I agree, it’s too bad you didn’t get the battery replaced before December 31, Apple had a special deal and did battery replacements for $29.95 ($34.95 here in Canada). However, since your iPhone 7 is most likely out of warranty by now even if you bought Apple Care Plus, I would look for a good cell phone repair shop in your area and get it done there, it will be much cheaper than if you take it to an Apple Store. As for the sound, did you make sure your voice didn’t accidently get switched to the compressed version instead of the high quality version? You do say it sounds muffled in general, does that also apply to playing music? If you want to upgrade and can at all stretch it out to September I would recommend it since we are now more than half way there. I would certainly not recommend an upgrade from an iPhone 7 to an iPhone 8 even though I decided to get the iPhone 8 last fall, but I came from an iPhone 6S so a bit more of a difference. I am sure the XS is nice, but keep in mind you’ll pay more, if you want to upgrade now maybe take a look at the XR, most people I know who bought it are very satisfied with it and it’s less money than the XS. With respect to size it is a bit bigger than your iPhone 7, but not as big as the older Plus phones like 6S Plus, 7 Plus and 8 Plus even though it has a larger screen. Of course you do loose the home button and while in the long run we all need to get used to that, getting an iPhone 8 would make sense if you really want a home button like on your 7 and it would serve you for the next 3 or even 4 years with 1 battery replacement maybe after 2 years if you want to maintain the battery performance.
Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Anna Dresner Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2019 7:55 PM To: Jim <portillo....@gmail.com>; VIPhone Mailing List <viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Questions about a possible fix or a full upgrade? Hello Jim, If you got an iPHone 7 right after they came out, you've had it for 2 and a half years or so. It's not at all surprising if the battery is starting to fail. Replacing a battery is a lot cheaper than replacing a phone. I have no idea about the speaker sound. You might want to take it to an Apple store and get it checked out. Best, Anna On Apr 18, 2019, at 6:37 PM, Jim <portillo....@gmail.com<mailto:portillo....@gmail.com>> wrote: Howdy, I have two questions. I've had an iPhone 7 since they first came out in 2016, and it's worked well. Lately, I've noticed that I have to charge it more often than I used to, and I'm wondering why that might be if my use is about the same. And today, I've noticed that the sound on my iPhone speakers sounds slightly muffled. This morning, it sounded clear, and now I don't understand what happened. I've tried turning the phone off and back on, and I've also tried doing a reset. Still sounds weird, not just with VoiceOver but with Siri and audio in general. I'm wondering if I should maybe begin looking at a possible upgrade, since AT&T has told me I've been eligible for the past six months or so. What are your thoughts on this, or if you think I shouldn't upgrade, then what do I do about my sound and about the increasing need to charge my battery more often? If you think I should upgrade, should it be to an 8 or a 10R? I'm totally blind so don't need the other fancy camera of the 10S; although, I love the size of the 10S. I'm just beginning to look at my options and want the opinion of the experts like Sieghard, Anna, Richard, and others. Jim -- 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. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
