I have a friend who had an iPhone 3 until 3g got shut down 18 months ago. You don’t need to buy into the constant update cycle.
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MurrayL@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Given the pace of technological progress, I doubt a phone bought today will be all that useful (except as a retro novelty) in 25 years time, let alone 100.
naught101@lemmy.world 2 days ago
cecilkorik@piefed.ca 2 days ago
That also kind of proves OP’s point though. 3G was shut down, making an iPhone 3 pretty much useless at this point. You can use these things a lot longer than they want or expect you to, sure, but 20 years is a stretch, and 100 years is untenable.
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I don’t know if you knew this or not, but the KRZRs actually WERE known for having terrible batteries. Every time somebody brought one in with battery issues, we’d pop the battery out, set it down and give it a spin. More times than not, a cell had burst inside and that battery would be swollen to hell.
I thought it was funny that you just happened to pick a phone that people actually DID get rid of just because of the battery!
MurrayL@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I did not! I actually had one back in the day and never had battery issues, but pretty funny to hear it was a common complaint.
(Still, I think the broader point stands.)
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 2 days ago
The point absolutely stands, despite the irony.