If in this day an age if a 2G is sufficient for you, then you are not really a candidate for a smart phone. The difference between a 2g and 4 gen is like an apple IIc vs a Mac, window 3 vs win 7 etc. Its good you still have a working 2G, it's now a museum piece.
Any other proud iPhone 2G users?
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If in this day an age if a 2G is sufficient for you, then you are not really a candidate for a smart phone. The difference between a 2g and 4 gen is like an apple IIc vs a Mac, window 3 vs win 7 etc. Its good you still have a working 2G, it's now a museum piece.
my g/f is still using the 2g. When the ip4 came out i told her about all the new features.
Like you she is like pft i don't need all the other stuff. 2g is good enough. ANd indeed she doesn't take video, don't mind for a inferior screen, is perfectly ok with slower phone etc.
that is until I got my ip4 and she started playing around with it.
Sure she still doesn't need a new iphone but she is now anxiously waiting for the white one to come out. She called me crazy for camping out for my ip4 but now she is begging me to camp out with her for the white one when it comes out.
imo people that havn't actually use newer phones with better technology and what not and claim to be proud of owning a 3 year old smart phone is just in denial or having the sour grape symptom.
I know many people that still use the older phones, they are perfectly content with their old phone but i wouldn't say any of them are proud. Their financial situation or other circumstance won't let them upgrade, but all of they surely will if their situation permits
By the definition of being proud of your 2g would you keep your 2g if sum1 were to offer you a ip4 for free?
how would you know you wouldn't find use for all the features you listed if you never really had the opportunity to use it?
years ago people like OP would be making the same argument for
-browsing on the phone (who need that, the computer is more comfortable)
-running app (what do i need to run apps for)
-sms (why would i sent a text if i can just make a call)
-color screen (why would i need to look at numbers in color?)
etc etc etc
I was fine with my 3g's crappy camera and use it to take quick snaps. But now with the 4 i can replace my dslr on many short trips & use it to snap picture of print writing and being able to read them AND take quick snaps. Certainly not a "must have" feature but now that it is available to me I don't think I would have it any other way.
Like you she is like pft i don't need all the other stuff. 2g is good enough. ANd indeed she doesn't take video, don't mind for a inferior screen, is perfectly ok with slower phone etc.
that is until I got my ip4 and she started playing around with it.
Sure she still doesn't need a new iphone but she is now anxiously waiting for the white one to come out. She called me crazy for camping out for my ip4 but now she is begging me to camp out with her for the white one when it comes out.
imo people that havn't actually use newer phones with better technology and what not and claim to be proud of owning a 3 year old smart phone is just in denial or having the sour grape symptom.
I know many people that still use the older phones, they are perfectly content with their old phone but i wouldn't say any of them are proud. Their financial situation or other circumstance won't let them upgrade, but all of they surely will if their situation permits
By the definition of being proud of your 2g would you keep your 2g if sum1 were to offer you a ip4 for free?
how would you know you wouldn't find use for all the features you listed if you never really had the opportunity to use it?
years ago people like OP would be making the same argument for
-browsing on the phone (who need that, the computer is more comfortable)
-running app (what do i need to run apps for)
-sms (why would i sent a text if i can just make a call)
-color screen (why would i need to look at numbers in color?)
etc etc etc
I was fine with my 3g's crappy camera and use it to take quick snaps. But now with the 4 i can replace my dslr on many short trips & use it to snap picture of print writing and being able to read them AND take quick snaps. Certainly not a "must have" feature but now that it is available to me I don't think I would have it any other way.
rwilliams
macrumors 68040
Perhaps she's an adult who doesn't worry about what is "cool" and just goes with what works for her lifestyle. It's amazing how people will immediately start dogging a complete stranger online because he or she doesn't run with the rest of the herd. Nowhere in the original post did she attack everyone's precious iPhone 4s, but all she's gotten in return is attacks on her phone and being told that she can't afford a new one.
OP, it's your phone and your money, and if/when you feel the need to upgrade, you will do so. Until then, keep using that gorgeous 2G.
SolRayz
macrumors 6502a
My wife and I are still reluctantly using our 2g's, but I will say that it has become absolutely horrific since OS 3.x. It's obvious the hardware is overtaxed and incapable of efficiently handling basic tasks like it used to. I have never seen my 2g lag so much in almost every arena. I've tried to restore several times, but its obvious that the end of the 2g era has come and gone. Neither of our phones are jb btw. The only good thing about this iPhone is that it is no doubt the strongest most durable iPhone built to date.
My gripes:
Phone lags everywhere
Camera is worthless
Edge is a joke
No chance of ever upgrading to 4.X...and if you could my 2g would melt or explode.
My gripes:
Phone lags everywhere
Camera is worthless
Edge is a joke
No chance of ever upgrading to 4.X...and if you could my 2g would melt or explode.
Alaerian
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I was absolutely done with this community until I read this. Thanks for changing my mind and showing me that there ARE people left with some semblance of manners and intelligence.
As for the rest of you, get over yourselves.
strandedjay
macrumors newbie
Satisfied user counts?
July 29, 2012 and I'm still rocking my iPhone 2G 8Gb I bought exactly 5 (FIVE...!!!) years ago.
Shattered screen, some burnt LCD, slow on GPRS, but built quality had convinced many crackberry friends to use iP4/iP4S.
I've had my fair/brief share with iP4 but when I dropped it, I was furious I swore I'll never got it fixed. Thus, back to my reliable, tough, little beauty: iP2 which only had its screen shattered after 4th drops. (I'm clumsy. So sue me).
Don't you guys appreciate the smooth back metal casing and how good it feels in your hand?
I don't use casing. Deceiving the purpose of design built, if you ask me.
Proud to own it when the world was still using keyboard totting phone? Yep.
Satisfied user? Definitely. Where do I sign up?
PS: I missed the speed & screen quality of iP4, but less on everything else.
July 29, 2012 and I'm still rocking my iPhone 2G 8Gb I bought exactly 5 (FIVE...!!!) years ago.
Shattered screen, some burnt LCD, slow on GPRS, but built quality had convinced many crackberry friends to use iP4/iP4S.
I've had my fair/brief share with iP4 but when I dropped it, I was furious I swore I'll never got it fixed. Thus, back to my reliable, tough, little beauty: iP2 which only had its screen shattered after 4th drops. (I'm clumsy. So sue me).
Don't you guys appreciate the smooth back metal casing and how good it feels in your hand?
I don't use casing. Deceiving the purpose of design built, if you ask me.
Proud to own it when the world was still using keyboard totting phone? Yep.
Satisfied user? Definitely. Where do I sign up?
PS: I missed the speed & screen quality of iP4, but less on everything else.
