Hey guys, so i have been wanting to try out WP7 for a while, i have an opportunity to snag up an arrive on contract. since im on sprint there doesnt seem to be much going on in the WP7 area. id love to have a titan 2 like device or even one i know is going to get the latest versions, however that doesnt appear to be sprints concern.
anyways long story short is it worthwhile for me to put my epic 4g touch off to the side for while and snag the arrive and give it a run for its money? or should i hope that some day sprint brings another windows phone out? (preferably with a bigger screen)
I really like my arrive, WP7 is a great OS, but please do keep in mind that this device is getting long in the tooth. The arrive was brought to sprint over a year ago.
The DFT rom is great and enables internet sharing.
I'd only go for it now if you are enamored with the idea of a hardware keyboard. Otherwise, I'd wait until the summer to see if sprint brings a Nokia WP in.
http://www.sprintfeed.com/2012/03/sprint-developing-lte-windows-phone-with-fall-release-in-mind/
Sprint apparently has a new windows phone in the pipeline but it wont be until the fall, I havent seen any other rumored windows phones for sprint. I love windows phone and the arrive for the most part suits my needs but there is definitely some apps missing when compared to iPhone and Android.
Hope that helps.
I switched to Sprint and grabbed the Arrive when it came out ($50 on contract at the time). I love the phone and love the OS, but I'd hold off because I expect Sprint to feel the Nokia love before the end of the year.
The two gripes I have about the Arrive is that it's only 3G and I don't even have the option for ICS (sans custom ROMs which I'm waiting for those to shake out a little more before I take that plunge). Those aren't major gripes, just the two biggest issues I have with the phone. If you don't just totally hate your phone, I'd stick with it (or look at getting an Arrive from someone who didn't like it and is selling it used). Save your upgrade for the Nokia and I think you'll enjoy it even more.
yea after a bit of searching and deciding on it all im gunna try and pick up an arrive on teh cheap and us eteh upgrade on the new one...
sadly they still want 50 dollars on contract for this phone :/ which is teh same amount as the photon which is less then 10 moinths old
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yea after a bit of searching and deciding on it all im gunna try and pick up an arrive on teh cheap and us eteh upgrade on the new one...
sadly they still want 50 dollars on contract for this phone :/ which is teh same amount as the photon which is less then 10 moinths old
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I have had my Epic 4g since launch and after trying Win 8 Preview I wanted to try WP7. I went to a sprint store and tried the Arrive and I liked it. So, I found a refurbished Arrive on ebay to try out for $150 shipped. I'm up for an upgrade. But, I know the flagship phones are coming out at the end of the year and I will save it for that. Have you thought about buying an off contract phone and waitng for the phone you really want?
fwiw you can get the arrive for free on contract from wirefly
I just got this phone due to a finally dead TP2. Rest in Peace TP2. I will miss you so very much.
I really don't know why this device isn't more popular. The keyboard is basically the same as TP2, (best ever), and the phone is lightning quick. It's made very user friendly. Slide to what you want and the learning curve is almost non existent. To each their own I suppose, but for me, I will be happy with this device.
i was waiting for a GREAT wp7 on sprint but couldn't wait any longer. Picked up a used arrive today for fairly cheap and man I'm loving it so far. It's so fast compared to my ancient tp2. I've already downgraded spl, rspl/hspl, and flashed dft gold_c v1. Great rom so far. I'm loving ie9.
I agree to others that it is not really worth the contract for this because of it's age, but I still love this phone a lot. Of course I didn't have a chance to try an android phone(or native android phone, I tried the android port on TP2), so I can't say this is better, but it fit my taste.
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I've only had T-Mobile for 6 months and I've already had 4 warrant replacement phones, and I'm getting royally screwed with them. I'm going back to Sprint, now that they have a new CEO who's vowed to clean up Customer service, and because of the Simply Everything plan (outstanding).
I am not going to be financially ready to pay the early termination fee for T-Mobile (or buy a new phone) until June, which conveniently is the unveiling of the Samsung "Instinct" which looks like an outstanding phone.
I was torn between the Instinct and the Sprint Touch... Any thoughts/comments/opinions on this?
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I've only had T-Mobile for 6 months and I've already had 4 warrant replacement phones, and I'm getting royally screwed with them. I'm going back to Sprint, now that they have a new CEO who's vowed to clean up Customer service, and because of the Simply Everything plan (outstanding).
I am not going to be financially ready to pay the early termination fee for T-Mobile (or buy a new phone) until June, which conveniently is the unveiling of the Samsung "Instinct" which looks like an outstanding phone.
