Jenn
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Samsungs and LGs are great, Sanyos and Erickson's just feel cheap, and I'm all about the feeling expensive
. Motorola's and I just don't get along.Nitromater
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Instinct vs iphone???
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Samsungs and LGs are great, Sanyos and Erickson's just feel cheap, and I'm all about the feeling expensive
. Motorola's and I just don't get along.
Jenn
Nitro Member
So why can't the itouch get internet? Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.............Now you guys/gals know why I like the Cave!
There are scary things hiding in caves Joe, like scorpions and weird hairdos.
G'ginna
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Samsungs and LGs are great, Sanyos and Erickson's just feel cheap, and I'm all about the feeling expensive
Never had a problem with my RAZR, in spite of many people who say they have. Now I have a BlackJack II made my Samsung & love it... iPhone, I plan to, but if I am spending the money I want one that will be 32g and do MMS. Email & Texting are not enough...
OMG, TC's right, I AM A DIVA!
LMAO
HEMI6point1
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When I used to work at Radioshack, the best phones on the sprint network were the Sanyo's. Nearly all the Samsung phones had crap reception. It didn't used to be that way, though.
I found out it's because Sprint has a minimum guideline for cell reception and in an effort to cut costs, keep lowering it every year. Samsung is just interested in meeting the guidelines.... where as Sanyo aims to go higher by as much as 40%. I have never dropped a call on my Sanyo, my friends have Samsungs and they drop calls left and right.
As far as Verizon... it really doesn't matter what phone you get (well except for the razr), all their phones are good. Only thing that gives me pause is that unless you have A1 credit, they're likely to charge you a huge deposit, where as many times Sprint will either charge a very low deposit or none at all. When I used to work at Radioshack, it wasn't uncommon to run a customer's credit through Verizon and show a required $400 or $1,000 deposit, then run the client through Sprint and require nothing.
I found out it's because Sprint has a minimum guideline for cell reception and in an effort to cut costs, keep lowering it every year. Samsung is just interested in meeting the guidelines.... where as Sanyo aims to go higher by as much as 40%. I have never dropped a call on my Sanyo, my friends have Samsungs and they drop calls left and right.
As far as Verizon... it really doesn't matter what phone you get (well except for the razr), all their phones are good. Only thing that gives me pause is that unless you have A1 credit, they're likely to charge you a huge deposit, where as many times Sprint will either charge a very low deposit or none at all. When I used to work at Radioshack, it wasn't uncommon to run a customer's credit through Verizon and show a required $400 or $1,000 deposit, then run the client through Sprint and require nothing.
Verizon has eased up SOME on their credit requirements. A lot depends on the time of year....holiday season they really get lax. I`ve been selling Verizon on both the consumer and business sides since `98 and I`ve seen a lot of people pass a Verizon credit check but not a T-Mobile, AT&T, Sprint credit check. Depends on the credit reporting agency. It doesn`t bother me anymore if somebody/business doesn`t pass their credit check, it`s probably somebody that`s not going to fulfill their contract in the first place.
Jenn
Nitro Member
Do you know how often they have to pay on time to get their deposit back?
I didn't have to put a deposit on my Verizon line. I went at a time where there was no activation fee either, way glad of that, saved me $150 bucks.
ReactionTimes
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I have an iPod Touch (Jailbroken) and LOVE it! It does everything the iPhone does except make calls and have a dedicated internet connection. You can use the internet with the Touch, but you must have a Wireless Internet connection or be in/near a WiFi hotspot. I have all of it so the Touch is perfect for me.
My phone is a Samsung Glyde from Verizon. It has a touch screen and a slide out keyboard. If I had my choice I would have an iPhone on the Verizon network..LOL! I've had Sprint in the past and for local use it's fine, but when I actually go somewhere the reception is $hit. Verizon, for me, has hardly any dead spots and I've been with them for 2 years and never had a dropped call.
By the way, you can go on eBay and buy the new iPhone 3G unlocked, but there are only 2 carriers (T-Mobile/AT&T) who use an iPhone compatible GSM network so having it unlocked isn't that big a deal for now.
My phone is a Samsung Glyde from Verizon. It has a touch screen and a slide out keyboard. If I had my choice I would have an iPhone on the Verizon network..LOL! I've had Sprint in the past and for local use it's fine, but when I actually go somewhere the reception is $hit. Verizon, for me, has hardly any dead spots and I've been with them for 2 years and never had a dropped call.
By the way, you can go on eBay and buy the new iPhone 3G unlocked, but there are only 2 carriers (T-Mobile/AT&T) who use an iPhone compatible GSM network so having it unlocked isn't that big a deal for now.
Jenn, you get the deposit back in one year provided the number has never been shut off for nonpayment or has been voluntarily suspended by the customer.
Nice that you got your activation fee waived. How did you save $150? The activation fee for a main line is $35 and $25 for up to four more add a lines if you are on a shared plan.
Bowtie
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Then don't plan on buying one, MMS is old school technology and will never be added to the iPhone, Jobs already stated that.
My credit isn't the greatest, and I have yet to pay a deposit with Verizon or ATT.
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Jenn
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I think I just guessed
That was 4 years ago that I signed up for Verizon. I thought it was 50 bucks a line, I was much more excited when I thought I got it waived when it was 150 bucks, now you tell me I only saved $95...talk about bursting my bubble
Kris
Nitro Member
Hey Joe, let me ask you a question:
What exactly are you looking for in a phone?
It may be that neither the Instinct or the iPhone do what you want. Both are slotted somewhere between your typical dumbphone and your full featured over the top power user PDA phone.
Another important question is coverage: pick the carrier best on coverage first and then pick the phone on that carrier which best suits your needs. Or if you go at&t, pick a free phone, then go to the Internet and find an unlocked phone that best suits your needs.
What exactly are you looking for in a phone?
It may be that neither the Instinct or the iPhone do what you want. Both are slotted somewhere between your typical dumbphone and your full featured over the top power user PDA phone.
Another important question is coverage: pick the carrier best on coverage first and then pick the phone on that carrier which best suits your needs. Or if you go at&t, pick a free phone, then go to the Internet and find an unlocked phone that best suits your needs.
4 years...that`s good! You do know that you can now redeem the $100 New Every 2 credit, every twenty months on the primary line?I think I just guessed
I thought it was 50 bucks a line, I was much more excited when I thought I got it waived when it was 150 bucks, now you tell me I only saved $95...talk about bursting my bubble
Jenn
Nitro Member
I didn't know it, know it. (and yes, I meant to type that)
I thought the Verizon rep was making an error when she told me that I was eligible for an upgrade in April 09 when according to my records, I had last upgraded my phone August 02, 07, making me think I was eligible for a new phone in August '09.
Here I was all excited that Verizon was giving me a special deal, and you got an tell me every primary line gets the special deal. I should stop coming to this thread, my bubble keeps getting busted
G'ginna
Nitro Member
I suppose I could live without MMS, but some people do still send messages with their texts. I still like getting them. Connecting people means just that & when the whole world is at 3G or better, then it may be obsolete, but that is still at least a year or in some cases two down the line. In mobility, that is a LONG time.
By then, I want my cell phone to sit up and type it's own email.
By then, I want my cell phone to sit up and type it's own email.
Kris
Nitro Member
Don't call my Caveman phone Dumb!
I'll use my smartphone to beat up your caveman dumbphone any day!
What kind of phone does the caveman use?
Jenn
Nitro Member
I'll use my smartphone to beat up your caveman dumbphone any day!
What kind of phone does the caveman use?
I use the Tracfone, recommended by Cavemen across the land! Too bad it doesn't work in the Cave though!
