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Hey guys,
I currently use a Nexus One, however I'm looking to upgrade. The n1 is getting to the point where I'm running out of internal space and I'm disappointed there are no more software updates on it.
I'm really yearning for a HTC One S, but there is a caveat. I am on an older T-Mobile EM+ plan so I do not get a subsidy on my phones and I'm uncertain I want to migrate to a new classic plan. Because of this, I feel like the One S will end up being too expensive. I'm assuming T-Mobile will price it at a minimum of 599 like the current Amaze and SII. Further after the 6% sales tax, I might regret spending 635 dollars on the phone.
The thought of a Galaxy Nexus has crossed my mind, but I figured if I was spending $450 on a phone I should be buying one that is HSPA+ 42, which the galaxy nexus is not. However, vanilla ICS is a big plus in my book.
So then comes the T-989. I found one on Craigslist for 400. It includes a one month old phone, extra battery, 16gb class 2 microsd, charging stand and a body glove case. It seems like the value is there. Furthermore, after contacting the person, they end up going to my university so I have a good feeling about the transaction trust wise. I'm going to check out the phone today.
I'm wondering, is this the phone for me? Am I silly and should wait for the S3, or go for the GN or One S instead? Will I be happy with the SII, especially because it will end up being cheaper than all my other options.
Thanks for the insight,
Mike
well there's one thing you can try to do... Tmobile recently altered their terms and condition where data roaming is no longer free. so if you ever used data roaming, you could fight it and get an early termination without ETF and sign up with them again using a different account holder of course. You can legally try to fight it without ever use data roaming because it is a breach in contract... but it is a lot harder to do... you can check out SD, they have a whole giant thread on it.
okay about the phones
1. i would not wait for any HTC phones because their recent releases have been disappointing.. I have used or played with every HTC phone for t-mobile... and they have fallen since the mt4gs.
sooo i wouldn't hold my breath for any htc phones yet.. maybe after some great reviews from xda members..
2. when the s3 is released, it is going to be very expensive... you're talking about not wanting to spend 635 or not even 450 so I would rule the s3 out of your budget.
3. you can't really go wrong with the galaxy nexus or the tmobile t989.. besides we just got ICS.. well still in the works lol
4. ASK yourself.. is there really a need to upgrade from the n1?
yes our phone is everything better than the n1.. but in terms of usability... do you really need to fish out $400+ for a phone you're already questioning about dropping money on. You can do anything on the n1 that you can on the gs2, don't fall for the hype that our phone has because of all the commercials and stuff.
alternatives:
1. why don't you exchange your phone or any cheap "smartphone" (bb, old iphone, etc) with the microsoft store promo, it's free... you should check that out. although they're WP phones... it would be nice to be rocking the htc radar, titan, or samsung focus by trading a crappy phone.
2. Are you out of contract? since you're on the EM+ plan... you can get a lot of deals by extending your contract another 2 years. If so, I can give you few pointers.
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holy ****, just noticed this is your first post after 1.5 years lol
Thanks for the reply Teo032!
1,2 & 3 - Thank you for the advice. It is very assuring to hear such things.
4 - This is the hardest question to answer. I don't need to upgrade. However, I have the phone bug itch. I want a new phone. You do raise a good point though, the actual functionality won't differ too much.
A1 - I did not know about that challenge! I would definitely do that if I could. A new WP for free is exactly what I need to fix my itch for a new phone. I live in eastern PA. The closest MS Store would be Bridgewater Commons, which is about an hour away. Unfortunately, that store is still stated as "coming soon" and the promotion ends March 29, 2012. Hopefully they extend it once that location opens, since that would have been worth the drive...
A2 - For a contract extension, I'm a little hesitant since I am moving in about 1 yr and don't want to be locked into a 2 yr contract. Although I would probably have no coverage issues, I would not be too happy if I had poor reception at my new place but it wasn't bad enough for t-mobile to allow me to leave w/o an ETF.
Again thanks for the insight. You brought up some really great points. At this point I really don't know if I can answer that I need to upgrade and I think that might be my answer to whether I should buy the SII or not. I'm really disappointed the Bridgewater MS store isn't open yet, since I would have had made that drive today...