I was torn between the Instinct and the Sprint Touch... Any thoughts/comments/opinions on this?
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Please provide a link to this phone.
http://www.engadgetmobile.com/tag/instinct/
http://www.nowisgood.com/?id12=UHP_Billboard_nowisgood
well i was just about to start a thread if there wasnt one already... im really suprised that this phone draws so litte attention from the xda crowd. but now that i think about it none of the other iphone closes do either. any way the phone is not windows mobile based so your going to loose all the functionality and customizibitly that all the guys here love so 99 percent of them are going to tell you touch. you need to look in to the driver crisis with the tilt touch moguel and a few other devices htc class action google it up.
as far as the instict goes though im pretty sure im going to get one i work at sprint and get a free service from them so its either the instict or the music. i know there not very close to the same but i love the music lol
the instict for me is still up in the air till i get my hands on one
I just have a question about this whole Java problem with the Instinct. You can't use Opera Mini because the Instinct won't allow 3rd party apps to use the keyboard because they don't have the right kind of Java. Is there anyway somebody can "rip" the Java off of the Instinct and update it? Or is there anyway you could just install the right Java. I'm not really sure how this works but I know there are some pretty crazy hackers/programmers here at XDA and It would be awesome if just one of them would try to help all of us Instinct owners out.
Don't get me wrong, it looks like a nice little toy to have, but get the Touch! If it was possible, I'd say try both for a week, and I'd bet you would keep the Touch.
So I have an upgrade through at&t and I was thinking about getting Palm Pré because I have some cash laying around. Maybe someone from here could give me a little feedback on the device? I'd keep my nexus but I'm just getting a little tired of it and I want something new for the time being.
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Don't do it: http://pocketnow.com/hardware-1/video-att-palm-pre-plus-hardware-walkthrough
Nice enough OS, terrible, terrible hardware.
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I'd keep my nexus but I'm just getting a little tired of it and I want something new for the time being.
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Got ADD?
I'm up for contract and thinking of the pre as well. But I have a hard time justifying it as the pre is over 1 year old already. And web OS rocks, but I'm not too sure about its hardware.
WebOS has some great things going for it as a mobile OS, but the market is just too crowded. You'd be backing a horse that isn't even in the race, let alone one that is behind.
WebOS is amazing. I convinced my brother to get it (long time Blackberry user) for Verizon when it came out in January and there were no good Android phones out (he didn't like the Droid).
However... You'd have to be insane to get locked into a new two year contract with a Palm Pre today. With HP backing them now, the Palm Pre 2 will probably be announced soon.
Purchasing 14 month old hardware is a terrible idea; you'll be regretting it less than a quarter of the way through your contract.
Personally, I would never buy another phone from today on that doesn't have a CPU faster than a Snapdragon.
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WebOS is amazing. I convinced my brother to get it (long time Blackberry user) for Verizon when it came out in January and there were no good Android phones out (he didn't like the Droid).
However... You'd have to be insane to get locked into a new two year contract with a Palm Pre today. With HP backing them now, the Palm Pre 2 will probably be announced soon.
Purchasing 14 month old hardware is a terrible idea; you'll be regretting it less than a quarter of the way through your contract.
Personally, I would never buy another phone from today on that doesn't have a CPU faster than a Snapdragon.
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Amen! Although now, I'm not going to buy another phone unless it has Tegra 2 in it
I must say that I bought it and it is amazing. If you're thinking about it do it. Plus it came with a free touchstone. This phone is bad ass and the pre plus has wel hardware. Not as solid as the nex butdoesnt feel cheap like the original palm pre
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I must say that I bought it and it is amazing. If you're thinking about it do it. Plus it came with a free touchstone. This phone is bad ass and the pre plus has wel hardware. Not as solid as the nex butdoesnt feel cheap like the original palm pre
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The original and the plus are identical. The only difference is the ball and the keyboard.
And no one do it...who would want to purchase 14 month hardware to use for 24 months?
Yeah, don't do it. Definitely not a good investment right now, no question about it.
Since when does At&t carry the pre?
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Since when does At&t carry the pre?
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Started yesterday.
Getting ripped off though since Verizon's Pre is $30 and AT&T's is $150. AND Verizon's has free mobile hotspot enabled.
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The original and the plus are identical. The only difference is the ball and the keyboard.
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Not correct.
Double the ram, and an additional 8GB of storage.
I didn't even know the pre was on verizon either. lol I'm so out of the loop.
WebOS can be great, but lacks development. Hopefully it picks up with HP..
