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Review: Windows Phone 8

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bob a

Oct 30, 2012, 11:41 AM

with metro...

microsoft has made it impossible for me to continue to use windows
or use Windows 7 mode on Windows 8?
bob a said:
microsoft has made it impossible for me to continue to use windows


Why? Just use it as you would Windows 7.

Geezus, people--just read up on something before you comment.
Aaronwe

Oct 30, 2012, 12:08 AM

How much Personalization?

I have been following Windows Phone 8 for some time now. I have been an Iphone user since the 3g days but I am ready to break out from under Apple's control. One thing I havent been able to find is how much, if any, personalization will be in WP8. My question is will there be custom tones and alerts, contact specific tones and such will be available? With that said, everything I have seen today looks very slick. LUMIA 920 here I come.
Supports full custom ringtones, even for each individual contact. Windows Phone 7 didn't out of the box, but this feature was added in with 7.5 I believe, and has been improved with 7.8 and 8 (ringtones, alerts, everything can be customized).

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Jellz

Oct 29, 2012, 3:19 PM

Finally!

Been waiting for this since Friday. Beautiful write-up. I'm pretty convinced my next phone is going to be a Windows phone, probably the Lumia 920.
Though a serious question, do you think Rooms will expand to support Android phones any time soon? A lot of my friends use Android...
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trsprague

Oct 29, 2012, 3:32 PM

Best Phone I Have Ever Owned in My Entire Life!

I was partial to Android. Three Android phones later (and also one iPhone later), I decided to take a leap and go with the Lumia 710. I knew it was a low to mid-range Windows 7.5 phone that would not be capable of upgrading to 8, but bought it anyway. Best Buy price matched it to Amazon, so I got a great deal.

I was VERY skeptical, and anticipated taking it back, but I was pleasantly surprised. It does not lag, freeze up, or display any sort of weird stuff that all of my previous Androids displayed. Plus, it synchronizes with everything...I was heavily invested in the Google ecosystem, and it easily synced all my contacts and calendar.

The interface is where it really shines. Microsoft has done such a great job (I can't believe I am sa...
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