P.S. - Yes! My OP was my first post. After years of lurking, I finally made the leap. If I purchase a new phone today or not, I hope to continue contributing to the community through posting.
Why don't you check the coverage at where you're moving? If anything, use wifi calling.
If you're eligible for an upgrade, you won't get "discounted" phones since you're on em+... but if you talk to the retention department, simply ask them, what is the best deal they can give you if you plan to sign up for another 2 years. Each rep will give you different offers, you can call multiple times to try to get better offers. some will match a previous offer or even best it.
Common offers
$250 credit (this is actually the "discount" for the phones, although you would still be paying the full price for the phone but $350 isn't too bad for a new phone)
or $10 off each month for your contract ($240)
Your rate might even be better depending on what you need. My 5 line is actually paying about $20 less with a better plan now, which is NOT available to new contracts, only loyalty plans.
I called about 4 different reps. I made sure I told them to let me think about the deal and to call me back at certain times.
One guy was able to give me $200 credit + $10 off each month.. they're not suppose to do this, it's usually only one choice... but this guy sounded like a supervisor and hooked me up with a lot of stuff. I asked him to call me back, hoping to get $250 + $10/month from another rep.
next rep told me that it is impossible to apply both deals etc etc, And i was like are you sure? he told me yeah because the system only allows us to apply one discount and what the other guy told me was misinformation. He told me I only could get one or the other... The other guy called me back and I told him, I talked to another rep about the situation, and he simply told me, well lets just say I can do more things than any other rep can.
So my rate for 5 lines, unlimited talk text and 5 gb for 3 lines, 2 with premium insurance (7.99 each) is $155 without the tax and fees + 200 credit.
well unlimited for the 2 primary lines, and 500 minutes EACH for the remaining 3, which is still a lot.
EDIT: oh and after a year.. the ETF should be about what? $100? $150?
another tip: in my area, the skyrocket goes for less than the hercules. about $50 less, so I would look into that if you're planning to just CL
throw MIUI on the N1 and hang on to it for a bit longer. will feel like a newer phone.
otherwise yea what he said. S2 is still a great phone and will be for quite some time. best phone i've ever owned and I also love my N1
U not silly, I just bought my sII for 29.99 plus tax on Feb. 17...
My family has been on Verizon, on dumb-phones, paying a fortune as is standard for Verizon.
I offered somewhere around last Xmas for them to come on my plan, to get smartphones, for roughly the same money.
Here's the deal:
Non-technical people, all of them- My mother (66) her boyfriend, my younger sister (37) her 16 year old son.
Regardless of phone, I'll probably set them up with something simplistic as far as screen layout, and they won't change it.
I've found these deals on Amazon Wireless - ALL these are a penny now, when adding a line:
Epic 4G Touch - $0.01 when adding a line. Pro: I know it, it's familiar to me. Great camera. Con: it's not really so current any more.
HTC EVO LTE - $0.01 when adding a line. Pro: Specs up against Galaxy SIII. Con: Non-removable battery not so good for family who keeps phones for years.
Galaxy Nexus - $0.01 when adding a line. Pro: Vanilla Android. Con: Less current guts, lesser camera, they wouldn't appreciate Vanilla anyway.
They also have the Galaxy SIII for $79 - I'm tempted to go that route for one line, taking that as an upgrade for myself, and giving my nephew my current E4GT (along with two Chichitec batteries and charger, case, screen protector - not a bad hookup).
I've currently got an Epic 4G touch, I got mine the first week they came out, which feels like forever ago.
I may have a bad taste in my mouth because of some serious degradation in numerous ways following the upgrade to ICS (I have a thread on this), but I'm torn on getting my family onto this platform.
I'd like your opinions- vote and leave one, thanks!
Any android phone they get would be a learning curve from a dumb phone.
For the deal you found, I'd do it. My opinion.
And I'd get the 3 as well.
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Whats wrong with the GNex camera? High quality pixels > more pixels. For a given generation of sensors more pixels = less contrast. It also means more heat and more heat = worse noise. Each generation of sensor design gets better allowing for pixel count increases without sacrificing quality in comparison to the last genetation. GNex's shutter is faster not that I have had any complaints on the E4GT. But the GNex's camera was supposed to be well liked.
Thanks - which? All three are $0.01 and have pros and cons for a layman type user.
