- Dec 28, 2011
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So after the update made my S3 nearly unusable i figured I try a new device. Mind you I loved the S3 and had no thoughts of getting a new device. I complained to VZW just like everyone else but I need a working device that I can access emails and make phone calls with. Unfortunately i had no old device at home (my HTC Rezound went to Samsung in their deal a year ago $220....). So i went searching on eBay for a relatively newly released device that i could use while this software nonsense gets rectified. Of course I could root but that is just not my thing. Anyway, I found a gently used Nokia Lumia 822 (released in the fall) for just under $100. It's 4G and a mid-range device but I was always curious about the Windows Phone OS and figured why not. I got it last night and popped in the SIM card (so easy!!). I use Windows 8 already on my computer so i understand the Metro UI. So far it's a nice phone. Not S3 nice but i wasn't expecting a top end device. At least it connects and gets data!! Phone qualtiy is really good. The 3 or 4 calls I made last night were rock solid and nice and loud. I downloaded a bunch of apps (not everyone of my go apps were in the store - a common complaint) but I got most of them. I'm interested to try out the Nokia navigation to see how it compares with Waze & Google maps (another issue i've been having with my S3 is GPS lock - used to be perfect and instantaneous now spotty at best). Going to miss my Google Now a lot and much of the Google integration with my life but change is good and hopefully i'll be back on my S3 once the update issues are fixed.
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