Help in deciding on new mobile phone

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Hey everyone.

My mobile contract is just about up and I'm trying to decide on which phone i should get next

It's come down to the following

Nokia N900 (released in Australia April 2010)

HTC HD2 (which I think is exclusive to Telstra so I'd have to change carriers from Optus to get it for free)

or the new iPhone 3GS (i don't particularly want to be like the rest of the sheep but if it's the best out of the 3 then i'll bite the bullet and get it)

Given the choice what would you get, any pro's and con's you have on them would be greatly appreciated

Thanks again

11/03/2010

Robina, Gold Coast

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I<3HW

iPhone

11/03/2010

Brisbane.

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FEZBOT

I suggest u get the Sony Aino... "psssst,.. it has Remote Play..

" and besides making calls and text messaging, what else do u really need from a mobile (((PHONE.))).?

11/03/2010

Melbourne, Victoria. PSN ID: PHATBONG

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jordie84

iPhone, only phone you'll ever need....

11/03/2010

Brisbane, Queensland

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tommo47

n900 if youre a geek mate
e: i said that without even checking your first post. good to see youve got it listed. if you love using terminal, ssh, and so on, its the phone for yo. multitasking on this phone is really whats it cracked up to be. if you want things to always do for a few minutes, go an iphone. if you want fully featured programs id suggest you look into the n900..plus, free gps features are suppsedly coming.

11/03/2010

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Weeksy01

Optus had the Sony Aino and were giving away a slim PS3 with it too. Which would come i handy as my PS3's blu ray drive doesn't want to read discs anymore and I don't have the cash to fix it.

Does anyone know about the other 2 phones, I'm aware 8/10 people have an iPhone,and you're probably basing your decision in the fact that you may own one, but if anyone who knows much about phones could check out www.gsmarena.com and tell me out of the 3 phones specs which would be the better one to get

11/03/2010

Robina, Gold Coast

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Inky

At the moment the software that nokia is using for their touch phones are garbage. Mum Has an N97 here and would not reccomend it to anyyone. If you love nokia then take the risk.

I own an iPhone 3GS and will never look back

They are awesome phones, and do everything you want

11/03/2010

Sydney

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rysa

get an android phone instead

.....but if it has to be out of those 3 i would recommend the iphone

11/03/2010

bayswater, melbourne, victoria

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chrisco84

Iphone.
/thread.

11/03/2010

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Weeksy01

a mate from work just renewed his contract with vodafone and got the iPhone 3GS, he showed me how fast is was to boot up the internet on it and it was uber fast, facebook and his email opened straight away.

Although I'm woth optus i don't know if it'd be just as fast cos of the phone or if voda is just better coverage, in some areas in Tweed where I work i get 0-1 bar of signal on my Nokia N95 8GB.

He wanted to get the N900 but none of the phone carriers knew anything about it, and kept thinking he was talking about the N97. But apart from that he's happy with the iPhone 3GS but told me if he had the chance he'd get the N900, so I'm really torn.

I am a bit of a Nokia fanboy, I've never owned another brand of mobile in the 11 years I've had a phone. They're just so easy to use and are near unbreakable.

Thakns for your opinions guys it's really helping my decision!

11/03/2010

Robina, Gold Coast

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grkboxa

FEZBOT said: I suggest u get the Sony Aino... "psssst,.. it has Remote Play..

sony aino is **** appart from the remote play
its only touch in the menu which sucks
i recomend waiting for the google phone nexus one
or to get the N900 while u can

11/03/2010

Melbourne, Victoria

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tommo47

as others have said id stay away from the aino unless its very cheap...the free ps3 is a great sweetener but unless its really cheap i would steer clear. i love my n900. get lots of general use out of it. as a guide i think i could use about 6 internet windows, listen to music for 4-6 hours, be writing sms/calling friends over the period of a day and charge it at night without it being flat. of course my general daily usage is nowhere near this..i might listen to an hour of music (the built-in fm transmitter is so good for car rides), write 15-20 sms and speak on the phone for 10 minutes, with a bit of light browsing before bed included, and have the phone without charging for 3-4 days. so for me, battery life has been good

11/03/2010

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winhhh

Anyone who knows anything about the current status of mobile phones will know that Android > all.

