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Old 06-17-2009, 06:24 AM   #1
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Cell Phones

I don't need a new cell phone, BUT I want the new IPhone. My Blackberry Curve does all the things I need it to, but the IPhone is faster. I only get on the internet when I have to with the BB because it's so slow. I pay $35/m for BB services. The IPhone services are $27/m. I want to be able to check 4W, Facebook, Yahoo, news, weather, etc. wherever I am. I do text alot when I have puppies. I'm eligible for an upgrade and can get the new IPhone for $199. Hubby didn't say no and my son wants my BB.

What phones are y'all using? What to do?
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Old 06-17-2009, 07:14 AM   #2
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Sounds like a good plan all the way around! I want one, too!
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Old 06-17-2009, 08:30 AM   #3
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I still have a RAZR. I don't use my phone enough to warrant getting a new one.

If you check on e-bay you can get cell phones on there that's compatible with your phone plan and have your provider transfer your number and info for you. I'm with Alltel so I would type in -- "Alltel cell phone" There are lots of used ones and new ones as well. It's a good way to upgrade without spending a lot. I don't know if you have to upgrade your plan when you have a Blackberry or one of the fancier phones or not. You might need to check on that before you buy.
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Old 06-17-2009, 09:34 AM   #4
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You can get the old iphone for $99 right now. I did that a week or so ago - I didn't care about having the brand new one that comes out this week.

Yes, the iphone is FAST and the new one won't be any faster than the current ones (at least I dont think so and the current one is FAST!).

I LOVE the iphone - I'll never be without one. If I broke it and it wasn't under warranty - I'd pay full price for another one - I love it THAT much!
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THANKS Gayle, I'll go back and re-re-compare the IPhone 3G and the IPhone 3GS. I think I'll love an IPhone, too.
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Old 06-17-2009, 10:52 AM   #6
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I would love to have an Iphone, but don't think I could afford the services. I don't know that much about them either. My son has an Ipod touch (not the phone) and he can get on the internet with that wireless. Can you with the phone too or do you have to pay extra. I don't know if I asked that right, but I bought him the IPod Touch...and since we have a router...he can get internet....is that how the phone works? I love his IPod Touch.
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Old 06-17-2009, 03:00 PM   #7
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You can get on the internet on the iphone through wireless or through the phone. The plan for the phone is an extra $29 per month. With that plan you can get on the internet anytime or anywhere (that you have a phone signal). The 3G network with AT&T is the best network and it is FAST! With wireless, the connection is slower (I think) at least it was pretty slow on my last phone which was a T-Mobile Dash. I never used the wireless connection much because it was so slow. But the iphone 3G connection is so fast, I get on the internet from my phone all the time.

One advantage of the new iphone is that the battery lasts longer (or so they say). If I"m on the internet a lot during the day, I will have to charge my phone every night. They say the batteries in the new phones are better. So that is an advantage for the new iphones.
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Old 06-17-2009, 07:21 PM   #8
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I have both, and Blackberry Curve for work, and an IPhone for personal use. I LOVE MY IPHONE!!!!!!! I agree with Gayle, if anything happened to my IPhone, I too would pay full price if I had to to get another.

The BB is great for work. My e-mails come in as messages and I know as soon as I have a new e-mail and can dash off a reply or forward it wherever I need to. It's great for my over 1000 contacts that I have to manage and all of that, but it's too slow on the internet, and the screen is too small.

My IPhone is a life saver. I have one of the old originals. Hubby got it for me for Christmas a couple of years ago. A friend had one, and I thought it was really cool, but too extravagant, something that I did not need, but now that I have one, I'm hooked. Hubby has offered to upgrade me to one of the newer faster ones, but I'm fine with the one I have for now. I use Google maps all the time on it, and do check 4WT from time to time. It's sooooo handy for finding a phone number of a business or whatever you need online from anywhere, anytime. Some of the new apps are really cool, too.

Texting is MUCH easier on the IPhone than on the BB Curve. For me the touch screen keypad is much easier to type on.

