I really love my touch ID so I am going to stick with this IPhone 7plus for as long as I Need an IOS device. Especially since it's completely paid off. The 8plus would pretty much be this phone with not many upgrades. So unless there is a new phone that's better with touch ID this year I am good.
On 1/12/18, Cristóbal <crismuno...@gmail.com> wrote: > That and with the rumored second gen SE phone, upgrading for better > performance without having to pay a premium price for features that we may > not be able to use to its fullest at a more reasonable amount becomes a much > more attractive option. > The wife's got the latest iPad Pro and is perfectly happy with her SE. If > another SE comes out, I'm probably going to give that one a hard look-see > since I prefer the smaller size and am loathed to give up the finger print > feature. She prefers to upgrade her iPad from time to time rather than > having the latest and greatest phone. She's probably going to keep that > phone till it gives up the ghost. We'll likely get the batteries swapped out > this year so that'll only help too. > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Friday, January 12, 2018 8:59 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Phone pricing/upgrading, was: Harming battery if left on a charger > all the time > > The fact is that if you upgrade every year one way or another the carrier or > Apple or whoever flips the bill on the phone will make you pay and just like > a Casino, the house always wins. I guess if a new phone every year is your > thing then it's probably worth it for you. Since I bought my first iPhone 4 > in 2010 I upgraded once the next year and that was in 2011 when the iPhone > 4S with SIRI came out. After that I always kept my phone for 2 years, my > next on was a 5S in 2013 and then a 6S Plus in 2015. This time for the first > time I am keeping my 6S Plus for a third year and given how much I like that > phone, how well it works and considering that at some point this year I'll > pay Apple the $35 Canadian to get a new battery put in I might very well > keep it for a fourth year when this fall comes around. Apple must do > something pretty cool this fall to make me upgrade, yes, wireless charging > is tempting, but while Face Id is cool, I also really like Touch Id and how > it allows me to unlock my phone while it's in my belt holster or inside my > jacket pocket. > As the phones mature and truly revolutionary designs and features don't > happen as often I find the need to upgrade less urgent. My wife has a 6S and > we are both out of contract and with an MVNO here in Canada, Koodo, where we > have unlimited Canada wide calling and texting along with basic voice mail > and 6 Gb of data each for $49 + taxes, total of $54.88. Recently all 3 of > the large carriers, Rogers, Bell and Telus, offered a promo which lasted > only a few days and for $60 you were able to get the unlimited calling and > texting along with 10 Gb of data which isn't bad at all, but we rarely use > even 2 Gb a month unless we are away for a longer period of time and even > then 6 Gb is quite a bit. The usual price here in Canada for something like > what we have is at least $30 a month more if you are on a 2-year contract, > this means over 2 years that is 720 and if I keep my phone for a third year > that goes up to $1,080 which means I save the full purchase price of an > iPhone 8 in that time. > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Victor Gouveia > Sent: Friday, January 12, 2018 8:34 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Harming battery if left on a charger all the time > > Those are not leases, those are commitments and usually go with plans. > > I was under the impression these device leases were separate from the plan, > and one gets to upgrade every year or new release, which ever comes first. > > What you describe is no different from the contracts currently offered now. > > Is this new terminology being used for commitments or contracts? > > Victor > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robin Frost > Sent: Friday, January 12, 2018 11:09 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Harming battery if left on a charger all the time > > Hi, > It is through my carrier Many of the carriers in the USA offer plans whereby > you can make monthly payments and either upgrade after 12 or 24 months. > Robin > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Victor Gouveia > Sent: Friday, January 12, 2018 9:56 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Harming battery if left on a charger all the time > > Robin, is this leasing plan from the manufacturer or the carrier? > > Victor > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robin Frost > Sent: Friday, January 12, 2018 9:44 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Harming battery if left on a charger all the time > > Hi, > Hardly (laughs). I just use one of the plans that let you lease as it were > the device and upgrade annually so I don't have to pay anything up front and > never in fact reach paying the entire cost of one before trading it in > (smile). > If I win the lottery I'll buy you an iPhone annually if you buy me new > windows and siding when you win how's that (smile)? > Robin > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Friday, January 12, 2018 6:47 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Harming battery if left on a charger all the time > > Hey Robin, a new iPhone every year, you must be loaded, how about you buy me > an iPhone X, 256 Gb please *smile* > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Robin Frost > Sent: Friday, January 12, 2018 3:27 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Harming battery if left on a charger all the time > > Hi, > While I don't dispute that which was said by an employee of Apple I have to > say I have an iPhone here that spends most of its life on its charger as > it's my beta testing unit and for the past 18 months it's had not one single > problem or displayed any evidence of swelling. I should also note that my > units are usually upgraded annually so I'm never working with older > batteries either. > Robin > > > -----Original Message----- > From: MamaPeach > Sent: Friday, January 12, 2018 4:59 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Harming battery if left on a charger all the time > > This actually happened with two of my iPods, one was a 5 generation and one > was a 6, I had the 6th generation one fixed, but not the 5th generation. I > had them both plugged up most of the time and the tech said that it was me > keeping the device plugged up all the time that was the problem. Why else > would the battery swell on two different generations of iPods? What else > could have caused it if not keeping them plugged up? The 6th generation was > fairly new. I wanted to get them both fixed, but just the one cost me $150 > to get repaired. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Friday, January 12, 2018 4:06 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Harming battery if left on a charger all the time > > My laptop is always plugged in since I rarely use it away from the house and > the same was true with my previousl laptop and even after over 5 years it > still holds a decent charge when I do unplug it. > As other said, modern batteries can handle this easily and the problem with > the battery that swelled surely was a different issue and would eventually > have happened regardless. After all look at the Note 7 disaster where > devices which weren't even plugged in at all burst into flames. > > Regards, > Sieghard > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Mike Arrigo > Sent: Friday, January 12, 2018 12:16 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Harming battery if left on a charger all the time > > It could harm older battery technologies such as NICD, but with lithium ion > batteries, when the battery is charged, the charging circuit turns off, > there is no such thing as a trickle charge for these kinds of batteries, so > leaving it connected to a charger should be fine. > Original message: >> Hello everyone > > > >> Does it do more harm than good if I leave my iPhone 8 on a charger all >> the time? > >> I have read somewhere that phones and tablets only have so many: >> charge cycles before they can't hold a charge anymore. > >> I have been told by apple that they recommend not: fully discharge the >> device but top it up regularly. However, I wasn't sure about leaving >> it on the charger for all of the time. Obviously though, I would take >> it off if I had to go out somewhere. > >> Thanks in advance for anyone who can clear up if leaving on charge is >> either good: or bad for the overall health of an iPhone 8 battery. > >> Daniel > >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone >> list. > >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, >> or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact >> the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >> mk...@ucla.edu. 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