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Smarter Phones...advice needed
OK........I have had a stupid phone for many years and now I can upgrade.....so...droid..razer.I-Phone........must be Verizon compatible phone.... I know nuthin of these things........wife drug me kicking into a cell phone years ago to be able to text..............so question is is............ ability to access the web...text...take pics........and the most intuitive phone that will not meet a wall or 230 gr Golden Sabre in short order..............thanks guys.......Ken
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and that was impossibly laborious to text from. I think, if you're like me. you'll use and enjoy it much more than you ever thought you would.
But I've recently dropped mine and the screen is cracked. It still works but will need to be replaced. My wife is trying to talk me into one you can use a pen like device to write on the screen with. I've no idea of the brand though and I would like a bigger screen.
Oh, and how could I forget the music?
Smartphones are way too expensive to acquire, and even more expensive to feed. Screens are too damn small to see much on, and they're extremely fragile as their screen is exposed.
Now get of my lawn!
There's an ap for that
Superior or inferior to an I-phone? For what we'd do with it, I doubt we'd appreciate any differences.
And bro, I KNOW you. Whatever you get, get it in an Otterbox before you even leave the store. Mine's blaze orange and Realtree. For you? Straight blaze orange.
"Nothing is safe from stupid." - Zee
-96 lbs
All I need is a to be able to make phone calls, have a list of contacts and get voice mail/missed calls. My battery last a lot longer than hers because I don't use it much and seldom take pics/videos or look up stuff on the move away from the home computers.
Words of wisdom from Big Chief: Flush twice, it's a long way to the Mess Hall
I'd rather have my sister work in a whorehouse than own another Taurus!
Dad 5-31-13
― Douglas Adams
There are some true advantages of the Apple iOS ecosystem. First, if you don't download any apps, there are NO ADS! This is the reason Apple kicked Google maps to the curb a few years ago. Google wanted to build in ads and target them to you based on your location. Apple refuses to have any standard apps on the phone that target you with ads. So, that caused the whole Apple Maps debacle. Also- by having everything tested and vetted by Apple before it's posted to the App Store, you don't end up with spy apps, battery suckers, and apps that steal your data from other apps and sell it to other places. The OS and hardware is made by the same company that intensively vets the 3rd party apps. This means things just WORK.
I don't speak about this from a fan-boi position. My job just issued me an Android phone- a Moto G- and it is a raving hunk of feces. I use it for ONLY work purposes, and it is kludgy, bluetooth sucks, call quality is horrible, Google FORCES you to enter personal information to target ads at you, and when you get down to it, Android is a copy of the iOS.
Also, it comes down to philosophy. Apple wants you to buy an iPhone so that you will end up buying apps, music and stuff from the Apple Ap store, and also buy an iPad, a MacBook, etc...
Google wants you to buy an Android phone so they can get as much information about you as possible and sell your info to other people, and target invasive advertising to you. Google makes it's money from ads. The whole point of gmail, Google Drive, the search engine, Maps, youtube, etc... is to get as much and as detailed information about you as they can to make sure that they can charge companies more for targeted ads. Personally, I'd rather not help them with that.
Yes, Apple can do the same. But I trust them just a smidgeon more than Google.
-Mikhail Kalashnikov
I will mention this; I wish I had gone with a bit more storage on my phone. I got the 16 gig, thinking I'd never use it all up. I find myself having to delete stuff frequently now. Every time I need to update iOS, I have to delete a few things to have enough memory available for the update. But I have 6.5 gigs of music alone on my phone. Pictures and especially videos take up quite a bit of memory as well. Next phone will be at least a 32 gig.
I'll also throw this in there. My dad is really technologically challenged. He got an android phone for his first smartphone. He recently switched to the iPhone 5S and enjoys it much more. It is a personal choice, but for simplicity and all around convenience, it's hard to beat the iPhone.
He left the camera on while belly dancing
So cpj is sayin they ain't "GI Proof" as we used to say in the Army.
Words of wisdom from Big Chief: Flush twice, it's a long way to the Mess Hall
I'd rather have my sister work in a whorehouse than own another Taurus!
Words of wisdom from Big Chief: Flush twice, it's a long way to the Mess Hall
I'd rather have my sister work in a whorehouse than own another Taurus!
1. look at what size screen you want. If your eyes are getting old and have trouble reading fine print, a larger screen will be nice. The drawback is that you will have a larger phone to deal with.
2. Look at how long you would like the battery to last.
3. look at if you want a user replaceable battery
4. look at if you can install extra memory or if you will need it
5. look at the other ports used on the phone.. USB 3, USB 2 or something unique if you want to down/up load pics or ?
then theres the saying...."you can lead a horse to water...... "
- Don Burt
Look under "galleries" on my website. Newer videos are better than the older ones - and I need to get a couple more posted.
- NEVER be the first in line to accept and update for iOS (software). My preferred nickname for iOS 8 is Virus 8. Every year Apple has to come with weekly patches for about 3 or 4 months.
- If you take a ton of pictures. Consider installing Photobucket or DropBox. Both are online storage, so not quite as private, but you can add thousands of pictures for free.
- The Verizon Cloud WILL NOT store anything but contacts, so you will have to use iCloud ( web based) or iTunes (PC or Mac based). I advise both. One fails, the other may not.
- Not Apple specific, but read the fine print on a super case if you buy one. Lifeproof requires registration and will not kickback if the phone is water damaged. Not sure about Otterbox, though they have a better rep. Add the Total Mobile Protection on your plan or get the store insurance. ( some homeowners policies may cover it under certain circumstances.)
Now....I am not an Apple fan. They are too intrusive for my tastes, though they do build a decent phone. If you want an SD card or removable battery ( I will not buy a phone without them) your options are a bit more limited but there are some good ones out there. Androids are a bit more techy, but nothing I can teach you in a post or two. Much easier to move stuff around and customize as well.
1) Kyocera Hydro Elite. Not the biggest phone but solid specs and nearly waterproof. O-ring on the battery door keeps it sealed. Plus the glass is hooked to the speaker for better sound in noisy places.
2) Samsung SIII, S4, S5 and the Note 3 and 4. The S series are large and the Notes are all phablets. Very large, but they really work for my fat fingers and older eyes. Samsung Kies runs rings around iTunes for backups as well.
IF you can wait a bit, I would advise you to. It will be a bit of a rush, but on the Black Friday weekend and whatever they call Monday, there will be outrageous deals. They may waive upgrade fees and better phones at a lower price.
Let me know if you have any more questions.
Winston Churchill
No, he tried an up skirt selfie while twerking the batusi and the phone had a suicide app and it committed ritual suicide. LoL
http://www.verizonwireless.com/smartphones/desire-612/
Winston Churchill
My wife just went thru an free upgrade deal to 10GB, then oldest Step-son and I got new Droid Turbo's yesterday on the edge plan for $25 a month, BUT they give her a credit for $50 on the phones, so they were FREE! Just had to pay $40 in tax on each phone, and turn in our old phones.
It's a bigger phone than my Razr M which makes texting so much easier with my fat fingers....
edit; Nope. It didn't