Posted February 26, 201213 yr I know almost nothing about phones and some of those commercials that show a guy walking past the apple iphone line and having a clearly superior phone has got me thinking. I'm eligible for an upgrade and have an Iphone 3gs right now. I love it and would like a similar device with newer features. I know a lot of phones out there are "iphone killers" at a fraction of the price. What should i get? AT&T has a lot of smartphones in the free to $19 range with an upgrade. Here is whats interesting in my range and again I know nothing about them:htc hd7shtc inspire 4gimpusle 4glg thrill samsung captivesamsung focus and focus flashand thats about it if I stick to the $19 and under range.Any insight would be helpful. thanx
February 26, 201213 yr If you like the Iphone just wait and get the new one when it's released. They are solid and easy to use.I personally couldn't live with something I could not tweak on so I will never have one. I am waiting out my upgrade until the Tegra 3 quad cores are released. HTC has said that all their phones will have the bootloader unlocked so when they are out I will be all over one of theirs. If you like to play with ROMS and kernels don't get Moto, solid build quality but locked bootloaders.The big mobile show is next week I believe so you should have a good idea of whats coming out in the next couple weeks.When they hit the stores and what stores who knows?
February 26, 201213 yr No hd7 I hate mine. I'm actually looking at getting a new IPhone or going with that new Samsung one Note with that giant screen it has. Also I just realized you said HD7s. That's the one with the oled screen(I just have the hd7) the screen on the hd7s is best part about the phone, WP7 doesn't have much support for apps and stuff so we dont get many apps or we get them hella late. Edited February 26, 201213 yr by Fearz
February 26, 201213 yr Author Well I may not be getting anything new. My wife asked me if I really need one. I don't, but for $0.01, why the hell not? I am on her mom's plan and we pay each month for our portion. My wife thinks I am done for spending the $36 upgrade fee. Apparently they don't use their upgrades for nicer phones, they hoard them for when the 5 year old phone you have breaks. Oh well
February 26, 201213 yr If she's worried about $36, maybe your not in the position to be spending money right now.
February 26, 201213 yr Author We can afford it just fine. She just gets silly about spending money on things I want but don't need. I make it sound worse than it is. She just made the suggestion to not get it but said it was up to me.
February 26, 201213 yr Best advice I could ever give a young married man.....Stop asking for permission! If you have a job and $36 do what you wantThen bring it home and show her what you have done. She wont leave you over it.Don't take this the wrong way but the biggest mistake young men make when they get married is lettingThe wife lead them around by the sack. If $36 don't take food off the table andmakes you happy, do it and wait out her pouting. I have always said better to ask forgiveness than permission. 100% truth!
February 26, 201213 yr Author Best advice I could ever give a young married man.....Stop asking for permission! If you have a job and $36 do what you wantThen bring it home and show her what you have done. She wont leave you over it.Don't take this the wrong way but the biggest mistake young men make when they get married is lettingThe wife lead them around by the sack. If $36 don't take food off the table andmakes you happy, do it and wait out her pouting. I have always said better to ask forgiveness than permission. 100% truth! I agree. We both try and keep each other informed on purchases over a few bucks though. Plus it would affect our bill and take away an upgrade that my mother in law or sister in laws may need. I asked my mother in law if anyone needed the upgrade and she told me to go for it. The wife and I are about to leave the house for lunch and go by walmart. Rumor has it the Samsung infuse is 1 penny there
February 29, 201213 yr Author Yep. Its the infuse. Pretty fast compared to my 3gs . Just getting used to android style but really liking it
February 29, 201213 yr It's different for everyone, i personally think Iphones are kind of boring, i like tinkering with settings etc etc.. So i'm an android fan all the way, so much customization.Good choice btw! Edited February 29, 201213 yr by RobClay
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