katiediddesig
Lurker
I'm happily with Page Plus, and I now want a better/newer phone. Primarily, I want a bigger screen and longer-lasting battery.. which seem to come on 4G phones... which I discovered means the phone has to be flashed.
I'm generally good with computers and technology, but I know very little about flashing (yet), apart from what a few articles have explained.
What I'm wondering, first off, is this:
1) Does flashing affect the reliability of the phone?
2) Does it make the phone more prone to problems?
3) Do apps and everything work the same as a non-flashed phone?
4) Does a flashed phone require more technical skills to use/operate? ie: Would I find myself stuck, needing to do something but no idea how to do it?
5) I know it voids the manufacturer's warranty, but does anyone know if Square Trade cares?
6) Would the answers to questions 1-4 change depending on the phone? The three phones that I'm looking at right now are the HTC One, the Galaxy S3, and the Galaxy Note II.
I'm generally good with computers and technology, but I know very little about flashing (yet), apart from what a few articles have explained.
What I'm wondering, first off, is this:
1) Does flashing affect the reliability of the phone?
2) Does it make the phone more prone to problems?
3) Do apps and everything work the same as a non-flashed phone?
4) Does a flashed phone require more technical skills to use/operate? ie: Would I find myself stuck, needing to do something but no idea how to do it?
5) I know it voids the manufacturer's warranty, but does anyone know if Square Trade cares?
6) Would the answers to questions 1-4 change depending on the phone? The three phones that I'm looking at right now are the HTC One, the Galaxy S3, and the Galaxy Note II.