Cost of owning an Iphone

[CJM]

I honestly prefer the garmin over a fancy phone. I currently have a nuvi 700 series iirc, 4 inch screen and really nice unit that I got from sams club for liek 200 bucks awhile back.

I do wish I had a fancier phone, but I abuse my things alot and such a device would ultimately wind up a pile of plastic when I am done. I still have my old pos verizon branded motorola phone-it wont die lol..

How do you guys who have the smart phones not break them? I mean I drop, beat, and generally abuse my phone. Hell last one fell in a puddle of water 3x and still worked. Then again the cheapies always work the best and last the longest imho.

[4x4mike]

I've got a Garmin for the vehicles and like it a lot. It's clean, simple and has a great screen.

My smart phone stays in my pocket all the time. I'm not super rough on my stuff and take extra care with the phone and don't forget it's in my pocket. It's a touch screen and flips open to another screen and keyboard. I guess there is a lot to break but it's well built and has been holding up great. When skiing on bike riding it stick it in a ziplock bag to keep water and sweat off of it.

[slosurfer]

My blackberry has been dropped more than any of my other phones and is still holding up fine and I'm pretty hard on my phones since they are always in my cargo pocket. It gets wet at work, bangs on stuff as I'm walking on the jobsite, etc... The only "protection" it has, is a thin plastic screen overlay to help keep scratches off the screen.

[CJM]

My brother has a blackberry storm Chris and so far he is on #3. I tried the LG chocolate way back when, after 2 replacements I gave up.

I even killed one of those old motorola military grade phones, apparently getting crushed by a bobcat isnt covered under the insurance.

[2ndGen]

I have a TomTom, it's in my wife's car, the garage at her work has their own security guards.

I refuse to use any add on GPS even aftermarket stereo in my car simply because these are theft magnet. I had about $2500 of damage for the 2 break-in's, all because these stupid GPS, even I kept the 2nd one in the glove box, they've noticed the dash mount.

[Scuba]

I used to be stupid with my phones (throw them, abuse them..etc..). But then again, I used to be a little shit of a teenager. I think I went through 4 different phones and who knows how many replacements for those in.. 4 years..

Now that I have the iPhone it has a hard rubber case and has been dropped a few times but she's still going strong..

[CJM]

I only used window mounts for the gps and put it out of sight when I get out. I also mount it very close to the dash and A-pillar on the drivers side.

[Robinhood4x4]

I dropped my ipod touch (basically an iphone without the phone) from the hood of the 4runner (4 foot drop) onto the street while I was doing 40 mph. Amazingly, it worked. All it had was a silicone skin.

You can get waterproof enclosures for the iphone.

[2ndGen]

I went to a local AT&T store had a little chat with the guys over there, pretty much if I use an Iphone, my minimum monthly bill would be around $75, compare to my current bill, that's $480 a year extra payment I can't afford, and I have to pay for 2 years.

glad I didn't pick that up.

[mastacox]

Yeah when my wife and I were looking at getting a pair of Blackberrys or Droids (Verizon) we detrmined the bill would go up about $65/month on top of what we were already paying (~$95/mo). I decided I didn't need a smartphone that bad...