So you wanted opinions, and probably got more than you wanted, but I do love the IPhone!!!!!
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Old 06-18-2009, 04:21 AM   #9
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I've made my decision to spend the extra $100 and get the new IPhone for these reasons:

battery life is longer on 3GS
download speed
storage = $99 3G is 8g - $199 3GS is 16g
camera = $99 3G is 2mp - $199 3GS is 3mp w/auto focus

I'll actually save $7/m with the IPhone. I pay $35 for my BB Curve and will pay $27 for the IPhone. I get a small discount through ExxonMobil.

So, I'll be at the Apple store tomorrow morning at around 6a. The store (inside a mall) opens at 7a. I reserved my phone online, so I'm hoping I can whiz through, with no too long a line.

My decision now is whether to pay $79 warranty or not.
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GREAT Sandy! I'll be downloading the new operating system to my iphone when things calm down - I can't wait to get the new features! I wish I had the longer battery life, but I can wait till I qualify for an upgrade. One thing is for sure though, I will NEVER be without my iphone!!!!!

Also, be prepared for a few extra fees today - activation fee, and the like. It's not too much extra, but it will be a little more than the actual monthly charges/fees.
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The iPhone sounds wonderful. I got to thinking that US Cellular doesn't have that I don't think. That is the company we are with and never EVER have any problems. I'm just gonna have to check.

Gayle....when you said you could have internet wireless or through the phone....what did you mean. We don't pay extra for Ricky's iPod Touch.
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GREAT Sandy! I'll be downloading the new operating system to my iphone when things calm down - I can't wait to get the new features! I wish I had the longer battery life, but I can wait till I qualify for an upgrade. One thing is for sure though, I will NEVER be without my iphone!!!!!

Also, be prepared for a few extra fees today - activation fee, and the like. It's not too much extra, but it will be a little more than the actual monthly charges/fees.
We've been with AT&T (Houston Cellular - Cingular) for almost 14 years, with discounts through the couple of large corporations I've worked for. I've always had good luck with getting them to drop the activation fee, but I read where there's a $36 activation fee for the IPhone.

I've only ever had this one cell phone number!
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Getting to the internet through wireless means that you have to have a wireless signal to access the internet. I have wireless here at my house, and I think I remember that you do too. So I can get on my iphone through my wireless when I am at home. However, if I am at the grocery store, which does not have a wireless access and I want to get on the internet to check 4womentalk - then I have to go through my cellphone number. If I didn't have access to the internet through the cellphone number (connection), then I couldn't get on the internet at the grocery store.

My other phone, T-Mobile Dash, I didn't pay to have access to the internet through the phone number so I could only get on the internet when I had access to a wireless signal.

Now, with the iphone, I pay the extra $29 per month and I can access the internet any where I have a cellphone signal. That means that I can get on the internet 99% of the time, whereas when I could only get on when I could access a wireless signal, then my time on the internet was much less.

Does that make sense????
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Hubby and I have the Family Talk Plan. We share 700 minutes, with unlimited mobile-to-mobile and nights and weekends. In a normal month, we use about half and the rest goes to rollover.

With ExxonMobil discounts, we pay $54/m for 1st line and $9/m for 2nd line. Then, my BB is $35/m for text messages and unlimited media. I'd like to cut down on the minutes, since we don't use them, but next lower rate is 450, for about $20 less.

It's a lot, but it's one of my few splurges!
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Getting to the internet through wireless means that you have to have a wireless signal to access the internet. I have wireless here at my house, and I think I remember that you do too. So I can get on my iphone through my wireless when I am at home. However, if I am at the grocery store, which does not have a wireless access and I want to get on the internet to check 4womentalk - then I have to go through my cellphone number. If I didn't have access to the internet through the cellphone number (connection), then I couldn't get on the internet at the grocery store.

My other phone, T-Mobile Dash, I didn't pay to have access to the internet through the phone number so I could only get on the internet when I had access to a wireless signal.

Now, with the iphone, I pay the extra $29 per month and I can access the internet any where I have a cellphone signal. That means that I can get on the internet 99% of the time, whereas when I could only get on when I could access a wireless signal, then my time on the internet was much less.

Does that make sense????
So, Janet, the IPhone would work just like Ricky's ITouch. AND, for $29/m, with the IPhone, you would get internet almost everywhere - going down the road in your bus.
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