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[Technology] Oldish tech - Did anyone have an IPod Touch?



Stat Brother

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I've always been most comfortable with moving podcasts onto an MP3 from I-Tunes on a laptop.
Don't judge me that's just where I stopped 'keeping up with the Joneses'.

Anyhoo a couple of weeks ago I poured a cuppa over the laptop and it didn't take too kindly to the experience, although bless it, the thing is still trying for me.

A £100 6th/7th generation Touch from eBay, appears to cut the laptop out of the process, already has I-Tunes and works as a fancy pants MP3 for use in the car and sleeping (not at the same time)

Is that the case?
 




BNthree

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What type of mobile phone do you have? Could just do this in your phone and not use an extra bit of tech
 


Stat Brother

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BNthree said:
What type of mobile phone do you have? Could just do this in your phone and not use an extra bit of tech
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An old Motorola, that doesn't connect to the music box in my car!!!!!

Plus I do like having them separate, I am a creature of habit.
Basically I'm trying not to buy a replacement cheapo lap top, just for I-Tunes.

Seemingly the Touch arrived on the market as I was leaving.
All I'm after is a bit of validation 'yep that's what the Touch did and it was good at it' type thing.
 




Beanstalk

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Stat Brother said:
I've always been most comfortable with moving podcasts onto an MP3 from I-Tunes on a laptop.
Don't judge me that's just where I stopped 'keeping up with the Joneses'.

Anyhoo a couple of weeks ago I poured a cuppa over the laptop and it didn't take too kindly to the experience, although bless it, the thing is still trying for me.

A £100 6th/7th generation Touch from eBay, appears to cut the laptop out of the process, already has I-Tunes and works as a fancy pants MP3 for use in the car and sleeping (not at the same time)

Is that the case?
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A 7th gen iPod Touch is essentially an iPhone 7 with functionality removed. You’d be far far better off with an iPhone 7/8, refurbished for under £100 that you only use as a music device.

I bet if you asked around someone will have an old iPhone spare in a draw somewhere, so you could get it for nothing.

Reset the device to factory settings, don’t insert a SIM card, plug it into your laptop if you want to upload tracks the old fashioned way, and use the podcast app to download episodes directly onto the device etc.

I just can’t see the iPod touch being a useful purchase in comparison to a throwaway iPhone (they’re essentially the same) especially as you’d be essentially buying it at collectors prices.
 




Mr Smggles

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Beanstalk said:
A 7th gen iPod Touch is essentially an iPhone 7 with functionality removed. You’d be far far better off with an iPhone 7/8, refurbished for under £100 that you only use as a music device.

I bet if you asked around someone will have an old iPhone spare in a draw somewhere, so you could get it for nothing.

Reset the device to factory settings, don’t insert a SIM card, plug it into your laptop if you want to upload tracks the old fashioned way, and use the podcast app to download episodes directly onto the device etc.

I just can’t see the iPod touch being a useful purchase in comparison to a throwaway iPhone (they’re essentially the same) especially as you’d be essentially buying it at collectors prices.
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And do NOT upgrade to the operating system to whatever it wants you to. It’ll turn the phone into a brick.
 




LamieRobertson

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Stat Brother said:
I've always been most comfortable with moving podcasts onto an MP3 from I-Tunes on a laptop.
Don't judge me that's just where I stopped 'keeping up with the Joneses'.

Anyhoo a couple of weeks ago I poured a cuppa over the laptop and it didn't take too kindly to the experience, although bless it, the thing is still trying for me.

A £100 6th/7th generation Touch from eBay, appears to cut the laptop out of the process, already has I-Tunes and works as a fancy pants MP3 for use in the car and sleeping (not at the same time)

Is that the case?
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That was a bit silly
 




Bozza

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Beanstalk said:
A 7th gen iPod Touch is essentially an iPhone 7 with functionality removed. You’d be far far better off with an iPhone 7/8, refurbished for under £100 that you only use as a music device.

I bet if you asked around someone will have an old iPhone spare in a draw somewhere, so you could get it for nothing.

Reset the device to factory settings, don’t insert a SIM card, plug it into your laptop if you want to upload tracks the old fashioned way, and use the podcast app to download episodes directly onto the device etc.

I just can’t see the iPod touch being a useful purchase in comparison to a throwaway iPhone (they’re essentially the same) especially as you’d be essentially buying it at collectors prices.
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This is correct - an iPod Touch is/was essentially an iPhone without the cellular connectivity bit, so slimmer and lighter too.

An iPod Shuffle would be a lot cheaper as it's got a lot less functionality, but wouldn't fulfil the "cut out the laptop" bit.
 




Stat Brother

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happypig said:
Get with the program Pops, buy yourself a smartphone.
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I do have such a thing I am using it right now - I just don't use it for my podcast listening.
 






Stat Brother

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Obviously nobody is interested, but I did ask, you replied, and unlike most other in this situation here's the denouement.

I tried to source a free 'kitchen draw' I-Phone to no avail.
It turns out in my original half arsed search id over priced the I-Touch.
EBay has them a tiny bit cheaper than the iPhone.

I went with a £50 Touch and am very happy.
It all synched up, connects to my head phones and car wireless.


Stat Top Tip:-

This Ian Phone fella might be onto something, I suggest you guys keep an eye on this little start up, they might have a future as technology rolls forward.
 


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