Note, I can (and will) personally train and advise them, as well as initially set up their phones and desktops in a simple, logical, useful way.
Fortunately, that's what I do professionally, on the front lines on implementation projects (in a specialized banking software industry).
I'm mostly concerned at taking a step back and seeing which phone is the "best" - in terms of what they see, not my geeky techy values.
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Well, I'd say "These are your choices" Give them the standard pitch of what phone has what. That way, they chose and don't blame you if they don't like it. Ya know?
Besides, you're including them. Let them have a say as well.
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thanks for the heads up on the GIII being $79 - I may check that out myself
We decided to do the E4GT for everyone, and I picked up a GSIII for me. 2 day delivery- not bad.
The $0.01 price is apparently for starting a new individual plan, they were a still-cheap $9.99 when adding a family plan line. GSIII was $110.
Some of the deciding factors were the camera, after reading some Galaxy Nexus vs. E4GT reviews, and also Swype was a big one - I've got Swype on my tablet through the beta program (did that for my last phone), but they aren't going to jump through hoops.
The Evo non-removable battery was a total killer for my family whose old cell phone battery life had degraded, and led to phone replacements in the past - and would be for me too, I occasionally forget to charge overnight, and just pop in a charged battery. Why would any OEM go that route? Stupid, IMO.
Thanks for the help!
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Are they going to be setting up a brand new account or going under your account? Because we're offering this deal right now (at corporate sprint stores) that if you set up a brand new account with 3-5 lines, you'll get an extra (up to) $400 off the already discounted upgrade price of the phones
EDIT: ahh you already pulled the trigger lol
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Are they going to be setting up a brand new account or going under your account? Because we're offering this deal right now (at corporate sprint stores) that if you set up a brand new account with 3-5 lines, you'll get an extra (up to) $400 off the already discounted upgrade price of the phones
EDIT: ahh you already pulled the trigger lol
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Actually - funny you mention that.
Pulled the trigger, yes... but the gun backfired and I have black on my face.
I got a cancellation notice from Amazon because I didn't realize I needed to convert my single account to a family plan before proceeding, so I did it mid-order, and all I got from a lousy hour-long call from Amazon customer service (that included a 3-way call to Sprint, who said everything was fine on their end) was that I'd need to wait 36 hours before placing a new order. So they won't get their phones before they go on vacation Friday regardless.
I've only been on Sprint for 1 of my 2 years in my contract, I was going to simply convert it to a familiy plan. Does that count as "new account"? It's definitely a different account, since the single plan even prevented my Amazon order.
Let me know, if I can walk out with phones that could still get them phones by Friday.
Thanks!
EDIT: Prices too turned out to be different for "adding a line" vs "brand new account"
The E4GT's were $9.99 (still cheap), and the GSIII was $120.
I figured "cheapest prices" were the reason to do Amazon, but maybe this pushes them closer to Sprint prices. I don't know what those are right now actually, I assumed $200 for the GSIII and I don't know on the E4GT.
EDIT EDIT: Coincidentally a coworker was having a phone repaired at a local Sprint store, so I took a drive with him at lunch.
Thanks for the heads up on the $400 back - I did pull the trigger:
The E4GT's are $149 minus $100 ($400 / 4 lines), and then there's an additional $50 mail in rebate, they send you a $50 gift card, so each works out to be free. Free is good.
The GSIII was $199 minus $100 (one of the lines), so it only cost me $100, which is a better deal than would have been through Amazon Mobile. Thanks!
Saw they announced this today -
http://global.samsungtomorrow.com/?p=17786
Too bad I can't get the grey one today!
placed order on Tuesday, the guy said would be released thursday so should get friday, today he emailed to say there was a delay and he`ll let me know when i will receive... are they just loading there bloat ware on it?
a number of places in UK has the device and is selling, why are the service providers like t-mob, orange etc struggling?
Got unbranded on t-mobile from mobiles.co.uk for 31/month. Delivered next day. There are other third parties doing the same. You could just cancel and do that?
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T-Mobile staff don't seem to know much. Was told 11th and 15th as release dates, was given incorrect specs. ..just gonna wait and see
Did you order the LTE version and what colour? Also, what deal did you manage to get from them?
