2015 Smart Phones

astros99 · Mar 8, 2016

Currently have the S6 Edge. Thinking about getting the S7 edge on Friday.

S7 edge or iPhone 6s?

ubigred · Mar 8, 2016

astros99 said: ↑

Currently have the S6 Edge. Thinking about getting the S7 edge on Friday.

S7 edge or iPhone 6s?
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S7 Edge

ferrari77 · Mar 8, 2016

Any suggestions for how I may get out of my Verizon contract so I can hop on that Google Fi and Nexus 5x deal? I have a year left on my Verizon contract.

Space Ghost · Mar 8, 2016

jchu14 said: ↑

Google Fi just opened up their service to everyone, no invite needed. The price for their plan is $20 for unlimited talk and text, then $10/gb of data. The best part is that you get a credit back for data that you don't use. So if you use 500mb of data month, you'll pay $30, then get get $5 credited back to you. Reception should be great with a combination of Spint and T-Mobile coverage. It'll use whatever is better. Great deal for people that don't use much data.

Currently, there is a promotion for google fi and the Nexus 5x. You can get a 16gb Nexus 5x for $199 or 32gb for $249 if you sign up for at least 1 month of google fi.

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016...ogram-offers-150-off-a-nexus-5x-with-service/

Understandable. Tmobile's coverage has improved a lot in recent years, especially if you have a phone that's band 12 with VoLTE. However, Verizon still the best coverage afaik.
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There has been a service like this; Republic Wireless. Republic Wireless uses Sprint and credits back unused data... and I think its even cheaper. Keep in mind as a 3rd party prepaid, you're voice and data traffic on network will be the lowest priority. Sprint is notorious about having poor service with their 3rd party prepaid.

VanityHalfBlack · Mar 8, 2016

2016 smart phones?

OmegaSupreme · Mar 9, 2016

VanityHalfBlack said: ↑

2016 smart phones?
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start one, vhb.

ubigred · Apr 2, 2016

Svpernaut said: ↑

It depends on the app you are looking for, most major apps are on the service - and the 3rd party apps on Windows Phone have some tremendous developers. For example, 6tag is a better Instagram app that Instagram. There are only two apps on iOS that I wish were on Windows Phone, Acorns and Robinhood... but those are relatively new.

The "app gap" is going to dwindle greatly because of Universal Windows Apps. Microsoft has made it where you can share code between apps for the desktop, tablet, phones and even Xbox. So, a developer can write the app once, and push it across the entire ecosystem.

Most Universal Windows Apps run on upwards of 95% "shared code," meaning it takes anywhere from a few minutes to a few days to port a desktop to an app for the phone. That would be like people being able to write apps for OSX, and then with a few code tweaks (like auto-resize based upon screen resolution) they can publish to iOS.

Why is this important? Because Windows 10 will be on 400+ million PCs in the first 18 months. App developers aren't going to overlook a market of 400 million potential customers. Oh, and Universal Windows Apps now support Java (Android) and Objective C (iOS) code.

Microsoft is also putting their money where their mouth is. Windows 10 was written from the ground up on their XAML framework, and the Office 2016 apps are Universal Windows Apps - not classic x86 apps.

Long story short, anyone who has counted Microsoft out of the phone market is in for a rude awakening... and some amazing hardware coming by the end of the year. Their "in" and smoking gun will be businesses, and the improved Windows 10 security model.
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