T-Mobile phones...

[Podie]

Current mobile contract is up shortly, and I've made the decision to jump ship from Orange and head over to T-Mobile.

I've had the SPV M600 for the last 12 months, and liked it... and quite fancy the MDA Vario II from T-Mobile... but it seems a tad long in the tooth now - anyone know if it's due for replacement shortly..?

Really fancy the Ameo, but can't justify £269!

[Plotloss]

Vario II will be about for a while yet I reckon.

Have a look on the various smartphone sites, they are usually quite good at publicising HTC's R&D schedule.

[Podie]

Ta.

Wondering how long the wait for a WM6 device would be...

[Plotloss]

WM6.0 or 6.5 or whatever its called this week will probably be end of this year, start of next.

Apparently it converges the Mobile and Desktop code bases to an extent so Vista uptake will be key in its release.

[Podie]

Had heard rumours to that extent, but nowt concrete.

Don't like the current trend for 18 month contracts... nor the fact that people seem to want you to part with money for a phone these days...

[Balmoral Green]

Podie said:

people seem to want you to part with money for a phone these days...

I think it might be down to 'phone fatigue' and a reluctance for constant upgrading and changing phones and a bit more focus on a decent costs package. I could have upgraded my phone on T mobile recently, but I didnt want to change my brick, so they halved the cost of my monthly contract instead.

[chris.mapey]

I'd say go for the Vario II. have a shop around, then go to T-Mobile directly. They will match most contract deals & handset prices to get your business.

They will also do deals to retain you as a customer as well, hence my free upgrade to a Nokia N73, reduction in tariff & no rubbish about an 18m contract.

Also, if applicable, register as a business, and get free unlimited voicemail, free itemised billing, and the ability to have MultiSIM (again iff needed)

HTH

Chris

[Plotloss]

TMobile have ditched Multi-Sim unfortunately or have for all SME business, you need more than 100 phones now I think.

I really wanted that as I feel like a plank holding the MDA Pro to my ear for calls and I refuse to walk about in a bluetooth headset so it was a case of getting two contracts.

[Podie]

Balmoral Green said:

Podie said:

people seem to want you to part with money for a phone these days...

I think it might be down to 'phone fatigue' and a reluctance for constant upgrading and changing phones and a bit more focus on a decent costs package. I could have upgraded my phone on T mobile recently, but I didnt want to change my brick, so they halved the cost of my monthly contract instead.

My beef is that phones just don't last I've looked after my SPV M600, but where it has gone in and out of the case, the moulding has worn, the logos are coming off the buttons, the screen is "bouncy"... if that's in 10 months, how the hell are they supposed to last 18..?

My Nokia 5110 from years ago was solid dropped it, kicked it, drove over it, drowned it in beer and it was still fine...