Comments on: 8 Frugal Reasons to Have Two Phones https://thefrugalgene.com/frugal-phones/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=frugal-phones Born To Help You Save Money Thu, 12 Sep 2019 16:16:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.1 By: Liam https://thefrugalgene.com/frugal-phones/#comment-25471 Fri, 07 Jun 2019 05:53:02 +0000 https://thefrugalgene.com/?p=4131#comment-25471 I only have two phones since the battery life on my Moto G4 Play is now bad (once dying at 50%), so I’m keeping it just for apps like kindle and deezer, and I used store credit from trading in games I had beaten and would never play again to buy a used Blackberry Classic. I had always wanted a blackberry for its keyboard, and this one uses blackberry os 10 which can download quite a few android apps (so I have whatsapp and facebook messenger on there), and it’s battery life is much better than my other phone, even though it’s a used phone. I pan on mostly using it for communication and occasionally googling something (it comes with 4g).

]]> By: Financial Orchid https://thefrugalgene.com/frugal-phones/#comment-4413 Sun, 18 Feb 2018 20:22:33 +0000 https://thefrugalgene.com/?p=4131#comment-4413 I considered whether 2 phones was more frugal too.
One for airtime emergency calls with a preloaded $20 voucher.
Another just for the apps to run efficiently, but I can’t get data only so I just stuck with 1 phone for $45.
There are some hacks/workaround to get data only for like $30/mth, but the $15 a month difference isn’t enough hassle for me to get 2 phones.
Plus I get unlimited talk time on the $45 plan which is already the lowest in my area already, and a $20 preloaded phone runs out really quickly.

]]> By: Why I Love & Don't Care About Money At The Same Time - Frugal Asian Finance https://thefrugalgene.com/frugal-phones/#comment-4176 Fri, 02 Feb 2018 11:11:33 +0000 https://thefrugalgene.com/?p=4131#comment-4176 […] Lily, owning two phones is a frugal option since it eases her work-life balance and saves her […]

]]> By: Jing https://thefrugalgene.com/frugal-phones/#comment-2267 Mon, 30 Oct 2017 18:31:32 +0000 https://thefrugalgene.com/?p=4131#comment-2267 I used to have 2 phones (one company provided, the other my personal), but after being laid off, I had to give the phone back. It was a doozy having to get all my photos off that! I now only have one phone and the battery totally sucks, but I bought this great battery pack that has like 10 charges in it! I just keep it on me at all times, and so far I haven’t forgotten to recharge it.

I noticed I used to use those free/cheap battery chargers and they were so bad I couldn’t even get half a charge off them, and they would definitely end up lost and uncharged. The thing with this new one is that it has so many charges I don’t generally have to worry, and it’s like the more times it actually saves me (which is like every other day bc my Nexus battery is JUST THAT BAD), the more I value it! This is my band aid for saving money on not having to buy a new phone for a while at least.

]]> By: Lily https://thefrugalgene.com/frugal-phones/#comment-2126 Mon, 23 Oct 2017 10:45:27 +0000 https://thefrugalgene.com/?p=4131#comment-2126 In reply to Ms. Raggedly.

Oh, my friends iPhone (was it 4 or 5..) has that random shut off problem too! Why in the world does it do that!

]]> By: Lily https://thefrugalgene.com/frugal-phones/#comment-2125 Mon, 23 Oct 2017 10:43:46 +0000 https://thefrugalgene.com/?p=4131#comment-2125 In reply to Grant @ Life Prep Couple.

Yes they did!!! My friend had the S4 and she’s still rocking it.

]]> By: Lily https://thefrugalgene.com/frugal-phones/#comment-2124 Mon, 23 Oct 2017 10:43:06 +0000 https://thefrugalgene.com/?p=4131#comment-2124 In reply to Menard Solve.

Very clever Menard!

]]> By: Lily https://thefrugalgene.com/frugal-phones/#comment-2123 Mon, 23 Oct 2017 10:42:40 +0000 https://thefrugalgene.com/?p=4131#comment-2123 In reply to NZ Muse.

Hi NZ! I’m pleasantly surprise how many people do own and use two phones!

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