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Yeah ST will let you bring your own phone, even if it was with another carrier.  Mine is meant to be on AT&T's GoPhone.  I just tossed their SIM and popped in my own.  BAM, worked immediately.

I hear good things about those Galaxy phones.

Im more of an entry level, cheap plan and phone kind of guy.  Based on my experience, you just cant find a quality Android phone.  You have to subsidize it with a major carrier or pay the $300+ price tag for a premium phone.  iPhone is well....iPhone, they aint cheap.

Im nearing a week in with this Windows phone and I like it.  The app store is a bit light.  But its got your major apps (Pandora, various mail/chat services, the usual big name stuff).  But I did have a Reddit app that would totally drain the battery.  From what I have read, many apps do that on WP.  So that kind of sucks.  However IE on the phone displays mobile sites quite nicely.  For my needs, that's just fine with me.  I could always buy another battery as well.  They are like $5 on Amazon.

Sounds like you got a good deal on the Galaxy.  Get yourself a Chromecast now.  They work really well with Android stuff.  My Nexus 7 is basically a TV remote with the Chromecast installed in the back of my TV.  It was $35.

KVR said
good call on the chromecast, I think the phone even has a remote built into it

The Chromecast will work with any Android device and the Chrome browser in any PC.