globster2000
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No case here because I love the phone as is, but I do have motorola insurance on the phone. I may at some point use it to get a new phone.
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Most people do not sell phones that are only six months to a year old. I've met far more people who wait out their contracts before upgrading or who hang onto their phone for a much longer time than the length of their contract.
Check out how many threads there are with people trading in their 6 month old phone for the newest thing on the market. Or people asking if they should buy an HTC One even though it's "so old" now.
Threads where? At tech sites?
Again, far from representative of "most" people.
Threads on this forum.
Is the Moto X the first new phone in a few years?
I'm moderately active on these forums, at least, for a while after I get a new phone. I seem to get a new phone every 2.5 years or so. I've never sold a phone -- I still have a working Treo. So I'm really not worried about resale value. And my guess is that phones are lost at least as often as they are stolen, and putting my email address on the back of the phone seems like an easy way to facilitate getting it back, should an honest person find it.If you are going to use anything other than a clear case it is pretty silly to customize the phone. I haven't understood why it's a big deal to anyone since launch day.
Phones are pretty much a disposable item today. The next new and improved model is out before you know it and most people (especially those that frequent phone forums) sell their old phones and buy new ones. By "old", I mean 6 months to a year old because that is how long it takes for your phone to be considered "old and outdated". If you are going to sell your old phone, chances are you will get more money for it if it's not totally customized. Putting your name on it is really something that will lower the resale value of anything and if your phone is stolen, the thief has a phone with your name on it. No big deal for someone that receives the phone free of charge. If you plan on keeping your phone and using it on a daily basis throughout a 2 year contract I suppose it makes more sense.
Right. The opinions of smartphone addicts, not the general public or "most" people.
It looks like the word "most" threw you for a loop. I should have used "generally speaking...." or something easier for you to understand.
Don't want to beat a dead horse but the people posting, wondering if they should buy an "old and outdated" phone like the HTC One are not smart phone addicts. "Generally speaking" they are people with low post counts that search the internet for info and land here.
I am seriously considering a Moto X for my first smartphone (finally), and was just wondering what the big deal about shell customization is if you are just going to use a case anyway?
I guess some people may not use a case but I would be going on AT&T prepaid and can't imagine not putting a case on a phone I just laid out $400 for, but I would also put one on a phone I would have to pay good money to replace if I was on contract.
Looks like a great phone other than non-replaceable battery (serious flaw, should be mandatory in every phone) and non-expandable memory.
And...how does that prove your assertion that people generally abandon their phones after those phones are six months to a year old? Just because people are wondering whether they should buy an older phone does not mean that they are looking to replace their phone after the phone is only six months to a year old, which is what you initially claimed: "most people (especially those that frequent phone forums) sell their old phones and buy new ones. By 'old', I mean 6 months to a year old because that is how long it takes for your phone to be considered 'old and outdated'."
It sounds to me like someone regrets buying a customized Moto X with their name engraved on it...........
It sounds to me like someone regrets buying a customized Moto X with their name engraved on it and is trying to convince themselves it was a good decision...........
You're not even trying to support your own initial argument anymore. At this point, you're just trolling. Consider yourself reported.
You don't get what I'm saying and it seems to me that you are just trying to convince yourself that what I'm saying has no merit. What is so trolling about that? Do you really want me to continue trying to make my point about people replacing their phones frequently?
It's getting warm again here in Florida, which sucks, I was enjoying the cold.Soooo....how about that weather?
i have to agree with that other guy - i think if you took a poll, most people on these forums get new phones every year or less. i know i do.