4 Years With The iPhone 3GS!

[EdwardC]

I have a 4 year old 3GS unlike new / mint condition that I use as a "Touch" and I always think to myself "what a great phone"! Battery life is still great and I suspect it will be pulling duty for a few more years to come.

 

[iWooz]

I've had a HTC Excalibur for almost 8 years!

... and I just replaced it with a iPhone 5s 2 days ago...

 

[DSPalpatine]

I'm sorry, but does "iTouch" bother anyone else as much as it bothers me?

lol... Ok, ok. I use it as an "iPod Touch-That-Is-Equipped-With-Some-Extra-Antennas-That-Are-No-Longer-Utilized."

 

[jr866gooner]

This is my little video/ review and my thoughts of the iPhone 3gs in using it for 4 years.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r9cOBj9Rns

Hats off to you for keeping it for so long! I couldn't last out that long so easily!

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.

Main reason is apps adapt over time to newer OS and become bloated on an older device.

Just like applications used to run perfectly on 512mb ram but now even 2gb seems sluggish!

 

[asleep]

3GS was a great phone.

 

[Cod3rror]

I still use 3GS, it does everything I need it to.

There is nothing really an iPhone 5s can do that would warrant an upgrade for me. The most important hardware aspect, the camera, is still not "there" yet. Plus when I upgrade I want to be blown away and feel like I've got some alien technology... I've used iPhone 5s, it is faster, but does not feel "alien".

Finally, there's something cool about making the technology last.

 

[Yoshi Yogurt]

I still use a damn 3G! Bought in 2011 for $40 from a friend though after the 4S came out.

Getting a used 4S soon though....

 

[PurpleHaze2010]

lol... Ok, ok. I use it as an "iPod Touch-That-Is-Equipped-With-Some-Extra-Antennas-That-Are-No-Longer-Utilized."

Tehe that's better

 

[Demonface]

I have a 3G and a 3GS and a 5 Which are all used as iPods now.

 

[syd430]

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.

Exactly, and on the flipside I hate people that think i'm an idiot just because I tend to keep up with the latest tech - it is a hobby to me, and it's something I enjoy doing.

 

[Ramio]

Exactly, and on the flipside I hate people that think i'm an idiot just because I tend to keep up with the latest tech - it is a hobby to me, and it's something I enjoy doing.

Well said!

 

[richardbb85]

i actually missed my 3gs, it was stable/unlocked/jb. took it everywhere with me whenever i travel out of states until my mom lost it on one trip.

 

[gixxerfool]

I'm sorry, but does "iTouch" bother anyone else as much as it bothers me?

I won't lie, I was too lazy to type iPod touch, damn, now you made me do it. Well played.

 

[CEmajr]

I hope you're not on AT&T with that iPhone 3GS. Otherwise I agree there's nothing wrong with using it if it still satisfies all your needs in a phone.

 

[A0425A]

Nothing wrong with the 3GS. I think it runs iOS 6 just fine. Not everything has to always be updated. Many apps that were written and require iOS 5 and above work great on the 3GS. BTW that's many of the apps that people use on a day to day basis on the iPhone.

 

[Globug]

You should be able to get a 4/4s for free now.

Or scrape togther 50 bucks for 5c on sale at certain retail chains

He's in Australia. Its lots more here. The phones aren't free, you have to pay full price for them or pay more until the phone is paid off.

 

[JixerJr]

He's in Australia. Its lots more here. The phones aren't free, you have to pay full price for them or pay more until the phone is paid off.

That is completely correct btw I only pay $19 a month with Optus. It's a really horrible plans me I basically get nothing so I'm looking to switch

 

[LoloBond]

This is my little video/ review and my thoughts of the iPhone 3gs in using it for 4 years.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r9cOBj9Rns

if you need it money all you had to do was ask!

 

[JixerJr]

if you need it money all you had to do was ask!

I was hoping it didn't have to come to this..... can i have some MOULA!

 

[Max(IT)]

I`m only 15 so money is not really that easy to access

So your parents gave you a 3GS when you were 11 !?!

 

[JixerJr]

So your parents gave you a 3GS when you were 11 !?!

They actually won it in a comp and put me on a cheap plan. I use to walk to school so it was used for "emergency situations only"

 

[MacintoshDan]

Sometimes I wish I still had mine around. It was my first iphone, and when I upgraded to the 5, I gave it to my mother, who that night dropped it in the sink killing it. It was in perfect shape until then.

 

[Beeplance]

I would say 3GS is still decent in 2013.

The thing that would make me genuinely astonished would be people saying they still use the original iPhone 2G now as their daily phone.

 

[Max(IT)]

They actually won it in a comp and put me on a cheap plan. I use to walk to school so it was used for "emergency situations only"

You were lucky ...
I paid something like 650 $ for my iPhone 3GS.
My elder son got his first smartphone when he was 11, like you, but it was a Samsung Wave 533. A quite decent smartphone for a kid, but not comparable with an iPhone.
Today he's 15 and his smartphone is a Galaxy S3. Not going to give him a 700€ smartphone until he's at least 18 ....

 

[Giuly]

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.

One of the "problems" might be the "family plan" structure in the US. Over here, every smartphone has its own contract, which keeps extending automatically for one year if you don't extend it yourself.

My carrier calls me five times a day after I'm eligible for an upgrade, for christ's sake. And in this scenario, why would you refuse an iPhone 4S free of charge if you're going to use your phone for the next two years anyways?

But on "family plans", US carriers don't really care to inform you that they could mail you a 4S free of charge, or a 5c for $99. It's $x + $y per smartphone regardless of whether they send you one for free or not.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but that's what att.com tells me.