worldspy99
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Hmmm..now I am torn between getting a Lumia 822 and an HTC 8X since they are both 16GB devices. Any pros or cons? I am still going to keep my Lumia 810 as a back up device.
I've bit the bullet and upgraded. Good so far.....
Hmmm..now I am torn between getting a Lumia 822 and an HTC 8X since they are both 16GB devices. Any pros or cons? I am still going to keep my Lumia 810 as a back up device.
Is there a noob guide for getting the account/phone registered with MS so that one can put GDR3 on their WP8 phones? The MS website instructions were a bit daunting and I only have Windows 7 laptops so...
I'm with you on that one... When the 925 came out, it could have been considered 'higher end' but not by today's standards. Even as bad as the spec race is with the devices is the fact that T-Mo still requires the 1700/2100 AWS bands for most of their network coverage. This means a special version of every device just for themselves. Now, they have 45 million subs as of this month, so there's no small potatoes for actual numbers, but when compared to VZW and AT&T at over 100 Million each, the carrier that only controls 15% of the market doesn't get many favors.
When you combine the lower sub count with the new "pay by the month" non-subsidy pricing, you need to have plenty of aggressive handsets in house - like the 521 for example - because nobody wants to shell out $500 or add $20 to their bill every month for the next two years. T-Mobile will get more and more devices like the 521, the Moto G, or the Alcatel Evolve that will sell for the $100-200 range. People will buy this outright and avoid the higher cost of the expensive devices like the One, GS4 and 925. T-Mo is just setting itself up to be the value carrier and right now, they are winning. People get the low bill and an iPhone in their head and that's what they are buying.
As far as deals go, the MS stores have the 8X (8GB unlocked) for $249.99 right now, which is a pretty sweet deal despite it's small memory, that will work in the major metro areas, but not in outlying areas. Same story with the Aio Wireless Lumia 620 deal... Needs to be unlocked, but for $99.99 for a new device and $20 to unlock it, it's a pretty fantastic device for the price. Of course, going low end doesn't mean losing much performance wise - the Lumia 521 is a really solid device for $100. It could really use a FF camera, but other than that, it does a nice job and it's dirt cheap!
I would still like to see T-Mo bring in the 1300 series (whatever they want to call it) and sell it right at the $300 mark. That would work out to $15 for 20 months or $300 outright. The $15 a month pins your 2GB plan bill at $90-100 a month depending on taxes and puts you about $30-40 a month less than a comparable plan on Verizon or AT&T. Being able to walk out the door with a low powered phablet for $300 cash would also make a dent in the GN3 sales and cut financing costs for the company. It would be a win-win for both Nokia and T-Mobile.
That said, people claimed the 810 was a high end device when it came out... Same was said of the 925... At least the 925 shipped with a PureView camera and will run Black... You're right though... 32GB on board is almost a must - especially for those that use their devices for music/video/camera needs.
I just looked up the specs for the 1320 and one of the things that struck me is the 8gb internal memory. I think that one of the conclusions that people should have from the 810 experience is that 8gb is simply too low for anyone that is somewhat an enthusiast. I'd like to suggest a general framework; 8gb devices are low end, 16 gb with no external memory are midrange, 32 gb and possibly 16gb with external memory are high end.
If WP had the ability to move applications to external memory that would make for different conclusions.
As it is right now my HTC 8x has six gigs free. I have all the programs installed that I really care about. There are a few programs I could delete if I really needed to, but overall there's not a lot of junk programs installed. My games are a different story. I have more games than I really would likely play with thirty one total including Xbox things like smartglass and extras. However I probably don't have much in the way of huge AAA games installed. I have no music on the phone and just a few ringtones. I do have some pictures saved to the phone, but not an incredible amount (seven). The pictures are mostly there to provide eyecandy for the rotating photos tile. That seems to be an argument that 16 gb is plenty, but I do not confuse my situation with the ranges of behavior for all or most people.
8GB + card slot is low end, 16 GB is midrange and anything above that is high end. Google the 525 and tell me what differences are there between that and the 810.
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You've made a compelling case that the 810 is better than a 52x, I will grant that. I realize that you are happy with your 810, I owned one and it is a nice phone. ...... What type of smart phone is it that requires that you always be concerned as to if you will be able to install that next program or take that next shot or video? A cheesy one.
Been running gdr3 since the dev release seems to be the best os so far for my 810.
Awesome, that is what I wanted to know!
Anyone else running the GDR3 dev update on 810?
Awesome, that is what I wanted to know!
Anyone else running the GDR3 dev update on 810?
My 810 is doing great with GDR3 dev. No problems so far on the software/OS/apps side.
The only problem it had is with the user -- me! Had a 4ft drop on a concrete sidewalk... unprotected (I was showing off it's nice red wireless charging shell I bought two weeks back. Who would cover up such a pretty thing!). It surprisingly survived with just a small nick on the corner. This is one tough brick!