Hi,
New to the forums and Android, but long time follower of the mobile device scene.
Here is my dilemma: I am Verizon user (can't switch) but am fortunately "grandfather in" to a $30 unlimited data plan. I want a Nexus/stock Android experience. Should I...
1) Buy a Galaxy Nexus off eBay for about $150. This would allow me have a Nexus device (though I'm aware of Verizon's limitations on software updates) and allow me to keep my unlimited data. I do relaize this phone is getting a little outdated, but maybe it would carry me over until the fall or winter when perhaps Verizon would get the Nexus 5 or "X phone."
2) Use my upgrade to the S4 when it's available, and plan to root it and run stock Android. I would loose my unlimited data, and I'm also not sure how likely it will be that I can easily root. The announcement of the S4 Google Edition might make the root process and getting stock Android on the device easier, although that phone is for AT&T and T-Mobile, so it might be too different anyway.
Thoughts?
New to the forums and Android, but long time follower of the mobile device scene.
Here is my dilemma: I am Verizon user (can't switch) but am fortunately "grandfather in" to a $30 unlimited data plan. I want a Nexus/stock Android experience. Should I...
1) Buy a Galaxy Nexus off eBay for about $150. This would allow me have a Nexus device (though I'm aware of Verizon's limitations on software updates) and allow me to keep my unlimited data. I do relaize this phone is getting a little outdated, but maybe it would carry me over until the fall or winter when perhaps Verizon would get the Nexus 5 or "X phone."
2) Use my upgrade to the S4 when it's available, and plan to root it and run stock Android. I would loose my unlimited data, and I'm also not sure how likely it will be that I can easily root. The announcement of the S4 Google Edition might make the root process and getting stock Android on the device easier, although that phone is for AT&T and T-Mobile, so it might be too different anyway.
Thoughts?
