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[Gary]

I think it's just a question of getting used to it, Gary, eg, on the BB, you can hold down a letter key to get upper case.  with the HD2, you can't, and it won't capitalize the start of a sentence on here either.

That would annoy me Simon, I understand what you mean, I'm interested in this nexus one but having seen the UI on engadget, i was not impressed, also I noticed they had to tap more than once sometimes to get a response, and the google polar thingy wallpaper crashed lol, ad driven phones will come to us all (Apple will do the same) but I'm not sure android is mature enough yet, and only having 512mb to install apps on a phone with the ability to have 32GB of memory seems weird, also right now it would not sit with my music, so iPhone it is still, quite happy with what it does and how it does it. 

[Simon]

I'm actually quite torn at the moment, as I like parts of both the Storm and the HD2, but neither is perfect.

The HD2 is more customisable, being WM, but you need to make it work to your liking, whereas the BB just does the job.

The problem I have is that I am on the BB tariff with O2, therefore, using the HD2 as I usually would, will be incurring data charges.  If I come off the BB tariff, I don't think the emails and other stuff would work on it at all, so it's a bit of a dilemma at the moment.   I'm using the HD2 on WiFi, so getting a feel for it that way, but I'm not convinced I want to chuck in the BB just yet.

[Gary]

I'm actually quite torn at the moment, as I like parts of both the Storm and the HD2, but neither is perfect.

The HD2 is more customisable, being WM, but you need to make it work to your liking, whereas the BB just does the job.

The problem I have is that I am on the BB tariff with O2, therefore, using the HD2 as I usually would, will be incurring data charges.  If I come off the BB tariff, I don't think the emails and other stuff would work on it at all, so it's a bit of a dilemma at the moment.   I'm using the HD2 on WiFi, so getting a feel for it that way, but I'm not convinced I want to chuck in the BB just yet.

I think I would wait for android to come of age a bit more, the nexus looks good but has issues, basically being on the bleeding edge is just that, if your BB works keep it, or check out an iphone I know you are not keen, but I like mine, I am not a mac fanboi and if it was not any good I would say but so far its just worked and worked, typing is great in landscape and with multitouch you can hit multiple keys, something the new Nexus lacks oddly  I have seen a few reviews of Android being a bit buggy, the droid is and tends to freeze with some folks something I have not had yet, I not saying Apple is perfect but the OS has been out 3 years, so it just works well now. Or try the N900, Maemo is meant to be good. 

[Simon]

Yes, I keep looking at the N900.   

[Gary]

Yes, I keep looking at the N900.   

I would wait and see thing is every phone changes so much in weeks you can never keep up, the nexus looks cool but lacks loads of things the N900 looks great but is bulky, id stick with the BB

[Simon]

Can't be as bulky as the HD2!    Mind you, it is slim.  I've just had a software update on the BB, and the keyboard is much more accurate now (see, it wasn't just me!).  

[Rik]

We'll judge that when you next post from it.

[Simon]

[Sebby]

I'm sure I'd find something wrong with it, Seb.  I haven't found a perfect phone yet.

Get an iPhone.

[Steve]

Get an iPhone.

I think he likes the torment though.

[Rik]

Plus all that learning and then selling on. 

[Simon]

I won't buy an iPhone, because they are so overpriced.  Those that use them here are probably on contracts, but would you pay something like £700 for a phone?

[Rik]

I suppose, as in most things, it depends how badly you want it.

[Glenn]

I think the most expensive phone I have brought was £60 

[Rik]

Outright or on contract?

[Glenn]

Outright

[Rik]

Cheapskate.

[Steve]

Work has ordered a Blackberry for the missus aka dinosaur (can't wait for the entertainment) about 3 weeks ago. Its still not arrived . I said she should have got an iPhone as it would have found its own way.

[Simon]

Blackberries usually arrive in the autumn don't they? 

[Steve]

Blackberries usually arrive in the autumn don't they? 

That could leave her in a bit of a jam then!

[Rik]

Better than a pickle.

[Simon]

 

[Rik]

[Glenn]

Cheapskate.

If it makes a phone call, I'm happy, after all, what is a mobile phone meant to do?

[Rik]

Well, according to Seb...