streaming media.
None of this seems possible on the Windows Phone. The only way I could get stuff on to my 610 was to use some awful product called Zune. With my android phone I could plug it in via USB and drag and drop files via removable storage.
Is there anyway to enable this sort of functionality on a Windows Phone? I'm sure I must me missing something, but it seems to me that Windows Phone isn't really very useful. There seem to be more restrictions than features!
On the plus side, it does seem to be more stable than Android. It also seems to have an amazing battery life. Is there anything I can do to improve my Windows Phone Experience?
I have to say it came as something of a shock. One of the things that stunned me was that the Windows Phone is much more difficult to use with Windows 7 desktops and laptops than an Android device. This is just plain weird as it's a Microsoft product! I was expecting to be able to browse media on my PC and copy files backwards and forwards via WiFi at home. I can do this with Android using an app call ES Explorer. One of the things I used to do was use it to neaten up my files and folders on my networked pcs and fix stuff, as well as streaming media.
None of this seems possible on the Windows Phone. The only way I could get stuff on to my 610 was to use some awful product called Zune. With my android phone I could plug it in via USB and drag and drop files via removable storage.
Is there anyway to enable this sort of functionality on a Windows Phone? I'm sure I must me missing something, but it seems to me that Windows Phone isn't really very useful. There seem to be more restrictions than features!
On the plus side, it does seem to be more stable than Android. It also seems to have an amazing battery life. Is there anything I can do to improve my Windows Phone Experience?