Posted on 07/29/2020 2:37:44 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
Oh noes!!
How will they keep up with all their licks and looks, or something......
Has he tried to get it serviced? Just because one phone has problems doesn’t mean all do.
Aside from that, the iPhone 6 was released in 2014, so it’s now a 6-year old phone. Just how long do you expect one to last? How many of your friends have 6-year old Android phones that run perfectly?
People bought the newer models because there were vast improvements made to the speed and design,
I rarely had a device last more than 1.5 years before I finally switched to an Apple. They are a very solid design, and easily last more than the expected 2 year life.
I’m more concerned about losing coverage as ATT goes 5G, they are replacing older technology which decreases the service area (there’s only so much space on a tower) for older phones. I used to have three bars on my phone and now usually none (as in no service available). I’m at the same place I was 13 years ago, so that hasn’t changed.
My 6s is still working perfectly fine and holding a charge just fine. If my battery goes, I'll likely just get a replacement battery as I'm not interested in the latest and greatest handheld supercomputer that also does phone calls!
I have plenty of friends and coworkers who have had their android phones replaced over the last several years for one reason or another while mine just keeps on going.
Of course, not all phones or all users are the same. I'm feeling pretty lucky that mine has been working perfectly fine for all this time and I hope my luck holds out for a while longer.
If it’s a corporate phone, it could be the MDM and/or MDM policies that are the culprit. Or it could be a pre-loved phone, which companies issue without telling end users.
I just up graded. To a used iPhone 7. I think I’ll give the 6S to my grandson.
We’ve been through this before. I don’t know whether the state got involved back then, or the feds. But the problem ended for me and hasn’t returned. Can’t believe Apple would try that again, because it cost them, iirc.
Verizon LG phones worked fine until they started dropping calls during the daytime in April even though we could see the antennas on an actual Verizon building.
I suspect Verizon couldn't handle the volume of daytime calls from altered phone habits from COVID19; telecommuters now in the suburbs who previously met face to face in the city, used city cell towers, or used business lines.
Verizon no longer had deals with LG but its non-LG replacement hasn't once had a dropped call. Carriers such as Verizon want you to buy a new phone on payment plans and likely programmed their network to prioritize the newer phone contracts. Non-prioritized phones, constantly reaching out to towers, are going to run down the battery faster.
I used to buy Samsungs but they only seem to last about 2 years. I have an iPhone now and it is at least 6 years old. I did have to replace the battery about a year ago, which cost $60 at a nonApple repair shop. iPad also the best tablet I ever had.
Bought my galaxy s3 in 2012 - still works perfectly and only needs to be charged every other day hahahahahaha.
Neither.
However, thanks to your post I started thinking more about apps and right about the time his issues began, about the time everyone started working remote, we were offered an app to interface with our corporate phone system and I didn’t bother, but he did install it.
This app is pretty flaky and sometimes the connections seem to be compressed severely and it sounds like I’m talking to a chipmunk. So, I’m going to try to help him get rid of that app and see if matters improve. Thanks!
So was Volkswagen... but we saw how that assumption was wrong.
... they also don’t obtain a full-charge after 500 or so charging cycles. That right there is going to cost you battery life and trip a power saving setting more rapidly.
I have a 2014 3G Samsung ‘Rugby” flip phone, which gets 6-7 days to a charge. But I’m told that as of Feb 2021, it will no longer work, due to everything going 5G.
I loathe, despise and hate Apple, but will look into the SE, as I can’t figure out the Samsung Galaxy models.
Remember when every corner bodega had a tube tester, for when our color TV crapped out? Electronic stuff still breaks not, as often as it used to but still it does. You can buy a refurbed 6s for a hundred bucks replace it and move, electronic stuff don't last forever. I have many computers made by Apple that are much older than the 6s and they still work flawlessly as far as I know but I don't demand much from them. If they break I simply buy another used one and continue on.
Apples new entry iPhone is $399.00 and it has the same processor as last years top iPhone.
This is an interesting site for those seeking to understand batteries in general, and lithium-ion batteries in particular:
https://batteryuniversity.com/
https://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_prolong_lithium_based_batteries
They strongly recommend against fully charging lithium batteries.
A lot of people like to keep their phones forever.
I toss mine about every year or two and upgrade
When I say toss I mean pitch.
I have a love hate relationship with my phone and when I’m done all it takes is one bad move from the phone or someone irritating and BLAM!!! I will pitch that thing 90mph into a wall and go get a new version.
That’s just me though...
iPhone hardware/software diagnosis is zero cost at the Apple Store and is buried in a locked corner of IOS for technician access. I am not aware of that level of competent and personal tech support by any other manufacturer. About the only thing that the cell phone provider can do is to have.you reset the network settings on a phone. Anything else and they say talk to the phone manufacturer.
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