My contract is due for renewal and I have been eyeing up the S3 for some time now. I love my wifi 5 inch tablet which runs 2.2 (no idea if it will accept anything higher) and the logical progression for me appears to be the S3
However! and its a big however! a £99 however!
Virgin Mobile in all their wisdom (not sure if slating my employer is a good idea, but then i work for media, not mobile) have decided to stick a £99 up front charge on the s3, which I think is exorbitant given that their lowest tariff appears to be around £36 p/m. Now I am on a staff contract and will pay considerably less, but every penny is a prisoner and the less I have to spend the better.
So, the alternatives are to hang off and wait for them to remove this ridiculous charge (sure it wont be long, who is going to pay an extra ton when you can get one on another network for free) or go with the very tempting One X. Now the X appears to be almost as good, slightly smaller screen, no voice activation, possibly wont work as a remote and player for my TV, but not sure on that yet, but with a few nifty features that make up for this lack.
So, does anyone have experience of both, anyone work in a mobile phone store and can offer an educated opinion, would some apple fanboi like to pipe up and have his/herself ridiculed beyond the ken of common man?
I am in no great rush for this tbh, my own N97 mini still functions perfectly well, even if theres a distinct lack of apps etc, but as I control more and more of my network through my tablet I thought it would be nice to have an upgraded device. I can wait for the S3 charge to drop, just wondering if its worth my while.
All input appreciated, especially if I get to mock iphones![]()


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