kbilly70
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I thought I saw a post in another thread that stated the 32GB version of the 1520 would not have an SD slot. Does anyone have any info on that?
I had to register to reply to this thread. I can't believe some of the complaints I'm hearing regarding 16gb instead of 32 or the removal of Qi charging. This phone is $99 on contract from AT&T....compared to the note 3, it's nearly 1/3rd to 50% lower (depending on US provider)...Yes the note 3 comes with 32gb but still has no standard wireless charging.
Guys, this thing has a micro sd card...for $99, I think the 16gb difference is minimal. Just buy a card with the amount you saved. As for Qi charging, I still think that's a matter of taste. Personally, it's a neat little feature (for me), but I'd have little use for it unless I bought multiple charging docks. I have my phone plugged into my car's usb, my bedroom's usb, my computer's usb...it's never in one place...in addition there is a fix for that as well - buy the cover.
Fact is, if a 16gb option was available, as well as a 32 gb option, I'd go w/ the 16. With a Micro SD card, 7gb of skydrive storage, and 50mb of Mega online storage, I'm sure you won't run out of space. One thing that may've been a game breaker for me was changing the screen from IPS to AMOLED, but thankfully the international variant's screen was kept.
AT&T was never going to sell this unit at $250+, which is what it may've ended up costing if internal storage and Qi was added. WP8 is still very niche right now and Nokia/AT&T/Microsoft want to sell as many as possible. I bought this phone on Saturday for $99, the MS store threw in the $40 Nokia case, $70 in apps and Halo Spartan Assault for free. Not to mention AT&T's retention unit has a back to contract promotion of a $100 on the line being upgraded. They also waived my activation fee. I almost got paid to take the 1520 and I'm growing to enjoy it very much. Let's not pick on small variances - fact is as WP users, we appear to get incredible bangs for our buck.
I thought I saw a post in another thread that stated the 32GB version of the 1520 would not have an SD slot. Does anyone have any info on that?
Both versions have it.
Sorry I meant the At&t 32GB version. I swear I saw someone post in a another thread that it won't come with the SD slot but can't find the thread.
It might have been on the At&t forum but thought it was here.
If you visit Nokia's website and find the 1520, it has the exact features for both 16 GB and 32 GB of the AT&T version so whoever said that was wrong.
http://www.nokia.com/us-en/phones/phone/lumia1520/specifications/
Thanks for the link. I was worried after seeing that post that At&t might change the 32GB version too.
It's the 929 that will not feature the mSDCard support/slot..?
Where does it state that their internal policy is 6 months? Their website clearly states what their requirements are and they are legally obligated to follow that.
With AT&T a data cap is a problem for every subscriber, even grandfathered ones with supposed "unlimited" plans. Even they are throttled after a few GB so with LTE all you do is just reach your cap or throttle faster. With 5-6 mbps HSPA+ I'm able to stream 720p-1080p videos with very little buffering. During heavy congestion it may have a longer buffer where LTE would be superior I suppose. But strictly speaking for my case where HSPA+ speeds are pretty good, would it really be worth it?
The real wildcard is AT&T's 32GB of the 1520, if they gave us a concrete release date I'd patiently wait on that and give up qi wireless. But the fact that they just say, "near future" doesn't really mean much. That could be tomorrow or 6 months from now.