Reply to: Windows Phone 8

[lilelvis2000]

Yeah, that will happen. Though the latest twitter app is buggier than the previous version. And Skype can't accept incoming calls, unless you just happen to be in the app when someone rings. A bit useless really.

[d000hg]

Oh cock, Those of us suckers on Win Phone 7.5 won't get full upgrades to 8. 8 only runs on new hardware. All we get is the new start screen with the sizable tiles. So no cure for the sucky Skype app then.

Doesn't mean they won't continue improving apps. You might get lucky.

[Scoobos]

The people I know who use Win7.5 handsets rave how good they are, I have yet to hear someone not like

I switched from IoS , however since you've not heard a negative, here's one I heard that doesn't affect me.

There are no accessibility options, you can't increase text, tile or display size - so the visually impaired get a raw deal.

Surprising from a Microsoft OS, that they dropped the ball on that one.

[lilelvis2000]

Oh cock, Those of us suckers on Win Phone 7.5 won't get full upgrades to 8. 8 only runs on new hardware. All we get is the new start screen with the sizable tiles. So no cure for the sucky Skype app then.

[d000hg]

It's a prototype

Nice covering though, considering how he must have been feeling!

[Bunk]

I had a Windows 98 mobile phone, or something like that, back in around 2005, and it was forever freezing on me. I swore never again to go with Windows Mobile. Android all the way for me.

It's ok, Windows 8 has fixed that sort of thing.

[russell]

I think I'm more interested in seeing how W8 tablets turn out, if they can fill the gap for a strong #2 not taken by Android.

There is no gap for #2, the ipad 1 & 2 fill that gap.

[OwlHoot]

The people I know who use Win7.5 handsets rave how good they are, I have yet to hear someone not like, however getting people to make the switch over iOS or Android has always been the stumbling block

I had a Windows 98 mobile phone, or something like that, back in around 2005, and it was forever freezing on me. I swore never again to go with Windows Mobile. Android all the way for me.

[d000hg]

I think I'm more interested in seeing how W8 tablets turn out, if they can fill the gap for a strong #2 not taken by Android.

[FarmerPalmer]

WP8 sounds pretty good to me, adding SD support etc.

You mean like my good old WM 6.5 phone which has SD support and syncs with Outlook on my PC (contacts & diary) without the need for the cloud or Exchange access .. not like those new fangled things, and the reason why I haven't upgraded it

[SimonMac]

The people I know who use Win7.5 handsets rave how good they are, I have yet to hear someone not like, however getting people to make the switch over iOS or Android has always been the stumbling block

[d000hg]

WP8 sounds pretty good to me, adding SD support etc.

[lilelvis2000]

I'm one of those 10 so I'll get a brill download rate!


As I've never had a iPhone or Android can't say which is better, but WP7 is quite good.

[Scoobos]

I think windows phones are the bees knees to be honest. The last 3 client co's I have worked at have all had 100% windows phone 7 for email connectivity etc too.

[AtW]

It might be great but association with tulipy Windows 8 is a bad mistake