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Responsible_Dog1036

Yes! I also still have gen 1 IPod that survived 10 yrs of FIFO in the WA desert and still works.


AlexM81

Absolute tank of a device, I'm about to go fifo so it's good to hear this


Responsible_Dog1036

The screen is completely cracked but can still read it and it works.


AlexM81

Use brasso polish on the plastic screen, idk why but it works


TomArday

Does it make cracks disappear?


AlexM81

No only scratches


Pacify_

Ipod classic, man those things were indestructible. Pretty sure mine is still alive if I was to plug it in


priii27

Is fifo seriously that bad everyone keeps saying its proper hard but I've done 12 hour shifts for 2 months straight


Responsible_Dog1036

No, I enjoyed FIFO before kids, and the money and rosters are better now.


Nexnsnake

Oh nooo I'm get 180k a year to eat shit food and do no work..... Woe is meeee.


smashingcones

I know you're taking the piss but unless you're a manager sitting in an office you're working pretty damn hard on site. Food was surprisingly okay depending on the site too.


Nexnsnake

Never been on a minesite, never desired to be on a minesite. Will probably never take a job on a mine site. But everyone I know who is, is a fat fuck from eating too much shitty food and doing fuck all for long hours. That's not hard work.


smashingcones

Sounds like you just know some lazy cunts or guys that are lucky enough to be in a good position. I worked for a couple of different companies when I was 18 and it was good money but very hard work. Every now and then you'll get the cushy job of driving from one town to the next, or doing some exploration out bush. But for the most part you're doing 10-12hr days in 40°+ heat with very little downtime and when you get back to your room you have a small bed with paper thin walls to look forward to. The FIFO lifestyle isn't for everyone though, and some people get pretty lucky with the positions they land. Great for smashing out a mortgage in a couple of years, but not so good if you have a family or don't like working long hours.


Dockers-Man

So you're talking from an informed position, or one that you've lived directly? Sounds like you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. I've done it, don't wish to any more, but can see why the work is necessary, what FIFO workers have to deal with, what they sacrifice, and believe me they deserve what they get paid - though not all of them are on the big bucks.


dimibro71

Why do they deserve what they get paid?


Pacify_

Lmao, mate should spend a day as a driller offsider then come back and say how little work it is lmao


seavisionburma

Great track. Dirty Harry is a fave


TazocinTDS

Great track. Mandurah line is my fave.


s1Lenceeeeeeeeeeeeee

damn that was good


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GhostofZ1on

Great album. I remember when I first saw the official airing of the music video on channel 4 in the UK. They literally bought a five minute slot just to air the video at like 9 on a Friday night.


AlexM81

Brings me back


missglittertits

My dad has two 😂 I've set up Spotify on his phone for him but he insists the old iPod brick is what he prefers to listen to music on and honestly at 75 who am I to tell him what he can and can't do hahah


AlexM81

Your dad knows the truth haha it's about the experience not the convenience


missglittertits

Honestly yeah. I was playing around with it the other day and I was struck by how pleasing the clickwheel was to use and how simple it all was.


Ozinaus

Is fucked that you can't easily get anything these days that matches them for storage. Most be had enough music on it to play continuously for 36 days and fourteen hours. AFnd it was only about 2/3 full. I know that the crackhead that stole it would have well finishthe point or two he would have got for it by now, and could do with getting it back now, as it had every genre I can think of.~~~~


TomArday

I’m with your dad. I have mates who keep trying to get me to go with Spotify, but I’ll defend my iPod to the death in battle if I must.


plobster

Someone call Wade from Dankpods


Onionpicklecake

I saw the green iPad case in my head as I read this comment.


TomArday

Shrek baby!


AlexM81

I'm a big fan of dankpods


TomArday

And Frank?


m1llie

I have a sansa clip zip with rockbox and a 200GB microSD.


tablytab

Rockbox on 5.5gen iPod with 500gb SDD and Wolfson DAC mod. Soundsgoodman. Rockbox makes old audio-players live again.