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I must say that I bought it and it is amazing. If you're thinking about it do it. Plus it came with a free touchstone. This phone is bad ass and the pre plus has wel hardware. Not as solid as the nex butdoesnt feel cheap like the original palm pre
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this wasn't a joke?
I must say that I bought it and it is amazing. If you're thinking about it do it. Plus it came with a free touchstone. This phone is bad ass and the p
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this wasn't a joke?
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No it wasn't? I think Its fine.
Y'all are forgetting I have the nexus one still and I was staying on at&t anyway. Its a nice phone. So what lol.
And no one do it...who would want to purchase 14 month hardware to use for 24 months?
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And I just bought this to have it really I'm not gonna use it for 24 months hahaha. I buy a new phone every like 6 months
If you're too eager to spend your money then tell us how much of it you have, so that we can recommend some better investments (certainly not palm pre)...
If you're too eager to spend your money then tell us how much of it you have, so that we can recommend some better investments (certainly not palm pre)...
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The pre wasn't an investment. Why would anyone consider this an investment? The only thing I invested in was signing another two year contract with att.
And by the way ill spend my money however I please. It wasn't a loss or anything. The phone is actually nice and the OS is great. I have a phone that runs on every major OS (bb9000, iPhone, nexus, magic, touch pro) and I wanted to simply add this to my collection. If you guys have problems then voice yourselves nicely.
So the $130-140 per month we pay for our family plan of 700 minutes and unlimited web + text on the NexusOne and LG G2x, is a little steep right now.
I have to say, we are leaving Android™ for a little while.
With both of us unemployed, I should probably stop buying the latest Android™ device that comes out. And I promise I'll stop AFTER I GET MY NEXUS THREE! lol
So I just sold my wifes old Motorola Defy.
I am in negotiations to sell/trade my beloved Nexus One, and also the G2x I just bout two months ago.
Now that just leaves wifeys old MyTouch 3G.
I just bought a Nokia N97 (I might let her keep it as she kinda likes it).
What do you all recommend?
I had a Nokia N73 for a while, then sold it to buy my first HTC Dream.
I've never owned a BlackBerry.
But I'm open.
I would say I am a little media-centric. I take lots of pics and share on Facebook. I used to LOVE editting with PicSayPro before uploading.
I text ALOT!
Facebook a few times throughout the day.
Games, very little.
Go for HTC HD2, since it can run many os'es like wp7, wm6.5, ubuntu and even android, you will never feel like your phone needs android. And if you plan to switch back to android later, you can just install android easily and use it. And the price is not too high, so it might be suitable for you or ur wife Good luck on choosing one.
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Go for HTC HD2, since it can run many os'es like wp7, wm6.5, ubuntu and even android, you will never feel like your phone needs android.
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hhmm, the hunt continues
HD2 is really good
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HD2 is really good
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Spent the past hour scouring the marketplace for one.
I saw a few the past few weeks. But none now
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOA!!!
I found one, US Tmo HD2 / extra battery.
I hope he replies!
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So I've been told I can DOWNGRADE MY ACCOUNT and get this HD2 and request some sort of basic data plan with T-Mobile?
I just had my Google Voice number changed to my local area code after moving from Fort Worth. So I woulnd't even need any text messaging plan, right?
Found another here.
Is $200 good?
I just shot him an offer.
I use an Evo on cricket for 35 dollars a month (wifi only). Sure the inital cost is 200, but once you have the phone its like you aren't even paying a monthly fee.
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I use an Evo on cricket for 35 dollars a month (wifi only). Sure the inital cost is 200, but once you have the phone its like you aren't even paying a monthly fee.
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I don't want to leave T-Mobile.
It's a worthy alternative. But I want to avoid ETF.
I've been wanting to get a WP7 for a while now. I recently saw the LG Quantum (no contract) for $225 from Newegg. Really tempted to pull the trigger now but with Mango being released and perhaps some new devices coming out soon am I better off waiting?
I'm still trying to decide on what OS to switch to on my primary phone. Since I needed a couple of back-up/emergency/car phones, I figured instead of buying a $50 dumbphone, I might as well use the opportunity to test drive Android and WP7. Already got an Android (LG Thrive, $150 Amazon). Now all I need is a WP7 one.
P.S.
Buying a phone from Amazon or Newegg only and $250 total (inclusive of 10% tax and ship) is my upper limit on device price.
There are rumors that at least Samsung and HTC are planning WP7-related events on September 1st, which could mean new phones will be announced. Nevertheless, the current phones are a fantastic value, and if you get Mango on them, what could you possibly miss?
