Fall again means numerous releases of "pocket computers" aka "cell phones".
Looking around, I can see 3 on my desk already - older iPhone 4, 4s and Nokia branded Lumia 620.
None of them are very new, but all of the work to certain extent.
Most crippled is iPhone 4s. It is locked to Verizon network, so I can only use it with them and their MVNOs - I chose PagePlus Cellular that with $80 / 2000 minutes has been my plan for past 3 years. What's the biggest drawback? No data - I have to rely on WiFi spots. Now with data costs dropping in price, I decided to take a leap for total connectivity.
Enter Lumia 620 running Win 8.1. Not a bad little guy, with 32GB expansion card it has replaced my iPhone (minus iMessage which I miss). Camera is a little slow to take a picture - I miss plenty of shots of my kid. Other than that, not a bad device, albeit little slow, but is quite comparable to iPhone 4.
After my experience with Verizon locked phone which can not be easily unlocked I would never buy a locked phone again. My iPhone 4 is unlocked which has served me well everywhere.
My next phone will be a device that I could use for the next couple years that doesn't cost me over $200. Yes, that eliminates highly covetable iPhone 6s right off the bat. Unfortunately, but it's economy, stupid.
If Microsoft has an affordable phone with reasonable spec, I might bite, otherwise I will look for an older flagship phone of the past.
2-4-16 Update: That's exactly what happened. I did buy Lumia 640 that Microsoft is blowing out at $59, and got my wife an iPhone 6s. She is happy with iPhone, and I am happy with 640 and the lighter credit card bill.
Looking around, I can see 3 on my desk already - older iPhone 4, 4s and Nokia branded Lumia 620.
None of them are very new, but all of the work to certain extent.
Most crippled is iPhone 4s. It is locked to Verizon network, so I can only use it with them and their MVNOs - I chose PagePlus Cellular that with $80 / 2000 minutes has been my plan for past 3 years. What's the biggest drawback? No data - I have to rely on WiFi spots. Now with data costs dropping in price, I decided to take a leap for total connectivity.
Enter Lumia 620 running Win 8.1. Not a bad little guy, with 32GB expansion card it has replaced my iPhone (minus iMessage which I miss). Camera is a little slow to take a picture - I miss plenty of shots of my kid. Other than that, not a bad device, albeit little slow, but is quite comparable to iPhone 4.
After my experience with Verizon locked phone which can not be easily unlocked I would never buy a locked phone again. My iPhone 4 is unlocked which has served me well everywhere.
My next phone will be a device that I could use for the next couple years that doesn't cost me over $200. Yes, that eliminates highly covetable iPhone 6s right off the bat. Unfortunately, but it's economy, stupid.
If Microsoft has an affordable phone with reasonable spec, I might bite, otherwise I will look for an older flagship phone of the past.
2-4-16 Update: That's exactly what happened. I did buy Lumia 640 that Microsoft is blowing out at $59, and got my wife an iPhone 6s. She is happy with iPhone, and I am happy with 640 and the lighter credit card bill.
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