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Which phone?

Eric Parlatore

Eric Parlatore

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S10 PLUS

ONE PLUS 7 PRO (I HAVE ATT SO THEY DONT CARRY IT UNLESS I PAY MORE TO BUY UNLOCKED VERSION)

IPHONE 8 PLUS

THESE ARE MY THREE CHOICES.

REASON I LIKE THEM

S10PLUS- GREAT FEATURES,CAMERA IS GREAT
ONLY THING I HATE IS THEY DONT UPDATE SOFTWARE OFTEN

ONEPLUS
HEARD ITS GRRAT PHONE WITH THE WARP CHARGER
HEARD THE CAMERA IS AMAZING
AND THEY CONSTANTLY DO UPDATES

IPHONE 8 PLUS
I LOVED THIS PHONE WHEN I HAD IT
ITS FAST HAS GREAT CAMERA AND IPHONES ALWAYS DO UPDATES
 
It depends on what is most important to you. For example the Samsung probably has the best camera of the 3 (cameras are generally not a true strength of One+, and Apple haven't been class leading there for a while). But if all 3 are good enough for you then it doesn't matter so much which is "best" - and of course if one has a feature that matters more to you than quality in some particular circumstance does then what's best for you may not be the same as for someone else.

And that's always the problem with these questions: we may know what's best for us, but that isn't necessarily what's best for you.

I respect the iPhone 8s build quality, but it's a less flexible platform, which would put me off. But that doesn't seem to be your concern. OnePlus, the sheer size of the phone is very off-putting to me, so much so that I've not even bothered reading reviews, but again that doesn't seem to be a problem for you. So for me it would be the Samsung - but you do seem to find a few months wait for the updates to be a real issue (despite the fact that I'm using a Pixel, so get updates constantly, that wouldn't bother me especially as long as the updates were properly tested when they did come). But for update frequency OnePlus are pretty decent (behind Google or Essential, ahead of most others), so if that's a big deal for you, and you've already moved on from the iPhone once, then maybe that's the answer.

I would try to have a play with one before laying out the money though (something I say about any and all phones). Doesn't matter how nice the specs and photos are if you find you don't like the actual thing.
 
Honestly? I really wanted to like iPhone, but I couldn't make myself/ force myself. I use my phone for EVerything. I upload receipts to both google drive and box, for tax purposes for my business. I have my own S-Corp. With drive on the android OS I can then take the uploaded receipt and send a copy to Box.com storage, thereby backing up my storage. iOS won't let the drive app transfer a file to my box.com storage.

Additionally, with Drive, I can't scan and upload a PDF doc. I have to upload a photo of reciepts and photos take muuuuuuuuch more space, which translates to more more paying for storage over the years.

This inflexibility is just a small taste of how iOS is too limiting for me and my business. I tried. I can't.

For the record, Consumer Reports rates Samsung over iPhone and has for awhile now. In the old days, Sammy couldn't rate over Apple but now the tables are turned. For my money? Your choices are between the 1+ and Sammy. Honesly? The 1+ looks rather like a winner to me. If I don't get it myself, moving up from the note 8, I will wait for 5G.
 
Eric Parlatore said:
Yeah but they dont make it for att. Only way to get it is by spending more for unlocked one
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Do your networks not offer lower charges if you bring your own device? Or do they really screw you by charging heavily either way?

I've not bought a carrier-subsidised phone for 15 years, and not bought one that was locked to a carrier this century. Here in the UK the networks want you to buy subsidised phones, partly because that locks you in for longer, but also because it's more profitable for them (i.e. if I buy a flagship phone unlocked and just pay for the service then over 2 years it is always cheaper than paying for the same service + a subsidised phone, and of course I've paid more for the phone than the carrier would so their extra profit is larger than the difference in my costs). But as long as you can afford to pay up front it's cheaper overall, especially if you keep the phone longer than the 2 year contract, and you get a better choice of phones (not limited to what the carrier offers).

(It didn't use to be like that: there was a time when the networks were desperate to gain subscribers, and so phone subsidies were high and contracts short, and it was much cheaper to buy the phone through a contract. But once the market saturated investors started looking at "average revenue per user" as their figure of merit rather than just the number of subscribers, and then subsidies decreased and contract lengths increased, and for a long time now buying a phone on a contract has not made sense in the UK).
 
