MEGATechNews published a review on the entry level Windows Phone from Nokia
It’s true. When most people talk about smartphones these days, the discussion is oftentimes limited to a battle between Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android, despite there being some other options on the market like BlackBerry 10. While it continues to play a far third fiddle, Windows Phone is making some headway into the market. One of the biggest and most recent pushes for this has been the Nokia Lumia 520 and the Nokia Lumia 521. These are effectively the same smartphone, but with different radios for different carriers; the Lumia 520 plays friendly with guys like AT&T, whereas the Lumia 521 is sold by T-Mobile. But why is this little plastic smartphone so compelling? Let me explain.Nokia Lumia 521 Windows Phone 8 Smartphone Review
When I did my review of the Roam Mobility travel SIM service, I did it with my (ancient but) unlocked Samsung Galaxy S. It did the job fine for voice and text, but without access to the 1700MHz AWS band used by T-Mobile (where Roam effectively operates as a MVNO), I wasn’t exactly getting the full experience. To this end, I started looking for an inexpensive option that would get me on that network and that’s what led me to the Lumia 521. The key selling point for me was the rock-bottom price of $149.99. The street price, through retailers like Amazon, can get as low as $119.99 and I even heard of a Shopping Channel special that brought it down to $99.99.
