I loved my s3 best phone I ever owned! I am happy with my Iphone but that thing was so much fun.
On 12/4/17, Robin <robin-mel...@comcast.net> wrote: > True That! > I recall RetailSales at My MobileCarrier,VZW > showing me Accessibility on Apple's iPhone & > Noting Most Blind&LowVision Gravitate towards it, > but Samsung's GalaxyS3 (at the time) are just as > Accessible to the Blind&LowVision > & > Another RetailSales told me that Accessibility on > Samsung's Android is Easier than Apple's on an iPhone > At 11:54 PM 12/3/2017, you wrote: >>And they are so responsive and courteous to us >>blind users. One day my daughter was showing >>them how to turn speech on and they were so >>interested that all of the store employees >>gathered around and watched and asked questions. >>so they were well prepared if another blind user >>ever came in that store. We actually had a >>T-mobile employee reach out to us on another >>list that I'm on because they were working with >>a blind user and wanted to educate themselves so they could better help >> her. >> >> >>On 12/4/2017 1:42 AM, lenron brown wrote: >>>I must say I love T-Mobile. When I had problems with my 6s plus a >>>couple months ago. They didn't try to force me to upgrade or anything. >>>They said oh we will do what we can to save you money, and they ended >>>up replacing my 6s plus with a 7plus 128 gb version. That I will be >>>done paying off next month because I didn't have to start over. >>> >>>On 12/4/17, Gordon <gor...@gordonradio.com> wrote: >>>>I've been with T-mobile since 2008 and they've always been like this no >>>>matter if it's a store or a rep over the phone. When I was with At&t >>>>years ago they would always try to sell me something to make more money. >>>>However T-mobile has always found ways to save me money. the reps over >>>>the phone would always look at my account and tell me what I could do to >>>>save money. I had called in one time and ended up saving $22 on my bill >>>>by the time the call ended. And they even gave me the savings back to >>>>when my current cycle started instead of prorating my bill. >>>> >>>>On 12/4/2017 12:36 AM, M. Taylor wrote: >>>>>I went to buy an iPhone X. T-Mobile told me it wasn't worth it >>>>>Commentary: A visit to a T-Mobile store reveals some very particular >>>>>feelings about Apple's new phone. >>>>>December 3, 2017 9:00 AM PST >>>>> >>>>>Not worth it? >>>>>César Salza / CNET >>>>>I think of T-Mobile most often when I see it's insulted Verizon and >>>>> when >>>>>I >>>>>see someone wear a pink tutu at a party. >>>>>Still, it's presented itself very well over the last couple of years as >>>>>the >>>>>carrier that thinks most about customers, especially with its push >>>>> toward >>>>>unlimited data. >>>>>Could it possibly be the store that would guide me toward buying the >>>>>right >>>>>phone? >>>>>Regular readers might know that I've been visiting various retailers to >>>>>see >>>>>how they present different phones to customers. You know, in person. >>>>>I've been to both a Verizon store and a Best Buy to learn about Pixel >>>>> 2. >>>>>In >>>>>both cases, I was guided toward a Samsung Galaxy. >>>>>I went to an AT&T store, where I was told that the Galaxy Note 8 was a >>>>>better phone than the iPhone X. >>>>>What would T-Mobile tell me? >>>>>I was moved to visit, as the carrier offered a 2-for-1 promotion on the >>>>>iPhone 8 last week. >>>>>Did this mean that T-Mobile was selling so many iPhone X's that it was >>>>>desperate to get rid of the lesser upgrade from last year's phone? >>>>>Was iPhone X the phone that would tear me away from my trusty, now >>>>>slightly >>>>>rusty-looking iPhone 6? >>>>>I went to a San Francisco Bay Area T-Mobile store to find out. >>>>>It all started well enough >>>>>A sprightly salesman approached me as I looked over the iPhone range. >>>>>I showed him my iPhone 6. He didn't sneer. This was a good start. Not >>>>>everyone looks so kindly on old phones in the Bay Area. >>>>>He swiftly dismissed the iPhone 8 as a minor upgrade. >>>>>"You've got wireless charging, faster processor and you've got the >>>>> glass >>>>>back. But it's pretty much the same phone as the one you've got," he >>>>>said. >>>>>"But wait. Don't you have a 2-for-1 promotion going on for these right >>>>>now?" >>>>>"That ended Monday. We've got a 2-for-1 on the Samsungs, but not on the >>>>>8's." >>>>>Was this the moment I was going to be told Samsungs were better? Not >>>>> yet, >>>>>it >>>>>seemed. >>>>>"Oh, so did you have the promotion because you needed to get rid of a >>>>> lot >>>>>of >>>>>8's?" I asked. >>>>>"No," he replied, a little too quickly. "It was just a promotion." >>>>>I then asked him about the iPhone X. He couldn't show me how Face ID >>>>>works, >>>>>because each phone can only work with one person's face. >>>>>He insisted, though, that it was secure. "I think there's a >>>>>million-to-one >>>>>chance that someone else's face will open your phone," he said. >>>>>iPhone X? It's not worth the extra 200 bucks >>>>>Then things took a strange