Ahhhh the joys of cellphone upgrades.

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So Acathla and I are due for cellphone upgrades. And while out with Mom all day we spent some of the time looking at different phones. We have ATT family plan already so we wanna stick with that. We started at ATT, but also looked at Costco, Radioshack and Best Buy 'Mobile' ( <- @the mall

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[prncssflutterby]

I'm kinda leaning towards smartphones myself strictly on the basis that next time I upgrade there'll probably not even be much of an option and I might as well get use to what the new standard will be.

By whatever Mom decides on, as to getting basics again or getting smartphones, is what I gotta live with because I can't afford a phone unless it's part of the family plan on her account. I guarentee she won't want to spend much and SHE WILL lean towards those $1 ones or free after rebate types. However my pretty green Pantech was bought under similar conditions and I like it.

The most I talk on the phone is when Bryn is available and occasionally with 2 other friends. Bryn calls literally hold the record on call duration. My family the people I talk on the phone most often to, like average 4-5 minutes. By that long in the call they're annoyed. As for internet it's like literally twitter and Fanfiction.net (or similar fic sites). Occasionally checking scores or weather or looking something up. Alot of the time my phone can go days without getting a call. Music... I loooooove that I can put music on my phone and listen to any number of things when I get call in to clean at the school. Acathla (sis) and mom both take tons of picture with their digital cameras so my cell camera pics tend to be of things at store I might want, or other things if they aren't there. But the picture quality isn't swell.

Acathla was leaning towards the DoubleTime so I'll warn her about that, but I don't know if she'll listen. The Inspire has crappy talk time? Hmmmm. The plastic things attach to the Inspire and the LG Thrill with all the numbers and info on em... When I looked at those info stat things the Inspire looked better.

And sadly the Vivid that sounds food from what you're telling me is one that we saw at the ATT store and any smartphone there was way more than Mom would spend for me and I don't recall seeing it anywhere else today. Toggle? I assume by what you said I could switch the 4G function on & off? Also kickstands? As in what holds up my bicycle?

Specifics... I'm sure I have some but it's been a long day. I may have some when the 3 of us start looking online and trying to make final decisions. But I finally add you on twitter. Don't know how you weren't there before. Most of you from that one day Bryn brought me up to hangout at Wincon in Chicago have made their way onto my twitter.

I'm glad someone I know knows about cellphones. I know crap all about technology today. Okay going to look at that radioshack page now. Anything specific ATT phonewise I should look for?

Don't worry about the babble!!! I'm an old pro at Willow!babble as you can see.

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The music is what will be the biggest drain on the battery, so you'll extra want to make sure you've got something with a decent talk time (six hours MINIMUM) on any phone you get.

The Vivid (in my area, at least) is $49.99 and even though that sounds like a lot it is really good for a cell phone, especially that kind. I would beg Mom, or try to work out some kind of trade with her to try and get that. Because if you get the free phones, my experience both in owning them and working at a cell phone company tells me that you will have so many problems you might not be able to last the full two years on it, and might have to spend significantly more to replace it mid-contract.

And you can trust me on that, because I make no money no matter what you buy, so my only interest is making sure you get something good for you.

Apps are one of the best things EVER. The app I'm speaking of makes a little button you can press and when you do it will turn your 4G on or off, instead of you having to find your way into the settings to do it.

And, yes, a kickstand just like a bike. This is actually my model HTC with the kickstand out (but not my phone specifically, of course). It's neat because you can stand your phone up next to you on your desk or turn it on it's side, like that, and read or play a game easier with it sitting on something at an angle.