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2G owners do you think your phone will make it till June 2010?
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People referred to the "2G" iPhone that way meaning it was because it is on the 2G edge network. There is nothing wrong with calling it a 2G iPhone.
I still love my 2G iPhone. I reactivated it on a real iPhone plan last week. I couldn't handle it on a GoPhone account anymore.
I have 2 /2G/ phones working and active in the family- both on t-mobile of course.
Going strong, and not a lick of trouble. One is an 8g the other a 16g.
Great build quality, battery is fine- in fact better than my 3gs.
Going strong, and not a lick of trouble. One is an 8g the other a 16g.
Great build quality, battery is fine- in fact better than my 3gs.
Well since we're getting technical, Edge is actually the 2.5G network rather than the 2G. But I'm with you. It bothers me when people refer to the original as the 2G.
Anyway, my first gen that I passed to my girlfriend runs a little slow but I'm confident we could make it last another year if necessary.
Over the summer, mine was working just fine. It isn't anymore. At $79 plus taxes, I don't think I'd bother getting the battery replaced, but would simply upgrade.
Count me as "degraded" at 2.25 years...
Bad enough that my wife complains about it. With her usage, she'll charge it once or twice a day. I could always go until the next morning before needing to charge.
The biggest issue is that it doesn't always alert her that it's going dead. It just dies.
In about August/September, I started noticing that it would get hot when charging. Not every time, but sometimes. It had never done that before.
My 2g lives on strong, my dad has had it since I got my 3gs on the first day. And my orginal phone is from the very first day also.
My 2g will lock up occasonally when answring calls, but it's rare. I'm supprised it runs well, does more than my dad will ever need, but he is very happy with it.
My 3gs is the one supprisngly having more issues than my old 2g
My 2g will lock up occasonally when answring calls, but it's rare. I'm supprised it runs well, does more than my dad will ever need, but he is very happy with it.
My 3gs is the one supprisngly having more issues than my old 2g
had to bump this
my phone just hit the 1,000 day mark
its got its share of problems, lately its been very glitchy
heres hoping its got 3 months left in it
side note: the battery is still pretty strong for a phone closing in on 3 years
my phone just hit the 1,000 day mark
its got its share of problems, lately its been very glitchy
heres hoping its got 3 months left in it
side note: the battery is still pretty strong for a phone closing in on 3 years
Got mine in September '07 and it's still going strong except for a few annoying things:
The letters 'i', 'k', 'm', and 'n' don't work when typing in regular mode. Therefore anytime I'm texting I have to turn it to landscape. However when using maps you can't turn to landscape when typing so now it's very hard to search for a certain place if it involves one of those letters.
Also it no longer holds onto a wireless connection, whether at home or anywhere else. Even after selecting the network and confirming a connection has been made, it doesn't last long before reverting back to the edge network.
Other than that the phone has been awesome. It still works great and the battery continues to last very long. I usually charge every other night while sleeping and am still making that with no problems. I'm ready to get the new one that comes out this year though.
The letters 'i', 'k', 'm', and 'n' don't work when typing in regular mode. Therefore anytime I'm texting I have to turn it to landscape. However when using maps you can't turn to landscape when typing so now it's very hard to search for a certain place if it involves one of those letters.
Also it no longer holds onto a wireless connection, whether at home or anywhere else. Even after selecting the network and confirming a connection has been made, it doesn't last long before reverting back to the edge network.
Other than that the phone has been awesome. It still works great and the battery continues to last very long. I usually charge every other night while sleeping and am still making that with no problems. I'm ready to get the new one that comes out this year though.