I've soooooo been where you are now, Dinny
Had the same flip phone for 12-13 years, and never gave one hot damn about upgrading... my phone worked just fine
Then I was able to 'upgrade' to an I phone 3, hesitated at first bigly, but then took it thinking what the hell, at least I'll be able to take some really slick pictures and video
I'd seen what my kids and friends phones were able to produce in that medium, and was impressed... 'wow you can zoom in nicely, its crystal clear, amazing!' so what can I lose by getting with the times?
Literally the only reason for taking the new phone was for that
The first chance I get to really enjoy those features, was a RATT concert this summer... I'm RIGHT next to the stage, Warren DeMartini is RIGHT in front of me
So I'm snapping away, and recording video when not doing that
Viewing it on the screen I'm thinking 'well hopefully this gets a LOT better when I view it all later'
Oh no, it was all terrible quality... the kids say well you need to make sure its had all of its updates
So the daughter is over a while later and says 'yeah sorry, but its as upgraded as it can get'
ALL of the hassle of switching over, and learning an entirely new phone... and yet the ONLY reason I took it for is a moot point, AWFUL picture quality, AWFUL video quality
But at least I get KINDA accurate weather updates on it!
I knew when taking it, that it wasnt a 5-6-7 model... but AT LEAST expected high quality pictures
**** technology