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Phones › Re: Nokia Lumia 920...finally A Smartphone From Nokia That Can Compete! by jedisco(m): 2:39am On Mar 05, 2013

ThaProf: Thanks for your time mate. Was really informative. I've narrowed my options down to Lumia 620 and 520 but I think I'll favour the 520 cos of the 4" screen and scratch resistance. I can always live without the LED flash and the Secondary camera, it's not as if I use them on a normal day.

It might be released by the end of March or beginning of April. Would also be nice if we started a thread completely on Windows Phone, it'll help.

You're welcome.
Yes if you can deal without those two, the 520 should offer you pretty good value for money.
Thanks again, I'm grateful.

Phones › Re: Nokia Lumia 920...finally A Smartphone From Nokia That Can Compete! by jedisco(m): 6:44am On Mar 04, 2013

ThaProf: Thanks for your reply. I've been using BBs for a while now and I'm really bored of the phone. I want to get a new smartphone and I love the WP8 interface.

But I've gone to some Android threads and the way they glorify Android and condemn the WP scares me. They start with the lack of apps and games etc. I'd love you to kindly sell me the WP. Tell me about it in general and the things it can do.

Then to particular phone to get, I love the specs of the Lumia 620 you put here sadly there's no Gorilla glass and I've heard about the release of Lumia 520 soon which has a 4" scratch resistant screen which is a good catch but it lacks LED and NFC. The Huawei 4Afrika(Ascend W1) seem to pack every feature and would be cheaper, but I don't think Huawei build can come near the Nokia.

I've been saving a while for this phone, so I'd like it to be one is one i.e the best choice of the 3 which I could use for say a year or 2 without it being dated.

Thanks a lot, anticipating a kind reply.

One thing you should know is that most Android users on this site are ignorant fanboys. Most of them lack a basic understanding of what they claim to know. You shouldn't let their empty rantings fool you.

As regards WP8, its a unique, nice and smooth OS. Yes it's lacking in some areas, but it also has some nice positives.
Android is more featured but WP8 is slicker (especially on mid-low end phones). Don't get it wrong, WP8 fully covers your basic needs.

On the issue of apps and games, when next you hear them ranting, take time to ask them what those apps do. I've done that severally here and EACH TIME they end up empty. There have been alot of 'your favourite apps' threads which I've taken time to scout and I can tell you that over 95% of the apps I see there are well catered for on WP.

That does not mean some important apps are not missing, but most of them are not really useful to us in Nigeria e.g. Instagram and Pandora.
WP has 130,000 apps and most (if not all) the apps you would need are already there.
The issue with most people and WP8 is that I it has been hacked yet but that's not much of an excuse.

To the issue of games, yes there is a definite chasm especially as regards some popular titles but a good number have been announced as coming.
Moreover, it's not like WP store is devoid of good games. Here is quite an outdated list of xbox live games ( http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Xbox_games_on_Windows_Phone ). Also a good number of games do not have the xbox status and recent titles are not there.

As for the phone in particular. I sincerely don't know which one you should go for. They all have different features and are priced accordingly. But if you're getting a WP, I would advice you get a Nokia device as it has added incentives.

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Phones › Re: Nokia Lumia 920...finally A Smartphone From Nokia That Can Compete! by jedisco(m): 10:25am On Mar 03, 2013

ThaProf: Bro! I think you, Jedisko and jmaine know fairly good stuff about WP8. I have some few questions for you guys. I hope you don't mind?

No problem. You can ask your questions. I would try and answer those I can.

Phones › Re: Analysis Of Nokia E7 by jedisco(m): 10:21am On Mar 03, 2013

I won't advise you to go for a new E7 now. The phone is pretty much old and outdated. The phone still has its amazing form-factor. There are more modern and better devices you can get.

Phones › Re: Best Sites To Download Apps For Nokia E6 by jedisco(m): 10:13am On Mar 03, 2013

kelmich: Please guys which site can i download good apps and games for my E6? And also which apps would you the phone gurus advice me to download

Nokia E6 is a Symbian^3 phone and should work with most S^3 apps. The main issue is that it has a much higher resolution but I think most apps should be able to work round this.

Though quite old, I think this thread would be very useful to you.
https://www.nairaland.com/982104/favourite-symbian-3-apps-anna

Phones › Re: Glo Blackberry Plans On Phones And Other Devices by jedisco(m): 11:19am On Feb 18, 2013

jedisco: Please how can I deactivate it and buy a normal data plan.
It's urgent!!!

someone should please reply

Phones › Re: Glo Blackberry Plans On Phones And Other Devices by jedisco(m): 10:42am On Feb 18, 2013

Please how can I deactivate it and buy a normal data plan.
It's urgent!!!

