Further exploring Lumia 830

One of my favorite features of the Lumia 830 is it comes with the full  suite of Microsoft Office programs and a free 15GB of storage in OneDrive. One Drive is similar to ICloud but my phone does not have Microsoft Office and there are many times I have to get up and to a laptop or desktop to open attachments.

That's not a problem with Lumia plus you can type up Office documents on the go without having to pull out a bulky laptop. You can work while traveling! I just recently took a plane that was so packed I could barely move so there's no way I could have gotten to a laptop much less opened it. So if you travel a lot this could be awesome for you.

Even if you don't travel a ton you can type up a quick note to your child's teacher in the office suite.  You know while it's on your mind. If you are like me it will slip your mind later. Since it's saved in One Drive it will be at your fingertips to print later.

This is one of my favorite features of the Lumia830 because it just makes things more convenient for me.

I received this product complimentary in exchange for my honest opinion but the opinion expressed is all mine. Regardless I only recommend products I feel are good for my readers.

I took the Lumia Switch Challenge and think you should too!

i was a die hard iPhone fan, no one could persuade me that any phone was as good much less better. Since I touched my first one I have never even considered another phone. So when I was able to take the LumiaSwtich challenge I was ready to rip the phone apart.

But the problem is now that I've used the Nokia Lumia 830 I can honestly say I was so wrong for not considering any other phone. Now I 'm going to help you bust myths about the Nokia and switching phones.

1. The first thing I thought was this phone is too Big ~~ But you know big is not always a bad thing right? Bigger means a larger screen, easier to read text, and larger icons.  It's also comfortable to hold and easily slides in my purse. So tell me again why did I think bigger was bad? 
   
2.  You can't get all the cool games and icons that you do on iPhone. Again WRONG they have awesome games and icons, most of the exact same as the iPhone. And with a bigger screen that's more playing area for those games. So again, not so bad, right!? 
   
3. There is no iTunes therefore no music. Okay, I'll give one thing, there is no iTunes. But that doesn't mean there's no music. You can upload music from the Xbox music store. So if you have any on you Xbox already they are now on your phone. But that's NOT all there is an AM/FM radio and Music mix radio with lots of music to listen to. You just have to take the time to set them up.
   
    
4. It SOO hard to switch phones, I will loose everything. Okay so this one is the biggest lie of them all. There is a site that you go to switch all of your apps, contact, pictures whatever from any phone to your new Lumia. 

So these are just a few of the things that stopped me from exploring all phone options out there. I can tell you I love the Lumia. My husband even LOVES the Lumia. Cortana is great to use and more extensive than using Siri. She also understands me a lot more. 

The Lumia is super easy and fun to personalize. It's also very user friendly. All of the links work on this phone. There is no need to try to run to a desktop to enter contest or see what that link is for ~~~ All of my iPhone people will know this pain. The Lumia camera is amazing and the color quality is awesome. not to mention it's MUCH faster than my iphone. Everything loads almost instantly.

So have you ever considered trying a new phone? Do you have a Lumia? Would you know like a Lumia? Leave me a comment and let me know. 

I received this product complimentary in exchange for my honest opinion but the opinion expressed is all mine. Regardless I only recommend products I feel are good for my readers.

+LIFEGUARD MINI 1 Review

Living in a hurricane state sometimes we are out of electricity for up to a week. I remember for Katrina we were scrambling to get coffee, A/C, and charge our phones. You would think it would be simple just charge it in the car but my car will not charge unless it's running. If you live in or know somebody who lives in a hurricane state you don't waste gas when you have no electricity because it's running your generator and likely in VERY limited supply. Why not charge your phone with generator you ask? Because the generator has too much power and can blow your phone's battery.

Although I hope it will be YEARS before we have another hurricane I was super excited when I was approved to review the Lifeguard Mini 1 Portable charger. It's a premium power bank that has a reliable battery Grade A cell. Using the mini charger you can full charge your device and still have juice leftover.

It has a nice sleek design that is easily portable and will fit in your pocket with ease. Imagine how nice it would be to charge your phone while on a hike or walking around the neighborhood. Having the freedom of not being dependent on a wall charger is very liberating. It also comes in different colors they even have pink.

For a limited time the Lifeguard Mini I comes with a free lightning cable which is Apple Compatible the cable will charge and sync your IPhone. Compatible with iPhone 5, 5C, 5S, and 6.

It comes with an 18 month money back warranty. Plus you can count on the Lifeguard customer service crew anytime and anywhere.  The Lifeguard Mini is super easy to charge all I did was plug it into my computer. It charged for a few hours and was done. There is a red indicator light to show you when it needs to be charged that goes away when it is finished charging.

The cables are very short so they are not dangling and getting tangled in everything. They easily pull in and out without getting caught or having to fight with it.

I am very pleased with the Lifeguard Mini,  it will come in handy if we are ever without power for a few days. I will keep it charged so it will be there when I need it.

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.