Soldato
Hi Locke. Galaxy Nexus on the left and the Nexus 4 on the right, yes? 
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Hi Locke. Galaxy Nexus on the left and the Nexus 4 on the right, yes?
Correct.
Yep, my bad.
The phone isn't curved, instead the screen is curved slightly. Good design decision since most people have it in their hands instead of next to their faces.
The phone isn't curved, instead the screen is curved slightly. Good design decision since most people have it in their hands instead of next to their faces.
Soldato
Cheers.
No probs. I, er, just wanted to make sure that anyone else who wasn't sure wouldn't have to ask.
Ahem. 
I was pretty sure I was right, considering the pics of the Nexus 4 show it in black.
Think I will get a Nexus 4 fairly soonish and put my Vodafone SIM into the phone. When I can 'upgrade' from February 25th 2013, I might look at getting a SIM only contract from Vodafone and hopefully save a few £££ on the monthly cost.
Thing is that I'll have to cut my Vodafone SIM card won't I? I'm guessing Vodafone use normal sized SIM cards and the Nexus 4 needs a micro SIM?
Cheers.
No probs. I, er, just wanted to make sure that anyone else who wasn't sure wouldn't have to ask.
I was pretty sure I was right, considering the pics of the Nexus 4 show it in black.
Think I will get a Nexus 4 fairly soonish and put my Vodafone SIM into the phone. When I can 'upgrade' from February 25th 2013, I might look at getting a SIM only contract from Vodafone and hopefully save a few £££ on the monthly cost.
Thing is that I'll have to cut my Vodafone SIM card won't I? I'm guessing Vodafone use normal sized SIM cards and the Nexus 4 needs a micro SIM?
If you don't feel like going at it with scissors you can buy a cutter from the jungle, failing that you can phone vodaphone and ask them to send you a micro-sim, providers usually send them out free.
The battery is 100 mAh bigger than my current GS II battery and it's got a Super AMOLED screen. So if this is all true and it being a Google phone, I will be more than happy - my current battery lasts a day easily with 4/5 hrs of screen time.
You can cut it yes, also you could ask for a micro SIM from your provider.
You can cut it yes, also you could ask for a micro SIM from your provider.
Soldato
Yep, I'm looking at them now. I might contact Vodafone and ask for a microSIM.
As above. Just been checking out Vodafone's SIM only deals. There's quite a nice deal for £20.50 a month for 12 months. But as I'm already with them I'll have to ring them in February and get that sorted rather than order a new one if I want the same number!
I'd advise you to shop around after your contract is up. I'm currently on a T-Mobile SIM 12 Months with 500 Minutes, Unlimited Data and Unlimited Texts for £8~ a month!
Soldato
I would. Only problem is that at home I'm in the basement bedroom and the reception down here is non-existent. And at work, I'm surrounded my metal beams so, again, poor phone reception. To counter my home and work reception issues I have two Vodafone Sure Signal devices. If any of the other mobile networks had similar devices on offer I would look at their prices and think about moving. I don't believe any other mobile network offer anything like Vodafone's Sure Signal devices, so unless I'm mistaken, I'm kind of stuck with Vodafone. Just don't tell them that! I don't want them knowing they've got the upper hand in any negotiations I have with them.
Man of Honour
I feel your pain, I'm in a similar situation at my Uni home but not as worse off.
Check this OP for more deals on Vodafone though
Check this OP for more deals on Vodafone though
You should easily get 2 days out of it with medium-heavy usage with sensible control for brightness, data etc. (assuming software/driver optimisation is good
)This is what I get from my one S:
Usage: few texts, few phone calls, a lot of web browsing, installing/uninstalling apps, about 10-15 min of youtube videos, about 5 photos taken, about 10-15 min of games, about 15 minutes of TV catchup, a bit of GPS, mostly wifi connection and H/3G connection for a bit, snowstorm syncing every 2 hours and sense weather refreshing every 6 hours, general messing around in apps etc. some whatsapp use, gmail push and automatic brightness etc.