Celebrities › Re: Tonto Dikeh And AY Making A Video For Comedy Show (Picture) by jedisco(m): 8:06pm On Feb 12, 2013

I'm more interested in the car.

Phones › Re: Pre Order Your Blackberry Z10 From Mtn Nigeria by jedisco(m): 8:56pm On Feb 08, 2013

aieromon: Sorry, I don't have any information in that regard.

Phones › Re: Pre Order Your Blackberry Z10 From Mtn Nigeria by jedisco(m): 8:13pm On Feb 08, 2013

aieromon: Delivery time depends on location in Nigeria. It took less than 3days in Lagos for the transaction to be completed. I don't know how they handle deliveries outside Lagos.

Ok. Thanks
But what if the device is faulty?

Phones › Re: Huawei 4Afrika Phone By Huawei & Microsoft For Africa by jedisco(m): 8:08pm On Feb 08, 2013

Bawss1: Where is Tex these days?

Don't know. But I know he hardly visits this section.
Sometimes this place ain't encouraging.

Phones › Re: Pre Order Your Blackberry Z10 From Mtn Nigeria by jedisco(m): 7:50pm On Feb 08, 2013

aieromon: Very reliable.

Have you used them before?
Also would you have to pay shipping costs?
What's their delivery time like?

Sorry for the questions but there was an item I wanted to buy before but I don't really trust this online stuff in Nigeria.

Phones › Re: RIM's upcoming flagship phone, Blackberry Z10 To Cost £480 (Approx. N119,000) by jedisco(m): 8:07am On Feb 08, 2013

Didn't I say it you don't calculate local phone prices directly from European prices.

You can now officially pre-order it for 100k from MTN.

You can also be sure that it would be cheaper when it's OFFICIALLY released to the Nigerian market.

Be rest assured that most flagship phones would come in at 95k (give or take)

Phones › Re: Huawei 4Afrika Phone By Huawei & Microsoft For Africa by jedisco(m): 10:28pm On Feb 07, 2013

Francheezy: did he actually say lumia 900 is a feature f0ne...men am disaPPointed.....if it waz bb, n0 pr0blem.

I still remember that thread though I don't wanna dig it up.

It started as a very honest question by someone asking about the phone (just like this one).
Of course they never disappoint and called it all kind of names. From toy to dumb phone to feature phone and so on.

The real argument started on page 2 and lasted till about page 7 or so. That was when tex was still active here. Jmaine was also involved.

Phones › Re: Huawei 4Afrika Phone By Huawei & Microsoft For Africa by jedisco(m): 9:18pm On Feb 07, 2013

@4ller

You need to chill cos you don't need to trade insults before you pass your point across.

You keep saying you're not a fanboy but everything you do shows you as one.
Take WP for example- from Lumia 900 (which you called a feature phone) to 920 which you spent almost 6 pages trying to show it was a failure. Go to symbian, asha and BB you have thesame track record.
You hate everything non-android. That's a fact.

I really don't get how used phones won't let this sell. You really overrate that market. If that was true, then there won't be mega shops all over the country that sell new phones. Nigeria does not revolve around you.
There are many people who don't buy used phones. BB has said most of their phones sold here are in the $400 range. Those are not used. I can't count upto 5 people I know who use 2nd hand phones.

Nokia 701 was given a retail price of €290 and launched at 50k here.
BB10 has not launched officially in Nigeria so any price you're seeing are like those of 250k we saw for iPhone 5 at launch.
So far I can only see a retail price of $150 which shouldn't exceed 30k.

Do those your refurbished phones stop your new androids from selling? Like I said Nigeria is bigger than you and your friends and over 95% of Nigerians I know use new phones. Your 80% figure is obviously false.

For all the talk about techno, I still see more ashas around. Nairaland hardly mirrors the situation of things in Nigeria.

Finally, I have no problem with android. I have problem with people who think everybody must use thesame phone they use.
Have you ever seen me on any android or BB thread trolling?

Just show me a major non-android thread over the last 3 months that you and your likes have not trolled on. That was what made me take a break from NL sometime ago cos it was pathetic.

You've still not answered what your first post has to do with this thread. Not everybody will use android. Get that into your head.

