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notworksafe
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It is. It's in the specs in the OP.ecurbj said:
RubxQub
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$150 discount from who? You just mean your upgrade eligibility?Talladega Knight said:
Fully subsidized, these phones are $199, $299, $399. Unless you have a gift card to the Apple Store or Best Buy or something, that's going to be the price you pay.
edgefusion
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Kuran said:
I heard a male voice in the BBC demo so I guess they're selectable. Some of the accented voices in Lion sound extremely natural so hopefully they'll be available as options. At the very least I hope my iPhone doesn't have an American accent.
I noticed the same thing about the standby time. I also noticed how Apple sneakily hid it from their slides and many sites don't report that difference at all, focusing just on the other battery stats.Aske said:
Perhaps it's iOS 5 that consumes more when idle? More stuff going on in the background by default? Or indeed the hardware or just a different measuring method for standby time? I mean, would an iPhone 4 ever really last 300 hours?
Still though, if measuring method is the same, this is quite a difference and would be sad to see it last even shorter when I feel smartphones don't last long anyway. Quite disappointing...
Talladega Knight
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yea my upgrade eligibility. i've never been to knowledgeable about shit like this. i always went with simpleRubxQub said:
Most people who got an 18 month contract with the iPhone 4 will soon be up just in time for this, including me.
I'm not sure whether to wait and keep the contract going or upgrade. There will obviously be an iPhone 5 but when? July or October. It's a big pain because the screen on my current phone is messed up so I was hoping to get an iPhone 5, now the upgrade to a 4S feels a little bit underwhelming. Don't get me wrong the features are brilliant but after countless rumours of a bigger screen and slimmer device the upgrades in a 4S don't have as much impact.
It looks like this might actually affect some of the mainstream crowd as a few of my friends who are not big technology fans think the 4S is rubbish. Apple has become a victim of it's own rumours.
I'm not sure whether to wait and keep the contract going or upgrade. There will obviously be an iPhone 5 but when? July or October. It's a big pain because the screen on my current phone is messed up so I was hoping to get an iPhone 5, now the upgrade to a 4S feels a little bit underwhelming. Don't get me wrong the features are brilliant but after countless rumours of a bigger screen and slimmer device the upgrades in a 4S don't have as much impact.
It looks like this might actually affect some of the mainstream crowd as a few of my friends who are not big technology fans think the 4S is rubbish. Apple has become a victim of it's own rumours.
big black woman
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who should I go with? at&t, verizon or sprint? I'll use it mostly for data and messaging and im in houston tx.
RubxQub
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I suspect you're going to be looking at the regular subsidized prices: $199 for 16GB, $299 for 32GB, $399 for 64GB.Talladega Knight said:yea my upgrade eligibility. i've never been to knowledgeable about shit like this. i always went with simple
These phones unsubsidized probably cost something like $499, $599 and $699 respectively.
sonikokaruto
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I do 't care. I need one. I want one.
C'mon apple. Give it to me. No protection.
C'mon apple. Give it to me. No protection.
Jack Scofield
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Futureman said:
Yessir, OG 3G-owner, here. Seeing my friends' newer phones with their ginormous screens really puts mine to shame; I was really hoping for the iPhone to upgrade in that regard. And this may be blasphemous, but I kind of hope that Apple changes up the UI for the iPhone 5. For all intents and purposes, the current UI is the same as when the phone was originally released in 2006. Other smartphones have amazing UIs. I wouldn't mind if Apple aped some stuff from the competition.
And I can survive with my 3G for another year. It's so old (in tech time) that it's becoming a sort-of joke of how ancient my phone is. I always set the same reaction from people ("Whaa? You're serious with a 3G?"). That stuff is always good for laughs, so perhaps it'll get even more ridiculous to own a 3G within the next year. I'll represent that shit, yo.
chickdigger802
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http://www.apple.com/iphone/
lmfao they didn't even bother cropping the iphone images correctly.
apple quality.
lmfao they didn't even bother cropping the iphone images correctly.
apple quality.
Diprosalic
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polyh3dron said:
it is if openness is what you want. i had all the iphones up to the 4 and switching to android was a damn good choice for me. the SGS2 is the best phone i ever had. love it.
Kuran said:
Well, the voice (however it's generated) is already on the phone. There is nothing else they needed to do except enable it to read what Siri is presenting. I'm assuming the BBC voice is the default UK English accent voice.
Change your language on your phone, turn on accessibility, and you'll get the Voice Over voice for that language (Don't do this really, because you might not be able to figure out how to get your English phone back).
As stated before, Alex (IMO) sounds more natural, but is not available on iOS.
VeryGooster
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Has anyone used eBay's Instant Sale program with success? Just wanting to exercise options to sell my iPhone.
forknknife
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I'm thinking of buying because for me it's my first smartphone and I am sure that with IOS5 I am going to be quite impressed with it. I fear it's true they could come with an Iphone 5 in just a year, though, it's what happened to me when I bought my Mac Book Air, they released a twice as fast one in barely half a year Do you guys think it's possible this can happen again?
