Comments on: Upgrading to an N97 on 3 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/07/upgrading_to_an_n97_on_3.html Daily news and opinion for 250,000 industry executives and mobile fanatics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:14:00 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ewan http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/07/upgrading_to_an_n97_on_3.html/comment-page-1#comment-241115 Ewan Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:37:41 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/07/upgrading_to_an_n97_on_3.html#comment-241115 2009... you'd think these companies (Vodafone and Phones4U shop managers are guilty of it in spades) would have worked out some kind of Microsoft Word template by now. 2009… you'd think these companies (Vodafone and Phones4U shop managers are guilty of it in spades) would have worked out some kind of Microsoft Word template by now.

]]> By: Kip Hakes http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/07/upgrading_to_an_n97_on_3.html/comment-page-1#comment-241114 Kip Hakes Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:35:50 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/07/upgrading_to_an_n97_on_3.html#comment-241114 Yeah - see your point.. just go on their cheapest tarrif and go SIM free :) <br><br>BTW that is a total FAIL of a sign, if I ran a shop I would not have laser printed 'Times New Roman' signage, looks vile - but that's probably because i'm a designer and not a sales person :) Yeah – see your point.. just go on their cheapest tarrif and go SIM free :)

BTW that is a total FAIL of a sign, if I ran a shop I would not have laser printed 'Times New Roman' signage, looks vile – but that's probably because i'm a designer and not a sales person :)

]]> By: Ewan http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/07/upgrading_to_an_n97_on_3.html/comment-page-1#comment-241113 Ewan Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:33:27 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/07/upgrading_to_an_n97_on_3.html#comment-241113 It is a very long time Kip, you're absolutely right. The question is -- *given* I have to keep a 3 account... what do I do with it? <br><br>If I'm going to continue as a paying customer (which I should, in order to be able to accurately review stuff), then I might as well get full value, right? It is a very long time Kip, you're absolutely right. The question is — *given* I have to keep a 3 account… what do I do with it?

If I'm going to continue as a paying customer (which I should, in order to be able to accurately review stuff), then I might as well get full value, right?

]]> By: Kip Hakes http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/07/upgrading_to_an_n97_on_3.html/comment-page-1#comment-241112 Kip Hakes Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:31:14 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/07/upgrading_to_an_n97_on_3.html#comment-241112 Meh... I'd personally bite the large outlay and go SIM free.. if you see another phone you want 6 months down the line, stick it on ebay and get a large chunk of your cash back. 21 Months IS a long time.. specially in Mobile land!<br> <br>K Meh… I'd personally bite the large outlay and go SIM free.. if you see another phone you want 6 months down the line, stick it on ebay and get a large chunk of your cash back. 21 Months IS a long time.. specially in Mobile land!

K

]]> By: Ewan http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/07/upgrading_to_an_n97_on_3.html/comment-page-1#comment-241111 Ewan Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:22:45 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/07/upgrading_to_an_n97_on_3.html#comment-241111 Fair point Chris -- I need to maintain the 3 account so that I can test stuff out on all networks, so in effect, it's almost a 'business expense' -- I wouldn't imagine I'd be using the minutes that much. So since I have to keep paying for it, I thought I might as well get some value.... just it'd be typical if I get the N97 and then find another shit-hot-wonderful new device is offered by 3 next month... Fair point Chris — I need to maintain the 3 account so that I can test stuff out on all networks, so in effect, it's almost a 'business expense' — I wouldn't imagine I'd be using the minutes that much. So since I have to keep paying for it, I thought I might as well get some value…. just it'd be typical if I get the N97 and then find another shit-hot-wonderful new device is offered by 3 next month…

]]> By: chrispatten http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/07/upgrading_to_an_n97_on_3.html/comment-page-1#comment-241110 chrispatten Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:06:41 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/07/upgrading_to_an_n97_on_3.html#comment-241110 I won't even bother to reiterate my attitude to 3 as I've done that in another post. However, my attitude to increasing contract length is horror; I don't like the fact that my phone only has 12 months warranty on an 18 month contract, but on 21, 24 or 36? I really feel sim free and rolling monthly contacts are the way forward. You can then sell or trade the handset when you want to upgrade. I won't even bother to reiterate my attitude to 3 as I've done that in another post. However, my attitude to increasing contract length is horror; I don't like the fact that my phone only has 12 months warranty on an 18 month contract, but on 21, 24 or 36? I really feel sim free and rolling monthly contacts are the way forward. You can then sell or trade the handset when you want to upgrade.

