Re: [OT] Windows Phone 7 & Plans

2011-05-25 Thread Stephen Liedig
u can wait some months then it's probably wise to. If not, try to lock > in for as little time as possible; and there's new dual core phones coming > out next month, and then no doubt more to follow. > -------------- > From: Stephen Liedig > Sent: Tuesday, 24 May 201

RE: [OT] Windows Phone 7 & Plans

2011-05-24 Thread Nick Randolph
and may not reflect the views or opinions of Built to Roam. From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Bill McCarthy Sent: Monday, 23 May 2011 10:39 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: RE: [OT] Windows Phone 7 & Plans The Mozart is the phone I'm using at p

Re: [OT] Windows Phone 7 & Plans

2011-05-24 Thread mike smith
On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 3:39 PM, .net noobie wrote: > the Numbers is low, but it is only a few months old, i > hope Paris Hilton switches from a iPhone to WP7 > then the numbers should sky rocket ;) hehe > > Paris Hilton, made the iPhone a fashion item almost with young people ;) > > > Is she sti

Re: [OT] Windows Phone 7 & Plans

2011-05-23 Thread .net noobie
the Numbers is low, but it is only a few months old, i hope Paris Hilton switches from a iPhone to WP7 then the numbers should sky rocket ;) hehe Paris Hilton, made the iPhone a fashion item almost with young people ;) On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 3:14 PM, mike smith wrote: > On Tue, May 24, 2011 at

RE: [OT] Windows Phone 7 & Plans

2011-05-23 Thread Bill McCarthy
essage- From: Stephen Liedig Sent: Tuesday, 24 May 2011 1:14 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: [OT] Windows Phone 7 & Plans Cheers everyone, all good information. .net noobie, your Mozart review is interesting, all the others I have seen have been a bit average. And the reviews on the HTC HD7

Re: [OT] Windows Phone 7 & Plans

2011-05-23 Thread mike smith
On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 1:14 PM, Stephen Liedig wrote: > Cheers everyone, all good information. > > .net noobie, your Mozart review is interesting, all the others I have seen > have been a bit average. And the reviews on the HTC HD7 have also been > somewhat discouraging (not to mention I totally

Re: [OT] Windows Phone 7 & Plans

2011-05-23 Thread Stephen Price
My mother in law bought a WP7 Mozart from Telstra. I was gobsmacked. The thing is, she would have bought whatever they pushed at her. The fact they sold her the WP7 and *not* an iPhone was hell impressive. Big thumbs up to whoever that salesperson was, or possibly Telstra. Their prices are pretty c

Re: [OT] Windows Phone 7 & Plans

2011-05-23 Thread .net noobie
I have only looked/user those two phones, so that is just my personal feelings about them also... maybe worth noting, that apparently when the "Mango" update is coming will also potentially be some new versions of WP's released which apparently will have some new features, but they will obviously

Re: [OT] Windows Phone 7 & Plans

2011-05-23 Thread Stephen Liedig
Cheers everyone, all good information. .net noobie, your Mozart review is interesting, all the others I have seen have been a bit average. And the reviews on the HTC HD7 have also been somewhat discouraging (not to mention I totally object to having to pay $17 a month just for the privilege of own

Re: [OT] Windows Phone 7 & Plans

2011-05-23 Thread .net noobie
I have played with Samsung Omnia 7 and HTC Mozart 7 I found the Mozart to be better, runs better, Telstra much better network even after the new Samsung update has been released I still think the Mozart runs more smoothly when i swap from the larger 4" screen to the smaller 3.8" screen, i don't e

Re: [OT] Windows Phone 7 & Plans

2011-05-23 Thread mike smith
On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 11:09 AM, David Connors wrote: > On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 11:07 AM, mike smith wrote: >> >> Probably get the phone and plan separately.  With Android at least, >> you get far more timely upgrades if the phone maker delivers them >> rather than waiting for the carrier to cri

Re: [OT] Windows Phone 7 & Plans

2011-05-23 Thread David Connors
On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 11:07 AM, mike smith wrote: > Probably get the phone and plan separately. With Android at least, > you get far more timely upgrades if the phone maker delivers them > rather than waiting for the carrier to cripple^H modify the firmware. > You still have to wait for carri

Re: [OT] Windows Phone 7 & Plans

2011-05-23 Thread mike smith
gt; joke compared to Telstra > >> Sent from my Windows Phone >> >> From: Stephen Liedig >> Sent: 23 May 2011 19:12 >> To: ozDotNet >> Subject: Re: [OT] Windows Phone 7 & Plans >> >> Why would you stay away from Vo

Re: [OT] Windows Phone 7 & Plans

2011-05-23 Thread DotNet Dude
absolute joke compared to Telstra > Sent from my Windows Phone > > From: Stephen Liedig > Sent: 23 May 2011 19:12 > To: ozDotNet > Subject: Re: [OT] Windows Phone 7 & Plans > > Why would you stay away from Vodafone or Optus? Are they no good? &g

Re: [OT] Windows Phone 7 & Plans

2011-05-23 Thread Stephen Liedig
hen Liedig > Sent: 23 May 2011 19:12 > To: ozDotNet > Subject: Re: [OT] Windows Phone 7 & Plans > > > Why would you stay away from Vodafone or Optus? Are they no good? > > On 23 May 2011 11:06, Chris Walsh wrote: > >> If you don't want a massive screen, go

RE: [OT] Windows Phone 7 & Plans

2011-05-23 Thread Chris Walsh
Reception and 3G speed. The Telstra NextG network kills anything available in Australia Sent from my Windows Phone From: Stephen Liedig Sent: 23 May 2011 19:12 To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: [OT] Windows Phone 7 & Plans Why would you stay away from Vodafone or O

Re: [OT] Windows Phone 7 & Plans

2011-05-23 Thread Stephen Liedig
from Vodafone and Optus though. > > Sent from my Windows Phone > -- > From: Stephen Liedig > Sent: Monday, 23 May 2011 12:44 > To: ozDotNet > Subject: [OT] Windows Phone 7 & Plans > > > Hello all, > > have recently returned from

RE: [OT] Windows Phone 7 & Plans

2011-05-22 Thread Chris Walsh
onday, 23 May 2011 12:44 To: ozDotNet Subject: [OT] Windows Phone 7 & Plans Hello all, have recently returned from spending a couple of years in the uk and wanted some advice / suggestions on Windows Phone 7 mobile devices and plans. Have been with Vodafone previously and they seemed ok, but

[OT] Windows Phone 7 & Plans

2011-05-22 Thread Stephen Liedig
Hello all, have recently returned from spending a couple of years in the uk and wanted some advice / suggestions on Windows Phone 7 mobile devices and plans. Have been with Vodafone previously and they seemed ok, but there WP7 offerings are pretty slim. Can anyone suggest a decent carrier/phone? W