Hi, I'm sugarsmax. Got into this when my H announced that Verizon was the devil and wanted me to find a better deal. I'm a stylist, not very techie (as H would attest to) but I do know that research and knowledge can make up for lack thereof.
As I soon realized, most contract companies here in the US are also the devil. Then one commentor from Europe said that contracts weren't legal in his country and he felt sorry for us. I then just wanted to know WHY.
So I ran across a blog about the benefit of going no contract and what an unlocked phone is and can do compared to contract. Plus how much money you can potentially save, IF you know what you're doing. Around the same time I came across info on the Windows Phones emerging and how they're gonna change the game in the future with all kinds of cool features the rest of the free world already knows about or are currently enjoying.
I started researching this in June, and have preordered a Lumia 920 in red. I'm paying for it outright so I can decide what carrier works for me. If they don't, I simply switch to another instead of riding out a contract. H calls it the great phone experiment

But I also know he's anxious to see if all the information I've researched holds true.
I have researched phones, bandwidths, carriers, processors, NFC, data, WIFI, hotspot, and a myriad of subjects related. I believe that knowing as much as I can stomach will afford me the best experience possible, and am happy to have found these forums for support and more knowledge. However, I'm not a techie, not employed in a techie field, nor do I play one on TV. I just want a better option that a contract phone for the amount of money they expect you to cough up.
I'm tired of the phone companies expecting us to pay dearly for terrible customer service, lackluster phones or features, and bloatware I didn't even want. I want a new phone when I feel it's time to, and not be penalized for wanting to do so. And if your terms and service suck, I want to fire you and go somewhere else, not be held hostage for 2 years with exorbitant terms and fees.
Sorry for the long post, but that's what got me here

Have a good one
