Sorry...another evaluation thread
I am currently an AT&T customer, and having had a Captivate for a while, and waiting for the GPS fix, I am considering repurchase now. (Evaluating other phones, I'm about to decide I'll live with the GPS downsides, in hopes that ultimately the Froyo release, whenever that is, fixes it.)
So now I'm trying to decide wether to go with the Captivate again, or move to Verirzon and get the Fascinate. There are considerations about each phone, and maybe larger considerations re: each carrier.
I'm just brainstorming here my thought processes to help myself make a decision. And if anyone is interested enough to read through this and offer their thoughts, please do.
Carrier Choice
The most obvious concern for me regarding carrier include:
Phone Choice
Items to consider here:
That's about all that comes to mind now. I suppose the main thing driving my possible interest in the Vibrant is the great price at the moment.
I interest in your thoughts.
(Over analyzing seems to be one of my faults)
I am currently an AT&T customer, and having had a Captivate for a while, and waiting for the GPS fix, I am considering repurchase now. (Evaluating other phones, I'm about to decide I'll live with the GPS downsides, in hopes that ultimately the Froyo release, whenever that is, fixes it.)
So now I'm trying to decide wether to go with the Captivate again, or move to Verirzon and get the Fascinate. There are considerations about each phone, and maybe larger considerations re: each carrier.
I'm just brainstorming here my thought processes to help myself make a decision. And if anyone is interested enough to read through this and offer their thoughts, please do.
Carrier Choice
The most obvious concern for me regarding carrier include:
- Data Pricing/Bandwidth policy: I currently am on the unlimited plan with AT&T. It has been noted that it caps at 5GB, but so far has not been enforced. At least, that's my understanding. So far, I don't need near that much.
I understand that Verizon's is unlimited. And of course they have announced they will be making changes, but different from AT&T. The risk is that the current unlimited users would not be grandfathered in. - Coverage. My coverage is very very good with AT&T. Some folks I work with do not have the coverage they expect with Verizon. Ususally that is in the case where they don't get it good at their home, but visitors with AT&T do. I am not sure if I can cancel the contract w/o fees (in the first 30 days) if I am unhappy with coverage.
- Pricing. I get discounts at both based on my employer, but it is actually a bit better at Verizon
- Support: Anecdotally, based on various threads I've read, people on AT&T who complain about support quite often has a Verizon customer, or past customer, indicating how it is so much better on AT&T than Verizon, so, "Be happy"
Phone Choice
Items to consider here:
- Designwise, I do like the back cover for the Captivate, but that's hardly anything to be concerned about
- Fascinate 2GB internal storage, whereas Captivate is 16. That's a pretty big deal.
- Mobile Hotspot: Yes on Fascinate, no on Captivate, but there is workaround for that on Captivate
- Price: Can get 2 virtually free, for wife and I of the Fascinate via Amazon, and maybe BB tomorrow.
- Having owned a Captivate, I am pretty familiar with how to Root, and apply ROMS, etc. I presume it is similar, if not identical. But appears less options to apply for lag fixes, etc.
- DEV support: It seems a common statement that broadest/quickest (by quickest, I mean they have had more time, and more is developed) at the moment is for Vibrant. I find it is doing well for the Captivate. I have browsed the Fascinate forum for DEV on XDA, and it appears to be gearing up, but behind the Captivate. Question is, will it continue to grow? (I based that purely on a very quick browse of the number of threads on ROMS, etc, in the Fascinate forum
That's about all that comes to mind now. I suppose the main thing driving my possible interest in the Vibrant is the great price at the moment.
I interest in your thoughts.
(Over analyzing seems to be one of my faults)