Need Help Picking a Cell Phone Provider

[Pardus]

Looking to get a cell phone, don't want a contract, which of these is better? Cricket and MetroPCS not available in my area.

Company: Boost Mobile
Price: $50/mo unlimited all, drops to $35 after 18mos.
Phones: Motorola i1 or Samsung Prevail

Company: Virgin Mobile
Price: $25/mo, 300 voice unlimited all till 11/11 then data gets capped at 2.5GB
Phones: LG Optimus V

 

[gsaldivar]

Motorola Triumph + Virgin Mobile

 

[Pardus]

Motorola Triumph + Virgin Mobile

That phone will be $300 and wont be out for another month.

 

[Pliablemoose]

If you're going with Virgin, you need to sign up soon the 300 min plan is going up to 35$/month

Also, both use Sprint's network exclusively, no roaming.

 

[boomhower]

That phone will be $300 and wont be out for another month.

Then hit up craigs list and get an Optimus now to get in at $25 and upgrade to the Triumph next month.

 

[Pardus]

Then hit up craigs list and get an Optimus now to get in at $25 and upgrade to the Triumph next month.

According to Best Buy, if i should get the LG Optimus today, i will be grandfathered in for the $25/mo plan and when the rates go up to $35/mo, my rates won't go up, they also say when the unlimited data plan goes down to 2.5gb, i will be grandfathered in for that too.

However, if i should change my phone at any point in time, my rates go up to $35/month and the unlimited data goes away also in October. I asked the same question at Target and Radio Shack and heard only stupidity.

I can get the LG Optimus for $130 from amazon with Tuesday delivery.

 

[gsaldivar]

That phone will be $300 and wont be out for another month.

It's available next week. Best Buy is already taking orders.

And it's a great price for brand-new smartphone. $300 is unsubsidized so there is NO contract to worry about.

4.1" Screen
1Ghz processor
Dual cameras / 5MP with flash
Android 2.2 Froyo STOCK (no MotoBlur!)
720p video capture

http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Motorola-TRIUMPH_id5634

 

[CrystalBay]

A lot of people already have the Triumph , check your BB. Check howard forums..here is a discussion about ithttp://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1719696-Motorola-Triumph-official-(coming-late-July-no-price-yet)/page130

 

[shortylickens]

Virgin is either already at 35 dollars or will be soon. However they are still a better deal than anyone else right now, and have plenty of kick ass phones not to mention more on the horizon.

 

[corkyg]

It really depends on where you are. In my house, Sprint is 5 bars - ATT barely 1 - Verizon somewhere in between. Signal strength relates to coverage.

 

[Pardus]

thanks all for the help, not going with Virgin Mobile, web access it too slow and coverage in my area is awful.