Opps, 495/year for straight talk unlimited voice, not monthly.
On 06/22/2012 10:37 PM, Michael Butash wrote:
> I have a galaxy nexus now, and I'm rather torn with it. It's the second
> samsung android that has given me nothing but fits, and I'm thoroughly
> convinced samsung cannot make hardware to save their life. I suffer from
> various issues from bluetooth/wifi instability, audio routing issues,
> simple reboots, you name it. But the display is friggin' beautiful. I
> snubbed a razr maxx because of the display, and cursed motorola for not
> having a 720p phone to compete at the time, as I'd take a moto phone any
> day.
>
> I've had a bionic and droidx, and both were good until either getting
> crashed on concrete or taking a swim inadvertently. Definitely noticed
> android usability got well improved with dual core going from dx to
> bionic, really looking forward to quad's. Just need to fix the battery
> life, as my gnex kills me with ~5hr use on charge.
>
> Service wise - I'm shopping right now after getting a +$900 phone bill
> this month from them. I've considered for a while, as for 3 phones, 2
> with data, one 4g hotspot, I pay almost 250/mo, after a 21% employee
> discount. Slapping me upside the face for voice overage charges, even
> after I upgraded to unlimited minutes this month to avoid it has really
> been a bit too much. After years of that, it is starting to hurt just
> for the absurd cost alone. This is twice vzw has got me to leave, though
> first time I came back after sprint proved absolutely horrid both in
> wireless and customer service.
>
> A buddy went to straight-talk from att, which straight-talk uses att,
> and actually gets better quality service. I've noticed just from talking
> to him and not getting disconnected 3 times on every call. 460/mo I
> think for voice service is pretty damn reasonable, as I more or less
> consider voice legacy technology. I'm not keen on giving up on vzw's 4g
> service, especially my unlimited data @30/mo, but I know it's only a
> matter of time before they just screw everyone with it anyways. I've
> also read Clear Wireless has very reasonable rates, planning to do some
> more research on them this weekend.
>
> Vzw's new "shared data" is a joke, and more absurd than any of their
> current pricing. I was actually looking forward to it, as between my
> hotspot and phone, I don't really use *that* much data. Hotspot is more
> of a backup for work and really rarely used unless im traveling, so
> shared minutes should be a boon, but I'd pay well more than what I get
> today. I'd like a connected tablet too, but can't justify another
> 40-60/mo for one on a non-shared plan, and doesn't justify their shared
> at all.
>
> As much as I like vzw's service, it's getting harder to justify their
> cost, especially when they screw with me with an absurd bill.
>
> -mb
>
>
> On 06/22/2012 08:45 AM, keith smith wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> This is very OT.
>>
>> I have been with verizon for 8 years. Voice only. It has been 4 years
>> since I upgraded our phones. It is just my wife and I.
>>
>> We are thinking of going with smart phones.
>>
>> A friend suggested HTC phones because of the better quality of speaker
>> and mic. Voice quality is very important to me.
>>
>> As it stands we can get unlimited voice for $120/mo, 1000 texts for
>> $10/mo and 2G of data for each phone for $20/ea/mo. Total is about
>> $170/mo + tax and fees.
>>
>> I like verizon because they have always provided top of the line service.
>>
>> I've briefly looked at Straigt-Talk, T-Mobile, and Sprint. My fear with
>> these providers is quality of the call, availability, and dropped calls.
>>
>> Any suggestions on which phone to get? From prior conversations on this
>> list it seems a Droid phone is the way to go. I don't think I will ever
>> want to take the time to root my phone, however you never know.
>>
>> What about phone apps and other things I might not be thinking about?
>>
>> I appreciate all the feedback you will provide!
>>
>> Thank you in advance for your help!!
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------
>> Keith Smith
>>
>>
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