Another cell phone thread

[hurley842002]

I'm an android guy myself, but I say if you are accustomed to Apple products, stick with them.

[cstone]

I haven't liked a phone since my Motorola 550 flip phone on Bell Atlantic Mobile.

[hghclsswhitetrsh]

I switched from sprint to verizon 6 months ago. My bill for 2 iPhones is $160/month. 8 gig of data which we never go over and good service.

[Madeinhb]

Here's my phone. Not sure if I should upgrade. What do you guys think?

[Bitter Clinger]

Verizon will bend over with data charges, no more unlimited

[SouthPaw]

I currently have the iPhone 5 and bought it when it was first released. It was time for an upgrade and I ended getting it for almost free. Verizon was running a promo for trading in your old droid towards a new droid, you receive $100 credit. I tried the Droix MaXX HD for 1 week and it began to fail. Charging port was loose so I couldn't charge my phone, it would randomly freeze and only restart by removing the battery. The phone had only been out for a month and salesman was very surprised at all the problems it had in less than a week. They offered to get me a refurbished one but I argued that I did not pay for a refurbished. I asked for a iPhone 5 since my brother had the 4s and has had 0 problems with it. They said they could do it but could not give me my phone or $100 credit since it was not a droid. Well long story short after explaining my case that they took my property and did not pay for it, they gave me $100 off the iPhone 5 (currently on promo for $200 with a 2 year contract) and a $50 otterbox defender case for free for the troubles.

I have been 100% with my iPhone 5 and have had 0 problems. When comparing the 4s to the 5 side by side, the 5 is noticeably faster. For some one like my father, who browses the internet rarely, doesn't use email all that much the 4s was perfect for him. The iPhone has some cool features that you can do with other iPhone users. I believe the droid does have more "cool" features and apps but I like reliability and simplicity.

[MrPrena]

I do prepaid Virgin Mobile.

$35 ($32ish if I buy a top up card) per month
300min/unlimited txt data

Wife is $40 (5 discount for having an iphone)
1200min/unlimited txt data

I am planning to move to TING wireless to save some $$.

Bad part about prepaid is that they do not subsidize the cost of phone, and even Galaxy S3 cost over $250. Iphone 5s is about $350-400?

[clublights]

I am on Sprint. Never really had too much trouble with their service until about six months ago. Now dropped calls, texts that won't send, and random signal strength fluctuations seem to be the norm. I know they have been doing a lot of 4G upgrades on their system and I had thought my old 3G phone just wasn't so compatible any more. I was hoping to avoid switching carriers since I am locked into a pretty good "unlimited everything" plan and have four lines on it. (Including two kids in their early twenties who live on their phones.)

Thanks for all of the advice.

I also have Sprint, we were having some issues with the service at home. They sent us a booster tower which is hooked directly to our modem. They sent it to us with no fees, now we have super fast web surfing (faster than my laptop at times). I'm sure most people who have IPhones love them, but I have a Galaxy which does pretty damn good. My daughter's said they would like an iPhone if it had Swype.

This at least it will help at the house, if you have a decent net connection.


And refuse to pay for it make them give it to you.

[Monky]

I have been less than happy with verizon lately. iPhone 5... Constantly dropping calls through he metro area. I've addressed it with them and have had zero answers. They can see the calls dropping, got a new sim, reset connections and still the same shit. There is a massive dead area for me all through the tech center. I could barely take calls at my house because they would drop.

All the while I watch my boss yacking on his phone w/ AT&T and no issues


Sent by a free-range electronic weasel, with no sense of personal space.

[Jer]

Time to upgrade to a new phone but not sure what to get. I've had an iPhone 4S for a while now and have been pretty happy with it overall. Seems like as everything goes more and more to 4G coverage, my 3G service has been getting worse and worse. So, time to get something with 4G capability.

I'm leaning towards getting the iPhone 5S since I am familiar with the operating system.

I mostly use the phone for calls, texts, and email but I do have a few apps and games but don't use them much. It is my primary camera and video camera as well.

Other than being able to do the things mentioned above, my two main requirements are that it fits easily in my front pocket and is very "user friendly".

So, is the iPhone 5S the best option for me or is there something else better suited for those of us who know just enough about technology to be dangerous?

I know this isn't what people would expect me to say but for your needs and from what you've said I think the best bet for you is to buy the newest iPhone that you can fit in the budget.