#21

I’ve got TWO iPhones, get me.

(Both of them are about five models old)

#22

no idea why everyone doesn’t do this

if you can’t afford it either don’t buy it or get a loan from an actual bank. shirley going to be much cheaper than getting a loan from a phone company…

#23

I’ve got a Moto G (6g play, I think). I’m quite brand-loyal, which is handy for them as I am quite good at breaking my phone (though I think it’s been nearly 18 months since I last broke one)

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#24

Aren’t you just paying off the value of the phone with no interest when you get a phone contract? Pretty sure that’s what o2 do.

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#25

When was the last time you broke your phone? (To the extent that you had to get a new one)

  • Within the last month
  • Within the last 6 months
  • Within the last year
  • Within the last two years
  • Within the last five years
  • Somehow, not for at least five years

0 voters

How did you break it?

  • Broke the screen
  • Dropped it in water of some kind
  • Went out with it in the rain, and it got waterlogged
  • Some other disaster

0 voters

And when you broke your phone, what did you do?

  • Claimed on insurance under contract
  • Claimed on household insurance
  • Just sucked it up and paid for a replacement

0 voters

#26

isn’t it conditional to being tied in to an overpriced call / data plan?

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#27

Yeah, O2 lease you the phone but make their money by getting you to commit to doing it over 18 months/2 years whilst paying them for the data you use.

I now buy the phone outright as it lets me stay on a cheaper dea… this post is too boring to finish

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#28

Bonus poll

  • I’ve successfully fixed a phone using a bowl of rice
  • I’ve had limited success fixing a phone with a bowl of rice
  • I’ve tried unsuccessfully to fix a phone with a bowl of rice
  • I’ve never tried to fix… etc

0 voters

#29

Five years or so ago I dropped a week old iPhone face down on a ceramic tile, shattering the screen. Went to some randoms guys house and he fixed it for me. Used a cover for all subsequent phones obvs.

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#30

it had a defective charging port and was replaced under warranty

does that count as me breaking it? dunno

#31

Never broken a phone. Don’t understand why people do it, seems like it would cause a load of hassle.

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#32

No, unless you were waving it around by its charging port like a lasso

#33

Do you take additional steps to reduce the risk of breaking a phone? Or are you just naturally very careful?

#34
  • I’ve replaced a phone screen myself (successfully)
  • I botched replacing my own screen
  • Never tried

0 voters

Inspired by my dad putting a flathead screwdriver through the screen on my ipod touch and killing it forever

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#35

Dunno, I just… don’t tend to break stuff I own. Or lose stuff. Don’t really understand how some people break and lose stuff loads.

#36

Got a moto e5, it’s shit but I can replace the screen in about 30 mins for £20. I mean, the headphone jack doesn’t work anymore and the powder button fell out, but,

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#37

my friend was bragging about getting “free spotify” with his phone, but he was paying at least double per month than what I pay on pay as you go on a phone that cost me £200

#38

Oh god you’re trying extra hard to be annoying today aren’t you

#39

No this is all natural

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#40

You’re not completely tied in. You can pay off the phone whenever you like and end the airtime contract at the same time.

It’s good if you want the fancy expensive phones. Spread the cost for the first year or so, then sell the phone and pay the contract off with that, repeat with latest fancy phone.

I’m shit with money though so am probably ripping myself off here somehow.