]]> By: Ewan http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/07/upgrading_to_an_n97_on_3.html/comment-page-1#comment-238990 Ewan Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:37:41 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/07/upgrading_to_an_n97_on_3.html#comment-238990 2009... you'd think these companies (Vodafone and Phones4U shop managers are guilty of it in spades) would have worked out some kind of Microsoft Word template by now. 2009… you'd think these companies (Vodafone and Phones4U shop managers are guilty of it in spades) would have worked out some kind of Microsoft Word template by now.

]]> By: Kip Hakes http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/07/upgrading_to_an_n97_on_3.html/comment-page-1#comment-238989 Kip Hakes Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:35:50 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/07/upgrading_to_an_n97_on_3.html#comment-238989 Yeah - see your point.. just go on their cheapest tarrif and go SIM free :) <br><br>BTW that is a total FAIL of a sign, if I ran a shop I would not have laser printed 'Times New Roman' signage, looks vile - but that's probably because i'm a designer and not a sales person :) Yeah – see your point.. just go on their cheapest tarrif and go SIM free :)

BTW that is a total FAIL of a sign, if I ran a shop I would not have laser printed 'Times New Roman' signage, looks vile – but that's probably because i'm a designer and not a sales person :)

]]> By: Ewan http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/07/upgrading_to_an_n97_on_3.html/comment-page-1#comment-238988 Ewan Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:33:27 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/07/upgrading_to_an_n97_on_3.html#comment-238988 It is a very long time Kip, you're absolutely right. The question is -- *given* I have to keep a 3 account... what do I do with it? <br><br>If I'm going to continue as a paying customer (which I should, in order to be able to accurately review stuff), then I might as well get full value, right? It is a very long time Kip, you're absolutely right. The question is — *given* I have to keep a 3 account… what do I do with it?

If I'm going to continue as a paying customer (which I should, in order to be able to accurately review stuff), then I might as well get full value, right?

]]> By: Kip Hakes http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/07/upgrading_to_an_n97_on_3.html/comment-page-1#comment-238987 Kip Hakes Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:31:14 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/07/upgrading_to_an_n97_on_3.html#comment-238987 Meh... I'd personally bite the large outlay and go SIM free.. if you see another phone you want 6 months down the line, stick it on ebay and get a large chunk of your cash back. 21 Months IS a long time.. specially in Mobile land!<br> <br>K Meh… I'd personally bite the large outlay and go SIM free.. if you see another phone you want 6 months down the line, stick it on ebay and get a large chunk of your cash back. 21 Months IS a long time.. specially in Mobile land!

K

]]> By: Ewan http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/07/upgrading_to_an_n97_on_3.html/comment-page-1#comment-238986 Ewan Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:22:45 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/07/upgrading_to_an_n97_on_3.html#comment-238986 Fair point Chris -- I need to maintain the 3 account so that I can test stuff out on all networks, so in effect, it's almost a 'business expense' -- I wouldn't imagine I'd be using the minutes that much. So since I have to keep paying for it, I thought I might as well get some value.... just it'd be typical if I get the N97 and then find another shit-hot-wonderful new device is offered by 3 next month... Fair point Chris — I need to maintain the 3 account so that I can test stuff out on all networks, so in effect, it's almost a 'business expense' — I wouldn't imagine I'd be using the minutes that much. So since I have to keep paying for it, I thought I might as well get some value…. just it'd be typical if I get the N97 and then find another shit-hot-wonderful new device is offered by 3 next month…

]]> By: chrispatten http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/07/upgrading_to_an_n97_on_3.html/comment-page-1#comment-238983 chrispatten Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:06:41 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/07/upgrading_to_an_n97_on_3.html#comment-238983 I won't even bother to reiterate my attitude to 3 as I've done that in another post. However, my attitude to increasing contract length is horror; I don't like the fact that my phone only has 12 months warranty on an 18 month contract, but on 21, 24 or 36? I really feel sim free and rolling monthly contacts are the way forward. You can then sell or trade the handset when you want to upgrade. I won't even bother to reiterate my attitude to 3 as I've done that in another post. However, my attitude to increasing contract length is horror; I don't like the fact that my phone only has 12 months warranty on an 18 month contract, but on 21, 24 or 36? I really feel sim free and rolling monthly contacts are the way forward. You can then sell or trade the handset when you want to upgrade.

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