Scanning those QR Codes"
Feb 1, 2024 08:20:33 #
BebuLamar wrote:
Of all the time I didn't have the smartphone the only thing I miss was the GPS. I have the Garmin stand alone GPS but I prefer to use Google Maps.
Our Tom-Tom does well, but when it's my wife's turn to drive on trips I like to occasionally peruse Google maps on the phone or tablet. Satellite views come in handy.
Feb 1, 2024 09:05:43 #
BebuLamar wrote:
I used to not having a smartphone and it would mean I can't order in that restaurant.
So many electronic devices need a phone to activate them. My TP-Link Mesh Wi-Fi had to be activated with my phone. Kind of a nuisance.
Feb 1, 2024 09:14:30 #
jerryc41 wrote:
So many electronic devices need a phone to activate them. My TP-Link Mesh Wi-Fi had to be activated with my phone. Kind of a nuisance.
Well I circumvent that by using an android tablet but it doesn't solve the GPS problem.
Feb 1, 2024 09:16:21 #
BebuLamar wrote:
Well I circumvent that by using an android tablet but it doesn't solve the GPS problem.
Ah!
Feb 1, 2024 09:19:17 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Ah!
You see I don't mind paying for the new phone but to switch from 1 smartphone and 1 dumb phone which was $80 a month to 2 smartphones it would be $160 a month. So I don't really want to pay that $80 a month extra. Buying the phone is not a problem for me. I just hate having to pay monthly.
Feb 1, 2024 09:45:43 #
BebuLamar wrote:
You see I don't mind paying for the new phone but to switch from 1 smartphone and 1 dumb phone which was $80 a month to 2 smartphones it would be $160 a month. So I don't really want to pay that $80 a month extra. Buying the phone is not a problem for me. I just hate having to pay monthly.
When I got my new phone, buying it was not an option, only a monthly addition to the bill.
And I cannot pay off the balance, it remains monthly for the term.
Feb 1, 2024 09:51:49 #
BebuLamar wrote:
You see I don't mind paying for the new phone but to switch from 1 smartphone and 1 dumb phone which was $80 a month to 2 smartphones it would be $160 a month. So I don't really want to pay that $80 a month extra. Buying the phone is not a problem for me. I just hate having to pay monthly.
That's why I like buying from TracFone - generally under $50.
Feb 1, 2024 09:54:24 #
tomad
Loc: North Carolina
jerryc41 wrote:
But only because I bought a $50 Moto e from TracFone. I got an email from Samsung a couple of days ago. Prices ran from $550 - $950. Not for me!
Don't buy the latest model. Last year I bought a brand new US 2020 model unlocked Samsung S20 on Amazon for under $200. It's a great phone in a perfect size for me with wireless charging, 5G, and Samsung's final model to have a memory card slot so that the phone will never fill up no matter how many photos or songs, etc., I put on there.
Feb 1, 2024 10:06:22 #
tomad wrote:
Don't buy the latest model. Last year I bought a brand new US 2020 model unlocked Samsung S20 on Amazon for under $200. It's a great phone in a perfect size for me with wireless charging, 5G, and Samsung's final model to have a memory card slot so that the phone will never fill up no matter how many photos or songs, etc., I put on there.
I went from the S-III to the S-21, skipping all in-between.
I only got the S-21 because the S-III would no longer work as a phone starting 1/1/22.
(or was it 1/1/23) and the OS was no longer being updated, so the app operation was going to get iffy.
Feb 1, 2024 10:25:13 #
Longshadow wrote:
When I got my new phone, buying it was not an option, only a monthly addition to the bill.
And I cannot pay off the balance, it remains monthly for the term.
And I cannot pay off the balance, it remains monthly for the term.
You have Verizon same as I and I can pay for the new phone monthly or in one payment.
Feb 1, 2024 10:27:17 #
tomad wrote:
Don't buy the latest model. Last year I bought a brand new US 2020 model unlocked Samsung S20 on Amazon for under $200. It's a great phone in a perfect size for me with wireless charging, 5G, and Samsung's final model to have a memory card slot so that the phone will never fill up no matter how many photos or songs, etc., I put on there.
I have to pay the same monthly for the service whether I have the Samsung S20 or S23. It's the monthly bill that I hate. Paying for the new S23 is fine.
Feb 1, 2024 10:27:38 #
BebuLamar wrote:
You have Verizon same as I and I can pay for the new phone monthly or in one payment.
Dang, they changed it. I'm glad as I would rather pay for the phone in one payment also.
Feb 1, 2024 11:27:38 #
therwol
Loc: USA
Longshadow wrote:
Dang, they changed it. I'm glad as I would rather pay for the phone in one payment also.
I bought my Samsung phone directly from Samsung. I chose an unlocked phone which gives me the option of using any carrier. I've switched twice.
Feb 1, 2024 12:48:25 #
I had an old, cheap Cricket phone. I kept trying to scan the codes with no luck. Then I got a new cheap Cricket phone and it scans them fine and no extra cost.
Feb 1, 2024 13:35:29 #
therwol wrote:
I bought my Samsung phone directly from Samsung. I chose an unlocked phone which gives me the option of using any carrier. I've switched twice.
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