Poll: How often do you switch phones?

I change phones randomly. There’s no fixed time.
My 3210 lasted one year, my 3330 last two, smartphone (from smart addict) only for 10 months, P800 for almost three years (2years, 9 months to be exact), 6680 for a year (lost it). My last phone was a samsung whose unit i do not remember which lasted 3 months. It broke two weeks ago. I’m currently surveying the market for a sulit phone.

So there. Randomly. But looks quite often to me. :-)

I want my phone to last at least 3 years

Palm 600, 650, 680 roughly 3 years. So that would be one per year i guess. The new Palm Pre looks impressive.

I have a trusty SE k800i. Never fails to deliver the Sony quality in terms of pictures and sound. I have a Nokia 2630 as a secondary phone. I like the touchscreen sony and I’m more than willing to pay the same amount I would if I were to buy an iPhone.

SE k800i – one and a half year
nokia 2630 – less than a year, bundled with a phone plan.

i used to change very often before but after using my first nokia communicator(9210i), i cannot text using ordinary keyboards, i can only text using qwerty and since communicators change models only after a year and a half or so, then it took me time to change my phone. to suppress my craving for a new phone i just kept on buying my wife new phones so i could try it,just recently bought her a cookie. i currently have a nokia e70 bought last nov 23,2006…phones usually change looks and add some features,nothing really dramatic. ive tried touchscreen phones(iphone,xda ,etc)but still old school qwerty is the best for me..i think the younger set change phones every 6-8 months

I used to switch phones every 2 years. Practicality is my basis.

i guess it would take me at least 1 year and 6 months before i change my cellphone. but man, last year (October 2008) i bought a Sony Ericsson K850i and after two months, the phone was stolen. Now I’m using a Nokia 1200, and i’ll be saving money to buy a new cellphone, but i’ll buy next year. Rock on!

My main phone is still the Palm Treo 600 (purchased more than half a decade ago). Thinking of switching to a Windows Mobile MotoQ, or a Palm Centro, or will just wait for the Palm Pre to be released locally.

Got a Sony Ericsson W760i acquired recently as a secondary phone, and a Blackberry 7290 for my wireless landline.

whenever possible (pag may budget)…

2 years and i make it a point that the next phone i’ll purchase is still a smart phone (symbian). sobrang important ng phone na nagrurun ng 3rd party apps like fring for voip, google maps. masyado kasing mahina ang java files at the moment.

abe, have you reviewed voip phone apps lately, like fring, truphone, gizmo5, etc.? kasi sobrang useful ng mga apps na yan kaya siguro compare mo din. pero i only use fring lalo na kapag nasa 3.5G network ako o kahit sa 3G lang, tinatawagan ko ang wife ko sa skype for only 10 pesos for 30 mins (smart user kasi ako)! guys try FRING! available yun sa OS na symbian, wm, uiq (rest in peace), osx, basta try nyo pwede din sa java 2.0 capable phones, kaya lang chat lang pwede ang pwede!

used to change phones every few months. ngayon every 2 years na. i’m kinda more practical nowadays. although i did splurge on a netbook a few weeks ago. hehehe!

Me?, 10-15 months. Pero yung cellphone ko ngayun (which is 5610 Xpressmusic). Paabutin ko siguro up to 2 years

i have a self-induced affinity to a sleek, smooth, sturdy, and elegant PDA phone. That means, usually my investment is usually above normal expenditure. so i have the tendency to overly maximize my phone before i would get a new one. and at the rate, i usually had it every two years or more.

and at the global recession, that makes me think twice now, phones that cost 10grand or higher isn’t really practical to possess anymore.

i never switched unless hindi na gumagana. :)

i am a cellphone addict… from time to time… specially smartphones (before that i was into nokia… 3210, 3310, 7110). Got the HTC tanager in 2002 or 2003. Smart plan. Then the HTC voyager 18 months after. The big drop price in O2 xphoneII less than a year later made me want to get the phone. When Nokia introduced its own smartphones, i had the e61 in early 2007 then the e61i later that year. Been contemplating on getting the e71 in 2008 and later the e63 (since it is a lot cheaper; and i don’t think gps would be that important to me in the next 2 years given the present support in the Philippines; and usage of my data plan is not maximized given the availability of wi-fi areas everywhere) but then i think will wait a little longer. What with android and google phones lurking around. Oh yes, it’s only my excuse to spend my heard earned pay on something else like a dslr (cheaper now) hd lcd tv (cheaper too) and netbook (msi wind u100 260gb at P17k now?). got to go…

2 years is a good benchmark figure for me.
I usually upgrade when “new” functions mainstream.

I upgraded from Nokia 9300 to e61i for wifi, for example. About 2 years in the interim for that uptake. But it might be important to note that I beat these things to a pulp :) Mobile POP3 email, Fring, mobile doc/xls/ppt/pdf functionality…all the bells and whistles on full treble :)

Abe, the numbers I’m actually more interested in is the percentage of utilization people get out of their phones. Seriously. how many people are even aware that their phone has a-GPS for example.

Bottomline: I think manufacturers make phones often simply to satisfy a market demand…nothing to do with technology :)

close to 18 months, but only because my old 5300 was involved in an accident. replaced by a 5310. i love the xpressmusic series too much!

A mobile phone is considered a “dinosaur” if it is already 2 years old? Wow. :o

abe, pa-contest mo na lang yung mga phone na hindi mo nagamit talaga na binigay sayo. :)

Everyday I scan the internet for new techs and that include cellphones. I like to read reviews about cellphones, I have this craving for new cellphones , every new release by nokia or samsung itches my wallet. Since the late 90’s I had acquired at least 30 cellphones from the early nokia 5110, 3210 to the later n70. n95, the 5700xpressmusic and my latest is the E71. I love music that’s why I have an xpressmusic, I love surfing that’s why I have the E 71. There are many reasons…am a phone addict and yes I have a pc and a laptop..

hmmm…..

believe it or not, every 2 weeks (since sept) :)
not being arrogant
Cellphone addict ako!!! sobra….
pero hindi naman nakatambak dito ung mga phone TRADE IN lagi
lahat ng nakakakilala sa akin unang tanong lagi “ano phone mo ngayon?” and ako ung INSTANT CELLPHONE REVIEWER nila hehehehe….. kaya anyone interested kunin akong “gadget reviewer?” hehehe..

I OWN:
-HTC DIAMOND
-IPHONE 3G
-5320

I’m more on functionality than on being ‘up to the latest’ in using phones. As long as it’s working fine and fulfilling my needs I’m going to stick to it.

My take is that phone manufacturers are not trying to catch up with consumers, they are the ones pushing the consumers to switch phones. Nokia is the number one culprit, buy a new model today, it’s antiquated in less than 6 months!

a year or 1 year and six mos… kasi po walang pambili..

close to 18 months… tama lang, hindi magastos.

i switch every 9 months or so. Most of my friends in the states switch once every year or so.. usually, the ones that switch more often than 12 months are the ones that will buy the MAJOR releases (i.e. iphone, blackberry pearl/curve, etc) when they FIRST RELEASE.. however, most of my friends just have regular phones and won’t switch unless its something that they REALLY want.

makes me wonder how people in the philippines can afford to switch phones so often if what you are saying is true… i know for me, i hold off because i simply need to put my money elsewhere and my current phone works, so i personally dont have a need to change it.

also, many people wait for phone deals that come along with their 1/2 year postpaid contract expiring.. so if you take that into account, some people will wait even 2 years before their next phone.