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This. No need for one with a 128gb phone. They were more of a pain in the past anyways because you could only save certain things there anyways and it sometimes got confusing what was on the card vs on the phone. Nice to have everything in one place. Plus if you use Google photos just back up everything to the cloud and clear off the device from time to time to keep storage down.
This is good to know. I was considering bringing my S9+ to take snorkeling photos and video this year.
I've owned a few Galaxy S's, 4 iphones, and currently still using One+3.
The crackling in the speakers went away after a few days. Phone is fine now.
yes it is. i only get phones like every 3-4 years so i went with the 5g.
I am going to go out on a limb and imagine that if a person needs to finance $900 or less, they probably aren't getting the 0%.
I gather it is common.. I question the 0% financing/installment plan for the customer that has to finance 3 figures to begin with (is this person getting 0%?). I question if that is the smart play versus a cheaper phone.It's essentially an installment plan and very common when buying from a carrier.
Is this schtick? Most carriers give you the one time payment or monthly payments with no interest. I "financed" my daughter's $200 phone
OK - I don't see the appeal there, but for the masses I assume they are financing a phone because they can't pay for the phone up front.
Regardless of the price, why should we pay for the phone when the carrier will let us "finance" it with 0% financing? Verizon is a 24 mo payment plan, which essentially takes the place of the 2 year contract. Why should I pony up whatever amount up front when the carrier will let me go with no interest and I can keep the money in my checking account which earns 3.5% interest?
Nobody is answering the question.
Don't have a clue what the credit requirements are for the 0%. My guess is if your credit isn't good enough to get a cell phone plan, you probably aren't going to get the payment option either.
I think depending on your credit score, all the big companies may require a down payment, but then it's still 0%.
I prefer to budget and pay once. Rather have lower monthly bill. Seems an easy way to sucker yourself into buying a new phone every 2 years.. hey it won't increase my payment!
T-Mobile, Verizon, etc. all do credit checks when you purchase a new phone or new plan.
When I bought my last phone (a Samsung Galaxy S8 probably 3 years ago now), I think it cost me around $800.00. I was willing to pay the entire price in the store, but they told me that I can only make a partial payment (it may have been the 1st monthly payment, etc.). I'm not sure if they changed their rules or not, but I paid off the phone about 1 month later through the website. There was no interest, and the plan would have made me pay ~$30 a month for 2-3 years until it was paid off. Personally, I don't like giant balances, even with no interest, and just want it off of me.
Typically, communication companies are most concerned about your identify. A lot of their checks are about confirming you are alive and through their identify checks to have a high level of confidence that you are not a fraudulent consumer. They may have some actual credit checks that require you to make a larger downpayment, etc. on a phone based on your actual credit being poor (missed payments, low FICO, etc.).
I may be in the minority but I can expense my phone bill. Adding a $30ish dollar charge per month doesn't phase my company. If I dropped $700 on one expense report they would not look too kindly on it.
The fingerprint scanner is definitely a disappointment. My OG pixel with the scanner on the back was perfect. Other than that, my S10+ is pretty great.
I don't have the latest model but have owned Samsung watches in the past.cubd8 said:
What about the Xiaomi Mi 9T as an option? Install the Google camera app and it sounds like it's better than the Pixel in just about every way.
thanks! that saved the texts to my computer (via dropbox) as an .xml file.belljr said:
