Hi Bill, I hear your concerns. I am a fairly new iphone user and I had the same concerns about affordability of new iphone that you mentioned. Add to that the fact that my flip phone was doing most of the things I wanted it to do, just very slowly lol!! I couldn’t believe the asking price for new iphones and really did not want to invest heavily in a product that I might not even like. So, I asked around and ultimately started perusing amazon.com and groupon.com. Low and behold, one day, there it was- an apple 5 for less than $100.00. Later on, I found a refurbished apple SE 16 G for somewhere in the 200 to 300 price range. I know the apple SE is the same size as the 5, and uses the same accessories. So, that shouldn’t be an issue. In sum, I think you will find something within your price range as long as you are patient and persistent.
From: Bill Outman Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2018 10:46 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Upgrade process from iPhone 5S Hello, again list. I am concerned about the process of upgrading my 5S to a better model. It is falling apart, as I have lost the physical mute switch and the touch screen is sitting on the phone and I have to be careful not to lose it. The case has been gradually losing pieces. I have had it for four years, so it is really overdue for a replacement. First, I am having trouble with the iOS 11 installation cycle. It seems to be failing due to lack of capacity, but I’m not sure if this is really the issue. I am concerned about updating apps to accommodate this new version, and I vaguely recall hearing there is a way to tell which apps might have trouble working when I go from iOS 10 to 11. I worry about the transfer of my apps and data to a new phone, fearing I may lose somethingin the process. I know I can back up the phone to iCloud, but am not sure if this is happening automaticallyofr if there is some step I need to take to do this just before the switch. When I get the new phone, will I need to reconnect my bluetooth devices, my keyboard, a tile I have on my key ring, and my headphones? Will I need to replace these. I also have a stand for my K-NFB reader I might need to replace, though admittedly I haven’t used it much. I am wondering what type of new iPhone I can or should get. I bought the 5S through my local A. T. & T. store back in 2014. It is fully paid off long since through my cell phone bill with them. I know I could have taken a free upgrad from them at some point, but was unsure of what model I would have gotten, and I was afraid of going through the transfer process then. Now I have to update with the phone falling apart, and don’t know what I can get and still have the same transfer fears. If I can’t get it free, I have fears about the cost of the new phone, or how much I can afford to allow the bill to increase to pay for it that way. I am in a jam with my available credit. One other technical issue is the compatibility of my charger. Will I have to replace it? One more issue is getting a protective case for the new iPhone. The cost cost concerns me as this may have to be a separate purchase at another time. I would again appreciate someone helping work through this process. Bill Outman Email: wout...@earthlink.net -- 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.