Re: [ubuntu-uk] SOT - What phone do you use?
On 06/03/15 09:10, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: Just trying to get a straw poll of what phones people use here and why... Mine's currently a Huawei Ascend Y300-100. I got it because it was a cheap option, with a lot of internal memory (I thought). In practice, I haven't found a way or rooting it, so the useable memory now is less than I achieved on my rooted Samsung Galaxy. Memory handling is awful on Android systems. I think you need to do a factory reset every six months. Also, I've now gone very sour towards Android since I bought an Android Tablet, and got so frustrated with the way it wanted me to work that I gave it the grand kids. I expect my next phone will be an Ubuntu Phone. It will depend on what apps I can get for it. The only two Android apps I depend on are the free satnav app, and the Virgin phone app that lets me make WiFi calls from anywhere in the world via my landline based system. I used to use Callcentric for voip calls, at two-cents a minute. These calls are now free courtesy of Virginmedia! Does the Ubuntu phone currently run a compatibility layer to support Android apps? I'm not planning upgrading anytime soon, but I'm going to need to know what it can do before I get one. Regards,Barry. -- http://barrydrake.co.nr/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] SOT - What phone do you use?
On 14/03/15 11:41, Barry Drake wrote: On 06/03/15 09:10, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: Just trying to get a straw poll of what phones people use here and why... Mine's currently a Huawei Ascend Y300-100. I got it because it was a cheap option, with a lot of internal memory (I thought). In practice, I haven't found a way or rooting it, so the useable memory now is less than I achieved on my rooted Samsung Galaxy. Memory handling is awful on Android systems. I think you need to do a factory reset every six months. Also, I've now gone very sour towards Android since I bought an Android Tablet, and got so frustrated with the way it wanted me to work that I gave it the grand kids. I quite agree with you about Android phones! I have a Sony Xperia E3 that has 8GB internal storage with 1GB free. I also have a Windows phone, with 8GB internal storage that with very similar apps installed has 3GB free! How can that be? I expect my next phone will be an Ubuntu Phone. It will depend on what apps I can get for it. The only two Android apps I depend on are the free satnav app, and the Virgin phone app that lets me make WiFi calls from anywhere in the world via my landline based system. As long as the phone can access Owncloud calendar, tasks and Contacts, then it'll do for me! -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] SOT - What phone do you use?
On 6 March 2015 at 10:10, Gordon Burgess-Parker gordonbp@owncube.email wrote: Hi all, Just trying to get a straw poll of what phones people use here and why... Main: 2-and-a-bit year old Samsung Galaxy Note 2, with Android 4.4. Bunch of ROM apps services disabled, but I've not had the guts to root it try something else yet. Backup: iPhone 4, still on iOS 6, not even jailbroken. Yet. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven Cell/Mobiles: +44 7939-087884 (UK) • +420 702 829 053 (ČR) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] SOT - What phone do you use?
On Fri, Mar 06, 2015 at 09:10:07AM +, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: Just trying to get a straw poll of what phones people use here and why... A ten quid Nokia, as all a phone needs to be able to do is make phone calls and send/receive text messages. ;-) -- Paul Waring http://www.pwaring.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] SOT - What phone do you use?
On 06/03/15 09:10, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: Hi all, Just trying to get a straw poll of what phones people use here and why... Cheers Gordon Hi Gordon, T-Mobile Vary-Text PAYG. Basic but very good battery life and Blackberry style physical keyboard which is helpful for old blokes like me. I am watching the Ubuntu phone with interest, but need to convince She Who Shall Be Obeyed that I actually need it rather than just want it. Barry T -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] SOT - What phone do you use?
