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[brotkasten]

I wonder how far plan B is in progress.

Do you discard launching an Android phone next year?

Elop: In the current ecosystem wars we are using Windows Phone as our weapon. But we are always thinking about what’s coming next, what will be the role of HTML 5, Android… HTML5 could make the platform itself—being Android, Windows Phone or any other—irrelevant in the future, but it’s still too soon [to tell]. Today we are committed and satisfied with Microsoft, but anything is possible.

http://gizmodo.com/5973769/nokia-boss-today-we-are-with-microsoft-but-anything-is-possible

And yes, there is a plan b.

 

[José Mourinho]

Okay, I have a Galaxy Ace. It's really testing me at the moment the terrible piece of shit it is. I have some money, I want a 920, but it would be easier on my pocket to go for the 820.

My question, is the extra £100 that the 920 costs worth the money? Or is 820 more than a good enough phone?

 

[dLMN8R]

I don't know what the full unsubsidized prices are for each, but it's probably well worth the money for the vastly superior camera, awesome screen, and 32GB of built-in storage.

 

[Prophet Steve]

Okay, I have a Galaxy Ace. It's really testing me at the moment the terrible piece of shit it is. I have some money, I want a 920, but it would be easier on my pocket to go for the 820.

My question, is the extra £100 that the 920 costs worth the money? Or is 820 more than a good enough phone?

The 820 is a good enough phone, but of course it depends on your demands.

Smaller and worse quality screen (although the size is also a bit smaller, so that can be a plus).

Less storage space although you can extend that, but it costs a bit money again.

The image stabilization of the 920 is a plus for photos but especially useful for video.

Smaller battery (but can upgrade again).

You must decide for yourself if stuff like this is important. With that price range I would go for the 920, but it might be you don't care about those features at all.

 

[kharma45]

Okay, I have a Galaxy Ace. It's really testing me at the moment the terrible piece of shit it is. I have some money, I want a 920, but it would be easier on my pocket to go for the 820.

My question, is the extra £100 that the 920 costs worth the money? Or is 820 more than a good enough phone?

EE had a good deal on the 920 recently, £329 PAYG with a free wireless charger and fancy headphones.

920 is coming to all networks this month so should see better prices.

 

[Milchjon]

Okay, I have a Galaxy Ace. It's really testing me at the moment the terrible piece of shit it is. I have some money, I want a 920, but it would be easier on my pocket to go for the 820.

My question, is the extra £100 that the 920 costs worth the money? Or is 820 more than a good enough phone?

IMO, the 920 is worth that much more (Camera+Screen+Storage+Design+Built in wireless charging). But you should pick up both beforehand, some people really care about the weight difference.

 

[MCD]

820 is great if you don't care about the extra jazz.

And firmware wise, it's better than 920.

 

[José Mourinho]

The 820 is a good enough phone, but of course it depends on your demands.

Smaller and worse quality screen (although the size is also a bit smaller, so that can be a plus).

Less storage space although you can extend that, but it costs a bit money again.

The image stabilization of the 920 is a plus for photos but especially useful for video.

Smaller battery (but can upgrade again).

You must decide for yourself if stuff like this is important. With that price range I would go for the 920, but it might be you don't care about those features at all.

IMO, the 920 is worth that much more (Camera+Screen+Storage+Design+Built in wireless charging). But you should pick up both beforehand, some people really care about the weight difference.

I probably would use the extra features and weight isn't an issue.

EE had a good deal on the 920 recently, £329 PAYG with a free wireless charger and fancy headphones.

920 is coming to all networks this month so should see better prices.

Think I'll hold fire then see what the other networks can offer.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

What the hell happened to MadMartigan? ;_;

Oh, he posted in a thread about religion. Big mistake.

 

[Doffen]

Okay, I have a Galaxy Ace. It's really testing me at the moment the terrible piece of shit it is. I have some money, I want a 920, but it would be easier on my pocket to go for the 820.

My question, is the extra £100 that the 920 costs worth the money? Or is 820 more than a good enough phone?

I would say it's worth it.

 

[kharma45]

Think I'll hold fire then see what the other networks can offer.

It'll be on them all through the usual outlets but O2 aren't doing it themselves directly for some reason.

 

[killer rin]

Woot, the Microsoft Store had wireless charging stands in stock. I just bought one and im on my way back now. I'll post a pick once its set up

 

[SCHUEY F1]

Woot, the Microsoft Store had wireless charging stands in stock. I just bought one and im on my way back now. I'll post a pick once its set up

Nice. I would like to pick one up sometime.

 

[killer rin]

Here are the pics. Sry for the low quality on the last two, The laptop has a shitty camera.

 

[Face it Tiger..]

Something is wrong with your pics.

 

[killer rin]

somethings wrong with your pics.

Fixed it, that was odd though, Skydrive gave me the links and they showed up on mine...although I then remembered Skydrive is terrible for sharing pictures, so I tested in firefox and re-upped on dropbox.

