Planning to buy a phone . Nexus 5 or Lg G2?
first off, keep in mind the price difference. in most cases, the LG G2 is double the price of the Nexus 5. that being said, the G2 is probably the better phone for the average Joe. it has a superior camera, screen, and battery life. but, it also has a super ugly UI, and a questionable build quality and design (back buttons, and Shiny slippery plastic) the Nexus 5 (my current phone) still has a great screen, good camera, and good battery life. I can easily get through a full day of use on my Nexus 5 on LTE the entire time i was at 16 hours yesterday with 4 hours screen on time....about 2 hours music streaming, maybe 30 minutes of gaming (granny smith) and about 30 minutes of phone calls and texting through the day. i am impressed with battery life to say the least. camera is capable of taking great pictures, but the load time and focus time is kinda slow (google is aware of the problem and working on a software fix) on the topic of software....its got KitKat....and it will get near immediate updates to the next versions of android...its my favorite thing about nexus devices (besides the prices) if you are into custom ROM's and such, the nexus is hard to beat. it already has the knock knock feature through a custom Kernel, and most cool features are in custom ROM's. as for the drop tests....its a gadget that is covered in glass...yes it will break if dropped. get a case if you are worried about it...or be very careful with your phone. on contract, it gets a little more difficult since the prices are closer together. off contract, there is no comparrison IMO.
Is the samsung galaxy s5 a good phone?
I'm due for an upgrade I was thinking about getting the samsung galaxy s5 or the galaxy note 3 but I kind of think the note 3 is too big which one would be a Better buy
I'm in India, and plan to ask someone to get me a Nexus 5 from the USA. Am I likely to face any issues such as unlocking, contracts, low price differentials, or any others? Does Nexus5 have international warranty? Should I get it?
There are two models, D820 and D821. They only have differences in the operating bands for LTE. They have the same operating frequencies for 2G/3G. So, both models will work in India. (With the safe assumption that you won't be using it on 4G in India anytime soon)And as Akshay mentioned, LG does not provide international warranty.Just buy the phone from Google Play Store, and it will be unlocked; no carrier/contract issue.Reviews for Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 4 were very good. None of my friends and acquaintances who had bought had to get them replaced. So you can go ahead and buy it from the US, if the price difference matters to you. And if you don't want to wait for long. I don't reckon it will release in India this year.
What is the best phone plan for military personel?
Ok here's the story, I leave in a month for Navy boot camp. My parents offered for me to stay on their plan until I get settled in after "A" school graduation but I want to be responsible and go ahead and get my own phone and go ahead and start paying bills and stuff. So what better way than to start a phone plan? I've been looking at Verizon for quite sometime because I like the Droid a lot and their coverage. I don't talk on the phone too much but I do text a lot and when I do make calls everyone I know has Verizon. I'm on Facebook a lot and I also follow my banking carefully so I need internet. One of my concerns however is that, what happens when I go over-seas? I don't even know if we are allowed to have cell phones over there but just in case. Another question I have was, is the iPhone a better deal for military? I know they have international coverage but that's about all I know. My girlfriend and I have also been dating a for quite some time now and she thought it would be neat to have our own phone plan since she also wants to get off her parents plus she wants a smartphone. If I had to choose I'd rather have the iPhone or the Droid. Please help.
How to get a contract phone without social security?
Some carriers allow people to use their business tax ids or a dummy social (only the store can do this if proof of Federal Tax Status or VISA or GreenCard is shown). However, be prepared for a $250+ deposit per line, regardless if your credit FICO score is 10,000,000,000,000 and married to a trillionare... No social security number = instant deposit since we dont know your credit history... dont worry, you get your deposit back in 1 year However, if your American... and your one of those people that dont want anyone to know your social due to personal reasons/beliefs... then a Post-Paid contract phone is not for you... In order to get a contract phone, ALL wireless carriers need to run a credit check. We need to know if you will pay your monthly bill when we sell you a NEW $50 phone that originally was $400... And the 3 Credit companies in the USA all require a social to run a credit check. Therefore... in order to run the credit check, we need your social security number... no credit check.. no contract phone... period... My advise to customers worried about their socials.... Go pre-paid... No worries... no contract... no hassle.... Or shop on e-bay for a phone... Good luck
What are some tips for a foreigner looking to get a phone in Japan?