TomArday

Is it good? Can you still buy them?


m1llie

Yes, it's fantastic: https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/10c4xjl/wind3x_the_ipod_bootrom_exploit_10_years_too_late/j4f4q6f/ No, you can't still buy them. The newer replacement models aren't rockbox-compatible either.


M0RXIS

I have a 120GB Classic plugged into my car stereo.


AlexM81

Same as mine!


M0RXIS

While I have Spotify Premium on my phone, it's so much easier to just get in the car, hit the ignition and go rather than fiddle with an app and choose a playlist.


TomArday

Me too!


AlvisCPU

I do! Got an iPod Touch Gen4(?), my phone doesn't have the space to carry too much music and I never had good enough internet for streaming until recently. It's mostly full of music from 2009 and weird game soundtracks.


Dayreel07

Bought an ipod touch in 2014 and i’m still using it. It’s got over 2,000 songs now and still counting. I like being old school and I prefer downloading songs than streaming


gebuswon

Come to the dark side of collecting Cd's/Vinyl. We have cookies


AlexM81

Haha the force of attraction is insane but the buy in cost is too!


gebuswon

Just look at places you normally wouldn't. I recently discovered that the Bullsbrook recycling centre has used CDs (of various conditions) are going for 50c/$1 each. Have amassed a small collection from bookshops and such but you don't have to spend a lot to get something started. The only true cost is storage. Physical mediums take up space and for some people that's a deal breaker. I just like the idea of owning something rather than renting/subscription. Have been burned in the past when Apple lost the license for some music and tv shows.. this way by owning the disc, Sony/Warner Bros can't come to my house and take them from me


CharmOffensive-

Ugh, my list of chase vinyls grows and so does the price of each one while I pray for a rerelease.


vandea05

YouTube premium family subscription shared across two households means no ads and YouTube music (rip GPM) for a very small amount of $


sickmate

Even cheaper if you happen to be from Argentinia


TomArday

Vamos Muchachos


AlexM81

True I also have Spotify premium! It is convenient for sure


Same_Pear_929

These things work with Spotify/apple music? I thought it was just for MP3s this whole time lol


AlexM81

No just an audio file player no internet


VOOK64

Been thinking about this, but heard Google clamp down on people in multiple houses?


Snoopie96

I've got my mate and my cousin on my plan and it still works. Been about a year now


UrbanExplorer101

They are Strick on concurrent users, but don't give a shit where you use it in my experience. i quite often get kicked off a device by it because someone else start listening.


CharmOffensive-

You can just use a third party YouTube app for ad free YouTube, provided you're not stuck festering in apple's walled garden. Vanced is discontinued, but still works. Smarttubenext works great for android tv.


ZealousidealClub4119

No, but my 40GB one from 2003 is still in working order.


AlexM81

Give it a spin! r/ipod


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No, I can store 1.2 TB on my Samsung phone, which I can plug into a PC and easily drag and drop files onto. Why would I want to use shitty iTunes that can't even play flac files and rejects half my music library. Give me a simple drag and drop of all files any day :D


AlexM81

I don't use iTunes. I have a software with which you can drag and drop FLAC files and it converts it into wav automatically as well as transferring the files to the iPod without having to sync iTunes, also you could just ssd swap you iPod but who needs that much storage for music... I got the 120g one and without over 1k songs on it I'm only at 4gb use


m1llie

Have you ever tried rockbox?


TomArday

What does it do? Does it replace the Apple software in an iPod permanently?


m1llie

I believe you can still boot into the original firmware with a specific key combination. Rockbox adds support for many more audio formats, advanced customisable digital signal processing, a Doom port, all sorts of stuff. It also doubled the battery life of my Sansa, but idk if it will do the same for an iPod.


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why bother with custom software and an ipod when a phone can do it better.


