Long Term Phone.....ya think?

[Farish]

S4 hardware was outdated in 6 months :\

Most phone hardware is outdated after 6 months the better question is will it still run everything you need it to do in two years.

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[Westiemom]

lol, I've tried to use that justification but I can't do it. For mother's day last year, I bought my mother the Galaxy S3 while I was still sporting the HTC Rezound. Every time my mother would ask me about a certain function on the phone, I couldn't help but think to myself, "She doesn't need this much phone!" Fortunately though, she's mentioned on more than one occasion how much she loves the phone and I'd say that in itself is enough to make me not want to steal their upgrades (granted it wouldn't be stealing since I'd actually ask them if I could have it, and that's actually my sister's MO). Would she have been happy with the Rezound? Probably, would she have probably started to hate it around this time (It started acting buggy on me of late)? Most definitely.

Wow, you sound like a really thoughtful "child." Can I adopt you? LOL !!!

 

[Simon_y7]

I plan on using the Note 3 actively until the Note 4 comes out, but I will still get other phones in between now and then. I am a multi-device person and rotate phones in and out often. I'm still using my original Note. I tried to retire the Note II for the Note 3, but I'm rethinking this right now. I am trying to like Windows Phone, but I'm not succeeding and I think that I'll bump that for the Note II. I'll have a Note trifecta!

What's the point, I don't get it. Why not get a phone, configure it to one's liking, and live with it?

 

[Simon_y7]

Most phone hardware is outdated after 6 months the better question is will it still run everything you need it to do in two years.

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What wouldn't it possibly run? A YouTube video? A game?

 

[iPhone 5_to_GS4]

To me it's not the question whether you can run or not but how fast you can run.
If Lte is the limiting Factor I am fine. But if it's my phone that is limiting the speed I must upgrade.

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[iPhone 5_to_GS4]

Soooo..forever?

IPhone 6 will be 6 inches. Probably not. ..:banghead:

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[21stNow]

Jw but do you guys that switch phones often go CL/eBay or are you paying unlocked prices?

I could totally see myself being noncommittal on phones if I had more disposable income. There are a lot of cool devices out there.

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In normal situations, I don't use CL/Ebay for phones. I buy outright from the carriers. Since one of my carriers is T-Mobile, I don't want to risk buying a soon-to-be blacklisted phone from a third party. I've heard horror stories from others that I know that buy phones from CL/Ebay; I'd rather not be bothered with that.

What's the point, I don't get it. Why not get a phone, configure it to one's liking, and live with it?

I don't know what was so hard to understand. I like phones. I like many different things about them so I doubt that one set-up would satisfy me.

 

[cg101]

I can see myself holding out for the Note 5...I'm hoping that is out in two years...but the Note 3 I want to keep for at least a year. It is such a good phone and this was the one I was waiting for to replace the Droid Charge. Couldn't upgrade that without losing Verizon Unlimited Data...so I had to keep it for as long as possible. Then we got warranty replacements for them (I had two) with the S3. S3 is a good phone, but I still wanted the Note 3. I had the Note 2 and could have kept it, but I saw promise with the Note 3 and as of now has not disappointed.

 

[jscott1026]

Sticking with my NOTE2 for atleast a few more months. It seems life span of phones is shrinking more and more. Which isn't cool since the really good ones are so expensive. Guess I can make it a few more months!

 

[milisivana]

Unfortunately for now I'm on contract via VZN. My goal was to get this phone and keep it for 3-4 years (1-2yrs after contract) and save, save...then IF need be get the latest/greatest then...and/or unlock this sucka and jump ship elsewhere to possibly a 3rd party company and be prepay. I'm just so over the expensive big carrier names.
There is about a 6 month difference between my contract and my GF's (same account).

Here's to hoping!!

 

[UJ95x]

Most phone hardware is outdated after 6 months the better question is will it still run everything you need it to do in two years.

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I know, but he said they had been doing a better job at having the latest and greatest hardware. Still, this phone should be good until I get the GS5 or maybe the Moto X 2?

 

[Nakrohtap]

Since I am now on the Edge program, I will not be hanging onto this for 2 years regardless.

