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Need suggestions for cell phone since LG out of cell phone business. Prefer prepaid.

SouthernBee — Sat, 10 Jul 2021 15:36:00 GMT

I have the LG 5.3 Priemer Pro. I love the size and this was easy for me to use. I always use Tracfone as my service provider. Prefer a mid range price. I have read the reviews for the Motorola phones but reviews are very mixed and I am very frustrated and confused.I appreciate any information or suggestions from your personal experience.

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10sluvr — Sat, 10 Jul 2021 14:36:29 GMT

we have been a tracfone family, for about 5yrs. Hubs got the tracforn samsung A21 and i have the samsung A11. we got ours from hsn, when they had special deals. We have had good luck transfering from onl phone to new. Our last ones were Moto and they were ok but we like the samsung better. we upgraded to get bigger screens.

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geezerette — Sat, 10 Jul 2021 15:22:01 GMT

Let's page @gardenman . He knows all about the various TracFone options. And he's great at explaining things in "understandable" language!😉😆

@gardenman , could you please help @SouthernBee with your insight and knowledge? Thank you!❤️

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chickenbutt — Sat, 10 Jul 2021 15:30:38 GMT

After tmobile took over Sprint, and the service went quickly downhill, then I got a letter that my phone would die at the end of the year and have to be replaced (perfectly good phone, only a few years old), I took the opportunity to get the heck out of dodge with tmobile. That was actually the last straw.

I went to Spectrum (where I have my cable, internet, and landline) and got a new phone for wayyyy less and service for also way less. My monthly service is $12 something and the phone cost me about a third of what my last phone at Sprint cost.

Also, while I was at the Spectrum store, they transferred every single thing from my old phone to the new one, even my calendar stuff, any files, and most settings. I didn't know they could do that but was glad because I forgot to write down my contacts, calendar, etc, to put into the new one. I didn't have to do a thing.

The prices were not contingent on me having my other services with them. Just straight-forward prices.

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SouthernBee — Sat, 10 Jul 2021 15:33:44 GMT

@geezerette : Thank you. Because of gardenman review of the LG phone and answering all of my questions that I made the purchase.❤️

@geezerette wrote:
Let's page @gardenman . He knows all about the various TracFone options. And he's great at explaining things in "understandable" language!😉😆

@gardenman , could you please help @SouthernBee with your insight and knowledge? Thank you!❤️

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SouthernBee — Sat, 10 Jul 2021 15:38:30 GMT

@10sluvr : Thank you for taking the time to share. Will take notes and research your phones.

@10sluvr wrote:
we have been a tracfone family, for about 5yrs. Hubs got the tracforn samsung A21 and i have the samsung A11. we got ours from hsn, when they had special deals. We have had good luck transfering from onl phone to new. Our last ones were Moto and they were ok but we like the samsung better. we upgraded to get bigger screens.

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SouthernBee — Sat, 10 Jul 2021 15:41:19 GMT

@chickenbutt : Thank you. Great to know that your problem was solved with a better price and very helpful customer service.❤️

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gardenman — Sat, 10 Jul 2021 16:47:31 GMT

I just got the Motorola G Stylus. I wanted a phone with 128 GB of memory so that left me with the Samsung A51 or Moto Stylus as my options. Amazon had the unlocked Samsung A51 for $179.99 on Prime Day with no service and I almost got that, but I knew I could get the Stylus for $199.99 at HSN with a year's service, so I waited. QVC had the Moto Stylus down to $179.99 about two weeks ago and Honey found a $5 off coupon also, so I got it then. For $175 I got a 6.8" phone with 128 GB of storage and a year's service. If you want a phone with a smaller screen or less storage there are lots of good options out there. I've never had a Samsung phone, but they're reportedly good phones, but they include more bloatware. Motorola pretty much gives you the pure Android interface.

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BirkiLady — Sat, 10 Jul 2021 17:42:48 GMT

I've had the Samsung A32 5G for about two months and love it! Much better than the LG phones. Suggest you check into this model. It's reasonable, too.

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chickenbutt — Sat, 10 Jul 2021 18:16:08 GMT

@BirkiLady wrote:
I've had the Samsung A32 5G for about two months and love it! Much better than the LG phones. Suggest you check into this model. It's reasonable, too.

I bet that is very similar to mine. I have the Samsung Galaxy A42 5G and I'm liking it. I have a couple of things I am still trying to figure out, unfortunately, but I loaded the PDF manual on this laptop and go through it from time to time to try and figure out detail stuff.

One thing that bothers me (I know - it's trivial) is that when I text it goes on a green blurb. I don't like green but cannot find a way to change that.

Another thing is when I take photos I have checked twice and it's set that photos go onto the SD card I have in the camera. Yet, when ever I shoot a photo it goes into the phone storage. I can't figure out why that is. I mostly do that so that, in case something goes wrong with the phone, I don't lose anything stored because it will all be on the SD card.

I still am liking it and will figure out what I can and what I finally cannot figure out I'll go back to the Spectrum store and ask for help. They were great when I got my new phone last month.