AlexM81

For me it's the experience of having a separate device for my music and it genuinely sounds better to me, then again it might be placebo


ZealousidealClub4119

Additionally, using Itunes back in the day didn't mean you had to purchase from their store. I took about a day to rip all of my CDs using it, and the only time I needed to go online was for about half an hour just for fetching track & album names, over dialup.


Crime-Stoppers

Considering how old the tech is it's almost definitely placebo. With better drivers, ports/Bluetooth, and speakers it'll be a totally different experience. I can't imagine the iPod touch has kept up with growth


AlexM81

I think it's still better than blootooth but it would be hard for the human ear to tell. "The sound clarity in ipod is lively and dynamic in comparison to iphone. on the other hand when you listen to music on iphone, it sounds little flat and much more focused towards its base rather than its vocals. The classic ipod are much more clearer and brighter than the apple smartphone." https://www.techbarmiami.com/why-ipod-is-still-effective-for-listening-music-in-a-smartphone-era/#:~:text=The%20sound%20clarity%20in%20ipod,brighter%20than%20the%20apple%20smartphone.


Crime-Stoppers

Wireless will always be worse than wired, that's just how physics works. When it comes to connections you're comparing a device which is designed for music and one which is designed to be used as a phone, fairly early in the development of both and by the same company. An iPod will have better audio because it is a specialised device for playing audio and the budget was spent as such, with a phone you compromise some other aspects but no so much now with new production processes. A modern phone will likely outcompete an iPod, even with shit components just because of how far technology has come. That being said, a modern device designed for audio functionality will be better in terms of audio than a modern phone. Even when it comes to base/treble balance that heavily relies on software as well as hardware; apple could very easily ruin the balance on one device in an effort to sell the other as superior without most consumers questioning it. They could swap out a single jack and the vast majority would not even realise they've been deliberately given a scuffed headphone jack. That's part of the issue with modern electronics and software: a lot of people just don't know what's going on and don't have any reason to question it so manufacturers take advantage.


AlexM81

You win haha, you're absolutely right ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|give_upvote)![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|give_upvote)![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|give_upvote)


Crime-Stoppers

Not worried about winning brother just worried about people not getting fucked by lying companies. Always look into the details, might take a bit more effort but it's worth it.


AlexM81

Such is life


skywake86

Also a phone isn't limited in terms of different library management options either. I use MusicBee which pulls play history from last.fm. Everything I listen to, more or less, records to last.fm. Then MusicBee uses that to create automatic playlists which then sync to my phone (they even have a WiFi sync) including conversion of FLAC to MP3 Each to their own if someone wants to use old media I guess. I mean Vinyl is a thing again so why not. But yeah, the 2000s was a transition period for music playback. Exciting changes were happening but at the same time everything was crap. I don't really want to revisit it, personally


AlexM81

Interesting I'll give musicbee a try for sure! I think the iPod was probably the best music device from that era and also the last physical player to ever be mainstream before streaming


TomArday

What is the software you’re using?


AlexM81

Waltr pro


TomArday

Thank you again.


Otherwise_Window

Bruh, I'm as hardcore anti-Apple as anyone but those early iPods were actually pretty decent.


zductiv

Great with Rockbox on 'em.


Captain-Peacock

I like to carry a coffee pod around


AlexM81

😂 how many gb? 😂


Captain-Peacock

1 gb shot! Though there must be an easier way than biting into these pods and swallowing boiling water.


SectionWolf

Hell yeah I still do. Rocking an oversized battery and https://www.iflash.xyz/store/iflash-quad/


AlexM81

Love the iflash, I'm getting it soon!


FactoryIdiot

My headphone jack gave out a couple of weeks ago.


epic_piano

I'll admit, I don't carry it around but I still have my iPod. I think it's the same style as yours - has the colour screen and has 80Gb.


SporadicTendancies

I have one next to me at work that I use to drown out chatter. It's small, convenient and doesn't drain my phone battery. It's the little square nano, and I have a second one in my car hooked up to the sound system. Great little things.


huffibear

Yep love it!


