Hi,
I am hoping someone might be able to guide me with regards to buying a new phone.My current 'dumb' phone is on it's last legs and I need to buy a new phone.My MP3,being an earlier iRiver model with a disc is nearly kaput as well and I am thinking about killing a number of birds with the one stone.We have an iPad Air and this machine,the mid 2011 iMac desktop and so naturally, the mind is drifting towards an iPhone.However I don't really need a phone for email or gaming etc just text and calls and so it seems like a big expense and apart from not really needing a phone for for email I cannot afford to have a data plan/internet account and the current 'pay as you' go works for me.Being on the pension means being careful.
However never having had a smartphone I am becoming more and more in thrall to all they can do such as FaceTime and have also been told that in fact I could turn off the internet access on it and rely on wi-fi as it's becoming more common out and about and would be an answer to the issue of paying for internet access.However the truth is I haven't a clue !
One of the ways I am looking at it is that whilst an iPhone is expensive to buy,it is a quality product, will link in what we have and if the initial expense was the only one,apart from calls and texts,then it might be bearable.I also hear that instead of texting, if you have wi-fi then you can email and save money? Can anyone take a minute to confirm that info on wi-fi etc and maybe put me on the right path? Thank you
I am hoping someone might be able to guide me with regards to buying a new phone.My current 'dumb' phone is on it's last legs and I need to buy a new phone.My MP3,being an earlier iRiver model with a disc is nearly kaput as well and I am thinking about killing a number of birds with the one stone.We have an iPad Air and this machine,the mid 2011 iMac desktop and so naturally, the mind is drifting towards an iPhone.However I don't really need a phone for email or gaming etc just text and calls and so it seems like a big expense and apart from not really needing a phone for for email I cannot afford to have a data plan/internet account and the current 'pay as you' go works for me.Being on the pension means being careful.
However never having had a smartphone I am becoming more and more in thrall to all they can do such as FaceTime and have also been told that in fact I could turn off the internet access on it and rely on wi-fi as it's becoming more common out and about and would be an answer to the issue of paying for internet access.However the truth is I haven't a clue !
One of the ways I am looking at it is that whilst an iPhone is expensive to buy,it is a quality product, will link in what we have and if the initial expense was the only one,apart from calls and texts,then it might be bearable.I also hear that instead of texting, if you have wi-fi then you can email and save money? Can anyone take a minute to confirm that info on wi-fi etc and maybe put me on the right path? Thank you