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Save me hours of research, please. My LG android battery is dying its expected, slow death. The screen is less and less responsive. It's old and tired. So I'll be shopping for a new one, but definitely staying with T-Mobile.
Question: Is buying a phone that has 5G necessary? It looks like the bump in price is significant. For our purposes, 4G has NEVER been inadequate, even when we travel. And between Covid and age, I suspect our traveling will be considerably less in the next few years.
We're decidedly not into the latest and greatest bells and whistles. We replace our phones every 3-4 years. Always android simply because the i-phones have a high price tag.
ETA: I spoke with one sales rep who was trying to convince me that a phone that isn't 5G will not work in a few years because they will phase out 4G - like they have with 3G. That soundslike a sales pitch to convince me to pay for 5G when I may not need it. Which is why I'm asking the question here.
"How often do you replace phones?"
"Every 3-4 years."
That sort of is on the 5G bubble, IMO. If it was every other year, I might suggest sitting one out, and buying next time.
Still, I would suggest not worrying about it, and upgrading in 2-3 years or so, if you think you are missing out. You likely will not feel that way.
The main reason, truly, that I would buy 5G?
Because once completely deployed, it should give me better WIFI over a more robust network at hockey games, with 18,000 of my closest friends.
The sales rep was either incompetent or lying to you. Report him, so he can be trained or disciplined, as needed.
5G isn't widely available at this time, and it may be a while before it is. And, even then, outside of places with higher population density it will be the "slower" 5G vs. the "faster" 5G. I also don't see 4G going away anytime soon, as it will take some time to make 5G available in many of the rural areas.
Reminds me of HD TVs when they were the craze yet very limited in terms of programs who delivered in HD...not worth the money as I can wait for things to download and most will not notice.
Get the phone you like at the price you want to pay and don't worry about it. 4G is going to be around at least long enough to make it till you next phone and likely longer.
I've got you beat - I bought an iphone 7 less than a year ago
I have this thing about not spending more than 200 bucks on a phone. I also refuse to buy a phone that requires insurance or that I'm "better off" leasing.
Haha you beat me by probably 6 months. I pretty much use whatever cell phone MVNO is cheapest and bounce around carriers so I like buying unlocked phones that don't require leasing and where I'm not locked to a carrier (and my price limit is also $200-300). My phone honestly takes just as good photos as my DSLR even if it is "aged"
Save me hours of research, please. My LG android battery is dying its expected, slow death. The screen is less and less responsive. It's old and tired. So I'll be shopping for a new one, but definitely staying with T-Mobile.
We have T-Mobile also, but we have the Pay-as-you-go plan. We learned that T-Mobile will require phones on its network to have VoLTE as of January 2021. None of our current phones do, so we are going through a phased upgrade. Wife was first in September. I'll be next in November. Our oldest son will get his in January. My choice is Samsung Galaxy A11, which you can pick up unlocked for about $150 in most places.
Thanks everybody for such quick (and unanimous) confirmation that my BS meter was still functioning at full throttle.
Now I have to figure out what budget Androids to buy. After all, this is a critical decision! These phones are our connection to civilization and take out food. They enable us to take an obnoxious number of photos of our new dog. We absolutely HAVE to receive those all important phone calls offering me a car warranty on the car I sold last year. We'd have a stroke if we couldn't check Amazon's lightening deals, track my UPS delivery to the minute, read email and facebook every 7 minutes, and reload the electoral college map every 60 seconds for the next two months. . .
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