I don’t like paying more for iPhones, but I work a boring job to
afford beautifully expensive toys. With iOS 12, Apple has extended iOS
updates to six years instead of five. Delaying an upgrade for a year
will more than pay for the higher cost for the basic phone, the iPhone
Xr.

Kelly




On 9/14/18, Gerardo Corripio <[email protected]> wrote:
> Exactly yes I’m on the same channel as you when you mention the availability
> of older phones that don’t have the latest&greatest, but that do work. for
> instance I’ve an SE which came out March2016, an dit’s working awesome! the
> same thing in May 2020 when my Telcel plan is renewed, and am elegible for
> an iPhone upgrade which Telcel subsizes,subcidizes, I’ll go with a phone 2
> generations above, which would be in a year and a half, the iPhone
> 8.subdices,subdicizes,
>
> Gera
> Enviado desde mi iPhone SE de Telcel
>
> El 13/09/2018, a la(s) 6:22 p. m., Christopher Chaltain <[email protected]>
> escribió:
>
>> I was able to get pretty nice Nokia phones for much less then $400. I
>> think my Nokia N-75 cost me $100. I only paid $300 for Talks the first
>> time I purchased it, and I only paid $100 to have it activated on
>> subsequent phones. Therefore, it only cost me $200 to get my 3rd Nokia
>> phone with a screen reader, and I did this five years before Apple had an
>> accessible smart phone.
>>
>>
>> Note I'm just correcting some information here. I appreciate what Apple
>> has done and my iPhones, and I don't begrudge what I pay to get my
>> accessible smart phones these days. That's not to say others wouldn't
>> appreciate more affordable options, but then you can still get older
>> iPhones that have a few more years left in them and of course Android
>> phones which have various price points. This is all with accessibility
>> built in off of the shelf, which is a good thing.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 09/13/2018 05:30 PM, 'Kliphton Miller' via VIPhone wrote:
>>>>> I think apple has appealed to all audiences here.  There is a high cost
>>>>> phone that has all the great video and photo taking tools.  And even
>>>>> has stereo microphones and speakers, and a great looking stainless
>>>>> steel body.  Then you have the XR that is priced at the same price that
>>>>> the 6 and above was.  And your not losing much quality, it’s even a bit
>>>>> larger than the X and XS, has longer battery life, and even comes in
>>>>> different colors.  And let’s be frank here.  A little under 10 years
>>>>> ago, you had to spend 400 bucks for a phone, and then spend 300 more
>>>>> bucks to get mobile speak or talk back or whatever the Nokia version
>>>>> was.  That equals 700 bucks, and low and behold, the low priced iPhone
>>>>> for the last 5 years is 700 bucks, 50 bucks more if you want more
>>>>> storage.  So I don’t think this is a bad price point for apple, they
>>>>> are making sure everyone can get the latest and greatest in there
>>>>> hands.  And all the carriers let you pay for your device monthly, and
>>>>> apple even let’s you trade in devices for instant store credit.  This
>>>>> is just my opinion, but I think just like the low cost iPad that came
>>>>> out this past spring is a great price point for us as consumers.  I
>>>>> think the XR is going to be the better selling phone this year.  I
>>>>> don’t think paying an extra 350 bucks for a better camera, video
>>>>> recorded in stereo, and a stainless steel back is worth it.  Again,
>>>>> this is my opinion, not fact.  Your thoughts?
>>>>>
>>
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