#Thriftshop is the way to go, I get those cords whenever I see them for $0.50, my 4S is still my everyday work phone and my old 4S is now a dashcam and the iPad 1st Gen I won in a contest when they first came out I still use everyday, and my daughter uses her Gen2 iPad everyday ($30 nib on craigslist) etc. Apple stuff works! Why upgrade?