[PLUG-TALK] Need phone advice

John Jason Jordan johnxj at comcast.net
Sat Jan 15 23:45:42 UTC 2011


On Sat, 15 Jan 2011 13:49:12 -0800
Michael Rasmussen <michael at jamhome.us> dijo:

>On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 12:30:55PM -0800, John Jason Jordan wrote:
>> I can't get what I want:
>> 
>> 	1) I'd like to stick with AT&T if possible
>> 	2) Phone that is 4G capable, even if it's not yet available
>> 	3) Android 2.2 or later
>> 	4) Expandable storage
>
>1) why?  What makes them special?

AT&T has given me excellent service for ~ten years. Plus, it is easier
just to upgrade my current plan (keeping my rollover minutes intact)
than to go through all the credit BS with a different carrier.
Otherwise, there is nothing special about AT&T for me. And, although I
have 5,000 rollover minutes, I'd never call anyone willing to talk to
me for 5,000 minutes, because they're clearly insane.

>2) why?  (pay the premium for unavailable 4G and then have outmoded

I want the *phone* to be 4G capable so I don't have to change phones
when 4G becomes the norm. And, apparently, both T-Mobile and Sprint
have 4G available in the Portland area. 

>3) As you say, verify ability to upgrade 

But not immediately necessary if the phone comes with 2.2. Apparently
2.2 has a lot of improvements and advantages over 2.1. AT&T has no
phones with 2.2, and upgrading from 2.1 to 2.2 myself voids the
warranty, so -1 for AT&T. The others offer few phones with 2.2, but
whether upgrading one of their 2.1 phones myself will void the warranty
is not easy to determine. Evidently you don't get the fine print until
after you've laid down the shekels.

>May I suggest:
>
>5) An unlimited data plan
>
>What's the point of 4G if you can blast through your monthly data
>allotment in a few days?

Good point. I haven't studied the plans as much as phone availability,
but I thought they all offered an unlimited data plan.

>An advantage that T-Mobile has over Verizon, and perhaps other
>carriers, is that different lines on a family plan can have different
>service plans.

My family consists of me, myself and I. We can share the same phone
because generally only one of us speaks at a time.




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