Hello to WP central.
I'm from Ashburn Virginia, USA.
I just got my first Windows Phone, a Nokia Lumia 635. My previous smart phone was an HTC T-Mobile G2. The G2 was a high end phone in 2010 when it came out, and I do miss some of the "high end phone" features that I've been enjoying, such as the camera flash and a very solid part metal case.
I decided to go to Windows phone this time for a few reasons. I'm unhappy with Android fragmentation and the support model. If you buy an Android phone, don't expect support, ever. If you're lucky you'll get one OS upgrade in the first year you own it, if your carrier and/or phone manufacturer supports it. That's it. After that, no updgrades, even security patches, ever. Unless you buy a Nexus phone from Google, then you're in better shape.
I am on a budget so I can't afford an expensive phone, that rules out Apple devices. Also - I had grown to love the Google "gadgets" on my phone, and was not willing to give up that kind of functionality. I had experienced the "live tile" concept on my Windows 8.1 desktop and Laptop, and I LOVE the concept. It is incredibly brilliant.
So here I am with a very nicely equipped little budget phone that I bought at the Microsoft Store for $129 yesterday. I spent the extra $50 for the 2 year protection plan and a very nice flip case. So far I'm really loving this phone OS. My disappointments include (1) no Pinochle game (2) no flash for the camera (3) No native YouTube app (MetroTube seems neat but flaky - it only finds one of my subscriptions for example) 4) No Dish Network app (yet). The OS is incredibly slick and the song tagging works with my 2014 Outback so I'm very happy about that.
Hope to learn about how to use this new phone here.
I'm from Ashburn Virginia, USA.
I just got my first Windows Phone, a Nokia Lumia 635. My previous smart phone was an HTC T-Mobile G2. The G2 was a high end phone in 2010 when it came out, and I do miss some of the "high end phone" features that I've been enjoying, such as the camera flash and a very solid part metal case.
I decided to go to Windows phone this time for a few reasons. I'm unhappy with Android fragmentation and the support model. If you buy an Android phone, don't expect support, ever. If you're lucky you'll get one OS upgrade in the first year you own it, if your carrier and/or phone manufacturer supports it. That's it. After that, no updgrades, even security patches, ever. Unless you buy a Nexus phone from Google, then you're in better shape.
I am on a budget so I can't afford an expensive phone, that rules out Apple devices. Also - I had grown to love the Google "gadgets" on my phone, and was not willing to give up that kind of functionality. I had experienced the "live tile" concept on my Windows 8.1 desktop and Laptop, and I LOVE the concept. It is incredibly brilliant.
So here I am with a very nicely equipped little budget phone that I bought at the Microsoft Store for $129 yesterday. I spent the extra $50 for the 2 year protection plan and a very nice flip case. So far I'm really loving this phone OS. My disappointments include (1) no Pinochle game (2) no flash for the camera (3) No native YouTube app (MetroTube seems neat but flaky - it only finds one of my subscriptions for example) 4) No Dish Network app (yet). The OS is incredibly slick and the song tagging works with my 2014 Outback so I'm very happy about that.
Hope to learn about how to use this new phone here.
to WP central forum's, the university of Windows phone. Glad to hear your getting use to your Lumia 635.
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