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22. You beat me to it.

Mon Jan 18, 2021, 05:28 PM

Jan 2021

My flip phone has been through 6 kinds of hell and keeps on going. It made one trip through the washer and dryer and still worked!

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Does anybody else out there think that maybe our cell phones have planned [View all] raccoon Jan 2021 OP

I know it is a fact with the battery. onecaliberal Jan 2021 #1

What kind of weird things? MineralMan Jan 2021 #2

Phone crashed for first time not long ago. raccoon Jan 2021 #7

Again, what kind of phone? What model? MineralMan Jan 2021 #10

iPhone 8 Plus. Nt raccoon Jan 2021 #29

Yes- I love my iPhone 6 and when 11 was introduced... lisa58 Jan 2021 #3

That's why I buy a 150 dollar Consumer Cellular phone. sarcasmo Jan 2021 #4

My Phone Is Around The Same Age ProfessorGAC Jan 2021 #5

There is no think about it, they do have planned obsolescence Johnny2X2X Jan 2021 #6

Absolutely, that is why batteries are no longer replaceable. whttevrr Jan 2021 #8

They can easily create obsolescence later. Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2021 #11

That not true FreeState Jan 2021 #21

Here. Autumn Jan 2021 #26

Phones suck. The Android OS, for example, on my phone can be updated DonaldsRump Jan 2021 #14

1st, try restarting. maxsolomon Jan 2021 #15

Tried that. Nt raccoon Jan 2021 #30

Yes. grumpyduck Jan 2021 #17

I have a very old phone, android 4.4. Still works just fine. But Pobeka Jan 2021 #18

Apple has paid fines. moondust Jan 2021 #19

hmmm. My decades old flip phone still works fine. nt Binkie The Clown Jan 2021 #20

You beat me to it. Chainfire Jan 2021 #22

My old Jitterbug just dances right along just fine. monmouth4 Jan 2021 #23

It used to be 2 years. They are doing better. leftyladyfrommo Jan 2021 #27

Of course they do. Iggo Jan 2021 #31