My
contract expires on the 27th!
Goodbye O2 and goodbye Windows handsets. So. What's next? I'm keen to
get back to Xperias, for their usability, their Android system and
the fond memories I have of the P. There are a lot of options,
though, for the Xperia's current-day counterparts. It's time to think
price and features. Which of these
do I go for?
As
mentioned in last week's #psychologysaturday post, the XA1 Ultra has the 16MP low-light front camera, great for club
selfies with celebs. It's a good a reason as any. It's the only
handset in the range advertised as having this feature. The Ultra, on
sale in the Sony Store at £329,
is available a little cheaper if you shop around. Eglobal Central UK
has it at £205, a suspiciously low price from an obscure outlet, but
trusty
Argos
offers the Ultra at £278-284. I'd need advice on how to handle this.
Having memory difficulties, there will always be some aspect of the
phone-buying or contract-buying procedure that I won't register, and
the last thing I need is another 2 years roped into a contract and
handset that don't suit me (cough cough, Carphone Warehouse).
The
next issue: I need a contract. A SIM-only contract that's cheap and
gives me a plentiful amount of data. I was hoping for unlimited, but
the cost of such contracts have gone through the roof in recent
years. In 2012 I got a 24-month unlimited data deal with Three, for
£27pm, something Carphone Warehouse told me I couldn't get. On
Three's site, it's still listed.
This is, however, SIM-only now.
A few friends have suggested Giffgaff, the contract-free network provider. The £20 goody bag, with unlimited data, is tempting. Their customer service has a bad rap, though, although many say they've never had to use it.
A
problem for people with memory difficulties: The people who are
experts in mobile phones are the people who sell them. The people who
are experts in memory difficulties are either NHS psychologists (some
of them, a least) and charity workers like the great people at
Headway
and Ways to Work.
I haven't found anyone with the combined knowledge of the two. The
closest person to that... might be me.
Shit.
Or,
it might be you. Tweet me if you can help me, otherwise the only
person advising me will be the technological rock and lifeline in my
life, my amazing dad.
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