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I just hit my 3 year anniversary with the same iPhone

I'm (easily) impressed with myself. Would go another 3 years if the battery held a charge for more than 30 minutes of use. But alas, the end is near.

Posted: 02/17/2016 at 10:00AM

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I just hit my 3 year anniversary with the same iPhone -- VT Pops 02/17/2016 10:00AM

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This guy agrees... -- Freddyburg Hokie 02/17/2016 11:41AM

The price is high because they can. ** -- Late 80s Hokie 02/17/2016 11:25AM

It's like complaining about the garbage on TV -- Vienna_Hokie 02/17/2016 4:24PM

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Re: Right- any data plan over 3G is comparable to a big carrier, not to mention -- public knowledge 02/17/2016 12:10PM

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Disagry -- Beerman 02/17/2016 11:06AM

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Or battery performance just degrades over time ** -- Pylons 02/17/2016 10:34AM

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Few and far between, and those are not what is slowing your phone down ** -- HokiePHX 02/17/2016 12:31PM

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