Question about a phone

[Plutonic Panda]

Now, I'm somewhat knowledgeable(ish) about new technology and I love to keep up with it. I just wanted to get some other opinions, tips, and advice about this issue. I had a Motorola Razr Maxx and it broke(cracked screen). No insurance and the charge to fix the screen was $320, for that price, I'll just spend a couple hundred more and buy the HD without contract. My contract isn't up until March 2014 now.

I played around with a new phone that I really fell in love with. The Samsung Galaxy Note 2. Has great reviews, I enjoyed it, and I like big screens. I am not an ios guy at all. lol.. I do like Apple, just not their phones. Now, the Galaxy S4 is set to launch in March or April, can't remember off of the back my head and as I recall the Note 2 was released about the same time the S3 was. So does anyone who really knows about this, think that they will debut the Note3 soon. I want to get the Note2 but, I'm spooked. With a $700 price tag, my funds are finite(very much so) and I can't just drop $1,400(plus tax) on phones in 4 months. What do you think? I need a phone pretty quickly, but I don't waiting a few months if a new one comes out. I guess the safe thing to do is to wait and see. My luck, I'll wait until May and buy the Note2 and then the Note3 will be announced for June. lol...

Any thoughts are much appreciated.

[OKCisOK4me]

I still have the original Note. It debuted January 2012 in the US (remember that it was commercialized during the Super Bowl) so based off of that, it may be 9 months minimum before a Note 3 comes out. There's really no difference between the Note 1 and 2 other than that the Note 2 is a little curvier around the edges. It may compute faster and have a larger internal memory but I'm pretty sure you can only put a 32GB memory card into it. Also, if you're going to purchase the new phone for $699 or $799, do yourself a favor and add insurance for $4.95 or $5.95/month. The route you're wanting to go, it'll be worth it.

Also, look into buying a protective case for it. They may cost $30 or so extra but it's well worth it. I bought one of those--I call it a "wellet"--cell phone/wallet things where you can keep your cash/cards/dl and phone all in one convenient case. Whichever route you go, protect yourself. I've never cracked a screen and when you buy your own big ticket items you will find yourself being more responsible, even with the insurance.

[Plutonic Panda]

I still have the original Note. It debuted January 2012 in the US (remember that it was commercialized during the Super Bowl) so based off of that, it may be 9 months minimum before a Note 3 comes out. There's really no difference between the Note 1 and 2 other than that the Note 2 is a little curvier around the edges. It may compute faster and have a larger internal memory but I'm pretty sure you can only put a 32GB memory card into it. Also, if you're going to purchase the new phone for $699 or $799, do yourself a favor and add insurance for $4.95 or $5.95/month. The route you're wanting to go, it'll be worth it.

Also, look into buying a protective case for it. They may cost $30 or so extra but it's well worth it. I bought one of those--I call it a "wellet"--cell phone/wallet things where you can keep your cash/cards/dl and phone all in one convenient case. Whichever route you go, protect yourself. I've never cracked a screen and when you buy your own big ticket items you will find yourself being more responsible, even with the insurance.

Oh, yeah I will be getting a case for it and I'm even thinking about getting ghost amour for it. In case you don't know, it applies a think layer of film to the outside of it to protect it from small scratches. Only $15. As far as insurance goes, I will certainly get it this time around.

[OKCisOK4me]

Well, the good thing about those cases is that they have a lip. So unless the possible screen scratching is coming from another object in your pocket, you should be good to go. I've dropped my phone a couple of times, I won't lie, and I was happy for the lip being there. Now that it's in a "cellet" (<---that's what I should really call it), it stays very protected

[Plutonic Panda]

haha... I've had Otter Box cases before and they seem to do pretty good. I don't know if there are any that are better, though. I haven't really spent too much time reviewing cases for phones, but I will this time around.

[BBatesokc]

On occasion in the past I've bought a really cheap phone on Craigslist just to get me by until the phone I wanted came out if I broke or lost my original phone.

[Plutonic Panda]

That's probably what I'll do until I feel "secure" about getting the Note. I'm just so worried that when I get it, a new one will be shortly after. lol

[NoOkie]

$320 is a little absurd. Go to one of those CPR(Cell Phone Repair) stores and get a quote. They just did a friend of mine's tablet screen for $150, and one of my kids' iPods was $80 to fix.

[SoonerDave]

$320 is a little absurd. Go to one of those CPR(Cell Phone Repair) stores and get a quote. They just did a friend of mine's tablet screen for $150, and one of my kids' iPods was $80 to fix.

I'll second that. I took my son's phone into CPR thinking it was absolutely toast, but it turns out it was a quick fix and cost something like $15-20. Now, obviously, a cracked screen isn't going to be that cheap, but I'd darned sure let those guys give you a quote so you can at least have that option available.

[MikeLucky]

Go to CDR Electronics at Penn and I-240... You can see about getting it fixed cheaper OR you can buy a used Note 2 for a reasonable price... at least reasonable enough to get you through your contract period until you can upgrade... by then, the newer models should be out.

[Plutonic Panda]

$320 is a little absurd. Go to one of those CPR(Cell Phone Repair) stores and get a quote. They just did a friend of mine's tablet screen for $150, and one of my kids' iPods was $80 to fix.

I had a Razr, which has a special glass called Gorilla Glass(I think a lot of new phones have this). I did go to CPR on Bryant and 2nd St. in Edmond.

[NoOkie]

Spend a few hundred and get a Nexus 4. You wont regret it. https://play.google.com/store/device...id=nexus_4_8gb

Doesn't work with Verizon. GSM only.