So last August I upgraded my phone from TracFone to an Evo 4G on Sprint, and I've been pretty happy with the service and no data cap. I usually keep it under 2GB, but a couple times when I was tethering a lot I pushed over 3GB. Now the rest of my family wants to get off the TracFone bandwagon, too, and my sister is spearheading the charge to Verizon.
I've tried to read up, and I've seen mixed results, so I'll lay it out for you:
My parents use their phones almost exclusively for calling, though my mom might start texting given the opportunity. I plan to get them both flip phones, with one of those military-style ones for my dad because of his work. My sister wants an iPhone, though she would use minimal data, mostly Facebook and some Youtube watching, and I like having my android OS with plenty of headroom for data abuse.
I plan to stop by each store and have the sales guy pitch me his best reasons, but I call on you guys to lean me one way or the other. I'm not worried about the cancellation fee for my plan, so disregard that. I want to know which one is straight up cheaper, and which is the better deal.
I've tried to read up, and I've seen mixed results, so I'll lay it out for you:
My parents use their phones almost exclusively for calling, though my mom might start texting given the opportunity. I plan to get them both flip phones, with one of those military-style ones for my dad because of his work. My sister wants an iPhone, though she would use minimal data, mostly Facebook and some Youtube watching, and I like having my android OS with plenty of headroom for data abuse.
I plan to stop by each store and have the sales guy pitch me his best reasons, but I call on you guys to lean me one way or the other. I'm not worried about the cancellation fee for my plan, so disregard that. I want to know which one is straight up cheaper, and which is the better deal.
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Echo Cascade
(17 items) |
Dell Studio 1558
(14 items) |
XBMC HTPC
(10 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core i5 M520 2.4 Ghz Dual Core | Dell Proprietary | Mobility Radeon HD 5470 | 4 GB |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | Monitor |
| 60GB Mushkin Callisto SSD | Slot load | Ubuntu 12.10 | 1366x768 |
| Audio | |||
| X-Fi speakers | |||
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phenom II X4 925 | MSI 890FXA-GD70 | EVGA GT 610 2GB | CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB DDR3 1600 |
| Hard Drive | Cooling | OS | Keyboard |
| Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB WD1002FAEX | Xigmatek Gaia | XBMCBuntu 11.04 | Generic Dell crap |
| Power | Case | ||
| Coolmax 700W | Apevia X-Jupiter-Jr Midtower | ||
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