• shortwavesurfer
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    5 months ago

    maybe because I don’t need a new phone and don’t see the need to upgrade every single damn year?

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        5 months ago

        Not the user you responded to but in my case nothing. My Xperia 10 III is still working well after three years so there no reason to buy a new one.

        Okay, I might be out of the OS support window so I might want to do see how AOSP does on my phone. But hardware-wise there’s really no reason to upgrade (and much less to a comically expensive device like in the video).

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          The next couple years will be interesting. They can’t just throw more processor speed at us and call it a day, so will be intriguing to see how they overcome that.

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        “don’t need to upgrade my phone every year”.

        And neither do I. Currently running a (horror!) 2018 flagship on DivestOS. It’s faster than anyone’s phone that I know. Everyone is surprised at how fast my phone is.

        Paid $80 for it 3 years ago.

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            I am enjoying it. Though it doesnt work on VoLTE when on LineageOS so i will not be able to call/text excrpt via wifi after April when 2G is shut down.

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              5 months ago

              I just read about them shutting down 2G here (the UK), it feels like the end of an era.

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                  5 months ago

                  That may be the case for you, but it’s still widely used for mobile card payment terminals, gps trackers, alarm systems and likely other applications that don’t require a lot of data but do require strong signal and reliability

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        Nothing. My current average phone life-time is 7 years, and the majority were second-hand already.

        I’ve spent under $400 a year on all my tech combined, including phones, tablets, desktops, laptops, accessories, toys, and anything else with a battery.

        If you get good tools, you don’t need to replace them.

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        5 months ago

        He’s answering the question that’s been posed. Reading isn’t your strong suit…

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          5 months ago

          His answer pre-supposes that literally everyone just bought a new phone. Which they haven’t. Thinking isn’t your strong suit…