I love my iPhone SE because of the size and because I, too, am cheap.
So there is something I can do, besides scream like a woman?
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Steph L. - Dec 21, 2017 8:57:21 am PST #25139 of 25496
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Connie Neil - Dec 21, 2017 9:46:40 am PST #25140 of 25496
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
Steph L. - Dec 21, 2017 10:56:42 am PST #25146 of 25496
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On the phone itself, I agree with Jesse -- when I got my first smartphone, it was the cheapest Android smartphone (Moto G, maybe?), and I was really happy with it. I would have kept it longer if I hadn't dropped it on the tiled kitchen floor and shattered the screen.
So, related to that, get a case for your phone.
Connie Neil - Dec 21, 2017 11:52:19 am PST #25147 of 25496
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I've had my current phone for at least five years. With the way technology advances, it's practically a rock that beeps.
WindSparrow - Dec 22, 2017 4:43:18 am PST #25148 of 25496
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I'm on Tracfone. I have the LG Treasure. New phone plus a year's service, wayyyyyyy more minutes than I use, 1.5 gig of data, of which I have used .5 since getting the thing in June, $200. It's working for me. Work gives me an allowance, and I don't claim it every month because this phone is so economical.