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I was just wondering if it is really worth buying a brand new top-of-the-line celfone? Say, as in the case of SE, is it worth doling out about US$850.00 in buying a new SE P900 - one? How long owuld an ordinary celfone last - regradless of it's price. Is it worth buying a celfone rather than buying any other electronic gadget, say, a portable DVD player which has almost the same price? As to my experience, I guess a regular celfone would last only for about 5 years . . . any other ideas? Thanks !
[ This Message was edited by: jojo51069 on 2004-06-08 20:00 ]
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Posted: 2004-06-08 20:19:58
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My mum's had her 5110 now for about that 5 years - and it's still going strong! Battery still lasts best part of a week, and (touchwood!) it still works perfectly. I've also got a couple of old GA628s which I got of Ebay for literally a couple of pounds each, and they still work perfectly too.
I don't know whether all the modern camera phones will last for as long though. I suspect the manufacturers (but hopefully not
) make sure the phone works for the first year or two a customer's tied to a contract, then they go wrong so that customers have to either buy a new one or take out a new 1 or 2 year contract to get a new handset.
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Posted: 2004-06-08 20:36:55
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The phones have a long life if you threat them well. But sometimes it seems like the manufacture mean that you shouldnt use it if you want to threat it well.
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Posted: 2004-06-08 20:50:47
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My gh337 was made in 1994, works brilliand, the 198 is older, no problems there too, same with 172.
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Posted: 2004-06-08 20:54:54
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if your basic usage is just voice calls & sms...you can still use your old /// & nokia 5110.
but if you're on technology, give the new phones a 1 yr to depreciate its features
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Posted: 2004-06-09 18:09:12
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I had a Nokia 2190 that would probably still be working, if it hadn't been for the large size, the antenna would be still intact.
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Posted: 2004-06-09 18:14:05
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well, currently i'm using an old nokia 6150, still going strong... it's my phone while i wait for the k700 unit to arrive here in our shores.
It got bumps, replacement keypads and other dirt in it and it is still a workhorse!
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Posted: 2004-06-09 18:33:31
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I'd say 3-5 yrs. Anyways, it mostly depends on the user too. Nonetheless, for any good quality gadget, such as an SE phone, unless you're buying it for no reason then I can widely consider that worth shelling out $$$ for.
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Posted: 2004-06-09 18:48:00
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So, it is quite safe to calculate here that 5 years would just be the average celfone lifespan . . .
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Posted: 2004-06-09 19:55:36
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as long 900 mH will be on the market all my oldies will run, thats for sure!
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Posted: 2004-06-09 19:58:28
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