Why I've ditched my mobile contract and returned to PAYG

Since December 2016 I've been using Plusnet Mobile as my main network, but this week I've returned to PAYG network giffgaff.

Normally, I go with the best value option for my mobile needs, but Plusnet Mobile isn't it any longer - I have a dual sim phone and it's madness to ignore this fact.
So, I've ordered a good value data sim which I'll use to cover my main mobile needs, therefore virtually eliminating the need to buy a regular monthly plan just to get a monthly data allowance.

If you would like a free giffgaff sim with £5 of free credit, head on over to this link:
https://giffgaff.com/orders/affiliate/terran_federation?ggSMS=app

Windows Phone: I'm not an "anti-fan"

For the last year I've had a love/hate affair with Windows Phone.
Those of you who have read my blog will know that I used to despise Android because of its laggy interface and requirement to constantly upgrade to the newer handsets regularly. You will also be aware that I felt that Windows Phone was a work in progress and that it's never worked particularly well.

I've had some heated arguments with Windows fanboys who still feel that it's the best phone operating system, and if it works for you in this day and age, then that's ok. I just wish that Microsoft actually cared about their mobile end of their business.
As things stand right now, Windows Phone is already pretty dead. Obtaining a Windows Phone in the UK is becoming increasingly difficult.
Only one year ago, you could pick up a perfectly decent Windows Phone for less than £60 that would run more smoothly than any Android handset costing less than £150, but the love for these phones seems to have vanished.

O2 are currently selling used Lumia 550s for £40 - which is a bargain in my opinion, yet a deal was posted on HotUKDeals for this phone and all it received was negative comments.

It's a shame, because Windows Phone had so much potential, but the support has dried up.
This leaves us with Android and iOS, which isn't much of a choice.

Windows Phone in a nosedive

Don't get me wrong, I like Windows Phone a lot.
I've been using a Moto G4 over six months now after ditching Windows mobile and I was pretty certain that I'd go back to Windows during this time, but I haven't...
Normally, after several months of enjoying and then hating Android, I eventually go back to the smooth, uncluttered and simple interface which Windows Phone is renowned for, but not this time. My Moto G4 is still lag free, which I'm guessing is due to the operating system finally being optimised (Android is much, much better than it was several years ago).

My time with Windows Phone ended last year when I realised that nothing synced properly and the navigation app was massively unreliable
Since then, the platform has lost most of its already insignificant market share and apps are becoming less supported than they were before.
Worse still, many  long term Windows fanboy websites are now saying how they have been let down by Microsoft's lack of support and hardware (and yes, the Surface Phone is still a pipedream).

As much as I'd love to return to Windows Phone, there are just too many things wrong with it to merit making the switch these days.

The smartphone choice these days is now a two horse race, and neither option is perfect.