Ingram85 Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 I'm on a 24month contract with orange and have got a 4s Bored of the 4s now and really want an s3, is there anyway orange would let me swap less than 6 months into the contract? Or would I have to sell the 4s to buy out the contract/fund the rest of it and then set up a new contract for the s3? Or am I being stupid in thinking its possible? Sell the 4s for c. £350, buy a Galaxy Nexus brand new for £250, use the £100 to pay off your contract and get a GiffGaff SIM. But with around 18 months still to go on my existing contract aren't orange going to ask me to fork up around £500 to get out my contract? Or is there a standard cancellation of contract charge regardless of time left? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 I would imagine they will charge the full amount remaining on the contract but I would check with your network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Cant you just sell the iPhone, buy a Galaxy S3 off of eBay and switch the SIM card? I cant see why you would need to change contracts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 But whatever you do, great choice on the S3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Cant you just sell the iPhone, buy a Galaxy S3 off of eBay and switch the SIM card? I cant see why you would need to change contracts. Can you do that? Will it not break my contract with orange? Would my monthly plan just switch to the new phone then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 No, just stick the sim in the s3 and away you go! Orange don't give a shit what phone you have as long as you keep making your monthly payments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Great stuff. Please forgive my stupidness on these matters by the way, the help is appreciated. Just sold the iPhone to my sister in law for £300 so I'll probs get the galaxy nexus unless anyone knows where I can get a cheap s3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 It's about £420 on amazon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Didn't realise you had 18 months left. Either galaxy nexus or s3 depending on your want of spare cash. For reference, the nexus is very close to the nexus 7 experience but with smaller higher quality screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Didn't realise you had 18 months left. Either galaxy nexus or s3 depending on your want of spare cash. For reference, the nexus is very close to the nexus 7 experience but with smaller higher quality screen. Can add about an extra £50 so I'm guessing the s3 is a bit out my price range any other great Android phones in the £250 - £350 price range or is the nexus pretty much the best? I think ill be getting the nexus tbh and the fact it pairs up and complements the nexus 7 so perfectly just makes the decision easier as I've fallen in love with the nexus 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 HTC One X or S are also worth considering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Just been looking at the one x and it definitely made me think twice but there is no word on it ever getting the jelly bean update. Just gone to order the nexus off amazon and within the past few hours they have added £20 to their price the rocket polishers. It was £277 this afternoon and is now £295. **** words removed. EDIT: Just got one new and unlocked for £270 off of ebay, london based seller so it should be genuine I hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted September 17, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted September 17, 2012 Just got one new and unlocked for £270 off of ebay, london based seller so it should be genuine I hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 ebay is great. I got my Galaxy Nexus in mint condition, I got my note in mint condition. Both for excellent prices of 205 and 255 respectively. But yeah, the Nexus is the best value phone around. Good choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted October 28, 2012 Author VT Supporter Share Posted October 28, 2012 HTC's market share falls below RIM's How bad is HTC’s (2498) current tailspin? So bad it makes Nokia (NOK) look like a growth company. HTC’s handset volume declined by -43% in the autumn quarter vs. Nokia’s -23% volume decline. This is very interesting because HTC is using Android, the world’s most popular smartphone OS that is powering 40% annualized growth among its vendors. Nokia is limping along with an unholy mix of the obsolete Symbian platform, the moribund S40 feature phone platform and a niche OS called Windows Phone. What this demonstrates is the extreme difficulty in competing against Samsung (005930) on its Android home turf. The global popularity of Android does not mean that it gives the vendors employing it any real advantage. On the contrary, it exposes second-tier Android brands to merciless head-to-head comparisons with Samsung. Samsung’s global smartphone volume soared in the third quarter to 56 million units, doubling in a year. HTC’s smartphone volumes crashed by 42% to just 7 million units during the autumn quarter. Weirdly enough, this means that Research in Motion (RIMM) actually surpassed HTC in global smartphone volume competition. RIM may be collapsing due to its ancient handset portfolio and badly aging operating system, but HTC’s brand new smartphones with cutting edge specs and the latest version of the immensely popular Android OS are actually losing market share more rapidly. It is the new model launches that make HTC’s 3Q12 performance so difficult to comprehend. Handset vendors sometimes tuck into 20-30% annualized volume declines when they are saddled with very old product portfolios. But HTC is now facing 40% volume decline with a fresh product mix. Several Desire-series models launched around June and should have boosted 3Q12 performance. They possess nifty features such as 233 PPI pixel density, enhanced cameras and sophisticated audio technology at prices typically a bit below equivalent Samsung models. And they are getting slaughtered in direct competition. Lack of differentiation using a leading mobile OS can be just as lethal for a handset vendor as being clearly a generation behind in hardware competition with an unpopular mobile OS. It is telling that even though HTC has issued sales warnings again and again and again in 2012, its 4Q12 guidance is still far below of what Wall Street was projecting. Exactly one year after HTC started issuing its string of warnings, industry analysts still cannot believe how epic its decline is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 It truly is one of the most baffling things, and a real testament to the power of marketing. Samsung smother the entire US with ads. It works. They'll probably end up shipping 50-60 million S3's and Note2's in total. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyVillan Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 I just sold my Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 16GB WiFi on Ebay for £195 plus postage. That's the most I've seen one go for. You can get a new Nexus (which is notably better!) for less than that. The only good thing about this tablet is the size, 8.9 inches is the perfect size for any tablet. The UI is unintuitive the tablet is sluggish and the market support for apps is poor. If you took it in isolation it' would be ok but in comparison to it's rivals it's poor. Delighted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted October 28, 2012 Author VT Supporter Share Posted October 28, 2012 It's not hard with that news to see why HTC is pivoting to Windows Phone... perhaps MS will broker a shotgun marriage with Nokia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Trying to identify an old obscure phone I used to have, with no luck, it was a pre cyber shot Sony Ericsson (possibly just Ericsson), from about 2002 and it cost me about £90. Was silver, the screen jutted forward a bit and wasn't a mainline/flagship phone. Im not expecting anyone to pinpoint it but are there any sites that help with such things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Trying to identify an old obscure phone I used to have, with no luck, it was a pre cyber shot Sony Ericsson (possibly just Ericsson), from about 2002 and it cost me about £90. Was silver, the screen jutted forward a bit and wasn't a mainline/flagship phone. Im not expecting anyone to pinpoint it but are there any sites that help with such things? Try GSM Arena. They have pretty much every phone on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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