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22/12/2012 13:26
Great phones, great OS but absolutely NO USEFUL UK apps.
National lottery - missing
Television (sky, bbc, C4 etc) - missing
Banking Apps (Nationwide, Barclays etc) - missing
Power companies (npower, british gas etc) - missing
03/01/2013 18:10
Hang on Richard Smith......don't Samsung make a Windows Phone as well now??? :-)
I get at least a day and a half from my Nokia Lumia 920...i have most of the apps i need but could do with Sky apps and also banking apps but i have my secure PC for banking anyways....
The OS is awesome and secure unlike Android where you don't know what kind of holes you are opening up for people to manipulate......
08/01/2013 23:05
I agree. I got the new Samsung Ativ S phone at the weekend and whilst it is a nice robust phone with expandable memory and I am also glad to have the microsoft office suit back, it's still missing what are now essentials of iPlayer, Skygo, reading apps, pingit, a file manager, etc., etc., etc. With the might of Microsoft these things should be readily resolvable should they not? Don't ignore your UK market please.
24/12/2012 15:44
I agree with Barry,it's the lack of UK apps that fail these 'phones.
I've had a Nokia Lumia 800 a year now and there hasn't been much progress with what it can do,namely provide UK apps.
You see an advert on the TV,the company/product has an app,but it isn't going to work on a Windows 'phone.It is a shame as the operating system is great.
The battery issues are still rife,4.5 hours mine lasts from full charge to needing a recharge.That's just emailing and two calls.
I have supported Nokia and Windows Phone this last year and have written honest reviews for them (some of which they've refused to publi**** time to get something else.
24/02/2013 14:31
iv got the lumia 900 and i must say, its been a dream, but like most of u have posed please, please ,get some decent banking apps (barclays, rbs, tsb,ivhe a always had nokias, up untill last year when i decided o try the blackberry, and i must say, thats the only thing i miss (the banking app, oh and not being able to use ur music as ringtones, but thats not so bad, getting 9hrs battery time, and thats emailing foning and playing games. love u nokia!!!!!
21/08/2013 09:54
i can see how goverment can tack you so easily and with the flick of a button so to speak.
look at how you are so easily sold on technolog, when read it looks like a bunch of 10 year old,s are chatting.
I don,t really need all that stuff, as i never use it. I just want to phone some one, or use the net once in a while, the rest i find borinig
look at how you are so easily sold on technolog, when read it looks like a bunch of 10 year old,s are chatting.
I don,t really need all that stuff, as i never use it. I just want to phone some one, or use the net once in a while, the rest i find borinig
28/05/2013 02:56
I have the nokia 820 windows 8. I went for that as against the 920 because it had expandable memory and I have a 64gig card full of movies and music - great for flying on ryanair!
There are some issues with Windows 8 like setting up different sound levels, not playing flash on websites, and of course lack of my nationwide app for the building society. Some of the games are a bit boring, nothing there to make you want to buy them. Battery time with the 820 is good, better than my old iphone 4s, boy do I hate the controlling influence of Apple and I hope MS don't go that way. I don´t like not being able to sync Outlook calendar with my desktop and NO I DO NOT WANT TO USE THE WEB TO STORE MY PICTURES AND BACKUP!
To be honest I am happy with my phone and with windows 8, let´s face it there are issues with all phones and opsys´s and when you campare one against another it really is up to you to do your homework before you buy as to which suits you and yoru way of living best so don´t blame MS or Nokia, blame yourself. Get your business requirements and do a gap analysis! Nothing in this world is perfect, find the best match!
Happy hunting
17/04/2013 11:34
What would be really nice, Microsoft is a Facebook App for Windows 8 that ACTUALLY works well.!
07/01/2013 13:18
The idea that Marketplace is never available in my region to enable me download anything I want from the web, has diminished my love for any windows phone 710. Even though I'm using one that can not be utilized properly as it should, what can you do to help us in this region?
05/12/2013 11:39
YOLO!! Guys you gotta check out the best and the latest apps for iOS, Android and WP8!! http://goo.gl/I90xuc
16/10/2013 09:25
Missing - Time Teacher for teaching time to kids -
03/10/2013 17:50
Windows Phone. Tapas Finder
I was in Spain last summer and i found this APP very necessary if u want to taste the best Spanish flavours...
They include a lot of typical Spanish Tapas info & photos. Try it!
15/09/2013 11:59
all very well showing us the apps that work with a Windows 8 phone but what about those of us who have a Windows 7 phone - majority of apps won't work for us so a pointless article from our point of view - perhaps you could do something similar for those of us who can't afford to upgrade our phone very time a new version is released? Perhaps yo could do a review of app creators who take into consideration older handsets as well as the new ones?
28/08/2013 01:51
I have a lumia 510 and happy with it for now
26/08/2013 20:20
You can't download Photo Editor in the UK. Did anyone actually check these??
21/08/2013 21:01
You have tango in this list yet they are not in the app store and from reading their posts on their forums its appears they have no plans to do so atm which is a shame as its a decent app that i know a lot of people use. Microsoft needs to get some incentive in getting these companies to make the popular apps and games avilable such as candy crush which a lot of people play yet its not here.
20/08/2013 14:11
Viber doesnt work on HTC Windows 8 so don't bother
17/04/2013 00:02
Well i have to agree with my old phone i could watch bbc iplayer but not on the Lumia 800, and it was over 5years old even with the latest updates it still cant match other phone makers have never herd any body say they cant get the bbc player on there smart phone ore have difficulty downloading photos o but you can upload them to Facebook with just one touch on the 800, come on NOKIA get the finger out and and get this phone working just like our computer.
16/04/2013 22:15
I've got the NOKIA Lumia 800 windows phone 7, what a complete and utter piece of junk it is too. the only good thing about it is the Nokia Drive. the rest is complete Rubbish . i have to say I can't wait for my contract to end and i can get a proper phone. you can't even make folders..... HELLO it's a WINDOWS phone and you can't make folders thats a joke right....even the iphone can make folders. My son has got an iphone and we have compared the two together and i have to say the Windows phone 7 and 8 SUCKS...........you only have to watch the adverts Windows only show you the Live Tiles, all the other phone adverts show what their phones can do. i really don't see the point in live tiles because it spends most of the time in the pocket and you get little icons to let you know if you've had emails, texts or phone calls. Windows Phone a phone I truely hate. like I said I own one so I know.......
10/04/2013 18:11
Nokia - crap phone ,they' ve given me more trouble with contractual service provider's than their worth - do not have any problems with Galaxy Ace
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