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Lifespan Of An Ordinary Celfone ? |
*Jojo*
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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 !
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Sammy_boy
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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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sn3ipen
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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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BobaFett
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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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Jowi
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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 |
randomtask77
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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.  |
runab0ut
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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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kath
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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.  |
*Jojo*
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So, it is quite safe to calculate here that 5 years would just be the average celfone lifespan . . . |
BobaFett
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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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kinc
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They will last as long as my contract allows me to get a free upgrade.
SL55 lasted 3 months only before upgrade it was too small, so network provider changed it for T610, I changed T610 to P900 after 9 months. Gave my mate T610 and it's still going strong.
If i had to pay for these phones sim free i would still be on j5 
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*Jojo*
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@bobafett - Yup! Accessories' availability in the market also counts! The bad news with the present trend is that dealers tend only to sell parts which have a big sale turnout, /saleable ones, mostly, they are that of the recent/current models. I manage to see some batt's (original) being sold more expensive compared to that of the latest fone model's acc's . . . quite an irony? |
701
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I think the life span is as the warranty says, 1 year.After that, it may die on u ar the spare-parts cost a lot so better get a new one.This is merchandise movement on the market... gotta play along 
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gelfen
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i think that, like everything else, they don't build them like they used to. many older cellphones are still going strong as long as you can maintain a good battery, while newer ones seem less robust.
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chudders
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I agree with the previous comments cellphones will generally go on forever if you treat them right - however mine lasts as long as the latest newest gadget appears on the market and untill i can get a free upgrade to it - bar far the best way
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