I was under the impression that they'll be released on the 15th of this month
I got a deal of £31 per mth, £40 for handset, 300 mins x network, unlimited calls to t-mob, 1.5gb download, 3gb bt openzone wifi. 24 mths.
prob not best deal, easpecially on mins and txts, but to be honest i dont use much, i just want the latest phones.
I would imagine (hope) that t-mob would only sell the LTE version as they are the ones pioneering 4G? will keep an eye out though, if can get a better deal will do so.. (limited to networks i can use as 02 doesnt work where i live and am waiting on a three sim to try there network.)
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I got a deal of £31 per mth, £40 for handset, 300 mins x network, unlimited calls to t-mob, 1.5gb download, 3gb bt openzone wifi. 24 mths.
prob not best deal, easpecially on mins and txts, but to be honest i dont use much, i just want the latest phones.
I would imagine (hope) that t-mob would only sell the LTE version as they are the ones pioneering 4G? will keep an eye out though, if can get a better deal will do so.. (limited to networks i can use as 02 doesnt work where i live and am waiting on a three sim to try there network.)
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I have 2 lines one of which is always with unltd calls so something like this would suit me just fine for the 2nd line. As i said i was under the impression that they'll be releasing this phone on the 15th...I just had another look on their website and the deal you got isn't mentioned BUT the only version they have IS the LTE one. So if or when you do get it, update us please? I think a lot of people like me are holding off on this phone waiting for the LTE 4G ready version.
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I have 2 lines one of which is always with unltd calls so something like this would suit me just fine for the 2nd line. As i said i was under the impression that they'll be releasing this phone on the 15th...I just had another look on their website and the deal you got isn't mentioned BUT the only version they have IS the LTE one. So if or when you do get it, update us please? I think a lot of people like me are holding off on this phone waiting for the LTE 4G ready version.
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Its peculiar they released a non lte version in the UK. Arguably it's cheap and not in the interest of the customer, the main focus of any good supplier. That's something Apple and Samsung have in common - the smell of their own farts in their nostrils. The latter at least makes phones rather than toys.
Some might argue they don't mind having no lte chip but it's a stretch to say they're better off and it's Samsung's fault. They might release new models every 6 months but in your mind how long should a £500+ phone function as an admirable device? If lte was brand new then it would be excusable but its been obvious for a while what a future proof device for the UK would need although only recently was it known roughly when. If they do release a sim free version of the 7105 (they better do) AND it has all the UK present(nearly) and future bands of lte but they price it at £700 then their behaviour is acceptable but their prices criminal.
This my opinion, and it leads me into your camp. Maybe I'm just jealous my desires don't allow me to be the first to own this device like the hundreds of happy customers on here. Samsung are training me to be a patient and sensible consumer, not a good idea.
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Its peculiar they released a non lte version in the UK. Arguably it's cheap and not in the interest of the customer, the main focus of any good supplier. That's something Apple and Samsung have in common - the smell of their own farts in their nostrils. The latter at least makes phones rather than toys.
Some might argue they don't mind having no lte chip but it's a stretch to say they're better off and it's Samsung's fault. They might release new models every 6 months but in your mind how long should a £500+ phone function as an admirable device? If lte was brand new then it would be excusable but its been obvious for a while what a future proof device for the UK would need although only recently was it known roughly when. If they do release a sim free version of the 7105 (they better do) AND it has all the UK present(nearly) and future bands of lte but they price it at £700 then their behaviour is acceptable but their prices criminal.
This my opinion, and it leads me into your camp. Maybe I'm just jealous my desires don't allow me to be the first to own this device like the hundreds of happy customers on here. Samsung are training me to be a patient and sensible consumer, not a good idea.
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I agree and would add that not releasing a 32 or 64gb version is just a ploy to make more money later on. Forcing people on to the 16gb NON-LTE version is just a dirty business tactic. And before anyone says 'oh but they probably couldn't have them ready in time' Lets not forget that Samsung are one of the biggest memory manufacturers in the world (if not the biggest?). So would have been a piece of cake to swap out the internal memory.
And about being jealous lol. I was dead set on getting the S3 when that was released but waited for my upgrade to be due. Then i heard rumours of this beast and decided to wait. I watched the presentation live and thought THIS is my next phone. I recently tried it out in the shops and it's....BIG....in a good way? i think lol. Reading people's views on here i think i'll get used to it...Now do i wait for the LTE version of this, get the LTE version of the S3 or wait a month more for the Nexus phones to be released? Argh I hate having to make this decision.
