[wplug] google phone query

[Pat Barron]

This is sort of dated, but the comments about T-Mobile's Monthly 4G prepaid service are still valid:

http://m.blogs.computerworld.com/smartphones/21333/google-nexus-4-carrier-options

You should be able to use any GSM carrier, as long as you can get a micro SIM from them.

As far as T-Mobile goes (it's the carrier I know anything about), you can order a SIM online, or get it from someplace like Best Buy or a T-Mobile storefront location.  If you buy in person from T-Mobile, at one of their stores, they will probably put the SIM in for you and help you activate while you're there in the store.  They will probably also try to talk you into getting one of the more expensive post-paid service plans; don't let them...  :-)  If you use the phone more for data and text, and don't actually use it for voice conversations very much, it's really hard to argue with the $30/month Monthly 4G prepaid plan (100 voice minutes, unlimited data, unlimited text).

As for the phone itself, I don't have one (I'm more an HTC person), but have heard good stuff about them.  The biggest thing that is annoying about phones like the Nexus 4 (and even the HTC One S that I use most of the time) is that you only get an on-screen keyboard, and that takes some time to get used to.  I'm actually typing this on my old HTC myTouch Slide (with a physical keyboard), and it's no problem - but I don't think I would consider sending an e-mail this long from my HTC One S, because of the on-screen keyboard.

--Pat.

Sent from my T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide

----- Reply message -----
From: "Zachary Uram" <netrek at gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Jul 23, 2013 12:11 am
Subject: [wplug] google phone query
To: "General user list" <wplug at wplug.org>

I am thinking of purchasing the google nexus 4 phone, but I had some questions.

How do I get cellphone service once I buy the phone. I heard getting a
prepaid plan can save lots of money.

Does anyone know of any good deals. Will it be hard to physically open
up the cellphone to add SIM card?

Is registering and setting up the SIM card difficult?

I would just hate to buy a google phone and find out I can't get
cellphone service working on it.

Anyone have a google phone, do you like it?


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