Re: Use my phone, or purchase an iPod?
If you don't have so much extra cash I would say just buy the battery pack and call it a day. The IPod 6g is a bad buy because of how old it already is. On 3/31/18, 'RobH.' via VIPhone <viphone@googlegroups.com> wrote: > I lvoe this, and feels to true - Phone is about the worst aspect of an > iPhone!. > > But I take both routes, keeping an old button Nokia handy on the one hand > and an old ipad on the other. Echo is about to encroach on > the entertainment side next; so my solutions are getting quite eclectic > now. > > BobH, still finding way around the 21st century. Still got a toe in the XP > century too, would you believe. > > - Original Message - > From: "Andy Baracco" <w...@socal.rr.com> > To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2018 5:55 AM > Subject: Re: Use my phone, or purchase an iPod? > > > If battery life is the concern why not take the money that you would spend > on the iPod > and buy an external battery or something like the Mophie juicepack, which > is > a case with a built in external battery. Or you can take that money and > upgrade to an iPhone with more storage, or the 7 or 8 plus which have > larger > batteries. Personally, I like having as few devices as possible, but it's a > personal decision. Some folks opt for a cheap flip phone for making and > taking calls, and either an iPhone or iPod Touch for the other stuff, as > the > phone is probably the worst thing about an iPhone. > > Andy > - Original Message - > From: "Terri Stimmel" <icecreamlove...@outlook.com> > To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Friday, March 30, 2018 8:51 PM > Subject: Use my phone, or purchase an iPod? > > >> Hello once more everyone, >> >> >> I always try to think things out and make good decisions. That's >> important to me. So lately I have been wondering if I should purchase an >> iPod, or not. I know some people use their phone for everything. If you >> can do that and like doing that, then that's awesome! >> >> >> However, my current phone is an SE, and has 32 gigs of space. I do play >> Apple music from my phone, as well as some games. I also make a lot of >> calls pretty regularly, as well as texting. Sometimes there are days >> where I run my battery down quicker than other days. >> >> >> Honestly, I would like to have an iPod for mostly listening to music, >> reading, playing games on it, and possibly a few other things. I want to >> have my phone for calling and texting, and some other Apps I don't >> always want to have to worry about my phone's battery. Especially if I >> am out somewhere. >> >> >> I had an iPod many years ago, and I liked it. I purchased it used. >> >> >> So here's my big question. >> >> Is an iPod really a good investment? >> >> I ask this, because I know every couple of years or so, I would have to >> purchase a new iPod, in order to keep it current. If not, then it will >> become out of date, and possibly not function properly. >> >> It's the same thing with the iPhone really. I have to say that this is >> the only disappointing thing about different technologies. I mean, I'd >> rather be able to update stuff, and not necessarily have to purchase >> new, in order for the device to continue to work. >> >> >> So if I do decide to purchase an iPod, is it best to purchase new, or >> refirbished? >> >> I think I know the answer to this. But I figured I would ask anyway. >> >> >> Any thoughts or suggestions are appreciated. >> >> >> Thank you, >> >> >> Terri >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone >> list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the >> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >> mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >> caraqu...@caraquinn.com >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.
Re: Use my phone, or purchase an iPod?
I lvoe this, and feels to true - Phone is about the worst aspect of an iPhone!. But I take both routes, keeping an old button Nokia handy on the one hand and an old ipad on the other. Echo is about to encroach on the entertainment side next; so my solutions are getting quite eclectic now. BobH, still finding way around the 21st century. Still got a toe in the XP century too, would you believe. - Original Message - From: "Andy Baracco" <w...@socal.rr.com> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2018 5:55 AM Subject: Re: Use my phone, or purchase an iPod? If battery life is the concern why not take the money that you would spend on the iPod and buy an external battery or something like the Mophie juicepack, which is a case with a built in external battery. Or you can take that money and upgrade to an iPhone with more storage, or the 7 or 8 plus which have larger batteries. Personally, I like having as few devices as possible, but it's a personal decision. Some folks opt for a cheap flip phone for making and taking calls, and either an iPhone or iPod Touch for the other stuff, as the phone is probably the worst thing about an iPhone. Andy - Original Message - From: "Terri Stimmel" <icecreamlove...@outlook.com> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2018 8:51 PM Subject: Use my phone, or purchase an iPod? > Hello once more everyone, > > > I always try to think things out and make good decisions. That's > important to me. So lately I have been wondering if I should purchase an > iPod, or not. I know some people use their phone for everything. If you > can do that and like doing that, then that's awesome! > > > However, my current phone is an SE, and has 32 gigs of space. I do play > Apple music from my phone, as well as some games. I also make a lot of > calls pretty regularly, as well as texting. Sometimes there are days > where I run my battery down quicker than other days. > > > Honestly, I would like to have an iPod for mostly listening to music, > reading, playing games on it, and possibly a few other things. I want to > have my phone for calling and texting, and some other Apps I don't > always want to have to worry about my phone's battery. Especially if I > am out somewhere. > > > I had an iPod many years ago, and I liked it. I purchased it used. > > > So here's my big question. > > Is an iPod really a good investment? > > I ask this, because I know every couple of years or so, I would have to > purchase a new iPod, in order to keep it current. If not, then it will > become out of date, and possibly not function properly. > > It's the same thing with the iPhone really. I have to say that this is > the only disappointing thing about different technologies. I mean, I'd > rather be able to update stuff, and not necessarily have to purchase > new, in order for the device to continue to work. > > > So if I do decide to purchase an iPod, is it best to purchase new, or > refirbished? > > I think I know the answer to this. But I figured I would ask anyway. > > > Any thoughts or suggestions are appreciated. > > > Thank you, > > > Terri > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or > if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the > owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@go
Re: Use my phone, or purchase an iPod?
