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marco:

So it comes down to your needs. For me, my phone is a personal computer most of the time, and it’s occasionally used to make or receive phone calls. Most data is downloaded over WiFi, with occasional small transfers over the cellular network. Network flakiness hurts me less than device flakiness. For me, therefore, the device is much more important than the network, because I’m using the device much more than I’m using the network.

This is why my iPod touch is good enough. Actual phone calls are as modern as the term “smartphone” and I can’t lag behind software-wise. An iPhone in Costa Rica equals constant jail-breaking and unlocking, something I decided I wouldn’t waste my time on some time ago. Most people I know don’t get that it’s about the software platform not the hardware. Stay relevant, not fashionable.