getting a windows phone was a mistake

[Make Angels Great Again]

So about 3 or 4 months ago I cancelled my Sprint service due to their terrible 4g coverage and signed up for a new 2 year contract on my parents shared plan. Basically paying half the cost monthly for better service, loved that. The problem is that I was very intrigued by the wp8 OS, I did extensive research on it and the development of the app market was supposed to get waaaay more support than it has. They just recently released Pandora even though this OS has been out since, like, October. Still doesn't even have instagram. Not to mention the actual functionality of all the current apps is lacking in a big way. So now it seems I'm pretty much screwed, I've been looking at the galaxy s4 intently but it seems that I won't be able to get it unless I pay full retail price for it, which is probably gonna be like 700 bucks. Other than that I'm stuck with this piece of junk Lumia 822 for another year and a half.

I hate cell phones sometimes.

[Make Angels Great Again]

Oh, I'm with Verizon now by the way. Outstanding data coverage with them. Just leaps and bounds better than sprint.

[nate]

Great phones, very poor app adoption.

[gotbeer]

Maybe check out the used market.  Might not be able to get a galaxy s4, but still might be able to get a good one.  

 

Also, look into seeing what you can get for your phone used.  Maybe the difference between how much you can get for you phone and a used/refurbished phone is something you could live with.

[nate]

S3's are pretty cheap on the second hand market.

[Make Angels Great Again]

I don't even see any Lumia 822s listed on eBay. I don't think I'd get much if anything for it.

[gotbeer]

Might be too new.  I see the 820 listed. The 822 I think just debuted earlier this year.

[mrwicked]

gazelle.com will give you $59 for it.

[HaloCory22]

Just open up a new line on your shared plan and get the upgrade. 9 bucks a month is worth it.

[St1ck]

Just open up a new line on your shared plan and get the upgrade. 9 bucks a month is worth it.

 

 

 

$9 a month, plus the cost of the phone, activation, and taxes. 

[HaloCory22]

$9 a month, plus the cost of the phone, activation, and taxes. 

Beats paying full retail for the phone, right?

[St1ck]

Beats paying full retail for the phone, right?

 

 

Not by much. 

[mrwicked]

subsidized phones are the biggest scam ever.

only in america can phone companies get away with that nonsense.

pay retail, dont get locked in. 

[RallyMo]

Going with subsidized phones works for me, though my plan has a lot to do with that I think.

[Make Angels Great Again]

Just open up a new line on your shared plan and get the upgrade. 9 bucks a month is worth it.

 

 

Where do you get $9 a month from? Verizon charges $40 per line on shared plans.

[RePLAY]

theres alot of sales on the s3 right now.