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Acao  Posts: 123
Registered: 2004-11-29 18:50:07
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8/22/11 2:47pm
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Which cell phone should I get? |
I will echo Speak, do you really really need a cell phone? If you income changes with the contracts and the early termination fees that cell phone can become a very expensive luxury.
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Lannai Posts: 103
Registered: 2004-10-7 21:55:56
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8/22/11 2:47pm
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I got rid of my smartphone about 3 months ago and have never been happier. I don't even carry a phone much anymore...it's almost like the feeling of freefalling...best move I ever made.
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Ravynmagi  Title: Moderator
Posts: 1,098
Registered: 2001-12-23 17:10:17
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It's so much fun though. 
I imagine he's aware of the data plans required. Going from a feature phone to smart phone will raise your cell bill by $30 to $40 a month.
If you decide against a smart phone for some reason. There is always an Apple iPod Touch, you can run iOS applications. Similarly Samsung makes a Galaxy Player which let you run Android apps. Both small phone sized devices, pretty much running the same OS, but without calling or mobile internet abilities.
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-touch-Generation-NEWEST-MODEL/dp/B001FA1O18
Haaa... was going to post a link the the Galaxy Player but nobody seems to be selling it. Though I'm pretty sure the device launched months ago. Weird. It might be a Best Buy exclusive, their website is down (TouchPad is gone folks, stop hammering their site!). |
Ravynmagi Title: Moderator
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Date Posted:
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Which cell phone should I get? |
Lannai posted:
I got rid of my smartphone about 3 months ago and have never been happier. I don't even carry a phone much anymore...it's almost like the feeling of freefalling...best move I ever made.
Blasphemer! I'd sooner give up indoor plumbing. 
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Sprawl-zero1eye- Title: IGN Vault Staff
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Registered: 2002-6-28 03:39:29
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Which cell phone should I get? |
Ravynmagi posted:
Lannai posted:
I got rid of my smartphone about 3 months ago and have never been happier. I don't even carry a phone much anymore...it's almost like the feeling of freefalling...best move I ever made.
Blasphemer! I'd sooner give up indoor plumbing.
Well maybe not plumbing, but since I live in San Diego, I'd totally give up AC... wait... I gave that up already...
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Ursa_Major Title: The Key Masher!
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Registered: 2002-5-12 15:21:49
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Which cell phone should I get? |
Sprawl-zero1eye- posted:
Ravynmagi posted:
Lannai posted:
I got rid of my smartphone about 3 months ago and have never been happier. I don't even carry a phone much anymore...it's almost like the feeling of freefalling...best move I ever made.
Blasphemer! I'd sooner give up indoor plumbing.
Well maybe not plumbing, but since I live in San Diego, I'd totally give up AC... wait... I gave that up already...
Queue record heat wave for San Diego.
I have the droid X, and it's been great. The most recent system update seems a bit chunkier though. They did fix the photo time stamp issue though (it was recording in zulu with no option to change it).
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Lannai Posts: 103
Registered: 2004-10-7 21:55:56
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Which cell phone should I get? |
Ravynmagi posted:
Lannai posted:
I got rid of my smartphone about 3 months ago and have never been happier. I don't even carry a phone much anymore...it's almost like the feeling of freefalling...best move I ever made.
Blasphemer! I'd sooner give up indoor plumbing.
Have you watched the foreclosure rates the last few years? It appears many people have  .
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The phones I listed I can get for free with a contract.. Even if new ones are on the way wouldnt it be months after that before you could get one for free? I know the Thunderbolt is 70$ with a contract right now.
The reason I am looking for a phone now is that I am out and about more than I was previously. And I realize that its going to be 80-130$ ( 130 if I get a 2 phone plan ) and yes that is a chunk of change. Another option is just a prepaid phone but I cant really find one that I fancy.
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Bendar. Posts: 16
Registered: 2002-11-19 13:17:56
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Which cell phone should I get? |
I have the HTC incredible. When I first got it after a few weeks I started having some major issues with it Auto rebooting while playing games. I did everything under the sun that was mentioned on different forums to get it to stop but nothing worked, app killers, anti virus, in fact when I took it in they said that the anti virus actually does more harm than good. I did a factory reset and still the same problem. I finally got verizon to replace it and I have had the new one for a few months now and it has worked great and I love it.
As someone has said before, just take the Droid X off the list if the X2 is an option, the X2 has a duel core processor and is a lot faster from what I hear. Its what I am going after when I get my next upgrade. So between the incredible 2 and Droid X2 thats a tough one. If you are into games and vid watching I would say go for the X2 just for the bigger screen. But if your looking for data speed over such things as games and vids I would say go for the incredible. 2, because I believe it is 4G but I could be wrong, where the X is not
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Date Posted:
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Thanks again folks.
I have a good bit to consider and the monthly price is the big one.
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