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Pick smart phone in Australia please

  • 27-01-2010 2:34pm
    #1
    ballooba
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,315 ✭✭✭


    Here's the choices:
    http://www.mobicity.com.au/

    Here's the brief:
    - Fast data connection
    - Fast full featured web browser
    - Large screen
    - Compatible with Google Mail and MS Exchange
    - Compatible with Skype/Fring/VOIP
    - Camera not a priority, music player not a priority
    - Budget is between $400 and $500 with a little bit of room either side.

    I bought an E65 for ~$500 about 20 months ago and was disappointed with the speed and switched to an INQ for ~$200 about 14 months ago.


Comments

  • #2
    Alanstrainor
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    N900 seems to be the obvious choice, but it looks to be out of budget...any reason you're buying specifically from that site?


  • #3
    ballooba
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,315 ✭✭✭ballooba


    The prices are good and they're SIM free. The purchase is covered by Aussie legislation and there's a 12 month warranty. Buying from Hong Kong would be slightly cheaper but more risky. The N900 is way out of budget btw. I also just had a horrible thought that maybe a lot of those phones aren't available in Ireland?


  • #4
    drunkmonkey
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    is there a good website you buy them from hong kong from??, looking at the features you want would you not consider 3 australia if they have coverage in your area and you'll probably get the phone a bit cheaper..


  • #5
    justsomebloke
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    although I haven't used one and I don't think there is much info on boards about it, I would have a look up of the acer liquid, yes it hasn't got version 2 of android but spec wise it is quite decent


  • #6
    ballooba
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,315 ✭✭✭ballooba


    drunkmonkey wrote: »
    is there a good website you buy them from hong kong from??, looking at the features you want would you not consider 3 australia if they have coverage in your area and you'll probably get the phone a bit cheaper..
    That website is cheaper than Three Australia. The best the operators would offer me is a loan packaged into my monthly bill to buy the phone at a premium. I've no interest in signing a long term contract and these phones aren't offered on prepay. The prices from hong Kong o0n eBay are marginally cheaper but I would lose the security of buying from an Aussie seller. The Whirlpool.net.au forums are full of posts from people who bought problem phones from eBay. It's a fairly substantial amount of money.


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