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Gents, I spoke to Telstra the other day and can probably update my Galaxy S2. It is starting to play up. A couple of falls down some stairs has it doing odd things here and there.

I am thinking of getting a phone that can take my bumps and scrapes a bit better.

Is the Sony (Sony Xperia Z) the only real choice?
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Todd, does it need to be a big form type phone?
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I can't recommend this enough.
Small, and probably slow by comparison, but, tough as old boots.
Underwater, down stairs, and attacked by an aged Labrador, but good as gold.

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Thanks Carlos.

The S2 refused to let me call out this morning, so I wandered into the Telstra shop and ended up with the Xperia Z.

God almighty setting up a new phone is an arse pain. :)
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why's it a pain?
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wabbit wrote:why's it a pain?
You dont realise how many little customisations you do to a phone over nearly 2 years. :)

Things like the XBMC username and password. Knowing exactly where apps are on what home screen. Things like that.

That said, I have got a fair few of them sorted now.
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norbs wrote:
wabbit wrote:why's it a pain?
You dont realise how many little customisations you do to a phone over nearly 2 years. :)

Things like the XBMC username and password. Knowing exactly where apps are on what home screen. Things like that.

That said, I have got a fair few of them sorted now.
start installing roms every few weeks, it becomes second nature ;)
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NeilPearson wrote:
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wabbit wrote:why's it a pain?
You dont realise how many little customisations you do to a phone over nearly 2 years. :)

Things like the XBMC username and password. Knowing exactly where apps are on what home screen. Things like that.

That said, I have got a fair few of them sorted now.
start installing roms every few weeks, it becomes second nature ;)
Or get an iPhone & just use Apples marvelous in-built backup features. :p:
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The same one that wiped out the brides contact list?




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Flinty72 wrote:
NeilPearson wrote:
norbs wrote:
You dont realise how many little customisations you do to a phone over nearly 2 years. :)

Things like the XBMC username and password. Knowing exactly where apps are on what home screen. Things like that.

That said, I have got a fair few of them sorted now.
start installing roms every few weeks, it becomes second nature ;)
Or get an iPhone & just use Apples marvelous in-built backup features. :p:

thats the thing, when i flash a new rom, sign in, all my apps come back automaticly. its only themes and preferences i have to play with you know customization :p
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norbs wrote:The same one that wiped out the brides contact list?




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Must have been operator error...
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Flinty72 wrote:
norbs wrote:The same one that wiped out the brides contact list?




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Must have been operator error...
Exactly what I said to the Telstra shop dude that did it. He argued the point and said it just happens at times and to "Never rely on the cloud". :eek:
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norbs wrote:
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norbs wrote:The same one that wiped out the brides contact list?




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Must have been operator error...
Exactly what I said to the Telstra shop dude that did it. He argued the point and said it just happens at times and to "Never rely on the cloud". :eek:
Ah see that was you first mistake, getting another person to do it. The second mistake was that person was a retail assistant who are renowned for not having a clue & third mistake was not having your own local backup making it impossible to revert back if needed.
I thought you had more tech sense than that mate. :p:
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Flinty72 wrote: Ah see that was you first mistake, getting another person to do it. The second mistake was that person was a retail assistant who are renowned for not having a clue & third mistake was not having your own local backup making it impossible to revert back if needed.
I thought you had more tech sense than that mate. :p:

My mistake was letting her get the fucking thing. :)

She was told when she decided that I was doing NO tech support on it. The guy at the T Shop said he did it 5 times a day. I wiped my hands of it.

I showed my Apple loving mate Sam the phone yesterday. He loved it. The iPhone 5 looks tiny in comparison. The thing that got him was the ability to send SMS from the computer. Is there an IOS equivalent of DeskSMS?
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The Xperia Z is cool. I've been wondering for years why phones aren't water/dust proof when they have been making cameras waterproof for ages.

iMeasage might be similar? It's not strictly SMS though. It's only to apple devices.


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DexterPunk wrote:The Xperia Z is cool. I've been wondering for years why phones aren't water/dust proof when they have been making cameras waterproof for ages.

iMeasage might be similar? It's not strictly SMS though. It's only to apple devices.


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I asked about iMessage Dex. He said what you said, only within the walls of the Apple fraternity.

The Xperia Z's screen is a grub of a thing. So many finger prints on it when you hold it in the right light.
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Its your greasy Webber hating fingers 2StrokeMan:) :aussie: :prod:
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richo wrote:Its your greasy Webber hating fingers 2StrokeMan:) :aussie: :prod:
Fingers? I only use the one, just like Seb! :lol:
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How is the Experia norbs? You happy with it?
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pixelboy wrote:How is the Experia norbs? You happy with it?
Still too early to tell Pix.

Will put a write up together next week with the good and bad points.
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I can say this Pix, battery life is stunning compared to the S2.

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Tue night when I went to bed it was on 35%. I had to play a 1080P movie to flatten it.

Last night, I had a nap to watch the cycling and woke up at 10:30PM. The phone was still on 45% then.

4G is pretty quick, even in Nowra during school holidays.

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That battery life is awesome!

It's amazing how hi-res today's phone screens are. My screen monitor at work is an old 19" 1280x1024 res and screenshots from modern phones are just ginormous!
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I'm liking what I'm seeing about the Xperia Norbs, my S2 contract is up for renewal soon too and I've been tossing up between this and a HTC One (if it ever shows up) so I'm keen to hear more about your experience with the Sony.
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LOL. Sorry EK. On the old phone Imageshack was set to resize. I obviously forgot to do it on the new phone.

The screen on the Sony isnt as saturated as the S2, but it is still pretty good.

I showed Sam a movie on it yesterday and he is getting one. This from a guy who has been telling me his iPhone 5 shits on everything.

Another observation. It is bordering on being too big. It is hard to use with one hand. I was trying to sync the brides iphone 4S with iTunes and it sits in my hand a lot better than mine.

Also, having never had a phone with the LED notification, I wasn't sure what the fuss was about. Now, I fucking love it. Grab lightFlow and I can tell at a glance (the phone screen is off) whether I have email, sms, twitter, arsebook, low battery or if Bluetooth is on. Fucking excellent.
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