Gullible-Guess7994

I still have an iPod shuffle, one of the little square clip on ones, that I use when I’m running. I did have a proper iPod but it was drowned when my water bottle spilled in my bag & by then I had an iPhone anyway. I just googled to see what model it was & looking at the click wheel thing gave me flashbacks!


AlexM81

Feels amazing using that thing and the clock sound too is audiogasm


Neo-neo-neo

Yes I love my little square shuffle. It’s the best.


Leesidge

I wish..


AlexM81

There's plenty on eBay auction mate :D


Leesidge

I have an old iPhone which I use, sometimes..but it clunky...might check out ebay..


AlexM81

Definitely worth it imo get a 5th or 7tg Gen (5th are easier to open if you want to change the battery and storage) I recommend dankpods on YouTube


Shamino79

Mine still works but don’t use it much. 160 gb holds plenty of songs. Good if you want interruption free while using your phone for other things.


strictlysega

Demon days and ipod go perfectly together.


TS1987040

2011 160GB iPod here still going.


HappySummerBreeze

I wish I could find one. My old one died. So good on batteries.


Vegetable_Childhood3

I always thought that going from the Discman to the iPod was the coolest technological jump I know there was the minidisc too but that was a bit niche


DoubleUKayG

You could've said this photo is from 2008 and I would've believed you 😁


eucalyptusmacrocarpa

In 2008 there was only one escalator at the end of the Midland platform there


ToxethOGrady

Great song playing


Outside_Ad7944

The battery in my iPod finally died a few years ago, but I had kept it going for a long time.


AlexM81

I replaced mine on eBay for under $10 :)


Outside_Ad7944

I did look at that, but it was around the time my son was born, so dropped off the priority list!


AlexM81

Congrats!


IfIhadaMoog

I would but it runs out of battery super quick now


AlexM81

Here you go :) https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/144101178993?chn=ps&_ul=AU&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=705-139619-5960-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=144101178993&targetid=&device=m&mktype=pla&googleloc=9070536&poi=&campaignid=15791083372&mkgroupid=&rlsatarget=&abcId=9300816&merchantid=640677176&gclid=CjwKCAjwoIqhBhAGEiwArXT7K3AJ9eq_nGB9dsTEJSWTkKhXkCZUWypPCyYBLNMkYc72RwMDh_WWYRoCnMgQAvD_BwE


IfIhadaMoog

Oh sweet, thanks!!!


Manik_Sloth

I have 3 of them I was going to throw away unless someone wants them


AlexM81

I do!!


Manik_Sloth

Message me and I’ll see if we can work it out


seven_seacat

I have one in my car, an 16GB iPod Nano v5 I think. One of the first super thin long skinny ones. (It's purple!) My car doesn't accept a USB stick with MP3s to play music, but it *does* accept the iPod, so it's been in there for like a decade.


StructureNo3388

I haven't charged mine for about a decade 🤔 wonder if it's still possible!


AlexM81

Make sure the battery hasn't expended but it could be alright if kept out of the heat


proffesor_f8

Yesssssss


Loch32

is this the dankpods perth cashies special or something lmao


Doc_Mercy

Hell yeah, I like having a headphone jack and not have my music interrupted by calls or notifications


ElrondHubbards

I have a walkman from 2012. It is starting bug out a bit. I got it because the sound quality was superior to my phone. It still is, but not by as much in 2023.


NCatfish

Never had one until the iPod Touch, but always wanted one at the time. These days my music collection isn’t in iTunes anymore so it would be hard to really use one (I’m a Plexamp/Spotify combo kinda person now) but often I wonder if an offline, purpose built music listening device could be a worthwhile purchase. Probably not, but a man can dream 😅 Absolute stellar taste in music though, friend!


fuzzygroodle

Yep. sad that I can’t upload any more music to it as Apple have have nixed that But still has heaps of Audiobooks and songs that I still listen to


anyavailablebane

Apple haven’t nixed that? I still add new music to mine. What issues are you having adding music?


fuzzygroodle

I can’t upload anything from iTunes as I get the ‘this device is no longer supported’ It’s a 5th generation iPod


anyavailablebane

That’s weird. Are you on windows or Mac? I did a sync on a mac a couple of days ago. I have heard if you have windows to download iTunes from apples website not the Microsoft store as the version in the store has issues with iPod connectivity.