We share the dilemma, except I've written off the s3 my missus has one and although very good its just an inferior note 2 with screen size a preference consideration.
I'll be getting the note 2, either lte or not, depending on the price differential (£518 the cheapest so far). I know the new nexus will probably be excellent but I don't have to let that serve to make this device look worse.
I'm disappointing with Samsung, I'll say again they've lost customer focus at the crucial marketing and sales level. Its all about profit and market share. They should treat their customers less like Apple does, as mindless sheep who'll believe, and do, anything to be told their sexy. And more like children who need protecting from their ignorance. That's not an insult or even pessimism, it's a rationalisation of the fact mobile phone hardware is a boring subject to most people. If they released both models at the same time and it was made clear then fine. But giving one choice caused confusion, its not like called it:
"Galaxy Note II (No LTE)"
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+1 to that ^^^ I think the technique is designed to spread sales and I will not buy until at least the 32GB is available - 16GB is just too small considering you can't install apps (easily) on the external SD. However, sammy is sure to loose "some" customers if they leave it too long as newer phones are released and, if they leave it a really long time, the rumours of the SGNIII start to build tempting others (including myself) to wait for that and/or another "super phone". Still, it's only 2 weeks so far since release, give them a chance, but if we get to 4-6 months for decent internal SD size I might have found an alternative device (you never know, as this is a new "hot" format). Personally I reckon they'd have been better off releasing all sizes at launch - I'd have jumped straight onto the (likely much more expensive) 64GB but now if the 32GB comes out before the 64GB I'll get that (likely at a lower price) and will not upgrade to a 64GB when that is released - so they will loose money from me. They "may" of course drop the price of the 16GB when the higher sizes are released but, based on the SGIII, I think that is unlikely.
LTE doesn't really bother me that much, 4G will be a couple of years before it is common place (and I live way out in the countryside 3G is pretty poor here still!) - I'll be upgrading by then and, for some reason, I never sell my old phones - usually de-sim them and give them to the kids as games machines
Waiting impatiently...........
Lol I've got all my old phones too (except a few stolen ones) even though I always keep em pristine for resale value.
Haha
The lack of storage sizes is foolishly annoying, I understand it for the s3 the majority of people who bought one wouldn't give it a second thought. But the note 2 is a different market, with much more media entertainment focused purposes.
As you say its early days and its my own impatience that has me frustrated.
Talking about alternatives, I like the look of padphone 2.
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When 32 and 64 come out I will sell my 16 wont loose that much and to have the 16 in my hand makes me smile enough for now
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Where will you sell it?
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Im literally on hold with tmobile now, going to enquire about the Note II LTE.
Im not too fussed if it is 16GB as it has the SD card capability right??
Waiting still
I've got one more month. Hopefully next year some time this phones contract price will reduce a bit. If I upgrade it will still be £30 on T mobile. Managed to get my last phone on £17 / month for 2 years (yeah right)! I took off the answer phone service which knocked off £5 / month from the the original price. Considering that at the time I was charged for calling the answer phone as well as a fiver a month I thought no thanks so saved quite a bit. Then came the 20% VAT hike and Tmobile upping the price of the contract to compensate. So I now pay a little over £21 per month.
I might have to get one a little later than I expected to.
Yep called them too. The usual clueless replies. 15th is all they know as the release date. ..they think.
I'll wait until CPW get them. Their prices can be better and their customer service strong.
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I'll wait until CPW get them. Their prices can be better and their customer service strong.
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Where are you based in the world?
i went into a cpw in essex and they had them in stock and ready to ship - that was probably 2+ weeks ago. i had a look at the phone (which wwasnt on / battery want in it) he could do it on orange, t-mob and one other, poss 02 but not sure..
only reason i was waiting on t-mobile direct is i have a ok offer to stay with them.
though a quick look onlien shows some web only comanies offering the note 2 for £32 per mth - 300 mins, 1.5gig data with t-mob.
