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Phoenix61

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4. Everything transfers when you upgrade. nt

Reply to live love laugh (Original post)

Thu Sep 15, 2022, 11:09 AM

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Raise your hand if you have the same phone 📱 [View all] live love laugh Sep 2022 OP

My wife and I keep ours 3-4 years NewHendoLib Sep 2022 #1

Ditto nt spooky3 Sep 2022 #6

Same here. They're bought as part of a 2-year payment plan and then we ride them to the end. TheBlackAdder Sep 2022 #27

It's all about the battery. If it holds a good charge, why switch? NewHendoLib Sep 2022 #29

Yep. Like with laptop batteries, the key is not to short charge them. Only charge to full as needed. TheBlackAdder Sep 2022 #36

I've had the same phone for about four years ITAL Sep 2022 #2

I've had this one for 6 years. I do need a new one. I'm waiting for the newest Samsung Srkdqltr Sep 2022 #3

Everything transfers when you upgrade. nt Phoenix61 Sep 2022 #4

Good to know. Thanks! live love laugh Sep 2022 #5

It's why I've had the "same" phone for about decade now JonAndKatePlusABird Sep 2022 #10

Only If You Request It SoCalDavidS Sep 2022 #12

We do. luvs2sing Sep 2022 #7

I think these folks are too arrogant and scheming to erase anything Walleye Sep 2022 #8

I phone 8 here Duncanpup Sep 2022 #9

iPhone 7 zeusdogmom Sep 2022 #16

I do. New phone does not equal new number or carrier. Your records transfer. we can do it Sep 2022 #11

I don't change phones frequently. Every 3-4 years. That is especially true as hlthe2b Sep 2022 #13

Wow, new phones are expensive. I've had mine for 4 years. Biophilic Sep 2022 #14

iPhone SE here. It's still working, no need to get a new one. JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2022 #15

Same flip phone ATT gave me moonscape Sep 2022 #17

I only have a new one because I was forced out of my 3G phone. GoCubsGo Sep 2022 #20

Just got a new pone because the screen cracked. alphafemale Sep 2022 #18

Got this phone at end of 2018. sinkingfeeling Sep 2022 #19

My android was paid off in April. ChazII Sep 2022 #21

I have a Note 20 that I got in 2020. Initech Sep 2022 #22

I have an 8 Freddie Sep 2022 #23

Won't inthewind21 Sep 2022 #24

I've had my current phone for 3 years now Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2022 #25

Oh my... jmowreader Sep 2022 #26

I Don't Deep State Witch Sep 2022 #28

4 year old iPhone 8 here. LudwigPastorius Sep 2022 #30

Ours are 5 years old. redstatebluegirl Sep 2022 #31

Have a Pixel 4A Mossfern Sep 2022 #32

I have an eight. I had the battery changed because tavernier Sep 2022 #33

I was told my Samsung Note 5 3G LTE wouldn't work on 5G. lpbk2713 Sep 2022 #34

Just switched last month, but had previous phone for @ 4 years Maeve Sep 2022 #35

I can only get 2-3 years out of them Zeitghost Sep 2022 #37

I've had mine for... less than a year. sakabatou Sep 2022 #38

My old one died last year Bettie Sep 2022 #39

The 3g to 4f (or 1a or a1 whatever) forced me to purchase a new one. Torchlight Sep 2022 #40

4f? KentuckyWoman Sep 2022 #43

It was the recent transition we were all kvetching about this summer. Torchlight Sep 2022 #44

I am right there with you. KentuckyWoman Sep 2022 #45

Use it until it wont work anymore. Prairie_Seagull Sep 2022 #41

Yeah, I'm the wrong person to ask. KentuckyWoman Sep 2022 #42