Is the M8 right for me?

Hey! I'm in need of some advice. Right now I have a dingy Blackberry 8100 and I want a change. I almost ordered an M8 yesterday, but I hesitated. The price is no problem, but I still don't know. I'm on T-mobile, and I've heard there are signal problems for that service provider (but also that's it's a firmware issue).

I also am buying this phone for its dual-performance as a reliable mp3 player, because my PSP just isn't cutting it; I figure Meizu's history as an mp3 player provider would have them up to speed on how to make a quality music player (am I right?).

A minor concern of mine is the headphone jack. Is it the regular 3.5mm (as it is on the iPhone?). I don't want to have to buy an adapter to use my earbuds.

My last concern is with its phone performance in the U.S. as a whole. I've heard it works fine here, but I just want to be sure, with advice from people who'd know.

I, personally, haven't seen any signal problems

It is a good mp3 player, i am more then happy.

It has a regular 3.5mm jack (4 pins for headset, but can be used with a 3 pin for regular use without a mic and button)

It should work fine, since it is a quad-band phone, and the usa supports quad-band(different frequenties all over your country 850/900/1800/1900).

Your last point is prohibited, do not link to any website that sells the M8, i can not help you with that.

ok,

i can help with the last question but please do remove the link to it,
before we get banned.
I bought it on that place; it took about 15 days to get in europe,
the device was been opened to crack the wifi and select the english language.

On the end :
Pretty happy with the service however there are places where it is cheaper to buy.

ps i would get it, it is a really good device for the value, only thing i hope is that they solve the signaling issue.

i got mine from ther and it arrived in the UK after only one week,half the time quoted on the website.
No signal problems for me.

hey otgrider i'm in the uk too, just wondered what netwrok your on and if you have to enter the international dialing code for all your contacts?

Does the M8 have FM radio capabilities?

Originally Posted by sere83

hey otgrider i'm in the uk too, just wondered what netwrok your on and if you have to enter the international dialing code for all your contacts?

Hi sere83. Im using an Orange pay as you go sim. i had to enter the international dialing code when i sent texts, but now that ive upgraded to fw 0.9.1.7 i dont have to anymore it accepts both +44 and 07.Out of curiosity which network are you on as i intend to get a contract when i start uni, but i don't like Orange.

no FM radio capabilities, unfortunately!

Originally Posted by otgrider

Hi sere83. Im using an Orange pay as you go sim. i had to enter the international dialing code when i sent texts, but now that ive upgraded to fw 0.9.1.7 i dont have to anymore it accepts both +44 and 07.Out of curiosity which network are you on as i intend to get a contract when i start uni, but i don't like Orange.

cool, yeah I don't have an M8, just use a Nokia on Vodafone PAYG, PAYG as you probably know is a complete rip though, think contract is the way to go. Heard from friends that while orange isn't the cheapest out there the service is pretty good on contract.

You found any other issues with using the M8 in the UK?

Manage to set up MMS and internet OK? etc etc

apologies for briefly hijacking this thread...

from the place where some of you got it, was it quad-band?
and is there a possible way you could tell me or would there be a ban?
Thanks

Shadowstrike,
if you got a model with wifi it has quadband.

Does the M8 have any radio capabilities? I'm going to want to listen to SOMETHING other than my own music at some point, but it is a Chinese phone so that my be too much to ask... LOL

no
you could use audiostreaming through the web ?

sorry for links.

audiostreaming. like Shoutcast? that could work very well for me. Anyone tested that before?

So after this newest firmware (the official), does:

1. GPRS internet work through T-Mobile?
2. Wifi works?

yes, it works for me

It's a good Music&Video Player,but a bad phone for the signal problems

as you know that ,the new fw 9.2.6 works well with little signal problems, as so far as i use the 9.0.5 and 9.2.6 fw,it works fine