phone upgrade

Shawnee123 · 01-24-2011, 11:58 AM

Time for my new every 2.

I HATE my phone: Motorola Krave. Worst. Touch. Screen. Ever. This was verified by Mr Verizon Kiosk Boy.

So I want one that comes free or for about 20 bucks with my current plan.

HELP!

Droid 2

Droid Incredible

Crackberry Bold

Crackberry Curve

HTC Ozone

Any suggestions, ideas? I mostly use my phone for texting, and want the QWERTY keyboard (not a virtual one, that's mostly the reason I hate my Krave.)

Pico and ME · 01-24-2011, 12:00 PM

Verizon will pretty much give you any phone free if you threaten to leave them.

Shawnee123 · 01-24-2011, 12:01 PM

Really? Hmmmm...then what is the BEST one of all?

I'm totally clueless on phones.

plthijinx · 01-24-2011, 12:19 PM

Crackberry? CRACKBERRY? BWAHAHAHAHA!
whew i needed that laugh!

from my experience at the go-kart track from a durability standpoint:
phones fall out on the track and get run over regularly. of the above phones you mention....i have yet to see *ahem* a crackberry (that cracks me up!) get destroyed. i have one of the old crackberries and aside from the trackball taking a crap...it's not bad.

Shawnee123 · 01-24-2011, 12:20 PM

I think I stole "crackberry" from wolf.

monster · 01-24-2011, 12:26 PM

Crackberry's universal.

My friend really likes her droid. I dunno what type it is. But it cracks me up when it shouts "DROID" when she gets a text.

glatt · 01-24-2011, 12:33 PM

I'm digging my new work crackberry. I wish I could tell you that I did all the research and figured out which of the existing phones out there are best, but they just handed me my new phone. I had no input in selecting it.

It's a Torch 9800, and it's my first touchscreen phone. The touchscreen keyboard is hard to use, and I use the slide out keyboard instead. Tiny buttons though and I often hit the wrong key.

Overall I like the thing though.

jimhelm · 01-24-2011, 01:24 PM

I just got an LG Optimus S.

LOVE IT

It does magic. Android system is really cool. google everything is cool, swype keying is cool, voice to text is extra cool. camera is good. only neg is there is no LED flash.
best part is that it was free with my new Sprint contract. (eta: looks like it's $49 after rebates now)

If you can, you should jump to Sprint, actually. before they raise the rate $10.(jan 30th effective)

footfootfoot · 01-24-2011, 01:54 PM

You totally know you want a Pomegranate

Shawnee123 · 01-24-2011, 01:58 PM

That looks like a high tech maxi-pad.

Ended up getting a Droid 2.

Hope I don't regret it.

@ jim: I've been pretty happy with verizon, as far as any cell company can make you happy. It's all too much money, but what do you do?

glatt · 01-24-2011, 02:21 PM

You're not one to agonize for a long time about decisions, are you. What was that, like 2 hours?

jimhelm · 01-24-2011, 02:23 PM

I don't know, but I got rid of my landline years ago, and recently offed the cable internet. this phone is good enough to run cellar chat...and i can speak my posts into it. pretty slick.

Shawnee123 · 01-24-2011, 02:25 PM

That's something I've been thinking about dropping: cable and internet. I don't know where else I could cut much more. I mean, I can read and have lived without TV before, and this new phone might do better with the web. That might be a good idea.

I haven't had a landline in years either.

jimhelm · 01-24-2011, 02:29 PM

I expect your new droid will have mobile hotspot capability. I can run my phone like a wireless router and hook up up to 5 devices at once. (so I can take my laptop out into the woods and still hook up to the web!) Slow, but it works. If you get 4g, it might be fine in that capacity.

Shawnee123 · 01-24-2011, 02:31 PM

So, I'll be able to access the interwebz when I'm in the woods burying hobos? Sweet! To the cloud!

01-24-2011, 11:58 AM	#1
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	phone upgrade Time for my new every 2. I HATE my phone: Motorola Krave. Worst. Touch. Screen. Ever. This was verified by Mr Verizon Kiosk Boy. So I want one that comes free or for about 20 bucks with my current plan. HELP! Droid 2 Droid Incredible Crackberry Bold Crackberry Curve HTC Ozone Any suggestions, ideas? I mostly use my phone for texting, and want the QWERTY keyboard (not a virtual one, that's mostly the reason I hate my Krave.) __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-24-2011, 12:01 PM	#3
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Really? Hmmmm...then what is the BEST one of all? I'm totally clueless on phones. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-24-2011, 12:19 PM	#4
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	Crackberry? CRACKBERRY? BWAHAHAHAHA! whew i needed that laugh! from my experience at the go-kart track from a durability standpoint: phones fall out on the track and get run over regularly. of the above phones you mention....i have yet to see ahem a crackberry (that cracks me up!) get destroyed. i have one of the old crackberries and aside from the trackball taking a crap...it's not bad. __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

01-24-2011, 12:20 PM	#5
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I think I stole "crackberry" from wolf. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-24-2011, 12:26 PM	#6
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Crackberry's universal. My friend really likes her droid. I dunno what type it is. But it cracks me up when it shouts "DROID" when she gets a text. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-24-2011, 12:00 PM	#2
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	Verizon will pretty much give you any phone free if you threaten to leave them.

01-24-2011, 12:33 PM	#7
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I'm digging my new work crackberry. I wish I could tell you that I did all the research and figured out which of the existing phones out there are best, but they just handed me my new phone. I had no input in selecting it. It's a Torch 9800, and it's my first touchscreen phone. The touchscreen keyboard is hard to use, and I use the slide out keyboard instead. Tiny buttons though and I often hit the wrong key. Overall I like the thing though.

01-24-2011, 01:24 PM	#8
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	I just got an LG Optimus S. LOVE IT It does magic. Android system is really cool. google everything is cool, swype keying is cool, voice to text is extra cool. camera is good. only neg is there is no LED flash. best part is that it was free with my new Sprint contract. (eta: looks like it's $49 after rebates now) If you can, you should jump to Sprint, actually. before they raise the rate $10.(jan 30th effective) __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

01-24-2011, 01:54 PM	#9
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	You totally know you want a Pomegranate __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

01-24-2011, 01:58 PM	#10
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	That looks like a high tech maxi-pad. Ended up getting a Droid 2. Hope I don't regret it. @ jim: I've been pretty happy with verizon, as far as any cell company can make you happy. It's all too much money, but what do you do? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-24-2011, 02:21 PM	#11
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	You're not one to agonize for a long time about decisions, are you. What was that, like 2 hours?

01-24-2011, 02:23 PM	#12
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	I don't know, but I got rid of my landline years ago, and recently offed the cable internet. this phone is good enough to run cellar chat...and i can speak my posts into it. pretty slick. __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

01-24-2011, 02:25 PM	#13
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	That's something I've been thinking about dropping: cable and internet. I don't know where else I could cut much more. I mean, I can read and have lived without TV before, and this new phone might do better with the web. That might be a good idea. I haven't had a landline in years either. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-24-2011, 02:29 PM	#14
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	I expect your new droid will have mobile hotspot capability. I can run my phone like a wireless router and hook up up to 5 devices at once. (so I can take my laptop out into the woods and still hook up to the web!) Slow, but it works. If you get 4g, it might be fine in that capacity. __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

01-24-2011, 02:31 PM	#15
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	So, I'll be able to access the interwebz when I'm in the woods burying hobos? Sweet! To the cloud! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

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