Forget Obama, I need a new phone. :)

Ilovebigcats · Postby **Ilovebigcats** » February 19th, 2009, 8:45 am

Where better to go than here? :wink:

I am in the market for a new cell phone. Danny is getting an Iphone. I really don't want to spend that much money and not use all the features, bells, and whistles.

I want a full keyboard to text. I like to have my mp3s to play through ear buds when I walk or clean. And a fairly decent camera is okay. It doesn't have to be awesome. I have a really nice camera already so this would just be to text pics.

Suggestions?

Ilovebigcats · Postby **Ilovebigcats** » February 19th, 2009, 8:47 am

BTW... we use AT&T and we have sim cards.. do those cards fit in any phone?

kurt73 · Postby **kurt73** » February 19th, 2009, 8:59 am

I got the iPhone and love it but my wife was like you and did not want the bells and whistle so she got the Pantech Matrix and she loves it

Ilovebigcats · Postby **Ilovebigcats** » February 19th, 2009, 9:12 am

That is the one I looked at and wanted!!! I liked it.
The sales guy discouraged us.
I think that is what I am getting. It does everything I want. It is cheap. And my memory card with fit in it with all my stuff already on it!! HA!

Thanks Kurt! It always helps to have word of mouth from someone who actually has the phone versus a worker that probably makes money from sales.

kurt73 · Postby **kurt73** » February 19th, 2009, 9:18 am

Ilovebigcats wrote:That is the one I looked at and wanted!!! I liked it.
The sales guy discouraged us.
I think that is what I am getting. It does everything I want. It is cheap. And my memory card with fit in it with all my stuff already on it!! HA!

Thanks Kurt! It always helps to have word of mouth from someone who actually has the phone versus a worker that probably makes money from sales.

Our sales guy recommended that phone to my wife, my wife also like the LG slider phone that is orange in color and he discouraged it from her. :lol:

darylscook · Postby **darylscook** » February 20th, 2009, 4:35 am

Ilovebigcats wrote:Where better to go than here?

I am in the market for a new cell phone. Danny is getting an Iphone. I really don't want to spend that much money and not use all the features, bells, and whistles.

I want a full keyboard to text. I like to have my mp3s to play through ear buds when I walk or clean. And a fairly decent camera is okay. It doesn't have to be awesome. I have a really nice camera already so this would just be to text pics.

Suggestions?

I thought you were Debt Snowballing :twisted:

Pastor Daryl

Tim Elston · Postby **Tim Elston** » February 20th, 2009, 5:57 am

darylscook wrote:I thought you were Debt Snowballing

That's why you get rid of debt, so you can buy more things. It's the Shebuyit Principle.

Sorry, Cats. I'm just selfishly joking. Enjoy your phone. You're getting the less expensive one!

Pianoman · Postby **Pianoman** » February 20th, 2009, 6:50 am

darylscook wrote:I thought you were Debt Snowballing

Pastor Daryl

Don't want to make Cats feel bad - but I did the
snowballing - paid everything off - got a letter
from my cell provider a couple weeks ago that
I was eligible for an upgrade - went to the store
to browse & felt guilty even looking at a new phone. :oops:

There's nothing wrong with my old phone - other
than the fact I hate it! (It's got really small buttons
and I've got really big fingers).

I would really like an I-Phone - but after you fork out all
the money for that (as opposed to the free upgrade models
I could get) - then add the automatically required media plan
- I felt even guiltier.

Again - not wanting to make anyone feel badly - but it's
interesting where people's priorities are. I work with a teeny
bopper that struggles every month to make his rent & car
payment - but insisted on having an I-Phone as his choice
of communication. Probably another thread - but I wander
if it would be appropriate for churches (and maybe some
already do) to have a class segment on financial stewardship
(and not necessarily the Jan Couch version) for young people.

I had a teeny bopper where I work ask me a question
about credit scores & I was sharing info I had learned
about credit cards with him that blew his mind. He didn't
realize that some credit card companies will triple their interest
rates if they find out you were late making a payment to another
credit card company. He cracks me up - he has his I-Phone -
but he wears jeans with the seat half blown out & held together
in the front by zip ties (and it's not for fashion reasons).

Billy n NC · Postby **Billy n NC** » February 20th, 2009, 6:59 am

This is my phone. LG AX565

http://mobilephones.us.lge.com/phone.aspx?id=992

It does not have the full keyboard.

It does have a MP3 player w/ FM Transmitter built in.
I can start playing music/podcast etc and tune in my car radio
to 88.7 and listen. way kewl.

Pics and video.

kurt73 · Postby **kurt73** » February 20th, 2009, 7:06 am

Wow.....you guys are a little rough here. I don't know the whole story but questioning someone judgement or priorities is never a good thing.

darylscook · Postby **darylscook** » February 20th, 2009, 7:22 am

kurt73 wrote:Wow.....you guys are a little rough here. I don't know the whole story but questioning someone judgement or priorities is never a good thing.

Wow! I was just doing a little friendly rib....... (notice the :twisted:

) I just got a new Propel phone and love it. Cats, I'm sorry if I offended you.

Pastor Daryl

Tim Elston · Postby **Tim Elston** » February 20th, 2009, 7:23 am

kurt73 wrote:Wow.....you guys are a little rough here. I don't know the whole story but questioning someone judgement or priorities is never a good thing.

I know. I was joking, but sometimes humor that cuts too close is not good. Cats, my apologies for the dangerous humor. It was precarious!

kurt73 · Postby **kurt73** » February 20th, 2009, 7:33 am

Don't take my post wrong. Sometimes it is hard to read humor or joking in someone else post.

Pianoman · Postby **Pianoman** » February 20th, 2009, 7:34 am

kurt73 wrote:Wow.....you guys are a little rough here. I don't know the whole story but questioning someone judgement or priorities is never a good thing.

My bad! Shouldn't have partially hijacked Cat's thread!
This was in no way shape or form directed at her
(and hope she in no way takes it as such). This
was partially related to a couple other threads that
were discussing debt snowballing. This was partially aimed
at myself & remorse I feel over having made a few
bad decisions in my younger years!

Did not mean to sound judgemental nor question anyone's
priorities (other than my own). Just find the choices some
people make (including myself) intriguing.

MacUser · Postby **MacUser** » February 20th, 2009, 8:14 am

The problem is that you need MORE credit according to the govt. As a Bonus.. Just don't pay your mortgage and get it paid for free from Obama.

Forget the phone.. go for the million dollar home behind those gates. :wink:

Guilty? Your grandkids will handle it.

Jude 2