It seems like it’s similar for Android as well, since smartphone sales appear to be down in general. I still use a Moto G5 Plus and unless something happens that totals out the phone, I see no reason to upgrade just yet. Part of that is we’ve reached a point where an old phone is typically good for 4-5 years now.
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I also think it has to do with the move away from traditional contracts to payment plans for some. I may upgrade after I’ve had it for 4 years, but it’s going to be a paid for factory unlocked phone. It no longer makes sense to finance certain phones because they’re cheap enough you can probably outright buy it and own it on day one.
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I also think it has to do with the move away from traditional contracts to payment plans for some. I may upgrade after I’ve had it for 4 years, but it’s going to be a paid for factory unlocked phone. It no longer makes sense to finance certain phones because they’re cheap enough you can pay for it all upfront. With the spread of cheap prepaid plans and affordable unlocked phones, it’s going to become far more common to buy your phone outright.
That’s been my general rule for a while, especially since traditional contracts went away from regular carrier phone sales with the shift to payment plans. That move is partially why I will never finance a phone again. It makes *more* sense to keep an old phone for 4-5 years, upgrade to a unlocked model that’s paid for on day one now more then ever. That ultimately means there’s a reason to keep your phone for longer and try your hand at cheap repairs.
It seems like it’s similar for Android users as well, since smartphone sales are just down in general. I still use a Moto G5 Plus and unless something happens that totals out the phone, I see no reason to upgrade just yet. We’ve reached a point where an old phone is good for 4-5 years for most users.
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It seems like it’s similar for Android as well, since smartphone sales appear to be down in general. I still use a Moto G5 Plus and unless something happens that totals out the phone, I see no reason to upgrade just yet. Part of that is we’ve reached a point where an old phone is typically good for 4-5 years now.
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I may upgrade after I’ve had it for 4 years, but it’s going to be a factory unlocked phone that’s paid for and I don’t have to have device payments just like this one - that’s the main reason I’m sticking to an older phone. It’s not so bad if you wait until the phone is 4-5 years old if you upgrade (even if it still works)because you’ve earned it by sticking to a phone that old so long.
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I also think it has to do with the move away from traditional contracts to payment plans for some. I may upgrade after I’ve had it for 4 years, but it’s going to be a paid for factory unlocked phone. It no longer makes sense to finance certain phones because they’re cheap enough you can probably outright buy it and own it on day one.
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That’s been my general rule for a while, especially since traditional contracts went away from consumer phone sales and the industry shifted to payment plans. Ever since that happened I’ve shifted away from entertaining payment plans on a carrier locked phone to paying for the phone in full from the manufacturer (or a store like Best Buy) factory unlocked. It honestly doesn’t make sense to finance them anymore now that you pay as much over 2 years as you do outright owning it.
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That’s been my general rule for a while, especially since traditional contracts went away from regular carrier phone sales with the shift to payment plans. That move is partially why I will never finance a phone again. It makes *more* sense to keep an old phone for 4-5 years, upgrade to a unlocked model that’s paid for on day one now more then ever. That ultimately means there’s a reason to keep your phone for longer and try your hand at cheap repairs.
It seems like it’s similar for Android users as well, since smartphone sales are just down in general. I still use a Moto G5 Plus and unless something happens that totals out the phone, I see no reason to upgrade just yet. We’ve reached a point where an old phone is good for 4-5 years for most users.
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I may upgrade after I’ve had it for 4 years, but it’s going to be a factory unlocked phone that’s paid for and I don’t have to have device payments just like this one - that’s the main reason I’m sticking to an older phone.
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I may upgrade after I’ve had it for 4 years, but it’s going to be a factory unlocked phone that’s paid for and I don’t have to have device payments just like this one - that’s the main reason I’m sticking to an older phone. It’s not so bad if you wait until the phone is 4-5 years old if you upgrade (even if it still works) because you’ve earned it by sticking to a phone that old so long.
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That’s been my general rule for a while, especially since traditional contracts went away from consumer phone sales and the industry shifted to payment plans. Ever since as well I’ve shifted away from entertaining payment plans on a carrier locked phone to paying for the phone in full from the manufacturer (or a store like Best Buy) factory unlocked. It honestly doesn’t make sense to finance them anymore now that you pay as much over 2 years as you do outright owning it.
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That’s been my general rule for a while, especially since traditional contracts went away from consumer phone sales and the industry shifted to payment plans. Ever since that happened I’ve shifted away from entertaining payment plans on a carrier locked phone to paying for the phone in full from the manufacturer (or a store like Best Buy) factory unlocked. It honestly doesn’t make sense to finance them anymore now that you pay as much over 2 years as you do outright owning it.
It seems like it’s similar for Android users as well, since smartphone sales are just down in general. I still use a Moto G5 Plus and unless something happens that totals out the phone, I see no reason to upgrade just yet. We’ve reached a point where an old phone is good for 4-5 years for most users.
I may upgrade after I’ve had it for 4 years, but it’s going to be a factory unlocked phone that’s paid for and I don’t have to have device payments just like this one - that’s the main reason I’m sticking to an older phone.
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That’s been my general rule for a while, especially since traditional contracts went away from consumer phone sales and the industry shifted to payment plans. Ever since as well I’ve shifted away from entertaining payment plans on a carrier locked phone to paying for the phone in full from the manufacturer (or a store like Best Buy) factory unlocked. It honestly doesn’t make sense to finance them anymore now that you pay as much over 2 years as you do outright owning it.
It seems like it’s similar for Android users as well, since smartphone sales are just down in general. I still use a Moto G5 Plus and unless something happens that totals out the phone, I see no reason to upgrade just yet.
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It seems like it’s similar for Android users as well, since smartphone sales are just down in general. I still use a Moto G5 Plus and unless something happens that totals out the phone, I see no reason to upgrade just yet. We’ve reached a point where an old phone is good for 4-5 years for most users.
I may upgrade after I’ve had it for 4 years, but it’s going to be a factory unlocked phone that’s paid for and I don’t have to have device payments just like this one - that’s the main reason I’m sticking to an older phone.
It seems like it’s similar for Android users as well, since smartphone sales are just down in general. I still use a Moto G5 Plus and unless something happens that totals out the phone, I see no reason to upgrade just yet.
I may upgrade after I’ve had it for 4 years, but it’s going to be a factory unlocked phone that’s paid for and I don’t have to have device payments just like this one - that’s the main reason I’m sticking to an older phone.
