Is having the latest iPhone a sign of wealth?

[donnashuggy]

Some people get them on plans I think........lol

Everyone has different priorities, there are quite a few laundromats where I live so these people must not have washing machines, yet they all seem to have phones 

[lurker172602]

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Bah humbug.  I love my iPhone and it's got nothing to do with what others may or may not think.  And when my plan expires at the end of the year I will probably upgrade to the latest version  

[debra9275]

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@tasfleur wrote:

You would get a laugh out of my mobile then Donna .... 

Mr. Tas sent me out to buy a mobile phone, my choice of anything.

It's a "flip" phone, is never turned on and I couldn't even tell you the number.  The only thing it can do it receive and send calls and it's a prepaid.   Within a six month recharge, I would be lucky to make three calls ... pitiful innit?  Mr. Tas and friends were horrified .... 

Will come in handy if the car breaks down though. 

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I'm glad there are a couple of us around like that Tas.  I never used mine, always forgot to take it with me and I never knew what my number was.. Sometimes I have a coffee with Nic from here and she always asks me why I don't use my mobile with a quizzical look

 

anyway i ended up giving my phone to one of the kids, they use it more than I would..  sometimes, I just don't want to be found

[daydream**believer]

i dont have an iphone.

My mobile doesnt even get internet. It doesnt even take photos lol

[lloydslights]

Do these modern thingeys have GPS tracking?  You know, the Big Brother Syndrome?

Nah, no mobile for me either.  If people want me they'll find me.  

DEB

[vicr3000]

Some do. I hope they don't bring it in as a standard feature.

I will stick with old school phone.

I do wonder why people leave their homes and then spend 24/7
on their mobiles outside !!! LOL

[lloydslights]

I was noting the other day the new iinet ad for housebound mothers who need contact with the outside world.  

There's mum gabbling away on the phone while bubba was nestled in her arms being ignored.

DEB

[the_bob_delusion]

icrap sucks 

http://www.news.com.au/technology/gadgets/woman-dies-after-dropping-iphone-handset-in-the-bath-while...

[amber-eyed-girl]

I saw that article last night. Wouldn't recommend dropping an Android in the same situation, either. 

Oh, and it was my Android that developed an electrical fault. Earlier, a Nokia battery that swelled up. I am iThingy-neutral. If it seems the best for the job, great. Otherwise it doesn't matter how it is "badged".

[lurker172602]

You'd have to be pretty simple to be using any appliance in the bath while it was plugged in.  

But I do note The Moscow resident’s iPhone 4 was reportedly still working when it became immersed in water, with an automatic update posted to her social media feed