IPhone 4S

[andynap]

Since Virgin Mobile is a stepchild, iPhone 4s is its top offering. They are now discounting it I guess in anticipation of the 5s or 6. I like VMs pricing so I am wondering if its worth it. $383.00 with no contract. 4s will be updated with iOS 7.

 

[MIke R]

Wendi loves her 4s....I have the 5

 

[andynap]

I would get the 5 if it were offered but it isn't. I suppose I could wait for the next generation and hope VM offers the 5 but I cringe at the price.

 

[MIke R]

be warned.....battery life sucks on both the 4s and 5..I have a Mophie Case which gives me extra battery life or some days I wouldn't make it through the day

 

[andynap]

Battery drains on all smartphones if all the apps are running especially location, maps etc. I disable those until I need them

 

[MIke R]

yeah when I am driving to the Cape with Pandora and Waze running, I have to be plugged in to my cigarette lighter or the battery will plummet

 

[andynap]

Any streaming will kill the phone real fast

 

[MIke R]

if you drop it and break the glass its 159 to fix.....so get a case

 

[JEK]

Since Virgin Mobile is a stepchild, iPhone 4s is its top offering. They are now discounting it I guess in anticipation of the 5s or 6. I like VMs pricing so I am wondering if its worth it. $383.00 with no contract. 4s will be updated with iOS 7.

$99 on the Apple Store

The 4 is $0

 

[andynap]

No contract- $35 unlimited data

 

[JEK]

But, it is a phone and Sprint has lots of dead air.

 

[Petri]

Android phones that have similar or slightly above specs to iPhone 4S seem to cost a bit less, e.g. the Sony Xperia S I have is about ~$350 unlocked in the US.

Quite a decent price for an iPhone anyway.


I've got a scratch on my year-old Xperia S and it's a good excuse to start to think if HTC One or S4 would make sense Laura got a few years older Sony Ericsson with a keyboard and she really needs an upgrade, to replace the physical keyboard she thinks a big screen phone could be the way to go. I'm a bit suspicious if 5S will cause any boners so there's a slot for phone of a year before 6 arrives..

 

[Peter NJ]

But its not anymore...2.5gb of data then they slow it down as you know...I dont know how they get away with calling it unlimited these days?

No contract- $35 unlimited data

 

[Peter NJ]

A timely thread as my phones 3g is broken on my phone..My phone isnt smart anymore...And of course it broke 10 days after my warranty expired.

 

[Peter NJ]

Did you look at the Samsung Galaxy phones??

 

[katva]

I looked at the VM idea also,but doing the math, it doesn't make sense for us. I have the 4, Tom has the 5. The cost of the phone with VM ( if Tom got the 4s) makes it unreasonable compared to prices from Verizon, and our plan. We don't need unlimited, though.

 

[andynap]

But its not anymore...2.5gb of data then they slow it down as you know...I dont know how they get away with calling it unlimited these days?

I never get to the max so its unlimited to me

 

[andynap]

Did you look at the Samsung Galaxy phones??

Too big for my pocket