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Phones › Re: Huawei 4Afrika Phone By Huawei & Microsoft For Africa by jedisco(m): 2:21am On Feb 07, 2013

Leopantro: now,I refuse to respond to the statements you made in regards to what I said. I leave that to @4ller.
BTW, you do know of the contest that windows set up against Android around the beginning of last year claiming that they were better than any Android phone and when someone with an Android phone proved them wrong, they cheated. or the time they were boasting about the mega pixels of their lumina phone in their ads until it was proven that they were using another phone to take those pictures. please tell me you know these stories. I follow the tech news very closely so I don't display oral diarrhea because I have a mouth

@Leopantro
I can see jmaine is already handling you accordingly but I can't help but take some of the spoils.

You see this your post above kills every credibility you have or claim to have. I could go on and punch holes in every sentence.
You really are a learner.

Phones › Re: Huawei 4Afrika Phone By Huawei & Microsoft For Africa by jedisco(m): 7:24pm On Feb 06, 2013

tonardo: Give us lumia 920 or820 not this jurk haiwai..
I got my s3 for 35k wit a broken screen. ..everything working perfectly. Been using it like that...
Sorry africa.

You're asking for 920 which is over 100k, but you're using a phone with a broken screen you got for 35k.
Why didn't you go for a new S3 or Note II

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Phones › Re: Huawei 4Afrika Phone By Huawei & Microsoft For Africa by jedisco(m): 7:21pm On Feb 06, 2013

A-ZeD:
Am i the only one that sees it from a different angle? I'm an android fan but as a developer, i see this as an opportunity. I know the phone will come pre-loaded with apps developed by africans so i see this as a way for Nigerians to build something cool.

At last an intelligent response from someone with a truly open mind.
1 like for you man.

@4ller and co, this is the type of person you guys should emulate. Someone with a truly open mind.

Phones › Re: Huawei 4Afrika Phone By Huawei & Microsoft For Africa by jedisco(m): 7:16pm On Feb 06, 2013

claycares: Nice one guys. I can't even think of having a Windows phone no matter the price because I want to be free.

You talk about freedom but you're quick to write off an OS you've never used. You're in a cage man.

Phones › Re: Huawei 4Afrika Phone By Huawei & Microsoft For Africa by jedisco(m): 7:10pm On Feb 06, 2013

blackchild09: windows mobile knw they are losing it that's why they come up with cheap mid range smartphone @4ller if it's more than 30k for the phone I agree with you no body will buy it, so you can't even side load apps and I was reading some where earlier a dude was complaining about there App store that most apps will say not available in this region Even there official twitter app

Another religious follower here.

Your problem is that you don't want to pay for apps and you're just looking for a way to forward piracy.

While I'll admit that buying apps is very hard in Nigeria leading many of us to piracy (including me), you should maintain some morality by not boasting about it cos not everyone wants to pirate stuff.

Phones › Re: Huawei 4Afrika Phone By Huawei & Microsoft For Africa by jedisco(m): 7:09pm On Feb 06, 2013

Leopantro: @ 4llerbuntu, good point there. you just can't best the uniqueness of Android. I have two friends that got the Nokia windows phone and they are seriously regretting it. the low cost windows phone will have sub par functionality and will still require zune ( in this day and age.? ). my first Android phone was 20K and I was performing wonderful and amazing things with it. I have gone through their app store; is very depressing. considering you can't side load apps on a widows phone, why waste time and money?

Another blind follower of your master fanboy.

I don't know where you get your stuff from but low cost windows phones are much smother than their android counterparts. That's an undisputable fact.

In as much as I want options, but the iPhone still does everything through iTunes and iOS is by far the most profitable phone OS currently.

I've been to the WP app store and its anything but depressing. It may not be as large as android, but its got lots of good apps. I doubt that's there is any basic app you would need as a Nigerian that's not already there.

Phones › Re: Huawei 4Afrika Phone By Huawei & Microsoft For Africa by jedisco(m): 6:57pm On Feb 06, 2013

4llerbuntu: forget story. this will not sell Jack in Nigeria.

the used phone market will not let it.

150 dollar phone plus imports ands profit mark up will be nearly 35-40k

we don't do mobile financing by telcos here.

but unfortunately a much better phone with a better usage profile can be bought for that price. I.e a gs2.

why would you buy this huawei for 35-50k when u can have a easily hackble android with better rep, enough Apps and games and a thriving piracy community?

worse still its not like the build quality and specs on this phones will be anything worthwhile.

and even worse there are countless budget androids that sell for less, eg those popular Techno phones.

android is the biggest problem every other phone os has. u can criticise it all u want, the concept is simply on point.

How pathetic!
You know, as a fanboy you never disappoint and like I keep saying, a fanboy will always be a fanboy.

