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ianbobmorris@GeriAQuin if you don't want me to keep using my ipod then sell me a new one, i only have so much money @cstross
Charlie Stross@ianbobmorris @GeriAQuin Psst: a 5-10 year old iPhone is a shitty phone but has more storage than the largest iPod Classic, runs Apple Music (when you're near wifi, never mind cellular), and a better DAC. A 6+ or earlier still has a 3.5mm headphone socket: for later ones, a lightning or USB-C adapter is available. The music tech is one of the less-remembered secrets of the iPhone/iPod transition that Apple got so right people forget to complain.
Cadbury Moose@cstross @ianbobmorris @GeriAQuin
Hmmm... <Moose looks at iPhone> Ah, the current one is a secondhand 7, with no headphone jack. That's a bugger, but shows how little I use it. I shall have to dig out and repair the old 6 if I want to use iTunes on the train. (It got broken by some muppet who got on the train, took the seat opposite, and hurled his bag under the table - damaging the power connector such that it won't charge. A friend donated his 7 with dead battery as a replacement. 3:O)>
@Cadbury_Moose @ianbobmorris @GeriAQuin If you can find a second-hand 6s Plus, that was the peak of headphone-jack iPhone tech. Had LTE/4G so the phone will still work for a while yet (but the OS is probably too insecure for safe web browsing without adblockers). Up to 80 hours audio playback on a fresh battery according to MacTracker.
@cstross @ianbobmorris @GeriAQuin
The 6 always used to run out of battery on trips to London if I was using it for audio playback. Some of that was probably due to it desperately trying to maintain a cell connection at 100mph or so, and you can't turn that off. 3:O(>
I did have to replace the SIM at one point to keep it working, so it might be recent enough for 4G. I'll have to open it up and see if I can re-solder the power connector.