last phone<\/a>, this one will be a smartphone. I will also be moving the spoiled little crybaby off the AT&T network and onto the Sprint network. I won\u2019t be using Sprint though. I\u2019ve located a company called Ting.com<\/p>\nI first heard about Ting from Leo LaPort on This Week in Tech. (Or one of his other podcasts) I\u2019ve been keeping it in mind for some time now. From what I can see, the services will either be about the same costs even with Data as The Angry Idiot’s current bill. One issue is that Sprint is not a GSM network. This limits the Angry Webmaster if he should travel to China, but he can just turn the phone off and not talk to anyone. (That should make Mrs. Webmaster happy)<\/p>\n
Another advantage of Ting is that they don\u2019t force you into a contract like AT&T, Verizon or T-Mobile. Yes, they also have no contract services, but they aren\u2019t that much better price wise then the current contract services and the phones are limited. You can also fogo things like data or text messaging if you want.<\/p>\n
Speaking of phones, I dove into the petty cash fund and splurged. Since this is a no contract service, you get to pay full price for a phone and I did. I ordered a Samsung Galaxy III with 32gb of memory on board. The Angry book keeper is going to throw a fit no doubt at the $579 price tag, but hey, how often do we buy new mobile phones? He will like the lower costs for the plan though. I\u2019m guestimating that we will save $20\/month over AT&T\u2019s current rate. (Basic calling and unlimited texting)<\/p>\n
The phone should get here in a week or so and then I\u2019ll activate it. The Angry Blowhard will be using two phones for a while as we determine if the new service fits his needs. If it does, I\u2019ll arrange to have his current number ported over. He has a google voice account in any case which he uses for business matters.<\/p>\n
If he decides the phone isn\u2019t for him and doesn\u2019t like the service, I\u2019ll cancel the service and sell the phone. I should be able to get most of the cost back, but I don\u2019t expect that to be a problem. Realistically, the only problem I see is the size of this thing. I\u2019ll need to find a holster for him so he can haul it around. Oh well, off to Amazon for that!<\/p>\n
Thank you<\/p>\n
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Good day all, this is the Angry Systems Administrator. Once again, that complete and utter wingnut, the Angry Systems Administrator, is demanding a new mobile phone. It seems he is tired of the one I selected for him a few years ago. 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