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Windows Phone 8.1 |OT| Update 1
- Thread starter brotkasten
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Gee, those are great selling points for WP. Why would anyone buy a WP again?
- they like the platform
- they prefer the UI
- they are tied into the MS ecosystem
- they like specific features of the hardware
- it provides them with ample opportunity to whinge and whine
- a combination of any of those
How so? Or rather, why would that be facilitated by using Windows Phone instead of Android or iOS?
LukasTaves
Member
Maybe not MS services specifically, since those are generally available on the other platforms as well; but if you have bought apps on WP, you might not want to re-buy on the other platforms if you were to switch.
yankeehater
Member
First off I can earn achievements for playing games on WP.
I can only speak for myself, but while the services are available on other platforms, the native experience is preferable to me.
MoFoJones99
Member
I am due for an upgrade soon and I decided why not try out a WP. I have had my eyes on the 930 for quite some time, but I have heard of the battery drain and warming issues. I have decided to also consider the 1520 but I am a bit undecided on the device because of the screen size (Been using a Galaxy S2). So what do you guys think I should go for?
TheBryanJZX90
Member
1520 has an amazing battery. I like the increased screw size too, typing is fine.
If you buy a phone in full from AT&T they have to unlock it for you anyway. I need LTE which I don't think the expansys USA version supports?
Oops, I meant "Unlocked it seems to be $399, off-contract maybe $329? No idea TBH."
Off-contract is different from unlocked because the phone is still branded as AT&T (physical logo, boot screen, and most importantly, updates).
Poindexter
Member
I love this feeling of us all going down together on a sinking ship hoping for a Flagship to come rescue us all.
I WANT TO UPGRADE!
I WANT TO UPGRADE!
I love my 930. Yes it gets a bit warm but battery is pretty good. I held out for the 930 as the 1520 was just too big for me. Specs are about the same other than physical size. Definitely see if you can try one out first, or at least mock something up at home to give you a feel for the size.
yankeehater
Member
I have a Sony camera and I always use wifi to transfer my pictures. The software that comes with the camera, is called playmemories and I had no problems installing it on my pc running windows 8.1.
So my Lumia 920 updated the other day. Jesus I had to type in a lot of passwords!
I am quite enjoying the addition of the roll down control panel. Surprised it took so long for the feature to be implemented. My second surprise is how amazing swift-key is. I never thought I would actually like it.
I am quite enjoying the addition of the roll down control panel. Surprised it took so long for the feature to be implemented. My second surprise is how amazing swift-key is. I never thought I would actually like it.
What about windows 8 phone?
yankeehater
Member
What I do is I transfer the photos from the camera onto my onedrive account on my pc and then they show up on my phone. I have never tried to go directly from the camera to my phone.
NeOak
Member
I think you need an app and its not available for WP.
Great news everyone!
Halo: Spartan Strike announced for Windows platforms
.
Will be out December 14 for $5.99.
Video at IGN.
Halo: Spartan Strike announced for Windows platforms
and Steam
Will be out December 14 for $5.99.
Video at IGN.
Microtransactions are removed and you can earn credits by playing Halo MCC.
Yea, app neded. Damn, that's a deal breaker for me. I'll continue to use my camera phone.
juliushandle
Member
Yay, WPcentral says the att 830 will have qi built in with an optional pma case sold separately.
myfitnesspal app is very fully featured. Kind of a relief to get something properly made 
Hopefully they find a way to track steps from the sensorcore data eventually, as the ios app can do that now. Alternatively if MS opened the health SDK so you could connect it to myfitnesspal's website would be fine too. I thought it used to be open before they changed to the new system?
Hopefully they find a way to track steps from the sensorcore data eventually, as the ios app can do that now. Alternatively if MS opened the health SDK so you could connect it to myfitnesspal's website would be fine too. I thought it used to be open before they changed to the new system?
killer rin
Member
Get Files Its the official filemanager for Windows Phone and will allow you to browse the file system to find PDFs and send them to Microsoft Reader/Adobe Acrobat. If you have PDF files on OneDrive, you can just open the OneDrive app then navigate and tap on the file you want. Then just send it to your PDF reader of choice.
For some reason, the filemanager doesn't find the files either. I'm probably doing something wrong...
killer rin
Member
Are the files on your OneDrive, or are they already downloaded on your phone?
Bluetooth transfer to phone.
Haven't bothered with OneDrive yet, my Windows/Live profile password is so long it is a hassle on a phone...
Let's be honest. This ship is sinking and it makes me sad to think I may be back on ios in 2 years not by choice but because MS continues to fumble their WP mobile strategy into irrelevancy.
WP10 launching with a affordable flagship but this time the best we'll get is a 700 series.
People have complaining about sinking ships and such for years...
The 830 is the first time that a WP is basically going to be on every major carrier in Canada. It may not be high end, but it still looks like a decent phone which will be inexpensive on contract.
The 830 is the first time that a WP is basically going to be on every major carrier in Canada. It may not be high end, but it still looks like a decent phone which will be inexpensive on contract.
yeah. At the EGX show a few weeks ago, I was queuing up and the two people next to me had WP (one a 925, one either a 1320 or 1520, couldn't tell). That made three people in a small space. I was a little worried about spacetime being ripped apart but we were ok.
brotkasten
Member
It's being ignored in the US and China, two of the biggest and most important markets.
btw, my Lumia 920 with the 8.1 DP still hasn't got Cyan. It looks like my N5 is getting 5.0 before my Lumia gets Cyan.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
So? The better comparison would be the nexus 4 vs. The 920. And even then, if the 920 is a carrier branded phone, it's not an apples to apples comparison.
brotkasten
Member
The Nexus 4 is getting 5.0, too. It wasn't mentioned in the Google blog post at first, but they corrected that.
"Android 5.0 Lollipop, which comes on Nexus 6, Nexus 9 and Nexus Player, will also be available on Nexus 4, 5, 7, 10 and Google Play edition devices in the coming weeks."
And while my Lumia 920 is indeed a carrier phone, the hold up has nothing to do with the carrier and more with some mistake that MS made during the DP, making the phone somehow incompatible with Cyan. They said they're fixing it, but that was almost a month ago. My carrier approved the firmware a long, long time ago.
Fixed
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
I know that, but I'm saying given the age of the phone, that's the better comparison. Have they given the date for L yet on the n4? I don't know if it will receive it at the same time as the n5.
juliushandle
Member
New Halo announced but yet we still can't use Xbox controllers on our windows phones.
brotkasten
Member
It says "in the coming weeks" after listing all phones. Google has no specific date for any of their devices yet. I don't expect the N4 to get the update much later than the N5 or N7.
But fine, lets see if my Lumia gets Cyan before the N4 gets 5.0.
How would you want to connect the controller? With a wire?