 

[srst]

Just got my 920 yesterday, signed a 3-year contract with Rogers. Either that or pay ~$700 to buy outright. :\
The battery has been good so far. Today it survived 12 hours with 59% power left. I didn't run any heavy apps, mostly web browsing.

 

[Subitai]

http://wmpoweruser.com/nokia-sells-more-than-70-of-windows-phone-8-handsets-but-htc-8x-does-benefit-from-being-on-more-carriers/

I thought on Verizon in America, more people would have gone with HTC 8x (I got the 822 for expandable memory). Guess maybe Verizon sales people are pushing the 822.

Also, good news that Sprint has gotten off the sidelines so people who have to have unlimited data, can use that with a Windows phone now, if not a Lumia.

 

[NeOak]

Seeing as I need a new alarm clock, does anyone here with the Charging Stand has been using the 920 like that?

Also, ordered that Belking bumpcase from AT&T online since they have a 25% discount. 26 bucks is still offensive but if anything happens i can go to a store and change it (i think).

 

[killer rin]

Seeing as I need a new alarm clock, does anyone here with the Charging Stand has been using the 920 like that?

Also, ordered that Belking bumpcase from AT&T online since they have a 25% discount. 26 bucks is still offensive but if anything happens i can go to a store and change it (i think).

Well, I've been using it for a day now, As long as you keep the volume on at max you can use it as an alarm clock. Just keep it next to your bed stand, set your alarms and the phone will keep charged.

 

[SCHUEY F1]

Got my replacement 920. Things I notice immediately are that I don't have a very noticeable creek anymore in the bottom left side corner and the back plate on my old 920 sinks into the phone where the one on my new 920 sticks out.

 

[TheBryanJZX90]

Dammit, the screen on my phone is going blank and unresponsive as soon as I make a call. Second phone this has happened to. I really hope I don't have to return this for a fourth 920. Goddamn that sounds ridiculous. Has anyone had luck with getting the proximity sensor or whatever to stop bugging out? I heard if you blow some compressed air somewhere at the top it can fix things.

 

[SCHUEY F1]

Dammit, the screen on my phone is going blank and unresponsive as soon as I make a call. Second phone this has happened to. I really hope I don't have to return this for a fourth 920. Goddamn that sounds ridiculous. Has anyone had luck with getting the proximity sensor or whatever to stop bugging out? I heard if you blow some compressed air somewhere at the top it can fix things.

That's what I have heard as well. Never had the problem myself though.

Hey Zedge, how is your charger working?

 

[zedge]

That's what I have heard as well. Never had the problem myself though.

Hey Zedge, how is your charger working?

So far so good. Just put in on the bed side table as I charge over night. Has a small green led on the front that lights up when its charging, didn't know this.

 

[SCHUEY F1]

So far so good. Just put in on the bed side table as I charge over night. Has a small green led on the front that lights up when its charging, didn't know this.

Cool. Looking forward to getting mine. Also how is your signal in Calgary. Does signal switch from 3G to 4G frequently?

 

[zedge]

Cool. Looking forward to getting mine. Also how is your signal in Calgary. Does signal switch from 3G to 4G frequently?

Signal seems good, it does switch to 3g in some areas. Probably cause Rogers LTE coverage is not that great yet. Bells seemed much better. Still seems to work fine though for the most part, I get LTE for most places.

 

[antiquegamer]

I thought on Verizon in America, more people would have gone with HTC 8x (I got the 822 for expandable memory). Guess maybe Verizon sales people are pushing the 822.

Also, good news that Sprint has gotten off the sidelines so people who have to have unlimited data, can use that with a Windows phone now, if not a Lumia.

Verizon had many promotion for 822 including offer it for free with contract (so not really free but you don't have to put any down payment). I didn't think it was a bad phone ... with exception of the screen resolution.

On another note went to a mall today with Microsoft pop-up store, still not excited about Surface, too big and heavy .. interface is nice and smooth but yeah I would rather get another iPad if I were to buy a new tablet. They did have Yellow and Cyan Lumia 920. Yellow looks really nice ... and seeing Cyan I rather have the Red one.

 

[antiquegamer]

Dammit, the screen on my phone is going blank and unresponsive as soon as I make a call. Second phone this has happened to. I really hope I don't have to return this for a fourth 920. Goddamn that sounds ridiculous. Has anyone had luck with getting the proximity sensor or whatever to stop bugging out? I heard if you blow some compressed air somewhere at the top it can fix things.

Is that something to with the sensor ... I heard it can be fix by blowing out the dust. I never have that problem and only on my 2nd Lumia (knock on woods).

 

[jgkspsx]

Well, I jumped in. Got the standing charger for $20 off, so $150 total for phone AND flat AND standing charging pad. Pretty happy about that. Everything is black.

So far, I like it a lot, although the fact that Messenger only supports MSN Mess and Facebook is vauntingly stupid. Why even include it? Oh well.

