Do you keep a back-up iPhone "just in case"?

[Dmac77]

Yes & no. I was going to keep my 3G as a backup to my 4, but the day before the iP4 was released, I went tubing out at our lake house, and completely forgot that my phone was in the pocket of my swimming trunks

Since then my 3G has been sitting in a bag of rice because I continue to hope that one day it will work again.

-Don

 

[Savor]

No.

Sold the original iPhone and even my first gen iPod touch last summer for dirt cheap. Both were jailbroken. Ironically, I fetched more from the iPod touch than the iPhone. Condition was still excellent. I also miss it more because it was JB at 1.1.4. and it was customized to the core with Intelliscreen and whatnot. I miss Intelliscreen at under 1.5. It was also faster at web surfing and had a faster accelerometer for a smoother cover flow.

I would find it too redundant to have too many iOS devices esp since it hasn't changed much in 4 years and barely catching up to the dev community from 2008.

I do plan to get a back-up phone, but it won't be an iOS device. I am really looking into the SE XPERIA X1 for $149 unlocked at N1Wireless. But I hear some bad things about N1. I know WinMo sucks and hear the phone is laggy, but $149 for a sexy phone like it is not a bad deal. Remember, this was a SEXy phone from late 2008 that still cost over $600+ just two years ago! Either that or a WP7 phone. I was already getting used to organizing my media stuff with the Zune software just last night to prepare myself early. It has its flaws just like iTunes, but it's a learning curve I didn't mind going through.

 

[cmoore49]

Yes,
Along with my backup car,tv,girlfriend,etc.

 

[trekkie604]

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I have my 3G, 3GS both in storage but they're not synced that fequently. I guess you could say they are backup phones.

 

[BearsFan34]

Yep, I have my previously-used 32GB white 3GS around "in case" something happens to my iP4. We use it with a Universal Dock to store movies/videos for my young son. It's also jailbroken/unlocked on 4.1 should we ever travel overseas...which is not in the works, but you never know. I'll never sell it for these two reasons.

 

[dave420]

I carry around two iPhones, so you could say I have a backup. I use one phone for work calls, and the other personal calls. I lost one of the iPhones and quickly replaced it because it is so convenient to have two.

 

[stev3n]

I have my OG iPhone as a backup phone.

 

[ssdeg7]

It's a bit too expensive to be worth it, if you lose your iPhone then buy a new one

 

[RITZFit]

The things I could do if I had new backup phone money . I still have my original iPhone... might give it to the folks as a replacement though.

 

[Rodimus Prime]

I guess I don't have the resources to keep a second phone sitting around as "backup" If my iPhone 4 dies, I need to get a replacement ASAP.

I just keep my last phone around as a back up.
For me it is an old flip phone that I switch my sim out if I am doing something a little more risky. I am not going to care if I complete smash or get it into muddy water. It is a junk phone and honestly I have access multiple junk phones that are older phones that my family has updated over the years. They are just in a cabinet.

Not like old phone are worth much money.

 

[Rodvette]

nope, I have a back up phone, motorola droid. it has been too good to me for me to sell

 

[Reddmanz]

3G was my first, but when I eventually can afford to move up (hopefully around when iPhone 5 is out) I'll keep my old one in its box just in case I do anything stupid.

 

[spillproof]

I use my iPhone 3G when I go to the beach. With it's half broken screen, I don't worry about water or sand damage or care if it was stolen.

 

[chestvrg]

My backups to choose from:

Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000M
Nokia e63
Palm Pixi plus AT&T
Palm Treo 750 WM 6.1

And I have given away a Nokia e72 to my brother and a Palm Centro to my cousin.

 

[awadeee]

I don't necessarily have a "back up" but I own an iPhone 3GS 8GB Black and an iPhone 3GS 16GB White (with a white digitizer ) and I keep them on the same iTunes backup. I alternate back and forth every few weeks. I keep the black in an Otterbox case and I keep the white one naked because I got it used and it was already kinda beat up.

 

[akasch]

I kept my old 3g, but to tell you the truth I can't stand looking at the screen so I'd probably end up buying another 4 if I broke mine.

 

[snakelda]

No,just 1 iPhone and an LG Dare incase something happens to my iPhone.