Smartphones

missfire · 27-09-13, 09:57 PM

Right, I know I live in the stix, but WTF! Looking to embrace the modern age, get rid of the phone that is just that, just a phone, alright it has a camera on it.

Would be useful to have email access, scheduling app etc for work, but christ on a bike! Just looked up current iPhones and you're looking at a thousand fkn quid!?!?!?!!!!

Are people bloody stupid? Or is everyone richer than me??! Who, or how, in the hell, would anyone justify a thousand quid on a phone? You could buy a new phone, PC, laptop and a digital SLR for a thousand quid these days!

Is it a status thing, or have I missed something....

folks heads are up their aRs if they crave such things. Good lord holy Jehovah.

missfire · 27-09-13, 09:58 PM

Looks like you can get an iPhone 3, second hand, tested for less than £100. What one would you buy?

Coxy · 27-09-13, 09:59 PM

that much? really? never looked at the price as always managed to get them cheap through a business contract with O2 (although they get their money out of you by the size of the bill so it's all swings and roundabouts).

missfire · 27-09-13, 10:00 PM

64GB iPhone 5 is! Painted gold it's £1500!

Coxy · 27-09-13, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by missfire

Looks like you can get an iPhone 3, second hand, tested for less than £100. What one would you buy?

I have the 4. Never bothered upgrading to the 5 as the phone connector is different and they don't fit in my speaker dock thingy!!!

However, the other alternative is, get an iPad mini, so at least you have a decent sized screen and use a Nokia 6310 as your phone!
My battery lasts 5 days!!

Coxy · 27-09-13, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by missfire

64GB iPhone 5 is! Painted gold it's £1500!

stuff that, I've got an old Ericsson GA828 here, Brand new in box, I'll paint it gold for ay and it's yours for a tenth of that lol!

missfire · 27-09-13, 10:13 PM

That's what I use, old sony Ericsson, phone, you know, press numbers and it phones people.

that's a shock to the system!

Looking at an ebay seller, has 2.5k transactions, has sold 56 of these for £1k each! Sticking address labels on wee boxes! I'm in the wrong game here.

yeti · 28-09-13, 12:24 AM

You're right the first time - people are stupid, so they can get convinced that they must have the latest and greatest brand name product, regardless of how simple their needs are.

I use a sony xperia u, which was the bottom of the range smartphone when I got it. I can do everything I need to do when I'm out and about on it, and the best bit is, it cost me £50, and now I own it, no big bill every month to finance it.

missfire · 28-09-13, 12:36 AM

I'll look into such things.

the only problem here is you can only get a signal if you're vodaphone. o2, t mobile etc. don't work

john johnson · 28-09-13, 05:31 AM

A 4 is about the best , 3 is a bit slow and screen is pants . My 4 was better than this 5 in most areas

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27-09-13, 09:58 PM	#2
missfire making wooden things Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: cow land Posts: 8,156	Looks like you can get an iPhone 3, second hand, tested for less than £100. What one would you buy?

27-09-13, 09:59 PM	#3
Coxy 4 Ring Mafia Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: on the side of a hill in Shropshire! Posts: 28,215	that much? really? never looked at the price as always managed to get them cheap through a business contract with O2 (although they get their money out of you by the size of the bill so it's all swings and roundabouts).

27-09-13, 10:00 PM	#4
missfire making wooden things Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: cow land Posts: 8,156	64GB iPhone 5 is! Painted gold it's £1500!

27-09-13, 10:13 PM	#7
missfire making wooden things Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: cow land Posts: 8,156	That's what I use, old sony Ericsson, phone, you know, press numbers and it phones people. that's a shock to the system! Looking at an ebay seller, has 2.5k transactions, has sold 56 of these for £1k each! Sticking address labels on wee boxes! I'm in the wrong game here.

28-09-13, 12:36 AM	#9
missfire making wooden things Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: cow land Posts: 8,156	I'll look into such things. the only problem here is you can only get a signal if you're vodaphone. o2, t mobile etc. don't work