 

[Shoogoo]

I have the opportunity to buy a Lumia 800 for cheap, should I bite?

If I understand correctly, it runs on 7.8

I currently have a LG Optimus and it wouldn't be bad to upgrade.

 

[NeOak]

I have the opportunity to buy a Lumia 800 for cheap, should I bite?

If I understand correctly, it runs on 7.8

I currently have a LG Optimus and it wouldn't be bad to upgrade.

How cheap?

 

[kharma45]

I have the opportunity to buy a Lumia 800 for cheap, should I bite?

If I understand correctly, it runs on 7.8

I currently have a LG Optimus and it wouldn't be bad to upgrade.

How cheap is cheap?

 

[lastflowers]

Dammit, the screen on my phone is going blank and unresponsive as soon as I make a call. Second phone this has happened to. I really hope I don't have to return this for a fourth 920. Goddamn that sounds ridiculous. Has anyone had luck with getting the proximity sensor or whatever to stop bugging out? I heard if you blow some compressed air somewhere at the top it can fix things.

Try blowing into the Proximity sensor. I had a friend whose phone was like this and it was because of a piece of dust stuck on the sensor. Some compressed air might do the trick if you can blow it off by yourself

 

[ironichaos]

Dammit, the screen on my phone is going blank and unresponsive as soon as I make a call. Second phone this has happened to. I really hope I don't have to return this for a fourth 920. Goddamn that sounds ridiculous. Has anyone had luck with getting the proximity sensor or whatever to stop bugging out? I heard if you blow some compressed air somewhere at the top it can fix things.

It's still covered by warranty. Go to an AT&T store and get a replacement. It's a defect with the phone (dust is infiltrating through the speaker) and so if Nokia hasn't fixed the defect yet, you'll have to do another exchange in a few months. I'm going through the same thing.

 

[Belgorim]

So apparently Nokia says they will beat expectations by a lot, seems like positive news for lumia sales.

 

[brotkasten]

So apparently Nokia says they will beat expectations by a lot, seems like positive news for lumia sales.

They already said how many Lumias they sold last quarter. (4.4M)

 

[Belgorim]

They already said how many Lumias they sold last quarter. (4.4M)

Ah, missed that. Is that good or bad?

 

[brotkasten]

Ah, missed that. Is that good or bad?

I'd say it's disappointing, considering they sold 4 million in Q2 2012, but everyone is making excuses about the bad availability and things like that.

 

[thirty]

I'd say it's disappointing, considering they sold 4 million in Q2 2012, but everyone is making excuses about the bad availability and things like that.

considering they sold more lumias then Symbian for the first time ever and they came out profitable, it's very positive.

 

[SCHUEY F1]

Nokia's stock is up to 4.05 as well.

 

[GCX]

Pretty impressive that the Devices and Services branch made actual profit even with the low 920 pricing

 

[Tomcat]

I'd say it's disappointing, considering they sold 4 million in Q2 2012, but everyone is making excuses about the bad availability and things like that.

bad availability is not an excuse but a fact

even now in most Europe countries you cant find lumias

 

[brotkasten]

bad availability is not an excuse but a fact

even now in most Europe countries you cant find lumias

The 920 isn't the only Lumia they're selling.

 

[Tomcat]

The 920 isn't the only Lumia they're selling.

the same applies for the 820

as for its wp7 phones with the recent price cuts maybe they convinced some to buy them. it wouldn't surprise me if the majority of that number would be lumia/610/710/800 phones.

actually the lumia 800 at 200euro is an amazing value for money purchase

 

[PG2G]

http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/nokias-weber-well-focus-imaging-and-location-2013/2013-01-09

"Right now our focus is really on broadening the portfolio with AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile." Weber said the goal for 2013 is to have high-end, mid-range and low-end Lumia devices at all of its carrier partners.

Looks like the other companies will get some Lumia love this year

 

[somuchwater]

considering they sold more lumias then Symbian for the first time ever and they came out profitable, it's very positive.

I think very positive is pushing it. They set themselves low expectations and were very deliberately cautious with supply. Still, hopefully they've set themselves up for growth in next couple of Q's.

 

[GCX]

Nokia Siemens Networks is really the division keeping Nokia afloat, their profit margins keep on increasing constantly. It gives the mobile branch a bit more breathing room.

 

[Troll]

http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/nokias-weber-well-focus-imaging-and-location-2013/2013-01-09



Looks like the other companies will get some Lumia love this year

Hopefully with a better gpu.

 

[jgkspsx]

920 camera crashed today. I only saw a green screen instead of the live feed. I tried switching between inside and outside cameras, to no avail. Restarting fixed it.

 

[lastflowers]

920 camera crashed today. I only saw a green screen instead of the live feed. I tried switching between inside and outside cameras, to no avail. Restarting fixed it.

Do you have an App that uses the camera, or use any lenses?

I was developing an app, and that happened to me. It was because I didn't properly dispose of the camera resource.