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Is that the inverse roll of the standard hit man?johng wrote:No. I'm a hit man for Mothercare.
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So my mate has offered me a smart phone he has for 20 euro. It's a Nokia Lumia 520.
Meteor do a 30 per month sim-only deal for unlimited texts and calls and 1GB of internet. So I think that's what I'll go for.
Meteor do a 30 per month sim-only deal for unlimited texts and calls and 1GB of internet. So I think that's what I'll go for.
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I got the Motorola Moto G just before Christmas and have to say I think it is great. My other half has one and my sister got one too. It is no match for my other sisters HTC One but for less than €200 for the 16 gb version it is a different beast.
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I'm due an upgrade from my phone supplier and I'm going onto one of their higher tariffs for business reasons. This entitles me to choose literally any phone I want. I currently have a Samsung Galaxy S2...I find it grand...but the amount of time I'm actually on the phone making/receiving calls is going to dramatically increase. Any suggestions/advice out there about battery life/usage , the best options available to me? Thanks in advance.
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Have a HTC one at the mo and I am on the phone up to 4 hrs a day. I love it, although I believe there is a replacement due.nelly the elephant wrote:I'm due an upgrade from my phone supplier and I'm going onto one of their higher tariffs for business reasons. This entitles me to choose literally any phone I want. I currently have a Samsung Galaxy S2...I find it grand...but the amount of time I'm actually on the phone making/receiving calls is going to dramatically increase. Any suggestions/advice out there about battery life/usage , the best options available to me? Thanks in advance.
Battery is never an issue unless I overcharge it.
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Was going to get a HTC 1. But you can't use a spare battery. Got an s4. Great yoke bar the lack of an fm radio. Streaming radio over a data connection is muck.Peg Leg wrote:Have a HTC one at the mo and I am on the phone up to 4 hrs a day. I love it, although I believe there is a replacement due.nelly the elephant wrote:I'm due an upgrade from my phone supplier and I'm going onto one of their higher tariffs for business reasons. This entitles me to choose literally any phone I want. I currently have a Samsung Galaxy S2...I find it grand...but the amount of time I'm actually on the phone making/receiving calls is going to dramatically increase. Any suggestions/advice out there about battery life/usage , the best options available to me? Thanks in advance.
Battery is never an issue unless I overcharge it.
Have spare battery in arse. Pocket. Never get caught out. (Bar The once I changed my strides and forgot it)
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You're like a duracell bunny - don't they have batteries in their arses too?johng wrote:
Have spare battery in arse.
....... waits for the rampant rabbit joke.........
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Got an upgrade to the Nokia Lumia 720. Battery can go three days without a charge.
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The HTC One M8. I got it. Super phone.Peg Leg wrote:Have a HTC one at the mo and I am on the phone up to 4 hrs a day. I love it, although I believe there is a replacement due.
Battery is never an issue unless I overcharge it.
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Largest battery of the current crop of smartphones is the Sony xperia Z2.nelly the elephant wrote:I'm due an upgrade from my phone supplier and I'm going onto one of their higher tariffs for business reasons. This entitles me to choose literally any phone I want. I currently have a Samsung Galaxy S2...I find it grand...but the amount of time I'm actually on the phone making/receiving calls is going to dramatically increase. Any suggestions/advice out there about battery life/usage , the best options available to me? Thanks in advance.
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Not getting why anyone would buy a phone that you can't swap the battery in, if they use it a lot.
Some guy said to me that he did not want to carry a spare around. The same guy has a yoke that fits over his phone and carries extra charge. Fecken thing doubles the size and weight of his phone and cost about 100 bucks. (My genuine Samsung spare battery was 7 quid and you wouldn't notice it in your pocket)
From the reviews that I read there was not much to choose between Galaxy S4 and HTC 1. Battery was the deal breaker for me.
Some guy said to me that he did not want to carry a spare around. The same guy has a yoke that fits over his phone and carries extra charge. Fecken thing doubles the size and weight of his phone and cost about 100 bucks. (My genuine Samsung spare battery was 7 quid and you wouldn't notice it in your pocket)
From the reviews that I read there was not much to choose between Galaxy S4 and HTC 1. Battery was the deal breaker for me.
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Apparently Johng Google is listening to you: the absolute hottest concept phone happening now has that as it's fabulous futuretastic selling point. The Ara modular phone
http://www.wired.com/2014/04/google-ara-new-deal/#x "with Ara, a dead battery in the middle of a day trip doesn’t set off a frantic search for someone with a charger. Instead, you pop in a spare. " welcome to the 1990s Google. Welcome indeed.
http://www.wired.com/2014/04/google-ara-new-deal/#x "with Ara, a dead battery in the middle of a day trip doesn’t set off a frantic search for someone with a charger. Instead, you pop in a spare. " welcome to the 1990s Google. Welcome indeed.
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How long do you expect a charge to last?johng wrote:Not getting why anyone would buy a phone that you can't swap the battery in, if they use it a lot.
