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My old Samsung galaxy S2 drains all replacement batterys dead in 9 - 10 hours, the screen is cracked and the camera lens is scratched so badly I have to lick the lens to get anywhere near a clear picture. I think the cost of repair will outweigh a new handset.

I'm currently being shafted about £25 a month from EE my being on the wrong tariff (signed up to £16.99/month 250mb 500 mins)

I can upgrade early starting this weekend, so before I go into the EE store tomorrow, drop my trousers and bend over a desk I need to do my homework before I'm shafted again, they are all Robin Barestewards.

I want an S5 but will it be cheaper to buy outright and go sim only or go to Carphone Whorehouse (also liars) and get an S5 for £25/month??

Not interested in iphones.
 
Brought the s5 last week, decided the s6 wasn`t worth the difference. First thing struck me is the super doper camera. Go online and compare the difference between contract and sim only based on 2yrs with whatever your use is per month which you can also find online.
 
Phil, guff gaff , 2000 mins any network any number . Unlimited texts and unlimited internet .... No contract.... Set up on net to top up every month.

Giffgaff to giffgaff is free and it's 02 network.

Do it online tho! Also if you recommend any one they give you £5
 
if you go sim only then make sure the new phone is unlocked.
 
I had the s4 and recently upgraded to the s6 , brilliant phone , I'd defo give it the big thumbs up, camera is superb,
 
don't get an htc one m8. i prevously had an htc one. both are great but not good for manual labour as tiniest knock on the speaker goes. happened on both.
 
Another vote for samsung. My work phone is a jcb sitemaster, my personal phone is a samsung note. Wife has an i phone and hates it.
 
Just dialled 150 from my phone and phoned EE, I have to wait until 29th September before I can upgrade, they told me different in store.

I think I will buy an S5 and go sim only, where is the cheapest place to buy an S5?
The Amazon ones all seem to be dodgy imports??
 
Ermintrude said:
Phil, guff gaff , 2000 mins any network any number . Unlimited texts and unlimited internet .... No contract.... Set up on net to top up every month.

Giffgaff to giffgaff is free and it's 02 network.

Do it online tho! Also if you recommend any one they give you £5
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This all looks good, I may do this and buy a phone from them too and just pay my £47 to buy myself out of ee contract.
How easy is it to switch? do I cancel with ee first?
 
I need to get a PAC code.

Order a GG sim. Register and use it. When you get PAC code enter on GG website and your "temp" GG number vanishes and your EE number stays. Really simple. EE will give you PAC when you've cleared you account
 
I decided I didn't want to pay top dollar for a smart phone with features that i'll never use so I went with a Motorola moto g cheap as chips, It's the best phone I've had would definitely recommend one:phone:
 
My sony xperia z1 has been a good phone and waterproof aswell apparently but not put that to the test.
 
Ermintrude said:
Phil, guff gaff , 2000 mins any network any number . Unlimited texts and unlimited internet .... No contract.... Set up on net to top up every month.

Giffgaff to giffgaff is free and it's 02 network.

Do it online tho! Also if you recommend any one they give you £5
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And will do 0800 and 0845 numbers
 
rpm said:
s5 is IP67 but no I`m not gonna test that out!
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Ingress protection 67....impressive..

I'll stick with Samsung, my S2 taken taken 3 years and 3 months of abuse and punishment as a tradesman so I have no reason to change.
 
Im about to change mine but dont want a phablet so want a screen under 4.8" I have the samsung s3 mini but samsung pack android with too much crud they wont let you take off so im thinking of getting a Sony xperia z3 compact or the z5 due out end of year early 2016 if I can handle the flaky charging on my samsung till then.
 
Cant recommend a phone really if you don't like iPhones, but EE are pants and I will be leaving them for Vodafone at the end of my contract. They keep billing me for about 7x as much data as my phone says it's using..

Every Samsung S4 and S5 I've seen people have has failed within about a year.
 
Spent far too long looking at phones recently.
I decided the best would be the S6 although I doubt Id use 95 percent of its features.
I miss the 3210 with interchangeable covers....
Every Samsung Ive had dies after going for a swim in one of my leaks.
Apparently, S6 can handle lots of water
Got the S3 Mini at the min which is almost impossible to browse the internet on. Could do with checking emails and a decent diary that lets me input work. Most customers text me their details
I like the look of that JCB phone especially if I can do emails with it. And look at nude women.
 
Im sick of flimsy as anything phones.
Im gonna get me a caterpiller s50
When my contract is up in a month.

Submersible in water an dust upto one metre depth for upto half an hour.

Can be dropped onto concrete from 1.8metres.

For me its a no brainer. Normal phones dont cope well with our trade
 
Another vote for the S5 here. Changed from an Iphone 5 a few months ago & took me a while to get used to it but love it now. Android is so flexible compared to the rigid & controlling Apple.

On the subject of SIM only deals, I had one some years ago thinking it would save me money but ended up paying more per month as the answerphone isn't included & I use that a lot.

Also Giff Gaff is good. Mrs & both kids have been on it for several years & seems to work well for very little cost.
 
kay-jay said:
Im sick of flimsy as anything phones.
Im gonna get me a caterpiller s50
When my contract is up in a month.

Submersible in water an dust upto one metre depth for upto half an hour.

Can be dropped onto concrete from 1.8metres.