AlexM81

I'd you went from a Mac to windows it might be why, try reformatting it at the cost of your old data


smurffiddler

Yes, i pod touch and colour brick one haha.. not so much anymore. But when fifo. Yes. Daily.


Fruney21

Of course. Never use my phone for music. I do not want people calling and harshing my mellow


Midan71

This has inspired me to dig out my old iPod Touch and see if it still works.


AlexM81

Glad I inspired you!


eatmeetswest

My dad has been using his as his car stereo for like 10 years and it’s solid.


Zaack567

Bless your dad, he's a classic rocker


NikaBlazing

hell yeah, i got the ipod 5.5 gen! it's neat to not need an AUX adapter for my iphone while i'm out, and also having a classic mp3 player :)


soxinthebox

My favourite Gorillaz album


AlexM81

I highly recommend listening to "Thievery corporation" specially their album "culture of fear" :)


Zaack567

Great!


RollaCoastinPoopah

Yes. Well, it’s the music source for my car sometimes. So, kinda. It’s in the glovebox permanently plugged into the USB input. 160gb iPod Classic full of DnB and Metal from the 90’s onwards


Zaack567

Nice Flac I hope


RollaCoastinPoopah

Naturally. With a high-grade custom installed sound system to boot.


TomArday

My iPods are my life savers. Have many thousands of songs and audiobooks on those nifty little devices. Fire, Wheel, iPods. Not necessarily in that order.


ThatGuyJimFromWork

does every ipod just have the Gorillaz loaded as default?


SluggishWorm

I literally found one in a drawer at home a few weeks back, sold it for crazy money on ebay. I was shocked what it went for


AlexM81

It's only going up every year now


80sAlexKidd

Nah mate got my trusty cassette Walkman and a backpack full of AA batteries and mixtapes.


AlexM81

Nice never tried one before


4ndrW5ky

i carry my ipod nano 6th gen but i also have the 5th gen and the shuffle


panzer22222

I am still wired for sound with my walkman....fucken hipster...now get off my lawn


Crime-Stoppers

I would if it didn't require me to carry multiple devices but it's superceded by most things. I want something that can run the few low CPU/GPU/RAM games I play, carry calls/text(non MMS), and play music/video. If a system can run that I have no issues. Used to carry a flip phone and a shuffle/later an iPod touch. Most manufacturers massively overcharge for what they're giving you, especially considering the amount of slaves they use. It really shits me that there aren't readily available options that can run what you want without all the bells and whistles, I transitioned off iOS a long time ago as a result. They're too focused sales rather than providing a good service for the price point.


AlexM81

I have a similar story actually, I went to a cell phone for a while and carried this iPod for music but I had to get a android for online banking ECT, just can't live without it in our day and age unfortunately


Crime-Stoppers

It is quite unfortunate we're at the stage that phones are required. It gets even more infuriating when you learn about the underlying technologies and just how interchangeable things are. The difference between PCs and phones are size and a minor difference in functionality. In theory even without VOIP you could make a PC function as a phone i.e. connect to telephone lines. Your iPod could be turned into a phone, an iPod touch could be a phone. It's all choices based on the manufacturer. Capitalism is great but it hits a dead end when it comes to functionality since these companies are focused on making money rather than providing good services. Makes you more cash selling separate phones and music devices at different price points than it does just selling a good product at a reasonable price.


