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No, it ends up being far cheaper than a Nexus 4. For many people, the point of a dumbphone like this is that you can save hundreds of dollars on data plans, or
by hyperpape 13y ago
No, it ends up being far cheaper than a Nexus 4. For many people, the point of a dumbphone like this is that you can save hundreds of dollars on data plans, or even more with prepaid.
Right now, I pay roughly $10 a month for my phone, and I'm reasonably happy with that (the reception is a bit weak, perhaps because the phone is so cheap, or perhaps because Tracfone is bad in my area).The problem is that my phone itself is terrible. The UI and the physical design are both atrocious.
I'd gladly drop $100 on a device that was pleasant to use. I've even contemplated shelling out a few hundred for a no-contract smartphone (I have wifi at work, wifi at home, etc...)
- mcpherrinm 13y agoYou're comparing the price of presumably unlocked phones. Nobody is forcing you to get a data plan with your Nexus 4.
- scott_karana 13y agoYup. Get the same plan as the Nokia user, and then use free Wi-Fi, applications, etc...
- libria 13y agoCan't speak for other carriers, but Verizon prohibited me from using a smart phone on a non-data plan. I assume some technological breakthroughs are required to permit that pairing.
- mcpherrinm 13y agoThat sucks. While I was a student, I just got the cheapest prepaid SIM card for my old Nexus One and paid the $10/mo for unlimited texting. Wifi blanketing campus, my house, and my favourite bar meant I rarely missed data. I certainly wouldn't go with Verizon if that was the case.
- hyperpape 13y agoFair enough. I guess I was under the mistaken impression that carrier subsidies were a bigger deal with all smartphones than they really are.
- djeikyb 13y agoAtt won't let you use a smart phone without a data plan. Or at least, the reps I've talked to insist it isn't possible.