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General Discussion => Share Your Badassity => Topic started by: FamilyGuy on June 16, 2017, 09:05:50 AM
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My S5 had issues with mic not working, so callers won't hear me unless I switch to speaker mode or use headset.
It was fun to take every call in speaker mode :) I was not convinced to change the phone or even repair it for this petty little issue.
I try to find a corner to attend the phone and this is happening for last few months. This drove my friend crazy. He never expects a phone to last for more than 2 years and wanted to upgrade to the latest...he is having apple latest version I think.
How old is your phone? And what issues you're facing with it but not convinced to get a new one?
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3 years old. I usually upgrade every 4 years.
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My old company iPhone 5 battery was getting so weak it could only make it a few hours. I asked the IT dept for a replacement and they somehow found a NIB iPhone 5, even though they haven't been in production for ages. That was disappointing but fixed the battery problem.
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Just got an iPhone SE after having the same iPhone 5 for four years. Paid $150 cash for the new one and can still use my Airvoice plan!
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Nexus 6P.
15 months old but I bought used. The battery dies early, as high as 45%. It pretty much stays glued to a charger. If it becomes a serious issue, a $30 powerbank is cheaper than a new phone.
I keep phones way longer than I probably should... My last phone had SO many problems. Most of the time the keyboard would not pop up which was incredibly frustrating. Plus a cracked screen and overall slowness.
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5+ year old iPhone 4S. I was given it as a company phone in my last job and when I left, IT laughed when I asked if I could buy it....so they just gave it to me. My understanding is that this is the last iPhone that doesn't self-screw-itself-up. No problems with anything. Memory fill up so it doesn't work? Nope. Battery issues? Nope. I'm on it (conference call listening now) and it's fine. I plan to upgrade it....uh....well.....never. I am not a gadget collector. My son has one of these as his backup. If I ever need to replace it, I'll take that one or find another 4S.
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Nexus 6P.
15 months old but I bought used. The battery dies early, as high as 45%. It pretty much stays glued to a charger. If it becomes a serious issue, a $30 powerbank is cheaper than a new phone.
I keep phones way longer than I probably should... My last phone had SO many problems. Most of the time the keyboard would not pop up which was incredibly frustrating. Plus a cracked screen and overall slowness.
Smart power bank idea. But a new battery won't help? I thought it would be less than power bank.
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Nexus 6P.
15 months old but I bought used. The battery dies early, as high as 45%. It pretty much stays glued to a charger. If it becomes a serious issue, a $30 powerbank is cheaper than a new phone.
I keep phones way longer than I probably should... My last phone had SO many problems. Most of the time the keyboard would not pop up which was incredibly frustrating. Plus a cracked screen and overall slowness.
Smart power bank idea. But a new battery won't help? I thought it would be less than power bank.
Every Nexus phone is having this problem, and Google is being sued over it supposedly. I guess a battery replacement is possible, but I'd have to open the entire phone.
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You'd have better luck with a battery case.
I have a Nexus 5X, bought it new about 1 year ago. The design is several years old at this point.
If it were up to me I'd still be using my LG G3, it was a great phone until the display stopped working after about 2.5 years.
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iPhone 4 from December 2011.
A couple of times recently I have seen the volume go all the way up when no one was touching the phone. Otherwise, no issues (but I'm not picky).
DH has an iPhone 5 (something). The battery started swelling & Apple gave him a new (? refurbished?) one.
Edited to add: I've been asked why my phone is "so small" by a curious 7-year old. I told him it was an antique.
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Which phone? I've got a CPAA ("cheap phone acquisition addiction") problem and now have three smartphones that are all about a year old. They were all under a hundred bucks. I need to stop taking advantage of deals, and stop thinking that I could use yet another backup/emergency phone. LOL.
Seriously though, I don't understand people who pay a lot for phones, or need to keep "upgrading" every time the latest and greatest new model is released. As with cars, that's an easy way to stay poor. But if your phone isn't working or the battery runs out too fast now, there are lots of deals on cheap smart phones (think Android not Apple), as well as low cost or free service. If you're looking to save on your cell phone service, read this FreedomPop sim review (http://www.cranialborborygmus.com/FreedomPop-LTE-gsm-sim-review.htm). It takes a little of work, but if you get a free Google Voice number and use Hangouts, all you need is cellular data when you're not on wifi. And FreedomPop gives you about 700mb of free AT&T LTE data per month. Again, you need to due a little bit of research and pay attention, but it's really not that hard to get the free service. Couple that with a cheap but good smart phone, and save more money for the truly important things in life, like good beer.
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Nov of last year - scored the "free after $120 service rebate" from Republic Huawei phone. Before that I was rocking a Moto E 2nd gen. What a terrible phone that was...
Before that an IPhone 4...
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Couple of years. It came free with the plan. No idea what kind it is, but it does get the internet and all that. I could upgrade for free.
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iPhone 5s that I purchased used 16 months ago for $250 - I was happy with my previous phone, a BlackBerry Q10 that was paid for by my employer at the time of getting it, but it was incompatible with the cheap (for Canada) carrier I wanted to switch to. The plan savings alone is $50-60/month, plus I was actually (amazingly!) able to sell the BB for $120, so it's been a very good move.
I will probably look at upgrading to a 6s or 6s Plus once the iPhone 8 comes out . . . This one should still have some value and I will sort of be keeping up with the planned obsolescence. Although part of me thinks I should not bother until it becomes an issue. This phone has given me zero trouble.
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3+ year old Iphone 6. However, my husband and I both got brand new replacement Iphones from the Apple store 2 years ago. He had taken his underwater with a lifeproof case that leaked and so the phone was water damaged--but Apple replaced it with a brand new one because they said there was something faulty in the phone anyway(????!) And I was having some minor but annoying problems (screen freezing) and went to the Apple store to see if they could fix it and they just offered to give me a new one. I'm thinking I might make a trip there again soon!
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Samsung S4. You can change the battery to a spare and expand memory in ablut a minute.
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I have a flip phone. Bought it seven or eight years ago. By now people who talk on their phones are ignored by the market. It's not necessarily a bad place to be.
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I've got a cheap ($99) Huawei smartphone that I bought in October at the supermarket. It replaced an LG G3 that died. I'm not buying another LG.
Unfortunately I've got the 'I wants' for a new phone (currently I want the Moto G5 Plus) because I think I went a little too cheap with this one. It'd be OK if I could put more apps on the SD card, but unfortunately when I've only got 4GB available for apps, it fills up fast.
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I have an iPhone 4S that I got new 3.5 years ago. It works great, had no real problems so far (although gone through a couple of chargers in that time) -- the battery life has decreased a little but not so much that it's causing problems for my lifestyle yet. Hoping I can keep it at least another year, but we'll see.
