new mobile phone +28 rep

[cocaine]

so the times come when my sony ericsson has succumbed to 3 years of usage; three ski trips on my person at all times, numerous drops, flooded with water at one point and now the number '1' no longer works. tbh i hate looking for mobile phones and it wears me down and in the end i just wanna cry so heres why im asking you

my requirements are

• buying it on pay as you go (i have a contract but its not up for another 3 months so i cant get an upgrade)
• ill be using facebook, twitter and general internet connectivity
• can't be too pricey (less than =< £150 please)
• dont have a preference on if its a bar-shaped phone or touch screen, as long as its fast and responsive

[Circadia]

I recently got a HTC Smart from Tesco and it costs around £100, its o2 pay as you go and when you buy it you get 10 free top up which gives you unlimited internet and 300 free texts, its not a smart phone like the other HTC's it use's something called brew (don't ask me what it is cause i haven't a clue). Its a touch screen and has relatively fast internet. I think its a great price and is practical

[Banana Pancakes]

Well you can get a new Blackberry curve for £130.
BBM is obviously superb, relatively decent interface. Can use fb, twitter and the net with ease.
the Ericsson Xperia is relatively decent and is on the android system for about £100.
HTC have a few phones were they're cheap second hand, I used to have a legend which is pretty sleek and nice.

Also with Orange with the pay as you go top up plan, topping up £10 a month will give you 100MB internet and 300 free texts.

[Richie]

I haven't got one, but my friends have and I've heard amazing things about blackberry phones. It's the cheap mans iphone basically.

[Luke]

Don't get a blackberry - crash all the time, don't have a decent app store etcetc

I think your best bet is with android, and you could get either the Sony Ericsson:
http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mob...learance=false
http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mob...learance=false
http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mob...learance=false

Not bad little phones, and under the price you're looking for.

[Casio]

I was going to also recommend the Experia Mini X10 (Not the X8), this is an amazing little phone for under 100 quid. As I have read, your already on a contract so need to worry about what deals your getting regarding the credit etc, plus its great for social networking. Its also half price at the moment from £199 down to £99!

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mob...learance=false

But if you would like something with a qwerty keypad, heres the same phone with one!

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mob...learance=false

[cocaine]

I recently got a HTC Smart from Tesco and it costs around £100, its o2 pay as you go and when you buy it you get 10 free top up which gives you unlimited internet and 300 free texts, its not a smart phone like the other HTC's it use's something called brew (don't ask me what it is cause i haven't a clue). Its a touch screen and has relatively fast internet. I think its a great price and is practical

thanks, ill take a look at that

Well you can get a new Blackberry curve for £130.
BBM is obviously superb, relatively decent interface. Can use fb, twitter and the net with ease.
the Ericsson Xperia is relatively decent and is on the android system for about £100.
HTC have a few phones were they're cheap second hand, I used to have a legend which is pretty sleek and nice.

Also with Orange with the pay as you go top up plan, topping up £10 a month will give you 100MB internet and 300 free texts.

I haven't got one, but my friends have and I've heard amazing things about blackberry phones. It's the cheap mans iphone basically.

i forgot to mention i am anti-blackberry. waaaay too many people have them and i dont like the idea of following the crowd. my sister has one and most of my friends do and they'll all broken within a year.

Don't get a blackberry - crash all the time, don't have a decent app store etcetc

I think your best bet is with android, and you could get either the Sony Ericsson:
http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mob...learance=false
http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mob...learance=false
http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mob...learance=false

Not bad little phones, and under the price you're looking for.

i was looking at the sony ericsson x10 actually! is the android OS fast? thats my main concern, the last samsung i had was touchscreen and it was so slow.

I was going to also recommend the Experia Mini X10 (Not the X8), this is an amazing little phone for under 100 quid. As I have read, your already on a contract so need to worry about what deals your getting regarding the credit etc, plus its great for social networking. Its also half price at the moment from £199 down to £99!

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mob...learance=false

But if you would like something with a qwerty keypad, heres the same phone with one!

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mob...learance=false

cheers, read what i put above your quote

[Luke]

It depends what you put on it, the OS itself, is fast - some apps run better than others on certain phones. Overall, it's good.

[efq]

If you've been with your ericsson for a while and aren't too fussed about bb hype or what not then it probably is best to stick with sony ericsson for the familiarity. I would recommend the x10 and yeah it has a fast processor.

[Lost_Addict]

I'd go with a blackberry curver for your specifications It fits them ideally.