OT- iphone 7 PLUS
- Thread starter RU Leonard 23
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Not sure, but the Pixel is interesting enough that I would consider it on its next release (also times up with when my iPhone deal is up for renewal).
Right now our family is due for two upgrades. One will be regular phone (Samsung Brightside) to smart and the other will be smart (iPhone 5s) to smart. He said either one of the upgrades is good for a free SE.
Are the 35s much better than the 15s or 25? Looking to get them, see the 15s for $229 at COSTCO.
Wow
I have an iPhone 5s now
I love the size, so want to get an SE.
However, my local store is charging me full price.
They said I could get some credit for my 5S, but wasn't specific on how much (and it didn't sound like much. No where near the retail price of an SE).
Maybe I need to go see your guy!
Am getting the 7s and switched from Verizon to AT&T with unlimited data at the same time. Tired of Verizon scamming on data data charges. When we contacted Verizon, they didn't seem to care about losing a long-standing high-paying customer and told us they could have "helped" bring down the charges for the past year - but still wouldn't be close to AT&T....We'll be saving more than $100/month.
I think TMobile started that and as has been the case with other offerings on pricing etc..the big guys like Verizon/ATT have to follow suit to some degree because they're losing customers and not growing as fast. I think Verizon has month to month rollover data as well now, I believe ATT already has that. So any unused data from the previous month can be rolled over to the next month but then expires after.
I'm the reverse of the poster above, thinking about going from ATT to Verizon. I'm not all that happy with the spotty service I get but it does seem to be improving lately. Still under contract through January but after that I'll have to think about. Might wait a year though as I'm thinking of upgrading when the iPhone 8 comes out then just switch the phone and the service all at once.
Just a word of caution. I spent a lot of money with them and I have found their customer service to be horrible. They never did get to the bottom of apps that were draining data on my kids phones (while they were asleep) and we had to put a cap on the data since none of their technicians could fix the problems....after wasting many hours of my time. I have not called them much over the years but their poor customer service occurred every time. Letting me know that I could have gotten a break on data over the past year only after I spent the money was the icing on the cake.
I'm sure others have had the opposite experience....just my two cents. Glad to be done with them.
Thanks for the heads up. I have Fios now and I've dealt with their customer service and while nothing to write home about I can't say they were terrible or any worse than others. My household isn't filled with big data users that much anyway so hopefully I should be okay with that issue. I'm more concerned with service, as soon as I go into many buildings the service can be spotty. Lately, I've seen ATT Wifi fix some of that issue but still eh. Not big users but when we do I'd like it to work. Still on the fence about switching but it's on my mind.
As to your kids' phones being drained of data while sleeping (basically in the home) why not have your devices automatically switch to your home's wifi as soon as you/they get home. All our devices are set up like that, even when we go to relatives' houses too. It doesn't really help identify which app is draining the data but it should stop the data usage on your carrier.
I'm on AT&T, but did notice when traveling recently to less populated areas that people with Verizon tended to get a better signal than I did. I had Sprint previously and AT&T a massive step-up from them...but seems a little behind on Verizon (although still plenty good enough for me 98% of the time).
As for customer service, I think cell phone stuff is like cable...you always think the other guy is better and the reality is they are all mediocre.
suspect most can't go too wrong with AT&T or Verizon.
No problem, it's probably one of the reasons I can say we're not big data users because anything done at home is going through Fios (cable provider) and not ATT (wireless provider). Now some day in the future the cable providers might start charging based on usage too but not now at least.
I never tried the others but from what reviews I had seen on the others, the advice I saw was that the 35s are better so if you don't have any of the lower models, bite the bullet and buy 35. If you do have the 25 then 35 isn't a big jump but it is a big jump vs the 15 especially if you're looking for both bluetooth and noise cancelling.
Just got the Iphone 7 a couple of days ago - overall I like it a lot and have no complaints except for the lack of a headphone jack - what on earth were they thinking???? It is a pain in the neck and I have no idea how such a major omission got through all their market research and endless meetings. With Verizon I think you are able to get a huge credit by trading it in once the 8 comes out. I know they offered me like $40 for my iphone 5 - I told them no thanks and that Ill just give it to my son and/or have a backup.