Phone broken!

My phone broke last night. It's a software error, i'm pretty sure. The buttons stopped responding, a few at a time, except for when they bring up the missed calls screen. I took it apart to try and clean it, but that didn't help. I left it overnight in hope that it would "fix itself" but it did not.

Funny, it's just after my insurance expired and i didn't renew it. It must KNOW!! Or perhaps the insurance company sent it a virus because i didn't renew! (I am joking, i don't think they'd really do that!)

So i'll get a new phone. But do i get a nice cheap pay-as-you-go from Argos, or maybe look for something different? I like Virgin PAYG because it suits my phone usage (mainly text messages) – i just top up £10 every couple of months. Most of my family are on Virgin which means 3p text messages.

What is a Skype phone? Free calls sounds awesome, but what about text messaging?

Alternatively, maybe i should spend a bit more money and get something more advanced. Mobile internet (with wifi) would be great, but an iPhone seems rather expensive to me. I have been waiting for more phones to come out with the Google Android operating system, but i think there's still just the one at the moment, and it's only on T-Mobile.

Any help/advice will be appreciated!

Posted: February 10th, 2009
Categories: mobile phone
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  • springo
    I got a new phone recently, and I moved network as well. Orange have a great deal with their Dolphin Plan. 300 free texts when you top up, plus you get the "Orange Wednesdays" option as well.
  • I will also be interested in this plan, thanks for the info!
  • Hmm, that sounds good. Is that a pay-as-you-go plan?
    What phone did you get? I quite like Nokias.
  • springo
    I have a Samsung C300, for 14.50 pounds.
    It's cheap, simple and does nothing more than i needed it to.

    It is pay as you go, but you need to use up those texts within the month, which is the only problem.
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