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Who plans on buying an iPhone every year?

Yep, as long as it's new I'm in. As far as I'm concerned there's no reason not to. I always sell my old one on eBay, and that covers most (sometimes more) than the cost of the new one. Right now my net cost for iPhones is only $100!

My wife and I are upgrade eligible a year apart from one another and she's perfectly happy with her Razr, so I'll just leap frog every year with the upgrades!
 
This thread should be ... who plans on whining to break their 2 year contract every year?

I plan on buying as my contract permits.
 
I've purchased every iPhone for me and my girlfriend. I don't see it stopping anytime soon! :D Some people say it's a waste of money. I disagree with that. It's not a waste of money if you use your phone every day! I use my iPhone more then I do my Xbox/Wii combine.
 
As long as there is a compelling reason to upgrade, I will.

I didn't upgrade from the 1st gen to the 3G, as I didn't feel that 3G was enough of a reason. I was happy with my iPhone, and the EDGE service was good enough for me since I was usually on wifi. Plus, $20/month for the data and 200 texts really held me from upgrading.

I decided to upgrade to the 3GS because I feel that the performance improvements due to the upgrade of the 3GS' internals is significant. That was my compelling reason.

If next year's iPhone can do something amazing, I'll get it. If all it has is something like a front-facing camera, or if it just looks different, I probably won't. Or maybe I will- who knows how I'll feel by then.
 
BLACK MAC said:
I've purchased every iPhone for me and my girlfriend. I don't see it stopping anytime soon! :D Some people say it's a waste of money. I disagree with that. It's not a waste of money if you use your phone every day! I use my iPhone more then I do my Xbox/Wii combine.
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Not just every day but every hour of every day. It's worth every cent in my opinion. On the other hand, the waste of money is my obsession with having the newest iMac and MacBook every upgrade! But I'm just a bit ridiculous like that..
 
jessica. said:
This thread should be ... who plans on whining to break their 2 year contract every year?

I plan on buying as my contract permits.
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HAHA i used my wifes upgrade this year and mine will be reddy to go next year and then my wifes will be good the year after that etc. etc.

so yeah i will get one every year for cheap cheap...but i would pay more if i had to cant live without my iphone weather app

i did not get the first one i used to be a skeptic
 
I do. Two lines one year off set upgrades dates so I can upgrade once a year.
 
BLACK MAC said:
I've purchased every iPhone for me and my girlfriend. I don't see it stopping anytime soon! :D Some people say it's a waste of money. I disagree with that. It's not a waste of money if you use your phone every day! I use my iPhone more then I do my Xbox/Wii combine.
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this right here makes pretty much the most sense out of all of it. And i AGREE with it 100%


I have an Xbox 360 and a PS3,

I use my Xbox more of course because it's better, but EVEN THEN i think i only get on the Xbox 3 times a week?? for maybe 3-4 hours each time. sometimes 2-3 hours each time.

When i bought my Black Xbox 360 Elite, it was 399$ + a Controller, and + all the games ive bought for it goes well into the 1,000's of cost with games purchased.

the new iPhone was 499$ for me. THAT'S IT + all the little .99 cent'ish games here and there.. still no where close to the Cost of an Xbox.

AND my usage is i would say 400-500% more then that of the Xbox.

I use it every day and for about 10+ hours a day.

with all that said,

If anyone says upgrading and paying 499$ for an iPhone is a WASTE of money

then i will ask you, do you have an Xbox or PS3?

if the answer is yes, then BACK at ya buddy.
 
computermilk said:
this right here makes pretty much the most sense out of all of it. And i AGREE with it 100%


I have an Xbox 360 and a PS3,

I use my Xbox more of course because it's better, but EVEN THEN i think i only get on the Xbox 3 times a week?? for maybe 3-4 hours each time. sometimes 2-3 hours each time.

When i bought my Black Xbox 360 Elite, it was 399$ + a Controller, and + all the games ive bought for it goes well into the 1,000's of cost with games purchased.

the new iPhone was 499$ for me. THAT'S IT + all the little .99 cent'ish games here and there.. still no where close to the Cost of an Xbox.

AND my usage is i would say 400-500% more then that of the Xbox.

I use it every day and for about 10+ hours a day.

with all that said,

If anyone says upgrading and paying 499$ for an iPhone is a WASTE of money

then i will ask you, do you have an Xbox or PS3?

if the answer is yes, then BACK at ya buddy.
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THANK YOU!! I'm glad someone else actually sees the logic behind it. If you put it into a real life scenario, then it actually makes sense.
 
jessica. said:
This thread should be ... who plans on whining to break their 2 year contract every year?

I plan on buying as my contract permits.
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Which is fine if you want subsidized prices. I personally don't mind paying the extra price for something I want so I'll buy it whenever I want. I can always end my contract completely by paying the EFT anyway.

As someone else said... why so negative? :confused:
 
notjustgc said:
I'll be honest and say it pretty much doesn't matter what they offer... I'm probably going to get it.
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BREAKING NEWS:

The AP reports that Apple, due to constant nagging by Al Gore, will now make all iphones out of wood to help cut down on Global Warming. The screen is revolutionary see-thru balsa with a carbon-hardened olerficic coating.The battery has been replaced by a steam pump, but loyal iphone users will adapt to the 30lb water filled backpack that must be carried around now. The popular code Cocoa has been replaced by "Cork", named from the tree in wich the case has been made, and all current app must be re-writen in Cork to work with the new wooden screen.

NEW Features include:
Slower speed-iphone users are complaining that the older iphones were too fast and that they could not "spend enough time with them"
Carvable case with Applecore Carving technology
Full user interaction with Apples new Interactive Interaction
A select few higher prices models made from real apple trees
Storage Elimination- you now have no need for storage because apple has stopped selling all media and therefor you have no need for it
Compleatly Ebable-if you are ever trapped in a dungeon OR LOST on an island the phone can be eaten for survival purpases***


Once again Apple has set a new standerd. This iphone will be ready june 2012 and will be priced @ 299 for people who have never heard of it and 899 for people who can talk.


***att&t will not honor your contract if phone is eaten
 
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