Good advice, thanks Bill. I might hold out for the time being and see what happens. Cheers.
On 24 May 2011 13:38, Bill McCarthy <bill.mccarthy.li...@live.com.au> wrote: > The Mozart is the phone I'm using at present. It's got lots of good > features and some bad. In rural/poor coverage areas the battery life is > terrible; but in good coverage areas it is fair to good in terms of battery > life. The GPS in it seems incredibly flakey at times: last night for example > it wasn't able to give me a position fix and was showing my last position > some 20km away, whilst a friends Motorola Defy was working accurately within > ten or so metres accuracy > In terms of screen brightness I find the Mozart at times unreadable in > direct sunlight. I've seen an iPhone next to my Mozart on a sunny day and > the iPhone was readable whilst the Mozart wasn't. I believe the Defy is > quite good in that aspect to. Of course, some of the problem may have been > from the screen protector. > In terms of OS, WP7 is really good at reading mail and all that stuff. It's > nice to be able to have a rough look at office documents etc... The other > day I sent a word document attachment to a friend who didn't even realize > because he was using droid 2.2 or there about: I just laughed. > The recent WP7 updates really did improve performance. But there's still a > lot more to come that will make WP7 a lot more compelling. > If you can wait some months then it's probably wise to. If not, try to lock > in for as little time as possible; and there's new dual core phones coming > out next month, and then no doubt more to follow. > ------------------------------ > From: Stephen Liedig > Sent: Tuesday, 24 May 2011 1:14 PM > > To: ozDotNet > Subject: Re: [OT] Windows Phone 7 & Plans > > Cheers everyone, all good information. > > .net noobie, your Mozart review is interesting, all the others I have seen > have been a bit average. And the reviews on the HTC HD7 have also been > somewhat discouraging (not to mention I totally object to having to pay $17 > a month just for the privilege of owning one). It seems to me that all > carriers are just pushing iphones and android devices. When you look around > at what else is on offer WP7 don't look like an attractive option. Is this a > failure on Microsoft's part not to push their marketing campaign further or > is it the carriers refusal to push it due to the popularity of iPhone? I > spoke to a rep in the Telstra store and he said that 55% of sales made last > year were for iPhones. When you have those kind of figures why would you be > interested in pushing the competition. Anyway, not going to analyse it too > much, in fear of showing my ignorance in these matters but I just find it a > bit strange. > > Thanks again for all your comments. > > Steve > > > On 24 May 2011 09:58, .net noobie <dotnetnoo...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I have played with Samsung Omnia 7 and HTC Mozart 7 >> >> I found the Mozart to be better, runs better, Telstra much better network >> even after the new Samsung update has been released I still think >> the Mozart runs more smoothly >> >> when i swap from the larger 4" screen to the smaller 3.8" screen, i don't >> even notice the difference in size >> >> I also think the Mozart is just a nicer designed phone, it looks nicer >> >> One advantage of the Omnia 7 is the screen in bright light >> >> I actually got Optus to test mt 3G connection because as previously >> mentioned in the threat it's not great >> I am on the Gold Coast, not a small place, but my connection switches from >> 3G to GSM all the time >> Optus actually offered me to cancel the contract due to the results of the >> test on my connection >> >> If i personally chose again I would get the Mozart, due to superior 3G >> network and the phone is just better design and also I think runs a bit >> smoother and I may still take Optus up on the offer to hand back my Omnia 7 >> and get a Mozart (or some other Telstra WP7 phone) as I have really only >> used the two I mentioned >> >> >> >> On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 11:22 AM, mike smith <meski...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 11:09 AM, David Connors <da...@codify.com> >>> wrote: >>> > On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 11:07 AM, mike smith <meski...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> Probably get the phone and plan separately. With Android at least, >>> >> you get far more timely upgrades if the phone maker delivers them >>> >> rather than waiting for the carrier to cripple^H modify the firmware. >>> > >>> > You still have to wait for carrier updates for Android unless you root >>> your >>> > phone and use cyanogen mods etc. My HTC Desire still has 2.2 on it and >>> > Telstra aren't releasing 2.3 until next month. >>> > Apple are the only company who has the update process right (i.e. >>> everyone >>> > in the world gets it on day one). >>> >>> Inclined to agree, but Google go close with their own models. >>> NexusOne, etc - it deployed 2.3.4 this month. When it falls >>> apart[1](no sign so far), or I get tired of it I'll keep buying Nexus >>> series. >>> >>> http://www.mobicity.com.au/samsung-google-nexus-s.html or its >>> successor? >>> >>> [1] It's holding together fairly well, I've got a silicone holster >>> type cover that leaves the screen exposed, and use the clear covers on >>> that. A minor quibble is that occasionally the touch screen goes out >>> of alignment, but a on-off (not a power recycle) fixes that. Could be >>> the clear screen cover I guess. >>> >>> >>> >>> > -- >>> > David Connors | da...@codify.com | www.codify.com >>> > Software Engineer >>> > Codify Pty Ltd >>> > Phone: +61 (7) 3210 6268 | Facsimile: +61 (7) 3210 6269 | Mobile: +61 >>> 417 >>> > 189 363 >>> > V-Card: https://www.codify.com/cards/davidconnors >>> > Address Info: https://www.codify.com/contact >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Meski >>> >>> "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. Sure, >>> you'll get it, but it's going to be rough" - Adam Hills >>> >> >> >
