if like me you want a device for airplay-ing your music collection to a speaker then bang for buck there is no better device than an itouch 5g
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iPod touch Is it too late to buy ipod touch 5th now?
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Sure they do... give it to little kids. If it breaks or goes missing, it's not as much of a loss. Many parents aren't willing to give their 6 to 10yo an iPhone to play with instead of a more expensive iPhone.
One user even posted how his company used to buy iPod Touches for employees to use. Even the Ipad Mini is too big to carry around (and given the countless debates and discussions about how phablets were too big, one can't say it wasn't an issue). Iphones are far too expensive once you need to buy them in more moderately sized bulk.
The problem is, the iPhones that are cheap enough don't have very long life left. I doubt some of them can run ios8 well, let alone be able to take on ios9. The ones that are nice are still expensive.
IpT5 goes for about $220. 32 GB. Ipad Mini 2 being an extra $80 isn't much, but still nontrivial. Finally, people like their IpT b/c they can fit it inside their pockets. Can't do that with an Ipad Mini.
I love my IPT5, which I bought just this past October after I lost my IPT4 sliding down a giant sand dune. I like to have books, news, camera, music, todo list, etc in my pocket at all times, but don't want to pay big bucks every month for a data plan. The IPT5 is ideal for me, and I will be really bummed if Apple doesn't come out with an IPT6.
I remember my iPod Touch 5th Gen I bought in May 2013. It was great, but I sold it in favour of getting a smartphone, the Moto G. It's a very useful thing, you can get the experience of an iPhone while not shelling out $600+ on a phone that will become obsolete in three months (at least when I bought my iPT). I think that they definitely should make a new one.
but how much have you spent in monthly phone payments over the last couple years ?
i've chosen the same route as garirry above. my monthly sim only tariff is £5 per month. i get all the minutes and data i need with that http://store.virginmedia.com/virgin-media-mobile/sim-only/pay-monthly-sim.html
I would do that deal in a minute
. Most plans here with a reasonable amount of data etc go for $60.00 / month or up. That means that most people are paying around $1500 for the two years of service. I think that paying $299 for a Touch 5 (even with outdated hardware) is a better deal.
With my iPod, I paid pretty much nothing monthly. Now, I pay 25$ per two months with my new Moto G (I'm on prepaid). Before that, I had a cheap phone with a uselessly large 20$ per month plan (I barely communicate with anyone ).
$25 / 2 months is not bad.
I use a non-smartphone prepaid that cost $100 / 1000 minutes (last 1 year if not used up).
Sounds just like my T-mobile deal. Except I don't use up the 1000 minutes, had like $35 worth of minutes/texting left, but they had a deal going where if you re-upped two weeks before your 1 year was up, you got to keep the leftover minutes, so now I have like 1300 minutes for next year. I hardly use the phone to talk, so I don't really much care. My phone is a Lumia 1520 which I got for like $80 and no data plan (you can use wi-fi if it's around though, for surfing the net).
I have had every iPT since the first one. I use it all the time. I looked at the iPad Mini, but first of all, it's much heavier, and more importantly, it's too big to put in your pocket to carry around. I use my iPT5 all the time - it's always in my pocket.
So I would be sad to see it not updated anymore, though I can see the writing on the wall - Apple is gonna kill it. It's not even because there is no demand anymore... there is, but Apple wants to focus only on HUGE-HUGE demand devices, and will kill anything that's not absolutely ginormous... that's why they killed the iPod Classic, even though there is nothing in their lineup with anywhere near the 160GB storage. My wife still uses her Classic, and wishes it had even more storage for music... but when it dies, as it will, what then?
I personally think Apple is dumb for killing off stuff just because it's not HUGE - what it does, is force those people who still want that product to look for it on other platforms... and once that happens, it often doesn't end there, because once you are on another platform, you start looking at other offerings on that platform instead of Apple - you might start going to f.ex. Android for ALL your needs, including phone, and now because Apple has killed the iPT, they'll lose a future phone buyer too. And it's so unnecessary, because it's not like Apple is losing money on the smaller revenue products... they'll start losing customers, who once they're forced off the platform are now off the whole reservation and realize there are other options. Apple is playing with fire. Nobody stays on top forever - this arrogance is dangerous. Apple should not arrogantly assume people will stick with them if they feel their needs are being ignored and deprecated.
