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T-Mobile Prepaid Phone Question

PC Bigboy

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I'm in the midst of leaving Cricket (As well as its SUPER MEGA SLOW 3G & their equally slow deployment of/upgrade to 4G) behind in lieu of T-Mobile's monthly 4G service since it offers 4G service for THE SAME $50 to $60 I've been paying Cricket

For my phone, I'm looking at either the Samsung Dart or the T-Mobile Prism however I have some HUGE questions which could impact my decision to walk out of the store with the phone tomorrow. They are.....

* Does it support Flash (Either preinstalled or downloadable as an option from GP)
* Does it have front AND rear view cameras
* Which phone is comparable to it

I've already got the drivers to root the Dart when I rooted my Vitality so that shouldn't be a problem (At least I hope not) however I don't know if those same drivers would work with the Prism or not (Perhaps a category can be started on T-Mobile devices?) & I'd like to know the answer to the latter so that when I post here about it, I know where to go

For those who've never seen a T-Mobile Prism, Walmart has one on its website here if you care to see it. The Dart can be found here

Any info. you guys can provide would be much appreciated (I haven't been let down yet ;) )

Cheers :D

PC Bigboy
 
* Does it support Flash (Either preinstalled or downloadable as an option from GP)
* Does it have front AND rear view cameras
* Which phone is comparable to it

1. Yes both devices you're looking at support Flash.
2. Both only have rear cameras, neither have a front facing camera.
3. Both of these devices are comparable to the LG Optimus T, they all have similar specs, and a processor clocked at 600 MHZ.
 
Thanks for the move :)

Now an update.....

I decided to take the plunge & get the T-Mobile Exhibit II instead. It too is a Samsung but it's SGH-T679. Pretty cool if you ask me (It DAMNED WELL BETTER since it set me back over $200 with tax :p )

Luckily I had it to spare (But that was MY VERY VERY TIPPY TOP limit). It's got Flash (Finally a phone WITH FLASH HOORAY! :) ) & has front AND rear view cameras (Which is GREAT for mobile lifecasting as then I can see people in the chat room on places like BlogTV, UStream & the like :) )

Only drawbacks were that it didn't come with an SD Card :( (But even that's no biggie as they cost as little as $12.99 at T-Mobile stores anyway) & the SIM card wasn't installed since I got it at Walmart (Shouldn't those things be installed BEFORE the phone is shipped ?? Shipping a phone with a SIM card that needs post-purchase installation is like SHIPPING A COMPUTER WITH A BIOS THAT NEEDS POST-PURCHASE INSTALLATION !!! )

Anyway, I tried out Plex via my WiFi & I have to say I'm IMPRESSED with how fast it loads (The real test will be with the device on 4G & away from home though ;) )

I'm gonna have some F-U-N now :cool:

Cheers :D
 
Thanks for the move :)

Now an update.....

I decided to take the plunge & get the T-Mobile Exhibit II instead. It too is a Samsung but it's SGH-T679. Pretty cool if you ask me (It DAMNED WELL BETTER since it set me back over $200 with tax :p )

Luckily I had it to spare (But that was MY VERY VERY TIPPY TOP limit). It's got Flash (Finally a phone WITH FLASH HOORAY! :) ) & has front AND rear view cameras (Which is GREAT for mobile lifecasting as then I can see people in the chat room on places like BlogTV, UStream & the like :) )

Only drawbacks were that it didn't come with an SD Card :( (But even that's no biggie as they cost as little as $12.99 at T-Mobile stores anyway) & the SIM card wasn't installed since I got it at Walmart (Shouldn't those things be installed BEFORE the phone is shipped ?? Shipping a phone with a SIM card that needs post-purchase installation is like SHIPPING A COMPUTER WITH A BIOS THAT NEEDS POST-PURCHASE INSTALLATION !!! )

Anyway, I tried out Plex via my WiFi & I have to say I'm IMPRESSED with how fast it loads (The real test will be with the device on 4G & away from home though ;) )

I'm gonna have some F-U-N now :cool:

Cheers :D



Congrats, when it comes to a prepaid plan, the SIM card will never come installed. I definitely prefer it that way, it allows you to set everything up correctly. Most devices won't come with an SD card either, since most of them have internal storage, the SD slot is just an added bonus.
 
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