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Did anybody elses iPhone start acting funny once it was paid off?

Kornholio said:
I use my laptop more in a day than I do my iPhone and I don't have to buy a new one of those every couple of years so why should someone have to spend $1,000+ every couple of years to get a new phone? Hell, I still get 20+ hours out of my Macbook's battery before having to plug it in and my iPhone lasts at least a day and a half even if I'm using it a lot more than normally.
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He said "every few years," while you're saying, "every couple of years," so there is a difference in the period that you might spread the cost over.

People in the tech sector tend to want the latest bright shiny object, so that's one driver for frequent replacement. IT provided devices have a warranty period, and amortization schedule, which are often about the same. By the time the warranty expires, the book value has been written down to zero and it's more cost effective and expedient to upgrade the machine than to deal with a repair process. As individuals, it's a different story. I tend to keep phones and laptops for a longer than average time, both for cash flow reasons and to minimize e-waste.

Out of curiosity, I checked my recent screen time averages on my phone. It's currently about 52 minutes a day. When I was using a MacBook daily, the phone screen time was probably less, as I could send texts and take calls from the MacBook. These days, I'm more mobile and more than half my computer time is on a Windows device.
 
My 7 is still going ok for me, I have most of it disabled, Seri is an info hog, and she blabs to everyone
I was having battery issues, so I went airplane for a few months, and stabilize my use.
Verizon texted, Why did I shut down? The spammers complained? Who knows?
I have a love/hate thing with the phone, It's my phone, but everyone else sees it as a tool to rob me.
I did buy mine out right, 128 gig, Hate paying freight both ways with a phone with little memory.
 
Kornholio said:
You know it does. :twofinger
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Absolutely not. While I do miss Microsoft phones, my android devices run for YEARS after the typical life cycle. One rule, do not let people fuck with your OS.

This mean you buy an unlocked device without any bloatware from your carrier. This is key. Do not install any apps from your service carrier either. This also means don't install apps all over. The only applications you should install are absolutely necessary ones for the purpose of the media device. Only allow Apps from large and reputable organizations that you have to pay cash to buy.

Essentially this means the only Apps I install are Microsoft Office Suite, a web browser designed to remove/conceal browsing information, and in more modern times I have allowed a few select function tools like Uber and Netflix.

LOL people were so confused when I explained my last device did not have a QR code reader in it, and I did not want one, until a Carrier change forced me to get a new phone last year.

Still, you behave by the basic rules of, "Do Not Participate In The Surveillance Economy," and Android works near forever it seems.
 
Kornholio said:
I use my laptop more in a day than I do my iPhone and I don't have to buy a new one of those every couple of years so why should someone have to spend $1,000+ every couple of years to get a new phone? Hell, I still get 20+ hours out of my Macbook's battery before having to plug it in and my iPhone lasts at least a day and a half even if I'm using it a lot more than normally.
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You can get a phone for less than a $1000
 
tzrider said:
He said "every few years," while you're saying, "every couple of years," so there is a difference in the period that you might spread the cost over.

People in the tech sector tend to want the latest bright shiny object, so that's one driver for frequent replacement. IT provided devices have a warranty period, and amortization schedule, which are often about the same. By the time the warranty expires, the book value has been written down to zero and it's more cost effective and expedient to upgrade the machine than to deal with a repair process. As individuals, it's a different story. I tend to keep phones and laptops for a longer than average time, both for cash flow reasons and to minimize e-waste.

Out of curiosity, I checked my recent screen time averages on my phone. It's currently about 52 minutes a day. When I was using a MacBook daily, the phone screen time was probably less, as I could send texts and take calls from the MacBook. These days, I'm more mobile and more than half my computer time is on a Windows device.
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Few years = three. Couple of years = two. We're not talking about a major difference here.

Eldritch said:
Still, you behave by the basic rules of, "Do Not Participate In The Surveillance Economy," and Android works near forever it seems.
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Unless you're not a super user. In the 12 years that Kelly and I have been together, I've watched no less than four of her Android phones brick for no other reason than the updates couldn't play nice with the phone. Never had that problem with a single iPhone I've owned nor known anyone that has. The only people I know of that have had problems with their iPhones came down to them tinkering with them. Leave the fucker alone and it works perfectly fine. Not everyone has to project themselves as an "IT Expert" when it comes to smartphones. Most of the time, the engineers that designed it really do know more than you do.
 
Kornholio said:
Few years = three. Couple of years = two. We're not talking about a major difference here.