To me WP7 phones are really cheap at the moment. I mean 200 for Omnia 7, thats a great piece of HW at a great price!
Unfortunately I couldnt live without a kb so I had to get the Htc 7 Pro, but that was only 280 even though I didnt search much for best deals, just wanted the phone fast.
Of course prices are probably so down because they are not selling...
my advice is: buy yourself an omnia 7 or focus its a beautiful piece of hardware you wont make a mistake!
Thanks for all the replies. Alas, my tech fund got raided with the purchase of 2 HP TouchPad's this weekend so looks like I'm going to have to wait. I was watching the Nokia Sea Ray leak on YouTube and it looks to be a really nice phone. Methinks I'll wait a bit until new devices pre-installed with Mango get released. I should have my tech fund replenished in another couple of months or so.
I was wondering if there are any 4G WP7 devices to be soon released on sprint.
There will be Noka See Rey with Windows Phone 7, but i'm not sure if it will has 4g.
I have my upgrade rebate available in October. I am currently enjoying my View tablet so I thought I might try something different for my phone. Prior to android I used a WM device and I enjoyed it. I also had a zune hd so that part of the WP7 is not unfamiliar to me. I had thought about giving the new WP7 a try but I really need the 4G. Well hopefully they have something they have been keeping under wraps.
A decade or two ago I remembered the only time people upgraded were when their device became non-functional. However these days it seems to me that it is norm to change devices every time a newer version comes out. And this form of consumerism is most pronounced in the mobile phone community. Partly because the mobile phone technology evolves faster than other technology.
I wonder how many people still use their until it dies or at least have a upgrade plan (eg I upgrade phone every 3 years, laptop every 4 years, DSLR every 6 years).
I used to upgrade approx every 1.5 - 2 years when I had a dumbphone My first "smartishphone" was the Nokia e70 that still works and I keep it for backup. I then bought an Xperia X1which I used until it died, although about 6 months prior to battery spazzing out I used it as a work phone as I purchased a HD2 for private use. When it died I used a combo of my e70 and HD2. Then last year in November (I think) I then purchased a EVO 3d which I now use as my personal phone and my HD2 as my work phone, the e70 went back in the drawer for when I need it next.
Cool story huh bro? So I guess the moral of it is that I upgrade whenever I cant fight the itch anymore and I never get rid of my old phones even if they are broken.
I upgraded from a dumbphone to my first smartphone: Nokia E72, but I hated the OS when I saw what Android could do, so I bought a SGS. Which I am willing to use till it dies because of the many ROMS and stuff still being made for it.
I only upgrade when my contract is up. It is a 24 month contract so that is when I will upgrade.
For me it is important to get good hardware at the time of purchase and make sure you can load the latest software on top, because at the end of the day what makes the device tick is the software it has inside it... Thank god for XDA community of hackers
I'm using a like 5 year old deskop running vista. I am going to upgrade that once windows 8 comes out.
I have a transformer that i see no reason to upgrade.
MY first phone was an iPhone 3G and i had that for a year till iOS 4 came and totally killed it. Then I upgraded to an iPhone 4 right after they came out in Canada.
Now this month I am upgrading to a Galaxy Nexus because, well the iphones still good, put siri on it and it does what I want to it but i am just sick and tires of iOS and really want something different.
Point and shoots only get replaced when they are destroyed and TV's only get replaced once they stop working
I'm not a big upgrade-a-holic i let my stuff live a good life and i'm upgrading my my iPhone because I still have 18 months on contract and I do not see me using it for another 18 months... and the sooner i get this one the cheaper my next one will be
I go through a ridiculous amount of phones, 5 last year.
I'd upgrade today from my EVO 3d if the HTC edge was out now I love HTC
sent from a galaxy far far away where I actually understand the mods I do to my phone thank fu*k for devs
i may not always wait for it to die, but i'll go a good amount of time with a phone till I like another one, I had a few nokia phones for years, they were just solid
i hate upgrading simply cuz of the fact that you have to extend your contract. i recently got my htc vivid.. and im planning to stick to it until it dies.
Prior to switching over to WP7, I used to "upgrade" my android device weekly or bi-weekly. I was a Craigslist fiend and owned 67 phones in two years.
While I now own all WP7 devices, my daily driver for 9 months was the Dell Venue Pro and is now the Nokia Lumia 800. With WP7 you get high quality regardless of device so the need for frequent updates is kaput.
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I only upgrade when my contract is up. It is a 24 month contract so that is when I will upgrade.
