New help picking a cell phone service and phone
#1
Need help picking a cell phone service and phone
Hey guys, i'm moving to LA in just a couple weeks for school. I'm going to need to get a new cell plan and phone before then. Since i'm from the mountains, all I have is a pay as you go att blackberry so this is new territory for me. I won't have a landline so this will be my primary communication. I'm also looking at getting a smartphone (android) but know nothing about them and never used one. Pretty much every service gets 4g down there to but only verizon, att, and I suspect sprint work back home in the hills. Att and Verizon are very expensive, while sprint offers unlimited data and text and 450 minutes for less than the others. I wanted your guys' opinions on what would be the best bang for the buck service. My other option is to go with say tmobile or a pay as you go that offers unlimited data, text, and talk for less, but just get a cheap trac phone for use in the hills.
Next, give me some phone options with these providers. I come from a blackberry so i'm used to a keyboard. I've never typed on a touch screen smartphone but I remember older touch screen phones used to suck. I also like something not huge and a front cam for skype would be a great feature to. Like for instance sprint's evo shift vs evo. Smaller with keyboard and no rear cam or bigger, no keyboard (I don't know how easy it is to type on these new phones), and a front cam and better tech. So hard to choose stuff!
Any input helps.
TIA!!!!!
Next, give me some phone options with these providers. I come from a blackberry so i'm used to a keyboard. I've never typed on a touch screen smartphone but I remember older touch screen phones used to suck. I also like something not huge and a front cam for skype would be a great feature to. Like for instance sprint's evo shift vs evo. Smaller with keyboard and no rear cam or bigger, no keyboard (I don't know how easy it is to type on these new phones), and a front cam and better tech. So hard to choose stuff!
Any input helps.
TIA!!!!!
Last edited by snowflow; 08-10-2011 at 09:37 AM.
#4
Cool. I just looked at some pay as you go, and boost mobile has a the samsung prevail which is a small android phone with keyboard and is around $50 a month for unlimited. Or virgin mobile is a pretty damn good deal to with this motorola triumph which looks to have new tech and good features.
Virgin Mobile - Motorola Triumph No-Contract Mobile Phone - Black - MOTOROLA TRIUMPH
Both have 3g coverage which I probably good enough for me.
Virgin Mobile - Motorola Triumph No-Contract Mobile Phone - Black - MOTOROLA TRIUMPH
Both have 3g coverage which I probably good enough for me.
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Unless you like dropped calls, taking forever to receive text messages, "could not access cellular data network" messages when trying to get your email, and overall crappy service, avoid AT&T like the AIDS virus. They spend all of their money on advertising, supposedly to get more/new suckers, but don't spend a DIME on improving their network. As a matter of fact, the reason they're throttling (cutting service) to their top "network hogs" is so that they can cram more users on to the already full network without having to upgrade, install more equipment, or make changes to service.
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Unless you like dropped calls, taking forever to receive text messages, "could not access cellular data network" messages when trying to get your email, and overall crappy service, avoid AT&T like the AIDS virus. They spend all of their money on advertising, supposedly to get more/new suckers, but don't spend a DIME on improving their network. As a matter of fact, the reason they're throttling (cutting service) to their top "network hogs" is so that they can cram more users on to the already full network without having to upgrade, install more equipment, or make changes to service.
Well what do you guys know about virgin mobile? they have a phone I want and coverage in LA and a good price, but supposedly horrid customer service.
#10
Tmobile looks like a better deal than sprint but the upside of sprint is that I suspect it will get service back home in the hills since it supposedly uses verizon towers which we have lots of. Kinda seems like a pricey jump just for a little service up here though.
The prepaids look the best i.e. virgin mobile, but their customer service scares me. If my phone broke i'd pretty much be effed.
Last edited by snowflow; 08-10-2011 at 10:17 AM.
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The minutes thing isn't bad because they only charge you min if you call a land line. If you are calling any cell carrier it's free. And yes data is unlimited. My husband and I share a plan and ours is 1000 min a month and lol we might only use 200 min any given month combined.
Oh and it's not as scary as it may seem
Oh and it's not as scary as it may seem
Last edited by Gibz; 08-10-2011 at 10:19 AM.
#12
The minutes thing isn't bad because they only charge you min if you call a land line. If you are calling any cell carrier it's free. And yes data is unlimited. My husband and I share a plan and ours is 1000 min a month and lol we might only use 200 min any given month combined.
Oh and it's not as scary as it may seem
Oh and it's not as scary as it may seem
I've been eyeing that evo 3d. I don't care about the 3d part but according to reviews it's a great phone with all the new tech.
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I would suggest getting a phone that can either tether or become a hot spot since you're coming down here for school. ATT isn't so bad, I do agree with the what has been said in other posts. Verizon is "gooder" but not the greatest either (currently verizon user), the problem with a lot of verizon phones is that they the features unless you root them. Tmob, good luck on the service but they have great prices and great phones. Alot of my tech savy friends are all on sprint and they use their phones as hot spots for internet access.