I need help. I am currently eligible for upgraded pricing through Verizon for a new phone, but I have been since December, and have not really been interested in switching phones.
I've been very please with my current HTC Thunderbolt 4GLTE, and really didn't see enough of a difference in anything else to justify switching. . .the newer phones don't do much that the Thunderbolt didn't do very well.
That is until Verizon "upgraded" the software on the phone, and now it is maddeningly slow. I just want to throw it across the room sometimes. Verizon can't explain why the software upgrade should slow it down (I don't see that it should, the TBolt has plenty of computing power, and was one of the faster phones when it came out), but now it simply is slow, and it's frustrating to use.
So. .. I'm not sure I really want to do another 2 year contract, just in order to keep my options open. I like Verizon, and have never had a problem with them, but I also currently have unlimited data etc., and I have heard that if I re-up on a new 2 year contract that they will not give me that option any longer.
So my question is three-fold.
1. Which phone(s) should I be looking at? Currently it would appear that the Samsung Galaxy SIII is the best one out there.
2. Where do I purchase said phone without having to update a contract? Any pitfalls to look out for when doing this?
3. Or am I better off just doing another 2 year contract.