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Any new VZW phones on the horizon?

foghorn67

foghorn67

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My contract is up pretty soon. I think I am planning on going month to month to keep my unlimited data for as long as possible. 4GB wouldn't be bad, but they killed off the double data plans in the middle of my contract.
4GB is perfect because I stream music. If I don't stream, I hit about 1.5GB. I really don't want to be held to 2GB.

AT&T offers 4GB as the minimum data plan. However, their 3G is spotty and slow at my work, and can be difficult indoors in many of the places I frequent.
I live in Orange County, CA. So coverage is okay on any road, shopping centers, etc. I would like to test their LTE at my work, their map says it's solid there and the surrounding blocks.

I would love T-Mobile, but their really fast HSPA+ falls off immediately any indoors around here. I think they cover freeways when they expand and upgrade, and then call it day and move on to the next market.

Sprint could be viable in the next several months if they hit their goals. Their 3G at my work, works. Not the fastest, but not crawling like many other areas. Their LTE + upgraded 3G expansions are hitting the area soon, but it's not here yet.

So, I was thinking about buying a Moto Razr HD Maxx on CL to keep my options open. I can leave at anytime, or buy a subsidized upgrade if VZW gets anything decent AND bump up their measly data packages. I doubt the latter will happen for quite sometime.

I honestly covet the idea of AT&T's more international-ish bands. The idea of buying an unlocked phone from the UK and popping a SIM into it is damn tempting. My only problem is the N4 is non-LTE, sorry got too used it.

I don't know, I'm in quite the pickle.
 
I know for sure there's going to be a new Lumia device announced. Other than that, expect the usual..... S4, random crap from 3rd party people that Verizon hinders by never promoting them or expecting anything good from them, and more cheap, cheap phones.

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dlock13 said:
I know for sure there's going to be a new Lumia device announced. Other than that, expect the usual..... S4, random crap from 3rd party people that Verizon hinders by never promoting them or expecting anything good from them, and more cheap, cheap phones.
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Dammit, kind of what I was thinking.

XJustMeX21 said:
Mobile World Congress is this week, Should be some new Verizon phones announced.
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Forgot about that. I'll stay tuned in to the tech sites.

thanks.
 
Galaxy S4 is probably the phone to wait for on VZW. Note 3 shouldn't be too far behind that. Expect a DNA and Razr successor closer to the end of the year. That's about it for awesome phones on VZW in 2013 imo.
 
Which part of OC you live in?, cause I have T-mo and I have consistent HSPA+ coverage. Even while I'm in my school (Cal State Fullerton), I still got good coverage.
 
foghorn67 said:
I honestly covet the idea of AT&T's more international-ish bands. The idea of buying an unlocked phone from the UK and popping a SIM into it is damn tempting. My only problem is the N4 is non-LTE, sorry got too used it.
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Well, Verizon versions of the i5, the Note 2, and the DNA all launched with full GSM/HSPA coverage including unlocked operation on domestic carriers. Not sure if this has changed with later firmwares.

If you're not using your upgrade, though, why wait for that upgrade date? If you have an ancient device, ditch it. If you're waiting for big new releases to drive down current device prices, it won't happen before the S4, which for Verizon may be early June.
 
dguy6789 said:
Galaxy S4 is probably the phone to wait for on VZW. Note 3 shouldn't be too far behind that. Expect a DNA and Razr successor closer to the end of the year. That's about it for awesome phones on VZW in 2013 imo.
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im sure verizon is straining hard to squeeze out a few turd phones as well
 
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