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Jesse - Dec 21, 2017 8:03:39 am PST #25135 of 25496
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

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?


Tom Scola - Dec 21, 2017 8:17:56 am PST #25136 of 25496
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500

Yes, go for it.


-t - Dec 21, 2017 8:19:08 am PST #25137 of 25496
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 25496
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 25496
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

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 25496
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 25496
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

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 25496
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 25496
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 25496
Coding and Sleeping

Course, it's now G5 and not quite as cheap, but still cheap for a really capable phone.