Only regret is that I bought the 8GB and I think I should have bought the bigger one, managing my music & photos & audiobooks and having to take things on and off it all the time is annoying.
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I've got a cheap ($99) Huawei smartphone that I bought in October at the supermarket. It replaced an LG G3 that died. I'm not buying another LG.
Unfortunately I've got the 'I wants' for a new phone (currently I want the Moto G5 Plus) because I think I went a little too cheap with this one. It'd be OK if I could put more apps on the SD card, but unfortunately when I've only got 4GB available for apps, it fills up fast.
You could root the phone so that you can move more apps to the SD card. It will let you move apps that you normally aren't able to. At least, that's how it used to work. It's not too difficult, I used to root all the time in high school when smart phones just came out and were still awful/slow. Overclocking made them usable.
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LG Flex - love that thing:)! No issues at all.
Picked it up new three years ago, just after they announced an upgrade for that model.
We change about every five years or so.
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Samsung S4. You can change the battery to a spare and expand memory in ablut a minute.
Flexibility!
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I have an iPhone 4S that I got new 3.5 years ago. It works great, had no real problems so far (although gone through a couple of chargers in that time) -- the battery life has decreased a little but not so much that it's causing problems for my lifestyle yet. Hoping I can keep it at least another year, but we'll see.
Only regret is that I bought the 8GB and I think I should have bought the bigger one, managing my music & photos & audiobooks and having to take things on and off it all the time is annoying.
That memory thing sucks every time and it is always 100+ dollars extra for apple.
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I have a 6 month old phone because my old one got stolen while on vacation (totally my fault, stupid rookie mistake). At least it only cost $87 to get a brand new one. I usually keep my phones for 2 years and get a free upgrade, it doesn't change the cost of my plan and I can usually sell the old one. Right now this new phone has a weird glitch on the screen so I want to send it in while it's still under warranty, but I've been procrastinating backing it up and bringing it in. Time to put that on my to do list!
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Mine is 6 months old because, like an asshole, I put my previous phone in the washing machine. (I was amazed at how well the squeaky clean phone worked, but there were just enough broken annoyances that I caved and bought another $150 phone.)
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Only seven months old, and the (lousy) phone it replaced was only just over a year old, but the one that replaced was five years old (the first Galaxy S). Current phone should last at *least* three years.
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About 7 months (OnePlus 3T). I have a OnePlus 5 ordered for release day delivery (it was announced today). These are holding their value ridiculously well - the cheapest 3T on Swappa is listed at $39 less than I paid for my phone new last year, so my upgrade cost should be minimal.
I do not lead a Mustachian life when it comes to my smartphone. Work also gives me a generous subsidy and I use it heavily, so...eh.
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My Nexus 5x was replaced under warranty, so I've only had my current one for a year (it was a refurb though, not new). I usually keep my phones for 3 years, after that the battery is hosed...and I have some gadget lust. Not sure what I'll get when this one dies now that Google has eliminated Nexus handsets. I want a 4" to 5" screen, and everything is bigger than that now!
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I've got a cheap ($99) Huawei smartphone that I bought in October at the supermarket. It replaced an LG G3 that died. I'm not buying another LG.
Unfortunately I've got the 'I wants' for a new phone (currently I want the Moto G5 Plus) because I think I went a little too cheap with this one. It'd be OK if I could put more apps on the SD card, but unfortunately when I've only got 4GB available for apps, it fills up fast.
You could root the phone so that you can move more apps to the SD card. It will let you move apps that you normally aren't able to. At least, that's how it used to work. It's not too difficult, I used to root all the time in high school when smart phones just came out and were still awful/slow. Overclocking made them usable.
Yeah I'm not sure how to do that. I've made it usable by selectively disabling or uninstalling heavy apps and replacing with lighter alternatives where possible (including the Google app itself, Google Play Music and Chrome). I use Friendly to access Facebook instead of the Facebook apps themselves. I didn't like the idea of uninstalling the Uber app, but I've got no idea why it needed to be 180MB.
Now I've got a bit over 1GB free and I'm happy to make do for a while longer. Once I move I'll have another look at things, taking into account if I'll be spending a lot of time on public transport.
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Still using the iPhone 4S that I got in 2011. So far so good.
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Still using my Nexus 6 from 2015 Black Friday. Paid $220. Market price right now is $140ish. Not bad for almost 2 years of use.
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I generally get 4 years or so out of a phone before something crops up. I had a HTC desire that was great but that ran out of memory and could not update any apps or OS.
I had a Note 3 which was great and was going to last longer than normal due to user replacement battery and SD card but then I sat on it and cracked the screen.
I then wasted about £200 trying to replace the screen myself and made a right mess of it!
So now I am on an S6 which I have probably had 12 months or so. I also have a Gear S3 which actually reduces the need to use the actual phone quite a bit.
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My iPhone 4 will be 7 years old in about a month.
I've run into a few problems with apps no longer supporting the os and the camera isn't nearly as good as it was out of the box. I'd like to get something with a better camera to take better quality pictures of our baby out and about but I could also always remember to pack my actual camera.
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I've had my Samsung S3 for about 3.5 years now, but I bought it used so I'm not sure how old it actually is. For what it's worth, I have had great success buying used phones from Ting, not so much from Glyde.
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My iphone (6s) is only about 10 months old due to a toilet incident with my previous phone. My current phone is in a lifeproof case ;-)
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It's just over 18 months old. I loved latest tech and bought a new phone every 2 years. No more. I am going to keep my iphone 6S plus as long as I can, and then buy a generation behind with cash.
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My OnePlus 5 arrived today. It's technically released tomorrow...is it considered new, or -1 day old? :P
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5+ year old iPhone 4S. I was given it as a company phone in my last job and when I left, IT laughed when I asked if I could buy it....so they just gave it to me. My understanding is that this is the last iPhone that doesn't self-screw-itself-up. No problems with anything. Memory fill up so it doesn't work? Nope. Battery issues? Nope. I'm on it (conference call listening now) and it's fine. I plan to upgrade it....uh....well.....never. I am not a gadget collector. My son has one of these as his backup. If I ever need to replace it, I'll take that one or find another 4S.
Ditto, 2nd best phone ever (RIP Nokia 5110). I've dropped mine in the bath twice, slammed a car door on it (Accident), and dropped it a hundred times. Hopefully it never leaves me!
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I just upgraded my S3 to the Samsung edge, but only because it was a requirement for work and the expense is a write off.
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My phone is about 15 months old. It is a Moto G3 on Republic Wireless. I bought a different screen protector than usual, which was easy to put on but has taken quite a beating (no case). The screen protector has a few cracks in it, and a couple impact points. I'm literally waiting for it to fall off. I was planning on getting a new phone after 3 years, but this phone is aging better than planned so maybe 4 years is possible. I work in tech so I need a non-flip phone.
