Have You Had To Upgrade Your Phone?

CrazyKittyLvr2 · ‎05-11-2013

My cell phone is about 6 or 7 yrs. old. I get a phone card every 3 months and add minutes. DD said it's a smartphone. It's just a phone to me.

I don't have a data plan, never did, just use it for an occasional call or text.

I had to add minutes in March. Today I tried to call DD and tell her I was on my home from grocery store.

I have no service it says my phone isn't compatible. Just to make calls?

They can bite me. If it wasn't going to be compatible why let me add minutes a month ago. I have minutes in the 4 figure range.

Oy!!

Lucky Charm · ‎03-09-2010

Yes, I bought a new phone right before Best Buy shuttered it's entrance. And it needed a new SIM (?) card that they didn't carry.

So I spent hundreds of dollars on a phone I can't use. My old one (3 years?) has a cracked screen and the power can go from *fully charged* to 4% in a flash. Something's wrong at the power adapter part of my phone. Ugh.

I don't use my cell phone for texting, tbh. I'm a home phone talker for the most part. Hate talking on a cell except in the car.

Best Buy did send out an email before they closed saying they would honor an extended return policy. I may get another phone that I can get the SIM card from them.

FlowerBear · ‎03-24-2018

I had to get a new phone after 3 years with my Iphone. Ended up buying Samsung this time. Iphones are way too expensive, the Iphone I got 3 years ago was a free deal on verizon. I actually like this Samsung even better

Effie54 · ‎09-08-2010

@FlowerBear wrote:
I had to get a new phone after 3 years with my Iphone. Ended up buying Samsung this time. Iphones are way too expensive, the Iphone I got 3 years ago was a free deal on verizon. I actually like this Samsung even better

Agreed! I keep telling my husband that iPhones are over priced and under perform. My friend lives in Florida, and has a Samsung. When I talk to her (on my land line), it sounds like she's in the next room - nice and clear. When I talk to my husband on his iPhone, he sounds like he's in Europe! The cameras on the Samsungs are awesome!

songbird · ‎03-21-2010

@Effie54 wrote:
@FlowerBear wrote:
I had to get a new phone after 3 years with my Iphone. Ended up buying Samsung this time. Iphones are way too expensive, the Iphone I got 3 years ago was a free deal on verizon. I actually like this Samsung even better
Agreed! I keep telling my husband that iPhones are over priced and under perform. My friend lives in Florida, and has a Samsung. When I talk to her (on my land line), it sounds like she's in the next room - nice and clear. When I talk to my husband on his iPhone, he sounds like he's in Europe! The cameras on the Samsungs are awesome!

I have always had a Samsung. Love them. The best in sound and in cameras. I have a Samsung 9 currentlyy. Got it when it came out.

FlowerBear · ‎03-24-2018

YES the camera on this samsung is awesome and i like the extra light feature for pics outdoors and nighttime! The sound quality for calls is excellent!

Alison Wonderland · ‎02-05-2018

I upgrade every 2-3 years. I use my phone less as a phone than as a computer.

Marp · ‎03-09-2010

@CrazyKittyLvr2, your carrier should have notified you about the date they were closing of 3G or older access. Different carriers have different cut off dates for phasing out/ending older technologies. You need a phone that is LTE compatible.

A couple of months ago, I think it was, there were several discussions on the board about the need to have older phones replaced.

The eyes through which you see others may be the same as how they see you.

CrazyKittyLvr2 · ‎05-11-2013

Mine is a Samsung. I view my phone like I do my jumper cables, mylar blanket and the thingy that breaks windows if your trapped. It's stuff I might need in an emergency.

I only got it because I was traveling a lot to see my Mom when she was sick. It's 4 hrs. round trip and I would leave work a couple hours early, visit with her and drive back at 9 or 10 at night. I'd call my family when I left and they knew if I wasn't home in 2hrs. come find me. Mom was having fits so I got the darn phone.

software · ‎06-08-2016

In this current situation, people not going to work, everyone on the internet it could be just a temporary problem. In my case when a call wouldn't go through, a text will, (cell tower damaged by tornado)