For me it is important to get good hardware at the time of purchase and make sure you can load the latest software on top, because at the end of the day what makes the device tick is the software it has inside it... Thank god for XDA community of hackers
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This is what I do. I upgrade as soon as AT&T will let me. I hate to extend the contract, but I don't see giving up a cell phone anytime soon, I haven't had a land line for years, so if I upgrade early it is like cutting some time off my contract. On a family plan, paying more than $100 a month they used to let you upgrade the primary line every 12 months (so people could buy each iPhone I think), but that ended this year. So I upgraded to the SGS II, the best device at the time, and still, and it should hold me over until may 2013 when I qualify again. By that time I hope to have LTE in my area too, so I will be able to get a second or third gen LTE phone on AT&T. If something really tickles me before then, I might try the 3 warranty replacement trick to upgrade early, but it'd have to be really good to beat the SGS II.
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A decade or two ago I remembered the only time people upgraded were when their device became non-functional. However these days it seems to me that it is norm to change devices every time a newer version comes out. And this form of consumerism is most pronounced in the mobile phone community. Partly because the mobile phone technology evolves faster than other technology.
I wonder how many people still use their until it dies or at least have a upgrade plan (eg I upgrade phone every 3 years, laptop every 4 years, DSLR every 6 years).
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I pick a time to upgrade my stuff. I aim for about 3 to 4 years out a desktop, but I will go for top of the range CPU, and add more RAM 9 months after getting it... So i7 2600K right now, and 12 GB RAM. That will see me through to 2014/2015 I hope.
Phone, I will see how it goes. I kept my hero from 18 months of date of purchase, but it was pretty diabolical performance-wise after 9 to 12 months, as other devices raced on. My SGS2 is now 8 months old, I think, yet is probably still the fastest all-round device on the market. So I am looking for AT LEAST 2 years out it, perhaps 2.5 or 3...
I only get a new phone when my old one breaks...I would still be on my droidx if the battery hadn't gone to mush and exploded. Now I can only get to the stock recovery.
But it was too early for an upgrade, but once I was on the phone with verizon for awhile and explained what happened they gave me an early upgrade.
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Prior to switching over to WP7, I used to "upgrade" my android device weekly or bi-weekly. I was a Craigslist fiend and owned 67 phones in two years.
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^^ Pretty much this for me too...
The HD7 was the first step to breaking the addiction, and now im planning on keeping my newly acquired HTC TITAN till third gen WP7 phones release. Seriously, the saturation of Android phones are bad for guys like me that like to always be up to date or have the newest thing. No more, WP7 is garanteed support and updates for at least 2 years so I dont have to worry anymore. Plus its great to get away from the Rom addiction and just enjoy the damn phone lol
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Yup! it's been three years with this HTC hero, I wonder how much longer it'll last?
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I would need a very compelling reason to upgrade. My phone dying would be one such reason. The only other would be a new device that ticks all the right boxes for me, and currently the phone i have is the only one that does that.
Carrier upgrades are a no go for me as Vodafone are awful for locking down, branding and delaying updates, even on Nexus devices which should get their updates directly from Google.
Only update when there is something worth updating to. My last phone was the HD2 then went to the captivate but traded it for.the Inspire which is what I had wanted but it hadn't hit yet. Now I will wait for a decent HTC phone to come out that is not just a minor hardware change. Maybe the quadcore will be enuff to make me update but too soon to tell. Inspire still does what I need it to and is fast as hell for me
I've only ever owned 3 smartphones. My first was the iPhone 3GS when it was first released I had it for 1 year and 3 months until it started playing up. I bought the phone outright biggest waste cost me 1G with the Apple care for 2 years. Apple then replaced the phone with a brand new one so I never opened it and sold it on Ebay for $600. I then bought my Desire HD had it for 6 or so months and I couldn't resist the Sensation XE when it was announced so I sold my Desire HD for $322 and bought the Sensation XE for $560 about 3 months ago and I'll have this phone until it dies.
Using my 10 years old pc with windows xp and using till it dies and I change phone when earler dies but I had SE w810 since 2007 and it still works but I wanted something new and small so bought this one and I think I will use it until 2013 summer when contract ends or until his end dont see purpose of spending money on high end phones its better to have psp or psv and small android for everyday using because every day theres new better android on sale but psp will stick few years unchanged and with same performance ofcourse maybe you have lot of money to spend it
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It all depends on the device, but phones in my house have the shortest upgrade cycle (24-36 months) while laptops and desktops can generally be refreshed with upgraded hardware halfway through their lifecycle lasting 4-5 years.
Tablets look like they are going to age fast...