They just need an excuse to buy a new phone.
paper_moon@lemmy.world 5 months ago
People don’t try cleaning their charging port before buying a new device? Thats crazy. I really have a hard time believing people don’t try cleaning before buying a new device.
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PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Sounds like you haven’t met very many people.
ozymandias@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
i found out weed smokers regularly use a glass pipe until it’s clogged and then just throw it away….
also, if you go dumpster diving around the first of the month you can find trash bags full of useful things that people abandon and landlords throw out.paper_moon@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Lol this one is truly unbelievable to me. Its glass! Soak it in soapy water or vinegar for gods sake…
ozymandias@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
it’s true… i’ve found them like that and my friend told me that’s why….
also i’m in california and everyone smokes weed and glass pipes are cheap and everywhere.
i really hate the “disposable” usb-c rechargeable vapes that can’t be refillable by law….
tpihkal@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I mean, it’s one phone, paper_moon. What could it cost? $1000?
fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
Some people are just absurdly lazy.
Also what kind of kit does op have? A sim card ejector, a metal brush, a q tip thing, half a zip tie, and some adhesive things? Any thin plastic shim will work perfectly, and sometimes even a stiff plastic bristle brush works well.
anomnom@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
I wouldn’t put anything conductive in there.
Wood toothpicks worked great on lightning ports, usbc is a little trickier and more fragile so I use a plastic spudger from an old screen replacement kit.
slazer2au@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Not all are lazy, some just don’t know.
My in-laws didn’t clean the dust out of their PC for almost a decade because when they purchased it, no one told them to clean the filter on the front.
ayyy@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
I don’t think plate manufacturers have to tell you to do the dishes. Everything needs cleaning, how do people not know this?
Ghoelian@piefed.social 5 months ago
Well yeah because the plate looks dirty and its because you purposefully put food on it.
No one is purposefully throwing dust at their PC, and if someone doesn’t know that their PC is pulling in air, they wouldn’t know it needs any cleaning besides dusting off like other furniture.
orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
He said “some people,” not “all people.”
BroBot9000@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I’d believe it, especially with all the propaganda from big corporations and the fomo they push with new technology. Looking at Apple and their fucking yearly phone cycles.
Don’t forget to consume more! Buy two just in case! Consume! CONSUME!!!
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Most people buy a new cell phone long before the charger stops working.
I’m weird. I’ve had my cell phone since 2020. But MOST people buy one every 2-3 years. Just because the newest latest and greatest just came out.
My 5 year old phone still has no issue charging. And when the battery starts dying, MY battery is user replaceable.
acockworkorange@mander.xyz 5 months ago
Don’t believe this person, they’ve clearly lost their mind.
11111one11111@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Cheese and rice theres a lot of responses jumping to accusations of people too lazy but I’ve never heard someone too lazy to clean a phone port for $1000 savings.
100% of the people im surrounded by in my family/friends would be to afraid of breaking it beyond trade in value towards the new phone. My case was extreme but since the screens got better id have to guess charging issues is up there for one of the biggest reasons people trade their phones in.