Hi Brian, Now if you have an iPhone 6 and are considering an upgrade I would if it were me definitely upgrade to the 7 or 7 Plus. That is just my opinion. Of course if your 6 is working well you may also simply want to wait for the iPhone 8 or whatever next year's 10th anniversary phone will be called. I somehow doubt they simply call it the iPhone 7S or 7S Plus, but who knows. I really do believe there will be something big in store for next year and there are already rumours which point to that.
By the way, Chris, I don't know which 6S you have, i.e. is it a 16 Gb, 64 Gb or 128 Gb model? Anyhow, if you can get it unlocked by your carrier and sell it privately you will get way more than $200. I just called Telus here in Canada to get them to unlock my wife's iPhone 6 which is a Silver 64 Gb model because she has a 6S now and we want to sell it and when I was just at an Apple Store I asked what we might ask and the Apple Genious said I should probably ask $600 (that is of course Canadian) and then if somebody offered a bit less we would have enough room to move and still get a good price for it. The phone still has Apple Care until January and I guess we'll see what happens. When I asked to have it unlocked the Telus guy at first said there would be a $35 fee. I just said "Oh, come on, you can surely wave that considering this phone is part of my Business Anywhere plan which includes my 2 business landlines, business ADSL and 3 iPhones". He just said "OK, I think we can do that" and went ahead and did it without fee. I assumed I had to restore the phone via iTunes for the unlock to take effect which is always what I heard had to be done, but he said that this was not necessary and there was absolutely nothing I had to do and that after he was done doing what he did the phone was unlocked. Regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Brian Albriton Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2016 5:38 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: what are the advantages of upgrading from 6SPlus to 7Plus? given all that you point out, Sieghard, when I upgrade my iPhone 6, I'll simply go to a 6s plus. There's nothing about the 7 that is compelling. On 10/18/16, Cris Ali <filasti...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Thanks guys. All the reasons you listed are compelling, but not enough > to make me pay over six hundred bucks. When I called apple to ask how > much I would get for my 6S Plus if I upgrade, They transferred me to a > recycling company who offered only 200 dollars for my phone. So I gave up > the idea. > Cheers, > Cris > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On > Behalf Of Wayne Merritt > Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2016 5:47 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: what are the advantages of upgrading from 6SPlus to 7Plus? > > I upgraded from a 6S to a 7, and have noticed some good VoiceOver > improvements and over all phone improvements. I had some random issues > with the 6S where some VoiceOver sounds would not play after a few > days, or other oddities happened. Such that I had to reboot my phone > in order to get things working correctly again. These may be isolated > incidents, but they were sure annoying when they happened. Since I've > had the 7, I haven't had any of those oddities come up. This may not > be a compelling reason to upgrade, but the better inner parts and processor > does make a difference on the 7/7 Plus. > Though I may be paying more per month to pay off myine and my wife's 7 > phones, both of us are glad we did the upgrade. Another thing that may > not be a compelling reason to upgrade but a good update all the same > is the sound on the new phones. With the extra speaker, you get much > better sound with less distortion when the volume is moderately or very high. > Though I often use earbuds at home, I don't really have to anymore. > > Jmt, > Wayne > > On 10/18/16, Georgina Joyce <g...@gena-j.me.uk> wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I think there’s something else that should be considered. As a >> VoiceOver user the 3 Gig of RAM should reduce those times when the >> phone stutters trying to keep up with fast speech and navigation. >> >> I don’t know what the differences are in the real world as I couldn’t >> get on with the large form factor. But I know a RAM upgrade is a >> positive step. >> >> Regards, >> >> Gena >> >>> On 18 Oct 2016, at 06:37, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: >>> >>> No, the advantages do not justify the price unless you are on some >>> sort of plan already where you pay for getting upgrades each year. >>> Of course those on such plans do ultimately pay for the privilege. >>> Keep in mind that if you upgrade especially a Plus-size model you >>> also will need to buy a new case or cases depending on what you like >>> since the 7 Plus needs a much larger camera cut-out to accommodate >>> the dual lens camera. Then of course you will most likely want to >>> buy that Belkin adapter which allows you to use a headset and charge >>> at the same time and very quickly you need to add another $100 to >>> your upgrade price for these accessories. You may say that >>> ultimately the Lightning splitter is something you have to buy >>> anyways and maybe the new case, but I would not at all be surprised >>> if Apple’s 10th Anniversary iPhone next year had wireless charging >>> which of course means you could easily charge and use the Lightning >>> headset since you wouldn’t really need the Lightning port for >>> charging unless you wanted to plug it in because you are travelling >>> or on the go and have a Lightning cable but not the wireless >>> charging mat or dock or whatever apple comes up with. >>> >>> By upgrading you get a minor speed increase which you will most >>> likely rarely notice in real-life applications, you do get full >>> waterproofness which I think is one of the main features why one >>> might want to upgrade and you get the better camera. You also get a >>> somewhat improved battery life. I have a 6S Plus and while I like my >>> gadgets I just can’t talk myself into upgrading especially since I >>> much rather spend the money on an Apple Watch, I also really want >>> the new Airpods when they come out in the near future and am in the >>> process of buying a new washer and dryer so I guess it comes down to >>> priorities. >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> Sieghard >>> >>> >>> >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com >>> <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>] On Behalf Of Cris Ali >>> Sent: Monday, October 17, 2016 1:35 PM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >>> Subject: what are the advantages of upgrading from 6SPlus to 7Plus? >>> >>> Hello Folks, >>> What are the advantages of upgrading from 6S Plus to 7Plus? Do these >>> advantages justify the price of the upgrade? 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