If Apple doesn't update the iPT, I'll look elsewhere, beyond Apple - and no, I'm not interested in paying $$$$$$ for an iPhone plus $$$$$$$$$ for a data plan. F' that noise.
For those who have an ipod touch 5 like me, try running the youtube app (latest version available for ios 8), then rotate the device, horizontal or vertical, that will tell you the age of the device..
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I would do that deal in a minute
I get 300 mins, 3000 texts and unlimited 4G data for £15 a month - doesn't matter whether I use 1, 100 or 1000GBs. It's so cheap and fast that it's replaced my home broadband.
This is a poorly worded question. Apple is still selling it, therefore it isn't too late to buy it. If you're asking if it's too late to buy it and still get performance on it like was obtained from iOS 6, definitely; that ship sailed a year and a half ago. If you're asking whether or not it's sensible to buy a fifth generation iPod touch today, then, if you care about it being an iOS computer with any performance/compatibility longevity, no. But if you are buying it as a music player, then I see no reason why it wouldn't be.
I've been an Xbox Music Subscriber and user going back to the Zune Days, and While I can still use it on the Iphone the App for the Iphone pales next to the Zune and even windows Phone so when I switched back to the Iphone 6 plus from my Nokia 1520 I picked up a Nokia Lumia 635 from online for 40 bucks and am using it as a media player or Ipod Touch if you will and it works and sounds great and is a heck of a lot cheaper, full windows phone 8.1, 8gb on board and expandable up to 128gb with a micro SD, heck of a deal when I don't want to use my phone to listen
i bought a 5g (32 gb, silver) last november as a travel camera so i wouldnt risk my iphone.
for an airplane music player, quick downtime browser, and travel camera, it is phenomenal. no apps except facebook to upload an occasional picture. performance is good on 7.1.2.
id like to see a 6g, but in a 4" size to keep it differentiated from the iphone. the 5g size is perfect both in footprint and thickness for travel, it was so nice to have in my pocket in mexico.
for an airplane music player, quick downtime browser, and travel camera, it is phenomenal. no apps except facebook to upload an occasional picture. performance is good on 7.1.2.
id like to see a 6g, but in a 4" size to keep it differentiated from the iphone. the 5g size is perfect both in footprint and thickness for travel, it was so nice to have in my pocket in mexico.
Id be happy with a new A6 powered iPod Touch with 1GB of ram and a bigger/better battery, even if it means making it slightly thicker, couldn't care less if they kept the rest of the specs the same.
My daily drivers are a Moto G 4G and a 32GB 5th Gen iPod Touch, I can tether from the Moto G so I have the best of both worlds, don't want to get an iPhone. I'm a podcast junkie so unless Apple release iTunes or the Podcast app on the Google play store (lol) I need my iPod touch.
Yup, that happens me to, dunno if its iOS 8 or the Youtube app as my iPad 2 (same internal specs) runs Youtube fine.
My daily drivers are a Moto G 4G and a 32GB 5th Gen iPod Touch, I can tether from the Moto G so I have the best of both worlds, don't want to get an iPhone. I'm a podcast junkie so unless Apple release iTunes or the Podcast app on the Google play store (lol) I need my iPod touch.
For those who have an ipod touch 5 like me, try running the youtube app (latest version available for ios 8), then rotate the device, horizontal or vertical, that will tell you the age of the device..
Yup, that happens me to
, dunno if its iOS 8 or the Youtube app as my iPad 2 (same internal specs) runs Youtube fine.If you need it now, go buy it.
I've a touch 4gen, a basic phone (to ocasional calls and without month payments) and i dont need smartphones for nothing.
Since they raised here in Portugal the price of iPod touch in 30 euros in last price updates, i hope they will launch 6th gen.
With all iPhone profits, launching the same chassis with A6 (or A7) would cost peanuts to the company.
If Apple discontinue the iPod touch, iPad mini is not an alternative. I want something to fit in my pocket. To carry under arm i've a laptop.
PS: Without future on this device, bye bye Apple, hello Android!
I've a touch 4gen, a basic phone (to ocasional calls and without month payments) and i dont need smartphones for nothing.
Since they raised here in Portugal the price of iPod touch in 30 euros in last price updates, i hope they will launch 6th gen.
With all iPhone profits, launching the same chassis with A6 (or A7) would cost peanuts to the company.
If Apple discontinue the iPod touch, iPad mini is not an alternative. I want something to fit in my pocket. To carry under arm i've a laptop.
PS: Without future on this device, bye bye Apple, hello Android!
