For the last time... you are never locked into a contract for 3 years in Canada (on Rogers at least). Even on the normal "3 year contract", you should be eligible for a hardware upgrade every 24 months, sometimes earlier. When you consider that Rogers doesn't charge for WiFi Hotspot/Tethering, their deals aren't that bad at all.
Of course, some apps won't be updated anymore, but it's not as if the apps are just going to stop working.Eh sadly as much as I like WP7 a lot of current apps aren't even kept up to date as it is. Main stay apps like Spotify and Twitter seem to never get attention. Thankfully we have alternatives.
IDK I like the plan, but even 24 months is a long time to be locked into a 900 when you're already at the juncture where you know you won't be able to go past 7.8. Plus there's only 4 months or so till WP8. I just don't want to see someone get a phone at this juncture and be left out in the cold.
I wasn't aware of that. My shitty carrier worked differently (contract ends, you can re-up for one and you get new phone) so I'm not sure how Rogers works. Care to explain? And how would I find when I'm eligible for an upgrade?
It should be listed in your contract when you are eligible for a hardware upgrade, but I'm pretty confident that the standard is 24 months. Mine is only 12 months, but that is because I am on a grandfathered corporate plan.
Sorry, I don't believe Rogers supports carrier billing so you would need a credit card attached to your Live account in order to purchase apps. You should be able to download any free apps without it, but you would need a card to charge for anything paid from the Marketplace.
I could always get a Lumia 800 with Telus because they're doing a special offer too (5gb instead of 6gb, VM+CID, unlimited SMS/MMS, more minutes, etc. for the same price). I remember seeing a press release saying Telus supporting carrier billing for WP a while ago. The only problem is that the 800 is worse than the 900 (no LTE for when Rogers adds it later this year to my town, smaller screen, worse battery life). I could always just go Android because they support visa/mastercard gift cards on the Play Store but they don't really appeal to me at all. Ugh, picking out a carrier + phone is such a hassle...
I wonder if this is possible? I know there was an option to add PayPal to your Live account when purchasing MS Points, but I'm not sure if that option would be carried over to the WP marketplace. Has anyone tried that?
I understand your reasoning, and I don't even disagree with it per se... sorry if it came across that way. My point was that you could do a lot worse than being "stuck" with a Lumia 900/800 for the next two years. Even if you aren't getting new apps, the phone should still function as it does today.This was basically my reasoning as well, but I don't think people liked it when I said it.
Thanks for the input guys.
What would you guys recommend then? I'm thinking of going Koodo (no contracts, only tabs) and getting a One V, or maybe go to Telus or Rogers to get a One X. I would try the SGIII but I think it looks gross, both hardware and software. The limited time plans, which seem to be the only way to get decent data, end around the beginning of August. Otherwise I'd just wait for WP8, iPhone 5, or BB10 and decide then.
P.S. The main reason I was looking at the Lumia phones was because I loved the aesthetics of both the software and hardware plus the really good contract prices.
See, if I go to Koodo and get a cheap phone then I'll be there until the next big special like this comes along and when my dad's around to co-sign. This month is like the perfect storm because my dad tends to travel a lot for work. He's currently staying home for the month to remodel the house, so this chance might not come around again in a while. It could be 2 years till I change carriers so that's why I want to lock down the comparatively cheap data plans I want if I go for a contract later on.
I don't understand what the big deal about JB is to be honest. From everything I've heard it seems like a Blackberry 6.0 to Blackberry 7.0 caliber upgrade. In other words, just performance increase. I tried the One V and it was the perfect size and look for me. Plus it was pretty speedy for the price. Another big factor for me is screen size. Anything beyond 4.3" is too big for me. That's one of the reasons I'm so hesitant about getting a One X or SGIII, because both are fucking massive.BO NOT GET A ONE V!
HTC just announced JB updates for the One X One XL and One S. The One V isn't on the list. So while it COULD end up on the list I'd stay far away.
PS: I just grabbed a One X cause my old phone borked on me and I'm happy with it if you can't wait. You can read my impressions in the Android thread.
That seems really massive. Do you know if the black/grey model has paint that peels off ala the One S?
thats fine, by that time youll find WP8 in bins, and i don't mean clearance.
I don't know how I'd feel about that. On one hand it Nokia makes the current best WP7 devices but we don't know about WP8. If we know full well what HTC and Samsung are doing by then and had some hands on comparisons then I'd feel extremely comfortable.