Letting go

[the caveman]

Everyone in the thread has brought up good points. This always happens to me though.

I'm particularly attached to the iPhone 5c. Why?

Because it was short lived, people have talked smack about it, even said they hated it.

But the colors really stand out. people notice you. some people think it might be childish or that it might be ugly. But it's beautiful in it's ugliness.




So, why did I get one? Because it's a perfectly capable phone. It does what I want, and I was able to get it for $200 when I was in a time of need.

I think I'm going to buy an unlocked one to have on the side. We all have to have a backup phone and the 5c will be mine.

With that 30k trust fund you are tapping into...

 

[nj1266]

Letting go

I do not understand how people can form an attachment to material things. I had the Honda S2000, sold it and bought an electric car and never looked back. I had an EVO 2006, sold it and got a golf TDI. I never looked back.

I had an iPhone 5 sold it for $350 and got an iPhone 6 and never looked back. I had an iPhone 4, sold it for 80 bucks (after 4 years of owning it). I never looked back.

I don't understand how people can wax poetic about material belongings. They are just material belongings don't fetishize them.

 

[JulesJam]

Is it just me?

It's just you. You are a hoarder and probably an old person.

 

[The Robot Cow]

Well i sold my first iPhone(ip5) and i regretted it, so i bought a 2nd one. For me the design, feel and the colors of my iPhone 5 are what i love about it. When my 6+ arrives i'll keep my 5.

 

[azhava]

It's just you. You are a hoarder and probably an old person.

Not a chance. I'm guessing 16-17 years old at the most.

 

[ET iPhone Home]

Now that the iPhone 6 is out, I suppose it's time for me to trade up but I really have a hard time parting with my old devices. The old devices work fine and they have an aesthetic that sometimrs can't be remade it improved upon. They can be so original. The later iPads are nice, but the ones designed by Steve Jobs were literally perfect.

So how do you do it? I have an upgrade right now but I don't think I can do it.

Also, is this a common issue for most people or have things recently changed. Is it just me?

You must not like change.

 

[nouveau-apple]

I do not understand how people can form an attachment to material things. I had the Honda S2000, sold it and bought an electric car and never looked back. I had an EVO 2006, sold it and got a golf TDI. I never looked back.

I had an iPhone 5 sold it for $350 and got an iPhone 6 and never looked back. I had an iPhone 4, sold it for 80 bucks (after 4 years of owning it). I never looked back.

I don't understand how people can wax poetic about material belongings. They are just material belongings don't fetishize them.

There's a lot of usage to be gotten out of the 5c still so that's why I still want it.

I know I can only use one phone at a time but sometimes I might want to switch it up.

 

[Nhwhazup]

I do not understand how people can form an attachment to material things. I had the Honda S2000, sold it and bought an electric car and never looked back. I had an EVO 2006, sold it and got a golf TDI. I never looked back.

I had an iPhone 5 sold it for $350 and got an iPhone 6 and never looked back. I had an iPhone 4, sold it for 80 bucks (after 4 years of owning it). I never looked back.

I don't understand how people can wax poetic about material belongings. They are just material belongings don't fetishize them.

I'm with you - it's a piece of plastic and metal that was mass produced. I always trade mine old electronics in at Best Buy. I try to keep things simple and hate to have stuff collecting dust in my house. I'm the same way with cases. I've tried quite a few and once I've settled on my favorite, I'm done and get rid of all the others - give them away on this forum actually.

 

[Outrun1986]

These phones will eventually become not usable because no apps will support them and the iOS updates will end on them making them paperweights eventually. Therefore if you get a new phone you are better off selling it right away and get some cash out of it while it's still worth something. If you need a media player you are better off using something non iPhone that is cheaper since iPhones will cost more, except if you absolutely must use iTunes.

With all this talk of the 5c being discontinued I wonder if it's value will go up in the future for the non 8gb ones at least because it's still a very capable phone and has 1gb ram like the current iPhone 6. I don't think Apple will stop supporting it for a while.

 

[Apple_Robert]

I feel a duty to buy the iPhone 6 but I settled for a 5c.

Yes, an 8gb 5c. A short-lived concept of a phone that is no longer being produced in large numbers.

I don't know why I an so attached to my 5c but I definitely am. It's just the colors. It moves a lot of people spiritually.

I remember the bold colors. Everyone had something to say about it. It truly stands out, even though people said they didn't like it.

Know what I mean?

The phone is a tool. It is not an investment that will see monetary growth for you.

The only "duty" you think you have, is created in your mind (for whatever reason).

When you are using sentimentality and pulling "duty" out of the air as a means to justify keeping your phone, that should be a red flag to you to reassess want versus need.

No need to make this complicated. If you like your phone and it is meeting your needs, keep it. If there is a mechanical problem with the phone or your needs have outgrown your current phone, then get a phone that meets your current usage and needs.

Remove the needless emotion from the question and the answer becomes easier to see.