Tell me what this thread has to do with android and why you and your folks have decided to pollute every thread on this section?

I don't know how you got the 30-40k price, but you know you're wrong. I remember I've handled this issue of phone pricing with you before.

Its funny how a leading tech company wants to bring specialised products with local content to Africa and all you can do is criticise.

Seriously, I don't know where you get this zeal from but like I've asked you before, let me ask you again: does google buy phones for you that you can't see any thing good in a non-android product?

Again this is really pathetic.

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Phones › Re: Your Favourite Symbian^3 Apps: Anna, Belle And Belle FP1 by jedisco(op): 9:31am On Feb 04, 2013

Also here is another one I saw quite recently.

As the name implies, it's a list of top 10 mods for S^3.
Though I already had most of the ones I need, it's still good having a brief look at the important ones.

http://symbian-developers.net/top-10-mods-available-for-symbian-devices/

Phones › Re: Your Favourite Symbian^3 Apps: Anna, Belle And Belle FP1 by jedisco(op): 9:20am On Feb 04, 2013

I was cleaning up my bookmarks when I discovered this.
I thought I had shared it before but evidently I hadn't. So let me put it here before I delete it.

Its just a curated symbian app store from AAS. I have to point out that it does not contain some recent apps- especially those that help tweak up the UI.

http://stevelitchfield.com/appstore.htm

Phones › Re: Data Cap Difference Between Glo Complete N1400 And Glo Bis N2800 by jedisco(m): 8:37am On Feb 04, 2013

luluosas: Here is the explanation on this thread https://www.nairaland.com/1140414/glo-blackberry-plans-phones-other

Thanks

Phones › Re: Data Cap Difference Between Glo Complete N1400 And Glo Bis N2800 by jedisco(m): 12:46pm On Feb 03, 2013

ndizzle: Yes! u can.

can you explain how to do that.
I heard somewhere that its not stable and disconnects easily or does not connect at all.

Phones › Re: BB 10 will ground Blackberry by jedisco(m): 11:20pm On Feb 01, 2013

grandstar: It was said as much on CNN yesterday. There are more android users than iphone users and people want to connect. All more services are made for android that for iphone.

The iphone may end up becoming an ultra niche market

The fact that android has more market share than iOS doesn't make iOS a failure.
Though I agree that apple is facing really stiff competition and have to do something drastic to guarantee their future, but that does not change the fact that they are by far the most profitable tech company in the world.
One thing you should understand is that Apple is a premium brand and don't need very large market share to be profitable.

The only services that are made first for android are usually Google's services. All other services I've come across are first brought to iOS before android or at most done together.

Phones › Re: BB 10 will ground Blackberry by jedisco(m): 11:08pm On Feb 01, 2013

okpara ugo: Oga, do you call Asha a smartphone

Na hin be say i get 2 smartphone and another smart nokia ''touch''. He hehe.

Nokia classifies the full asha touch as smartphones. Although I was skeptical at first, I see no reason why they shouldn't be classified as such.

If you have issues with that, you can start by telling us what smartphones are and why ashas are not.

Phones › Re: BB 10 will ground Blackberry by jedisco(m): 8:07pm On Feb 01, 2013

Sisi_Kill: In a world where a whole Iphone is losing the Smartphone war. . .some people are still holding on to the thought that BB will win that war.

Talk about your delusional BB users.

iPhone loosing smartphone war??

Please enlighten me on that.

Phones › Re: BB 10 will ground Blackberry by jedisco(m): 8:01pm On Feb 01, 2013

Akainzo: Which one of them do you have issues with? What do you say is the right figure for that one you have issues with?

Though I haven't checked it up, I think the UK, US, and to a certain extent the EU numbers don't look like figures from 12 months ago.

Phones › Re: BB 10 will ground Blackberry by jedisco(m): 6:40pm On Feb 01, 2013

Akainzo: Over 65% of Nigerian smartphone users.
Over 40% of Canadian smartphone users
Over 35% of UK Smartphone users
Over 12% of Europe Smartphone users
Over 8% of US smartphone users
Over 80% of Fortune 500 company CEOs.

Now have I answered your questions?

You might want to review your figures cos I don't think they are current.

Phones › Re: BB 10 will ground Blackberry by jedisco(m): 6:17pm On Feb 01, 2013

mrkels: More Like 93% **Smartphone** Users in nigeria ...

Not really. The last figure I saw (which was late last year) says just over 50%. But that figure is growing very fast.
Don't forget that there are still quite a number of old symbian users and also the asha touch is becoming quite popular. (but i don't think those were included in last years figure)

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