Just got my first smartphone (finally!)

[Noobie]

Originally Posted By: OVERKILL

The note is insane. It feels like you are holding a tablet. I really like my S3.

So you are a tech junkie also.

I have a GS3 also and as long as i don't keep the screen on excessively it would last a couple days. (Usually around 2 days with the screen on every now and then)
But since i do use it regularly it usually only lasts like a day or a day and a half before it needs to be charged. (I don't like to run down the battery too much, i've read it wears out the battery faster, not sure though)

 

[RTexasF]

Originally Posted By: beanoil
Too bad for your first "smart" phone you got a dumb one. The droid platform is power hungry, not stable, crashes often, and you'll be rebooting and killing apps all the time. I've got a Galaxy I have to use for work (company issue) and an iPhone for personal so I do have experience with the 2 platforms. When my Galaxy died (and it took Sprint 4 days to fix it) I used my iPhone for the company apps. I got a call from IT. Not one of those "WTH are you doing calls?", but a "how are you staying logged in to the company server so long" calls. No one has ever been able to stay logged in mobile for over an hour. You are at 36 now...IMO, but Droid is not a "smart phone" by any stretch.


Ridiculous. Making a statement like that based on an experience with ONE phone has no merit. Never had one crash nor even heard of it, my battery lasts three days, and the operating system has never shown any signs of instability. We have four android phones by the way.

 

[strongt]

Originally Posted By: Pete
Be aware that both AT&T and Verizon Wireless offer many employee discounts. Unfortunately, these are generally for larger companies' employees, and only on the base phone service (not data or text), yet the discount can be 10-25% per month (I save $22 per month). (Independent contractors are out of luck.)


We get a discount of 20% off our AT&T bill because my wife works at Wal-Mart. The discount apply's to our 4GB Data and Text share plan.