I'm waiting for my local sprint store to have some 6's in. Trading in my 5 will net me all of what I need to upgrade early and change my plan so I'm saving like $18 a month.
Thanks, Sprint.
Yeah, sprint's having a hellacious special on the iphone buybacks. It's a minimum $200 credit for any older model of iphone put towards an iphone 6
I'm waiting for my local sprint store to have some 6's in. Trading in my 5 will net me all of what I need to upgrade early and change my plan so I'm saving like $18 a month.
Thanks, Sprint.
Yeah, sprint's having a hellacious special on the iphone buybacks. It's a minimum $200 credit for any older model of iphone put towards an iphone 6
Exactly! I wish they had an option to check store inventory online. I don't want to call them every morning, but I'm going to anyway.
att next and their high trade in values is a great program. if you keep your phone in good condition, you can basically get a phone every year for nothing*
on att's next plan it saved me money to upgrade to the 6
I was blown away when I upgraded early to my m8. I'm paying $20/mo less than I was before I upgraded and my data cap was raised from 2gb per line (4gb total) to 10gb shared!
I was going to go with a prepaid plan, but now I'm thinking T-Mobile. Their plans are definitely the cheapest overall. 3GB LTE + unlimited 3G/talk/text for $60 a month is easily the best single-device, single-line plan. AT&T is $95 for 4GB shared data, Verizon is $90 for 3GB.
I would like to get in on that Verizon network but it isn't worth my $30/month as far as I can see.
If I wanted to switch back to a non-smartphone are there any properly good options on the market anymore? Or anything that's not technically on the market but awesome and readily available secondhand? I'm kinda weary of this smartphone thing after a few years.
There are still some decent Nokia dumbphones around. Some of them also have basic music players and internet browsers on them, so if you ever find yourself needing some of those smartphone features, you're not entirely missing out.
If I wanted to switch back to a non-smartphone are there any properly good options on the market anymore? Or anything that's not technically on the market but awesome and readily available secondhand? I'm kinda weary of this smartphone thing after a few years.
Nokia made (before the Microsoft buyout) a bunch of nice "feature phones" on their Asha line that are really common in not-US countries, but I don't know how available/usable they are in the US (where I am assuming you're from).
Most companies are working towards creating cheap smart phones now though.
My general advice to people that want a good feature phone but are now limited in options is to move to Windows Phone. You won't have access to all the apps that iPhone and Android users have, but you probably aren't looking for them anyway. The cheap hardware runs the basics really smoothly and you are going to have a good amount of OS software support from MS. Just getting a Nokia 635 or similar spec phone is going to do more than most feature phones now, but you'll be out of the spec arms race of Android and the cost of iPhones. Plus you can get cheap pay-as-you-go plans for cheap Windows Phones.
The real question I guess is why do you want to switch?
Because smartphones, in my hands, burn battery and productivity like a broken stove. Plus my Nexus 4 is nearly busted and I don't feel like replacing it when it dies.
Yeah, the m8's "Extreme Battery Saver Mode" is comical. You can call, text, look at your clock/calendar, access email, and use your calculator.
I've never tested it past a few hours but in this mode 4% battery will last 5+hours. It's crazy.
I can understand using it when you know you are going to be away from a charger for a few days but I don't see anyone buying this top-of-the-line smartphone and then not ever using it for any other features.
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edited September 2014
That feature would absolutely be an asset for me.
The ability to say "ok, be a slightly dumber phone until I plug you back in" would be fantastic. The only things I'll really need my phone to save its battery for when it's dying is make calls and text.
If your local carrier doesn't have any Nokia phones anymore I've never had a bad experience with any LG feature phones. They're very stable and well put-together.
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Yeah, sprint's having a hellacious special on the iphone buybacks. It's a minimum $200 credit for any older model of iphone put towards an iphone 6
Exactly! I wish they had an option to check store inventory online. I don't want to call them every morning, but I'm going to anyway.
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the monthly fee of course, which is minor
I was blown away when I upgraded early to my m8. I'm paying $20/mo less than I was before I upgraded and my data cap was raised from 2gb per line (4gb total) to 10gb shared!
I would like to get in on that Verizon network but it isn't worth my $30/month as far as I can see.
If I wanted to switch back to a non-smartphone are there any properly good options on the market anymore? Or anything that's not technically on the market but awesome and readily available secondhand? I'm kinda weary of this smartphone thing after a few years.
it would just be a phone, it would work and it would be fine
Nokia made (before the Microsoft buyout) a bunch of nice "feature phones" on their Asha line that are really common in not-US countries, but I don't know how available/usable they are in the US (where I am assuming you're from).
Most companies are working towards creating cheap smart phones now though.
My general advice to people that want a good feature phone but are now limited in options is to move to Windows Phone. You won't have access to all the apps that iPhone and Android users have, but you probably aren't looking for them anyway. The cheap hardware runs the basics really smoothly and you are going to have a good amount of OS software support from MS. Just getting a Nokia 635 or similar spec phone is going to do more than most feature phones now, but you'll be out of the spec arms race of Android and the cost of iPhones. Plus you can get cheap pay-as-you-go plans for cheap Windows Phones.
Reliable hardware, OS that isn't shit, decent battery life. That sounds about like what I need.
Gonna see how many Nokia bricks are still available, then, I guess
Satans..... hints.....
Because smartphones, in my hands, burn battery and productivity like a broken stove. Plus my Nexus 4 is nearly busted and I don't feel like replacing it when it dies.
You could always look at picking up an android phone and get a friend to install parental locks for like phone calls,texts and Maps for you.
The s5 and the HTC one both have battery life extend modes.
Satans..... hints.....
I've never tested it past a few hours but in this mode 4% battery will last 5+hours. It's crazy.
I can understand using it when you know you are going to be away from a charger for a few days but I don't see anyone buying this top-of-the-line smartphone and then not ever using it for any other features.
The ability to say "ok, be a slightly dumber phone until I plug you back in" would be fantastic. The only things I'll really need my phone to save its battery for when it's dying is make calls and text.
Oh hey, look! reviews: http://www.cnet.com/topics/phones/best-phones/basic/