turn. >>>>>He suddenly volunteered that it took more time to get to all your apps >>>>> on >>>>>the X than it did with the iPhone 8 Plus. >>>>>"With the 8 Plus, you just double-click on the home button and, look, >>>>>there >>>>>they all are," he said. "With iPhone X, it's messier." He showed me how >>>>>much >>>>>messier, as he made several gestures to achieve the same effect. >>>>>So the future of the smartphone takes you back in time, not forward? >>>>>"A lot of people aren't buying the X because they miss the home >>>>> button," >>>>>he >>>>>said. "Look, there's not much difference between the X and the 8 Plus. >>>>>The >>>>>camera's the same, the screen size is almost the same. All the iPhone >>>>>people >>>>>in this store upgraded to an 8 Plus, not an X." >>>>>"Why?" >>>>>"Because they didn't think the X was worth the extra 200 bucks." >>>>>I confess to being surprised. I've enjoyed the candor of all the >>>>>salespeople >>>>>I've talked to. But here was one who was trying to sell me what most >>>>>people >>>>>would tell me is a lesser phone. >>>>>"So why do people buy the iPhone X?" >>>>>"One of the biggest reasons is the animojis," he said, with something >>>>> of >>>>>a >>>>>chuckle. These require your facial features from Face ID and animate >>>>> them >>>>>into, say, a unicorn or a pile of excreta. A pile of singing excreta, >>>>> if >>>>>you >>>>>want to enjoy animoji karaoke. >>>>>"But these are just younger people, right?" >>>>>"No, all ages. It's incredible." >>>>>And the best phone is...the one that's dead >>>>>"So which phone do you think is the best?" I asked. >>>>>"For me, the Note 8," he said, without hesitation. "I had an iPhone for >>>>> a >>>>>while when the Note 7 thing happened. But when the Note 8 came out, I >>>>>went >>>>>straight back to it." >>>>>He explained that, for him, Android was better because he could "do >>>>> more" >>>>>with it, especially download free apps. I'd heard this from several >>>>>salespeople. This one loved the Note 8's big screen. >>>>>It was then that he admitted his Note 8 had died just before >>>>>Thanksgiving. >>>>>"Just totally dead," he said. "I couldn't believe it." >>>>>He had a temporary phone but would be going straight back to a new Note >>>>> 8 >>>>>shortly, he said. >>>>>Now that was brand loyalty. And no, unlike staff in other carrier >>>>> stores, >>>>>he >>>>>said he didn't get a work phone from T-Mobile. >>>>>"So are you saying I should get a Note 8?" I asked. "Isn't it hard to >>>>>switch >>>>>from iOS to Android?" >>>>>"It's simple," he replied. "We do it all here for you." >>>>>This was an incentive I hadn't heard before. But he stopped short of >>>>>telling >>>>>me I should go Android. >>>>>"You should stick with iPhones," he concluded, with a tinge of pity. >>>>>"It's >>>>>what you know." >>>>>OK. So, finally, which iPhone? >>>>>This salesman was utterly charming, if occasionally distracted by a >>>>>sudden >>>>>influx of customers in the store. >>>>>He took me over to the iPhone comparison chart to make his final pitch. >>>>>"See here. With the 8 Plus, you even get one hour's more browsing than >>>>>you >>>>>do with the X," he said. (This is true. 13 vs. 12.) >>>>>He could see I wasn't quite convinced. >>>>>"What it comes down to is this," he said. "If you take a lot of selfies >>>>>and >>>>>you like animojis, get an X. If you don't, get an 8 Plus." >>>>>He got pulled away by another customer and became so involved with that >>>>>customer that I ended up leaving the store. >>>>>And I underline, as always, that this was just one visit to one store. >>>>>On the plus side, he hadn't tried to move me over to Android, as >>>>>salespeople >>>>>in other stores had. On the 8 Plus side, he seemed determined that the >>>>>big, >>>>>but not so novel, phone was right for me. >>>>>I asked T-Mobile whether salespeople are incentivized to sell certain >>>>>phones >>>>>at certain times. The company declined to comment. >>>>>Was he trying to sell me the phone he thought would be best for me? Or >>>>>was >>>>>he trying to sell me the phone he wanted to sell me? That's the >>>>> real-life >>>>>customer dilemma. >>>>>I dwelt on this for a moment, before another thought invaded: At no >>>>> store >>>>>has a salesperson told me the iPhone X is the best phone or even, in >>>>> this >>>>>case, the best iPhone. Even though my colleague Scott Stein, who knows >>>>>about >>>>>these things, insists it is definitely the latter. >>>>>That's a little odd, isn't it? >>>>>TECH TODAY >>>>> >>>>>Original Article at: >>>>>https://www.cnet.com/news/iphone-x-t-mobile-told-me-it-wasnt-worth-it/#ftag= >>>>>CAD-09-10aai5b >>>>-- >>>>The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone >>>>list. >>>> >>>>If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >>>> if >>>>you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners >>>> or >>>>moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>>> >>>>Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >>>>mk...@ucla.edu. 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