+£50 cash back) just a bit weary of using online companies, as can imagine if there was a problem t-mob would say go to the web company, and web company would say talk to t-mob..
are the ones on mobiles.co.uk etc not LTE? is the difference between LTE and non LTE only 4g? as i live in the middle of nowhere LTE will not affect me so might as well get a non LTE, though i feel it should be cheaper then the LTE version...
Went into tmob shop in UK today - none on display - so I asked about it - the sales person looked at me blankly and said "we only have the note I" so I tried another one, who THB wasn't interested in speaking to me at all, "nah, not heard anything about the note II release yet, it's not out" I directed him to the 3 store opposite with a SGNII sitting in the window - "oh, yeah, we'll we will be getting it, just not sure when" I gave up at that point. 3 were very helpful and, spent a lot of time going through things with me and it turns out, for a mere £69 I get a SNGII 16GB (3G) for £36 per month with unlimited Internet and unlimited tethering included (plus pretty much infinite call time and texts - more than I would use anyway). 4G - honestly they said wont realistically be working everywhere for at least a year, probably longer but they will be getting the SGNII on 4G when they feel 4G is reliable enough. Oh and the sales rep thought that 3 had no plans to tie the handset to the network.
TBH at 3s deal I'd be saving £15 a month from my current contracts - only shame is..............no 32/64GB yet! - no store I visited had any news on 32/64GB one and all only stocked the 16GB SGNI version too. I might have to give in and get 16GB and root.
Tmobs current price plan is for 3G even for the LTE model and info sheets in store said there will be an upgrade charge to 4G and a new contract will have to be signed.
When will these stores realise customer service is important - I'd have gone with tmob because their coverage is better even tho they are slightly more expensive but not now!
Re-looked at ip5 - !!! Why did I ever even consider it - it was funny, the ip5 stands in all shops were deserted, the Sony and Samsung ones were packed - how things change lol
t-mobile do seem like utter rubbish - when you consider o2 has priority moments, orange has things like orange wednesdays and on panther you can watch stuff like sport and tv etc without using your data allowance. Three does the completely unlimited thing, vodafone has yoda as a mascot - what does t-mobile offer?
i got an email today saying finally has it in stock. plan was changed slightly - £27 per mth, but £80 for handset, i couldnt be bothered to argue or search - i wouldnt get a better mthly plan elsewhere (600 mins, 500 txts, 1.5gb data)
plus if i delayed any longer a new handset would arrive that i would want instead i.e. the padfone 2..?
so i should get my LTE SGN2 on monday, if the delivery drive can find my work place..
Hi, new to the forum.
I have had my Galaxy Nexus for nearly two years now. Actually it's my fifth when you consider insurance replacements.
I'm coming up on end of contract with Verizon, and my wife is already beyond the two year mark, so we are looking at changing providers. First off, suggestions on a good provider? I'd be fine with an AIO type of setup, $55/month 2gb/unlimited voice & text type of deal. However, Verizon is pretty good with replacing phones when they break, and I have had to replace this phone a few times.
I know I need a new device to work on another network outside of Verizon, so was looking for the best source of new or used Galaxy Nexus phones that will work on either T Mobile or ATT, beyond eBay. I don't know if there's only one other type of more than one other type outside Verizon, kind of lost there, so I don't know what I need.
I have a ton of accessories for the phone, the most recent of which is a 3800mah battery which doesn't die when I'm using the Nike running app on long runs or MapMyRide when cycling. The reason I'm not interested in many other phones is I want a phone with a battery I can swap out and a decent aftermarket for accessories like that.
To add to this, I love that Verizon offers great insurance on the phone and always replaces it whenever it goes batty - this has happened 4-5 times with my GNex. That's about all I love re: Verizon though. Not sure if other providers are as good about this, and if I bring my own phone it would seem it's up to me to replace it if something goes wrong. Haven't done that before.
Page plus cellular is an excellent Verizon MVNO that offers the 2gb, unlimited talk/text plan. You would have to manually program the nexus to work on their network though because they don't officially support lte devices. There are people who can do it for you for about $50.
You're right in that you won't be able to insure your device, but with the money you save you can afford to buy a couple devices per year. That's how I look at it anyway.
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Page plus cellular is an excellent Verizon MVNO that offers the 2gb, unlimited talk/text plan. You would have to manually program the nexus to work on their network though because they don't officially support lte devices. There are people who can do it for you for about $50.