** Alan Lord alansli...@gmail.com [2015-03-06 09:16]: On 06/03/15 09:10, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: Hi all, Just trying to get a straw poll of what phones people use here and why... Currently I'm still using my old Samsung Galaxy S3 because nothing since has made me excited enough to want to change it. We did however order a couple of the BQ E4.5 Ubuntu Phones on the first they day they went up for sale - not received them yet but am looking forward to having something a bit different to use. ** end quote [Alan Lord] I'd probably be much the same with my Samsung Galaxy S2, but it was driving me up the wall with battery life (2 or 3 charges a day) and unreliability (unexpected reboots). I spent a good while trying to decide what to get and not really seeing anything worth getting. In the end it finally gave up the ghost after about 3 years (very dissapointing life span to my mind). My new phone arrived on the day the new Ubuntu phone was announced ironically. I ended up with a LG G3 in the end. It worked out cheaper over the potential 2 year contract to go SIM only and buy the handset seperately. This was cheaper than a lesser spec phone on contract too. I could have saved a bit buying a cheaper handset only, but nothing quite matched up to my spec requirements for much less than the G3 which is available at a surprisingly good price given the spec. I got my son a Huawei Y550 which, bar a very small 4G memory is a surprisingly nice phone - especially for the £35 I paid for it! A bit more memory and I may have gone for one myself. -- Paul Tansom | Aptanet Ltd. | http://www.aptanet.com/ | 023 9238 0001 = Registered in England | Company No: 4905028 | Registered Office: Ralls House, Parklands Business Park, Forrest Road, Denmead, Waterlooville, Hants, PO7 6XP -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] SOT - What phone do you use?
On 6 March 2015 at 09:26, Dave Morley davm...@davmor2.co.uk wrote: On Fri, 6 Mar 2015 09:18:17 + Alan Pope a...@popey.com wrote: On 6 March 2015 at 09:10, Gordon Burgess-Parker gordonbp@owncube.email wrote: Hi all, Just trying to get a straw poll of what phones people use here and why... Ubuntu phone because dogfooding. Ubuntu Phone on a dogfooding android bq device. That and I like it :) Ubuntu Phone on a Nexus 4 because I saw that as a good successor to the Nokia N9 that I had before, I am pissed of at Nokia for dropping Meego and going Microsoft, I'd rather have a phone OS built by Ubuntu rather than Google, Apple or Microsoft and I actually quite like Ubuntu Phone. Bruno -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] SOT - What phone do you use?
So. I have a LOT of phones. For my 'testing'. The list is below, but the end result is that I'm using an iPhone 6 now (mostly for the vertical in-house IT stack that Apple provides, and testing my new IOS app). I 'upgraded' from a Nexus 5 running CM. My favourite phone of all time is still the Nokia N900. The most useful phone I've ever had is a dual-SIM Moto G running CM. The list / impressions: iPhone 6 / Unavoidable, unfortunately Nexus 5 (CM) / Useful, but not flashy. Shitty camera and poor battery life with Google services installed. Nexus 4 (Ubuntu) / Ubuntu is much better than it used to be, but without CardDAV and CalDAV support it's not really ready for me. Nexus S (CM) / Solid workhorse phone that I give to visitors. I won't miss it if it goes walkies. Moto G Dual SIM (CM) / Great phone. Great battery life. Shitty camera. Unfortunately now with a cracked screen. Blackberry Z10 / I really have no idea why I bought this. Jolla / I loved the N900 so much that I bought, then sold, the N9. I think the Jolla will probably suffer the same fate. I just don't like the swipe interface. That is a lot of phones. Maybe it's time for an EBay session. T On 06/03/15 10:25, Bruno Girin wrote: On 6 March 2015 at 09:26, Dave Morley davm...@davmor2.co.uk mailto:davm...@davmor2.co.uk wrote: On Fri, 6 Mar 2015 09:18:17 + Alan Pope a...@popey.com mailto:a...@popey.com wrote: On 6 March 2015 at 09:10, Gordon Burgess-Parker gordonbp@owncube.email wrote: Hi all, Just trying to get a straw poll of what phones people use here and why... Ubuntu phone because dogfooding. Ubuntu Phone on a dogfooding android bq device. That and I like it :) Ubuntu Phone on a Nexus 4 because I saw that as a good successor to the Nokia N9 that I had before, I am pissed of at Nokia for dropping Meego and going Microsoft, I'd rather have a phone OS built by Ubuntu rather than Google, Apple or Microsoft and I actually quite like Ubuntu Phone. Bruno -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] SOT - What phone do you use?
