Thread: A GOOD smart phone ? Which one ?

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Yeah Richard, but what about status symbolism ? What would my neighbors think ?

Ah yes, status? At our ages, what is status? Three neighbors and a son also bought them............

Originally Posted by Geezer

Ah yes, status? At our ages, what is status? Three neighbors and a son also bought them............

Hey when I get into my 2005 Ford Focus ZX3 I want to have a smart phone suitable to the status of the vehicle ! ..........

I broke down and got a smart phone. I use Consumer Cellular they are the cheapest around and have good customer service even though they use AT&T which has crummy service in the hinterland over here. I use a Huawei, one of those over-sized models so I can actually see it.

It works, what else can I say. It uses android.

Ok...my turn to stir the pot.
I've had my phone for a little under 2 years. I do 95%+ of my internet stuff, texting, youtube video watching, picture taking and all the other usual phone stuff on it. I haven't found too much that the phone won't do.

What I really like about it...hasn't had one hiccup. No issues at all.

The culprit....LG G3. (I'm on it right now.)

Just my two cents..
Good luck in your quest for the ultimate electronic gizmo!

Pete <:-}

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I'd just buy the thing since even if they had a 'contract' discount on the phone I'd stick with month to month. I only require 1 gig of data since I mostly avail myself of wireless connectivity.

Occasionally they make stupid promotions, like last fall they gave people $300 credit they traded in any working smart phone, but you had to sign up on the installment plan for the phone (your contract is still month to month and you can terminate it at any time). That's how my sister got a new phone at a significant discount.

Recently they've been sending me emails about getting two phones for the price of one, but I have all the phones I need for the moment and haven't bother to read it.

Here's Spendur's smartphone,,,,

Jimmy this one will be free it is also has a survival mode, just in case.

Jimmy,
I too am in the same boat. I am using an NV3 flip phone currently. I looked at Verizon the other day and the one that appealed to me most was the Apple IPhone SE. It is the newest one they have. I liked it due to the size. It is the size of the IPhone 5 with the guts of the 6S or 6+ or whatever it's called. I need it to be small. The guy talked it up pretty good. The wife has the Samsung S7 and likes it. It is pretty big though. I don't need a tablet sized phone. I am not a jetsetter or running a business out of my pocket.

I used Samsung Galaxy Notes for years as I liked the bigger display. Problem was that the batteries would wear out after a year and I was spending another $70 on a $500 phone. Went to Verizon store to get a new phone and the Note 5 now has a fixed battery that cant be replaced (at home). He showed me the iPhone 6S+ and it looked like a good display and even though you cant replace the battery on this one either, it has a one year replacement plan. Paid the $700 and went on my way. After 7-8 months with the iPhone, I prefer the Samsung Android platform.

This is a little (ok a lot) off top pic. I have several flip phones in good working order just not smart phones. Is there a place to send them and let our vets or current service men have them. I have the chargers with them. Just no SIMs card. Again i know this is off topic but if i don't say it when i think of it i forget