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Almost 5 years and I'm determined to keep it at least until it reaches these 5 years. It has a big scratch but since it got this, this absorbs all impact if it falls down. The battery still lasts 1 to 2 days and would be replaceable, but the apps cause problems - there is almost no space left and if I have to update one I usually have to delete the app and some other things and then reinstall the app.
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I actually have two phones, as I kept my Irish phone when I moved here. It's handy to have when I'm back there but mostly, at the time anyway, it was so my brother could phone me for free (it only cost me a 79c roaming charge per call, although that has been abolished now, too). I don't actually remember when I got that phone but it's at least 11 years ago. It's a Nokia 6030 and still going strong. Needs to be charged about every two weeks if I've been using it. Normal use is one or two phone calls lasting about an hour every week.
And my second phone is my first smartphone, which I got almost three years ago, a Samsung Galaxy Mini S3. The battery life has starting getting pretty ridiculous but a friend who had a similar old phone lying in a drawer gave it to me recently so if I know I'm going to be out all day I can charge up that old phone and just take the extra battery along with me.
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1 Week, so I think i won this game :).
In all fairness though, my last phone (iphone) was 2.5 yrs and would have kept it going, but I switched to Google FI (can only have a Nexus or Pixel). However, I did get my pixel used off ebay (and sold the iphone), so that's worth something right?
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I have a flip phone. Bought it seven or eight years ago. By now people who talk on their phones are ignored by the market. It's not necessarily a bad place to be.
Another flipper here. Mine's about 5 years old. I might still have my first cell phone, a little Nokia brick, if I hadn't left it on my car roof one morning.
Not a bad place to be at all. Especially cost-wise. I get pre-paid minutes and spend around $100-$150/year on phone service. Don't have to worry much about it getting stolen, and if I break it, it's only about $20 to replace.
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Mine is 6 months old because, like an asshole, I put my previous phone in the washing machine.
Thank you for making me laugh out loud.
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Mines brand new, after killing my old phone in a salt water phone drowning. But all I ever get is the 20 or 30 buck phone from Cricket. I've seen nothing more expensive phones do that I think justifies the cost. At all.
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A little over a year and a half. Buying a new phone wasn't my fault. My previous phone was 9 years old when the battery finally died forever. They don't make new batteries for it anymore...
This is my old phone when the antenna broke off and I replaced it with a wire. It continued working for another year and a half after.
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A little over a year and a half. Buying a new phone wasn't my fault. My previous phone was 9 years old when the battery finally died forever. They don't make new batteries for it anymore...
This is my old phone when the antenna broke off and I replaced it with a wire. It continued working for another year and a half after.
Its a little sad that our kids will never know the feeling of using a coathanger/random bit o wire as a car/tv antenna.
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Moto G3, 16 GB. Got it used, have had it a few months. It's my fifth smartphone since first getting a smartphone in 2010. I have always bought them used, generally go for best midrange phone as of 12-18 months earlier, then keep the phone for 18-24 months. Newer phones still have a price premium, older ones start to have battery issues/won't get software security updates for much longer. I look after the phones and resell, so £490 total spent on the 5 and £180 back from resale, so net about £300 for 8 years, not bad compared to others who will effectively pay that per year for their iPhone/latest Samsung. The first two or three phones were each significant jumps up in terms of performance and features, now it's just incremental improvements (I don't play games on phones so don't need the highest performance etc.), the latest one I got mostly for the better camera. Each one has been cheaper than the previous, we are now in the position that you can spend £100 on a phone that to me seems to do everything 95 to 99% as well as the latest and most expensive ones (apart from gaming which is no matter to me, and while the most expensive phones do have even better cameras if I really wanted a great camera I would spend £200 on a Lumix compact camera that would beat any phone, and I'd still have spent less than half the top end phone cost). So smartphones to me have become a pretty cheap item, which is great considering that I still remember going into the computer shop in the mid-1990s and seeing the latest and greatest desktop PC on sale for £2096, the latest and greatest because it was one of the first Pentium II processors so ran at an enormous 400 MHz. Personal computer technology is probably now both 100x faster and 10x cheaper compared to just over 20 years ago, not bad!
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Nokia Windows phone. I think 7 or 8 years old. Still running fine, but battery does not last more than 24 hr. I been looking for another phone in the past year, just do not want to spend the money lol
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One of my proudest mustachian traits is that I hold on to stuff forever. I'm happy to boast that I remain the proud owner of an iPhone 4s I got in 2011. Still works just fine, though I replaced the battery last year (myself of course).
And while I'm bragging, my personal laptop is an ASUS I got in 2009 for around 3-400 bucks. And yes, I relish in the horrified reactions I get whenever revealing these facts to muggles. 😝
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3.5 year old 1st generation Moto G. Super solid phone, but I'm constantly running out of space on it. Not willing to drop cash on a new one when this one does what I need it to.
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2013 LG Optimus Fuel from Page Plus. I've actually had a Samsung Galaxy S4 (also Page Plus) since I got the LG, and then went back to the LG - it was far more reliable. I also have an iPod Touch 5 that I got like five years ago and that I use for Things Other People Use Their Smartphones For. I don't think I'll get rid of the LG until it stops working. And I don't think it will every really stop working.
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I have a Note 3 going on 4 years old. Spec wise it's on par with a mid range large screen phone of today so it's not really worth upgrading. There aren't really a lot of "must have" new features out there. I just did a factory reset on the thing which has straightened out some slowness issues I was having. I have had several problems over the years, all easily fixed:
* I drowned the phone once riding a motorcycle through a rainstorm. 24 hours of the phone sitting in a bag of rice fixed it - popped the battery back in and has been working for 2 years beyond that day
* The original battery was discharging with only 6 hrs of use. I bought a 2 pack of batteries for $25 and can swap them as needed. The back pops right off and the battery can be changed in about 10 seconds. Just try that with an iPhone.
* The original microphone started crapping out and not working - also had some charging issues, both part of the same module. I googled around, identified the bad part, and bought a replacement on amazon for $6. About 20 minutes with a small JIS screwdriver and plastic pry bar had that part swapped out and working ever since. This is a very easy phone to work on.
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I've got a set of 4 cordless handsets made by Uniden, from 2011, when I bought my house. One for each floor and one for the detached garage. They were $50 (refurbished from Best Buy). 6 years later they still work perfectly with the original batteries.
My only complaint is that I lose reception when I am 20 feet from my mailbox (which is 300ft away from the house). But that obviously has not motivated me to look for a longer range option.
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2010 vintage Optimus V, purchased Spring 2011. Still going strong, though the OS is woefully out of date.