You're right in that you won't be able to insure your device, but with the money you save you can afford to buy a couple devices per year. That's how I look at it anyway.
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Thanks Epi.
In looking on Craigslist and other various sources, it doesn't seem like I'm going to save a lot of money on a new device if I want a nexus anything, even a Nexus4 at this point. So it's either pay $150-$350 (ranging from a used GSM Galaxy Nexus or a brand spankin' new Play Store Nexus5) so I can save money every month, or stick with Verizon and upgrade when I have to, to a Galaxy S4 or something of the like. Was hoping to find a deeper/cheaper aftermarket, in particular for the Galaxy Nexus since it's two years old, but not having much luck on finding something inexpensive. Sort of takes the shine off of saving $$ and sticking it to Verizon
mbe3204m said:
Thanks Epi.
In looking on Craigslist and other various sources, it doesn't seem like I'm going to save a lot of money on a new device if I want a nexus anything, even a Nexus4 at this point. So it's either pay $150-$350 (ranging from a used GSM Galaxy Nexus or a brand spankin' new Play Store Nexus5) so I can save money every month, or stick with Verizon and upgrade when I have to, to a Galaxy S4 or something of the like. Was hoping to find a deeper/cheaper aftermarket, in particular for the Galaxy Nexus since it's two years old, but not having much luck on finding something inexpensive. Sort of takes the shine off of saving $$ and sticking it to Verizon
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epi - how does one find someone that can program a 4G phone on Page Plus? Would be great to simply take our Verizon devices (an iPhone 4, so not 4G/LTE, and my Galaxy Nexus) to PagePlus....if you can let me know I'd really appreciate it.
Here is the text of the email that I just sent to Dan Hesse. The Framily Plan doesn't save you money at all.
I recently jumped on the Framily plan bandwagon for my 6 lines of service to take advantage of the savings that are advertised all over Sprint.com. I actually started to convince my friends and relatives that they should move to Sprint for this fantastic deal.
Then when I inquired about adding a new line to the Framily plan and found out that there are no discounts on equipment I slammed on the brakes and reversed my feelings. Then I additionally found out that my existing lines would no longer be eligible for discounted equipment. Now I am feeling really deceived.
So the end result of the Framily plan hoax is that the monthly savings you supposedly get are the direct result of losing the discount on new line/renewal equipment. I am so angry about this that I will most certainly move back to the plan I was on previously and since 5 of my 6 lines all expire in the next 6 months I will probably take them elsewhere.
To be the number three carrier and do this to your devoted customers and expect them to help you get new customers shocks and amazes me.
I brought my family's lines to Sprint because they were the best deal for me. I can say that you are now following along the path of money sucking that your competitors have been on for years.
I hope that you get many more of these letters as I will be spreading the word to have everyone I can to contact you about this horrible plan.
This could bring up a long debate about phone costs/hidden costs with various carriers. Additionally, with that many phones, you're looking at a pretty high overall cost as they break, age and need replacement. At least when you buy a phone with a carrier like T-Mobile, they are up front about the $20.00 a month extra fee to finance a new phone.
Sprint does not even have the courtesy to discount your plan if you purchase the $700 Note 3 outright or purchase a used phone to save money.
I ended up jumping ship to an unlimited prepaid plan.
Right now my Boost S3 gets the same exact service as Sprint for as little as $45 a month for unlimited everything (the plan reduces every 6 months, dropping $5 from $55 to $45).
I know all the other providers are trying to compete but you're right.
Buyer beware!
Switching to Framily saves me about $900 per year on 2 lines, more than enough to upgrade every 2 years like before. Or I can buy used phones, Nexus phones, or keep phones longer and save even more.
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rocket321 said:
Switching to Framily saves me about $900 per year on 2 lines, more than enough to upgrade every 2 years like before. Or I can buy used phones, Nexus phones, or keep phones longer and save even more.
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I agree with you ... i have the s3 and been rooting and customizing my phones and when I do that it's like a new phone , and these phones nowadays are good enough to last and stay up to date even just a stock s3
I have 4 lines I have upgrades in april , may and 2 in july , im using the first two and saving the other two for the following year so in all reality by saving 2 I will be eligible for 2 upgrades every year...