AlexM81

In the end the consumer decides the market but something has been forgotten. Steve Jobs used to say something along the lines of "the consumers don't know what they want YET" I think we see few innovative technologies than we used to, current tech is just getting better faster and more convenient that's all


Crime-Stoppers

I'm personally not a huge fan of Jobs. I'm of the opinion he was more focused on selling consumers a product than selling a good product/service. He's right to some degree that consumers don't necessarily understand where their technology could be, but it's also a matter of selling consumers things they don't need. "You don't know you need X" could very easily be true but just as easily be "I want you to buy X and you don't want to buy it so I have to convince you". I'm seeing the latter. I'm seeing so much tech waste based around the jobs model of sales and it's quite sad honestly. I see so many manufacturers spouting off fun buzzwords while totally misleading consumers. That appears to be the purpose of the model: convincing consumers you have a product they need, regardless of if you do or don't.


kaiserneb

Spotify took over these players..


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AlexM81

r/ipod


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anyavailablebane

I’m shocked at how many people still are using an iPod. Glad I’m not the only one.


AlexM81

We should make a sub r /perthipods


anyavailablebane

I would be interested in chatting with perth iPod people. I thought I was the only one. I even saw your posts on the sub and didn’t realise you were in perth.


lpvishnu

No. [Maybe you carry around a suitcase? With nothing in it?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKDkNqfn2BM)


ShooterMcgavin--

Tune.


MezzanineFloor

I used a tiny iPod shuffle until a couple of years ago. So handy for the gym! I’d had it for years and rediscovered it and it was like a time capsule of whatever I was listening to in 2007.


redditstolemyshoes

I still use one for driving


Neo-neo-neo

I can do better. I have an iPod shuffle. Great for walking or cycling as you clip onto your top and go.


Zealousideal_Book376

Nope


lynxsuskitten

I have a working ipod mini but no I have stopped using it


Revirii

Nah some cunt pinched it.


caseyhenshaw

can you add new songs? im guessing probably not? im not at all in the know about apple products these days. very cool none the less!


AlexM81

Yes I can :) I do it daily for free FLAC quality


Lord-Carnor-Jax

I’ve still got a 160GB iPod Classic. Haven’t used it for some time, battery was swelling but I filled it and using a iPhone with CarPlay was better than the classic with the car head unit.


Nowidontgetit

Has it been that long😐


Fallen_One193

Still use one connected to an iPod dock in my workshop!


Dusk_Artist

Yeah :')


TransportofPerthYT

Geoff Marshall reference.


jigsaur1

I lost one up my arse in 2001 and it hasn’t reappeared since. Thanks for asking.


Zombywoolf

Images you can feel, hear and smell.


AlexM81

Ahh yes the deafening sound of the Perth train approaching


Goosielemon

Bro be rocking with Gorillaz, nice taste man!


AlexM81

Thanks! Give a listen to the album "culture of fear" by thievery corporation. :))


stila1982

I have one I use on multi day hikes and bike rides. Battery life is great! It’s a shame they don’t make them anymore :(


Reverse_Psycho_1509

I have an ipod nano. The glass bit that protects the screen has come off but it still works!


AdrianW3

There's an app for that.


Sherief87

I have the same one (160GB) but I don’t think I’ve used it in 10? years


ANNIHIL8A

I do, but it has started playing up and the aux plug rarely works. ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|feels_bad_man)


jalicop

I wish, so expenive


kneezybonkified

W listening to gorillaz


groovygranny71

Nope, but I will be listening to some Gorillaz today. Thanks 😊


Mr_Lumbergh

I don’t carry mine but I drive an older ute whose radio has a plug-in for it. Use it as the jukebox.


Bridgetdidit

No. I have an iPhone instead. It fulfills my iPod needs


PerthMan6000

I probably would if it connected to my airpods


scottywiper

Wired to stereo in car, running whenever I'm driving. Brst thing ever!


The-Pensive-Pencil

Yea I still got the little one that clips onto your clothes… still has the same random songs I put onto it centuries ago.


jefsig

Still have one of those running, but it needs to be plugged in to power pretty much full time these days. Does stuff that the newer ones/phones still can't.