Tech gadgets like me ... I can keep most of them going a surprisingly long time. I really like the size of this phone (smaller than an iThing SE); it fits into woman's pockets! I want to keep it going until I can replace it with another small phone.
The V is for Virgin mobile, my carrier before I switched to Ting. I actually held off on switching until Ting would support my phone.
Every so often it starts acting up, and I worry it is dying. The last time, it wouldn't take a charge ... then I checked the charger socket and pulled out a frighteningly large amount of lint! It charges fine now.
By the way, to the people who think they "won" with the newest phone ... this is Mustache Land, the winner has the oldest working phone. Lowest cost per use!
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I guess mine is close to 3 years old. My wife asked me a few weeks ago why I didn't get a new one and I said why would I do that if nothing is wrong with this one? To her credit she's been using hers for nearly 2 years now with a cracked screen.
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My phone is two years old. It was a gift. My computer is a Dell laptop that's five years old. Also a gift. I also regularly use an iPod that's eleven years old. Also a gift. I hate buying things and I have a tendency to just keep repairing and using stuff forever until family and friends are so scandalized by my ancient technology that they give me stuff for free. It's kind of funny.
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Wow I came in here to post that I proudly use an old Samsung S5, but you guys have me beat by a mile. My tablet is an Amazon Fire I bought on Black Friday a couple years ago for $35, at least.
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Sadly, I recently had to replace my poor, old pocket computer. I have been living off other people upgrading and throwing their old phones at me for most of my life, with my record being 7 years for a second generation iphone that lasted me all through uni and beyond. One of the newer upgrades I got turned out to be a dud after half a year, and I didn't want to spend 100+ on fixing it, so I actually ended up buying a new (gasp) phone for the first time in my life a few years ago. I was looking for a used one, but a guy had won a phone in a competition and didn't need it, and was selling it for a good deal under the market value. So I figured, why not?
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Oops... I have a three year old iPhone 6. But I like to redeem myself by mentioning that I pay €7,50 per month. I don't stream video's or use a lot of data in any other way and I'm not a lengthy talker.
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It'll be two years old this coming September. It's a Motorola Pure Edition, which thanks to the sale to Lenovo hasn't been receiving some of the software updates that were promised so I ended up just installing a Custom rom on the thing. Replaced the battery in it, did it myself, about two months or so ago, the old one was really showing its age.
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I'm proud to say I tote a brand new $900 pocket computer. Luckily it's provided by work and we get a new phone every 2 years.
If I were on my own it'd be a used Nexus 6 on Project Fi cell service.
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I have an old iPhone 4S that was given to me almost 3 years ago (my first cell phone!) by a friend that got a "free" upgrade. Replaced the battery once, but now it works just fine!
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Still with an iPhone 6. Works completely fine and does everything I need it for.
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Just bought an $50 iPhone 5S since they have it on sale at Walmart. Bummer that we can not really use it with our carrier Tmobile, but works fine with making a call via wifi using Google Hangout. We can use it at home and plenty of places offering free wifi so we can make free calls outside of home, and I still have my old prepaid phone too when we can not find free wifi. Hopefully the battery in my old phone will last longer if I do not use it as often.
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I got an LG G4 two years ago.
I was almost spared the fried-screen problem apparently too common to LG G4s, until ONE DAY before my warranty expired, which I discovered by calling them. I then took a detour from work and got it done that day and got my current LG G4, which is only a year old now, for $0. Yay.
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Moto E gen 1. Three years old. Republic wireless.
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Nokia Windows phone. I think 7 or 8 years old. Still running fine, but battery does not last more than 24 hr. I been looking for another phone in the past year, just do not want to spend the money lol
You could probably just replace the battery yourself and keep the phone even longer if you are satisfied with it. I go on ifixit.com (http://ifixit.com) all the time for repair instructions and get my parts off eBay or Amazon. Saves a lot of money.
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Nokia Windows phone. I think 7 or 8 years old. Still running fine, but battery does not last more than 24 hr. I been looking for another phone in the past year, just do not want to spend the money lol
You could probably just replace the battery yourself and keep the phone even longer if you are satisfied with it. I go on ifixit.com (http://ifixit.com) all the time for repair instructions and get my parts off eBay or Amazon. Saves a lot of money.
I did looked into this. This phone is sealed like iPhone. It does not have a cover that I can pop open and pull out the battery.
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I have an IPhone 5s, four years old, it's still going but it's starting to freeze occasionally and the battery doesn't last a day but I got a battery case for $10 on eBay that keeps it going for the whole day
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5 years-ish.
Galaxy S4 bought new through Sprint in 2012.
Migrated it to Ting a few years ago when I realized I was hemorrhaging money on cell service. Still going strong. Has issues with a sticky power button now and then, but it's been rock solid otherwise.
Looking at new phone specs and features (more memory, faster processor, bigger screen, more camera megapixies, other gimmicks), I don't really see anything that makes me want to upgrade.
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Nokia Windows phone. I think 7 or 8 years old. Still running fine, but battery does not last more than 24 hr. I been looking for another phone in the past year, just do not want to spend the money lol
You could probably just replace the battery yourself and keep the phone even longer if you are satisfied with it. I go on ifixit.com (http://ifixit.com) all the time for repair instructions and get my parts off eBay or Amazon. Saves a lot of money.
I did looked into this. This phone is sealed like iPhone. It does not have a cover that I can pop open and pull out the battery.
If there was a way to put it together, then there is a way to take it apart. Trust me on this. I repair Apple products all the time and they always try to design them so you can't repair them at home. Other manufacturers do the same in the hopes that you will throw your device away when it is damaged and buy a new one. Don't fall for their consumerist sorcery!
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If there was a way to put it together, then there is a way to take it apart. Trust me on this. I repair Apple products all the time and they always try to design them so you can't repair them at home. Other manufacturers do the same in the hopes that you will throw your device away when it is damaged and buy a new one. Don't fall for their consumerist sorcery!
I am sure there is a way. I am not disputing this. But I am not sure I can do it. Some people are not good at playing with little electronics.
Wow you are hardcore for calling me falling to consumerist sorcery when I am using an 8 yr old phone...
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If there was a way to put it together, then there is a way to take it apart. Trust me on this. I repair Apple products all the time and they always try to design them so you can't repair them at home. Other manufacturers do the same in the hopes that you will throw your device away when it is damaged and buy a new one. Don't fall for their consumerist sorcery!
I am sure there is a way. I am not disputing this. But I am not sure I can do it. Some people are not good at playing with little electronics.
Wow you are hardcore for calling me falling to consumerist sorcery when I am using an 8 yr old phone...
I'm using an 11 yr old iPod. Why throw it away when you can repair it and keep using it? We pay so much for this stuff when we buy it so it makes great financial sense to get as much usage out of it as possible.