Some guy said to me that he did not want to carry a spare around. The same guy has a yoke that fits over his phone and carries extra charge. Fecken thing doubles the size and weight of his phone and cost about 100 bucks. (My genuine Samsung spare battery was 7 quid and you wouldn't notice it in your pocket)
From the reviews that I read there was not much to choose between Galaxy S4 and HTC 1. Battery was the deal breaker for me.
I have the HTC One (m8) and on the days I'm in the office, I leave home at 6:15, get the train (where I use the phone to browse), get to work around 7:50. I use the phone at lunch time in gym (JEFit app) and again on the train home. My battery is usually between 60 and 70% at around 8:30pm when I might start using it again after I've put my son to bed.
Now that may not be a huge amount of use, but its not small. I also take a lot of pictures and use the location/gps function a good bit so IMO the battery does get hit hard. With previous phones, I'd be at around 20% of battery with that use. I had the previous HTC One phone also and the battery so far seems to be far superior.
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John uses his phone to power his mobility scooter.Avenger wrote:How long do you expect a charge to last?johng wrote:Not getting why anyone would buy a phone that you can't swap the battery in, if they use it a lot.
Some guy said to me that he did not want to carry a spare around. The same guy has a yoke that fits over his phone and carries extra charge. Fecken thing doubles the size and weight of his phone and cost about 100 bucks. (My genuine Samsung spare battery was 7 quid and you wouldn't notice it in your pocket)
From the reviews that I read there was not much to choose between Galaxy S4 and HTC 1. Battery was the deal breaker for me.
I have the HTC One (m8) and on the days I'm in the office, I leave home at 6:15, get the train (where I use the phone to browse), get to work around 7:50. I use the phone at lunch time in gym (JEFit app) and again on the train home. My battery is usually between 60 and 70% at around 8:30pm when I might start using it again after I've put my son to bed.
Now that may not be a huge amount of use, but its not small. I also take a lot of pictures and use the location/gps function a good bit so IMO the battery does get hit hard. With previous phones, I'd be at around 20% of battery with that use. I had the previous HTC One phone also and the battery so far seems to be far superior.
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You may laugh but I have heard of people powering their houses from their electric cars...
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They obviously don't understand the cost implication of doing so. Elec car batteries have a usage life and are the single most expensive component in an electric car, once they have reached end of life, you can expect to pay up to €15,000 to replace..... so I hope you won't mind if I have a laugh at people who power their houses from their cars!fourthirtythree wrote:You may laugh but I have heard of people powering their houses from their electric cars...
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I know absolutely nothing about electric cars. How long do the batteries last? How long would using it to charge up your house every couple of days take out of your battery life? (my vague memory of this was from somebody talking about someone else doing it) It could take €1000 a year off your utilities bills though... Well actually it wouldn't because to do this presupposes you have a PV cell system and battery (well, you assume somebody wouldn't put in the battery without the PVpanel)Peg Leg wrote: They obviously don't understand the cost implication of doing so. Elec car batteries have a usage life and are the single most expensive component in an electric car, once they have reached end of life, you can expect to pay up to €15,000 to replace..... so I hope you won't mind if I have a laugh at people who power their houses from their cars!
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I'll mobility scooter you, yah little boll1x.Peg Leg wrote:John uses his phone to power his mobility scooter.Avenger wrote:How long do you expect a charge to last?johng wrote:Not getting why anyone would buy a phone that you can't swap the battery in, if they use it a lot.
Some guy said to me that he did not want to carry a spare around. The same guy has a yoke that fits over his phone and carries extra charge. Fecken thing doubles the size and weight of his phone and cost about 100 bucks. (My genuine Samsung spare battery was 7 quid and you wouldn't notice it in your pocket)
From the reviews that I read there was not much to choose between Galaxy S4 and HTC 1. Battery was the deal breaker for me.
I have the HTC One (m8) and on the days I'm in the office, I leave home at 6:15, get the train (where I use the phone to browse), get to work around 7:50. I use the phone at lunch time in gym (JEFit app) and again on the train home. My battery is usually between 60 and 70% at around 8:30pm when I might start using it again after I've put my son to bed.
Now that may not be a huge amount of use, but its not small. I also take a lot of pictures and use the location/gps function a good bit so IMO the battery does get hit hard. With previous phones, I'd be at around 20% of battery with that use. I had the previous HTC One phone also and the battery so far seems to be far superior.
I suppose I just prefer a bird in the hand eh? I don't like streaming stuff because of the risk of it stopping mid stream. I would ALWAYS download a podcast (for example) before leaving the house rather than hope my data connection would be up to it. Always download a film rather than stream it.
I like the insurance of knowing that if I get caught short of charge I am only 1 minute away from being back on the air. (Great for away trips)
Plus. As your phone ages, the battery (no matter how good it is) will hold less and less charge. Being able to change it quickly and easily is great.
Each to their own.