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4 Years With The iPhone 3GS!

I had one for over 4 years myself. Started saving for the iPhone5 and within 3 weeks, after years of use, I dropped the 3GS on concrete smashing the screen and damaging the headphone connector and volume control. I would have likely saved longer and bought the 32 or 64Gb iPhone5 if that didn't happen. A friend of mine said the 3GS is still useful to people for testing their apps on older hardware.
 
I know a couple of people who still use the 3GS. It still works pretty well as a smart phone and does basic tasks well. It is considerably slower than the iPhone 5 though as you'd expect, but not everyone can afford to upgrade every 1 or 2 years. They are a luxury accessory after all. :)
 
I'd still be using my 3GS if it hadn't stopped working in May. It cost me £549 and I'd have liked to kept using for a while longer before spending more.
 
The thing I don't get is that why would your phone slow down just because it is old. I mean if you don't upgrade it or install new apps on it, it will be fast as new. I mean u miss out on the new stuff but it still should run fast like it used to.
 
I know plenty of engineers, accountants, lawyers etc on 3G, 3GS, feature-phones who are in 80-140k R&D roles. They simply have other interests, lives, and priorities than to keep up with and have the latest connected gadget.
 
JixerJr said:
I`m only 15 so money is not really that easy to access
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Makes sense :). Are you going to upgrade?

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Menel said:
I know plenty of engineers, accountants, lawyers etc on 3G, 3GS, feature-phones who are in 80-140k R&D roles. They simply have other interests, lives, and priorities than to keep up with and have the latest connected gadget.
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I agree. One of my best friends who is a neurologist and makes like 300k a year had a 3GS for a few years but I convinced him to get a 5.
 
I turned my 3gs into a "iTouch" and leave it in the car plugged in for a music source. Hope it runs for years more in that role.
 
Jimmy James said:
Why would you drive the same car for 4 years?
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It's a lot harder to switch out cars than phones but then the op does have a legitimate reason. I sell my phone every year and end up upgrading yearly for less than $50 extra. If you buy off contract, maybe it will cost you a little more but people use their phones more than anything else so why not for a minimal cost. To each his own.
 
Thinking of picking up a gold 5s for the money I receive at Christmas :)
 
Menel said:
I know plenty of engineers, accountants, lawyers etc on 3G, 3GS, feature-phones who are in 80-140k R&D roles.
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You should let the engineers, accountants, lawyers, etc know that they are paying a high monthly rate which was designed to payoff the phone in 2 yrs. For every year thereafter, they're giving ATT the extra cash with no benefit :eek: If it were a fair world, ATT would drop the monthly fee at the end of the two year contract but that's a LOL.
 
Ramio said:
Why would you use a 3GS for 4 years?!!!.
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Why not if it does what he needs it to? The tech companies have us all nicely conditioned, don't they? It's scandalous of someone uses the same perfectly functional device for more than 2 or 3 years.
 
CTHarrryH said:
I turned my 3gs into a "iTouch" and leave it in the car plugged in for a music source. Hope it runs for years more in that role.
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This. I use my old 3GS as an "iTouch" for the gym. When I'm working out, I like knowing that no one can reach me for calls, messages, alerts, etc (yes, I know that airplane mode would accomplish a similar goal) but also, if I drop it, or it goes flying off the treadmill, or a dumbbell lands on it, well, no worries. The same can't be said about my iPhone 4.
 
I use mine for an iTouch as well. It's still a very capable device. I use it at work and leave it at my station. My job leaves my hands dirty a lot, so if my 5, in my pocket, notifies me of a message I can respond on my 3GS and leave my white 5...well white.
 
One of my professors was still rocking a 3GS (or who knows it could have even been 3G). Noticed she upgraded to 5s today so she's probably thrilled with her new phone :)
 
My 3Gs was recently sold on Craigslist. It had been in use as an iPod touch for my son, but it still worked fine. I'll miss it, but it was getting too slow.
 
gixxerfool said:
I use mine for an iTouch as well. It's still a very capable device. I use it at work and leave it at my station. My job leaves my hands dirty a lot, so if my 5, in my pocket, notifies me of a message I can respond on my 3GS and leave my white 5...well white.
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DSPalpatine said:
This. I use my old 3GS as an "iTouch" for the gym. When I'm working out, I like knowing that no one can reach me for calls, messages, alerts, etc (yes, I know that airplane mode would accomplish a similar goal) but also, if I drop it, or it goes flying off the treadmill, or a dumbbell lands on it, well, no worries. The same can't be said about my iPhone 4.
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CTHarrryH said:
I turned my 3gs into a "iTouch" and leave it in the car plugged in for a music source. Hope it runs for years more in that role.
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I'm sorry, but does "iTouch" bother anyone else as much as it bothers me?
 
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