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To think that htc phones are not boy toys?

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MyLittleMiracle · 25/03/2012 21:12

Because i have just seen the new htc onex Series and oh god they are beautiful I want it in white, know i cant have it. But before when i did have a htc just after i got it i was told i shouldnt have one cos its a boys toy ans girls should have blackberry's!! I mean heeeelllllloooo.

They are out of my price range atm though, unless anyone knows of a desire s for 200 pounds or less? Only i have everything i need for my place and this is what i have left now?

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thisisyesterday · 25/03/2012 21:40

well i'm glad you found a place to live.

i would buy a cheapy phone for the time being and stick the £500 in the bank.

I do, for the most part, have a "spend it while you can" attitude to money. But there have been many times over the last few months when I have wished to buggery that we had a little bit saved up as a buffer.

it sucks being sensible, but if I were you that's what I'd do. Maybe some people could chip in to buy you a nicer one for your birthday or something when they've gone down a little bit in price?

MyLittleMiracle · 25/03/2012 21:40

The htc do the explorer which is about 110 i think anyway. I have saved and gone without. I have wanted nice things and said no, cos ididnt have the neccessities. I think it will be a under 50 touch but maybe not the absolute cheapest out there in the end. I just wanted to know why they were a male phone really in my former friends opinion?

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StrandedBear · 25/03/2012 21:41

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ilovesooty · 25/03/2012 21:41

I've got an HTC Wildfire - thought shelling out for the iphone wasn't necessary. I got a smartphone as I'm self employed as well as working f/t and I didn't want to miss an email enquiry.

I think putting a bit of money to one side OP is prudent: you never know when you might need it, and surely a swish phone isn't a priority.

Tortington · 25/03/2012 21:42

i have an htc

its shit it doesn't hold charge

also i have a blackberry for work

its shit

i never understood any of the goss about blackberry;s - but i haven't had an i phone - maybe i#m hard to please

MyLittleMiracle · 25/03/2012 21:42

THE HTC Phones are MUCH MUCH MUCH better than an IPHONE! IMO. I think i will just wait, get something cheap and see. I have never really had any money behind me before and i suppose i think well at least its not pub and drugs for the ex its gone on!

I will take a max of 60 and leave the rest!

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rhondajean · 25/03/2012 23:36

I've just exchanged my htc for an iPhone (well that's not true the htc is in the drawer so not really exchanged) and having spent years saying I wouldn't ever get an iPhone cos every teenager I know has one and HFCs are for grown ups, I'm very annoyed to say its much better to use.

There really isn't much price wise between them, in some ways I prefer the htc but the iPhone is so easy to use and it syncs with my iPad and they share apps and music etc on iCloud.

Damn you apple.

They all look the same these days really anyway, no nice original phone design like when the original razr came out ( I had one of them too, loved it)".

carabos · 25/03/2012 23:43

Guerilla?

TheSinglePringle · 25/03/2012 23:52

I have a HTC and I love it. If want a HTC get a second hand one so your getting the phone but not spending muxj

TheSinglePringle · 25/03/2012 23:52

Much*

fortifiedwithtea · 25/03/2012 23:57

My Teen DD1 has a HTC wildfire and loves it.

BustleInYourHedgerow · 26/03/2012 00:10

Jesus. I defended you last time you were going on about some top you NEEDED, but I have no idea how you've managed to save what, 200 quid in a month or so? When you're on benefits etc. I have a Nokia that cost 60 euro. Its a phone and it works. So meh.

flyingspaghettimonster · 26/03/2012 02:50

Coincidence that you get a 500pound hardship payment when moving into A property after homelessness? I think not.

catgirl1976 · 26/03/2012 08:35

Buy a cheap PAYG - you don;t need a HTC

FWIW, I have one - it's my work phone - and it is the worst phone I have ever had. I hate it and would rather have a £25 Tesco special. Trust me - its bobbins

BusinessTrills · 26/03/2012 08:45

You shouldn't reclass them as "girl toys" you should just grow up.

KatAndKit · 26/03/2012 09:52

Get a fucking grip.

If 200 pounds is all the money you have in the world that ought to be in the bank in case you have an unexpected emergency that needs money. If you had that attitude to money in the first place then you might not have had problems getting somewhere to live. Nobody needs an expensive mobile. Especially if you can't afford it. Anyway my boyfriend has a HTC and it has not lasted very long, the battery needs charging constantly.

Also anyone who thinks there is such a thing as boys' and girls' phones needs to grow up.

VivaLeBeaver · 26/03/2012 09:54

I've just given DH my old HTC Desire, are they really worth £200. Love my new Samsung phone.

DH hates the Desire and is wishing his Nokia 3210 hadn't died.

MyLittleMiracle · 26/03/2012 10:42

Its not all the money i have in the world, and for the record i left my ex, and everything behind cos he was very violent and even stabbed me, of course the money was gone from our joint account.....YES STUPID MOVE TO HAVE A JOINT ACCOUNT I KNOW!!!!!!!

I sold my engagement ring, and wedding ring to get hold of some money, so the reason for me being homeless was not my fault although i suppose it was for marrying an arse!

I have paid my debts off so, thats a good thing right? All sorted in that department, and i was paying quite a lot off a week, but could only do so much as i am staying with mum (i move in a weeks time btw, before someone says o but you havent actually MOVED yet) yes i have got the removal sorted out, a friend of a friend has a van i can borrow and my friend is going to drive it as i have no licence!

I said 200 pounds that i CAN spend, i have more than that in my account actually. I am not stupid enough to be skint (although have been a few times, but only the day before i got more money) So its hardly crime of the century is it! And oh yes i went into primarks and bought two £3 tops yesterday.

And its hard to save when you had a cocaine addicted ex n any case. Now i can save i am, and i think i am doing quite well at getting sorted, i think its just something i needed to cheer me up, today is 3years since littley was due. So what i am young, i am still dealing with everything, a lot of people go off the rails onto drink and drugs, instead i WANT to buy something, BUT very rarely do. I needed those two new tops and they ahrdly broke the bank! At least i only consider it, and want it, i dont go do it, but i will get a new phone, a cheapie, cos i NEED one, its my lifeline in an emergency, and this one is getting very unreliable, which is fine at mums BUT not on my own, Mum has a landline you see, i wont, i see it as another unneccessary bill, and i would rarely use it.

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MightyNice · 26/03/2012 10:48

carphone warehouse have £2.95 phones - I just got one after my iPhone finally died after a lot of abuse and practically no screen left

I think I have started a trend, now know two other people who are enjoying the retro feel of just being able to call, text and tell the time :)

KatAndKit · 26/03/2012 10:54

Your life, your money, your choice. If you want the phone buy it and don't make a drama out of it. Spending money on expensive items to cheer yourself up is never a good financial plan though. If you had a thousand pounds in the bank and you wanted to spend 200 on a phone then that's one thing. Well done on getting rid of your ex, but that isn't relevant in this situation. It is simply a matter of whether or not you can afford the phone. You say in the OP it is out of your price range. So you have answered your own question. Telliing your life story doesn't change it.

Morloth · 26/03/2012 11:10

Buy the cheapest phone that will do the job and put the rest in the bank.

Your rental situation does not sound stable, you have made a lot of changes very quickly.

If you can bank it do. Shit happens, build a buffer.

MyLittleMiracle · 26/03/2012 14:41

I decided on a cheap(ish) phone, its 44.99, so not complete the cheapest, but not mega mega money, in the end. I compromised!

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