Me too, looking forward to receiving my Ubuntu Phone. Til then on an Android phone made by Star (Chinese) but the screen is starting to fail and is flickering, so need to get a new phone, Ubuntu Phone seems the obvious choice, although I also have a cheap Firefox OS phone which is not bad but lacks a few features. I had also considered a Jolla phone but did not much like the look of the way the OS works. I realise Ubuntu Phone is different to Android but it is at least a known OS in regards to desktop use. David King On 06/03/15 09:11, Gareth France wrote: Ubuntu phone once it arrives, because it's the first time I've ever been able to afford to be at the front of the trend! On 06/03/15 09:10, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: Hi all, Just trying to get a straw poll of what phones people use here and why... Cheers Gordon -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] SOT - What phone do you use?
Ubuntu phone once it arrives, because it's the first time I've ever been able to afford to be at the front of the trend! On 06/03/15 09:10, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: Hi all, Just trying to get a straw poll of what phones people use here and why... Cheers Gordon -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] SOT - What phone do you use?
On 06/03/15 09:10, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: Hi all, Just trying to get a straw poll of what phones people use here and why... Currently I'm still using my old Samsung Galaxy S3 because nothing since has made me excited enough to want to change it. We did however order a couple of the BQ E4.5 Ubuntu Phones on the first they day they went up for sale - not received them yet but am looking forward to having something a bit different to use. Al -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] SOT - What phone do you use?
On 06/03/15 09:11, Gareth France wrote: Ubuntu phone once it arrives, because it's the first time I've ever been able to afford to be at the front of the trend! Unfortunately I'm not in a position to be able to buy one for a couple of years. :-( What I have is a Sony Xperia E3, which for some reason has only 1GB free of 8, and which Sony don't seem keen to update to Lollipop (which would enable me to move many more apps to the MicroSD card), also a Nokia Lumia 635, which has 3GB free of 8 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] SOT - What phone do you use?
On 6 March 2015 at 09:10, Gordon Burgess-Parker gordonbp@owncube.email wrote: Hi all, Just trying to get a straw poll of what phones people use here and why... Cheers Gordon Motorola Moto G, cheap, unlocked, 4G and backed by Google for a couple of years, although the promised upgrade to Android 5 hasn't materialised yet. I would *like* an Ubuntu phone, ideally something like the Edge, which I suppose might appear in the next couple of years. s/ -- Twitter: @sfgreenwood TBA are particularly glib -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] SOT - What phone do you use?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 06/03/15 09:10, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: Hi all, Just trying to get a straw poll of what phones people use here and why... Ubuntu Phone on a Nexus 4, because I believe in dogfooding, and whenever I try to use an Android device now I have to think about what I'm doing. JT - -- - ---+ James Tait, BSc|xmpp:jayte...@wyrddreams.org Programmer and Free Software advocate |Tel: +44 (0)870 490 2407 - ---+ -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1 iEYEARECAAYFAlT5fCkACgkQyDo4xMNTLibRoACcD8l8Byc7m6kQ3qr5BReTjpuT mOAAoJMQZ+FnAXwfRz9rUWcfZIDLiwcz =iAS9 -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] SOT - What phone do you use?
On Fri, 6 Mar 2015 09:18:17 + Alan Pope a...@popey.com wrote: On 6 March 2015 at 09:10, Gordon Burgess-Parker gordonbp@owncube.email wrote: Hi all, Just trying to get a straw poll of what phones people use here and why... Ubuntu phone because dogfooding. Ubuntu Phone on a dogfooding android bq device. That and I like it :) -- You Make It, I'll Break It! I Love My Job :) http://www.canonical.com http://www.ubuntu.com signature.asc Description: PGP signature -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] SOT - What phone do you use?
Hi all, Just trying to get a straw poll of what phones people use here and why... Cheers Gordon -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] SOT - What phone do you use?
On 6 March 2015 at 09:10, Gordon Burgess-Parker gordonbp@owncube.email wrote: Hi all, Just trying to get a straw poll of what phones people use here and why... Ubuntu phone because dogfooding. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
