Russell Coker wrote:
On Wed, 25 Mar 2015 07:35:24 AM Rohan McLeod wrote:
Not clear whether you are suggesting gaining root via a Cyanogenmod etc instal or somehow via the existing Android; but same problem with either ie retail value will be small afterwards; If you root the existing install then you can remove the root access afterwards, or you could just sell it without telling the buyer as it makes no changes to the UI.
Russell that is an excellent suggestion; I don't care if I leave the buyer with root access (yes I know very irresponsible); just as long as the UI and functionality ; is the same to all outward appearance !
maybe I should keep an eye out for a phone which either provides, 1/ 'off-the-shelf' application deletion' 2/ something which comes with root capability 3/ something which is so cheap that installing Cyanogenmod etc won't matter when the ZTE F165 dies. A Nexus 4 meets that reasonably well. Kogan was selling them for $170 last year.
Let's see say another 5 years till the ZTE F165 konks out; and 20%/ year compound depreciation on the Nexus 4 => $Nexus 4 (2020) = $170 x .8^ 5 = $ 55; yep that's do-able to :-$ thanks Rohan McLeod