Hi Tim … I agree with Marcus. Problem with older iPhones is some third part Apps become redundant and just won’t work any more.
I had an older one that WhatApp stopped working on for example. And for some reason the batteries get more expensive as the phone gets older. I once had a battery installed at Apple Store for $30.00. But my wife's much older phone was going to be $120.00. So over time, as fewer & fewer Apps worked, I got a 12 Mini, which I still use. Regards, Stephen Chape Mac by choice Windows because my employer knew no better On 12 Mar 2026, at 1:27 pm, Marcus Harris via WAMUG <[email protected]> wrote: Good one Tim, Shudder to think 🤔 indeed! I gave my 1987 Mac plus away but I still have a Message pad i30, an iMac Stalky another 16 year old IMac and a couple of now unusable iPhones, as museum pieces. I guess it’s always a difficult to choose when things break down. I found replacing batteries didn’t add a lot to an iPhone’s life. Better to buy a new model. Cheers Marcus Marcus Harris Mobile +61417965618 On 12 Mar 2026, at 1:00 pm, Tim Law via WAMUG <[email protected]> wrote: All I’ve got an iPhone SE3 and after two years the battery capacity is dropping to the point it annoys me. My wife has an earlier iPhone SE with worse battery condition but more tolerance. In the cupboard we’ve got functional earlier model iPhones. The cheapest option is to replace the batteries. They still run iOS 26. Alternatively there is the 17e which although bigger and $999 is the next version of ‘cheaper’ iPhones and has usb3 connectors and bigger and better everything. We could trade one in and get a small return, give the others back for crushing What uses do people put them too? A music and podcast player?, a photo frame? Security camera monitor? I shudder to think how much I’ve spent on Apple products over the years since the Mac Plus in 1988 for $3000 Regards Tim Law -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <https://lists.wamug.org.au/mailman/listinfo/wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <https://lists.wamug.org.au/mailman/listinfo/wamug>
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