Arvind Panwar
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ONLY Reason - Needed 3g only Network Selection Mode. Now I have purchased LG G4 at a cheaper price than 950.
(a) Waiting until W10M is properly released and is more stable
(b) Expecting the price to drop soon (or simply consider it to be too expensive
Can you not buy the phone outright and bring it to Verizon?
Or perhaps leave Verizon like I did and they a ton more data at a cheaper rate.
I've got three phones on my t-mobile account with 100% totally unlimited data (I stream hours of YouTube per day) for $158 after tax etc.
I think you have to wait for the unlimited specials but now they have cheaper plans then that work the BingeOn service where streaming video on popular services doesn't count towards your data.
Another cool thing about my unlimited plan is that each of my phones can share 7gigs per month to other devices via hot spot tethering.
That's more data in itself than most Verizon people get in total on their plans.
The downside is here in phoenix, AZ t-mobile doesn't work so good inside some buildings.
Part of that may be that my two year old Nokia 1520 might not have every t-mobile band in it's radio as this was an AT&T phone.
And as for the new Lumia 950XL, I did hold off.
My 1520 actually has a larger screen than the 950 and I got the ghost tap issues solved for the most part by adding a rigid case.
I would like the snappy new hardware of the 950xl. There is no denying that it takes photos twice as fast as my 950. Which I think it's still a good phone. It's running the latest Win 10 build with some bugs but pretty good otherwise.
I was on fire to buy one, but I feel like the release of this phone was pretty badly done and then to have it followed up immediately with rumors of the Surface phone...I just took stock and decided it wasn't a good buy. Also, there are some things about WM 10 that are giving me pause, so I am in wait and see mode.
I for one was wanting the 950XL. I received the email stating it was available, but when I went to the website to order, it only showed "email me when available". I have become increasingly annoyed with Microsoft's handling of this. Another thing that is bothering me is the lack of apps. We're told wait until 8, 8.1, 10 and they will be more available. This doesn't seem to be the case to me. As of now, I waiting to see Samsung's Galaxy S7 Edge Plus before I make up mind whether or not I will continue with Microsoft. I have been a Windows Mobile user since way back in the WM5 days.
SquadWatch?1) Apps
2) MS Experience is better on iOs (OneNote, Outlook, OneDrive)
3) iOs makes it very simple to create and manage a child's phone.
4) FindMyFriends like service is missing (again this is family oriented type stuff)
What would make me change my mind
1) stream xbox to phone (use case, i don't know, it would just be awesome)
2) Apps including a findmyfriends type service*
*Glympse or FamilyFinder is not nearly as good. They are slow and drain the battery. for security reasons, i think only the OEM's can properly develop a good location service service app like that.