{"id":5930,"date":"2010-01-20T07:00:37","date_gmt":"2010-01-20T11:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/?p=5930"},"modified":"2010-01-20T09:09:40","modified_gmt":"2010-01-20T13:09:40","slug":"guide-to-choosing-a-smart-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/20\/guide-to-choosing-a-smart-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide to Choosing a Smart Phone for Local"},"content":{"rendered":"

In early January, Miriam Ellis of Solas Web Design<\/a> asked the Local Chumps (an email salon whose members vary depending on the weather but that day included myself, Miriam<\/a>, David Mihm<\/a>, Matt McGee<\/a>, Andrew Shotland<\/a> & Will Scott<\/a>) what smart phone should she buy. In doing her due diligence, she wanted to know which had the best features, the lowest price, the highest performance, the comparative benenfits etc etc….but mostly wanted something that would browse the internet well. All the reasonable questions that a conscientious consumer would typically ask about buying a piece of technology<\/p>\n

Initially, many of our answers were single “phone” answers. The more complete answer, in the end, was that the choice needed to really include considerations about the service provider. The conversation took a “which cell provider sucks least” bent. (“Mine sucks less!” “No mine sucks less!”)<\/p>\n

Picking a phone is not a straight forward technology purchase but a complex dance between choosing the service provider, your data and communication needs and picking the right smartphone.<\/p>\n

It is impossible to choose a phone in the US without also choosing a provider and a (not so good & expensive) plan. Picking the phone should be the hard part but in reality it is picking the plan that requires a degree in systems design, accounting and social theory.<\/p>\n

So with that in mind I have developed this scientific flow chart to help confused consumers in today’s marketplace pick a smart phone that browses the internet well:<\/p>\n

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I will leave it to Miriam to divulge to the world which phone she purchased (but I will say that she is the proud owner of a shiney new toy). Now, if we could just get her onto Twitter….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In early January, Miriam Ellis of Solas Web Design asked the Local Chumps (an email salon whose members vary depending on the weather but that day included myself, Miriam, David Mihm, Matt McGee, Andrew Shotland & Will Scott) what smart phone should she buy. In doing her due diligence, she wanted to know which had …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":262,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-mobil"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t