Alright guys, I need your help. (warning, wall of text)
I have never had a smart phone or really even a cell phone before. I simply never really needed one. Well that changed last week. I just moved to Seattle, and I have no idea how to get around. Sooooooo I think it is time I get one.
I need to get two phones and a plan for two people.
Cellphone plans kind of confuse me a bit. I can not really get a good idea of how much data I will be using. I expect that both my mom and I will be relying very heavily on gps and potentially checking gmail every once in a blue moon.
Neither of us will use the phones to watch videos through the data plan. What ever sort of heavy downloading we will do will be done on wifi at home or wherever.
I have had some sales men say that I really need 3GBs and others say that I might only need 1GB. Most people online seem to think 2GB is a good number, but I thought I would ask you guys.
The other question I had about that is that both sprint and Tmobile offer unlimited data. Now I know that once you use up your 1GB (or what ever) the speed slows down to 2G speed. My question is if 2G can load google maps and still function as a gps.
Now as far as the phones themselves go, I am just totally lost.
All the phone for my mom really needs is a good clear screen, a good camera, and a long battery life. She wont play any games, she will pretty much only make calls, maybe take a picture or two, and of course use it as a gps.
For my phone, its a bit different. I want a pretty solid camera, solid battery life, but the kicker is that I want a good development platform. I want to be able to install my own custom OS, and make little games and what not.
I have been eyeing those one plus phones, but maybe you guys have a different recommendation.
Thank you in advance for any guidance you can provide.