Unless you're not a super user. In the 12 years that Kelly and I have been together, I've watched no less than four of her Android phones brick for no other reason than the updates couldn't play nice with the phone. Never had that problem with a single iPhone I've owned nor known anyone that has. The only people I know of that have had problems with their iPhones came down to them tinkering with them. Leave the fucker alone and it works perfectly fine. Not everyone has to project themselves as an "IT Expert" when it comes to smartphones. Most of the time, the engineers that designed it really do know more than you do.
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If I had to guess, she is not playing by my aforementioned rules. I typically keep Android devices long after Google stops updating my OS, because the equipment is too old. :dunno
 
Up until 2-1/2 years ago, I was using iPhone 6s+, I had mastered changing out screens and batteries on those models.

What really sucks is that for decades you got locked into 2 year commitment while you paid off your phone, then it went to 2-1/2 years then a half year later to 3 years. Also, the buy back price that they would give you for your old phone dropped substantially. I had traded in my iPhone 6s+ for 250 credit 3 years ago, not they only would give me $50 for my iPhone 11!!!

It's really become a racket!
 
a couple of years back an IOS update reduced my battery life to about 36 hours; about a year ago an update jumped it up to about 72 hours.
Apple sucks but the Iphone 12 mini was someone else's cast off so I cost me nuthin. Tmobile is 15 bucks a month for all I need so rolling hoopty phone.
 
The 12 Mini has such a tiny battery. Apple had to know the battery life would be bad. I suspect that phone's existence made Apple expend more effort on battery life & lowering power consumption, which was good for everyone.

The SO has a 12 Mini. I suspect she'll be using it until it's destroyed since Apple doesn't make that form factor anymore. Or maybe Apple's plan is to release a Mini every 4-5 years to satisfy the tiny demand for smaller phones. iPhone 17 Mini anyone? :LOL:
 
stangmx13 said:
The 12 Mini has such a tiny battery. Apple had to know the battery life would be bad. I suspect that phone's existence made Apple expend more effort on battery life & lowering power consumption, which was good for everyone.

The SO has a 12 Mini. I suspect she'll be using it until it's destroyed since Apple doesn't make that form factor anymore. Or maybe Apple's plan is to release a Mini every 4-5 years to satisfy the tiny demand for smaller phones. iPhone 17 Mini anyone? :LOL:
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Lets hope they do a iPhone 17 mini, if not I will uses my 12 Mini until it dies. :x
 
Climber said:
Up until 2-1/2 years ago, I was using iPhone 6s+, I had mastered changing out screens and batteries on those models.

What really sucks is that for decades you got locked into 2 year commitment while you paid off your phone, then it went to 2-1/2 years then a half year later to 3 years. Also, the buy back price that they would give you for your old phone dropped substantially. I had traded in my iPhone 6s+ for 250 credit 3 years ago, not they only would give me $50 for my iPhone 11!!!

It's really become a racket!
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i guess i’m confused. isn’t the 2 year commitment you’re referring to the commitment you have with your service provider? I’ve never gotten a phone through a service provider, so i don’t know how that works, but i thought it was separate from direct sales by a manufacturer.
 
i-Phone 6s here. 2012, I think. . . can't remember exactly. Just now it is not giving me battery life not like previously. New battery Guess, then just keep going.

The new gee-whiz, feature laden phones don't move me much, my laptop is always within reach for actual work and pro level surfing. Call me a knuckle-dragger but the only thing I really use my phone for is to make calls with.

It all just sort of goes with my preference in bikes. . . .older, simpler, adequate and familiar. Fresh battery once in a blue moon, then soldier on.
 
Went out for a ride this morning, stopped for five minutes and wasn’t enough juice in the battery to restart. Battery bought new two years ago. Pulled out my phone to call either roadside assistance or an Uber and phone was giving me the low battery warning :rolleyes:

During the standing around cane considering my options period I thought about this thread and concluded the right answer to the topic are phones with removable batteries, simply pop in a spare. How did the industry get away with this BS of manufacturing built in batteries. Probably something to do with waterproofing but surely there’s a solution to that by now.
 
Blankpage said:
Went out for a ride this morning, stopped for five minutes and wasn’t enough juice in the battery to restart. Battery bought new two years ago. Pulled out my phone to call either roadside assistance or an Uber and phone was giving me the low battery warning :rolleyes:

During the standing around cane considering my options period I thought about this thread and concluded the right answer to the topic are phones with removable batteries, simply pop in a spare. How did the industry get away with this BS of manufacturing built in batteries. Probably something to do with waterproofing but surely there’s a solution to that by now.
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This would have solved both of your problems.
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I thought of those also. Space being tight on a bike I’ll be checking the compact options for those.
 
berth said:
There's a Fairphone, which is a modular phone with a replaceable battery.
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The Fairphone is an offshore device that also easily fits with the rules of not participating in the surveillance economy.
 
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