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[hlthe2b]

1. It is a pain to change phones--even with Icloud back-ups. I inevitably have to spend

lots of time I don't want to spend, to get my apps, my music, and everything else working as it should. Inevitably I lose some functionality that I'd come to depend on, merely because some very useful apps are not updated and their creators have decided it too costly to do so.

So, ignoring the financial hit of changing phones so often, why the hell should we WANT to?

(and don't get me started on the refusal of manufacturers to continue producing smaller phones, like the iphone 5 or iphone se-- Some of us don't want a cellphone the size of an ipad! )

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2. I've found it's now quite easy to upgrade an iPhone

But I can't see the 11 as compelling at all, at least not for me.

The major improvement seems to be the camera technology, but I'm already well past the level I care to be when it comes to snapping pics.

Can't see shelling out several hundred bucks to upgrade just to zoom in more.

[hlthe2b]

3. Did you read the reasons why I consider it a pain? Yes, I can get much back from icloud, but

not all. Perhaps I customize it for my own needs more than most.

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4. Maybe it depends on the apps or customization

But I had very few problems when I upgraded from my 6 to to the x.

Of course there's always some lateral movement, trying to find the new way to do the old function, etc.

But it's improved a lot since the early iPhones.

[greatauntoftriplets]

5. My Samsung phone is relatively new, but I'll keep it until it dies.

[leftyladyfrommo]

9. That's about 2 years.

I haven't had one last longer than that. I haven't ever gotten one paid off before it died. My first one the battery died. Battery is embedded so you can't just replace it. Second one just died one day. MIT repairable.

I"m on my 3rd one.

[JI7]

10. that's what i did. i think i had Samsung 3 and got the 8 when the 3 was

pretty much dead

[QED]

11. My Samsung Note 5 is 4 years old.

It works fine. I thought of upgrading but since all the cabling changed, nah. I don't want to buy a whole new set.

[Ilsa]

14. I kept s Samsung S4 for over 3 years.

Finally gave it up because the phone function was erratic. I didn't mind having old apps and deleting stuff that stopped working.

I used a barely functioning old iphone for another 2 years, but finally upgraded to a Samsung s10 for almost 50% off. I discovered I really missed some of the special smartphone features.

[smirkymonkey]

6. My iPhone 5 pretty much died, so that was the only reason I upgraded

to an iPhone 8, but I will keep this one until it no longer works. I don't have a need for more sophisticated technology. What I have is adequate.

[CDerekGo]

7. I will never forget

When a friend bought the new iPhone X and told me what it COST! "But it only raised my monthly bill XXX amount of dollars" When I asked for how many years, all I got was a blank stare. I kept my iPhone 6plus till it died last Summer, literally DIED! Best Buy was running a Summer Special with my Carrier for iPhone 8. As other's have mentioned, I will not be upgrading until this one DIES!

[murielm99]

8. Same for me.

My son was here making fun of me because my phone is so old that no upgrades are available for it. I don't care. I will use it until it dies.

My husband has a flip phone. He does not care, either. He will use it until it dies. Neither one of us uses our phone to play games. We do not care about trendy shit.

[Talitha]

13. I love my 'Wilma Flintstone' model flip phone, lol...

When it dies I'll get a simple phone like my friend has, I think she called it a track phone. She buys extra minutes for it at Wal-Mart, and said she'd teach me all about it when Wilma bites the dust.

[pwb]

12. How much for just the box?

Looks strong.

[essme]

15. My flip phone

is my third....in almost 20 years. It would have been my second, but I ran one through the washing machine. Horrible day. Cost me a dollar to replace it!

I am a librarian that regularly teaches tech classes to teens and adults. Please do not explain to me that everyone needs a smart phone "these days."

That is utter crap, and has just become another technological albatross on society. That said, I do not expect anything to change.

[DFW]

16. I don't even use a "smart" phone except when I'm in the States (which is rare)

We are required to carry one while in the States, but I don't over here. Everywhere I see people living inside one of those things. My wife once lost hers and her world almost collapsed. She got another one, but doesn't live inside it any more. I see people with their noses practically glued to these things. Even tourists walking around in cities like Paris, London or Barcelona. What is inside that phone that is more important to you than what is right in front of your eyes? If I could shout, I'd yell, "look up and wake up!"

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[essme]

17. Thank you!

I refuse to get one for the exact reasons that you just outlined.