Usage: few texts, few phone calls, a lot of web browsing, installing/uninstalling apps, about 10-15 min of youtube videos, about 10-15 photos taken, about 10-15 min of games, about 15 minutes of TV catchup, a lot of speed tests (both wifi and 3G/H), mostly wifi connection and H/3G connection for a bit, snowstorm syncing every 2 hours and sense weather refreshing every 6 hours, general messing around in apps, gmail push and automatic brightness etc.
Usage: few texts, few phone calls, a lot of web browsing, installing/uninstalling apps, about 10-15 min of youtube videos, about 10-15 photos taken, about 10-15 min of games, about 15 minutes of TV catchup, a lot of speed tests (both wifi and 3G/H), mostly wifi connection and H/3G connection for a bit, snowstorm syncing every 2 hours and sense weather refreshing every 6 hours, general messing around in apps, gmail push and automatic brightness etc.
the LG with the more power efficient GPU, more power efficient screen all round and essentially a next gen 2100mAh battery, it should be pretty damn awesome.....assuming good driver/software optimisation
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Soldato
Nah. The basement's mine. The rest is my Mum's.Your Mum's basement
It's definitely not Josef Fritzl's flat as one of my Uni mates likes to joke every now and then. 
Ain't rich enough right now to afford the penthouse pad of my dreams.
I blame the recession that was just waiting for me to graduate. I think if there'd been no recession I'd have a job paying more money than I'm on now, not that I don't enjoy my current job, I do , but I reckon I'd be on more money and might have my own little flat somewhere. Cheers.
Nice. Will read through that later when I'm a bit more awake. I was planning on getting the HTC One X+ but for the cost of a Nexus 4 and a cheaper SIM free contract, there's very little the One X+ can offer over the Nexus 4 to justify the extra cost. Put it this way, the battery life, screen, camera etc on the Nexus 4 would have to be extraordinarily rubbish to put me back onto the One X+.
I would. Only problem is that at home I'm in the basement bedroom and the reception down here is non-existent. And at work, I'm surrounded my metal beams so, again, poor phone reception. To counter my home and work reception issues I have two Vodafone Sure Signal devices. If any of the other mobile networks had similar devices on offer I would look at their prices and think about moving. I don't believe any other mobile network offer anything like Vodafone's Sure Signal devices, so unless I'm mistaken, I'm kind of stuck with Vodafone. Just don't tell them that! I don't want them knowing they've got the upper hand in any negotiations I have with them.
I know three do one also
http://support.three.co.uk/SRVS/CGI...,Kb=Mobile,Ts=Mobile,T=CaseDoc,Case=obj(5440))
Soldato
You are a legend! Looks like it's £110 for one? Am I reading that right or is the £110 payable if you don't return the one they loan to you? If so, is there a charge for one? There must be.
It seems you have to show them you have network problems before they let you have one.
Does that mean I'd have to get a T-Mobile PAYG SIM for my phone to prove I get little to no reception at home or at work to get the ball rolling?Been having a look at some screenshots of what google have done with the gallery app and it looks great, they have all the special effects etc. of gallery ics but with more stuff as well features, which sense has and improvements to the UI, I think you can apply multiple filter effect layers too, so it could very well end up replacing the sense V4 gallery!
It is nice to see that they have concentrated on improving the camera UI and features like HTC did with sense V4 on the one series, as currently the stock camera app sucks compared to pretty much every alternative on the market and Samsung, LG etc. devices.
It is nice to see that they have concentrated on improving the camera UI and features like HTC did with sense V4 on the one series, as currently the stock camera app sucks compared to pretty much every alternative on the market and Samsung, LG etc. devices.
Soldato
I've decided that device annoys me.
It's not cheap enough to just buy it on impulse as a second phone / work phone (I would say sub-£200 for that).
And it's missing big features that I would expect to replace my main phone (i.e. 32GB+ storage and LTE support).
Hmm.
It's not cheap enough to just buy it on impulse as a second phone / work phone (I would say sub-£200 for that).
And it's missing big features that I would expect to replace my main phone (i.e. 32GB+ storage and LTE support).
Hmm.