I need a new phone..

[Natural Citizen]

I don't follow the latest trends with phones mainly because I could give a rat's left testicle about them. However, my admittedly aging understanding is that Android is a security nightmare. Perhaps they have corrected the problems since I became privy to this fact, so don't go by what I write here - I mention it only in case you are not up to date on such matters and were unaware of the issue. If you know about all that, then never mind.

That said, my far more recent understanding is that Blackberry is still the undisputed king of security. If security is a high priority for you, Blackberry might be the way to go.

While I have a MacBook, I find myself liking both Apple and its products less and less with time. It is not the same company, that is for sure. They are in the middle of a great big clusterfuck with "apple pay". Apparently it is an avenue broad and inviting for hackers. To make matters worse, Apple is attempting to blame the CC companies for the security failure, but they lie. The problem lies in how CCs are added to a phone, the security for which is literally nonexistent, as in absolutely ZERO. So what's happening is the ID thieves are buying cracked phones, adding stolen CCs to them, buying tons of shit in YOUR name, and ditching the hardware. Rinse, repeat. And all the while Apple is saying "nothing to see here, move along." Screw those bastards.

But I digress.

Done the iphone thing - hated it. I am no Luddite, but this phone-insanity disease is something for which I have less than zero interest. I have no desire to surf from my phone. None. I find the activity penultimately lame and a complete waste of time. If you cannot get through your days without surfing and texting on your phone, methinks the greater mercy would be to go home and shoot out your own ghost because you've lost all connection to actual living. YMMV.

The only thing for which I find a cell phone useful is making calls. That's it. Steve Jobs, I am sure, never figured on people like myself.

Yes, I largely agree. As I said, I'm not looking for a toy. I'll be on the road a bit here soon and I need to communicate. I need to work from it. So that means that I have to become compatible with others.

 

[CPUd]

Moto-G, Samsung Galaxy or maybe a HTC One. Check XDA Developers to see which models are easiest to root and have the least problems running custom ROMs:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/

 

[thoughtomator]

Get an iPhone 5 with a signal-blocking case you can put it in, you get the tool you are asking for and can impose privacy restrictions by placing it in the case.

http://www.iphoneness.com/iphone-accessories/block-signal-case-iphone/

 

[Natural Citizen]

Get an iPhone 5 with a signal-blocking case you can put it in, you get the tool you are asking for and can impose privacy restrictions by placing it in the case.

http://www.iphoneness.com/iphone-accessories/block-signal-case-iphone/

I was looking at similar ones. They were metal, though. But then you can't receive calls and things, though.

 

[Natural Citizen]

Moto-G, Samsung Galaxy or maybe a HTC One. Check XDA Developers to see which models are easiest to root and have the least problems running custom ROMs:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/

Yes, I saw that you had shared something similar previously around here. I actually bookmarked it when I read it. I'll booknmark this one too if its different.

Thanks.

 

[Natural Citizen]

I'll likely go pick up a Samsung. I don't know which one yet but will look at all of the ones mentioned here.

Thanks for all of the input.

I don't want to bury the board with this stuff. I knew that we had a lot of good geeks here, though. Heh.

 

[squarepusher]

ASUS Zenfone 2

 

[helmuth_hubener]

I was looking at similar ones. They were metal, though. But then you can't receive calls and things, though.

Umm, you can't receive calls nor "things" with the battery removed, either. Unless you have discovered something new you aren't sharing with the class.

 

[Natural Citizen]

Umm, you can't receive calls nor "things" with the battery removed, either. Unless you have discovered something new you aren't sharing with the class.

No shit, Sherlock.


I was thinking along the lines of flushing junk out of the thing once in a while.

 

[Uriah]

Moto G with Republic Wireless. $10 per month.

 

[muzzled dogg]

Wait a couple weeks and get the Samsung Galaxy S6

 

[Danke]

I'd look into Boost Mobile http://www.boostmobile.com/

Unlimited data, but they say they will throttle back your speed over a certain amount.

 

[oyarde]

Got a Galaxy Note 4 a few months ago. It is big, but I can still slip it in my pocket. Had a Galaxy S4. Sold it for $200.

What did you do with the $200 ?

 

[Danke]

What did you do with the $200 ?

Trade for some beads and buying a tent.

 

[oyarde]

Trade for some beads and buying a tent.

LOL

 

[oyarde]

I have a phone , but I would not get one I could not just take the battery out of .It really annoys me if it rings , I mean , hell , I do not have that thing for people to call me.LOL

 

[oyarde]

Trade for some beads and buying a tent.

I just , Tue. , sent a full strand ,necklace of 1600's , yellow , trade beads to one of my two youngest Grand Daughters and a few small silver and tiny gold trinkets. Buffalo tooth , hand drilled necklace from the High Plains , pretty dang old in a 8 x 6 x 3 1/2" box , UPS ground , 1 lb. Charged me around 17 FRN's .Shit , I have rare Morgan dollars I picked up for less than $15 , when I was younger . World has gone to hell ......

 

[Natural Citizen]

Wait a couple weeks and get the Samsung Galaxy S6

So, I bought one. It has a stuck pixel that I can't fix. Actually, it has two that are right next to each other. Which isn't compatible with my ocd, you know. It's driving me bonkers, man. I'm going to have to swap it out but now am stuck with a device that has all of my junk embedded in it some place. I don't know if a factory reset will wipe all of that or not. This isn't really my thing with these trinkets.

 

[CPUd]

So, I bought one. It has a stuck pixel that I can't fix. Actually, it has two that are right next to each other. Which isn't compatible with my ocd, you know. It's driving me bonkers, man. I'm going to have to swap it out but now am stuck with a device that has all of my junk embedded in it some place. I don't know if a factory reset will wipe all of that or not. This isn't really my thing with these trinkets.

Probably can't fix it with software if it's a manufacturing defect. You found 2 dead pixels; with a Samsung, if you can find 6 more, they will replace it: http://www.samsung.com/my/support/warranty/

 

[Natural Citizen]

Probably can't fix it with software if it's a manufacturing defect. You found 2 dead pixels; with a Samsung, if you can find 6 more, they will replace it: http://www.samsung.com/my/support/warranty/

No, I tried some of those software things. None of them worked. I'm taking it back tomorrow regardlesss of their conservative warranty. I know that the nerds are working tomorrow, so, I'm going to ask one of my smokin hot Brunette friends to go with me and then act dumb. I think that might be my best bet to get around that if I solicit a situation where he can look superior in front of a hot chic. Will see.