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Post by Woody Williams on Dec 19, 2020 7:54:05 GMT -5
I’m a tightwad and I’ve been nursing this 5S IPhone along for years. I read somewhere that in 2021 the 5S will no longer be supported?
So that brings me to the question of - Which smart phone do you recommend and why?
I’d like to stick with AT & T as a provider.
Thanks.....
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Post by jjas on Dec 19, 2020 8:37:08 GMT -5
If you want to stick with an iphone, I think the best value they have right now is the iphone se 2020. It's been described as an iphone 11 in an iphone 8 body. They retail for $399.00 My 20 year old daughter has one and she lives on the thing and is satisfied with it. I have an a fairly new iphone 11 and offered to trade her and she said she'd keep the se. Here's a link... www.att.com/buy/phones/apple-iphone-se-2020-64gb-white.htmlI was looking around on the internet and it appears that the 5s will still work with the latest updates. I would call your provider and find out where you stand with your phone before purchasing something else (unless it doesn't hold a charge very well or is giving you issues of some sort). |
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Post by scrub-buster on Dec 19, 2020 8:42:40 GMT -5
I avoid anything apple. I never did like using iTunes years ago when the iPods came out. I'm not sure how they work now. Apple would slow down older phones when they would release newer models. That's pretty shady business. They settled a class action lawsuit over it.
My last few phones have been Samsung. I like being able to drag and drop songs or pictures. My Samsung S9 takes much better pictures than my wife's iPhone. Camera quality and battery life are two of the biggest factors when I choose a phone. The camera on the new samsung S20 is amazing.
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Post by greghopper on Dec 19, 2020 8:50:54 GMT -5
If you’re use to a iPhone platform stay with the iPhone.
If you have used or know anyone that works on iPhone ask them what model they recommend from working on them... Some iPhone have a good history some don’t.
I went from a 5c to 8 last year and have zero problems.... that what a repair person recommended I get!
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Post by esshup on Dec 19, 2020 9:13:21 GMT -5
Can't help ya. I am using a Samsung. Switched from a 10 year old S4 to a S20+ a few months ago. You'd think that for the $$ they could get the voice to text working better than what it does in areas that have poor signal, but it's like they took a big step backwards from how well it worked on the S4. So far the battery life has been much better, but I'm not a fan of not being able to change the battery if needed like I could on the S4. I did a lot of looking and found out that the camera on the S20+ was a LOT better than the S20 Ultra.
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Post by bill9068 on Dec 19, 2020 13:12:58 GMT -5
I went from a iPhone se to the 11 pro max for the screen size. Can’t say I see much difference except the screen size.
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Post by stevein on Dec 19, 2020 15:23:47 GMT -5
I went to a Samsung S10??. I use trackfone service and I have no complaints.
Battery life is good. Camera seems good too.
I have had Trackfone for years. I like it as I can add minutes, data, and text as needed. The unused rolls over.
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Post by onebentarrow on Dec 19, 2020 16:50:14 GMT -5
If you do not need all the extra fancy stuff I use a Samsung A50. it does all I need and more.
It accully does more stuff than I know how to and less than 1/2 the price of the s 10
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Post by parrothead on Dec 19, 2020 16:51:22 GMT -5
I had to get I Phone last year when they stopped making my slide phone. I got the 6 I think. I use Visable service. They use Verizon towers bill is 25 bucks a month
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2020 17:02:13 GMT -5
My wife and I are Android users, and I don`t know how that would translate to being able to recommend a phone that`s Apple IOS, but we`ve had Samsung as long as we`ve had a smart phone, so that`s all we really know, but we like them.
We had AT&T, and they had really great coverage, but they got to be pretty arrogant and expensive, so we went to T-Mobile, with their 55+ plan, which is unlimited everything, for quite a bit less than the AT&T plan that only gave us 2Gigs per month to share.
But anyway, we currently have Samsung S10e phones, and they`re pretty good I guess.
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Post by blackmouthcur on Dec 19, 2020 17:18:03 GMT -5
I’m a tightwad and I’ve been nursing this 5S IPhone along for years. I read somewhere that in 2021 the 5S will no longer be supported? So that brings me to the question of - Which smart phone do you recommend and why? I’d like to stick with AT & T as a provider. Thanks..... I hope you’re wrong on that cause I still have my 5s also. I guess that makes me a tightwad too. |
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Post by budd on Dec 19, 2020 18:17:43 GMT -5
I’m a tightwad and I’ve been nursing this 5S IPhone along for years. I read somewhere that in 2021 the 5S will no longer be supported? So that brings me to the question of - Which smart phone do you recommend and why? I’d like to stick with AT & T as a provider. Thanks..... I hope you’re wrong on that cause I still have my 5s also. I guess that makes me a tightwad too. 5s here also. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2020 18:55:45 GMT -5
I upgraded last year as a tightass S5 and jumped to S8. Didn't by the latest so maybe I'm a tightwad.
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Post by Woody Williams on Dec 19, 2020 20:39:29 GMT -5
I’m a tightwad and I’ve been nursing this 5S IPhone along for years. I read somewhere that in 2021 the 5S will no longer be supported? So that brings me to the question of - Which smart phone do you recommend and why? I’d like to stick with AT & T as a provider. Thanks..... I hope you’re wrong on that cause I still have my 5s also. I guess that makes me a tightwad too. “Support” I mean they will not do the upgrades on them. I’m not even sure what IOS I’m running. I know on the last upgrade I didn’t have enough memory. |
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Post by dbd870 on Dec 19, 2020 21:17:09 GMT -5
I like my XR. Depends on your budget. If you are used to an Apple I would not switch. A few of my family members have Androids and I have to use theirs some. I’m staying with Apple.
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Post by duff on Dec 19, 2020 21:34:26 GMT -5
Old dogs and new tricks are hard. Dianasaurs and new tricks are impossible!
You better stick with 🍎
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Post by span870 on Dec 20, 2020 4:51:18 GMT -5
So I have to be that guy? How many members on here and ALWAYS I have to be that guy??? Okay, fine.
You've seen the commercials. The jitterbug is a real nice phone papaw. No, it's not a "old people's" phone. All the cool kids in school carry one. With your age and the fact you use AOS instead of android, I'd highly suggest.
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Post by Pinoc on Dec 20, 2020 7:37:22 GMT -5
Just get the most expensive one and pay monthly like most of society does everything else.
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Post by esshup on Dec 20, 2020 13:12:44 GMT -5
Just get the most expensive one and pay monthly like most of society does everything else. HaHaHa. I never do that, pay up front for the whole thing, it's cheaper that way in the long run! |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2020 19:28:18 GMT -5
Apple works best as a deer bait in Ohio. Ohio deer love apple.lol
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