I'm of the opinion, "buy once cry once"; Get what you want. There will always be something better around the corner. However, you still make sure that you are staying within your means. That is don't overextend your budget because, "I need it now (read I *want*it now)". I hand an older MyTouch 3G with was okay when I bought it, but now I have a Galaxy SII. I didn't know what I was missing, In the long run it may cost you to get a nice(r) phone now, but you will probably save time using a faster phone. -> Jake On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 11:59 AM, Scott Raun <sraun at fireopal.org> wrote: > The _plan_ was to wait until late summer / fall before acquiring a > second cell phone - which will be an Android device - for the two of > us. > > Reality has stepped in and significantly altered the plan - I need a > second cell _soon_. So, I've got two options - go for less of a phone > than I was originally planning on, or get a really cheap phone-only, > and upgrade to the Android as originally planned. > > I wanted to get either a Samsung Conquer (Gingerbread, 1024 ROM, 512 > RAM, 1GHz processor) or a Samsung Transform Ultra (same basic > hardware). Those currently have a 2-3 week backlog from my carrier of > choice. My alternative is an LG Optimus (Froyo, with a Gingerbread > upgrade scheduled, 512 ROM, 512 RAM, 600 MHz processor). All have > 320x480 resolution, the LG is 3.2" LCD, the Samsungs are 3.5" TFT. > > I'm unlikely to be playing games. I'm probably going to look for a > contact handler separate from GMail. I'll certain use it for reading > e-books. > > Hmm, interesting - the Conquer just (as in, in the last 30 minutes) > became unavailable. > > Anyone have input into how much I'd regret getting the older / slower > device? > > -- > Scott Raun > sraun at fireopal.org > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20120619/4dc5a6ef/attachment.html>