brandon726

Well, I have had every iPhone up until now.  Unless AT&T kicks in a nice trade in like they did last year, we are going to bow out.  Price not worth the features.  I think all these tech companies are going to drive the consumer away.  Yes face ID is nice, but 1:50,000 for touch ID is safe enough for me.  What on this phone is a necessity that a current phone doesn't already do?  Is it sinking in yet to anybody else that the cost benefit analysis is dwindling?

redraider11 said:

brandon726 said:

Well, I have had every iPhone up until now.  Unless AT&T kicks in a nice trade in like they did last year, we are going to bow out.  Price not worth the features.  I think all these tech companies are going to drive the consumer away.  Yes face ID is nice, but 1:50,000 for touch ID is safe enough for me.  What on this phone is a necessity that a current phone doesn't already do?  Is it sinking in yet to anybody else that the cost benefit analysis is dwindling?  When is cool not enough.....I think we are at the doorstep to that.

I'm with you on this one. Law of diminishing returns is definitely starting to come into effect here. It's a cool phone no doubt with amazing technology, just not sure if it's enough to get me to upgrade from my 7+ at the moment. I may instead just be upgrading my 1st gen Apple Watch which is starting to feel real slow. 

Redraider, good call on the Apple Watch Upgrade.  I was talking with my wife and with cellular, the watch actually could mean a phone upgrade every 4-5 years.  Or perhaps go with the least expensive oldest iphone to use it as a data corridor.  An iPad mini and a watch accomplish all the at home and on the run needs.  Hope the carrier are reasonalbe for a watch addition to a plan.  I would pay $5 a month to add a watch to a plan.  Any more than that, greed sets in.  CHECK OUT APPLE CARE+.....it is $199 for the iPhone X.  And now $149 for a plus phone.  APPLE IS GETTING GREEDY NOW.  the AirPower Mat will probably be $149.  Again, form a die hard Apple ecosystem, privacy loving, security concerned person, the total cost of a mac every 7 years, ipad every 4-5, watch every 3, phone every 2, tv every 3, and times that by 2 or three people and it is amazing how much money has been shipped Apples way.  Must admit......going to slow it way down going forward.

Well, I have had every iPhone up until now.  Unless AT&T kicks in a nice trade in like they did last year, we are going to bow out.  Price not worth the features.  I think all these tech companies are going to drive the consumer away.  Yes face ID is nice, but 1:50,000 for touch ID is safe enough for me.  What on this phone is a necessity that a current phone doesn't already do?  Is it sinking in yet to anybody else that the cost benefit analysis is dwindling?  When is cool not enough.....I think we are at the doorstep to that.

Well, I have had every iPhone up until now.  Unless AT&T kicks in a nice trade in like they did last year, we are going to bow out.  Price not worth the features.  I think all these tech companies are going to drive the consumer away.  Yes face ID is nice, but 1:50,000 for touch ID is safe enough for me.  What on this phone is a necessity that a current phone doesn't already do?  Is it sinking in yet to anybody else that the cost benefit analysis is dwindling?  When is cool not enough.....I think we are at the doorstep to that.