Hadron said:
Do your networks not offer lower charges if you bring your own device? Or do they really screw you by charging heavily either way?

I've not bought a carrier-subsidised phone for 15 years, and not bought one that was locked to a carrier this century. Here in the UK the networks want you to buy subsidised phones, partly because that locks you in for longer, but also because it's more profitable for them (i.e. if I buy a flagship phone unlocked and just pay for the service then over 2 years it is always cheaper than paying for the same service + a subsidised phone, and of course I've paid more for the phone than the carrier would so their extra profit is larger than the difference in my costs). But as long as you can afford to pay up front it's cheaper overall, especially if you keep the phone longer than the 2 year contract, and you get a better choice of phones (not limited to what the carrier offers).

(It didn't use to be like that: there was a time when the networks were desperate to gain subscribers, and so phone subsidies were high and contracts short, and it was much cheaper to buy the phone through a contract. But once the market saturated investors started looking at 'average revenue per user' as their figure of merit rather than just the number of subscribers, and then subsidies decreased and contract lengths increased, and for a long time now buying a phone on a contract has not made sense in the UK).
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I never bought unlocked device before
 
Eric Parlatore said:
I never bought unlocked device before
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Does your carrier(AT&T) always charge you the same monthly charge, whether you buy a reduced price, locked phone from them, or if you pay full price for one and BYOD?

Because I know in the UK, carriers will usually charge a significantly higher monthly charge if you have a phone from them, instead of paying full price for a BYOD. Sometimes the carrier supplied phone might even be no charge up front, but they get it back(with interest) in the increased monthly charges over the two year contract. Effectively the carrier is giving you a loan.

FWIW here in China, all phones are unlocked, carrier plans are all prepaid, and phones cost the same whether the carrier supplies it, or you BYOD.
 
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mikedt said:
Does your carrier(AT&T) always charge you the same monthly charge, whether you buy a reduced price, locked phone from them, or if you pay full price for one and BYOD?

Because I know in the UK, carriers will usually charge a significantly higher monthly charge if you have a phone from them, instead of paying full price for a BYOD. Sometimes the carrier supplied phone might even be no charge up front, but they get it back(with interest) in the increased monthly charges over two years. Effectively the carrier is giving you a loan.
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Dont know
 
Eric Parlatore said:
Yeah but they dont make it for att. Only way to get it is by spending more for unlocked one
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Like was said, if your monthlies will be lower, a $600 flagship spec device will sound better than a 900+ one, and the 7T seems to have some advantages over the 7 Pro in terms of usability etc, though not blow me away camera performance.

I'm in the UK and I think you can get device only credit terms here but that will undoubtedly add up to at least as much.

I still get AT&T alerts for someone else's account with the same name despite telling them 2 years ago its my email. I'm told not to read any email from them that's not meant for me. Well done AT&T :p
 
Eric Parlatore said:
Dont know
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Maybe you should find out. AT&T could be charging you a significantly higher monthly fee with having a "subsidised" locked phone from them, over having a SIM only plan and an unlocked BYOD. Many carriers do, and effectively you're borrowing from them, and paying it back with interest over two years. That's why you have to have a good credit rating to even be eligible for a phone contract.
 
mikedt said:
Maybe you should find out. AT&T could be charging you a significantly higher monthly fee with having a 'subsidised' locked phone from them, over having a SIM only plan and an unlocked BYOD. Many carriers do, and effectively you're borrowing from them, and paying it back with interest over two years. That's why you have to have a good credit rating to even be eligible for a phone contract.
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They told me it gets unlocked once its paid off
 
Not the same thing.

Does your monthly bill decrease once it's paid off? If so by how much? And given that your S10 is quite new, what are you going to do with it if you change, since it's presumably still under contract?
 
Hadron said:
Not the same thing.

Does your monthly bill decrease once it's paid off? If so by how much? And given that your S10 is quite new, what are you going to do with it if you change, since it's presumably still under contract?
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Price drops with price I was paying monthly for phone
 
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