anybody making the move to windows 10?

emu · 22 Jan 2015 at 19:08

i used to have a lumia 920 and then a lumia 1020 after seeing the one os for desktop and phones i am thinking of going back to windows phone

currently running an lg g2

anybody else thinking of going from ios or android to windows phone?

koolpc · 22 Jan 2015 at 19:12

Been on windows phone for ages. Quite like it

Glaucus · 22 Jan 2015 at 19:49

koolpc said:
Been on windows phone for ages. Quite like it

This moved for an ip4 to a 520, never looked back. Now on 1320.
Can't wait to stick win10 preview on it in Feb.

koolpc · 23 Jan 2015 at 18:37

Glaucus said:
This moved for an ip4 to a 520, never looked back. Now on 1320.
Can't wait to stick win10 preview on it in Feb.

1320 much better than 520? If so, in what way/s

POB · 23 Jan 2015 at 19:06

I just left Windows Phone (925) had a few others before this.

At the moment my One Plus is a significantly better phone (for me)

Too many missing features.

I miss Cortana though.

koolpc · 23 Jan 2015 at 19:07

Never used Cortana

Glaucus · 23 Jan 2015 at 19:19

koolpc said:
1320 much better than 520? If so, in what way/s

Mahoosive screen, 4g, screen looks a hell of a lot better. And battery usually lasts two days. Its a bargain for £200 when I got it, probably find it cheaper now. Unused upgrade on ebay it was.

koolpc · 23 Jan 2015 at 19:20

Glaucus said:
Mahoosive screen, 4g, screen looks a hell of a lot better. And battery usually lasts two days. Its a bargain for £200 when I got it, probably find it cheaper now. Unused upgrade on ebay it was.

Cheers

kration · 23 Jan 2015 at 23:44

I'm tempted to move from Android as I like the sound of Windows 10. I'd need to be convinced that the stuff I rely on in Android can be replicated in Windows (I assume it will, but will want to check).

I'd be looking for a sim-free phone at about £150 with a decent battery life.

But I won't start looking seriously until nearer the Win 10 release.

DannyDrama · 24 Jan 2015 at 07:18

kration said:
I'm tempted to move from Android as I like the sound of Windows 10. I'd need to be convinced that the stuff I rely on in Android can be replicated in Windows (I assume it will, but will want to check).

I'd be looking for a sim-free phone at about £150 with a decent battery life.

But I won't start looking seriously until nearer the Win 10 release.

This is why I haven't tried WP yet, my bank app is missing. Sounds stupid but being able to log on in a second is up there on my list of things I use a phone for. I'd kill a nun for a Lumia camera.

kration · 24 Jan 2015 at 10:52

DannyDrama said:
This is why I haven't tried WP yet, my bank app is missing. Sounds stupid but being able to log on in a second is up there on my list of things I use a phone for. I'd kill a nun for a Lumia camera.

The things I use the most are:

Google Music Manager/Play Music - I need somewhere to upload & store my music and stream music. Are the google apps implemented on WP or is there an equivalent?
Google Drive - on WP or id there an equivalent? Sub fee?
A calendar app that displays upcoming appointments from my google/gmail account on my home screen.
Ingress - though I'd be happy to sacrifice that.
Geocaching - a geocaching app

I'm being a bit lazy and could research all of those, but a move to WP/10 will be a few months away...

insane200 · 24 Jan 2015 at 11:49

Answered in bold.

kration said:
The things I use the most are:

Google Music Manager/Play Music - I need somewhere to upload & store my music and stream music. Are the google apps implemented on WP or is there an equivalent?
I use an app called CloudMuzic for my Google music.other app live Youtube have alts, G+ has an alt but it's quite poor.

Google Drive - on WP or id there an equivalent? Sub fee?
Again i use an app called Cloud Mesh Pro, this will link Drive, Dopbox,Box and other all in one app, it's really good.