In general, credit card is a must if you want a plan that involves both phone and sim-card. If you don’t have one, you would need a cash/debit card and a residence card with at least 14 more months of validity. Since you are going to be in Japan for only five months, I am gonna assume that your residence card will be issued for an year, at maximum, and so you would need a credit card 100%.Softbank and Docomo are major network providers in Japan and offer a variety of contracts that involve up-to-date new models in the market. However, Softbank and Docomo tend to be costlier compared to others such as AU, which offer their own mobiles instead of Apple, Sony, etc. So, if you are willing to compromise on the mobile-brand, you can choose a lot of other cheaper options, including: buy a cheap sim-free mobile (one-time payment), if you don’t have one already, and get a postpaid sim-card (requires a credit card) at one of the electronic stores.Also, if you neither have a credit card nor a residence card with sufficient validity, there is only one option for you: get a sim-free mobile phone and get a sim-card contract from Docomo/other providers using cash/debit card. Docomo is the only network provider that I know, which offers sim-card without credit card and has multiple stores even at villages. In addition, my advice is to buy a sim-card in a city rather than a village because you will have a lot of options to choose from and you won’t feel compelled to buy the only-available, costlier-than-all and contract-based sim-card of Docomo after moving to one of the villages in Japan.
What's the exact contract agreement when people in the US buy a phone with a contract tied to various carriers like Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, etc. and why can't such a model be adopted in a country like India?
Just to add to the existing answer, there's a concept of customized operating frequency in North America. So, not every carrier will offer you to operate on every frequency your phone supports. The phones here are also customized to operate on particular frequency. For example, here is the specification of HTC One M8 from GSMArena: HTC One (M8) - Full phone specifications. You can see there are two versions of the same phone in North America. One operates on the frequencies of AT&T and the other is for T-Mobile. Other carriers have similar but within those two frequencies of operations. So, if you buy the HTC One M8 model which supports AT&T's frequencies, the phone might not work for T-Mobile at all places.When I first came here, it looks to me as an alien-concept. I never heard in India this kind of behaviour of mobile phones. They generally support all frequencies the operators operate on. The only work-around is to buy an unlocked phone which supports all the frequencies like Google Nexus 5: LG Nexus 5 - Full phone specifications. However, all phones are not Google Nexus; so, you can't be sure always that the unlocked phone you bought in North America, will operate for all the carriers in North America itself, let alone Europe or Asia.This contraction idea is a horrible idea, and the whole scenario of mobile operators is screwed here.Why can't such model be adopted in India?Because people in India want the flexibility to go to different carrier if the current carrier is not fulfilling their demand. They don't want to expend more money just to be loyal to a particular carrier. There are options here in North America as well where you can get monthly subscription. However, for big companies like AT&T or Bell, they charge huge money. I personally opted for a small mobile carrier which only gives service in some big cities in the country. That's the most feasible option for students, in my opinion.
Is there any company that allows users to rent a mobile phone monthly, but just hardware (I have a contract with Verizon)?
Usually, phone companies give the ability to pay small monthly fees or big discounts for phones when a new or renewed subscription is created for a client. For example, Phone A costs 400$.But, if you get a subscription, (let’s say you pay 70$ a month, for unlimited talking anywhere on the planet and a giant data plan to browse the internet ) You can get Phone A , and on top of your 70$ , you pay an extra 13$ montly, until the 400$ sum is reached, after that, the device is completely yours to do whatever you please with it.Or you can pay straight up 150$ and walk away with a subscription and a new phone.I suggest you go to Verison, since they work like this as well. Tell them you are a current user, you already have a contract with them, and ask a salesman to show you around . Find something that fits in your pricerange and tastes, and there you go. Mobile phone.
Which one is better? One plus 2 or Moto X or Nexus 5x? Why?
okay so Today after seeing the Nexus 6/X by Moto can answer this accurately.Firstly lets start with the Moto-Google nexus 6- Its a huge device ! 5.9" Qhd AMOLED screen with ~493 ppi that is one hell of a display but at the same time large enough to be unusable a bit :|- Next is the design it follows as of moto g & x curvy with plastic back frame might be made out of metal,- OS - Android 5.0 Lollipop, improved over the years quite stable, alot of apps available to play around.- under the hood it packs a 2.7Ghz quad core snapdragon 805 with 3gb of RAM - " very fast "- Extra Bits include Google support for updates, water resistant13mp camera with OIS & 4k video recordingAll-in-all Latest & greatest Android experience with a huge Display !Now the Apple iPhone 6 and 6 plusavailable in 2 sizes can choose acc. to one's need. 4.7" & 5.5"-Very Premium in hand made out of aluminium and all premium materials. just 7.1 mm thick. (6)-iOS 8 very refined smooth as silk, straight forward, Not much 'Openness' to the user as in case of android (security purpose) but in iphone u don't really need or care for that.-Specs really don't matter here as it won't lag or stuff, it will run anything you throw at it. Just Anything-Camera best till date a 8MP shooter with very high quality optics & OIS along a dual tone Led flashdifferences in 6 & 6+ aredisplay size (ofcource) , pixel density and battery sizewhatever size appeals you go for that, i would prefer 6Conclusion : Both are best in their respective OS section at the end it comes to you to decide which OS to go for.if you are familiar with iOS environment even a bit go for iPhone 6 without a second thought !If you are using Android it can be the time to switch :P you won't regret it.but if all you want is a pure Android experience you can go for the Nexus 6 or Moto X (2nd gen) in case 6" seems bigger