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Apple Media Event - Oct 4th, 2011 - iPhone!!! iPhone!!! Party Time!!! Excellent!!!
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Treefingers
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As far as I know no one knows yet.homing said:
jonnybryce
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I don't feel one ounce of jealously nor did I feel excited or impressed by iPhone 4S. I will stick to my iPhone 4 for a while to come. I really can't see any point in upgrading what so ever.
Team iPhone Fo.
Team iPhone Fo.
Treefingers
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Thankfully iOS 5 runs smooth as butter on the 4.Nerevar said:
ColonialRaptor
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It's a good phone for iPhone 3 holders to upgrade from, but the spec bump from 4 to 4S is pitiful really!
The A5 processor is surely great, anda better camera is also surely a good thing, but that's about it? Are you shitting me Apple?
Problem is, I'm bound to end up upgrading to the new phone as it is... What is the BEST phone available tech wise these days? My problem is that I'm so grounded into the iPhone app infrastructure and it feels crazy to change phone provider simply because I would be losing thousands of dollars that I've invested in apps, so it's never going to happen, it's just so disappointing that they would put out such a half arsed thing in this day and age, seriously it is a MAJOR disappointment, the smartphone is one of the most versatile and important things in people's lives these days and it's not even LTE. That is crazy!
The A5 processor is surely great, anda better camera is also surely a good thing, but that's about it? Are you shitting me Apple?
Problem is, I'm bound to end up upgrading to the new phone as it is... What is the BEST phone available tech wise these days? My problem is that I'm so grounded into the iPhone app infrastructure and it feels crazy to change phone provider simply because I would be losing thousands of dollars that I've invested in apps, so it's never going to happen, it's just so disappointing that they would put out such a half arsed thing in this day and age, seriously it is a MAJOR disappointment, the smartphone is one of the most versatile and important things in people's lives these days and it's not even LTE. That is crazy!
N Coward Parody
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Yes, but where does the 3GS stand?RubxQub said:
Anyone have any insight? Is it sluggish as all get out?Kung Fu Jedi
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Watching the Keynote now. (Streaming to my TV from my iPad to my AppleTV!) and when taken as a whole, that is to say iOS 5, iCloud, Siri, and the upgraded hardware, this is really going to be a nice jump for me going from the 3GS to the 4S.
Looking forward to getting my hands on one, even though I'll be in Costa Rica on Friday when the pre-orders begin. I may try to get online to place my order, but may not have the chance until I get home on Sunday. Won't be able to wait in line on the 14th either, so I may have to wait a bit before I get my upgrade.
Looking forward to getting my hands on one, even though I'll be in Costa Rica on Friday when the pre-orders begin. I may try to get online to place my order, but may not have the chance until I get home on Sunday. Won't be able to wait in line on the 14th either, so I may have to wait a bit before I get my upgrade.
ColonialRaptor
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It does? Because that would be the only thing that would kill the 4 for me, I've always felt like the OS upgrades have been an apple conspiracy and that they deliberately make them run shit so that it forced people to get pissed at their old phone and want to upgrade to the new one.Treefingers said:Thankfully iOS 5 runs smooth as butter on the 4.
On that note, is it possible to install GM now? What is the release date of OS5? I was hoping like shit it would have been today, it's hella disappointing that they've been so dan slow this time around, poor form apple. Poor form. Let the comments about Apple going down the toilet without Steve Jobs at the head begin.
N Coward Parody
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ColonialRaptor said:
Dude, you're committed to a 2-year contract. The vast majority of people are willing to wait out the remainder of their contracts until getting a new phone instead of paying the non-contract price. This phone is designed to attract new customers and people on the 3GS or prior, not tech junkies who get twitchy at the thought of having the same phone for more than 16 months...
N Coward Parody
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Yeah I know I own one of the lovely little guys. His time may be coming to an end, but I'm wondering how well the 3GS runs iOS5. Maybe, just maybe, I can wait it out...RubxQub said:
Treefingers
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Mute your sound before you watch this comparison videoN Coward Parody said:Yes, but where does the 3GS stand?
Release date is October 12. Yes you can install the GM right now without a developer account. Head over to the iOS 5 Beta thread.ColonialRaptor said:
cooljeanius
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So seeing as they didn't announce new iPod Touches, should I just go ahead and get one now anyway? Or should I keep waiting?
CrunchinJelly
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They did announce new iPod Touches... white ones.cooljeanius said:
And a new price.
That is this years update. Unless you're gonna wait another year, jump in now.
roosters93
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Lol that's not an update
ElectricBlue187
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You'd probably be better off getting an unlocked 4 or 3GS somewhere. Touch is ancient tech at this point.cooljeanius said:
Marty Chinn
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Any place to download today's conference? Apple's site seems to only let you stream it.
cooljeanius
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Really? I missed that part. What's the new price?cjelly said:
I don't want to have to pay all the extra charges associated with having a cell phone.ElectricBlue187 said:
ElectricBlue187
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lol wow. 3GS reps hard in that video. Why is the 4 slower? The couple extra features?Treefingers said:
N Coward Parody
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Treefingers said:
Thanks for this. It actually looks like it runs pretty darn well. Better than the 4, even! My only concern is moments when the notifications start piling up. But hey, looks like it's worth a try...
Tobor said:
Word.
ElectricBlue187
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You don't have to use it as a cell phonecooljeanius said:
SuperPac
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Marty Chinn said:
Yep - via the Apple Keynotes video podcast feed:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/apple-keynotes/id275834665
It seems like the plans are all pretty equal in price coming to about 80 bucks. In reality it's probably over 90 with all the charges. I don't really want to spend that much on a phone. I wish they would do a cheaper voice plan. Like a 20 dollar 100 minute plan or something. They already fuck us enough with texting. texting should just be included with the data plan.
ElectricBlue187
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I want a plan that's just unlimited data, no voice or texting. And I want it less than $50kaskade said:
joeblackisback
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CyReN said:
This is the move I'm making. Between the battery and screen lag/sluggishness, I'm ready for something new. I still love Android, but it's time for something new. I'm a little hesitant because of the difference in screen size, but I don't think I watch enough movies etc. on it to make it a big issue.
aparisi2274
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So has Apple said if any of the features in iOS 5 are not compatible with the 3GS?
CF_Fighter
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SSM25 said:
Yes
njean777
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Will most likely cancel my service with ATT and go with Sprint, I fucking hate giving ATT my money after the piss poor customer service I was given about trying to get a micro cell for my home. Not to mention them not expanding their network and trying to buy out T-mobile. So fuck em, I am going to Sprint come January-Febuary
lunarworks
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Pretty amazing prediction.Sean said:
I wonder if Siri's going to make it into Mac OS X at some point.
aparisi2274
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njean777 said:
If you think AT&T has piss poor Customer service, wait until you deal with Sprint. They are consistently voted as having the worst customer service among the 3 carriers.
Kung Fu Jedi
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Finished watching the keynote a short time ago. Siri is really impressive stuff. Reading about it was one thing, but seeing it live is another. It looks far more useful than any other voice recognition system I've seen in a phone before. If only it gave turn by turn navigation when you asked for it.
Speaking of Nav, did anyone else notice in the video when they showed the Maps app the navigation path was labeled "Route 1" or something. That seems to indicate that the map might have improved in some way and that is capable of finding alternative routes to destinations.
Speaking of Nav, did anyone else notice in the video when they showed the Maps app the navigation path was labeled "Route 1" or something. That seems to indicate that the map might have improved in some way and that is capable of finding alternative routes to destinations.
Technosteve
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I would hope so, we can call him Clippy Xlunarworks said:
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