wish I could afford one Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Yawn... My old PAYG phone still works as a phone so I think I'll just stick with that. Just can't see how a bionic chip, glass body design, end to end screen or wireless charging will help me improve my quality of life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sPinwheel Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Cool story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insertcoinstocontinue Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 BBC have have a massive errection about these new phones. I was told about it over my cornflakes. How that is news I don't know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wish I could afford one Posted September 12, 2017 Author Share Posted September 12, 2017 4 minutes ago, insertcoinstocontinue said: BBC have have a massive errection about these new phones. I was told about it over my cornflakes. How that is news I don't know Why the so called BBC provide advertising for large corporations is just beyond me. The best I can come up with is they have to fill their pages/screens with something as they no longer do journalism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wish I could afford one Posted September 12, 2017 Author Share Posted September 12, 2017 22 minutes ago, wish I could afford one said: Yawn... My old PAYG phone still works as a phone so I think I'll just stick with that. Just can't see how a bionic chip, glass body design, end to end screen or wireless charging will help me improve my quality of life. Oh and it has facial recognition. Now that makes all the difference... NOT. I think I'll keep my £1,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash4781 Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 How much ! what is new In Ios11? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princekie Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 In the interests of looking highly cool and wealthy in front of people I don't know, I'm just about to trash my trusty £30 four year old Chinese smartphone (currently on uber cheap payg tariff) for the brand new iPhone 8. Because as most people know, one is a phone whilst the other, that costs circa £1000, is...er....er...a very pretty phone. That justifies the spend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wish I could afford one Posted September 12, 2017 Author Share Posted September 12, 2017 5 minutes ago, Ash4781 said: How much ! what is new In Ios11? I'm guessing nothing that will help me reach self actualisation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wish I could afford one Posted September 12, 2017 Author Share Posted September 12, 2017 4 minutes ago, Princekie said: In the interests of looking highly cool and wealthy in front of people I don't know, I'm just about to trash my trusty £30 four year old Chinese smartphone (currently on uber cheap payg tariff) for the brand new iPhone 8. Because as most people know, one is a phone whilst the other, that costs circa £1000, is...er....er...a very pretty phone. That justifies the spend! I'm quite happy being the grey man on the High Street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princekie Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 1 minute ago, wish I could afford one said: I'm quite happy being the grey man on the High Street. No mate. You want to take out a loan and buy that new iPhone 8. Everyone will look at you with the utmost envy! It even has touchscreen, and it works just like a smartphone. But it's not! I'm just about to spend a good chunk of my monthly wedge so people will see me with it and think I'm rich...tally ho! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wish I could afford one Posted September 12, 2017 Author Share Posted September 12, 2017 1 minute ago, Princekie said: No mate. You want to take out a loan and buy that new iPhone 8. Everyone will look at you with the utmost envy! It even has touchscreen, and it works just like a smartphone. But it's not! I'm just about to spend a good chunk of my monthly wedge so people will see me with it and think I'm rich...tally ho! You've almost tempted me. Are you a salesman or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewig Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 #vileBBC are always ramping apple products. go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonardratso Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 you guys dont know what your talking about, think of the extra flesh you can see on a wrap round screen over a crappy old smart phone while watching pron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wish I could afford one Posted September 12, 2017 Author Share Posted September 12, 2017 Just now, leonardratso said: you guys dont know what your talking about, think of the extra flesh you can see on a wrap round screen over a crappy old smart phone while watching pron. Would it be all distorted then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oatbake Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Seeing the price of the iPhone X ($1000!!!) has been a bit of a wake-up call for me. I'm determined to make my current phone last as long as possible and then buy a cheap android device. I'm going to rediscover saving :-) I lived really frugally a few years ago (make do and mend etc) and they were probably the happiest years of my life. I've gradually been slipping back into consumerism since then. Time to get back to my old ways! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wish I could afford one Posted September 12, 2017 Author Share Posted September 12, 2017 1 minute ago, oatbake said: Seeing the price of the iPhone X ($1000!!!) has been a bit of a wake-up call for me. I'm determined to make my current phone last as long as possible and then buy a cheap android device. I'm going to rediscover saving :-) I lived really frugally a few years ago (make do and mend etc) and they were probably the happiest years of my life. I've gradually been slipping back into consumerism since then. Time to get back to my old ways! Quality of Live over Standard of Living any day. Good luck with rediscovering what's important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cashinmattress Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 iPhone is mediocre tech. Always has been. https://www.techspot.com/news/54246-former-apple-engineer-reveals-secrets-behind-jobs-first-iphone-presentation.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonardratso Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 12 minutes ago, wish I could afford one said: Would it be all distorted then? everythings distorted anyway from all those years of viewing such things (apparently). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A third of everything Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 I'm sold, I'm going to get one just so I have a new excuse for not managing to buy a house! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nnails Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 I really don't like the idea of walking around with 1k in my pocket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richmond Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 1 hour ago, Princekie said: No mate. You want to take out a loan and buy that new iPhone 8. Everyone will look at you with the utmost envy! It even has touchscreen, and it works just like a smartphone. But it's not! I'm just about to spend a good chunk of my monthly wedge so people will see me with it and think I'm rich...tally ho! Nah, with interest rates and 40 year loans it will be like £1 a month. Bargin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuBrit Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 I would never actually buy an Iphone, but I have to say, I love it as an investment. It's an amazing business when you consider that despite wages stagnating against inflation, Iphone users will still always upgrade to the latest model. The only thing that annoys me about Apple is that they aren't quite aggressive enough in raising prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonardratso Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 13 minutes ago, nnails said: I really don't like the idea of walking around with 1k in my pocket in pound coins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chronyx Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 1 hour ago, leonardratso said: you guys dont know what your talking about, think of the extra flesh you can see on a wrap round screen over a crappy old smart phone while watching pron. House of mirrors pron is up and co... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regprentice Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 29 minutes ago, nnails said: I really don't like the idea of walking around with 1k in my pocket I have house insurance coverage for £7k of belongings 'outside the house' as if my wife and i were mugged of our engagement/wedding rings, phones and a laptop that would be the cost to replace as new. I dont believe it add much to my house insurance, a years cover is usually £80-£120 depending on deals available at renewal time. I do agree with you. Its becoming a ridiculous value to carry around. Particularly strikes me when i see young kids abusing brand new ipads when they could just as easily have a kindle fire for 35 quid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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