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My phone is about thirty years old. It replaced the 60 year old phone we were using when they started charging more for rotary service.
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I'm using an 11 yr old iPod. Why throw it away when you can repair it and keep using it? We pay so much for this stuff when we buy it so it makes great financial sense to get as much usage out of it as possible.
Good for you for using 11 yr old iPod, but that does not means everyone should use 11 yr old iPod. Any item (car, bike, iPod, cell phone whatever), at some point, it reach a time when it does not make sense to repair it.
IMO my 8 year old windows cell phone is one of those item. It has old OS that has not been not updated for ages. Newer cell phones bring a lot of things to the table that is useful for me, so I choose to replace it. No, I did not pay so much for this phone so for me, it does not make a great financial sense to not replace.
End of the line for this convo for me. I do not want this to turn into long discussion why I do this and you think I should not do it. I was just sharing what I did, and was not expecting any reply tbh. Too bad if you disagree. Deal with it. The thread is to share how old your phone is, so lets go back to that.
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I'm using an 11 yr old iPod. Why throw it away when you can repair it and keep using it? We pay so much for this stuff when we buy it so it makes great financial sense to get as much usage out of it as possible.
Good for you for using 11 yr old iPod, but that does not means everyone should use 11 yr old iPod. Any item (car, bike, iPod, cell phone whatever), at some point, it reach a time when it does not make sense to repair it.
IMO my 8 year old windows cell phone is one of those item. It has old OS that has not been not updated for ages. Newer cell phones bring a lot of things to the table that is useful for me, so I choose to replace it. No, I did not pay so much for this phone so for me, it does not make a great financial sense to not replace.
End of the line for this convo for me. I do not want this to turn into long discussion why I do this and you think I should not do it. I was just sharing what I did, and was not expecting any reply tbh. Too bad if you disagree. Deal with it. The thread is to share how old your phone is, so lets go back to that.
Just trying to help. You may want to switch to decaf.
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3 years, 2 months and counting (IPhone 5s)
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I have a Samsung Galaxy Note II, that I have had since 2012.
It still works relatively well, but the battery has been having issues for a while and it locks up occasionally, (DHs phone locks up a bit more frequently). However, full disclosure, we tried to upgrade our phones last year to the Note 7s, which, you may recall was a bit of a disaster. My DH was so disappointed, (he is a new tech gadget guy), but I actually managed to convince him to keep our old Notes until the next one is released. So now we are both limping along waiting for the release of the Note 8, which now appears to be around the time of our vacation (again) which means that he will want to upgrade before we go, while I would rather wait, since I think that taking a brand new phone is a recipe for disaster and if I lose or destroy a phone, I would prefer it to be the old one.
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Under a month. Last phone was stolen :(
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Nexus 4 since May of 2013. Has developed some minor annoyances...randomly shuts off, power button is sometimes unresponsive, won't update apps quite often due to insufficient storage. Videos often freeze it up, and the battery doesn't make through a day anymore. Considered replacing last year but Google went upscale with the Pixels, and I had auto problems. Pleasantly surprised it's held on for another year. I might spring for a Oneplus5 this fall.
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Nokia 5800 XpressMusic from 2009. It has updated maps in the Garmin navi app, synchronizes with memotoo (PIM data service) so I can edit my calendar and notes in Firefox. It has also stereo speakers and survives a week of normal using without being charged. It has a 3.2 mpix camera (enough for ebay). And the best apps are now abandonware i.e. free to have.
Best phone ever made.
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@cwadda,
Where did you find an iphone SE for $150? I have some motorola droid thing, thas newer than my iphone 4 was but this thing is awful. Every motorola droid I've tried sucks. I'm just too cheap to buy a phone knowing I'm gonna drop it, maybe into water at some point. I don't think new phones were designed to live in pockets of active individuals.
As a side note, does anybody worry over buying used phones? I trust certified refurbished, but what if somebody installed something malicous. Does a factory reset truly guarantee it is like new? Should I only trust used phones from people I know?
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I have a Samsung S8+. Not very old, but still frugal. My work contract for new phones is one year. I sell my one year old phone for the same or more than what I buy a new discounted phone.
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I have a 2.4 year old Iphone 6S (or regular 6 i dont remember). Either way it fell of of contract about 3 or 4 months back bringing my bill down by 34%. So happy to not have that amortized cost tacked on anymore. Of course I told me coworkers this and they said its time to buy a new phone instead of saving the extra hundreds a year.
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IPhone 4 3g i think. I know the 3G is correct. I got it in Nov 2011 because I was on R&R and my previous cell phone had to be plugged into an outlet for any sort of power so at the airport i was looking for outlets to make my calls. Think of it as an advanced cord phone.
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I'm thinking about pulling the trigger on a used Pixel.
I have a Nexus 5X, which is a great phone, but after the Android Oreo update, its become super laggy. In addition, the camera is very slow and lower quality. I feel like I'm missing great photos of my daughter because of it.
I found a "new in box" Pixel phone for $425 locally. There are a bunch of Swappa for about the same. Just seems like a bundle to spend on "not new" phone.
I paid $249 for my nexus about 14 months ago. I could sell if for $115-$150 right now.
I'm stuck with the Pixels or the Moto X4 since I'm on Fi.
Some one talk me into or out of this purchase!
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Some one talk me into or out of this purchase!
Squeeze more life from your Android phone. (https://forum.mrmoneymustache.com/welcome-to-the-forum/squeeze-more-life-from-your-android-phone/)
Use Open Camera (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.sourceforge.opencamera), and turn on HDR.
Tadaa!
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I'm thinking about pulling the trigger on a used Pixel.
Been thinking the same. My current phone is a 5 year old Droid Razr M. I should really try a custom ROM on it (since I specifically got one that I rooted and unlocked the bootloader) to see how Android 6 or 7 works on it vs. 4.4.2 because I don't really want a larger phone, but I've also been thinking of moving us to Fi (really wish they had more inexpensive options) or RW soon to save $ in the long run vs Verizon.
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My phone is from 2000. It is not a cell phone.
Wait for it, though. Someone will have a rotary one.
We have a 'flip phone,' $5 /mo. It is for emergencies only, away from home.
Our home phone is one of those that's tied to the wall. It's new though, the old one did not have the 'call block' button. I suspect it does things we don't even know about!
I guess it's a 'dumb phone.' I don't want a phone that's smarter than my husband I am
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Been thinking the same. My current phone is a 5 year old Droid Razr M. I should really try a custom ROM on it (since I specifically got one that I rooted and unlocked the bootloader) to see how Android 6 or 7 works on it vs. 4.4.2 because I don't really want a larger phone, but I've also been thinking of moving us to Fi (really wish they had more inexpensive options) or RW soon to save $ in the long run vs Verizon.
