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<blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 5700803" data-attributes="member: 8835">Since most people are locked into 2 year contracts, doing a 5 after only a year since the 4 would be a bummer.Sure some folks would jump because they have more money than sense.&nbsp; But the rest of us would be staring at our not as cool iPhone 4 wondering &quot;what the heck&quot; and then waiting until the iPhone 6 anway.Contrast to the iPad, which seems to be revving annually.Another interesting factor is the price drops on earlier models.&nbsp; iOS FW tends to only support the current 3 models.&nbsp; So anyone buying a 3Gs on the cheap is going to be falling off the support wagon next summer when the iPhone 5 comes out.&nbsp; In my nerdy eye, I don't recommend buying the older models when the new one comes out.&nbsp; Apple tends to expect software to be upgraded to support the new FW, and that tends to make older software fall off.&nbsp;&nbsp; Plus, the newer software takes advantage of faster hardware.&nbsp; Though a friend was amazed that Netflix actually worked on their iPhone 1 they still used (and that the battery is still good on it).So, you're better off having the newest when it comes out.&nbsp; If you can't afford that, I gotta wonder how you were going to afford the +$30 a month data plan.&nbsp; Smartphones ain't cheap, and I gotta wonder how smart those of us with them really are...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Janx, post: 5700803, member: 8835"] Since most people are locked into 2 year contracts, doing a 5 after only a year since the 4 would be a bummer. Sure some folks would jump because they have more money than sense. But the rest of us would be staring at our not as cool iPhone 4 wondering "what the heck" and then waiting until the iPhone 6 anway. Contrast to the iPad, which seems to be revving annually. Another interesting factor is the price drops on earlier models. iOS FW tends to only support the current 3 models. So anyone buying a 3Gs on the cheap is going to be falling off the support wagon next summer when the iPhone 5 comes out. In my nerdy eye, I don't recommend buying the older models when the new one comes out. Apple tends to expect software to be upgraded to support the new FW, and that tends to make older software fall off. Plus, the newer software takes advantage of faster hardware. Though a friend was amazed that Netflix actually worked on their iPhone 1 they still used (and that the battery is still good on it). So, you're better off having the newest when it comes out. If you can't afford that, I gotta wonder how you were going to afford the +$30 a month data plan. Smartphones ain't cheap, and I gotta wonder how smart those of us with them really are... [/QUOTE]

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