what phone did you have before buying the Desire?

[philayl]

Samsung S8000 Jet

 

[Deleted User]

Replacing the N95 as it's 3 years old and lived it's live well, battery no longer holds charge for a whole day

They'll be no shocks when you use your Desire then.

 

[packabacca]

I had an n95 which was a great reliable phone

 

[bluebirds]

SE Xperia X1.
I thought it was the dogs until I got my Desire. I soon changed my mind !!!

 

[WozzaTT]

Nokia 6300 which I'm now using again!! Sent the Desire back after 12 days as, although it's a fantastic bit of kit, I came to the conclusion that I just don't need or want a smartphone. Even if I did I just couldn't have lived with that appalling battery life anyway.

Nokia 6700 Classic in the post on the way to me, which I'm sure I'll be happy with as I only need a phone for calls and texts, perhaps send the odd email and look up the football results. And it'll keep charge for 3 or 4 days!!!

 

[yorkmolko]

iPhone 3G. I planned to buy iPhone 4G, but when i saw what android is in the friend's hands, compared abilities and power, all regrets gone and i'v been got my Desire just a few days later.

 

[Phileas]

This is my first smartphone and I didn't really buy it to make phone calls.

I also have an old cheapo Nokia which I only bought for emergencies but the SIM card was cancelled because I didn't use it!

 

[SUroot]

Nokia 6300 which I'm now using again!! Sent the Desire back after 12 days as, although it's a fantastic bit of kit, I came to the conclusion that I just don't need or want a smartphone. Even if I did I just couldn't have lived with that appalling battery life anyway.

Nokia 6700 Classic in the post on the way to me, which I'm sure I'll be happy with as I only need a phone for calls and texts, perhaps send the odd email and look up the football results. And it'll keep charge for 3 or 4 days!!!

Unfortunately, battery life is one thing you do have to sacrifice if you have a smart phone. They're all pretty bad, especially when running a huge touch screen.

After having my blackberry for 15 months, there was no going back to a normal phone.

Shame to see you go. enjoy your 1 week+ battery life though

 

[WozzaTT]

Unfortunately, battery life is one thing you do have to sacrifice if you have a smart phone. They're all pretty bad, especially when running a huge touch screen.

After having my blackberry for 15 months, there was no going back to a normal phone.

Shame to see you go. enjoy your 1 week+ battery life though

Cheers! As I say, it was more that I decided that I didn't need a smartphone rather than the battery life, although that would have driven me to distraction I'm sure!

I've got web access all day at work if I need it and my laptop is always on at home so a smartphone became a bit redundant really. If I'm out in the evening or at the weekend I only want a phone for calls or texts. One or two nice apps I'll miss and I certainly miss that fantastic screen I have to say.

Horses for courses and all that and I'd always have a Desire over an iphone!! I must be already missing my Desire a bit I guess or why would I still be browsing this forum?! Have you seen the Ovi apps store? Ouch!!

Anyway fellas - enjoy your phones and rest assured you all own a fantastic little piece of technology .

 

[halcyondays]

Nokia N96, i was blown away by this phone 18 months ago. Had alot of bugs and had a habit of crashing and rebooting alot even after de branding, but it had alot of features i used, Got the Desire 4 weeks ago and there's no looking back, amazing phone, and don't know what i'd do without it.

 

[shauny13]

nokia n95 8gb. fantastic phone, Loved it, but gotta move with the times as they say. V pleased with desire tho.

 

[tommytech]

last phone was n96 , i was a nokia man up untill april 1st when desire was released and purchased. Extremly happy with new phone , joy to use nokia really need to up there game symbian just feels like a dead platform

 

[cycletrials]

i think i did the right think. the x10 is just a little bit behind

latest backwards

satio
c905
k850
w960
k800
k750
k700
t610
t68

 

[gooner]

nokia 5800, not bad, fm radio much better than desire, but over all far far behind. Love my Desire, the best phone in the world

 

[mikeh]

t68,
SE P800,
XDA1,
Nokia 7610,
6800,
N95,
iPhone 3G,
Samsung Galaxy,
iPhone 3GS,
Hero for 2 days,
Desire.

 

[alowen]

Came from Hero, i'd rate them 50 / 50 at the moment to be honest in which is the best.

 

[Reflection306]

I had a iPhone 3G. so glad i changed.

 

[UKseagull]

A Nokia N95, the earlier version. That had a terrible battery life too.

 

[solo170]

Coming from imate jasjam (HTC TyTN) and also Nokia n73

 

[SB13X]

N95, which my wife now has primarily for use of the camera.

 

[lekky]

HTC Hero, still love that phone (gf uses it now)

 

[uzetaab]

I just had a basic Nokia (6300) with an ipod touch for my portable computing needs (I had windows PDAs previous to that).

This is my first smart phone & I'm very glad I finally took the plunge. I still think that the service plans are far too expensive, but I don't think it will be changing any time soon.

 

[webrosc]

Touch HD

 

[anoniemouse]

LG Renoir

 

[Good Old Bakes]

Nokia N95 8GB. Fantastic little phone and I loved it to bits but as someone said further up the thread - you gotta move with the times.

The king is dead - Long live the king...!