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[yancyv8]

Just chiming in without out reading earlier posts, I was an android fan boy for a while since having the first G1. Then I recently spread out and bought a Lumia 928 when my contract was up. It was good but the ecosystem and support I guess, for me, wasn't up to par with android, not by a mile and it doesn't have nearly the customization either.

Anyways, I sold it for $300 which was $200 more than what I payed for (even though under contract) and I'm using my old, back in the day, HTC Incredible. Not the Incredible 2 or the 4g model, but the first one which I was super excited about when it came to surface. This phone came out in 2010 and it's still quick and works as a decent backup phone since I'm waiting VERY EAGERLY for the new nexus 5. I turned it on, put the latest cyanogenmod it could take and I'm happy with it. No problems whatsoever, almost no lag which is a puzzle to me and I swear to all of you who read this, it's indestructible. I've dropped and tossed this thing everywhere and it's still a champ.

If any phone I've had was a long term phone, this is it, hands down. +1 for HTC.

 

[nelschroeder]

I've had my GNex for 2 1/2 years. Probably gonna keep it for 10-12 more months. I'll probably upgrade next fall sometime. This phone still goes strong, built tough and bulletproof.

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[rdubmu]

I am now comparing between the new Nokia Lumia 1520 or the N3. But the Note 3 has that pen. I think that it might be a device I could keep for a few years. I am a switcher thou. The longest I had a phone is my HTC HD7 with TMobile for 18 months. You would have to go back to the 2005-2007 when I had a device that long with the Blackberry 7105t.

I can't believe I had the HD7 that phone for so long when it was soo behind the competition. THen I had a Titan 2 for about 6 months and now going on a year with my Nokia Lumia 920. I think that a Note 3 would be a device that I could carry for at least 18 months, or I could even break that streak.

The only thing keeping from that is the T-Mobile Jump program, It would be great to upgrade on T-Mobile every 6 months but usually there are not enough devices to switch every 6 months. T-Mobile never gets a flagship Windows Phone device, and they also don't get some of the flagship android. I am staying away from the iphone. Even with iOS7, the device is too small and the I still find the interface to be boring.

 

[21stNow]

I've had my GNex for 2 1/2 years. Probably gonna keep it for 10-12 more months. I'll probably upgrade next fall sometime. This phone still goes strong, built tough and bulletproof.

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How have you had it for 2.5 years when the Galaxy Nexus came out in November 2011?

 

[anon(819941)]

I agree... The new features that seem to be on the way, like 64 bits with not enough memory nor applications that support it, or even higher PPI screens, or finger print readers... All feel gimmicky to me, I can't see any game changer anymore. Besides, after tasting the big screen and the S Pen features, I can't see myself giving that up anytime soon.

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[sal the wop]

I agree... The new features that seem to be on the way, like 64 bits with not enough memory nor applications that support it, or even higher PPI screens, or finger print readers... All feel gimmicky to me, I can't see any game changer anymore. Besides, after tasting the big screen and the S Pen features, I can't see myself giving that up anytime soon.

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Well said! What will be the "game changer" to make an early switch?!?!

I don't see it within a year. 2 years down the road, we'll that will be a different story. Maybe Note 5....

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[jscott1026]

Since I am now on the Edge program, I will not be hanging onto this for 2 years regardless.

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I was this close to using that for The Note 3 but decided to hold out.

 

[dontlookatme]

i see this as a long term phone. my first phone was a nokia 3390. nice blue brick. lasted about a year, and i have been upgrading almost every 6-8 months. starting from
motorola droid october 2009,
motorola droid x august 2010,
htc thunderbolt March 2011,
droid razr november 2011,
droid razr maxx hd January 2013,
note 3 october 2013.

The droid razr lasted a year and 2 months. but then the droid razr maxx hd broke in july, so i had to go back to my droid razr and it was so slow and buggy. after many factory resets, and putting up with horible battery life. i just waited and waited until a phone that may last me at least a year would come out, and i hope this is it. lets see how long this device will last me.

edit: i did have other phones that i did not include since they lasted ony a month or less, since i wanted to try them out, and return within the return time frame.