Question! I have an iPhone 5S that is starting to crap out. I like the size and the phone in general, and I am cheap. Should I just get an iPhone SE and call it a day?
Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.
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Jesse - Dec 21, 2017 8:03:39 am PST #25135 of 25501
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Tom Scola - Dec 21, 2017 8:17:56 am PST #25136 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Yes, go for it.
-t - Dec 21, 2017 8:19:08 am PST #25137 of 25501
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That's what I did in the same situation and it's worked out well for me.
Jesse - Dec 21, 2017 8:29:57 am PST #25138 of 25501
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Sweet, thank you for the confirmation!
Steph L. - Dec 21, 2017 8:57:21 am PST #25139 of 25501
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I love my iPhone SE because of the size and because I, too, am cheap.
Connie Neil - Dec 21, 2017 9:46:40 am PST #25140 of 25501
brillig
It's looking more and more that I'm going to get a smartphone so I can access work messages away from my desk, most everything goes out to Slack. I'm thinking a Samsung, but I make very few phone calls and I don't need huge data. What should I look at?
Steph L. - Dec 21, 2017 9:53:55 am PST #25141 of 25501
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Connie, is work paying for it, or do you have to find a carrier and sign up?
If you're signing up and paying for it yourself, given what you describe your needs as, I recommend a no-contract basic carrier like Cricket Wireless, because their rates are very low.
Connie Neil - Dec 21, 2017 10:10:56 am PST #25142 of 25501
brillig
Yeah, it's not work essential, just work handy--we had an actual fire event today, and the announcement that it was safe to come back in went to Slack--so I'll be paying. I've been on TracFone for years, I should check them, too.
Gudanov - Dec 21, 2017 10:28:32 am PST #25143 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
I have a Moto G4 Play, which I've found to be a really great phone and it is also very cheap. I'm on TracFone since I don't use up a lot of minutes of cellular data. Other family members are on Republic Wireless which is $20 a month (no contract) for unlimited text/talk and 1GB of cellular data.
Gudanov - Dec 21, 2017 10:30:14 am PST #25144 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
Course, it's now G5 and not quite as cheap, but still cheap for a really capable phone.