[Tyler]

I have had I think 3 phones in the past 4 years, the first 2 were pretty crappy.. but I now have the Iphone 5 which i hope to have for a while.

[forthwall]

I have only had one phone in my life and it is basically a hand me down from 2004.

[Darth-Apple]

I have only had one phone in my life and it is basically a hand me down from 2004.

It still works? It must be a pretty tough phone.

[forthwall]

Tis a nokia

[spork985]

When ever my old one breaks. I don't have hundreds of dollars to hand out like others seem to and get one every couple of months.

[simlink]

Same as spork. If it stops working/falls apart I get a new one.

[Marc]

I don't get them often. On the other hand, for tablets, I get 'em when I see something I like. A phone can be used for cellphone calls and I'm perfectly happy with the one that I'm currently using. I prefer tablets because they have larger screens and of course, they're portable.

The last smartphone I got was a BlackBerry Torch. BlackBerry was "the thing" around here back in the day and everyone was crazy about BBM, so I decided to get myself a BlackBerry. I wanted to upgrade to the Samsung Galaxy S4 this year, but I had a change of heart last minute.

but I now have the Iphone 5 which i hope to have for a while.

The iPhone 5 isn't a bad phone if you're okay with the price tag.

[AtlasWest]

I would say between 1.5 to 3 years. My current phone is about 2.5 years. I am waiting for the next Nexus 4.

[Darth-Apple]

My phones usually are lucky to last 2 years. I use cell phones so much that they get worn out more quickly than they should.

It does seem that newer ones are being built to last longer though.

[Electric2Shock]

When ever my old one breaks. I don't have hundreds of dollars to hand out like others seem to and get one every couple of months.

I'd follow spork, but if I really need a new feature, I might buy one every couple of months. My current one is 6 months old.

[Clayton]

Once every 2 years

[SpookyZalost]

I'm going to be honest, I use a cell phone until it doesn't work and I can't fix it anymore... as a side effect mine usually over time end up picking up extra parts and stuff to compensate... think of it like a lost ship which has to install alien technology it finds along the way to get home, yeah the ships retired but it's a ghost of it's original self.