On Thu, 2010-09-30 at 21:51 -0700, geremy condra wrote: > > You can get an Android phone from any of the major carriers. The four > majors each have a variety of both top- and mid-tier devices running > it, and you can either buy the phones from them, through middlemen > like RadioShack or WalMart, or online from Amazon etc. Verizon, > Sprint, and T-Mobile all allow you to buy them off-contract, and if > you're buying a top-tier phone and have the cash to buy off contract > you should.
I do not recommend buying off-contract. It is usually a wash if you end up breaking the contract in terms of penalties versus buying off-contract and if you end up not breaking the contract you get a great deal. > > As for the different kinds and brands, you can check out the writeup I > did on the topic on my buzz[0]. Personally I don't think what I wrote > there is much less accurate today than it was back then, but YMMV. The > new G2 also looks to be pretty amazing, so if you're already leaning > towards T-Mobile that might be enough to tip the scales in its favor. I have an HTC Incredible. It is a great phone. I also had a G1 until I switched to Verison. It was a rock solid little phone (if a bit slow). If the G2 is anywhere as solid you can feel confident in it. Sincerely, Joshua D. Drake -- PostgreSQL.org Major Contributor Command Prompt, Inc: http://www.commandprompt.com/ - 509.416.6579 Consulting, Training, Support, Custom Development, Engineering http://twitter.com/cmdpromptinc | http://identi.ca/commandprompt
