Posted by Ricky D
I would wait for a few more weeks and see what comes at MWC. At the minute Sony only have the xperia s officially announced for outside of America and Japan. I expect there to be more in a few weeks.
If they offer up something better than xperia s then it might be worth waiting, if not then xperia s is definitely a fair option for first half of this year.
Unless of course you don't mind looking at other manufacturers. To be fair though, most companies are producing very similar handsets and the market is fairly crowded with average looking models and same old same old specs. At least Sony offer interesting designs and clear naming.
Just looking through the Samsung and HTC model lists there are countless suffixes to old models and the differences are very difficult to tell from the name. It's all plus this, advance that, XL double with cheese... I really hope Sony don't follow them down that path.
My advice, wait it out and see what's available at the end of the quarter.
Posted by ofiaich
Hi Ricky,
with cheese and extra fries
I think I will wait. Might even check out the ZhongGuanCun area in Beijing!
I like the look of the Xperia S but am open to other brands too!
Ofiaich
Posted by ofiaich
Hi!
received a 'nearly new' Samsung Galaxy S PLus today.
Crappy Vodafone box, phone looks OK..
Crap service for this insurance claim,
Give it a month then I will quit Vodafone.
Ofiaich
[ This Message was edited by: ofiaich on 2012-02-07 15:09 ]
Posted by Bonovox
Oh dear well see if your bank does phone insurance as they would pay up with money rather than phone so you can replace with any phone then. That is what I think is right not sure. Sounds like a shoddy insurance job from Vodafone they are not really giving you much for paying the premiums.
Posted by Marly
That's bad!
And one of the reasons we never get insurance for our phones.
Posted by ofiaich
Yes, totally shoddy,,
and the replacement phone didn't have a memory card with it.
oops! Internet search says Galaxy S Plus does not have a memory card included...
Customer services state that not all phones are sold with memory cards.
I'll quit Vodafone later this month, and wait for one of the new S-E phones.
Ofiaich
[ This Message was edited by: ofiaich on 2012-02-07 15:24 ]
Posted by Bonovox
Go with T Mobile I never have issues with them or Three. Maybe get a new deal through Carphone as they have sim free phones & good insurance too in my experience. It's more than insurance with Carphone. I also had a good experience with O2 Insure many years ago. They replaced my phone next day brand new boxed though am unsure if things have changed now
Posted by idumbakumar
I successfully dropped my arc and managed to got a crack on the screen it.. i felt really bad.. it withstood already 2 drops.. now its 3rd and it couldn't bare anymore.
the screen was intact but the digitizer got a crack on the top part,however everything works without a problem. but cannot see the crack on the beautiful phone
.so just order the complete screen and digitzer set.
why the complete set?? wondering?? yeah we need complete set caz the screen and digitizer cannot be installed separately.keep in mind..
just ordered the screen, its on the way..
[ This Message was edited by: idumbakumar on 2012-02-08 00:21 ]
Posted by ofiaich
Hi!
sorry to hear you dropped yours too! Hope you can get it repaired...
My Galaxy S Plus is fast and it is ok.
I like the look of the Xperia S but think it has no memory card slot but has 32 gig on board?
Could have got it up to 64 gig if a card slot was included! I'd better go and read that thread thoroughly....
I'll just wait and see what happens in developments from now.
Ofiaich
[ This Message was edited by: ofiaich on 2012-02-08 10:21 ]
Posted by idumbakumar
meanwhile i got a galaxy s2 i777 for cheap price. and its very smooth and fluid.
i too think of xperia S but still Xperias missing xenon. i'm waiting for long time to get a proper android cam phone from
that never happened. i hope sony will do that before somebody gets into it.
Posted by ofiaich
Update to this....
On 2012-02-03 20:53:38, ofiaich wrote:
Hi everyone!
Well, the Vodafone store got my name incorrect, the date I purchased the phone and their paperwork stated my phone was out of warranty. so do not charge, but then in another box, £100 charge was added.
Customer support not good but today had a better conversation. They say in warranty and just the excess to pay on the insurance.
Seems to be no chance to negotiate on a different handset such as the Arc S or Samsung SII.
At least the insurance has agreed to replace with a new handset. Hope they do not send a lower spec phone.
Hopefully get a new phone by Monday.
Ofiaich
[ This Message was edited by: ofiaich on 2012-02-03 19:54 ]
Received an insurance replacement Samsung S Plus last Tuesday and spent most of the day setting it up...
Thursday - get another text message from Vodafone today, again with my name incorrect, stating my phone is ready for collection.
So I went to the city and collected a
Arc and returned the Galaxy S Plus ! Staff in store not at all friendly 
, here is your replacement handset, sign here, good bye. 
So soon, I will call customer services, give me my PAC please, settle my account, bye bye..
Ofiaich
Posted by ofiaich
Oh.... ****
Can't get the WiFi to work on this Arc...
I know the password is correct because I can test it on an iPad and an iPod Touch...
Dam nuisance...
Updated using another laptop and now all is working...
This saga over, so please lock...!
[ This Message was edited by: ofiaich on 2012-02-10 00:22 ]
Posted by ofiaich
This saga over, so please lock...!
Ofiaich