Looking for advice
Verizon told me yesterday I can upgrade early. I currently have the Eris. I am debating upgrading to the X or the Incredible, but I also was considering waiting until Christmas.
Like Jay said in another post LTE is right around the corner. So getting a new phone then is a bit silly.
Do you guys think Verizon will let people upgrade early to an LTE device once they are available and your market has service?
I am stuck. My Eris improved with 2.1 but is a bit sluggish. 😕
I normally can't wait for new devices, but I was looking for opinions.
Thanks guys!
Like Jay said in another post LTE is right around the corner. So getting a new phone then is a bit silly.
Do you guys think Verizon will let people upgrade early to an LTE device once they are available and your market has service?
I am stuck. My Eris improved with 2.1 but is a bit sluggish. 😕
I normally can't wait for new devices, but I was looking for opinions.
Thanks guys!
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LTE smartphones won't be out til summer next year. But there are suppose to be some showcased @ CES in January.
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See if they'll let you do an early one year upgrade (they might not).
Unless you are in a MAJOR Market (philly, NYC, Sanfran, etc) don't expect LTE really in your area right away. And even if you are in an LTE area at launch, it doesn't mean everywhere will have it, plus we don't know what the data plan scheme will be.
If I were you, and I couldn't get a single year upgrade, I would try and find a DINC or Droid online for 300-400 or so, and then just get an upgrade at the normal time.
I don't think they'll do a crazy exception upgrade to go to 4g. (maybe only one like they did with droidx, but not a droidx to a 4g)
That being said, the Dinc and the X are both great phones, and until we know more about 4g, it's not a bad idea.
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Unless you are in a MAJOR Market (philly, NYC, Sanfran, etc) don't expect LTE really in your area right away. And even if you are in an LTE area at launch, it doesn't mean everywhere will have it, plus we don't know what the data plan scheme will be.
If I were you, and I couldn't get a single year upgrade, I would try and find a DINC or Droid online for 300-400 or so, and then just get an upgrade at the normal time.
I don't think they'll do a crazy exception upgrade to go to 4g. (maybe only one like they did with droidx, but not a droidx to a 4g)
That being said, the Dinc and the X are both great phones, and until we know more about 4g, it's not a bad idea.
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cweiss said:
Do you guys think Verizon will let people upgrade early to an LTE device once they are available and your market has service?
No, I don't.
If you want to be the first kid on your street to have an LTE smartphone, wait.
If not, VZW generally will let you do an upgrade every 12 months unless you're a tag-a-long on a family plan, so you could get an LTE smartphone next September anyway. You just won't get it in early summer like the beta testers.
👀 I mean, early adopters.... 👀
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yeah that is my experience with verizon too. Sometimes like the droid they let you upgrade real early. They let me after 6 months when the storm 2 and droid came out. But that was tricky the store was like no way and when I called I got a few different answers. So it could have gone anyway. Some said it was only for my line others said it was for all lines. I did get 2 lines upgraded with droids. I will say if LTE is more expensive they are more likely to let you since it adds money to your bill. I am sure they were happy to get 60.00 extra dollars out of me they didn't care when I upgraded since I had no data plan before.
So long story short you never know you have a 40% chance of upgrading early for LTE.
So long story short you never know you have a 40% chance of upgrading early for LTE.
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are you getting an early upgrade or an annual upgrade?? if you are on a higher tier rate plan they let everyone upgrade early after 1 year, even if you signed a two year contract. If that is the case.... you could upgrade now, and then when LTE is out next summer upgrade again...
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I now this is probably a difficult choice, but which phone would you guys choose?
I don't mind the larger size of the X.
I want the better battery life and signal strength. Although I have a Seidio battery from my Eris that looks to fit the Incredible.
Verizon's website the Incredible is reviewed better, but here the X has the better reviews.
Any thoughts or suggestions guys?
Thanks for any input. 🙂
I don't mind the larger size of the X.
I want the better battery life and signal strength. Although I have a Seidio battery from my Eris that looks to fit the Incredible.
Verizon's website the Incredible is reviewed better, but here the X has the better reviews.
Any thoughts or suggestions guys?
Thanks for any input. 🙂
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The battery life is better on the Incredible because it uses an AMOLED display that burns less power BUT the consequence is that the pixels aren't very bright and it suffers greatly in outdoor scenarios.
If you don't mind the huge footprint on the Droid X, I see no reason to get an Incredible. X uses a traditional LCD screen that performs brilliantly in all lighting conditions though it does burn up the battery faster. Even the extended life battery isn't "bigger enough" to really help that much. 😢
If you don't mind the huge footprint on the Droid X, I see no reason to get an Incredible. X uses a traditional LCD screen that performs brilliantly in all lighting conditions though it does burn up the battery faster. Even the extended life battery isn't "bigger enough" to really help that much. 😢
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