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SouthernBee — Sat, 10 Jul 2021 18:47:00 GMT

@gardenman : This is a great phone. It's bigger and more than probably what I need. Will be searching for a better price. My LG phone the battery power just dropped real low like 29 % and taking longer to charge and this has never happened before. Thanks for the info.

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SouthernBee — Sat, 10 Jul 2021 18:48:57 GMT

@BirkiLady : Thanks for sharing and will do the research.

@BirkiLady wrote:
I've had the Samsung A32 5G for about two months and love it! Much better than the LG phones. Suggest you check into this model. It's reasonable, too.

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Nuttmeg — Sun, 11 Jul 2021 02:59:29 GMT

@SouthernBee

@Dreeva wrote about buying an unlocked

A-52 5G phone from Best Buy with a Tracfone sim card. This phone is new for 2021. It has

a 6.5", and will get a updates for 3-4 years. You can find update information online with a Search.

This phone came to market in April or May. There should be unboxing videos and reviews on YouTube.

Dr. Tech compares phone specs in short video.

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SouthernBee — Sun, 11 Jul 2021 11:18:42 GMT

@geezerette @10sluvr @gardenman @BirkiLady @chickenbutt @Nuttmeg : Hope that I included everyone that took the time to respond. I reviewed and researched every suggestion provided. What I really wanted and what the budget required was the deciding factor. At this time HSN had the best selection with the ez pays and free shipping. I decided on the Samsung Galaxy A10 e - 5.83 inch with 32 GB, with one year of talk, text- data for $89.99 with 4 ez pay of $22.50. My current phone has 16 GB. This will be my first Samsung Galaxy. I hope this will be easy for me use. Thank you for your help.❤️

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chickenbutt — Sun, 11 Jul 2021 18:48:09 GMT

Hope you love your new phone!

I'm on my second Samsung Galaxy and I have no complaints. I've had cell phones since 1994 (still have the same #) and this is only my second smart phone. Actually, I would still have my first one (Galaxy S7) if tmobile weren't going to kill it and/or if I could have taken it to another carrier.

I will stick with the brand in the foreseeable future. There are just some things about the Apple brand products that I don't like. I do have some iPods and that's enough for me.

I don't know if it applies to all models, but one thing the guy at Spectrum told me was that the battery in the new one lasts way longer. It sure does! I used to have to charge my other one every third day. This one lasts over a week for me.

Also, the internal storage is 128GB, which is way more than my last one. Amazing how it can be and do so much more, yet I paid like a third of what my last one cost! I don't really use that much storage as, as I mentioned, I keep an SD card in the phone and put pics and stuff there. You might want to get an SD card (mine uses the mini one) and put that in there, since there isn't a lot of storage. Also, you'll have your stuff if something happens with the phone, or if you change phones again. I really like that option. The guy put it in the phone for me, from my old phone, so that was nice. I'm a klutz!

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SouthernBee — Sun, 11 Jul 2021 18:57:46 GMT

@chickenbutt : Thank you for sharing and giving some great suggestions. I am a klutz. My hands are small and not coordinated. When I go out with my friends, I use my stand up walker. The walker has a storage bag but I try not to carry to much stuff. I am so glad that you like your phone and found better customer support. I always enjoy reading your post. 🤗❤️

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chickenbutt — Sun, 11 Jul 2021 19:06:08 GMT

I can relate! I fumble so much stuff. The weird thing is that I'm a really, REALLY careful person and I seldom break anything but I am always fumbling. I can drop something, then I bend over to pick it up and hit my head and make something else fall - it goes on and on. I usually end the day with a few minor injuries, cuts, bruises, just from being a dundering klutz. I'm almost like a Steve Urkel except that I don't take down a whole room.

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SouthernBee — Sun, 11 Jul 2021 19:30:04 GMT

@chickenbutt : Laughing with ::you we must be twins. You know the long handle grabber - pick up thing or whatever you call them.... I need one for every room and already have two. My legs and arms are covered with scratches and bruises.🤗❤️

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chickenbutt — Sun, 11 Jul 2021 19:56:55 GMT

I have one grabber thing. I keep forgetting where I put it. Maybe I need to get some more of them.

I often find a cut or bruise in some bizarre place and can't even remember how I managed to get that. Yesterday was another finger cut. I get these little cuts I cannot figure out how I do it. It's on the top of my right hand index finger this time. I'm left-handed but if I cut myself with a knife I usually know because I have to clean it, bandage it, and go back to what I'm doing. But these weird finger cuts lately are a mystery.

Hate to see somebody else have to go through this silly stuff, but at least neither of us are alone.

Hope you're having a lovely day.

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Nuttmeg — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 04:30:23 GMT

@SouthernBee

You are looking for a budget phone. Motorola rules this space today.

Samsung sells in the mid-priced $300-600 market. This space comprises 5G phones.

The last group of phones are the flagships priced from $700-and up. All the phones in this segment have the best Processor. The other items may vary by the price of the phone.

QVC has Tracfone Moto e phone for $59.99 plus a $5.50 shipping fee. This phone has a very good camera, processor, and ac wireless card.

You may want to do some research and buy the QVC phone and return the other one to HSN.

Price does not always say quality.