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To buy or not to buy....

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Kyliec89

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So I am eligible for upgrade as of June, and my line has over $100 billed to it per month, so I should be eligible again in a year should I choose to upgrade. I am currently on an iPhone 4.

I use my camera frequently, and would take advantage of that improvement. But if I were not up for upgrade, I wouldn't consider paying the extra money to upgrade early or anything like that. I am content with my iPhone 4, but I stand to make a few dollars by selling this one and upgrading for 199. And, I have no plans of switching carriers, so extending the contract isn't a big deal to me.

My main concern would be that iPhone 5, or whatever they call it, would come out before my upgrade is ready again. Do you think there is any chance of it being less than a year out? Would you upgrade if you were in my position? Insight is welcome. Thanks.
 
Kyliec89 said:
So I am eligible for upgrade as of June, and my line has over $100 billed to it per month, so I should be eligible again in a year should I choose to upgrade. I am currently on an iPhone 4.

I use my camera frequently, and would take advantage of that improvement. But if I were not up for upgrade, I wouldn't consider paying the extra money to upgrade early or anything like that. I am content with my iPhone 4, but I stand to make a few dollars by selling this one and upgrading for 199. And, I have no plans of switching carriers, so extending the contract isn't a big deal to me.

My main concern would be that iPhone 5, or whatever they call it, would come out before my upgrade is ready again. Do you think there is any chance of it being less than a year out? Would you upgrade if you were in my position? Insight is welcome. Thanks.
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if your main target is a better camera, go with the 4S

the focus on the 5 will be the case, how thin it is etc... the camera will hardly be touched IMO
 
Thats a good point. But, I could get by with the camera as is, if thats what it took to have the 5 in hand on release day.

When the design changes, I will want the new phone for sure. Well, I guess, unless its really awful- which I doubt. If there had been a design change on this one, I would be preordering, no doubt. So i guess design and camera are both significant to me.
 
In a year? Probably. Much less than that, I'd be surprised.

Consider this, if you're eligible for an upgrade, that's effectively $10 a month or more in subsidy dollars you're giving AT&T with nothing in return. It might make sense to hold off a month or three for something clearly on the horizon, but I say go for it now. Worst case you have to pay an extra $250 early upgrade for the next one which would be offset by the resale difference between your current iphone4 vs a year old iphone4s
 
Kyliec89 said:
My main concern would be that iPhone 5, or whatever they call it, would come out before my upgrade is ready again. Do you think there is any chance of it being less than a year out? Would you upgrade if you were in my position? Insight is welcome. Thanks.
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Only you can decide if the extra cost is worth it. Just note that the next iPhone is likely to come out around this time next year, regardless of what people would like. Apple now has their two major products coming out around six months apart, and they're likely to keep it that way, to (1) make their quarterly financials look better, and (2) minimize the sales of one from affecting the sales of the other.
 
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deeddawg said:
In a year? Probably. Much less than that, I'd be surprised.

Consider this, if you're eligible for an upgrade, that's effectively $10 a month or more in subsidy dollars you're giving AT&T with nothing in return. It might make sense to hold off a month or three for something clearly on the horizon, but I say go for it now. Worst case you have to pay an extra $250 early upgrade for the next one which would be offset by the resale difference between your current iphone4 vs a year old iphone4s
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Good point about the resale difference should I have to pay the $250 for a 5. I also doubt it will be here sooner than a year out anyway. Thanks to all of you. I think I will just go for it. I have taken 1000's of pictures of my baby with my current phone so I'm sure the camera will be worth it anyway.
 
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deeddawg said:
Kyliec89 said:
I have taken 1000's of pictures of my baby with my current phone so I'm sure the camera will be worth it anyway.
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Not to set the hook or anything, but does 1080p video of your baby mean anything? :)
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:) yes, another good point. I just got a new camera so I could stop using my phone for everything but it's always there and ready and I still end up using the phone for 90% of videos and pictures. So I guess I shouldn't doubt my choice to upgrade.
 
My main question

Does anyone think the next iPhone will release next June or October?
 
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