pseudoswede

I'm sure as heck not paying $400 for a phone for my kids.

The 4.5" Moto E LTE at $120 ($85 from Amazon Warehouse) is a much better deal. The 4.7" Fire Phone for $130 was a steal.

satman40

All the more reason to buy a throwaway phone

mrcamp

Heck the Moto E LTE was even $29 at bestbuy last week. 4.5" just does not cut it for most folks these days. And at $399...no way!

Letitride3c

As my secondary/spare, i5S running 9.0.2 doing just fine - not chasing the newest functionality since DW & I have use of the Nexus 6 (on Fi Network) and Nexus 5X (on T-Mo)

To round off 4G/LTE coverage abroad (well, most places) - I second the 4.5" Moto-E 2015 model (XT-1521, factory unlocked) got the dual (nano) Sim Asia retail model, bootloader unlocked, upgraded to MM 6.0 stock rom, not exactly a mini rocket, but has most of "important" basic features & Apps as a backup, and with adoptive storage (whatever it's called) - 64 GB mSD card is acting like internal storage, not bad for $89 USD ... used mainly for WiFi/VoIP calling. Not bad as a throwaway, getting several days worth of standby with minimal usage & offline Map navigation (MapFactor - with updated local/regional maps preloaded).

One of my SIL has the USA model on AT&T/T-Mobile (no dual Sim) and they are definitely worth a look @ $50 shipped - she just came back from a trip down under to Aussie - and was happy with her unlocked XT 1527 (just be careful which variants you are getting cheaply ... and do not use those Sim adapters - they will jam up the slot, use only nano-sims.)

davie355

$29, period - no contract, surcharges, installments?

As in, I could pop in my existing SIM and start making calls?

mrcamp

Yes. It's locked to AT&T but can be unlocked for free via the AT&T unlock portal (even for non customers). Or cheaply via ebay.

https://www.fatwallet.com/forums/top...487667&start=0

mrcamp

Another awesome device for $29. Bought several of these. Kids use 2 of them.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/at-t-gop...329&ksdevice=c

joshwex90

$30 with no commitment? Can it be unlocked?

mrcamp

Yes. It can be unlocked for free via the AT&T site above or for $2 on ebay.

joshwex90

I'm assuming via this method it'll work? https://www.reddit.com/r/windowsphon...ophone_united/

Because when I went to the site above, it said GoPhone unlocks require a minimum of 6 months of paid account activity

mrcamp

On the ATT site select the non ATT customer option.

joshwex90

Do Windows phones come with carrier bloatware or can that be removed?

dtsm

Moderator

Can you maybe change title to Moto/Android phones, LOL. So much angst here



Mod Note: Done! -gfunk

DeafFlyer

My wife has one. Only issue is no front facing camera. Other than that a nice phone.

unmesh

The specs show both a front and a rear camera.

Maybe she has an older model?