Samsung Galaxy Note II

[ChrisFilter]

Gonna get one on Thursday.

 

[Badgers]

Gonna get one on Thursday.

 

[Badgers]

For those on Vodafone...

Vodafone retention team offered a samsung galaxy note2 free for £25 a month (normally £42).

Unlimited mins/texts and 2GB data, with offered first 3 months unlimited data.

 

[Onket]

You take it?

 

[Badgers]

You take it?

Not on Vodafone

 

[Onket]

Ah. I wrongly thought the deal had been offered to you.

 

[2hats]

It's arrived. Is fast and very pleasing. I shall be quiet for several days whilst I familiarise myself with the little green bot and exhaustively browse the play store. After playing with it for only an hour though it makes one realise what a crippled, nannying ecosystem iOS is (have had only iphones for the last 3+ years). Am loving the stylus and handwriting recognition which is far, far better than I expected. Certainly it's faster for me to input with than using the iphone keypad which had become increasingly irritating to use of late.

 

[Badgers]

It's arrived. Is fast and very pleasing. I shall be quiet for several days whilst I familiarise myself with the little green bot and exhaustively browse the play store. After playing with it for only an hour though it makes one realise what a crippled, nannying ecosystem iOS is (have had only iphones for the last 3+ years). Am loving the stylus and handwriting recognition which is far, far better than I expected. Certainly it's faster for me to input with than using the iphone keypad which had become increasingly irritating to use of late.

Good to hear. I have had a short play with one, it was fast and slick I am mixed on the stylus but will give it a good go.

The nannying was my main reason for ditching the iphone. I still liked my iphone time but being able to tweak a mobile suits me better.

 

[editor]

I spend far too long getting my home screen to look just so. Could never go back to an iPhone once I'd got used to widgets.

 

[2hats]

I still liked my iphone time but being able to tweak a mobile suits me better.

The iPhone was alright but feels clumsy, lame and dated compared to this puppy. I increasingly found it frustrating and Apple are just taking the piss now in so many other quarters that I've largely given up with them. Might not even be tempted to root this thing...

 

[ChrisD]

Mine is here too & I've enjoying the freedom of transferring files without iTunes etc. This is before the arrival of my ordered 64gb card.... I'm looking forward to installing ordnance survey mapping and also getting the hang of the Stylus.

 

[Badgers]

Anyone got a case for theirs yet?

 

[ChrisD]

Anyone got a case for theirs yet?

As someone who has had their 3GS iphone protected by an Otterbox case for the last 3.5 years I seriously thought about cases... The one available from Samsung is effectively a new back with a hinged screen protector (£30 !!). I've ordered this one:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B009KLH1AC/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00
but would be interested to hear about others.

The set up (I've used a new GiffGaff a/c was v easy..) but it does worry me how people are expected to hand over so much data to Google. Was Apple doesn't know about me I guess Google will soon find out!

 

[Onket]

As someone who has had their 3GS iphone protected by an Otterbox case for the last 3.5 years I seriously thought about cases... The one available from Samsung is effectively a new back with a hinged screen protector (£30 !!). I've ordered this one:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B009KLH1AC/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00
but would be interested to hear about others.

The set up (I've used a new GiffGaff a/c was v easy..) but it does worry me how people are expected to hand over so much data to Google. Was Apple doesn't know about me I guess Google will soon find out!

Can you use it as a phone while it's in that case?

 

[ChrisD]

Can you use it as a phone while it's in that case?

Don't know.. but it's better than the used jiffy bag I'm currently using!

 

[Badgers]

Can you use it as a phone while it's in that case?

You can

 

[Onket]

I kept my Galaxy SII in it's original box for the first couple of weeks.

 

[Badgers]

I kept my Galaxy SII in it's original box for the first couple of weeks.

How did you answer it?

 

[Onket]

Guess.

 

[Badgers]

Guess.

Cut a hole in the box

 

[Onket]

Incorrect.

 

[editor]

Yet another rave review:
http://mashable.com/2012/10/24/samsung-galaxy-note-ii-review/

And...

For those who enjoy “phablets,” this is it. There is none better. HTC may soon introduce a strong challenger in the 5-inches-and-up segment, but until that phone is announced, the Note II has no worthy competition.
Samsung’s Galaxy Note II picks up where the original Note smartphone left off, and it’s better in almost every way. It’s faster, it’s thinner, the screen is bigger, the battery lasts longer, and the stylus support is significantly improved. Build quality and materials take a step backwards, but none of Samsung’s smartphones really shine in that department and the company still sells more smartphones than any other vendor on the planet.
At $299.99 and up, the Note II is big investment. When one considers that it is as much a small tablet as it is a large smartphone, however, this double-duty device becomes much more attractive at that price.

http://bgr.com/2012/10/24/samsung-galaxy-note-ii-review/

 

[Cribynkle]

As someone who has had their 3GS iphone protected by an Otterbox case for the last 3.5 years I seriously thought about cases... The one available from Samsung is effectively a new back with a hinged screen protector (£30 !!). I've ordered this one:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B009KLH1AC/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00
but would be interested to hear about others.

The set up (I've used a new GiffGaff a/c was v easy..) but it does worry me how people are expected to hand over so much data to Google. Was Apple doesn't know about me I guess Google will soon find out!

I've got an original Note and bought the Samsung case for it as I thought that a magnetic clasp might cause problems - is that just me being daft?

 

[ChrisD]

I've got an original Note and bought the Samsung case for it as I thought that a magnetic clasp might cause problems - is that just me being daft?

Does it stop likely damage to the screen if dropped? I assumed that if that fell out of my pocket the flap could easily open and it would hit the ground with no protection. (( don't try this at home))

 

[mwgdrwg]

Incorrect.

Bluetooth headset?

 

[ChrisD]

Bluetooth headset?

my brand new note is refusing to talk to my (still working) 3 year old bluetooth headset

 

[2hats]

Quite enjoying the s-pen stylus. Thought it would be a gimmick but it's incredibly handy, well integrated. Handwriting recognition works a treat (for me). It's growing on me but can already input faster than I was on the old jezuz phone. Most things configured now (so many choices compared to iOS which is a good thing for me, might be a pain for others who want to be spoon fed). Just need to sort out a calendar (that doesn't divulge everything I do to uncle google) and generally get used to the 'droid way of doing things. Have pretty much managed to replace iPhone app functionality like-for-like or surpass it. Ordered a cheap gel cover for it until such time as something decent pops up on the market (am not into leather/linen bound filofax-a-like covers).

 

[Badgers]

Have pretty much managed to replace iPhone app functionality like-for-like or surpass it.

Just curious. What killer apps does the iPad/phone offer that Android does not? I have about 30 apps on my phone and use about 10 daily. Since moving from Apple to Android I have not found myself lacking.

I posted this on the iPad thread ^

 

[Onket]

Bluetooth headset?

Nothing as high tech as that.

 

[Badgers]

Did you divert it to another phone?