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How often do you upgrade your cell phone?

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#1 ·
Since the cell phone companies make us sign a 2 year contract, I try to make my phone last the entire term. It's never made it...ever.

Inevitably the battery always goes bad about 6 months early for starters. Then when you bring it in, they always tell me how "ancient" the phone is. My usual objection that "You are the ones who insist on a 2 year contract" falls on deaf ears.

I've got a BB tour, and all of a sudden the thing won't hold a charge for more than a couple hours. I'm not due for an upgrade for a few months. I bought a new battery and it's doing the same thing.

Since the accident, upgrading is not something that was too high on my priority list, but it seems they've got me again.

Anyway, I'm wondering if others have experienced the same "coincidence"? Any advice?
 
#6 ·
I usually last the 2 years. However with Sprint, you can get an upgrade sooner...sometimes. My last phone broke...er...I broke my last phone so the 2 years didn't apply.

But I am noticing technology is making phones obsolete quickly. My last phone was an Android. It came with version 1.5 and was quickly updated to 2.1. However, they are not updating the phone beyond that. What good is a smart phone that you cannot have the latest software on? I understand sometimes the software cannot run on old hardware but why create a phone in the first place that has a short hardware shelf life?

My latest phone has much better hardware yet the manufacturer is stalling any upgrades. I'm on 2.1 and 2.3 is the latest. They have stalled the 2.2 upgrade for almost 4 months. So just when I'm getting 2.2, it's already outdated. :furious:

It's all a scam. You're doomed no matter what you do!
 
#7 ·
As soon as they let me. About every 20 months.

Or when it dies from some job site related incident. Usually too much dust, or a cracked screen. ooops.

Did you know there's a secret sticker internally that changes color when a phone gets wet. That way they don't have to honor the warranty.
 
#22 ·
I do miss the old Nokias they had the best sound---Mike---
I miss them too. I dropped mine 2-4 stories and sometimes it landed on concrete. Find all the pieces, stick them back together and it lit right up. 4-5 years out of it, duct tape and all.

My GZone is going fine after 2 years. Never saw aneed to upgrade. It rings on incoming calls and I can call out. I have my laptop if I want to post/text anything. Nice sized keyboard with 17" screen.
 
#9 ·
I have had my Blackberry since atleast May 2008 (oldest email). I had it for two weeks when I cracked the corner plastic, I ordered an Otterbox case for it...not one problem since. The battery used to last 3 days with moderate use when new now it is down to 2 days max. It never gets turned off, except the occasional battery pull when it doesnt seem to be working right.

I am thinking of changing to an android of some type... I like how they are Google friendly.
 
#13 ·
I dropped the insurance years ago---Complete rip off---Between the deductible---the little 'wet detector'

and the "Well,the insurance is not from Verizon,it's an independent company. You need to mail the phone to them and they will either fix it or replace it. That will take about 3 weeks."

What an outrage. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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#14 ·
"Well,the insurance is not from Verizon,it's an independent company. You need to mail the phone to them and they will either fix it or replace it. That will take about 3 weeks."

What an outrage. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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Been there too with this phone. It was a couple weeks old and one of the keys fell off. Same thing as you said. They had to ship it. It seems that the store should have a few in stock for these types of things.
 
#17 ·
The light in the phone is what sucks the battery dry. I had a talk with a service guy for my BB last year and he told me that. It's not serviceable from what I remember of the conversation. This spring has a ton of new phones coming out so don't jump on anything too quick.:thumbsup:

I'm planning on smashing my BB with my 24" pipe wrench when I switch over to 100% Android/google technology sometime this summer.

BB's were at one time the best phone available for business people but RIM has really lost touch with recent innovations and the competition has made leaps and bounds.

I think I might buy the Motorola tablet as well as a Samsung phone but time will tell. I'm hooked on Google products honestly.

Mike
 
#21 ·
I don't want to jinx myself. but I upgrade every two years, the phone is still in working order, and I have yet to destroy one early. I upgraded to the cool phone about 6 months ago. I never used a phone for anything other than calls before that. Now I can do it all. I have to admit though, when I got it I was afraid I would mess it up. It has proved pretty durable though. I am not a service guy so I do not have to have mine at my side 24/7. Anymore, unless I know a call is coming, I usually leave it in the truck and check on it once or twice a day.
 
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