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To smart phone, or to not...?
VoproSTEIN
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A nice a simple question. Are smart phones worth it if you don't know how much you'll use all the "extra features"?
My friends are all getting the EVO when it comes out, but I wouldn't be able to because I just got a dumb phone under my father's plan in November. I could get a seperate plan under my mom and simply have to pay $40 a month (for another line + data, not including the $8 with tax). But like I said, I don't know if $40 a month is worth getting the phone.
Things I would use often:
-Internet
-Game apps
-Messaging
Things I might use:
-Camera/Video
And if this is anything to consider, the phone is the Pre Plus on AT&T. Love the sleek web os.
My friends are all getting the EVO when it comes out, but I wouldn't be able to because I just got a dumb phone under my father's plan in November. I could get a seperate plan under my mom and simply have to pay $40 a month (for another line + data, not including the $8 with tax). But like I said, I don't know if $40 a month is worth getting the phone.
Things I would use often:
-Internet
-Game apps
-Messaging
Things I might use:
-Camera/Video
And if this is anything to consider, the phone is the Pre Plus on AT&T. Love the sleek web os.
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You're looking at around $500 a year for watered down internet access and the ability to play a few games (which most likely will cost you money as well).
I pay on average $94us/month for my data/texting/talk plan for my iphone, and I absolutely love having access to a real web browser everywhere, all the good stuff.
If you're going at&t anyways, I would STRONGLY recommend holding out for another month or 3 when the new iphone drops, it's going to be awesome and I'd recommend getting that first and foremost, but even if you don't, it's sure to push prices on other smartphones down even further.
It bests the iPhone in almost every respect, like having faster internet, swappable batteries (meaning you can buy a larger capacity one and get more juice), and an insanely customizable OS, just to name a few.
Ever since the Nexus one and HTC Incredible/Desire hit, Ebay seems to be flooded with cheap 2nd hand Heros and Magics. You could get one of these, and get a plan of your choice (assuming the phone is unlocked).
Or you could just get the next Iphone..
Like most have said, at least wait until June for Apple to announce their new phone.
Honestly though, I'm not really making huge usage of the a lot of the features. I justified it to myself because I needed a new phone and the difference between this and a run of the mill 'dumb' phone was only a few hundred dollars. If I was in your position and didn't expect to get any particular usage out of a smartphone, I wouldn't bother.
I get my gmail and work email on my Jack, have Google Maps which turns it into a pretty effective GPS device (as long as its hooked to the car charger, because that shit burns through batteries), Facebook app, etc. Although my phone is more for work and all that than playing games.
I can never go back to a "normal" phone after gettin my Jack.
The friends upgrading to the EVO don't have smartphones. tThe only reason they're getting one is because their parents are paying for it.
As of right now it looks like I should wait until the iphone 4g comes out and maybe try the 30 day return policy? That and make my friends let me test out their phones.