There are way more options to save money than just GoogleFi and Republic Wireless.
On the Verizon MVNO end? Maybe give Selectel (http://www.selectelwireless.com), US Mobile (https://www.usmobile.com) and Red Pocket (https://www.redpocket.com) a look.
IIRC, you can also do an NV edit and a little technical wizardry on the XT907 to enable 850/1900MHZ UMTS/3G GSM network access as well, which opens up the option for AT&T MVNOs on the device such as Puretalk USA (https://www.puretalkusa.com), Consumer Cellular (https://www.consumercellular.com), Red Pocket (again) and H2O Wireless (https://www.h2owirelessnow.com).
Talk about being wasteful... anyone who feels it necessary to replace a perfectly usable mobile just to save money on their cellphone bill is doing it wrong. You have options. Use them.
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iphone 5, I plan to use it till it conks out. My coworker still uses a iphone 3. He tried a newer phone, didn't like it, and went back to the 3.
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On the Verizon MVNO end? Maybe give Selectel (http://www.selectelwireless.com), US Mobile (https://www.usmobile.com) and Red Pocket (https://www.redpocket.com) a look.
Talk about being wasteful... anyone who feels it necessary to replace a perfectly usable mobile just to save money on their cellphone bill is doing it wrong. You have options. Use them.
Well, it's definitely getting long in the tooth likely because apps are becoming so bloated. I use very few but it lags quite a bit. Finally wiped my cache recently which helped a little but still frustrates me. Hence, why I thought maybe try a custom ROM first. Even though I unlocked it I have remained on the OEM after deleting the bloatware.
Do all these MVNOs you mention allow tethering and usage of all short codes? Years ago when I looked at MVNOs, those features were not normally offered. Couldn't find anything on Selectel's site or TOS regarding either of those 2 requirements.
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Well, it's definitely getting long in the tooth likely because apps are becoming so bloated. I use very few but it lags quite a bit. Finally wiped my cache recently which helped a little but still frustrates me.
Start here:
Squeeze more life from your Android phone. (https://forum.mrmoneymustache.com/welcome-to-the-forum/squeeze-more-life-from-your-android-phone/)
Hence, why I thought maybe try a custom ROM first. Even though I unlocked it I have remained on the OEM after deleting the bloatware.
If you do try an alternate ROM (and you're due for it at this point), give Resurrection Remix a try - really light builds, quite stable. No official builds for the XT907 (as there aren't any from LineageOS, either), but DiamondJohn over at XDA (https://forum.xda-developers.com/droid-razr-m/development/resurrectionremix-nougat-xt907-xt905-t3697567) has what looks like a pretty solid current RR/7.1.2 Nougat build. I would tweak the governor for the sake of battery charge longevity, however, as the default CPU speed is overclocked... a lot... like a 33% speed increase (2GHz, up from 1.5). Even still, use the tweaks from the first link above for added OS optimization for the sake of improving performance, as needless eyecandy chews up a lot of resources.
Do all these MVNOs you mention allow tethering and usage of all short codes? Years ago when I looked at MVNOs, those features were not normally offered. Couldn't find anything on Selectel's site or TOS regarding either of those 2 requirements.
General rule of thumb: if there's no "unlimited" 2G data on a data plan and you're paying for every megabyte you use, you can usually tether without running into problems. The trick is finding a plan that doesn't have "unlimited" data anymore or charging more than 2-5¢/MB. Fortunately, US Mobile's Custom plans will allow for tethering.
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My Nexus 5x was replaced under warranty, so I've only had my current one for a year (it was a refurb though, not new). I usually keep my phones for 3 years, after that the battery is hosed...and I have some gadget lust. Not sure what I'll get when this one dies now that Google has eliminated Nexus handsets. I want a 4" to 5" screen, and everything is bigger than that now!
I replaced my 2 year old Nexus 5x last month with a Moto x4, which replaced a 3 year old galaxy nexus in order to switch to Fi. I'd rather have held the 5x longer, but too many other folks are having the bootloop issue.
I can report the x4 isn't a bad replacement for the 5x. Almost identical in size, but slippery and heavy due to the glass back. I'd love to get a modern chipset/OS in a galaxy nexus form factor -- that little nub at the bottom made it easy to fish out of my pockets and easy to hang on to. (I also miss slightly bulging laptop batteries like the EEE PC 901's -- battery and convenient carry handle!)
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My phone is from 2000. It is not a cell phone.
Wait for it, though. Someone will have a rotary one.
I doubt it. My phone company started charging an extra 5$ a month to keep my rotary phone . . . which is when I got rid of it.
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Samsung S4. You can change the battery to a spare and expand memory in ablut a minute.
My son is using my old S4, and it is still going strong. We had to replace the charging port about 1.5 years ago and bought a new battery ($12) this year. I would be using it except we got a free phone last black Friday when we added him, and I took it since it is bigger and I use my phone for work.
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I replaced my 2 year old Nexus 5x last month with a Moto x4, which replaced a 3 year old galaxy nexus in order to switch to Fi. I'd rather have held the 5x longer, but too many other folks are having the bootloop issue.
I can report the x4 isn't a bad replacement for the 5x. Almost identical in size, but slippery and heavy due to the glass back. I'd love to get a modern chipset/OS in a galaxy nexus form factor -- that little nub at the bottom made it easy to fish out of my pockets and easy to hang on to. (I also miss slightly bulging laptop batteries like the EEE PC 901's -- battery and convenient carry handle!)
How is the camera on the x4? All the reviews say it is a great phone except for the camera. That is one of the main reasons I'm thinking about upgrading. Curious to hear your opinion - picture quality, speed to take pictures, speed to open.
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I replaced my 2 year old Nexus 5x last month with a Moto x4, which replaced a 3 year old galaxy nexus in order to switch to Fi. I'd rather have held the 5x longer, but too many other folks are having the bootloop issue.
I can report the x4 isn't a bad replacement for the 5x. Almost identical in size, but slippery and heavy due to the glass back. I'd love to get a modern chipset/OS in a galaxy nexus form factor -- that little nub at the bottom made it easy to fish out of my pockets and easy to hang on to. (I also miss slightly bulging laptop batteries like the EEE PC 901's -- battery and convenient carry handle!)
How is the camera on the x4? All the reviews say it is a great phone except for the camera. That is one of the main reasons I'm thinking about upgrading. Curious to hear your opinion - picture quality, speed to take pictures, speed to open.
Before you go and replace a perfectly operational and barely two year old flagship phone because of the easily remedied but annoying default software configurations... maybe give the links I gave you once already a look and try. Again...
Some one talk me into or out of this purchase!
