Sentences with phrase «instead of upgrading»

There are recent reports that instead of upgrading, homeowners are choosing to take on home improvement projects instead to meet their housing needs.
According to Barclays analyst Mark Moskowitz, users experiencing slow performance on their phone may now opt to replace the phone's battery, instead of upgrading to the latest model of Apple's smartphone.
I too have zenfone 5, after reading all the comments, i am thinking like better keep the jelly bean and be happy, instead of upgrading to 4.4, get all the troubles, try factory reset or downgrading.
Instead of upgrading, I'll splurge on a good watch band and it'll look just as good.
how about removable batteries and not needlessly soldering components that force people to replace whole computers instead of upgrading parts like ram and harddisks?
«While this is a good PR move for Apple to resolve the issue, we are concerned it could be a mild headwind for iPhone unit sales if more iPhone users decide to take the offer instead of upgrading to a new device,» wrote analyst Mark Moskowitz and his team.
What I recommend is if you are just trying out & testing Windows 8 Release Preview, do a clean install of Windows 8 Release Preview instead of upgrading from the previous Windows version.
So before you commit, check out the pros and cons of jumping to a Pixel 2 instead of upgrading to iPhone 8.
Customers opting for a battery replacement instead of upgrading an iPhone could be a «mild headwind» for iPhone unit sales, potentially resulting in millions of fewer iPhone purchases during the year.
«While this is a good PR move for Apple to resolve the issue, we are concerned it could be a mild headwind for iPhone unit sales if more iPhone users decide to take the offer instead of upgrading to a new device,» the analyst Mark Moskowitz and team wrote.
So instead of upgrading a notch or two further — and still not having the functionality we needed — we moved over to 5 pm at $ 4 / month more.
American Electric Power wanted to install energy storage devices on its distribution grid instead of upgrading a transmission line or building a new substation.
1) Instead of upgrading, maintaining, and replacing deteriorating existing infrastructure, invest in new infrastructure.
I changed my laptop for a lighter one, decided to keep my compact camera instead of upgrading to a reflex, discovered lush shampoo bars and learnt to minimize my clothes.
Instead of upgrading, Kia opted to carry over the 2.0 - liter and 2.4 - liter from the previous generation with a decrease in power to accommodate an increase in fuel economy.
It's a tower defense game but with a couple of key twists: Yes, there are cats, but also you focus more on dispatching units from your single tower instead of upgrading the structure itself.
He says resisting the rise of solar energy is akin to if computer manufacturers kept using vacuum tube switches instead of upgrading to semiconductor transistors.
Instead of upgrading a poor - quality menu, they wanted to find ways to encourage children to make better choices from the terrible food in the cafeteria line.
Instead of upgrading 5 positions we really should have signed 15 players like the ex-Liverpool and Man United pundits suggested.
Some even expressed interest in switching to the Pixel 2 for its camera instead of upgrading to another iPhone.
Most people will be wishing for a new card instead of an upgraded Platinum card, so we can sign up and get the bonus once more in our lifetime.
As a Diamond member, I received one of the worst rooms in the house, instead of an upgrade, no welcome amenity / points or any recognition.
This glitch allows us to upgrade the power we switch to instead of the upgrade we start on.
If you're considering buying a 2018 iPad or iPad mini 4 instead of an upgrade to the iPad Pro, chances are it's at least in part pricing - related: Apple's two base - model iPads are the cheapest tablets the company has ever sold, and they're inexpensive without a huge compromise on great features.
If you install Windows Vista on a computer which has Windows XP installed or if you perform a custom installation of Windows Vista instead of an upgrade installation, you will see a Windows.old folder on your system drive.
You perform a custom installation of Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8 instead of an upgrade installation.
Barclays also noted that battery performance is the top reason for upgrading to new iPhone models, and lastly, because the replacement is offered to all iPhone 6 to iPhone 8 owners, customers might prefer to replace batteries instead of an upgrade.
Even some newer phones are only shipping with Android 7.0 Nougat instead of the upgraded releases Google has put out since launching Nougat last Fall, and Nokia promises quicker updates of Android than other OEMs do too.