For me its a no brainer. Normal phones dont cope well with our trade
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Or could it be your clumsy northern webbed fingers?
 
ive recently dropped ee and gone on a monthly contract with three i dont use a lot of call minutes so went for 200 mins unlimited texts and unlimited 4g internet with a 4gb tethering allowance as i use a tablet on hot spot for work stuff rolling monthly contract and i get to use it in several countries abroad for no extra £20 a month
despite horror stories about three as a network ive had no problems at all as far away as bordeux
 
none of the gif gaf unlimited internet plans allow you to tether so if you use a tablet on wireless they are not so good we took the grandson out recently and he was using my phone to use his ipad online
 
I have never and will never buy an apple product.
Samdung have well documented software update issues. I have such an isdue on my s4 plus its too delicate for trade work. So I started.looking at tough phones. Girst loomed at jcb but the cat ones have a spec that is as good as most smartphones do I think im gonna get one.
 
After spending ages on the phone to EE on Friday they said I needed to go into store face to face to end my contract and they cannot do it over the phone. Went into EE yesterday and they guy said you'll have to ring up and do this on the phone we can't do this in store.

I hate EE and can't wait to get shut, but to be honest they are all the same.
 
Phil said:
After spending ages on the phone to EE on Friday they said I needed to go into store face to face to end my contract and they cannot do it over the phone. Went into EE yesterday and they guy said you'll have to ring up and do this on the phone we can't do this in store.

I hate EE and can't wait to get shut, but to be honest they are all the same.
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Ive had same crap with virgin which uses ee network. My galaxy phone wont last till end of october as its pretty much knackered now and they wont let me upgrade early so im planning on grttimg the cat phone from an online supplier and getting a sim only contract
 
kay-jay said:
Ive had same crap with virgin which uses ee network. My galaxy phone wont last till end of october as its pretty much knackered now and they wont let me upgrade early so im planning on grttimg the cat phone from an online supplier and getting a sim only contract
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Exactly the same here, but I have to wait until Sep 29th to upgrade after being told it was this weekend. Every call I make its a different story and a different price.

That CAT phone....is it US spec?
 
Phil said:
Exactly the same here, but I have to wait until Sep 29th to upgrade after being told it was this weekend. Every call I make its a different story and a different price.

That CAT phone....is it US spec?
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Uk spec. Standard android like a samsung
 
Its a decent looking phone with a pretty good spec. The fact that you can use it with wet fingers and drop it in the cwsc or a bag of plaster without damage and also drop from 6feet onto concrete without a case means it is practically the perfect phone for plumbers.

I dont know anyone who has one do I have to rrly on internet reviews but it seems like the best choice for me. Cheaper than a samsung as well.

Can get it for 20 a month if contract is your thing
 
CAT phone looks good but by the sound of reviews it doesn't do what it says on the tin
Screen and parts break easily
The cat is 300quid - Would it not be as well to fit one of those shock protectors for a fiver.
 
tomplumb83 said:
CAT phone looks good but by the sound of reviews it doesn't do what it says on the tin
Screen and parts break easily
The cat is 300quid - Would it not be as well to fit one of those shock protectors for a fiver.
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Where have you seen the reviews? The ones I looked at seem good.
 
The camera on the CAT seems to be the downside, its an 8mp which I have on my S2 but I want a step up and hear the S5 boasts a decent camera.

I've dropped my S2 many times in carparks etc and battery has flow out and everything but its always turned back on.
 
Phil said:
The camera on the CAT seems to be the downside, its an 8mp which I have on my S2 but I want a step up and hear the S5 boasts a decent camera.

I've dropped my S2 many times in carparks etc and battery has flow out and everything but its always turned back on.
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There is an s5 active which is water dust and shockproof that gets good reviews. Just been looking at them. Samsung have massive software problems at the moment though so im looking gor something else I think.

The sony z3+ is water and dust proof but not shock proof so would require a good case. That has a 21 mega pixel camera as well.

Choosing a phone is a bleeding minefield. Scratch the surface and look into user reviews and they are all crap....

I just want one that is water proof and will still be working at the end of the contract
 
I notice Simon G has a work and a personal phone....I only have one for business and personal. Couldn't see myself worrying about carrying two phones around.

S5 active? didn't know they exist...will look into those.
 
300odd quid is a lot of money to lay out if the thing doesn't provide more than the other phones you can get on contract.
Never had insurance myself but why not pay for that and then it doesn't matter how many times you break it.
Are those shock type cases any good
Whats so good about giffgaff
 
tomplumb83 said:
300odd quid is a lot of money to lay out if the thing doesn't provide more than the other phones you can get on contract.
Never had insurance myself but why not pay for that and then it doesn't matter how many times you break it.
Are those shock type cases any good
Whats so good about giffgaff
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Dunno about giff gaff. Mobile phone I surance usually comes with a seventy quid excess though. And the pjones usually have a 2yr warranty which is the same length as a contract but wife and I have had problems with our s4 's they been sent back waited two weeks without phones to be told without a reason given that the warranty wouldnt cover the faults. So had to claim on insurance and pay seventy quid. Its all a big con. All I want is a phone that will ladt two years. Is that really too much to ask considering how much we pay for the buggers.
 
Yeah I know what you mean. I remember now having the S3 when it first came out. I bet it was with carphone warehouse for at least 8weeks in the first year - no compensation, no replacement. Puts you off.
Just get a cheap phone and run it till its knackered. The Mini was only 80quid, had it 11months. I'll probably get a new one next year
 
What phone did you get in the end Kay jay?

I got an S5 the other week, price in carphone whorehouse dropped to £299 from £369 so a no brainer really.

Its a really good phone.
 
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