This is where we use a previous phone, or get an iPad Mini, which has bigger speaker output than a phone if you don't want it connected to other bits; though bluetooth and speakers is almost agiven these days. I keep meaning to move into a spare 6+ MrsH abandoned, so I took for repair. Agree to keep pure entertainment off phone and keep it for more important comms. BobH. - Original Message - From: "Terri Stimmel" <icecreamlove...@outlook.com> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2018 4:51 AM Subject: Use my phone, or purchase an iPod? Hello once more everyone, I always try to think things out and make good decisions. That's important to me. So lately I have been wondering if I should purchase an iPod, or not. I know some people use their phone for everything. If you can do that and like doing that, then that's awesome! However, my current phone is an SE, and has 32 gigs of space. I do play Apple music from my phone, as well as some games. I also make a lot of calls pretty regularly, as well as texting. Sometimes there are days where I run my battery down quicker than other days. Honestly, I would like to have an iPod for mostly listening to music, reading, playing games on it, and possibly a few other things. I want to have my phone for calling and texting, and some other Apps I don't always want to have to worry about my phone's battery. Especially if I am out somewhere. I had an iPod many years ago, and I liked it. I purchased it used. So here's my big question. Is an iPod really a good investment? I ask this, because I know every couple of years or so, I would have to purchase a new iPod, in order to keep it current. If not, then it will become out of date, and possibly not function properly. It's the same thing with the iPhone really. I have to say that this is the only disappointing thing about different technologies. I mean, I'd rather be able to update stuff, and not necessarily have to purchase new, in order for the device to continue to work. So if I do decide to purchase an iPod, is it best to purchase new, or refirbished? I think I know the answer to this. But I figured I would ask anyway. Any thoughts or suggestions are appreciated. Thank you, Terri -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
RE: Use my phone, or purchase an iPod?
I agree with Andy, just get an external battery, you can get one which charges your SE more than you could want for $40 or $50. Anyhow, the most current iPod Touch is the sixth generation which Apple released on July 15, 2015 which means in a few month it is 3 years old. Prior to that the fifth generation iPod Touch was released along with the iPhone 5 on September 12, 2012. You can see the pattern, after the iPod Touch Fifth gen it tool Apple almost 3 years to release an updated sixth generation iPod Touch and that is now again just about 3 years ago with no rumours I have heard that there will be a new one. I wouldn't be surprised if Apple quietly dropped the iPhone Touch entirely just as it dropped the iPod Nano not that long ago. In any case, buying one now is probably a very poor investment, either they'll release a new one this fall or it goes away and in either case you wouldn't want to buy something that is so out of date. I remember you had an iPad at one point as well and ended up getting rid of it. I think. You also mentioned before that you are on a budget which is why you don't buy a newer iPhone such as an iPhone 7 or 8 with say 256 Gb of storage, but if you now buy an iPod Touch and you add that cost to your iPhone SE you could have probably bought a larger capacity iPhone. I would strongly advise against spending a few more hundred Dollars for an item which most likely you end up selling again for a loss down the road, as Andy said, if battery is a concern then spend $50 or whatever for an external battery or invest a bit more in the Apple battery case or one from Mophie. If you do end up charging your battery a lot and it comes to where the battery isn't that goo dany more you can get it replaced for $40 or $50 from any number of third-party repair shops and all of these options are in my opinion better than spending much more for two devices and trying to maintain them. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Andy Baracco Sent: Friday, March 30, 2018 9:55 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Use my phone, or purchase an iPod? If battery life is the concern why not take the money that you would spend on the iPod and buy an external battery or something like the Mophie juicepack, which is a case with a built in external battery. Or you can take that money and upgrade to an iPhone with more storage, or the 7 or 8 plus which have larger batteries. Personally, I like having as few devices as possible, but it's a personal decision. Some folks opt for a cheap flip phone for making and taking calls, and either an iPhone or iPod Touch for the other stuff, as the phone is probably the worst thing about an iPhone. Andy - Original Message - From: "Terri Stimmel" <icecreamlove...