Is this a good idea?

britneyfan · Aug 6, 2012, 09:36 PM

I have an iPhone 4S and the battery acts really weird.

I can return it to Apple and they can give me a new one. It feels like a waste to use it when I'm getting the new one soon. I think the september 12th rumors are almost confirmed, right?

I can unlock from AT&T and sell the new one that they give me and buy a cheap 3GS to hold me over for a little over a month.

Keep in mind, I never had anything before an iPhone 4. Is this a good or bad decision?

Cougarcat · Aug 6, 2012, 09:43 PM

Won't buying a 3GS mess up your upgrade eligibility?

Get your replacement, then either sell it and get a temporary dumb phone, or sell it after you get the new one if you don't mind getting a bit less money.

britneyfan · Aug 6, 2012, 09:57 PM

No it wouldn't. I'd get one off of eBay.

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Wouldn't the new iPhone screen look a lot better though? AHAHAHA

transam7816 · Aug 6, 2012, 10:24 PM

To save effort and money, just man up and keep using the same phone.

britneyfan · Aug 6, 2012, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by transam7816

To save effort and money, just man up and keep using the same phone.

Money? But the resale of the 4s will go down soon.

batting1000 · Aug 6, 2012, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by britneyfan

Money? But the resale of the 4s will go down soon.

No it won't. Wait for the 5, buy it, then sell your 4S to make up most of what you paid for the 5.

britneyfan · Aug 6, 2012, 10:40 PM

Yeah I guess I could try to unlock the phone and get $400 for it if I'm lucky after the fact.

But now I could get $600 for it new but spend the $ for a 3GS for a month.

VinegarTasters · Aug 7, 2012, 12:04 AM

I lost my iPhone 4. (fell out of my loose pocket while cycling because the width was so small). Don't know what to do. I have an old 3GS that I use now. The width of the new iPhone 5 is too small, and I crave for the Galaxy Note's big screen, but hate the slow java. I would consider the HTC 5.0 inch 1080p, but it is also stuck with slow java. Maybe Window's Nokia will announce a 5.0 inch C/C++ phone at 1080p this month.

x-evil-x · Aug 7, 2012, 12:31 AM

just get a replacement and wait till the new one comes out. sell it and buy the new one. why would you go and buy a 3gs...?

Aug 6, 2012, 09:36 PM	#1
britneyfan macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2010	Is this a good idea? I have an iPhone 4S and the battery acts really weird. I can return it to Apple and they can give me a new one. It feels like a waste to use it when I'm getting the new one soon. I think the september 12th rumors are almost confirmed, right? I can unlock from AT&T and sell the new one that they give me and buy a cheap 3GS to hold me over for a little over a month. Keep in mind, I never had anything before an iPhone 4. Is this a good or bad decision?
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Aug 7, 2012, 12:04 AM	#8
VinegarTasters macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2007	what to do. I lost my iPhone 4. (fell out of my loose pocket while cycling because the width was so small). Don't know what to do. I have an old 3GS that I use now. The width of the new iPhone 5 is too small, and I crave for the Galaxy Note's big screen, but hate the slow java. I would consider the HTC 5.0 inch 1080p, but it is also stuck with slow java. Maybe Window's Nokia will announce a 5.0 inch C/C++ phone at 1080p this month. __________________ iPhone Secrets: http://www.edepot.com/iphone.html
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Aug 6, 2012, 09:43 PM	#2
Cougarcat macrumors 601 Join Date: Sep 2003	Won't buying a 3GS mess up your upgrade eligibility? Get your replacement, then either sell it and get a temporary dumb phone, or sell it after you get the new one if you don't mind getting a bit less money.
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Aug 6, 2012, 09:57 PM	#3
britneyfan Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2010	No it wouldn't. I'd get one off of eBay. ---------- Wouldn't the new iPhone screen look a lot better though? AHAHAHA
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Aug 6, 2012, 10:24 PM	#4
transam7816 macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2008	To save effort and money, just man up and keep using the same phone.
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Aug 6, 2012, 10:40 PM	#7
britneyfan Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2010	Yeah I guess I could try to unlock the phone and get $400 for it if I'm lucky after the fact. But now I could get $600 for it new but spend the $ for a 3GS for a month.
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Aug 7, 2012, 12:31 AM	#9
x-evil-x macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2008	just get a replacement and wait till the new one comes out. sell it and buy the new one. why would you go and buy a 3gs...?
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