And also, about the memory. Is there no way whatsoever to increase the amount of GBs in the phone? If I buy the 16 GB model I'm stuck with that forever? It's so stupid. Also, do you guys think that with cloud the actual memory of the phone will not be so important? (more streaming and less storaging). Because in that case the 16 GB model it is really tempting me more than the others.
Thanks!
Do you guys think it's possible this can happen again?And also, about the memory. Is there no way whatsoever to increase the amount of GBs in the phone? If I buy the 16 GB model I'm stuck with that forever? It's so stupid. Also, do you guys think that with cloud the actual memory of the phone will not be so important? (more streaming and less storaging). Because in that case the 16 GB model it is really tempting me more than the others.
Thanks!
notworksafe
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On all 4S, yes. In Canada...no one knows.Fatghost said:
Cyport said:
Agreed. Keeping their cards so close to their chest really backfired this time. Consumers know they'll get a new iPhone every year - would it have been so crazy to have sent out a press release a few months ago that said the next iPhone will be a 4S with xyz features, and won't be out until October? I know I'd have bought a 4 if I'd known about the delayed release back in January. But I assumed I'd be waiting five months, so I held off. I imagine quite a few people who have been waiting for even less time would have picked up iPhone 4s too - and then we'd have all been much more impressed with the 4S, knowing that it was never going to be a totally redesigned phone. Some of those people who didn't wait for it would have almost certainly upgraded, too. I might have done if I'd bought a 4 ten months ago.
Big Baybee
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I own an iPhone 3g that's still in pretty good shape, but I will be upgrading to the 4s. It's time. Wife will be getting a 4.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
On a side note.... I can't find if the specs in the touch stayed the same and just got a price drop or if the touch actually got a spec boost...
DarkChronic
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I'm very excited for this for a few reasons.
1. Currently have a Droid X. It's okay but damn, it really craps out on me a lot. I'm getting kind of sick of it.
2. Been wanting an iPhone for years and now that it's finally on Verizon it's time to jump on board.
3. I love the iPhone 4 design and was a bit worried how different an iPhone 5 design might be, so I'm actually kind of glad they kept the design. I just love the feel and "heft" to it as opposed to my Droid, which feels like a toy.
4. I'm not upset about a larger screen. I'm actually sort of looking forward to downgrading from the Droid X size. The screen is almost too big and it's a pain in the ass taking it in and out of my pockets. Small/minor complaint, but still, it'll be nice to have a more "compact" phone instead of this bulky thing.
Bring it on!! I'll be pre-ordering this Friday. White, definitely, but still unsure if I want to do 32/64 gig.
Also, one last question. How do pre-orders for this usually work? Do you pre-order online? At an Apple store? At a Verizon store? If I do it online, can I pick it up at a nearby Apple store on release day?
1. Currently have a Droid X. It's okay but damn, it really craps out on me a lot. I'm getting kind of sick of it.
2. Been wanting an iPhone for years and now that it's finally on Verizon it's time to jump on board.
3. I love the iPhone 4 design and was a bit worried how different an iPhone 5 design might be, so I'm actually kind of glad they kept the design. I just love the feel and "heft" to it as opposed to my Droid, which feels like a toy.
4. I'm not upset about a larger screen. I'm actually sort of looking forward to downgrading from the Droid X size. The screen is almost too big and it's a pain in the ass taking it in and out of my pockets. Small/minor complaint, but still, it'll be nice to have a more "compact" phone instead of this bulky thing.
Bring it on!! I'll be pre-ordering this Friday. White, definitely, but still unsure if I want to do 32/64 gig.
Also, one last question. How do pre-orders for this usually work? Do you pre-order online? At an Apple store? At a Verizon store? If I do it online, can I pick it up at a nearby Apple store on release day?
ashbash159
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Has anyone asked the question of what the next iPhone will be called?
Surely it can't be called an iPhone 5 because it won't be the fifth iPhone, it will be the sixth.
1. iPhone
2. iPhone 3G
3. iPhone 3GS
4. iPhone 4
5. iPhone 4S
6. iPhone ?
Surely it can't be called an iPhone 5 because it won't be the fifth iPhone, it will be the sixth.
1. iPhone
2. iPhone 3G
3. iPhone 3GS
4. iPhone 4
5. iPhone 4S
6. iPhone ?
notworksafe
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You mean the bezel? I'm confused.Trojita said:
Pre-order at the Apple Store site or on the VZW site...maybe. ATT allowed pre-ordering through an app on the iPhone. Might call up VZW and ask how they will handle it on their end. Be ready early. Last time the going was extra slow if you didn't get a pre-order right away. Pickup will be with whoever you used to preorder (Apple or VZW).DarkChronic said:
ashbash159
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Why would they call the seventh iPhone the iPhone 5?dmann said:
Or are you just joking/being sarcastic. (difficulttotell.gif)
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