At the moment, Nexus One is the god of phones, but Google are already hard at work on their next mobile device.
HTC are also in the high end of the market, too.

11/03/2010

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Leasha

Just give in and join the IPhone gen

11/03/2010

In your house stealing your stuff..

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I<3HW

iPhone>All

11/03/2010

Brisbane.

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The-Condor

LARASMYBIS said: iPhone>All

your comment = FAIL

11/03/2010

Victoria

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ZenRetro

buy a phone box, lazy pricks, what you cant carry that around?

11/03/2010

Brisbane, Australia

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Morgan1219

HTC HD2

/thread

You can get it for about $800 from smoothmobiles.com.au and its unlocked

Thats where im going to get mine from.... when i have the money. If only someone bought my wii

11/03/2010

Ipswich, QLD

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I<3HW

westy543 said:
LARASMYBIS said: iPhone>All

your comment = FAIL

I could say the same thing.

11/03/2010

Brisbane.

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winhhh

Morgan1219 said: HTC HD2
/thread
You can get it for about $800 from smoothmobiles.com.au and its unlocked

Still don't understand what you see in the HD2...

11/03/2010

Brisbane, Queensland

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declan8

Iphone /thread

11/03/2010

perth, western australia

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Matthew

if youre a nokia fanboy then the N900 is the best bet.

As skua said, yes, the N97 is garbage (I have one), but Nokia are trying to fix the bugs (e.g.: no lag, no bugs, faster net etc.) with the N900 and even the geekiest of geeks will tell you its the iPhones superior.

I usually get every new nokia that comes out, but I wont be getting the n900 as its not necessary (im still happy with my N97); but should an opportunity arise like your case, definately get one.

The only thing the iPhone has over N900 is the rediculous number of useless apps that get boring after a week.

12/03/2010

Lives in RAdelaide.

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Leasha

Yes that's true but then you just get to dl some more crap ones to get rid of after a week

Good thing is they just keep on coming

12/03/2010

In your house stealing your stuff..

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Weeksy01

Anyone got an opinion whether i should stay with Optus or cross over to Telstra?

Been with Optus since 2002 when I crossed over from Telstra, but I saw at JB Hi Fi that if you sign up to a Telstra mobile plan with them you get a free $200 JB gift card.

If anyone here is with Telstra what caps/plans are you on?

At the moment i'm on a plan with Optus which is something like $120 a month and i get like $1000 wirth of calls/sms, but I've also got hit with a $30 a month handset repayment cos the phone was brand new when i signed up, and no doubt i'd get hit with the same thing if i get the N900 cos it'll be brand new to Australia

12/03/2010

Robina, Gold Coast

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jordie84

Weeksy01 said: Anyone got an opinion whether i should stay with Optus or cross over to Telstra?
Been with Optus since 2002 when I crossed over from Telstra, but I saw at JB Hi Fi that if you sign up to a Telstra mobile plan with them you get a free $200 JB gift card.
If anyone here is with Telstra what caps/plans are you on?
At the moment i'm on a plan with Optus which is something like $120 a month and i get like $1000 wirth of calls/sms, but I've also got hit with a $30 a month handset repayment cos the phone was brand new when i signed up, and no doubt i'd get hit with the same thing if i get the N900 cos it'll be brand new to Australia

wow that sounds like you have a really bad plan? and you don't even seem to use you're phone much....just swap carriers i think....

I'm on optus with the iphone 3gs deal and am paying about $65 a month including phone and around $400 credit, 500mb's of data and free sms to optus mobile....if you could change to vodaphone, i suggest you do that, as paying $150 a month is a little bit too much i think....

12/03/2010

Brisbane, Queensland

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