Squeeze more life from your Android phone. (https://forum.mrmoneymustache.com/welcome-to-the-forum/squeeze-more-life-from-your-android-phone/)
Use Open Camera (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.sourceforge.opencamera), and turn on HDR.
Tadaa!
There's nothing wrong with your camera sensor, the problem is the default Android camera app. There's loads of complaints about the stock camera app on the 5x taking forever to load and operate, and the consensus is to replace it with a third party app, with most recommending Open Camera - which is regarded as one of the best third party camera apps available on Android, and typically captures far better pictures with its default settings than the stock camera app, never mind how much better its HDR processing is over stock as well. Problem solved without spending a dime and generating further needless electronics consumption and waste!
There's also nothing wrong with your phone, Android's eyecandy is just getting bloated and out of control. Follow the instructions from FINate's link in the other thread, and you'll find your phone to be far snappier. Again, problem solved without spending a dime and generating further needless electronics consumption and waste!
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My first phone I used for 4 years. (2004 - 2008), and I still have it somewhere if I need a backup phone.
I've repaired various phones (for me and others) by replacing charging ports or something similar. With older phones and smartphones it isn't too difficult. New phones are all glued and annoying to repair.
Last year I upgraded because my old smartphone was too slow. This is my fourth phone, so on average I use my phones for 3.25 years. I expect to use my current phone for at least another 3 years and it was relatively cheap (€170).
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iPhone 5S, bought used, so about 4+ years old. Seems to be going fine, no reason to upgrade for now.
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I replaced my 2 year old Nexus 5x last month with a Moto x4, which replaced a 3 year old galaxy nexus in order to switch to Fi. I'd rather have held the 5x longer, but too many other folks are having the bootloop issue.
I can report the x4 isn't a bad replacement for the 5x. Almost identical in size, but slippery and heavy due to the glass back. I'd love to get a modern chipset/OS in a galaxy nexus form factor -- that little nub at the bottom made it easy to fish out of my pockets and easy to hang on to. (I also miss slightly bulging laptop batteries like the EEE PC 901's -- battery and convenient carry handle!)
How is the camera on the x4? All the reviews say it is a great phone except for the camera. That is one of the main reasons I'm thinking about upgrading. Curious to hear your opinion - picture quality, speed to take pictures, speed to open.
Before you go and replace a perfectly operational and barely two year old flagship phone because of the easily remedied but annoying default software configurations... maybe give the links I gave you once already a look and try. Again...
Some one talk me into or out of this purchase!
Squeeze more life from your Android phone. (https://forum.mrmoneymustache.com/welcome-to-the-forum/squeeze-more-life-from-your-android-phone/)
Use Open Camera (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.sourceforge.opencamera), and turn on HDR.
Tadaa!
There's nothing wrong with your camera sensor, the problem is the default Android camera app. There's loads of complaints about the stock camera app on the 5x taking forever to load and operate, and the consensus is to replace it with a third party app, with most recommending Open Camera - which is regarded as one of the best third party camera apps available on Android, and typically captures far better pictures with its default settings than the stock camera app, never mind how much better its HDR processing is over stock as well. Problem solved without spending a dime and generating further needless electronics consumption and waste!
There's also nothing wrong with your phone, Android's eyecandy is just getting bloated and out of control. Follow the instructions from FINate's link in the other thread, and you'll find your phone to be far snappier. Again, problem solved without spending a dime and generating further needless electronics consumption and waste!
Relax brosef. You'll live longer.
No need to freak out or repeat your post. I did take your advice when first offered. I turned all the animation settings off in Android. While it does help, it doesn't solve all the problems. The interface is more usable, but apps are still bloated and laggy.
I downloaded Open Camera, and I'm not impressed. I think it actually takes longer to load than the default app. Pictures snap quicker, but then they need processed before I can take another so the total picture-picture time is about the same as default. You can't fix shitty hardware with better software.
I'm still on the fence. Just curious in the different options. And I like to discuss capability of electronics - even if I'll never own them.
Also, the 5X was never a flagship. It was a mid-range below the 6P.
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Relax brosef. You'll live longer.
No need to freak out or repeat your post. I did take your advice when first offered. I turned all the animation settings off in Android. While it does help, it doesn't solve all the problems. The interface is more usable, but apps are still bloated and laggy.
I downloaded Open Camera, and I'm not impressed. I think it actually takes longer to load than the default app. Pictures snap quicker, but then they need processed before I can take another so the total picture-picture time is about the same as default. You can't fix shitty hardware with better software.
I'm still on the fence. Just curious in the different options. And I like to discuss capability of electronics - even if I'll never own them.
Also, the 5X was never a flagship. It was a mid-range below the 6P.
I'm so very sorry, I thought you simply missed my first post and I wanted to make sure you saw it. Given your response and your previous posts, however, a couple things have become clear....
You're in the wrong community if you want someone to help you justify needlessly wasting more money, and you're trying to do everything you can to do that, including twisting the very fabric of reality to diminish what you already have to make the justification to replace easier - after all, you claim the 5x was never a flagship device and have convinced yourself that the camera sucks. (Guess what? Anything designated as a Nexus device IS a flagship phone according to Google, and the camera hardware is still some of the best available in a non-iOS-based smartphone.) If you can't be happy with a 5x and make it work, you may want to reconsider your relationship with your device, your money, and the world you live in... because nothing will be good enough for you.
I was happy to help you iron out the software kinks since you had asked for help (and the problems are software, not hardware... though I wouldn't rule out user problems at this point), but it's becoming obvious by your language and response that you don't actually appear to be after real help. Thanks for wasting my time and the finite resources of this world to satisfy your impatient hedonic technolust. I want to be wrong about this, so please prove me wrong.
Be less wasteful and selfish, brosef. The world will be better for it.
EDIT: I'm publicly apologizing for crossing a line. I should not have responded in kind to an effort of needless public shaming and antagonism by an individual with more public shaming and antagonism. I cannot undo the damage, but I can apologize for it and make a concerted effort not to do it again. The strike through text was unnecessary for my point and crossed that line from response dealing with clearly made statements to retaliation, and it betrayed my own heart and its desire to help. I am sorry for doing it, and want to publicly apologize not only to BrandNewPapa for doing it, but to the rest of the community as well.
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Samsung Galaxy S4 - The phone is from 2013 but I got it from a friend for $50 that upgrades each year to the latest / greatest phone. It replaced my iphone 4 that went through the wash and died otherwise I would probably still have that one.
He takes super good care of his stuff and it looked like new, came with the box and all of the original items, a nice little case that had a kick stand and an extra battery.
I would like to switch to google Fi but the Samsung phone still looks like new and works perfectly fine so it is hard to plunk down $$$ for a Fi compatible phone.
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Relax brosef. You'll live longer.
