Lumia 520 Purchases

[Cloud Denton]

Brought mine on-line from Telecom New Zealand, love the crisp screen and it's very speedy in every aspect except loading heavy webpages. The Xbox Music Pass and Internet Explorer are disappointing but that the OS, the 520 it's self is great, only niggle is the side buttons are kinda rigid, they don't "click" nicely.

PS: And no compass, annoying not knowing were your facing when your lost in a new city. I'd probably recommend biting the bullet and buying the 720 (not the 620, I prefer the 520 screen to the 620 screen).

 

[v10type-r]

I just got mine from Telus Pre-Paid, no contract. On sale for $129 CAD. I got it for $98 plus tax through a friend

Great little phone.

 

[sdc1]

I've had my Lumia 520 for 3 weeks now and I love it. The Nokia apps make it for me, the Nokia Radio and Drive apps are fantastic. For under ?10 a month on a contract including calls, texts and data it's a bargain. I came from an iPhone 5 and it doesn't at all feel like a downgrade which is really strange and not what I was expecting.

 

[cw1988]

Just bought a 520 from carphonewarehouse in cyan. Amazing! I had played about with android alternatives and my wife has an iPhone 5 and imo I think this is better, for me anyway. I think the freedom you have for the start screen "out of the box" is hands down the best, this goes for all w8 lumias though.

Brilliant!

 

[juan6996]

I got one for my best friend as a gift. In hindsight, I would've bought her Lumia 810 for $200 on eBay instead. Its still a great phone for the price, though. Specially considering the prepaid $30/month plan with ult text, data, and 100 mins of voice.

 

[registreerimata]

Bought a black one today - first smartfone for me.
Looks nice, feels good, runs smooth - hopefully it will fulfill my needs.

 

[iop777]

Just got mine from Telus, I unlocked it and have it on Bell as a replacement for my smashed 8S. Liking it so far, love all these Nokia features

 

[Shawn Magm]

Bought one at an AT&T Company store for $99.99 + tax yesterday. I'm not sure if I'll keep it. I have 14 days to try it out.

 

[Adnan Javed]

Guys I bought the phone a few days back and I have a small question, don't really want to make a new thread for this question.

In the official music+video player, isn't it possible to forward or rewind the music files ? I can't seem to be able to do it. The tiny little track bar that shows how far the song/file is done can't be manipulated by touch. It's OK for songs, but for listening to podcasts it could be an issue.

 

[micaels]

Love this phone, went into the store to look at one and came out with one.

 

[brianLTE]

Guys I bought the phone a few days back and I have a small question, don't really want to make a new thread for this question.

In the official music+video player, isn't it possible to forward or rewind the music files ? I can't seem to be able to do it. The tiny little track bar that shows how far the song/file is done can't be manipulated by touch. It's OK for songs, but for listening to podcasts it could be an issue.

Press and hold the skip buttons, that acts as ff/rewind.

 

[Adnan Javed]

Thanks man.

 

[elyodeel]

I'm considering buying one and using it without a cell plan as a GPS unit with drive or something along those lines... I have a 920 but for some weird reason I want one of these haha

 

[MrGoodSmith]

Today I am back on Windows Phone 8 at last !!

I purchased a Lumia 920 in November and used it for only 10 days before returning it due to heating concerns, plus unable to unlock it back then. I switched to Wind and settled with a Lumia 710 which I flashed with a custom WP7.8 ROM, but have been feeling like a fish out of water for the past 8 months. I really wanted WP8.

This week I decided I should jump on WP8 ASAP even if I had to settle with a temporary cheap phone (my eyes are on the Lumia 1020), so I switched to Chatr, sold my 710, and today I got the Lumia 520 after managing to grap a good deal.

Superstore is selling the phone in Canada for $119.99, so I got the Rogers-branded version, and as I was expecting it worked right away with my Chatr sim card. It would work with a Fido sim as well, but not with any other unless the phone is unlocked. It won't work with Wind or Mobilicity no matter what (unless you get the t-mobile Lumia 521 version).

I am enjoying the Lumia 520 which has been running great so far without issues. I had a stressful couple of minutes trying to learn how to take off the cover. Haven't noticed any heating at all, although I haven't started running apps yet as well, just downloading maps and other updates. I hope the phone get updated to GDR2, although it's not much of a concern. Hopefully by the end of this year I will on the Lumia 1020.

 

[Adnan Javed]

Guys is there any app or any way to put custom sounds for SMS tones ?

 

[mutantblack]

Jumped ship from Note 2 to 520. I am so familiar with android and it takes me couple of days to get used to windows phone. So far lack of apps is dis-encouraging. No real notification center is another problem. Limited background running cause some apps don't get updated at all until open.

Great cheap back up phone but not for daily use for me yet.

 

[cckgz4]

Thinking about getting this phone solely for correct mms settings, but don't know if I'd want a camera without flash



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[Michael Alan Goff]

Got one from Amazon, should be shipped to my house by Wednesday.

 

[futpaul]

Got mine from Amazon yesterday, I posted my initial thoughts down below in the main 520 section.

--Paul

 

[Beacio_mo]

Just got a black AT&T model from Amazon yesterday, such a great value! I also noticed the local Walmarts in the SoCal area have them in stock too