Phone upgrade day

Today I decided to upgrade my phone. Nothing special about that, but I have only had my present phone for less than six months.

I use Virgin mobile for my phones, and on the whole have had no problems with them. I changed my phone just under two years ago for a Samsung mini S4. As a phone it worked well, but of course these days we all use our phones for so much more don't we? I soon found that using Facebook or checking out the web, reading emails was a bit to much for my eyes, and as I am a bit hard of hearing, the sound was not that good.

So a few months ago I bought my own phone just changed over the SIM card and used that. I bought a Doro Liberto 820. This in particular because it was supposed to have a clear sound and as a largish phone would suit my needs. As around £200, it was not the most pricey either. If you need a simple to use phone, this is not to bad, but check out below.

At first I was pleased with the phone. The sound is certainly very clear and the icons are easy to use. But as the months went on, certain things began to niggle. For one thing it has a small internal memory, so it quickly became full and I had to delete a few apps. Not what you expect on a modern phone.And it is quite slow. When you have finished with an app and want to get back to the menu, it takes ages to do it. And it also does not have a 'call blocker'. With the amount of nuisance calls we all get these days, I would say that is vital. In the end I had to download a security app to block calls.

So as the contract was up in just a short time, I called Virgin to see what they could come up with. After looking through the options, I decided on a Sony Experia M5.With a 5" screen, 16gb of internal memory, and a 21mpx camera, I decided that would do for me. I still have to see what the sound is like and when it comes tomorrow it will get checked out. But these days I seem to use them on loudspeaker anyway, so it should be OK. If you are interested click on the link for a review. I will be paying a similar amount to my old phone, so I hope it suits me.

 So what else have I been up to today? Denise had to go home as she was not feeling well, so caught a bus to town with my son. A bus you say! Well he has a prepaid card, and I have a free bus pass, so what the heck, why not. I bought a new fleece jacket as mine had gone home, and then we went for a bite to eat. We chose somewhere that neither of us had been before, the Cozy Club in the Hays area of Cardiff. And very nice it was as well. With a 'retro' look, the food was delicious and not badly priced either. And that really has been that. Not to busy a day, and now I am going to sit down and catch up with some TV.