Electronics

[lulu2]

HSN has 15% off and free shipping on their cell phones.  There are numerous Tracfones, some are former Today Specials.

[BHawk]

Thank you, John .... now I know what to look for!

[Kachina624]

I always buy my Tracfones from HSN as they seem to have the best deals.   I don't need the latest technology for the 3 or 4 calls I make every year.  I apply the minutes to my old phone and pitch the new one.   It's such a hassle transferring contacts that I only do it about once every five years. 

[Nuttmeg]

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@hckynutjohn wrote:

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@sunbeam wrote:

John....can you tell me what the new operating system is, please?  Will be in the market in a few months....TY!

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Sure can. The new version is Lollipop. Our tablet has the 5.0 version and I think there now might be a 5.1 version out.   

hckynut(john)

 The latest version of Android is Marshmallow 6.01. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_Marshmallow

I have a two year old Nexus 2013 tablet. Any tablet or phone carrying a Nexus name will always receive software updates.

Samsung smartphones from major wireless companies will receive maybe one or two updates, not a patch.

Samsung tablets may or may not get a major update of Android.

Marshmallow has a cool feature, built in power savings.

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[Nuttmeg]

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@hckynutjohn wrote:

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@Jordan2 wrote:

My current phone expires in 72 days so I'm thinking of getting a new one. I know the airtime card for 400 minutes (would triple to 1200) and 1 year service is about $100. I feel I might as well get a new phone for about the same money. I'm wondering which model to go with. Also, does anyone know if QVC or HSN will have a phone as a TTV or TSV soon?

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Might check hsn. Was watching a DVR'd program yesterday and they had a 5.5" Smart Phone for under 100 bucks. Think it had 1200 of each and a year expiration. It has the older Android, Jelly Bean 4.3 system, if that means anything to you.

E.T.A.  It looks like this phone went up 10 bucks

hckynut(john)

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HSN has some LG phones with Android 5.0. for a fair price.

[151949]

DH & i looked at every smartphone tracfone before we bought and the lollipop was the newest available the first week in january.

[hckynutjohn]

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@Nuttmeg wrote:

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@hckynutjohn wrote:

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Sure can. The new version is Lollipop. Our tablet has the 5.0 version and I think there now might be a 5.1 version out.   

hckynut(john)

 The latest version of Android is Marshmallow 6.01. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_Marshmallow

I have a two year old Nexus 2013 tablet. Any tablet or phone carrying a Nexus name will always receive software updates.

Samsung smartphones from major wireless companies will receive maybe one or two updates, not a patch.

Samsung tablets may or may not get a major update of Android.

Marshmallow has a cool feature, built in power savings.

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@Nuttmeg

Hadn't seen any of the electronic shows have a presentation with this version, I was not aware Android had already moved away from the Lollipop version 5.0/5.1. Seems like they usually get to " .3 version" before they change the 1st digit.

Appreciate you letting me and others here know about this, and I thank you.

hckynut(john)

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[Jordan2]

I went to CVS Sunday and bought a 60 minute 3 month Tracfone card for $20. The minutes tripled to 180 (I don't need the minutes). I bought it to buy myself an extra 90 days in case I find a TSV for a new Tracfone.