Two years with ATT and Aria, what next?

[xdafly]

Hi gang,

Two years ago I was among one of the first to root my Aria (Carrier: ATT) and all has gone well with multiple updates/upgrades with the software.

Would like to ask anyone to recommend the next phone as my contract is up and ATT is doing everything it can to 'keep me in the family', inclusive of unlimited SMS and monthly service credits.

I see Sprint has an Evo V offer for 35/45/55 month with unlimited SMS/data and voice minutes 300/1200/unlimited everything

What other device do you like and would recommend with ATT? Currently they are pushing the HTC One with a new 2 year contract.

Anyone taken them up and did you root your HTC One ?

oThEr options or suggestions are welcome

 

[hawkeye2188]

I'm in the same boat, ATT with an Aria. I'm going either with the Galaxy S3 pending what it looks like in the US or the Galaxy Nexus. Thought about the One X but i dont like the fact that there is no storage expandability or you cant remove the battery.

 

[Skantastico]

I was in the same boat as both of you, got an Aria almost 2 years ago and decided to renew the contract and upgrade to the One X. After a week I am really happy with my decision. It is definitely the most amazing phone on the market to date.

Non-removable battery and no-micro SD slot are issues, but for me they were certainly not dealbreakers, especially when you consider what you're getting.

I get well over a working-days use out of it, and the free 20GB added to your Dropbox account is certainly very useful. That + Google Music makes it so that I really don't need any more than 10-15 GBs on my phone.


I would say if you are content with ATTs service and don't mind the minor problems that come with buying a new flagship device (basically makes you a beta tester of sorts) I would say at the very least go and try to play with a One X in the store or mess with a friends to see if you like it.

I got mine for $149.99 on Amazon pre-order, and they actually gave me another $20 credit for them not being able to change my shipping to one-day and get it to me sooner. Not bad.

 

[hawkeye2188]

I was in the same boat as both of you, got an Aria almost 2 years ago and decided to renew the contract and upgrade to the One X. After a week I am really happy with my decision. It is definitely the most amazing phone on the market to date.

Non-removable battery and no-micro SD slot are issues, but for me they were certainly not dealbreakers, especially when you consider what you're getting.

I get well over a working-days use out of it, and the free 20GB added to your Dropbox account is certainly very useful. That + Google Music makes it so that I really don't need any more than 10-15 GBs on my phone.


I would say if you are content with ATTs service and don't mind the minor problems that come with buying a new flagship device (basically makes you a beta tester of sorts) I would say at the very least go and try to play with a One X in the store or mess with a friends to see if you like it.

I got mine for $149.99 on Amazon pre-order, and they actually gave me another $20 credit for them not being able to change my shipping to one-day and get it to me sooner. Not bad.

I've played with the HTC One X before and I loved it, it was very smooth and sense 4.0 was awesome but the non removable battery and no expandability for storage are deal breakers for me and I don't like to rely on cloud storage. Even if it just had a micro sd slot I'd consider it more.

 

[ECEXCURSION]

I vote the galaxy nexus then.

Sent from my HTC One X

 

[ksnax]

I'm still quite happy with my Aria, as limited as it is, with over 2 years of use. I truly love the tiny size of it and have a hard time considering anything larger, but frankly, AT&T's service area and data speeds here SUCK, SUCK, SUCK!

I've already informed the family that there will be no more upgrades going forward until we can all move to Verizon, but that will be more than a year from now! So to appease my need for more power when I am out of the house, I will continue to use the Aria - and tether a tablet for the more hardcore stuff. By then, the One X will be 'so last year'.

Ok, enough of my whining and compensating, the One X is probably the one I would be looking at the hardest right now.

 

[hi2u2]

Galaxy S2 is available for 9.99 with a 2 year renewal (I got mine for 99). It's not the newest phone, but I would say it's probably the 2nd most powerful Android on AT&T, right behind the One X. It doesn't have an LTE radio though.

There are fully functional CM9 nightlies already available for it, as well as a bunch of other ROMs. It's really quite a nice phone.

 

[DanGeorges]

I suggest the HTC Desire C.
Specs similar to the Aria, but just up a notch (same screen size, processor).
Biggest improvements are the addition of ICS and Sense 4.

If you're looking for an Aria-like phone with updated OS and more storage, I would look at this phone.

- Android 4.0 ICS with HTC Sense 4.0
- 600MHz processor, 512MB of RAM
- 3.5-inch HVGA screen
- 5-megapixel camera
- 4GB internal storage, 25GB of free Dropbox cloud storage
- Beats Audio

 

[CaptainMaki]

actually the processor is the same speed but a snapdragon process which is more advanced.

 

[MondoMor]

My contract was up this coming August, and I planned to spend all of July making a decision on what phone, and what provider, I would get next.

Then yesterday, the decision had to be made much faster; I dropped my Aria (the second time ever in 21 months) and cracked the digitizer. The screen is fine, and the digitizer actually still works, but I cut my finger on the glass when I unlocked it. I couldn't wait for a new digitizer to arrive, and I needed a phone yesterday, so I had to act fast.

I extended my contract with AT&T ( ) and got an HTC Vivid. At $50 with contract, the price was right. I like the phone, though it's MUCH bigger than my little Aria. Rooting is weirder, so I'm going to wait a little while 'til I'm comfortable with everything.


I'll probably fix the Aria one day, especially once the ICS builds mature. It's a great little phone!

 

[xdafly]

How's this for 1 cent ? Refurb a no-no ?

 

[CaptainMaki]

I don't have problem with refurbs, I've got problems with contracts.

 

[Ken1939]

No problem with refurbs. I prefer them since they have been thru quality checks in refurb, so have been checked at least once. The last 3 phones I have used: Moto Razr, Aria, and Galaxy S2 have all been refurb. Never a problem with any of them. I've had the S2 for about 3 months and finally getting used to the larger size. I can read the screen in sunlight, which I could not with the Aria. Already rooted the S2, so can do as I wish about the software.

 

[iandr0idos]

If you're looking at cheap, then get the Skyrocket. I have it and it's an amazing device. Don't get the HTC Vivid. There are literally NO developers left.

Hope to see you in the Skyrocket forums!

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