@outlook.com> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2018 8:51 PM Subject: Use my phone, or purchase an iPod? > Hello once more everyone, > > > I always try to think things out and make good decisions. That's > important to me. So lately I have been wondering if I should purchase an > iPod, or not. I know some people use their phone for everything. If you > can do that and like doing that, then that's awesome! > > > However, my current phone is an SE, and has 32 gigs of space. I do play > Apple music from my phone, as well as some games. I also make a lot of > calls pretty regularly, as well as texting. Sometimes there are days > where I run my battery down quicker than other days. > > > Honestly, I would like to have an iPod for mostly listening to music, > reading, playing games on it, and possibly a few other things. I want to > have my phone for calling and texting, and some other Apps I don't > always want to have to worry about my phone's battery. Especially if I > am out somewhere. > > > I had an iPod many years ago, and I liked it. I purchased it used. > > > So here's my big question. > > Is an iPod really a good investment? > > I ask this, because I know every couple of years or so, I would have to > purchase a new iPod, in order to keep it current. If not, then it will > become out of date, and possibly not function properly. > > It's the same thing with the iPhone really. I have to say that this is > the only disappointing thing about different technologies. I mean, I'd > rather be able to update stuff, and not necessarily have to purchase > new, in order for the device to continue to work. > > > So if I do decide to purchase an iPod, is it best to purchase new, or > refirbished? > > I think I know the answer to this. But I figured I would ask anyway. > > > Any thoughts or suggestions are appreciated. > > > Thank you, > > > Terri > > -- > The following information is imp
Re: Use my phone, or purchase an iPod?
If battery life is the concern why not take the money that you would spend on the iPod and buy an external battery or something like the Mophie juicepack, which is a case with a built in external battery. Or you can take that money and upgrade to an iPhone with more storage, or the 7 or 8 plus which have larger batteries. Personally, I like having as few devices as possible, but it's a personal decision. Some folks opt for a cheap flip phone for making and taking calls, and either an iPhone or iPod Touch for the other stuff, as the phone is probably the worst thing about an iPhone. Andy - Original Message - From: "Terri Stimmel" <icecreamlove...@outlook.com> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2018 8:51 PM Subject: Use my phone, or purchase an iPod? Hello once more everyone, I always try to think things out and make good decisions. That's important to me. So lately I have been wondering if I should purchase an iPod, or not. I know some people use their phone for everything. If you can do that and like doing that, then that's awesome! However, my current phone is an SE, and has 32 gigs of space. I do play Apple music from my phone, as well as some games. I also make a lot of calls pretty regularly, as well as texting. Sometimes there are days where I run my battery down quicker than other days. Honestly, I would like to have an iPod for mostly listening to music, reading, playing games on it, and possibly a few other things. I want to have my phone for calling and texting, and some other Apps I don't always want to have to worry about my phone's battery. Especially if I am out somewhere. I had an iPod many years ago, and I liked it. I purchased it used. So here's my big question. Is an iPod really a good investment? I ask this, because I know every couple of years or so, I would have to purchase a new iPod, in order to keep it current. If not, then it will become out of date, and possibly not function properly. It's the same thing with the iPhone really. I have to say that this is the only disappointing thing about different technologies. I mean, I'd rather be able to update stuff, and not necessarily have to purchase new, in order for the device to continue to work. So if I do decide to purchase an iPod, is it best to purchase new, or refirbished? I think I know the answer to this. But I figured I would ask anyway. Any thoughts or suggestions are appreciated. Thank you, Terri -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Use my phone, or purchase an iPod?
Hello once more everyone, I always try to think things out and make good decisions. That's important to me. So lately I have been wondering if I should purchase an iPod, or not. I know some people use their phone for everything. If you can do that and like doing that, then that's awesome! However, my current phone is an SE, and has 32 gigs of space. I do play Apple music from my phone, as well as some games. I also make a lot of calls pretty regularly, as well as texting. Sometimes there are days where I run my battery down quicker than other days. Honestly, I would like to have an iPod for mostly listening to music, reading, playing games on it, and possibly a few other things. I want to have my phone for calling and texting, and some other Apps I don't always want to have to worry about my phone's battery. Especially if I am out somewhere. I had an iPod many years ago, and I liked it. I purchased it used. So here's my big question. Is an iPod really a good investment? I ask this, because I know every couple of years or so, I would have to purchase a new iPod, in order to keep it current. If not, then it will become out of date, and possibly not function properly. It's the same thing with the iPhone really. I have to say that this is the only disappointing thing about different technologies. I mean, I'd rather be able to update stuff, and not necessarily have to purchase new, in order for the device to continue to work. So if I do decide to purchase an iPod, is it best to purchase new, or refirbished? I think I know the answer to this. But I figured I would ask anyway. Any thoughts or suggestions are appreciated. Thank you, Terri -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
