Sally Redux

My life was incredibly simple at that age compared to my kids'. Expectations are sky-high now.

They do some cool stuff though, have to admit I'm jealous sometimes.

Jingsamichty

And yet you'd deny it if I said you've sold out, man.

Novocastrian

Not at all, old chappie. It was a conscious decision. The skirt BTW was a hand-me-down.

Partially discharged

This image comes to mind.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...uist_et_al.jpg

Atlantic Xpat

I'm in a similar situation. I did briefly have a Z10 which was a revelation after a BB9 but I dropped it into a river and that was that. My employer has just relaxed their cellphone policy so we can choose between Galaxy S5, iPhone etc. Oddly not BB10's, but there you go. I've gone for the S5 but if I don't like it, I'll hand it off to a member of my team and go for an iPhone 6. There have to be some perks of being a middle manager. Whatever I get, it is, of course the best kind of cellphone - one that someone else pays for.

Back on topic, good analysis Gozit. People will always go for the the smaller monthly payment though. Human nature. (and cash-flow).

Jingsamichty

Novo makes an excellent point though... assembling comparative analyses of mobile phone plans and aspiring to work in a Telus phone shop is not exactly going to set the typical female teenage breast a-flutter.

I think you should get a scowl and a greasy quiff, 20 Embassy Red and a job on the waltzers. You'll break a dozen girly hearts by tea-time.

Sally Redux

Ha ha my daughter and I were ogling a 'waltzer' guy just the other day

I even tried to get a sneaky pic of him

SchnookoLoly

LOL. Is the new mission of BE going to be to get Gozit laid?

not2old

things we did at 15 back in the 50's & 60's - yeah, why not.

Mind you these days 15 year olds have other things on their minds that give them a thrill

Oink

I believe that might be illegal at the moment. He's better off thinking about mobile phones.

Oink

That's it, an otter box phone. I can text my nan and get Radio Four on it.

Gozit

I wish

In that case, i'd go for the iPhone 6, and the plan lark that I posted doesn't matter at all since work is paying

The S5 is a good phone. I have it and I like it.

No, people won't always go for the low monthly payment, because on the contract, like I said, the upfront payment for the phone is way lower, but at a cost of a higher bill and higher overall cost of ownership... Hence my thread, wanted to make people aware and save $$
Sneaky Sally... That's a good one.

Apparently

You lot are determined. Its gonna take a lot of effort, trust me!

Alan2005

Did you have a scowl and a greasy quiff - or did you spend time as dererck the cleric rolling D20's to kill orcs?

Sally Redux

I'm saying nowt, I'm already in the frame for 'grooming' Gozit to turn away from his community.

sharkus

I've had an Otterbox Defender on my 3GS and my 5S. Very useful for a clumsy sod like me, plus one can let the small person hold the phone and if it is dropped it's ok (apart from into water, but they do have a waterproof one - for a certain value of waterproof).

As to the subject under discussion, the current plans from carriers are horrible. Around two years ago you could get an ok iPhone plan (200 local minutes, basic long distance, free calling to / from 10 numbers. unlimited picture and text messaging, visual voicemail, and 6GB of data) for around 65 + tax. To get a similar plan today, it is $125 plus tax. Even if you speak to the retentions departments you will be lucky to get it for $90 + tax a month.

I wasn't too unhappy to take a contract with Bell, for a new 5S, but they simply would not offer me a plan that could match what I already had (I was with them on a month to month with unlocked iPhone 3GS), so I decided to purchase an unlocked 5S from Apple. Yes the initial outlay was a lot more, but it will end up saving me money. How? Firstly, I get to keep the plan I'm on, and secondly, when and if I get a new phone, I can sell the iPhone 5S on and put that against the new phone purchase. As it's unlocked, that will allow the new user to go to whatever network they like.

Note: If you buy a "no term" phone from a carrier then I believe it is still locked to their network, and as with any locked phone, you'll have to pay to get it unlocked, and for iPhones it's $50 + tax. More gouging by the carriers! It does not cost $50 to send the IMEI to Apple's servers and request a wildcard unlock, nor does it require specially trained staff to do this either. In fact, in the UK O2 will allow you to unlock your phone phone for free (within certain conditions), and you can do it yourself via their website. Far more sensible.