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Need new cell phone....

Neversaynever3dogs — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 00:39:06 GMT

Hi...

I need a new cell phone...

Easy to set up and easy to use...

I am not very tech savy, hence the simple to use...

Would like a smart phone and a reliable cell company...

Have Verizon now and they charge an arm and a leg...

Any suggestions?

Have a good week!

Thanks!

Re: Need new cell phone....

SeaMaiden — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 00:57:33 GMT

@Neversaynever3dogs My husband's cell phone quit charging so he bought a new one last month. It cost $750 and his plan runs $70 a month for unlimited calling. The phone and the plan are AT&T. His last new phone he bought in 2017. I guess four years is about as long as they last?

Re: Need new cell phone....

bonnielu — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 01:06:37 GMT

T-mobil customer... was Sprint. Got a new IPhone 12. Expensive but the camera is amazing.... better than my Nikon and Canon. For me it is well worth it.

Re: Need new cell phone....

Mz iMac — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 01:11:10 GMT

@Neversaynever3dogs wrote:

Have Verizon now and they charge an arm and a leg...

Any suggestions?
Have a good week!

Thanks!

@Neversaynever3dogs

My brother has an iPhone & Verizon is his carrier. He recently "negotiated" his plan. He now pays $35/monthly (taxes included) for the "unlimited senior" plan. Down from $70/monthly. They threw in $500 for an iPhone upgrade. Now he is going to upgrade to an iPhone 12 which he was saving for as a gift to himself for his birthday. Not the Pro.

Re: Need new cell phone....

gertrudecloset — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 01:14:25 GMT

Verizon is not a good carrier in my area (even though it should be). Dropped calls all the time. Dumped them years ago. We have less wireless choices since the merger of Sprint and Tmobile.

First figure out how much you're willing to spend for a smart phone. (Even though you're not tech saavy).

Next figure out of you want IOS or Android (more choices with Android)

Get on the net and look at JD Power Rankings

Look at reviews on yourtube

A lot of times you can get a new good deal as a "new customer." Free phones, (most have unlimited data nowadays) for one set price. @Neversaynever3dogs

Re: Need new cell phone....

patbz — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 01:34:24 GMT

DH and I bought new phones at in November, Samsung Galaxy unlocked. His is an S20 FE, amazing phone, currently $598, mine was a lesser model ( very good) for $250. These are complicated phones so we took them to Verizon and had them set them up ( I tipped $20 for each phone; well worth it). I'm going to go back and see if we can't switch to the Senior plan, as earlier poster suggested. Our phones were at least $100 cheaper each and I love buying from Amazon ( quick service, easy returns ).

Re: Need new cell phone....

drizzellla — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 01:58:54 GMT

We used to have Verizon. Paid $$$$ every month. And so we decided to check out Consumer Cellular about 6 years ago. With Consumer Cellular we pay 1/2 of what our monthly bill used to be with Verizon.

Two months ago we were notified that they could no longer offer support to my phone. I would have to upgrade to a more recent model of phone. And Consumer Cellular charged me $20 for the new model. Does everything I want and need.

Can't beat that.

Re: Need new cell phone....

NicksmomESQ — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 02:48:06 GMT

I love my IPhone.I have Boostmobile as my carrier. It cost $60 a month for both my iPhone & my husbands. We get unlimited talk, text & data. The service is excellent.It's owned by Sprint.I've checked & haven't found a better deal.

Re: Need new cell phone....

Kachina624 — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 02:50:13 GMT

@Neversaynever3dogs If you're on a budget and don't want to invest a lot in the project, I bought a nice Samsung smart phone at HSN for about $80. I don't use a phone much and have a lot of accumulated minutes from buying new phones (you usually get 1500 with the phone). So every year I buy a year of service time for $50., which means my cell costs me a little over $4/month.

Re: Need new cell phone....

gertrudecloset — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 03:36:19 GMT

@Neversaynever3dogs wrote:
Hi...
I need a new cell phone...
Easy to set up and easy to use...
I am not very tech savy, hence the simple to use...
Would like a smart phone and a reliable cell company...
Have Verizon now and they charge an arm and a leg...

Any suggestions?
Have a good week!

Thanks!

Will the cell phone be your main phone? In other words, do you still have a landline? If so, with Verizon they say you can save on your monthly bill by bundling both services and/or fios. @Neversaynever3dogs

Re: Need new cell phone....

mspatmac — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 04:39:12 GMT

It depends how you are going to use the phone. I have Verizon and an iPhone 11 max pro and love it. I use my phone to pay bills, surf the web, text, email, and just about everything I can do on my computer I also talk LOL No longer have a land line. Have lots and lots of pictures too. So for me I can justify it. Get what you need. Trackphone is a good way to go with little cost and after a year you can always get bells and whistles if you want.

