Hi Mary, I started a new post here since "I am unable to do anything with my iPhone" wasn't really an appropriate subject any more. Anyhow, here it goes:
I still have my 6S Plus. My wife has a 6S and for us the keyboard button is where it has always been. We are not buying new iPhones for at least a year and quite possible two and here is our reasoning: we decided to take advantage of Apple's battery replacement program so both of our phones have new batteries and especially now with iOS 12 they run great. Our 6S generation phones will still get iOS 13 for sure which means we are good for at least 2 more years since iOS 14 won't come out until the fall of 2020. Given the high cost of cell phone plans in Canada and the relative lack of competition we got lucky since we were able to get on a plan for $49 a month which gives us unlimited calling, texting and 6 Gb of data, but we do need our own unlocked phones for this. We decided that there are other things in life we want to spend our hard-earned money on apart from a new $1,200 or 1,500 cell phone every year or two and that is what many of the new phones cost in canadian Dollars by the time we add taxes and so on. The top of the line iPhone XS Max with 512 Gb of data is in fact $1,999 Canadian, here in British Columbia we have 12% taxes so with tax that would be $2,238.88 and that's not even including Apple Care Plus which for the XS and XS Max is another $249. Even if we bought the XR with 64GB that is $1,029 + taxes so approx. $1,152 with taxes, for the two of us that would be just over $2,300 and with Apple Care Plus which for that phone is $199 it would add another $448 including taxes, a total bill of $2,750. Then of course we would think that since we don't replace our phones all that often we should probably go for the 128Gb model which is only $70 Canadian more, $1,099 instead of $1,029 so add another $156 including taxes and we are now at a bit over $2,900. Then we would both need new cases, we would of course want to take advantage of wireless charging at least on our side tables in the bedroom so we could listen with headset while the phone charges, say another $150 in accessories for the two of us and we are looking at well over $3,000. If we wanted to get the XS with 256GB and Apple Care Plus that would mean $1,589 Canadian for the phone + $249 for Apple Care Plus, a total of $1,838 and with taxes $2,058. For the two of us that would mean $ 4117.12, again no accessories included. We both work at my retail store and I could justify my own phone for sure to be paid by the business and possibly my wife's phone could be partially paid by the business, but even having that option I just can't justify a new phone after 2 or 3 years. Given the quality of iPhones and the maturity of all the high-end phones nowadays there simply is no reason for me why I should not have a phone for at least 4 and more likely 5 or 6 years just like a computer. If you don't constantly drop your phone and are just a little careful with it this is certainly what many people do, I know several people who are all professionals and make good money and that is what they do. If somebody wants to pay a lot of money every month to essentially lease their phone and trade it in every year that is their business, but anybody who does the math can figure out that if you buy your phone for the retail price and sign up for a lower cost plan from an MVNO and keep the phone for 5 years you save a lot of money. As for features, yes, wireless charging is neat, Face Id to me sounds like a good idea since it's been shown to be more secure and more reliable than Touch Id, I personally have no special attachment to the 3.5mm audio jack and the better camera and faster processor don't do much for me in real life and day-to-day use of the phone. Take those away and there isn't much which makes me want to have an iPhone 10XR, XS or XS Max. Regards, Sieghard -- 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: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
