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Re: Time for a new phone
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2023 6:27 pm
by Josh
If I absolutely had to buy a phone right now I’d probably get an Apple refurbished 12 Mini or 12 Pro and pay for two extra years of AppleCare+ on it.
Re: Time for a new phone
Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2023 4:29 pm
by steve-in-kville
This just got interesting.
Made the voyage out to the AT&T store. Guy behind the counter tells me he can't sell me a phone since we have pre-paid plans. I explained that it shouldn't matter, a SIM card is a SIM card no matter what phone it's in.
Nope, doesn't have anything that works on my plan in stock.
So I went on eBay and found a Motorola Moto G that checked all the boxes. Problem solved (hopefully)
Re: Time for a new phone
Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2023 6:00 pm
by RZehr
steve-in-kville wrote: ↑Thu Nov 02, 2023 4:29 pm
This just got interesting.
Made the voyage out to the AT&T store. Guy behind the counter tells me he can't sell me a phone since we have pre-paid plans. I explained that it shouldn't matter, a SIM card is a SIM card no matter what phone it's in.
Nope, doesn't have anything that works on my plan in stock.
So I went on eBay and found a Motorola Moto G that checked all the boxes. Problem solved (hopefully)
Maybe you should have sat in his store, told him you would buy it online at AT&T, and then pick it up at his store:
https://www.att.com/buy/prepaid-phones/ ... epaid.html
Re: Time for a new phone
Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2023 8:35 am
by steve-in-kville
RZehr wrote: ↑Thu Nov 02, 2023 6:00 pm
steve-in-kville wrote: ↑Thu Nov 02, 2023 4:29 pm
This just got interesting.
Made the voyage out to the AT&T store. Guy behind the counter tells me he can't sell me a phone since we have pre-paid plans. I explained that it shouldn't matter, a SIM card is a SIM card no matter what phone it's in.
Nope, doesn't have anything that works on my plan in stock.
So I went on eBay and found a Motorola Moto G that checked all the boxes. Problem solved (hopefully)
Maybe you should have sat in his store, told him you would buy it online at AT&T, and then pick it up at his store:
https://www.att.com/buy/prepaid-phones/ ... epaid.html
I was tempted to tell him I've been swapping SIM cards in phones since he was in diapers.... been I instead thanked him and left.
Re: Time for a new phone
Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2023 4:51 pm
by steve-in-kville
Ordered on eBay Thursday evening, new phone arrived today. Was able to swap out SIM cards and I had the option to transfer my apps and data and decided I needed to clean house anyway.
Got the important stuff figured out. I'll keep the old phone close by in case I need something on it.
Re: Time for a new phone
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2023 8:09 am
by Josh
Newer phones use eSIMs. Makes changing phones more of a pain.
Re: Time for a new phone
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2023 9:02 am
by steve-in-kville
This thing had a 100% charge in no time.
Re: Time for a new phone
Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2024 9:47 am
by GoodGirl
For what it’s worth, we are totally an Apple family.
I like my iPhone & wouldn’t want to switch.
We usually buy the second newest model (so not the newest one) & get good cases, and they tend to last a long time.
We have some pretty old ones that our younger children (tweens & young teens) can do very basic things on.
Re: Time for a new phone
Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2024 9:58 am
by steve-in-kville
GoodGirl wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 9:47 am
For what it’s worth, we are totally an Apple family.
I like my iPhone & wouldn’t want to switch.
We usually buy the second newest model (so not the newest one) & get good cases, and they tend to last a long time.
We have some pretty old ones that our younger children (tweens & young teens) can do very basic things on.
We've been using Android stuff for years. Does the job. I've bought cars that ran for less than those cost.
Re: Time for a new phone
Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2024 11:12 am
by GoodGirl
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We've been using Android stuff for years. Does the job. I've bought cars that ran for less than those cost.
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