Posted: 8/8/2010 8:47:08 AM EDT
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I have an older model smart phone, an LG Voyager. Nifty phone but it was the last "old" generation phone before the iPhone and "iPhone killer" BlackBerry Storm first arrived. Those are the landmarks for smartphones, really.
The question for me is, what do you intend to do with your smartphones once you replace them one day? They have so much fuctionality, are you going to keep them around for non-phone related tasks? I know people don't think of that kind of thing long-term but these devices are so smart and capable nowadays, that if I had one (hopefully I will have one soon), I'd probably try to figure out a way to keep it going after I replace it with a new phone. Even if it was just a ballistic calculator or some goofy game thing. What say you? |
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I've got a box full of them, including a Treo 300 and two Treo 700's. I'm assuming when I replace the Storm it will go into the box too. Or maybe I'll break down and sell them all. I just got the Storm replaced under warranty so it's brand new. I'd upgrade at the end of the year but I'm seriously considering leaving Verizon and going back to Sprint, and that will mean keeping the Storm a little longer. Which doesn't break my heart, I really like the Storm and with the 5.0 OS it works really well. And BB needs to really wow me with a next gen phone or I'll wind up going Android. |
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Quoted: I replace my phones yearly, when I got my Evo I sold my Hero for $150, will do the same with the Evo when something new comes. My most used app's require internet to use so would be no point in keeping a disconnected phone around for that. Are you buying phones outright or do you have some kind of plan that gets you a free phone every year without a contract extension? With Verizon and Sprint you have to extend your contract 2 years years every time you get a free or heavily discounted phone. And if you do that every year you're going to have a 7 year contract after getting the 5th phone and a 12 year contract after the 10th phone. That just doesn't work for me. Neither does spending $500 for a new phone. |
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I replace my phones yearly, when I got my Evo I sold my Hero for $150, will do the same with the Evo when something new comes. My most used app's require internet to use so would be no point in keeping a disconnected phone around for that. Are you buying phones outright or do you have some kind of plan that gets you a free phone every year without a contract extension? With Verizon and Sprint you have to extend your contract 2 years years every time you get a free or heavily discounted phone. And if you do that every year you're going to have a 7 year contract after getting the 5th phone and a 12 year contract after the 10th phone. That just doesn't work for me. Neither does spending $500 for a new phone. With Sprint Premier you qualify for a fully discounted phone every 12 months and they don't stack the extensions if you buy a new phone after 12 months with 1 year of contract left your just adding another year to what you already have, my Evo I did buy outright though since I don't qualify for a discount until October. The good thing about smart phones is after a year you can still sell them for a decent amount of cash, factoring in my Hero sale I only paid $100 more then I would of if I had been eligible for an upgrade. |