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Sebastian Witte 
Germany
Local time: 08:49
Member (2004)
English to German
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| 3.5 years ago | Dec 2, 2023 |
Samsung Galaxy S10. Will use it until it breaks.
| | | | Aline Brito
Brazil
Local time: 03:49
Member (2020)
English to Portuguese
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| I didn't buy my current phone. | Dec 9, 2023 |
Less than two years ago, but it's second hand from my husband (he had it for a year and a half, I think?), who did buy a new one. It serves me perfectly well, since I prefer doing most things on my desktop. I had my previous phone for about 5 years.
| | | | | Over three years | Dec 10, 2023 |
Didn't have a mobile until the mid-noughties when I got one as a present. When I was in the military, our chef bought himself one and kept talking about how good it was to have a mobile. I was doing compulsory service and had no money, but one guy who was on a contract bought a similar phone and used it so much that somehow incurred a huge debt (don't know how that was even possible). He then sold it with the debt and got beaten up in a couple of days. When I got home, my sister had two p... See more Didn't have a mobile until the mid-noughties when I got one as a present. When I was in the military, our chef bought himself one and kept talking about how good it was to have a mobile. I was doing compulsory service and had no money, but one guy who was on a contract bought a similar phone and used it so much that somehow incurred a huge debt (don't know how that was even possible). He then sold it with the debt and got beaten up in a couple of days. When I got home, my sister had two phones, and most of the talks I'd hear were about phones and plans, which pissed me off. By now, I've used a handful of smartphones, some were broken, two stolen. Wouldn't mind getting a new one, but my toad is not happy with this idea ▲ Collapse
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My iPhone could not update any more in 2019 and it became impossible to use certain apps any more, not even bank apps so I had to get a new smartphone. But I did not bother getting an iPhone as they are getting far too expensive and do not last a lot so I got a Xiaomi 9 which has, so far, served me well, though it has now developed a mind of its own such as deleting calls I made or contacts I saved. But I have no intention of getting a new one till |I have to and I would get a slightly bigger o... See more My iPhone could not update any more in 2019 and it became impossible to use certain apps any more, not even bank apps so I had to get a new smartphone. But I did not bother getting an iPhone as they are getting far too expensive and do not last a lot so I got a Xiaomi 9 which has, so far, served me well, though it has now developed a mind of its own such as deleting calls I made or contacts I saved. But I have no intention of getting a new one till |I have to and I would get a slightly bigger one as it's better for certain things. I broke the screen but I'll leave it like that too as replacing it is too expensive and not worth it ▲ Collapse
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Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:49
Member (2008)
Italian to English
I can't remember when I bought my last iPhone - years ago, a used one: it's an iPhone 7 that can no longer be upgraded to the latest version of iOS.
As soon as it stops being usable, I'll buy another used one - the latest model that can run the most recent version of iOS.
I simply take out the SIM card and put it into the new iPhone.
I would never buy a new iPhone. That's just a craze encouraged by Apple that has somehow tricked millions of people into b... See more I can't remember when I bought my last iPhone - years ago, a used one: it's an iPhone 7 that can no longer be upgraded to the latest version of iOS.
As soon as it stops being usable, I'll buy another used one - the latest model that can run the most recent version of iOS.
I simply take out the SIM card and put it into the new iPhone.
I would never buy a new iPhone. That's just a craze encouraged by Apple that has somehow tricked millions of people into believing that a mobile phone is an item of personal adornment and that you MUST always have the latest iPhone or you'll have no friends.
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| | | | | Supply issues | Dec 10, 2023 |
Tom in London wrote:
.I would never buy a new iPhone. That's just a craze encouraged by Apple that has somehow tricked millions of people into believing that a mobile phone is an item of personal adornment and that you MUST always have the latest iPhone or you'll have no friends.
It’s not really a trick. If nobody bought them new, you wouldn’t be able to buy a used one.
| | | | Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:49
Member (2008)
Italian to English
Christopher Schröder wrote:
It’s not really a trick. If nobody bought them new, you wouldn’t be able to buy a used one.
It's a trick played by me. I let those suckers rush out to trade in their old phones so that I can have them.
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