Any plain vanilla flip phones?
I will be eligible for NE2 in less than 2 months, so my question is, is Verizon coming out with plain vanilla flip phones or should I wait for LTE? My wife does not want any smart phones. Thanks for your help.
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You practically asked two questions here. Get a basic flip phone makes sense, but if by "wait for LTE" you mean a flip phone, I doubt you'd see an LTE flip phone for about four years or more (unless the flip is also a smartphone).
Having LTE on a basic flip phone is about like having rocket boosters on a bicycle, at least at this point. Once LTE is being used for VOIP calling, then it will make perfect sense, but that's years away. LTE phones for the next five years will most likely be smartphones. At this point, LTE is about email, web, and data SPEED. Even an LTE smartphone will still be using 2G/3G technology for voice calls - same as a plain vanilla flip phone over the past six years.
As for current flips, there are a handful ...
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Having LTE on a basic flip phone is about like having rocket boosters on a bicycle, at least at this point. Once LTE is being used for VOIP calling, then it will make perfect sense, but that's years away. LTE phones for the next five years will most likely be smartphones. At this point, LTE is about email, web, and data SPEED. Even an LTE smartphone will still be using 2G/3G technology for voice calls - same as a plain vanilla flip phone over the past six years.
As for current flips, there are a handful ...
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Thanks for your reply. I guess is time to convince my wife to get a smart phone, or just keep the one she has. Thanks, again.
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Also keep in mind, if you absolutely had to, there's nothing wrong (usually) with buying used phones.
And to add to what I said earlier - something I always tell people when they have this kind of decision to make (coincidentally, an article I'm working on for PhoneCan, too) - if all you EVER use is the phone, then buying basic works fine. Keep in mind, all the new technology, all the innovation, and all the best improvements will go to the phones on the opposite end of the spectrum. A basic flip phone today is not much different than a basic flip phone from two to four years ago (obviously, with some advancements, such as in the camera). In four years, a basic flip phone won't be much different from what you can buy today. If you onl...
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And to add to what I said earlier - something I always tell people when they have this kind of decision to make (coincidentally, an article I'm working on for PhoneCan, too) - if all you EVER use is the phone, then buying basic works fine. Keep in mind, all the new technology, all the innovation, and all the best improvements will go to the phones on the opposite end of the spectrum. A basic flip phone today is not much different than a basic flip phone from two to four years ago (obviously, with some advancements, such as in the camera). In four years, a basic flip phone won't be much different from what you can buy today. If you onl...
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Got it. My wife only uses for phone calls. I will most likely graduate to smartphone and I am leaning towards Android phone. As per Verizon this will be my last NE2, but I think I got 6 months to take advantage.
Thanks, You have been very helpful.
Thanks, You have been very helpful.
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