I just upgraded to a 13, but the trade-in was only $80 and I thought I might find something better to do with it than just get $80 back, so I’d love suggestions. Remember, it doesn’t have cellular access anymore, just wifi. Does anyone have any good ideas for what to do with it? A friend suggested a dedicated GPS for my car, which I would obviously have to upgrade on occasion, but I can do that from my garage. Slightly annoying, but possibly useful. Any other ideas?
Yes, I know, throw it out or use it as a coaster. Ha ha. Very droll.
I am using a 2017 mid-range Android phone with a custom ROM and I’m very happy. The XR came out in 2018. Don’t tell me that iPhones hold their value for longer.
WTF?! My grandma is still using a Nokia 3410 from 2003 and nobody expects 2G to shut down anytime soon. Did you breach the terms of your celluar contract?
If the OS is too old, just go to xda-developers.com, search for a ROM for your mo… oh wait, you bought into the phone brand that ages faster for this very reason.
I got a new phone. So the SIM is now assigned to a new phone. Why would the old phone still have cellular service?
Ummm… So it’s not like you cannot just, you know, use the XR?
I could, but the battery is dying, hence me replacing it. It’s not very good as a cell phone if I have to leave it plugged in all the time. However, other people have made good suggestions. I’m not sure what your problem is.
batteries can be replaced, I’d go as far as saying they should
In the EU, we’ll be able to replace them easily again… in 2028 at least. With an expected lifetime of a battery being 500 cycles, a battery swap is maintenance, not repair. I cherish phones where you could just remove the battery if they got stuck instead of waiting for them to discharge. It does not happen too often because Android is very stable now but I have some old phones (pre-Android 5) lying around, which I use as burner phones (they are recovered from trash) or for simple things like internet radio.
Odd how late legislature came when Apple has been throttling iPhones with old batteries for over half a decade.
Yeah, I could have spent a couple of hundred bucks getting the battery replaced or I could just get a new phone for $10 a month. I know which one I can afford.
if you are paying a couple hundred on that you are being scammed
I don’t know why you can’t accept that I got a new phone and want to use the old one for something else, but I still did. Sorry, time can’t be reversed.
i can?