My first Android device, finally drifting away from crApple!

[Moto-Edge]

The Note Edge drew me in and begged me to join forces with its alluring charms. I've been out of the smaartphone game since . . . well, since forever. Technically, this will be my first smaartphone, ever. I've come close, but it was an iPod Touch 5th Gen, that I pretended was a smaartphone to feel better about my predicament. I used it with Google Voice on WiFi, to avoid cellular fees for many years, but now I've finally come around to the dark side.

I figured I've saved enough money by avoiding a cell-phone bill for all these years, to dive straight into the deep end. I hope I don't regret this choice, but I don't think I will. It'll be nice to FINALLY be on par with the rest of society - but I still think I'll keep a dumb-phone around as my daily-driver. I think I'll keep the smaartphone as my garage-queen, to only be used in the safest environments, over fluffy pillows in climate-controlled, padded rooms for its own safety. This phone is by far the most costly phone in my short time on this planet, and I'm approaching this with some apprehension.

I figured I ought to join this forum, as I'm in a new class of cellular'ing. Regards.

 

[Almeuit]

Welcome to Android Central!

 

[belodion]

The Note Edge is a mighty deep jump into Android. Enjoy!

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[Kelly Kearns]

Welcome to Android Central!

 

[UJ95x]

Welcome to the forums!

Sent from my Galaxy Note 4

 

[Golfdriver97]

Welcome to the forums. When did you get the new toy?

 

[Paul2015]

Welcome to the forum

 

[VW Maverick]

Welcome to Android Central and Mobile Nations.

Mav.

Sent from the future on my Sprint Nexus 6.

 

[Neo_ii_Droid]

Hello and welcome to Android Central! Please enjoy your time here on the AC.

 

[SpookDroid]

Welcome to the AC Forums and Android! I'm sure you'll love it, and you picked a hell of a device to dive in! Congrats!

 

[Moto-Edge]

Thanks for the warm welcom, forumites. I can't wait to join in the androidial fun!

Welcome to the forums. When did you get the new toy?

Not yet . . . today . . . now . . . soon. It's, "out for delivery" on the brown truck as we speak. Anxious is putting it lightly. They sent it " GROUND SERVICE" but from only one state away, so it's "overnight" for me - nice. I just hope it doesn't have the provider's logo anywhere on it (it didn't in their site's pictures), like AT&T puts on theirs, which they were asking $216.23 MORE for - I don't know how they justify that HUGE price increase, while plastering their LOGO on the thing. Yuck. How do they get away with that? $965.99 -vs - $749.76 w/coupon for $120 off the previous $870 price)

 

[Moto-Edge]

Today is the first day back on the Cellular Wagon. I justified this move by considering all the cash I must have saved over the last 9 years of not paying a provider. I decided to get a phone, so I ordered the Xiaocai X6 (dumbest of dumb-phones), then decided I should get something smarter - bought the Moto EX223 (a QWERTY feature phone), then went balls-out and ordered the Note Edge (full-on smartphone). I don't want to let myself believe that I wasted money on any of these brand new toys, so I'm trying to figure out ways to utilize all my overzealous acquisitions.

I'm thinking I'll leave the Xiaocai X6 in my truck, just in case I forget (one of) my phone(s), or find my battery dead. A 5000 mAh, dumbphone back-up that doubles as a powerbank to charge all my other devices. I also got two more spare batteries with it, for a total of 1500 mAh reserve powerbank. It's beastly. $3/month pre-paid T-Mobile, will all my Google Voice calls forwarded to it (but hardly ever answered).

Motorola EX223, because I like its dedicated number-row (most QWERTY keypads make the numerals share the same keys with letters, like a BlackBerry, this one doesn't - it has FIVE rows of buttons) of tactile, physical buttons on its QWERTY keypad for texting. This will be my "main" daily-driver, on AT&T unlimited talk and text, for $30/month.

The newest addition, will be kept stealth: Samsung Note Edge. I'm not actually sure why I got it - just for something new to play with, I guess. I definitely don't need it, but I just had to have that S-Pen.

My "VOIP" system, which has worked (in different configurations) just fine for me for like 8 or 9 years, is going to be put on hold, but I can't see myself getting rid of any of the hardware. It consists of a MiFi mobile hotspot, and the iPod Touch 5th Gen, my "WiPhone" on Google Voice. Also my desktop or laptop on my home WiFi. I thought I wanted a cell phone so I wouldn't need to carry two devices everywhere (mobile hotspot and iTouch 5), so I bought three phones, and missed the point entirely.

I haven't had a proper cellular phone since my Samsung A-900 "Blade", which I'm pretty sure hasn't been in use since 2006. That's 9 years on Google Voice, with no cellular service (a savings of possibly ten thousand dollars - at least five grand). All three of these new cellular phones are completely frivolous, but I quit smoking (everything) recently, so I have all this new money that I didn't know what to do with. I figured I should hurry up and spend it before I did something wise.

 

[Nicky55992]

Welcome to Android and the AC forums!

 

[Moto-Edge]

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I just hope it doesn't have the provider's logo anywhere on it (it didn't in their site's pictures), like AT&T puts on theirs, which they were asking $216.23 MORE for - I don't know how they justify that HUGE price increase, while plastering their LOGO on the thing. Yuck. How do they get away with that?

Whoo Hoo! No branding on mine! It just says, "SAMSUNG" and "GALAXY Note Edge" on the back of mine. I'm stoked!

 

[Raptor007]

Congrats and welcome to AC. I too hate the carrier branding and especially verizon double stamp. Fortunately I just use a case (keep my phone like new) so it covers the logo's.

 

[Moto-Edge]

Congrats and welcome to AC. I too hate the carrier branding and especially verizon double stamp. Fortunately I just use a case (keep my phone like new) so it covers the logo's.

I'm still waiting for my (UAG, 'cause I couldn't find an OtterBox) case for it, so I'm being extra-more careful with it for now. At this point in its obligations, I really appreciate that it's not branded. I'd like to figure out how to unlock it one day, and being sterile is preferred. I'm loving it immensely thus far, especially after updating to 5.0 Lollipop.

 

[srkmagnus]

Welcome to the forums! You joined the right community, so don't hesitate asking questions should you have any!

 

[STARGATE]

Hello and welcome to the forums at Android Central!

You made a great choice!

Enjoy and have fun!

Sent From my Gold Platinum Galaxy S6 Edge

 

[LeoRex]

Welcome to AC!

 

[rxmoss]

I agree! Welcome!!