A Fool And His Money ...

[youngmafbog]

Perhaps I am getting old but I really dont get this. It's a ruddy phone, I have had a mobile since 1990 and I can't remember getting worked up about any of the ones I have bought.

Not that I would ever buy Apple.

Can anyone who knows the reason for it explain to me why the euphoria?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5046611/Apple-fans-line-overnight-hands-iPhoneX.html#comments

[bhg481]

I've got no nones with people buying these expensice gadgets; it's queueing for hours overnight that puts them in the idiot class as far as I'm concerned.

[bhg481]

bones, not nones.

[Bazile]

Yes queuing overnight for something that isn't a limited edition, is very odd indeed .

[bainbrig]

Loving all things Apple is just as barmy as loving all things (say) Givenchy, or Madonna, or some other crap.

I've had and worked with Macs for decades, and they're great. But my phone is a £12 Nokia. All it does is phone (oh, and it does have a little torch, which is handy).

Pick and choose; pick well, pay the rate, ignore the kiddies (and not-so-young kiddies) and their hysteria.

BB

[fender62]

still using a samsung galaxy s4 that was given to, i rooted it.. changed rom...etc works perfectly, id never buy a phone, when so many people i know just put their old ones in a draw, more fool to you for paying out for the latest...your money yada yada...

[youngmafbog]

Yes I did the same fender as I said earlier up.

I run many apps on it - have kids that use the phone a lot so i need whatsapp tc and I use the camera for evidence when doing building/electrical work. I also use the Sat Nav as I have a Bury hands free in the car that is dash mounted properly. It also has many other apps such as my cctv poker games, chess games and email on it and works fine.

Each to their own but I just cant see what anyone is really getting for their money. It used to be the case a new phone gave you useful additional functionality. I just dont see that really happening now.

[ummmm]

And the iphone screen smashes so easily. You'd think they could sort that out for the price of it!

[youngmafbog]

The larger screens seem to be more of a problem and not just Apple. And they are a pig to replace.

[murraymints]

..then next day..you drop it down the loo..sit on it..leave it on a bus ..in a taxi...

[Cloverjo]

I can't understand why people queue overnight to buy something - leaving aside the ridiculous price.
It's like the daft parents who sleep outside to buy the latest 'must have' toy for Christmas, or those who queue overnight for Selfridge's sale. Madness.

[ummmm]

I've lost count of the amount of times my daughter has dropped hers down the loo.

[Cloverjo]

How does anyone manage to drop a phone down the loo?
Only if they keep it in their back pocket, but wouldn't it have been sat on before it even got near the loo?

[fender62]

yea and the camera thing, its a zillion megagalaxies pictures, err and..
example, my daughter takes pics constantly..really, so im assuming she must have thousands, and what becomes of them, their on memory cards..and...i have old sweet tins under the bed with colour and black and white pics from my youth and family etc, might have a gander every other year if that, its just a novelty, gps is useful maps etc and actually making a phone call, i dont know perhaps im just past it...

[youngmafbog]

I remember a friend of mine dropping his pager down the loo ( a number of years ago). The secretaries face when he plonked it on her desk broken and still dripping was a right picture.
My wife once washed my HTC in the machine. I took it apart and it cost £15.00 to replace the LCD. Can't do that with an Apple!

[youngmafbog]

The camera may have a zillion pixels but the lenses are still crap. On all phones.

[ummmm]

Jo...having it their back pockets and pulling their trousers down too quickly

[Gromit]

// My wife once washed my HTC in the machine. I took it apart and it cost £15.00 to replace the LCD. Can't do that with an Apple! //

The iPhone X is waterproof.

[youngmafbog]

For how long?

A full 1 hr 30 hot cycle?

[fender62]

bought the other half a tesco hudle..read a few books, now its just sits on a shelf, it's going on gumtree

[sp1814]

I got my iPhone X delivered yesterday. It's delightful.