[ale] iPhone 4s

[Greg Clifton]

Jerald,

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?


On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 11:23 AM, Jerald Sheets <questy at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
>
> *having said that....*
> *
> *
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> *having said that...*
> *
> *
> 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.
>
> 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)
>
> So, as with anything, it depends on the audience and on the usage.
>
>
> --Jerald
> /back on lurk mode
>
>
> On Dec 18, 2012, at 10:45 AM, Greg Clifton <gccfof5 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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!
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Greg Clifton
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