• After 15+ years, we've made a big change: Android Forums is now Early Bird Club. Learn more here.

Root General What should my next phone be? Should I ditch Virgin?

P

portezbie

Android Enthusiast
My triumph seems to be dying( I think my charging port is the problem) so I am looking for new phones.

First off, should I ditch Virgin mobile? I've generally been satisfied with it, but it's not great. I've heard good things about T-Mobile's no-contract plans.

Secondly, if I stay with Virgin should I try and get the Galaxy Victory or the Galaxy S2? They seem to be the best phones atm through Virgin. I'm leaning towards the victory because of the LTE, but the bigger screen and better camera on the S2 sound nice.

Thanks.
 
I was getting bored with my triumph haha so I said F&*@#%$ it, and optd for the big beautiful galaxy s2. It was totally worth it :D and jelly bean made it better so if your still into (virgins) id deff get the s2.
 
I'm thinking of getting a nexus 4 next month when the revamped ones come out. Either get a new one or buy the old one for a reduced price and put it on what ever network I want maybe a straight talk team mobile card.
 
portezbie said:
My triumph seems to be dying( I think my charging port is the problem) so I am looking for new phones.

First off, should I ditch Virgin mobile? I've generally been satisfied with it, but it's not great. I've heard good things about T-Mobile's no-contract plans.

Secondly, if I stay with Virgin should I try and get the Galaxy Victory or the Galaxy S2? They seem to be the best phones atm through Virgin. I'm leaning towards the victory because of the LTE, but the bigger screen and better camera on the S2 sound nice.

Thanks.
Click to expand...

I think I am eventually gonna switch to T-mobile for the 30.00 100 minute/5 GB plan. I just have not bit the bullet yet
 
Interesting I didn't think it could be repaired. I'll have to google around for a good phone repair shop. Thanks.

I feel like repairing it will probably cost more than it's worth, but can't hurt to check it out.
 
piper_ said:
Why post this here, you already made a duplicate post, this is the root/rom/dev section
Click to expand...

Sorry, I realize I double-posted. I just have found that the people in this section are quicker to respond and have better input. You'll notice that my post here has already gotten a number of replies and my other post has gotten none.
 
You should check out Ting if you haven't yet, I think their plans look pretty promising because you can pick everything you want and it's pretty cheap. Also you can use any phone with Ting and they do have LTE.
 
Urfreaky said:
You should check out Ting if you haven't yet, I think their plans look pretty promising because you can pick everything you want and it's pretty cheap. Also you can use any phone with Ting and they do have LTE.
Click to expand...

I'm just starting to read about Ting and I like what I see.
 
PMUSER said:
I think I am eventually gonna switch to T-mobile for the 30.00 100 minute/5 GB plan. I just have not bit the bullet yet
Click to expand...

It depends on your area, but I am on the $30 /mo plan, and afer 1 month, I couldn't be happier

Virgin Mobile average speed:

screenshot-1341967419652.png


T-Mobile average speed:

Screenshot_2013-03-23-08-16-56_zpsccdc93be.png
 
portezbie said:
Interesting I didn't think it could be repaired. I'll have to google around for a good phone repair shop. Thanks.

I feel like repairing it will probably cost more than it's worth, but can't hurt to check it out.
Click to expand...

Yeah, google for a good repair shop. I took mine in for a $50 replace charging port and they bricked it. Anyway they ordered a new board and 6 days later I had a working Triumph that charges.
 
I'm not sure if it's worth it for fifty bucks. It still works at the moment just a bit unreliably. Plus I got a optimus slider a few months back for twenty bucks as a safety precaution.

I'm on the fence about T-Mobile, how do people get by with so few minutes? Google voice or something?
 
portezbie said:
I'm not sure if it's worth it for fifty bucks. It still works at the moment just a bit unreliably. Plus I got a optimus slider a few months back for twenty bucks as a safety precaution.

I'm on the fence about T-Mobile, how do people get by with so few minutes? Google voice or something?
Click to expand...

That, or some of us really don't use anywhere near that amount of minutes :D Besides, if you need more minutes, either you can use Google voice or just pay a bit extra for more minutes. At 10 cents per minute, it's not too bad at all.
 
I was just looking at Ting's website but it doesn't seem like a very good deal unless you really don't use your phone much.
 
Some of the prices are really high. If I wanted the Nexus for example, would I only able to get from the T-mobile website for $500 or would I be able to find it cheaper elsewhere?
 
portezbie said:
I'm on the fence about T-Mobile, how do people get by with so few minutes?
Click to expand...
I have a landline at home and at work, so I don't use minutes at those places. When I'm out, I usually use text or e-mail to communicate. I generally use between 5 and 15 minutes a month on my cell. In the last 5 years (or more) I don't think I've used over 100 minutes in a month on my cell phone.

The $30 T-mobile deal does sound tempting, assuming it sticks around, and assuming I can get a good deal on a good phone. I still have an active $10/year t-mobile non-smart phone plan.
 
jr9306 said:
Some of the prices are really high. If I wanted the Nexus for example, would I only able to get from the T-mobile website for $500 or would I be able to find it cheaper elsewhere?
Click to expand...

I believe T-Mobile allows you to bring your own phone, and you can just get a nexus from google for the standard 300 price.
 
Yakuman said:
I have the MT bumped up to ICS, which is nice. (Thanks, developers!) I also am still grandfathered in to the $25/month plan. so it would be hard to leave any time soon.
Click to expand...

That is where I sit. I'm in the extra benefit of having fun DEVing on this thing. It's open design has made it very easy to get started. Now if I could only find time to work on something substantive.
 
dsmryder said:
That is where I sit. I'm in the extra benefit of having fun DEVing on this thing. It's open design has made it very easy to get started. Now if I could only find time to work on something substantive.
Click to expand...

I know slacker! Get it together :) I am over here working on the HTC Evo V 4G, the Samsung Victory for sprint and virgin mobile and also lending a hand to the Virgin Mobile Elite. Lets not forget I am also in the works on a new ROM for the Triumph :D Where is your dignity as a Rom Developer?!?!? :rofl::rofl::rofl:
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom