Three decisions: carrier, phone, plan. As far as phone, there are some things you really can’t choose for someone else unless you know them very well. Like I would buy a desktop computer for someone else, but not a laptop. Or clothes or a camera or a car. Like my wife loves her rusting 1999 Dodge Grand Caravan, but will not drive my 2014 Subaru Forester XT, not sure why, I think she doesn’t like the color.
If I needed a new phone, I would probably get a Moto X or Droid Turbo. My son would get a Samsung Note 4. My wife has an itty bitty Verizon prepaid not-the-least-bit-smart-phone about the size of a peanut, I don’t think it’s even on the website. We call it the Zoolander phone (if you haven’t seen the movie you are going huh?) Teenage girls and young women seem partial to something along the lines of an iPhone 5C, definitely not black and not a phablet but needs a good camera for selfies. I can’t vouch for what my daughter prefers since she lives in Maine and is lucky to get phone reception (and to not hit a moose with her car). From: Chuck McCown via Af Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2014 1:16 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [AFMUG] OT Oh holy oracle of AF Huge holiday discussion at my house. Two members of the family need new phones. I have never been a big Apple fan but the only smart phone I have ever owned is an iPhone 4. Still have it. Charge it once a week. Fat, dumb and happy. Wife uses a Samsung Galaxy Infuse and needs a new phone. I have some kids that have iPhones and we all like the find friends apps so we can spy on each other. One kid has lost his phone and needs a new one. That kid and my wife are shopping for phones and plans. Kid is OK with Apple products. His mother has anxiety about leaving Android. Kinda like I want her to vote Democrat or join PETA... (Which is totally weird as I associate Apple with Birkenstock wearing, Dreadlocks, Cigarette Smoking, BA degrees, Wine, Liberal, Democrat, Tree Hugger and folks that use crystals to align their chakras). We are all on a pay as you go “mobile value share” plan with AT&T. No matter what we decide I get to pay. The new phones are pretty expensive. But they will amortize depending on the plan. Too lazy to even attempt to understand the plans from the different carriers, the different phones, etc etc. I have used less than 0.01 GB of data in the last month. Phone are for talking on. But I realize that my buggy whip factory stock is probably worthless too. So my opinion as to features is irrelevant as I still read books printed on plant matter. (I do like the built in camera and a solar panel orientation and location app) (And a hymn book...) But I would like to get a good value. I care more about price than features or OS. Not so the rest of the clan. (As in Scottish Clan, OK, not Klan). So if anyone can help me pick a direction It would be appreciated.
