Yes, go for it.
I don't really have a security blanket... unless you count Mr. Pointy.
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Tom Scola - Dec 21, 2017 8:17:56 am PST #25136 of 25496
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-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.
Jesse - Dec 21, 2017 10:31:00 am PST #25145 of 25496
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I was super happy with whatever the cheapest android smartphone was when I first got a smartphone, so I wouldn't worry too much about it -- I think they are all fine! And then you'll have a sense of what you do and don't care about for the next time.