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 Post subject: Phone Recommendation for work.
PostPosted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 11:14 
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I need to replace my works phone as it is not keeping charge, I currently have a HTC Windows 8 Phone.

Work have changed the policy I can spend up to $350 (yes dollars), and claim it back.

It needs to support the following:-
[img]Phone and Text
Emails
Skype for business
Internet[/img]

I liked my windows phone as the battery lasted days as there are not many apps.

Help :)

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 Post subject: Re: Phone Recommendation for work.
PostPosted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 11:24 
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Have you thought of a windows phone?

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 Post subject: Re: Phone Recommendation for work.
PostPosted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 11:27 
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 Post subject: Re: Phone Recommendation for work.
PostPosted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 11:27 
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Bobbyaro wrote:
Have you thought of a windows phone?


Yes, are the windows 10 ones ok?

Is there anywhere i can look up sim free prices?

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 Post subject: Re: Phone Recommendation for work.
PostPosted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 11:30 
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KovacsC wrote:
I liked my windows phone as the battery lasted days as there are not many apps.


That's not a real reason for liking it. Just don't install many apps on whatever other phone you get!

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 Post subject: Re: Phone Recommendation for work.
PostPosted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 11:36 
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Cras wrote:
KovacsC wrote:
I liked my windows phone as the battery lasted days as there are not many apps.


That's not a real reason for liking it. Just don't install many apps on whatever other phone you get!

I have almost nothing on my work Android phone and it lasts a week on a full charge.

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 Post subject: Re: Phone Recommendation for work.
PostPosted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 11:38 
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It needs to support the following:-
Phone and Text
Emails
Skype for business
Internet


Probably harder to find phones that can't do all those things. I like the Moto G range, personally. I went from the first version to the 3 (Amazon do one with double the usual RAM) and they're good budget phones. Doesn't have all the sensors and features of the more upmarket phones but I don't need those anyway.

I gave the old Moto G to my Mum to try and get her into smartphones and she loves it - she'll use it instead of the laptop or iPad now.

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 Post subject: Re: Phone Recommendation for work.
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Nokia N-Gage.

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 Post subject: Re: Phone Recommendation for work.
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Nokia N-Gage.


I have one of those and would still use it now if it did Twitter.


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 Post subject: Re: Phone Recommendation for work.
PostPosted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 12:01 
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https://www.reddit.com/r/Xiaomi/wiki/general/comparison
https://www.reddit.com/r/Xiaomi/wiki/general/ranking

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https://toponedigital.aliexpress.com/store/342812

Edit: At a ~$350 budget, I'd probably go for the Mi 5s Plus.


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 Post subject: Re: Phone Recommendation for work.
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The OnePlus 3 is $400, so slightly outside your budget. Which is sad, because it's a screaming bargain. For a work phone, you probably don't want to go too bargain basement because you're going to want warranty support if it breaks. That might foul LewieP's suggestion. Other than that, a Moto G4 is a good choices, although they aren't as good as they were before Lenovo bought them e.g. they don't get prompt software updates any more. Also, the G4 is very big; do you have a constraint on screen size?

A mid-range Huawai is another option to look at.


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 Post subject: Re: Phone Recommendation for work.
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Considering what you do, you can choose any phone you want? That surprises me more than a little.

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 Post subject: Re: Phone Recommendation for work.
PostPosted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 13:40 
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Considering what you do, you can choose any phone you want? That surprises me more than a little.


I don't do what I did. When I do the phone has to to stay in the car, or be locked in a locker.

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 Post subject: Re: Phone Recommendation for work.
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Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
The OnePlus 3 is $400, so slightly outside your budget. Which is sad, because it's a screaming bargain. For a work phone, you probably don't want to go too bargain basement because you're going to want warranty support if it breaks. That might foul LewieP's suggestion. Other than that, a Moto G4 is a good choices, although they aren't as good as they were before Lenovo bought them e.g. they don't get prompt software updates any more. Also, the G4 is very big; do you have a constraint on screen size?

A mid-range Huawai is another option to look at.


No constraint on size, just on comfort.

I will look at he Huawi.

It does not have to be the latest just with a warrenty.. I could for example get an iPhone 6

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 Post subject: Re: Phone Recommendation for work.
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I don't do what I did.

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No constraint on size

See above.

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 Post subject: Re: Phone Recommendation for work.
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Stay away from Huwaei, I have the Honor 4x it is okay, but has no support at all, and they lie about the internal capacity and their android interface is a bit shit.

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A Blackberry! Business people use Blackberrys, right?


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 Post subject: Re: Phone Recommendation for work.
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Is it going to be purchased in the USA?

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 Post subject: Re: Phone Recommendation for work.
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Grim... wrote:
Is it going to be purchased in the USA?


No in the UK, but work is lazy and only have one page and it is in dollars

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Is it going to be purchased in the USA?


No in the UK, but work is lazy and only have one page and it is in dollars


Yes! I know that place. It is on the street that isn't very well.

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