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08-21-2009, 02:51 PM
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#1 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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Rogers customer retention is offering me 3 phones to upgrade in order to resign me a 36month term on a select data plan.
HUP plan
1) HTC dream ---$79 36month, must add minimum $25 500MB data
2) HTC magic ---$79 36month, must add minimum $25 500MB data
3) SE X1a ------$79 36month, must add minimum $25 500MB data
which one should i take? below is a description about me and phone usage.
I dont think or plan to use data too often, maybe occasional yelllowpage look up....etc
I use GPS to navigate alot. I have tomtom mobile on my SE p1i
I don't care about games or crazy apps like iphone users.
I am currently using a very basic phone with music player capability.
I dont use camera on the phone, cuz i have a separate camera one for picture taking.
I text and talk on the phone alot... alot.
I dont like slow phones that loads slow and freezes.
I like a good keyboard cuz i txt alot.
I dont like finger print magnet phone.
I have no color preference.
I am quite noob to technology in terms of software downloads and tuning.
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08-21-2009, 03:02 PM
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#2 | | How I Mod your mother
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I'd opt for a berry, none of those do it for me. WM FTL
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08-22-2009, 12:47 AM
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I would go for the x1a out of those 3 since I personally don't like the looks of the htc phones nor the keypad dream. However if you can get an e71 or a blackberry then yeah go for those ones instead.
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09-10-2009, 01:47 PM
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Windows mobile slow?,, please someone help me pick a phone between the two
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09-10-2009, 02:15 PM
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windows mobile is slow and laggy.
Out of the 3, i would go with either the Dream or Magic.
Dream = physical keyboard
Magic = touch screen only
So it's just a matter of preference.
There are other advantages to a Magic, but since you said you're a newb, you wouldn't care about custom ROMs and the advantages of more onboard memory.
IMO, Google Android is a good operating system..it's a good balance between a casual/media/business users. Over the next few years, you'll be seeing more and more Android phones popping up.
With that said, it still won't be as snappy as a "dumb phone", but it's definitely snappier than windows mobile
PS: To take full advantage of Android, you'll need a gmail account.
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09-10-2009, 06:08 PM
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#6 | | Snapping away
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you can flash the HTC phones to firmwares like the Hero's now. maybe that'll sway your decision more heh
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09-10-2009, 09:45 PM
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#7 | | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
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^ Sense UI firmware update coming to Magics in October, I heard.
Anyways to answer OP's question: the SE X1 is too slow. It outweighed all of its positive traits.
Go with a Dream or Magic, depending on whether you absolutely need a hardware keypad or want a little more power under the hood. (Personally, I find the on-screen qwerty absolutely annoying since when you type in landscape mode all you can see is the keyboard and the stuff you're typing, and nothing else, but I think it was worth the trade-off.)
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09-10-2009, 09:58 PM
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#8 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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x1a gets my vote
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09-11-2009, 01:45 PM
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#9 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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good news: I decided to go with with HTC magic,
Bad news: Rogers only has black color???? WHY oh WHy,,,, Is this for sure, will they ever carry white Magic?
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09-11-2009, 03:02 PM
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#10 | | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
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I don't know why they didn't carry it in white but I thought the same thing when I picked up my Magic, lol.
Black's not so bad, though. I call it "Black Magic" xD
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