Not exact matches

The company won't raise its prices to pay for the switch; instead, it's delaying an upgrade of its security camera system.
It's in Apple's best interest to make sure customers are upgrading to new $ 700 iPhones instead of extending the life of their current devices with a new $ 29 battery.
Instead of saying, «Did you upgrade to that version of Salesforce to get that enhancement to make you more secure and more trusted?»
The biggest upgrade came in 1998, when the brothers stopped building Stingers on used trash trucks and instead contracted with the maker of those trash trucks to create a chassis optimized for farm work.
I'm recommending Egoway's battery replacement pack because it's positioned as a kit; instead of just selling a battery, Egoway also includes a set of instructions and the two screwdrivers you'll need to perform the upgrade.
It was a modified steam - assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) technology that, instead of burning natural gas to create steam to inject into the oilsands layer and thus «melt» the bitumen (heavy oil) away from the sand (as some experts describe it, burning a clean fuel to create a dirty one), it would burn a bituminous byproduct of the upgrading process in a closed loop.
«New smartphones will definitely entice people to upgrade, but vendors are more careful of avoiding oversupply in the channel,» he said, adding that the market could see «a short period of stagnancy» as players refocused on research and development efforts instead of marketing products.
The elevator industry, however, is a complicated world, says Reich - Rohrwig, whose firm focuses almost entirely on upgrading existing lifts in office buildings and apartment tower — with modern displays, digital buttons, etc. — instead of supplying fixtures to the inexpensively - made new models installed in condo towers.
Instead of shelling out $ 700 for a whole new device, you could just buy the bits that actually need upgrading — a new battery here, a better camera there, and so on.
Instead of doing a pricey systems overhaul, Booker needed a simple package that could link upgraded versions of her existing programs.
A key commonality of all of these new networks is that they do not run ads, instead relying on subscriptions or «freemium» models similar to that of LinkedIn, where users can upgrade to access certain features.
«Ten years past the financial crisis and we could see a period where, instead of talking about «secular stagnation» as our mutual friend Larry Summers likes to do, we're going to be seeing growth upgrades that we haven't seen, we're going to see investment like we haven't seen and we might see inflation in a way we haven't seen,» Rogoff said.
«Instead of finding one common denominator, we're saying, no, let's upgrade everything.
Instead of tariffs, the United States should address its concerns by upgrading the WTO system and moving forward with the Bilateral Investment Treaty with China.
Although broadcasters ostensibly must direct the money they receive only toward costs associated with the spectrum auction, the likely scenario remains that the FCC will remain unable to detect and stop waste, fraud and abuse if the funds are used instead to upgrade their equipment in pursuit of ATSC 3.0.
The assets need to be redistributed, so the firms with solid balance sheets get rid of the uneconomic ventures and instead upgrade their portfolio with more promising projects, the analysts said.
Instead, it operates on an entirely new blockchain, a «self - amending cryptoledger» that rewards developers who upgrade the network's protocols and allows for «seamless,» consensual upgrades of those protocols (read the white paper here for a lot more detail).
Following the challenge from Gene, what are some areas in your life where «Enough is Enough» and you can put aside the money you would have spent on the «upgrade» to use for the Kingdom of God instead?
Wenger has lost his tactical ability and selecting players for games, if not: arteta, mertesacker would never have been CAPTAINS, monreal, ospina, jekinson won't have been first class players in his sight, ospina would have left instead of szesny, we won't have gotten gervinho instead of hazard, ozil whom noone wants when he wants an upgraded contract won't be a starter, e.t.c the list goes on and on and on.
wenger is a legend in his own mind so other peoples opinions... fans, ex players, journalists, etc... have no bearing on his greatness or the righteousness of his own decisions... from end of last season it was clear we needed two quality attacking options to put up a serious challenge (getting rid of walcott and campbell or ox and bringing in a serious upgrade over giroud) instead he brought in another midfield option (having done the same in the winter window) which only makes sense in his own delusional world rather than the reality of facing up to serious and strengthening competitors and which defines the job at hand....
Kinda of works and nice guy are not the hallmarks of a true DM, if we want to move on to the next level or even back in to the top 4 we definitely need an upgrade, why should a DM only play the ball sideways or backwards just to play it safe, they should be able to pass in multiple directions long or short, there primary objective should be to sit back and defend instead of bombing forward and start attacks from there.
Instead of fixating on replacing Giroud to get maybe 4 - 6 extra goals a season (and contrary to accepted popular belief there are very few if any supporters who would be upset if an upgrade came in) why can't we a bit more imaginative about this; conceding 10 less goals could have won us the title just as easily, further refining our balance between defence and attack, building on the cohesion and fledgling confidence we have built - up may, just may, bring bigger benefits than ripping the spine of the team out and starting again.
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