I want a really kickass phone.

Lago PARANOIA · Post by **Lago PARANOIA** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 4:04 am

What does the Den recommend? I value being able to get a signal the most, followed by the ability to play homebrew on it.

Crissa · Post by **Crissa** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 5:32 am

Well. Mid-range phones suck - their apps won't be supported after twelve months of shelf life, and they often are left with stupid bugs and errors that should have never been in the product.

Sammi uses the Samsung Moment. It's pretty awesome, but a terrible phone. Android OS has good homebrew, but there's too many things locked into it.

Basically, anything that can access the big carriers will come with big locked in features. Why can't I delete the demos that came with my phone? I don't know. But I can't.

-Crissa

Neeeek · Post by **Neeeek** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 9:19 am

Sadly, the alpha versions of the top-of-the-line phones are evidently far superior to anything that's ever been released. It seems those versions were simply to expensive to make saleable.

Starmaker · Post by **Starmaker** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 9:37 am

Lago PARANOIA wrote:I value being able to get a signal the most

Alcatel.

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 10:32 am

I advise against Verizon. It's the most expensive company and you don't necessarily get what you pay for.

erik · Post by **erik** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 12:11 pm

How much do you require the phone bits?

You could get a mobile hotspot thingy and pop that into whatever so you get wireless anywhere you have phone service.

I'm tempted to do that, get a microphone for my ipod touch, then skype away.

NineInchNall · Post by **NineInchNall** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 3:17 pm

Go with Sprint and get the Evo 4G (the newest Android phonezor). They're really cheap for unlimited data, unlimited mobile-to-mobile, etc. Their coverage usually reaches areas that other carriers don't.

Ganbare Gincun · Post by **Ganbare Gincun** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 3:50 pm

Get a Verizon Android phone. Maybe wait until they release the Droid X?

Crissa · Post by **Crissa** » Sat Jun 26, 2010 1:27 am

Neeeek wrote:Sadly, the alpha versions of the top-of-the-line phones are evidently far superior to anything that's ever been released. It seems those versions were simply to expensive to make saleable.

And strangely, have the same hardware but different software.

Not that we'd like to use the options in our phones and all :P

I've found that Sprint coverage is poor in many areas, so if you're rural at all do some double checking of coverage with a friends' or loaner phone first. Anywhere that had an EVDO network Sprint opted not to upgrade to their 3G or 4G stuff. So while I've had 4G coverage, it's only been in recently-covered areas of the US like rural Nevada, and I barely get EVDO at my home.

-Crissa

Josh_Kablack · Post by **Josh_Kablack** » Sat Jun 26, 2010 3:20 am

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Count Arioch the 28th · Sat Jun 26, 2010 3:35 am

Prak_Anima wrote:I advise against Verizon. It's the most expensive company and you don't necessarily get what you pay for.

Second that. Verizon just wants to get your money and will lie to do so. I had a bogus $500 charge on my phone because the sales person lied and said I was signed up for a text plan (even charged me for one!) and didn't give it to me. A friend had a $1100 bill in a month for a similar issue.

Verizon has yet to get with the times, cell phones aren't solely for rich executives who can blow hundreds of dollars a month for the newest toys.

Ganbare Gincun · Post by **Ganbare Gincun** » Sat Jun 26, 2010 4:49 am

Count Arioch the 28th wrote:Second that. Verizon just wants to get your money and will lie to do so. I had a bogus $500 charge on my phone because the sales person lied and said I was signed up for a text plan (even charged me for one!) and didn't give it to me. A friend had a $1100 bill in a month for a similar issue.

Verizon has yet to get with the times, cell phones aren't solely for rich executives who can blow hundreds of dollars a month for the newest toys.

Never been a Cingular/AT&T customer, have you? Their customer service departments are equally shitty. Verizon just happens to have more towers & better cell coverage then AT&T, and AT&T has the iPhone.

Count Arioch the 28th · Sat Jun 26, 2010 5:26 am

Ganbare Gincun wrote:
Count Arioch the 28th wrote:Second that. Verizon just wants to get your money and will lie to do so. I had a bogus $500 charge on my phone because the sales person lied and said I was signed up for a text plan (even charged me for one!) and didn't give it to me. A friend had a $1100 bill in a month for a similar issue.

Verizon has yet to get with the times, cell phones aren't solely for rich executives who can blow hundreds of dollars a month for the newest toys.
Never been a Cingular/AT&T customer, have you? Their customer service departments are equally shitty. Verizon just happens to have more towers & better cell coverage then AT&T, and AT&T has the iPhone.

I've been a customer of Altell (which was a lot better than Verizon but it no longer exists), and I've been a customer of Tracphone, Net10, and Virgin Mobile (Tracphone and Net10 were shitty, Virgin Mobile wasn't that bad if you want a cheap phone with a decent plan).

Never been a Cingular or ATT customer, heard too many bad stories about them.

Crissa · Post by **Crissa** » Sat Jun 26, 2010 5:39 am

There was an article today about Verizon sending months of $0.00 bills to a blogger... Apparently they have no account number on them, so they can't cancel them.

-Crissa

Jilocasin · Post by **Jilocasin** » Sat Jun 26, 2010 5:49 am

Hmm, well Credo is probably the least evil cell phone service you're going to find. Coverage appears to be pretty good and you'll apparently be able to get a HTC Hero with them pretty soon.

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