What do i need to know before buying iphone?

My plan was to buy a good working at&t iphone 4s then buy a straight talk sim card and have the iphone running off of straight talk but AT&T towers.

What do i need/ask about the phone before buying? Also, any other useful info i should know would be great too.

Also which sim card would i need for the 4s, AT&T Compatible Micro SIM Card - AT&T Compatible SIM Card

I had an iPhone 4 for 2 years, and let me tell you right now. They are not worth the money. Apple is running out of steam. Its all about advertising. Anytime Apple adds a new feature, they produce a 2 and half minute long commercial about how awesome this new feature is and why you should buy it, when in reality, Android has had this same feature for years. Remember when. I believe it was IOS 6? Came out and everyone fell in love with the new notification system? Guess where they got/stole that idea from? Apple. If you really feel like you have to have the 4s then by all means, go for it! But ever since I switched to Android I have never been happier with my phone. Android has so many more features and are much much much easier to use. Apple insist on having everything their way and you must do things in this order. But Android is always open and problems are much better solved. In fact the top phones on the market are no longer Apple. They are Android! See what I'm getting at? Bottom line is Apple is running out of ideas and are not doing as well as they used to. They are lucky they have the name-brand because that is the only reason anyone buys their products in the first place.

If you are still not convinced you can look at the specs of an android phone versus and apple and see what you think.

As far as buying an Apple iPhone 4s, just make sure the phone is in good physical shape and functions properly. It is no where near as complex to buy a smartphone than it is to purchase.say a car. However Verizon and AT&T are much more reliable than Sprint, but you get what you pay for. I have an Android phone with Verizon and I have not been in a place yet that does not give me 4G.

I agree with Ethan, Everything they say about apple is true. I have owned an Iphone before and all it did was course me trouble. I now own a Samsung Galaxy S3 and it is the best phone I have ever owned, it does everything! It's so easy to use and so reliable. Honestly Android is the best. Please think about it first before deciding.

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