Which is the best of this lot?

[Sputnik]

Well, My contract is up for renewing so I have to decide which phone I want. I don't want to pay for the phone so it boils down to what ones they are offering at my standard contract cost.

Ones I can have without paying extra are - Nokia 6220, Nokia 6700, LG Viewty KU990i, LG KF310.

My contract is with 3 and I'm more than pleased with the coverage service. I could be persuaded to go to o2 or Vodaphone if I could get a better deal.

At the moment I get 1100mins(any network) + 300mins 3 to 3 for £20 a month.

Thanks

[directhex]

Old midrange feature-phones? Hardly a stellar selection tbh

The KU990i is the most *expensive* of the lot, but really, MEH with a capital M, E, and H.

6220: Released July 2008, about £150 SIM-free
6700: Released May 2009, about £135 SIM-free
KU990i: Released October 2007, about £170 SIM-free (I had one of these, don't bother)
KF310: Released May 2007, not sold anywhere anymore so no idea on price

[Sputnik]

I'm sure when I looked earlier you said the Nokia 6700 was the most expensive

Well, Like I said I don't want to have to pay extra per month for a phone. If there is nothing worth having I'll just stay as I am.

I'm not going to pay an Extra £20 a month for a Nokia N96 as much as I'd like one.

If you had to choose a phone from the Three range, Which ones would you choose?

Thanks for the info - It is appreciated.

[directhex]

Originally Posted by Sputnik

I'm sure when I looked earlier you said the Nokia 6700 was the most expensive

Well, Like I said I don't want to have to pay extra per month for a phone. If there is nothing worth having I'll just stay as I am.

I'm not going to pay an Extra £20 a month for a Nokia N96 as much as I'd like one.

If you had to choose a phone from the Three range, Which ones would you choose?

Thanks for the info - It is appreciated.

Most networks allow you to part-pay for your phone up front, i.e. £20-a-month-plus-1-off-£X for a given model. It's odd for 3 not to do it.

3 have the worst phone range on the market tbh, I wouldn't be happy with any of them

[directhex]

Oh, and don't buy anything this month - all the new handsets are coming out in the next 4 weeks

[Ferral]

The best of an average bunch there is the 6700, 5MP camera, GPS and it has the nokia maps on the mem card that comes with it. Personally I dont like the way it looks but its functional.

[pritsey]

I'd get the 6220 - Symbian OS, so multitasking, Sat Nav, lots of apps, etc. Also has a xenon flash too.

[khalabuth]

the 6700

[Bunjiweb]

A poor selection on a cheap contract. Why on earth would u go for one of those phones when they will feel positively archaic well before the end of ure 18 month contract....

Think long and hard before u make your mind, there steep many good new phones coming out over the next few weeks.

Ben

[finlay666]

Originally Posted by Sputnik

Well, My contract is up for renewing so I have to decide which phone I want. I don't want to pay for the phone so it boils down to what ones they are offering at my standard contract cost.

At the moment I get 1100mins(any network) + 300mins 3 to 3 for £20 a month.

Thanks

Get a new contract, don't renew

Call their retentions team, find a VERY good deal and tell them you are going to the competition unless you can get a better phone.

If they try to fob you off saying you can't transfer your number get a PAYG sim card (free usually) then you can transfer to that then to the new contract

[Sputnik]

I'm just going to wait at the moment. The problem is all the phone companies are offering poor deals at the moment unless you spend loads a month... Which I don't want to.

[directhex]

http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/shop/mobil...ulse/overview/
http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/shop/mobile-phone/htc-tattoo

Couple of options in your price range for *real* smartphones

[manwithnoname]

Do you need a new phone? What about a sim only deal?

[TAKTAK]

Originally Posted by Sputnik

LG Viewty KU990i

Whatever you do, don't get that

I currently have it and have wanted to change for a looooooooong time...

C'mon HTC with a latest version of android with a QWERTY KB, (or failing that, the dream as getting Debian running on a phone sounds mightily fun and useful )

[MadduckUK]

Originally Posted by directhex

http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/shop/mobile-phone/htc-tattoo

Couple of options in your price range for *real* smartphones

QVGA real smartphone circa 2005 then

[directhex]

Originally Posted by MadduckUK

QVGA real smartphone circa 2005 then

At least it's QVGA with a proper OS - better than S60 on WQXGA