Giff Gaff

[darrsi]

[quote author=maddog04 link=topic=14258.msg161383#msg161383 date=1407323166]
what's the note 3 like, I have an s2 at the mo and tho I'm after a sim only for now; I will look at a phone before xmas
thinking about s4/5
note 3
LG g3
M8
any thoughts anyone?

for those using giffgaff, do you just contact them and get the sim sent out and pop it in, I want to be on a rolling month so if I see a good phone deal then I can move?

I did like my S2 but it got to a point where the battery was only barely enough - it used to run out every day and I'm not a particularly heavy user.

My Note 3 I do love - its one annoying feature is also one of its best which is the screen. If you have small pockets, you'll hate it because you have to take it out of your pocket to sit down - for the most part this doesn't affect me. As its a bigger handset, they can fit a larger battery so it easily lasts 3-4 days for me. Even with very heavy use I can usually get 2 days out of it.

I've heard good things about the S4 / S5 - the S4 had its initial issues with the glass top layer coming away from the handset (though this might have been the S3) but that was resolved fairly quickly. The S5 is too new for me to have an first hand impressions as I only know one person with one and he's only had it for about a week.

The other handsets I don't really know anything significant about. I've generally stayed with Samsung as it's what I've become used to. I'm occasionally tempted by a Windows Phone, but they just aren't well enough established to cater for the apps that I like to use.
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I'm still using an S2, but i bought a big bastard battery for it. (technical term)
Normal one is 1650mAh, but the one i got is 4800mAh.
It's obviously a thicker battery, so you get a new back plate for the phone, which rules out all your fancy cases as well, but it made a huge difference on battery life.
I just use one of the pull up pouches to protect it.
Ideally you should get a new battery every couple of years as well.