Another cell phone thread

[lumberjim]

Amanda gets her phone service paid by the new employer. So she had to choose a new phone through their plan. She got the new galaxy S8. For free. The bitch.

So, since her coming off my bill took $70/mo away, I ordered myself an S8+.

I take back calling her a bitch.

I still had to pay $130 upfront and $30/mo x 24, but my bill will still be $40 less than last month.

[BigV]

If my bill was $40 less, they'd be writing me a check.

[lumberjim]

Best part is that she will be on Verizon, so we might actually have a signal when we go anywhere else.

[lumberjim]

this phone is good. real good. It feels smaller in my hand than the Note4, but the screen is a god bit larger. and it's gorgeous. picture is tighter than my tv and blacks are blacker etc... amazing things, these phones today.

I'm used to Next Launcher from my old phone, and I still use it on here, but it seems like the phone does much of that stuff on it's own. super customizability. wicked fast and slick as hell.

go get you one, hear?

[lumberjim]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Nobody is buying Apple stock right now. Which means: time to buy.

Yesterday was an big Apple developers conference and the tech press seems to think they have announced nothing particularly special and so their stock dropped again. It's 40% off their peak price.

Nobody seems to have noticed that a version of iOS to run in cars could easily be the next big thing...

on June 26th 2013 (shortly after your suggestion above) Apple stock opened at $57. It closed today at $143.73

if you had acted on your own advice and purchased $2500 worth of stock, 43 shares would be worth $6180. 40% return.

Maybe I'll listen next time you talk about stocks.

[Clodfobble]

That's 40% over 4 years, though. Dow Jones over that same time frame went from 14,910 to 21,310 = also basically 40%.

You find something that gets you 40% in one year, then you're talking.

[xoxoxoBruce]

But I only made 9% last year.

[tw]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

But I only made 9% last year.

One should average 8% annually. Demonstrates why stock broker advice and mutual funds are for losers.

8% annually is 36% in four years. Double money in nine years.

[classicman]

Originally Posted by tw

8% annually is 36% in four years. Double money in nine years.

No, its not. One would need to add into account the compounded interest.

[Happy Monkey]

tw was right; without compounding, it's 32%

[classicman]

Duh ... would one ignore the compounding? everyone here knows 4x8=32

[Happy Monkey]

Sorry; internet tone is hard to read. Are you being self-deprecating? tw said 36%, not 32%.

[classicman]

lol ... tone, yes.