Re: Need new cell phone....

Bridgegal — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 04:49:45 GMT

I suggest looking at the Apple iPhone SE. It is a scaled down but has everything and more than you probably want/need iPhone 12.

If you happen to have comcast for your internet, you can get 1M GB of data , free text, talk for $15.00 a month. No carrier is cheaper. After being with AT&T since 2002 I switched in Nov when I got a new phone. It is way cheaper than all of the rest.

Re: Need new cell phone....

Nuttmeg — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 07:46:28 GMT

@NicksmomESQ wrote:
I love my IPhone.I have Boostmobile as my carrier. It cost $60 a month for both my iPhone & my husbands. We get unlimited talk, text & data. The service is excellent.It's owned by Sprint.I've checked & haven't found a better deal.

@NicksmomESQ

Direct TV now owns Boost Mobile. Sprint had to sell the company to merge with T-Mobile.

Re: Need new cell phone....

godi — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 10:02:09 GMT

My DH not tech savvy was scared of a smart phone I did research and found the iPhone 8 was a good fit for him. Got great reviews too. Easy to navigate and set up well I did that part. He uses it like a champ now and said I don't know why I waited so long.

Re: Need new cell phone....

Nuttmeg — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 10:29:37 GMT

@Neversaynever3dogs

Verizon has Pre-Paid data plans that will save you some money. All Pre-Paid plans have one thing in common. You have to pay for the phone without a promotion at the time of sale.

Verizon has information about this plan on the lower bottom left side of the front page on the website.

I buy my Samsung phones from Verizon. I just feel more comfortable.

An iPhone12 will be easy to use. The company makes five smartphones. The IPhone 2020 SE is 4G and the others are 5G. All new data plans are 5G. You just need a device, a data plan, and service in your area.

Nick Ackerman has a YouTube channel where you can see the different sizes of Apple phones.

Techmeout offers her take on the iPhones. Most reviewers talk about the cameras. IMO, this is what separates the phones.

Dr Tech compares phones with music playing in the background.

Re: Need new cell phone....

tototwo — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:56:02 GMT

I'm always going to recommend Consumer Cellular. We've had CC for over a decade. We travel all over the USA and always have strong service, no matter what city we're in. Plus, it's cheap and customer service is fabulous. I'm definitely cell phone challenged and I've called with phone problems several times -- one of their reps will walk me thru it and solve any problem I've had.

I had a CC flip phone for years and recently switched to a Samsung J3 smartphone because it was only $50 on their website. They ship the phones all set up and ready to go. My monthly fee is $46.

Re: Need new cell phone....

Winkk — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 12:26:13 GMT

I have and love my LG Stylo 4 phone and use Tracfone for service. I pay about $120 a year. It's a smart phone and does everything a more expensive phone does.

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ALRATIBA — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 12:30:23 GMT

I’m going to stop at AT&T on the way home from the dentist today to get a new iPhone. For the past 10+ years I’ve only used iPhones. I like them.

Re: Need new cell phone....

gardenman — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 12:39:08 GMT

I'm a Tracfone user. They have low-cost phones that work well and do everything I need a phone to do. My current phone, a Moto G7 Optimo Maxx, cost me $90 last August with a year's service and lets me shoot 4K video and take excellent photos. It has insane battery life and is just a great phone at a very good price.

The LG Premier Pro offered here (QVC) for $69.99 with a year's service is a very good option also. The Premier Plus Pro at $80 at HSN is also a good phone.

I don't think most people would be disappointed with either of those phones and you could get either one and a year's service (depending on how much you use it) for the cost of two months of usage on most other phones.

Tracfone upgrades the phones they have available all of the time. The Samsung A51 with 128 gb of internal storage is now available ($220 through Tracfone) and could be my next phone in the fall. Of course, I'll have to wait and see what LG and Motorola offer as competition when it gets closer to buying time.

A lot of people overspend on phones when you can get phones that do all they ever use a phone for at a fraction of the price of the flagship phones. And the flagship phones are now inching towards that $1,500 mark, which is a lot of money for a phone.

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catter70 — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 12:39:32 GMT

I purchased a Tracfone TSV w a Samsung phone from QVC last year, 5G compatible. It was around $80.00. I don't use it much. It came with 1500 minutes talk, text and data. I only use it for talk and will have to purchase new card in the fall. I had my neighbor set it up.