<p dir="ltr">Because the 4s it's less than 2 years old, I think it may be difficult to find them unlocked. It's definitely a seller's market.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Dec 18, 2012 12:12 PM, "Greg Clifton" <<a href="mailto:gccfof5@gmail.com">gccfof5@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr">Jerald,<div><br></div><div>The $99 price you mention is with contract, correct? The idea is to pay "retail" for the phone and then get the unlimited service for $45/month, thus saving huge piles of $ over the course of 2 years. Is there any reason not to consider a used phone so long as it is in good condition?</div>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 11:23 AM, Jerald Sheets <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:questy@gmail.com" target="_blank">questy@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div>Depends on the use. For instance, my handy-dandy 4 worked all the way through to the 5. I had the 32G, but I've already got a fair sized investment into iTunes goodies. If he/she doesn't have that in place already, my experience is they don't really fill it up.</div>
<div><br></div><div><i>having said that....</i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div>I have a HUGE collection of music in DRM-free MP3 @ 192k. It fills up my phone rather fast, but then again I have 10000+ tracks. So, if iTunes match is going to be used and the user can push all their stuff up into match and run around with very little actually on the device, then 16G should be fine. Just note that if you're in little to no coverage, unless you downloaded music to your device beforehand, you're SOL on listening to music. </div>
<div><br></div><div>My technique: Most everything in match except for a single playlist which is a mixture of all my favorites... I keep that physically on my device at all times. That way, I've ALWAYS got tunes, even when on a plane.</div>
<div><br></div><div><i>having said that...</i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div>On our website, there's only a 16G available new, and that's at 99 bucks. If you buy from someone else, I can only suggest, but try and find someone who bought AppleCare for their device and can transfer it to you. There's nothing like being able to walk into the store and get your device replaced because you have Applecare.</div>
<div><br></div><div>In ATL, if you use a store, use Perimeter. I know that Ashford-Dunwoody area is crazy-busy this time of year, but they're one of the best teams I've ever worked with (and they trained my son, so I'm a bit biased too)</div>
<div><br></div><div>So, as with anything, it depends on the audience and on the usage.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>--Jerald </div><div>/back on lurk mode</div><div><br></div><br><div><div><div><div>
On Dec 18, 2012, at 10:45 AM, Greg Clifton <<a href="mailto:gccfof5@gmail.com" target="_blank">gccfof5@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br></div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><div dir="ltr">So I have a kid (26 years old) who wants an iPhone 4s for Christmas, that we might could run on Straight Talk (have another kid already doing this) for like $45/month. Is 32GB worth the extra $? Anybody got a line on where to get one at a decent price? It is amazing how those have held their value in an era of nearly instant technological obsolescence!<div>
<br></div><div>Thanks in advance,</div><div>Greg Clifton</div></div></div></div>
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