aknowhow78
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Also check out blinq.com for phones. So much cheaper and comes with warranties
Just an FYI to Android users with battery drain issues: the facebook app if you have it could be the culprit. Try removing the app and see if that makes a difference.I probably would have just kept the old S3 and not buy a phone but after trying 4 different new batteries, there was no way it would last the day.
I am the proud owner of a Motorola W233. i got it used on eBay for 9 dollars including shipping. I bought it right after i retired so im thinking the spring of 2009. Its still going strong, I loaded it up with 1000 minutes initially, and they last a year. i add 20 bucks one a year and the unused minutes roll over to the next year period. The screen says some now defunct cell phone company, but it works like a charm with a t mobile sim card. It does everything i need , like when i have to go to a funeral home in Long Island and i get lost , i call the Parlor and tell them im at the intersection of so and so what do i do now? Or when the bride sends me to the store for 1 or 2 items and i forgot what she said. Its awesome , battery lasts for weeks without usage, it has text message capabilities but i dont use that function. It has a tools button that has a calendar for reminders and a calculator. I use those. As a matter of fact i put in a reminder that i need to send out another 5 THOUSAND in estimated tax. Cell phone is not a line item in my budget the 20 bucks falls into the livin large misc category.> By the way every word in this post is 100 % fact, we live a simple life.
Thanks for mentioning Project Fi. DW could use a new phone and going with a Nexus 5x + Project Fi would be please her. Then I could move my Nexus 6P over to Project Fi which I've been exceedingly slow to pull the trigger on. We currently use Tmobil so wouldn't be a big change for us, just lower costs of maybe $60/mo versus $90/mo.I just bought a discounted Nexus 5X for $250 and signed up for Google Project Fi. In general I buy used Nexus GSM phones that are one or two generations old. Let the early adopters take the depreciation. Then I use them until there is some specific reason that I need to upgrade. Just like buying a used car and driving it until it gets a terminal illness.
Project Fi was the change driver this time, causing me to ditch my Nexus 4. Basic charge is $20/month, unlimited talk and text in the US using WiFi (VoIP), Sprint or T-Mobile networks opportunistically. Also phone & text coverage in 135 countries, sometimes free (Canada, for example) and sometimes at fairly low rates. Data is $10/GB, pay only for what you use & no minimum. Same data price in any of 135 countries around the world. Last month my data bill was $0.97. They also provide free data-only SIM cards, so both of our Nexus 7 tablets are also on the same $10/GB deal at no extra cost. We typically travel internationally a couple of times a year so the international features are a big advantage for us. https://fi.google.com
Prior to switching, I was on a family plan with my wife at https://www.puretalkusa.com/. Paid $15/month total for both phones. Don't remember how many minutes, but unused minutes rolled over to the next month & we are not heavy users so we pretty quickly built up a huge bank. Maybe they killed that plan, tho, as I don't see it on their site any more. Still, I think what they do offer still looks pretty good.
....I looked at the Mot G4 but didn't want the constant adverts the comparably priced versions had. .....
I probably would have just kept the old S3 and not buy a phone but after trying 4 different new batteries, there was no way it would last the day. ...
Neither of our Moto G4's have ads....what are you talking about?
On the last part, similar experience with my S2, replaced battery and it still couldn't last a whole day.
Very happy with my Moto E. Paid less than $30 for a new one. No flash on the camera, though.The best smartphone I have is the Motorola E 2nd Generation. I think I paid about $55 for it 2 years ago.