Re: Tech Stress
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01/19/20 10:25 AM
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iPhones are overpriced garbage Very true. iPhones are purposefully designed to be hard to repair. Purposefully designed to be exclusive to their own kind and become obsolete quickly to get you to upgrade to a newer model. They have caught making older models run slower over time. They are also marketed to encourage addiction to their platform. Look at the ridiculous lines of people who cannot wait to buy their latest model at exorbitant prices. My Android based phone will do 90%-95% of what an IOS will do for 10%-20% of the cost. Years ago the IOS platform had a big advantage over other phones on the market , now , only a slight edge. The rest is creative marketing for sheep who have to have it and are willing to drop $600/$800 or more to have it.
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Re: Tech Stress
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01/19/20 10:36 AM
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6 to 8?
They're 1,200 now some of them True. I was trying to be fair and point out the cheaper end.
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Re: Tech Stress
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01/19/20 10:45 AM
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I have a cheap touchscreen phone with internet...does all and more than i need. Isnt a problem either. I guess the more u pay means the more u want problems..bought my phone for 12 bucks at walmart a few yrs ago and my carrier is 50 a month unlimited for everything i need.......prob is unlimited is more than i need.
I got my phone at Walmart , went to a slightly pricey one , spent about $200. Samsung. Good phone , decent features , faster operating system/performance. My service is through Walmart family mobile. $39.97 month , 16 gigs data , no contract. No problems with service , operates on the Sprint network. I had Verizon years ago and had several dead spots in my area.
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Re: Tech Stress
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01/19/20 11:13 AM
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3g is out now only 4g and up will work soon they are pushing you into the tech world if you like it or not. 4g flipper will be my next phone they make them but want $300 for one I don’t use the web on the road so again the new phone is more then I need.
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Re: Tech Stress
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01/19/20 11:15 AM
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iPhones are overpriced garbage Very true. iPhones are purposefully designed to be hard to repair. Purposefully designed to be exclusive to their own kind and become obsolete quickly to get you to upgrade to a newer model. They have caught making older models run slower over time. They are also marketed to encourage addiction to their platform. Look at the ridiculous lines of people who cannot wait to buy their latest model at exorbitant prices. My Android based phone will do 90%-95% of what an IOS will do for 10%-20% of the cost. Years ago the IOS platform had a big advantage over other phones on the market , now , only a slight edge. The rest is creative marketing for sheep who have to have it and are willing to drop $600/$800 or more to have it. I've been using an iPhone 5C for a lot of years now. I got it for free way back when Verizon still had contracts. It's been dropped many, many times and generally abused for a long time. The screen is cracked and the the lock/off button no longer works but everything else still does. I bought extra memory for it but still had to purchase an upgraded iCloud plan to store my tens of thousands of pictures. I've always thought the Android vs iPhone thing was like teenagers arguing about Fords or Chevy's. Especially since most have only owned one or the other and not both.
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Re: Tech Stress
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01/19/20 11:33 AM
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Just carry a camera now for pics so now I carry a phone to take pics to file on the PC then a smartphone to send pics on the web just seems tech is not so great. Tried to download pics off of the phone but that’s not working the way it should just more stress.
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Re: Tech Stress
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01/19/20 11:40 AM
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3g is out now only 4g and up will work soon they are pushing you into the tech world if you like it or not. 4g flipper will be my next phone they make them but want $300 for one I don’t use the web on the road so again the new phone is more then I need. 300 for a flip phone? too much...so u only need to make calls and take pics...u can load to your pc...here ya go ya got purdy hands.
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Re: Tech Stress
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01/19/20 11:53 AM
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I've been using an iPhone 5C for a lot of years now. I got it for free way back when Verizon still had contracts. It's been dropped many, many times and generally abused for a long time. The screen is cracked and the the lock/off button no longer works but everything else still does. I bought extra memory for it but still had to purchase an upgraded iCloud plan to store my tens of thousands of pictures.
I've always thought the Android vs iPhone thing was like teenagers arguing about Fords or Chevy's. Especially since most have only owned one or the other and not both.
I have owned both , I used to have an iPhone 4s. The IOS is a better platform , will not dispute that. But what they are selling for is just nuts. IMO , if Apple phones were priced in the $300-$500 range , it would be more towards what they are worth for what you get. A premium product for a premium price , not exorbitant. The other thing is how they make it so everything is Apple exclusive , a new power cord or charger with every new model so you have to buy their stuff to make it work with their stuff. The last model you have the cords/chargers will not work with the new model. Apple phones are very picky with which charger can you use. It is done intentionally. Air pods for the latest ones are exorbitant too. My girlfriend has a iPad 1st generation that she got as a hand me down from her dad. The battery is shot. I looked up to see what a battery costs and how to repair it. You have to take the iPad completely apart to replace the battery , the battery is the last thing you remove. She just uses it plugged into the wall. Who designs a product that way ? A company that wants you to have it factory serviced and has a shot at selling you an upgraded model because the cost of repairs is prohibitive.
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