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Time for a new phone …
I didn’t really want to get a new phone; specifically, I didn’t want to spend the money. I’d bought my Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime back in 2015 and it was still serving me well seven years later but the annoyances were starting to accumulate. The 8GB of storage space was maxing out, the display was showing some wear, there was a bug in voicemail playback that had never been fixed and now, the Android version was old enough that it was starting to refuse new apps.
So, with that bit of arm twisting, I decided to treat myself to a newer model. Since the Samsung had lasted so long, the Galaxy A series was the first, and really the only, option I explored beyond the number of stars in the rating. I looked at the less expensive Galaxy A03 but figured if I was going to make the jump, I might as well get another phone for the long-haul and went with the Galaxy A13.
A few months ago, I purchased the 
, I decided on the USB32VGAEH model which supports USB 3.0, VGA displays and includes a pass-through USB port. There are also models that will enable you to add a new DVI and HDMI display through a USB port.
So, this past week, I started looking at some of the budget offerings from MetroPCS and saw the Alcatel OneTouch Fierce. Since it’s been out for a few months, it was as low as $29 depending on the line options and that was good enough for me.