Worst Phone in the World on the Worst Network in the Galaxy?
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Straight Talk for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.
If you are renowned for patchy cell phone service, whereby cell phone service only gives you maximum bars on your couch but not on major interstate highways, shouldn't you at least try to mask it by offering your customers decent phones? To say, "since we know you can't even Call a friend, we will at least give you a fun toy to play with during the many hours our POS network thinks it is too good to send you even a smidgen of service."
Not so! I have always attacked Metro PCS, which I have renamed Metro POS as in Piece of Shhh...but I thought I'd give them a break till I found a review of one of the 4G phones they offered; The Samsung Craft, arguably one of the worst phones on earth according to Slate.com. Slate's Farhad Manjoo reviewed the phone describing it as a "nightmare." He goes on to say,
"I'd call it the worst cell phone I've ever used, but to do so would woefully undersell the sadists who've unleashed this little gadget of horrors upon an unsuspecting public. Everything about this phone seems designed not just to frustrate users but to get us to swear off ever using any phone again. Yes, the Craft is so terrible that I've started to spin conspiracy theories around its release,"
Farhad went on to suggest that you couldn't pay him to use it. A harsh review indeed and it sounds like Farhad probably didn't get enough sleep the night before writing the review or maybe wrote it while babysitting 5 children, 3 of which were on his back pouring apple sauce on his face. None the less, Metro POS can't afford to get press for bad service AND bad phones.
Straight Talk is a pre-paid service similar to Metro POS in many regards and certainly worth a try. They have a wide selection of trusted phones with features that match up with the best. You can even find Android on Straight Talk , one of the industry standards. What's more, you can have all of these features without burning a hole in your wallet. Straight Talk's Unlimited Monthly service is only $45 and that includes calls, texts, picture messaging, and web. This will leave you with extra money to spend as you please at the end of the month.
Straight Talk offer:
Not so! I have always attacked Metro PCS, which I have renamed Metro POS as in Piece of Shhh...but I thought I'd give them a break till I found a review of one of the 4G phones they offered; The Samsung Craft, arguably one of the worst phones on earth according to Slate.com. Slate's Farhad Manjoo reviewed the phone describing it as a "nightmare." He goes on to say,
"I'd call it the worst cell phone I've ever used, but to do so would woefully undersell the sadists who've unleashed this little gadget of horrors upon an unsuspecting public. Everything about this phone seems designed not just to frustrate users but to get us to swear off ever using any phone again. Yes, the Craft is so terrible that I've started to spin conspiracy theories around its release,"
Farhad went on to suggest that you couldn't pay him to use it. A harsh review indeed and it sounds like Farhad probably didn't get enough sleep the night before writing the review or maybe wrote it while babysitting 5 children, 3 of which were on his back pouring apple sauce on his face. None the less, Metro POS can't afford to get press for bad service AND bad phones.
Straight Talk is a pre-paid service similar to Metro POS in many regards and certainly worth a try. They have a wide selection of trusted phones with features that match up with the best. You can even find Android on Straight Talk , one of the industry standards. What's more, you can have all of these features without burning a hole in your wallet. Straight Talk's Unlimited Monthly service is only $45 and that includes calls, texts, picture messaging, and web. This will leave you with extra money to spend as you please at the end of the month.
Straight Talk offer:
- No contracts, no surprise bills and no credit checks.
- The “All You Need Plan” with 1,000 minutes, 1,000 texts and 30 MB of web data.
- Great nationwide coverage and excellent reception/connectivity.
- Trusted phone manufacturers like LG, Motorola, Kyocera, Nokia and Samsung with great affordable phone selection.
- Free from activation, reactivation, or termination fees and 411 calls are included at no extra charge.
- A flexible prepaid calling service that enables you to make international calls from your home, cell or office phone at low rates.
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