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Mobile phones can only last maximum 5 years. Is this true? |
dhallug
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I brought K700i from SE and the sales advsior told me that mobiles phones can last at maximum 5 years before they become unuseable, i.e. break down.
Is this really true?
So, does this mean my P900 will survive for only another 3 years?
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whizkidd
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Aaargh!! I know people using the same phone for more than 10 Years. So it obviously isn't true!
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Sammy_boy
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I've got an old /// S868 that must be about 8 years old, still works absolutely fine! Thinking of selling it actually, must be about a museum piece now! 
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k700nut
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don't believe ANY retail asst.they're brainless chimps...hence the reason 'five pound an hour'
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whizkidd
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A mobile phone taken good care of would definitely last for more than 5 years. But some hardware and software glitches may creep in.
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govigov
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my aunt has an ///gh 688 or 886 (i am not sure of the name)
and i am positive the 3210 is OOOOOOLD!!! or the good old 5110. when was the t68 released?
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MikLSP
Joined: Sep 21, 2003
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Well I can tell u this.....in 5 years time I wouldn't even entertain having any of todays phones! They're good now but just think what they'll be doin in 5years time!
5 years ago the Nokia 3210 was top of the line & had this amazing new thing called "Predictive text" & we were all amazed! I wouldn't be seen dead with a 3210 now! I'd rather have no phone
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dhallug
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On 2005-02-28 18:21:07, k700nut wrote:
don't believe ANY retail asst.they're brainless chimps...hence the reason 'five pound an hour'
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correct. Although the guy said it, I didnt believe in it first. If I needed advice I wouldnt need advice of a sales advisor or retail asisstant in a store. They are in business and would do anything to sell their goods whether or not its in your best interests. I would normally get my advice here on esato or from other sources.
most of the time, this retail store asistant give misleading advice or deceive customers through cheap marketing tactics I think. |
dave_uk
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On 2005-02-28 18:21:07, k700nut wrote:
don't believe ANY retail asst.they're brainless chimps...hence the reason 'five pound an hour'
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Not too much of a sweeping generalisation then... 
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Debu
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I don't think any of today's phones are worth keeping even 2 years, let alone 5 uears. No one would ever find out from today's phones. Some of the earlier ///'s and Nokia's did last 8-10 years. My dad had an old Nokia 1610 which lasted about 7 years before the keypad became faulty.
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milmino
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Apparently, a phone under my care wouldn't last for more than one and a half years. lol
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slattery69
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perhaps they were just covering themselves. also try and get spare parts in 5 years time for a phone that went out of production maybe 3 years earlier.
some massive sellers you maybe able to but think of smaller selling phones from 5 years ago and attempt to get part or even batteries and you may struggle i dont mean nokia 3210 and the like but smaller selling phones |
dhallug
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also, Im wondering whether a Sony Ericsson phones would last longer in general then otehr phones. "Sony" as we all know are one of the best companies out there in manufacturering electronic goods and are generally very reliable, far more then most other brands so Im wondering, whether sony phones are cpable to lasting forever providing the user looks after the phone well. |
slattery69
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if you look after most items from recognised manuf they will last ie i still have a n 3210 and it works fine have had it for donkeys years.
i dont think its a trait of sony just good manuf.
i had 6 t610 in the year i owned it i would still say it was a good phone and well made yet i needed 6 in 1 year. |
KrisUK
Joined: Jan 24, 2005
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A phone will as long as it possibly can as long as it's taken care of.
I've got an old Motorola sitting on my desk that still works and it's got to be around 7 years old (or even older). It didn't get heavy use and stayed in the house mainly but the thing's been dropped and run over by a bike and still works.
To be honest though, I think phones are getting less reliable in terms of software but the hardware is still good enough. Last 3 phones I've had have had crashing software but fair enough, the last 2 phones crashed due to the SIM card but still, the hardware reading the SIM couldn't have been as good. |
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