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The two phones are getting older, so are we.  The cheap battery now maxes out at less than 70% of what is was designed for.  The bloated apps eat up 50% of the advertised memory.  And we're paying $80 a month EACH for these things with the cost still climbing?  A "new" phone would eat up multiple Social Security checks.  Surely this isn't "normal."  Should we consider going elsewhere?