Everyone is talking like the iPod touch is dead in the water...its not.
Like i said earlier, I bought iPod touches for my 6yr olds for xmas last year, upgrading them from the iPod touch gen 4.
For me this was the best decision as they are far too young to be needing phones of any sort. Plus there is no way I'm paying for additional line rentals or even 'pay as you go' sims. So yes you may only be paying £5 a month or $25 every two months for your line, but the fact of the matter is I'm paying ZERO amount for owning these iPod devices, and if my kids really want to speak with me, they are usually at a place with WiFi so can easily Facetime me or other relatives with iOS devices. All this talk about the iPt5 running slow on iOS8, that maybe so... but still that hasn't stopped my kids enjoying a lot of the latest games I play on my iPhone 6 and iPad Air 2, games I share with them with via Apples Family share e.g Asphalt 8, Marvels CoC and favorites like doodle jump, Peggle Blast, Rad Boarding, Joe Danger and many more puzzlers. So again this is reason enough to own the iPod touch over say a Motorola G
Currently I would say there is definitely still a market for iPod touches i.e young kids. Personally if the last OS the touch 5 receives is iOS9 or it stays at 8, I could care less as I don't plan on upgrading or replacing for at least another two years.
Like i said earlier, I bought iPod touches for my 6yr olds for xmas last year, upgrading them from the iPod touch gen 4.
For me this was the best decision as they are far too young to be needing phones of any sort. Plus there is no way I'm paying for additional line rentals or even 'pay as you go' sims. So yes you may only be paying £5 a month or $25 every two months for your line, but the fact of the matter is I'm paying ZERO amount for owning these iPod devices, and if my kids really want to speak with me, they are usually at a place with WiFi so can easily Facetime me or other relatives with iOS devices. All this talk about the iPt5 running slow on iOS8, that maybe so... but still that hasn't stopped my kids enjoying a lot of the latest games I play on my iPhone 6 and iPad Air 2, games I share with them with via Apples Family share e.g Asphalt 8, Marvels CoC and favorites like doodle jump, Peggle Blast, Rad Boarding, Joe Danger and many more puzzlers. So again this is reason enough to own the iPod touch over say a Motorola G
Currently I would say there is definitely still a market for iPod touches i.e young kids. Personally if the last OS the touch 5 receives is iOS9 or it stays at 8, I could care less as I don't plan on upgrading or replacing for at least another two years.
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I agree, the touch is great for international travel, and with wifi you can imessage / call / Skype back home for FREE! No international roaming fees or anything, unlike my iphone friends get. But the battery life and RAM need to be upgraded. I am on an ipt 4 and am holding out for a 6 with more RAM so safari and my apps don't crash and for a faster processor and greater battery life. I have to charge my 4 daily. However, if you turn off wifi and just listen to podcasts during your flight, it lasts a long time. Have you found some good travel headphones? I bought some Emotics but haven't been too impressed..
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I'm in the same boat as you! And I'm a grown man with a good career, so I don't only want a touch because I'm a "kid". My dumb phone lasts days without a charge, and it's nice to talk on the phone in one hand while entering things into my calendar or looking up info on my ipod touch in the other. It's superior to an iphone to me.
I did buy an Amazon Kindle Fire HDX because it was so insanely cheap and I have to say I don't like Android very much, but it's a nice portable alternative with good screen and battery life, and fast operation.
I'm also holding out for a touch 6.
I have an old pair of Bose QC-somethings... They stopped making them because the swivel on the ear cup attachment to the head band breaks when you sit on it. Go figure, right. Sorry, sarcasm...
I like the over the ear style, and so far, love those things! LOVE THEM LOVE THEM.
I have a vacuum that screeches like a bat from hell, and I wear them for that. It cuts most of the screeching, and makes for a better vacuuming experience. (The vac screeches so loud that the dogs hide whenever I touch the thing)
They (Bose) reissued the same style as the... Hmm. They dropped them. They looked exactly the same. Just with a beefier swivel I'd expect.
But I'd totally get these if I needed to replace my old ones. My old ones at least, came with adapters for the airplane audio jacks, and a nice case with a zippered case for adapters, and a few extra batteries.
They've gotten me though some loud flights to/from MCO, LHR, AKL, HNL, and SYD.
EDIT: The case looks cheesier for the new style, but what doesn't now a days... I had some Shure in-ear that worked well, IF they stayed in my ears...