No need to freak out or repeat your post. I did take your advice when first offered. I turned all the animation settings off in Android. While it does help, it doesn't solve all the problems. The interface is more usable, but apps are still bloated and laggy.
I downloaded Open Camera, and I'm not impressed. I think it actually takes longer to load than the default app. Pictures snap quicker, but then they need processed before I can take another so the total picture-picture time is about the same as default. You can't fix shitty hardware with better software.
I'm still on the fence. Just curious in the different options. And I like to discuss capability of electronics - even if I'll never own them.
Also, the 5X was never a flagship. It was a mid-range below the 6P.
I'm so very sorry, I thought you simply missed my first post and I wanted to make sure you saw it. Given your response and your previous posts, however, a couple things have become clear....
You're in the wrong community if you want someone to help you justify needlessly wasting more money, and you're trying to do everything you can to do that, including twisting the very fabric of reality to diminish what you already have to make the justification to replace easier - after all, you claim the 5x was never a flagship device and have convinced yourself that the camera sucks. (Guess what? Anything designated as a Nexus device IS a flagship phone according to Google, and the camera hardware is still some of the best available in a non-iOS-based smartphone.) If you can't be happy with a 5x and make it work, you may want to reconsider your relationship with your device, your money, and the world you live in... because nothing will be good enough for you.
I was happy to help you iron out the software kinks since you had asked for help (and the problems are software, not hardware... though I wouldn't rule out user problems at this point), but it's becoming obvious by your language and response that you don't actually appear to be after real help. Thanks for wasting my time and the finite resources of this world to satisfy your impatient hedonic technolust. I want to be wrong about this, so please prove me wrong.
Be less wasteful and selfish, brosef. The world will be better for it.
Thanks for completely judging someone you don't know anything about.
My footprint on the world is smaller than 95+% of Americans. Virtually Everything I do in my life is optimized to reduce my impact. So far this year I have I have spent precisely zero dollars on non-essential "things" for myself.
Sorry for wanting to have a good camera to capture memories of my daughter. Clearly you've never used a 5x yourself.
Everything is best in moderation, including frugality.
Not sure why you feel the need to go on a personal attack. Maybe you should look inward to yourself and ask why you're so insecure about another person on the internet.
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My phone is two weeks and one day old. Only issue I have with it is that when I hold down the camera button, the camera doesn't pop up fast as expected.
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Have a 16GB iPhone 5S and believe I got it in Dec 2013. Still works well but the battery sure does drain fast. Would like to upgrade at some point, but not really interested in buying another phone and will never lease one. Phone prices have gotten out of hand.
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My iPhone 4 will be 7 years old in about a month.
I've run into a few problems with apps no longer supporting the os and the camera isn't nearly as good as it was out of the box. I'd like to get something with a better camera to take better quality pictures of our baby out and about but I could also always remember to pack my actual camera.
I still have this phone but now it only works as a phone in speaker mode so I think it is time to replace it.
Talk me down from getting the new iPhone!
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Samsung S6
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Relax brosef. You'll live longer.
No need to freak out or repeat your post. I did take your advice when first offered. I turned all the animation settings off in Android. While it does help, it doesn't solve all the problems. The interface is more usable, but apps are still bloated and laggy.
I downloaded Open Camera, and I'm not impressed. I think it actually takes longer to load than the default app. Pictures snap quicker, but then they need processed before I can take another so the total picture-picture time is about the same as default. You can't fix shitty hardware with better software.
I'm still on the fence. Just curious in the different options. And I like to discuss capability of electronics - even if I'll never own them.
Also, the 5X was never a flagship. It was a mid-range below the 6P.
I'm so very sorry, I thought you simply missed my first post and I wanted to make sure you saw it. Given your response and your previous posts, however, a couple things have become clear....
You're in the wrong community if you want someone to help you justify needlessly wasting more money, and you're trying to do everything you can to do that, including twisting the very fabric of reality to diminish what you already have to make the justification to replace easier - after all, you claim the 5x was never a flagship device and have convinced yourself that the camera sucks. (Guess what? Anything designated as a Nexus device IS a flagship phone according to Google, and the camera hardware is still some of the best available in a non-iOS-based smartphone.) If you can't be happy with a 5x and make it work, you may want to reconsider your relationship with your device, your money, and the world you live in... because nothing will be good enough for you.
I was happy to help you iron out the software kinks since you had asked for help (and the problems are software, not hardware... though I wouldn't rule out user problems at this point), but it's becoming obvious by your language and response that you don't actually appear to be after real help. Thanks for wasting my time and the finite resources of this world to satisfy your impatient hedonic technolust. I want to be wrong about this, so please prove me wrong.
Be less wasteful and selfish, brosef. The world will be better for it.
Thanks for completely judging someone you don't know anything about.
My footprint on the world is smaller than 95+% of Americans. Virtually Everything I do in my life is optimized to reduce my impact. So far this year I have I have spent precisely zero dollars on non-essential "things" for myself.
Sorry for wanting to have a good camera to capture memories of my daughter. Clearly you've never used a 5x yourself.
Everything is best in moderation, including frugality.
Not sure why you feel the need to go on a personal attack. Maybe you should look inward to yourself and ask why you're so insecure about another person on the internet.
My boyfriend has a 5x and sometimes I feel like the camera is faster than on my 6p. I haven't done any comparisons though. I'm sure it's not as good as a new flagship phone of course.
In the mean time there could be something you can help do to speed things up specifically with the camera while you still have the 5x. Is it still slow if you boot into safe mode? Other apps could be slowing the phone down. What about if you disable HDR or pick a lower picture size? Turning off HDR is a HUGE difference in taking pictures faster on my 6p. With HDR on, the pictures take forever to snap and after a few pictures I can't even take another until those process.
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I've also been thinking of moving us to Fi (really wish they had more inexpensive options) or RW soon to save $ in the long run vs Verizon.
Actually, we qualify for the T-Mobile Unlimited 55 plan so we can use nearly all the data we want if desired for only $30/mo/line total. Haven't found anything else anywhere close to that.
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about 18 months, I average about 3-3.5 years per phone ever since the Galaxy S1.
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Just replaced an S4 with an S8. It was the cheapest option with more than 16GB on board memory. Old phone had cracked screen, weak battery, wonky USB port, and apps kept filling the memory and making it slow. If any 1 of these was the problem, I would have fixed it and kept it.
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Google Pixel 1. About 6 months. I replaced my Samsung Galaxy 4S after having already replaced a broken screen, broken power button, broken charger port, and getting a new battery over the years. In the end, it was getting wicked slow and every couple months, I would have to get increasingly creative in how to delete files/apps to free up memory for software upgrades. There was SO much bloat-ware on that thing. Hopefully the Pixel will last me 4-5 years. So far, it's great.