A calendar app that displays upcoming appointments from my google/gmail account on my home screen.
The standard calender can show you Google calender stuff,and you can have it as a live tile.

Ingress - though I'd be happy to sacrifice that.
No igress

Geocaching - a geocaching app
Not sure

I'm being a bit lazy and could research all of those, but a move to WP/10 will be a few months away...

McPhee · 24 Jan 2015 at 20:14

I'm reluctant. Microsoft seem more intent on bringing their apps and services to other platforms than other businesses are on bringing their apps and services to Microsoft's platform. Windows (Phone) is a good looking platform, but there's just more available elsewhere. While that remains the case, ARM builds of Windows are a hard sell.

yer_averagejoe · 24 Jan 2015 at 22:08

satchef1 said:
I'm reluctant. Microsoft seem more intent on bringing their apps and services to other platforms than other businesses are on bringing their apps and services to Microsoft's platform. Windows (Phone) is a good looking platform, but there's just more available elsewhere. While that remains the case, ARM builds of Windows are a hard sell.

I think Microsoft having a unified OS across all devices (more-so than 8.1) is going to put them in a more competitive position. I'll be sticking with android for now.. but IMO iOS is loosing it's shine fast, stacked up against lollipop and windows 10.

jrodga2k5 · 24 Jan 2015 at 22:40

Unified OS = Unified Apps

The announcement of that alone made me jump back on board and bought myself a Lumia 930

Steeps · 24 Jan 2015 at 23:45

Will wait until after launch before deciding whether I continue to use Windows, when 7 came out they cut skype support for 6.1 as it was no longer compatible, then when 8 came out they cut skype support for 7.8 as it was unsecure. Handsets seem to be getting bigger and I'm being forced to buy new ones because the programs I use no longer install. Already using a win8 desktop, win8 laptop and win8 tablet but nothing out there has tempted me away from my win7 phone apart from app compatibility.

Rroff · 24 Jan 2015 at 23:51

Can't wait til there is a proper phone that can run (x86) Windows desktop (as well as having the phone features) even if it means having to use a stylus for desktop stuff, won't ever look back to android then and finally move off my note 1 phone.

Caged · 25 Jan 2015 at 00:15

jrodga2k5 said:
Unified OS = Unified Apps

The announcement of that alone made me jump back on board and bought myself a Lumia 930

Why on earth would you essentially bet money on Microsoft making good on their word? At least wait until it's launched.

Remember when Windows Phone 7 was going to receive regular feature updates? It got an update every six months, took a year after launch to get copy and paste and then it was abandoned.

Rroff said:
Can't wait til there is a proper phone that can run (x86) Windows desktop (as well as having the phone features) even if it means having to use a stylus for desktop stuff, won't ever look back to android then and finally move off my note 1 phone.

Lol. Apps with tiny touch targets and phones that had to be used with a stylus was Windows Mobile 6.5 and earlier stuff, an era that nobody sane would ever want to go back to. If you want a Windows desktop then use VDI and a Remote Desktop app.

Rroff · 25 Jan 2015 at 00:39

Caged said:
Lol. Apps with tiny touch targets and phones that had to be used with a stylus was Windows Mobile 6.5 and earlier stuff, an era that nobody sane would ever want to go back to. If you want a Windows desktop then use VDI and a Remote Desktop app.

I don't really use apps on Windows - being able to use desktop programs natively would be incredibly useful for me (I have 7" and 8" Windows tablets but a 5" phone is much easier for on the go and they are overkill for on the go use) - I used to have the Xperia X1 with 6.5 and stylus

however 1280x800 on slightly over 5" is perfectly useable and viewable for phone type features and apps and adequate with a stylus for desktop operation. Remote desktop depends too much on having a reasonable connection and bandwidth allowance to be particularly useful - I use my galaxy note sometimes that way to a VPS and its perfectly usable even with the fairly ropey stylus on that as far as input goes but lacking somewhat in functionality and potential connection issues.