I have a LG Chocolate from Verizon. The contract is up in a few months. I’ve been thinking of jumping over to an iPhone when it’s done, and was hoping the next version of the iPhone would be out by then.
But I recently got a Nokia n800 Internet Tablet, which simply rocks. The fact that it is so open, runs Linux, I can program stuff in Python for it, etc., makes it hard to locking myself into an iPhone. So I’ve been thinking about getting a Nokia phone instead. I’ve been looking at the n95, but maybe even something cheaper. Something with decent data connectivity so I can Bluetooth into it via the n800 when I can’t get wifi. But when I go to T-Mobile or Cingular, the only phones they offer with plans are much, much more low end. Say I got a n95, or whatever, unlocked. Do I just walk in to T-Mobile and ask for a sim card for my unlocked phone, and then sign up with a plan without a phone? Super-noob here.
Also, is there a bit of a lower end phone that you would recommend? Something with decent data, maybe a decent camera. I don’t need a ton of features other than that if I have the n800 for email etc.