Cell Phones and Tech Shit
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Cell Phones and Tech Shit
I cant find the thread we used to use for cell phone and tech talk, aka geek speak, so here we go.
Shel, this was the phone I was telling you about a while back that you can get off contract for $300 for 16gb and $349 for 64gb.
It's specs are almost exactly the same as the Note 3 speed wise and such with how good it is and its running that stock Android with a special operating system on top of it.
The con, it has a weird invite system that you have to be invited to actually buy the phone which I have read has been tough.
Just throwing it here as I am considering it after my contract is up in September. Trying not to buy anymore phones on contract if possible.
http://oneplus.net/
Shel, this was the phone I was telling you about a while back that you can get off contract for $300 for 16gb and $349 for 64gb.
It's specs are almost exactly the same as the Note 3 speed wise and such with how good it is and its running that stock Android with a special operating system on top of it.
The con, it has a weird invite system that you have to be invited to actually buy the phone which I have read has been tough.
Just throwing it here as I am considering it after my contract is up in September. Trying not to buy anymore phones on contract if possible.
http://oneplus.net/
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Re: Cell Phones and Tech Shit
Oh Jesus. Jsence is going to be all over this thread.
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He better behave!
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I have no idea how buying a phone off contract works.
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You buy it. Plug in your sim card from ATT.
You use your phone. Thats all.
In your case, you would just turn in the Note 3 after the 12 months on the NEXT plan and not get a phone back and use the off contract phone. Meaning no more monthly subsidy lease payment for the phone like we pay now and you still have an upgrade in your pocket if you ever decide to go back on the Next plan if you decide to buy on contract again.
The only difference would be if the off contract phone you buy has a different size sim card.
You use your phone. Thats all.
In your case, you would just turn in the Note 3 after the 12 months on the NEXT plan and not get a phone back and use the off contract phone. Meaning no more monthly subsidy lease payment for the phone like we pay now and you still have an upgrade in your pocket if you ever decide to go back on the Next plan if you decide to buy on contract again.
The only difference would be if the off contract phone you buy has a different size sim card.
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Interesting, I like it.
Get that phone and let me know how it goes lol.
Get that phone and let me know how it goes lol.
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Is this just the phone or are they providing coverage over the T-Mobile and at&t towers?
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Just the phone for $300/$349 which is an absolute steal considering the same type of flagship phones with the same specs or even lesser in iPhones go for $600-$800.
It's being deemed as the flagship killer but its pretty hard to buy right now due to the invite system and demand.
It's being deemed as the flagship killer but its pretty hard to buy right now due to the invite system and demand.
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I am hoping when I go to Korea I can get a bad ass Samsung phone that I can bring back and use. I heard, read somewhere, that the new iPhone killer is supposed to release there first.
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There will never be an iPhone killer just because society is so engulfed in that phone. Apple has finally listened and made 2 size variants with bigger screens.
That will make the new iPhone release bigger than almost any other iPhone ever.
Korean phones have TV antennas built in as common practice over there. Pretty funny.
That will make the new iPhone release bigger than almost any other iPhone ever.
Korean phones have TV antennas built in as common practice over there. Pretty funny.
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I was there in 2004-05 and never saw any rediculous antennas. S. Korea is one of the leading countries in cell phone use, I never went anywhere I didn't have top signal. We shall see when I get there in October.Cnasty wrote: Korean phones have TV antennas built in as common practice over there. Pretty funny.
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Damn, How times has changed in the last 10 years. I will report back in October.
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Make sure if you get a Korean phone that it functions on the band of your cell provider. For instance, to get an LTE phone you will have to be sure your phone provider supports that band to function at LTE speeds. I am unsure which provider you have but they can provide you the list of bands that will function on international phones.
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I am pretty sure what you wrote is in Korean. But I have T-MobileCnasty wrote:Make sure if you get a Korean phone that it functions on the band of your cell provider. For instance, to get an LTE phone you will have to be sure your phone provider supports that band to function at LTE speeds. I am unsure which provider you have but they can provide you the list of bands that will function on international phones.
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I need new ideas on what to do on my phone.
NDL boards and the occasional ESPN check are the only things I do on the internet nowadays. A little twitter and a little FB, and that's about it. I need some new, fresh ideas I've reached the end of the internet!!!
I pretty much never play games but I did get addicted to that 2048 app/game, but once I beat it, i'm back to square one.
NDL boards and the occasional ESPN check are the only things I do on the internet nowadays. A little twitter and a little FB, and that's about it. I need some new, fresh ideas I've reached the end of the internet!!!
I pretty much never play games but I did get addicted to that 2048 app/game, but once I beat it, i'm back to square one.
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Speaking of, just bought a new budget phone this weekend to try the new Windows Phone operating system, 8.1. Its the Lumia 635 and is getting great reviews and I can see why for only $99.
I gotta say, I like it. The live tiles are like widgets, the operating system is very clean and minimal and the phone flies. Only dislike that will take some time to get used to is the 4.5inch screen coming from the Note.
The improvements with 8.1 are nice additions. It only cost $99 off contract and can switch my sim back and forth on when I may want to use the Note or use this one.
I am turning in the Note next month and going to wait a little on my next phone as I am taking a little break from Android unless its the Google Play edition of any phone, meaning stock Android. Going to try and buy all my phones off contract moving forward for flexibility of buying/reselling.
I gotta say, I like it. The live tiles are like widgets, the operating system is very clean and minimal and the phone flies. Only dislike that will take some time to get used to is the 4.5inch screen coming from the Note.
The improvements with 8.1 are nice additions. It only cost $99 off contract and can switch my sim back and forth on when I may want to use the Note or use this one.
I am turning in the Note next month and going to wait a little on my next phone as I am taking a little break from Android unless its the Google Play edition of any phone, meaning stock Android. Going to try and buy all my phones off contract moving forward for flexibility of buying/reselling.
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Not sure what any of that meant lol.
Budget phone, Google Play Edition Android...
Budget phone, Google Play Edition Android...
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Re: Cell Phones and Tech Shit
Shel, give Plague Inc and/or Smash Hit a try. They're entertaining for a little bit.
Completely different games, Smash Hit you try to break things with pin balls looking balls and Plague you try to kill the world.
Completely different games, Smash Hit you try to break things with pin balls looking balls and Plague you try to kill the world.