Neesy228
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Apr 9, 2008
So, my cell phone died and I've narrowed my options down to two completely different phones: the iphone4 and a simple "quick messaging" (as AT&T calls it) phone with a slider keyboard. I won't get another phone again until my contract is up in two years.
Here's my internal debate:The messaging phone is very similar to the one I have now and it's probably sufficient enough for my current needs. It's obviously cheaper than the iphone because it doesn't require a data plan and the OOP cost to purchase is less ($20 for the texting phone, vs $99 for the refurb. iphone), so for those reasons, I lean toward the texting phone.
BUT, I like the features of the iphone and would probably use it if I had it - the bar code scanner, gps, keyring app, email, ipod etc....I also feel like with the pace of technology today (boy, that makes me sound old! ) that a smart phone is going to be become more the norm over the next couple of years and I'm going to be left feeling like I'm unable to use so many of the features that are becoming commonplace today.
So fellow budget board DISer's....do I go with the cheap option that suits my needs now or do I spend more for the better technology - knowing that I have two years til my next upgrade?
TIA for your opinions
ETA: My DH already has an iphone and DS has an itouch and we also have an ipad, so we have more apps than we can handle already! Which is also why I'm ruling out Andriod phones...makes no sense to go to a different platform at this point. So, it's all or nothing! Just need to decide which way to go - and that's the tough part...
Here's my internal debate:The messaging phone is very similar to the one I have now and it's probably sufficient enough for my current needs. It's obviously cheaper than the iphone because it doesn't require a data plan and the OOP cost to purchase is less ($20 for the texting phone, vs $99 for the refurb. iphone), so for those reasons, I lean toward the texting phone.
BUT, I like the features of the iphone and would probably use it if I had it - the bar code scanner, gps, keyring app, email, ipod etc....I also feel like with the pace of technology today (boy, that makes me sound old! ) that a smart phone is going to be become more the norm over the next couple of years and I'm going to be left feeling like I'm unable to use so many of the features that are becoming commonplace today.
So fellow budget board DISer's....do I go with the cheap option that suits my needs now or do I spend more for the better technology - knowing that I have two years til my next upgrade?
TIA for your opinions
ETA: My DH already has an iphone and DS has an itouch and we also have an ipad, so we have more apps than we can handle already! Which is also why I'm ruling out Andriod phones...makes no sense to go to a different platform at this point. So, it's all or nothing! Just need to decide which way to go - and that's the tough part...