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The iPhone 4 |OT|
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Chuck (Old)
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Wouldn't ATT making those changes to your account invalidate your contract?dream said:Okay, so I'm sympathetic to anyone this affects but dammit...
That is so awesomely passive-aggressive.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Technosteve said:
I've got a 3G and I'm wondering the same question. I'm kinda tempted to let my current contract run out and just buy a phone out-and-out so I'm not constrained going forward.
Burger
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Phil Schiller on why the white iPhone 4 was so hard to make:
http://mobilized.allthingsd.com/201...hy-making-the-white-iphone-was-so-darn-tough/
It's nice to see they waited so long, instead of feeling so much pressure they had to launch a product that wouldn't last or work properly.
No antenna jokes please.
http://mobilized.allthingsd.com/201...hy-making-the-white-iphone-was-so-darn-tough/
It's nice to see they waited so long, instead of feeling so much pressure they had to launch a product that wouldn't last or work properly.
No antenna jokes please.
Burger said:
It's possible it was related to the antenna thing. They certainly couldn't do with a second consumer fallout. It gives the impression that they do want to do things right, which is important. They show to people that, sure things slip up sometimes, but that if they do know, they will try to make it right. Anther you believe that or not is up to you, but I can see what they were going for.
Perhaps if the issue wasn't that large to begin with, and there was no controversy about the antenna, they might have just released it. Who knows.
So my 30 day exchange window ends on the 30th and the white iPhone 4 is now releasing on the 28th. I shouldn't have a problem exchanging black for white, right? I'll happily pay the 10% restocking fee.
I just hate this AT&T store and I'm scared of an employee telling me I can't do it. Reassure me? Haha.
I just hate this AT&T store and I'm scared of an employee telling me I can't do it. Reassure me? Haha.
Burger
Member
mrkgoo said:
I heard that it was not only difficult to get the pigment white enough, but i suspect it was also a materials issue.
What I mean by materials issue is getting the pigment to bond to the glass. Look at this image:
Is it a pigment bonded to glass? Or is the glass actually white? It looks like the latter, and I assume the delay was getting the glass to have the same properties as the black iPhone, but adding whatever ingredient used as a white pigment (probably titanium) without upsetting the aforementioned properties.
In the printing world, making a light material black is very easy. Making a non white material white is very difficult.
jts
...hate me...
Apple doesn't take 1 year to fix stuff though. They had issues that postponed the white iPhone 4 launch at first, but IMO they reevaluated the situation based on the black iPhone sales and ended up holding out on white one for strategy purposes, namely giving an extra kick to the device's lifespan so it can hold up til September.
Burger said:I heard that it was not only difficult to get the pigment white enough, but i suspect it was also a materials issue.
What I mean by materials issue is getting the pigment to bond to the glass. Look at this image:
Is it a pigment bonded to glass? Or is the glass actually white? It looks like the latter, and I assume the delay was getting the glass to have the same properties as the black iPhone, but adding whatever ingredient used as a white pigment (probably titanium) without upsetting the aforementioned properties.
In the printing world, making a light material black is very easy. Making a non white material white is very difficult.
im gonna go with the milking excuse
jts said:
I think it can take a long time to get things changed, from getting manufacturers to switch production and so on, but Apple are generally pretty good, so I do think there is small amount of truth to what you said. Why not fill a gap if you're going to have a longer product cycle for the iPhone4?
They would typically work on products well before they're announced (I'm talking years, here), and I'm also guessing they had their hands full with iPad/iPad2 as well, not to mention CDMA iPhone.
Burger: yeah, I haven't seen one in person, but there can be a lot of issues when making something white. Not sure if they're actually making it white glass, though. It can appear that way through an edge because of refraction, but it sounds really tough to fuse two kinds of glass together like that with such a straight edge for the screen. Not to mention the glass would be very translucent.
Lol.
I always wanted a white iPhone 4. I was returning to New Zealand at the time, so I vowed not to upgrade until I could get a factory unlocked one, and I just tacked on the whole 'wait for a white one' as an aded excuse. Then I found I couldn't afford to buy one, and then it became nearly a year later.
I'm still on a 3G, so it has been excruciating. Going to Taiwan soon, and if it's significantly cheaper for a white one, I might crack. But A5 is so close....
Yep, all unlocked, even if on contract. Don't think of trying to get into a contract and then flying out of there with no intention of paying per month though, I think you need to pay all or a big part of it upfront. Basically, you go to the store, pay for 2 years of service, they give you a free phone, and you don't bother with bills for 2 years, or you only pay $5/month and they deduct the rest from your deposit or whatever. I think that's how it works.mrkgoo said:
You can also just buy it off-contract. I guess you can compare the prices/exchange rates or whatever. I think it works out to Hong Kong iPhones being the cheapest in the world due to no VAT or sales tax, don't know about Taiwan.
LyleLanley
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RDreamer said:
I get this problem every now and then, to fix it I have to go into the specific account, from within the accounts section, that has the unread emails and mark them as read. It's not good enough to just go into the inbox section.
LyleLanley
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RDreamer said:
Hmm, that's weird, do you have good service right now? Sometimes I find it takes a little while to properly update. Also, have you tried restarting your phone?
NYR said:
Actually, it will be interesting if it carries a CDMA/GSM compatible chip or not. I'm guessing's probably just rolling off the usual production lines, as the models don't have optimised antenna designs....yet.
But the inevitable tear downs could reveal a few changes.
No, I was just following all the Asia area international releases back then, because I was in the area then. I'm in America now with a Hong Kong iPhone now. I was in Taiwan for a short bit over 5 years ago and it's probably changed a lot since then.mrkgoo said:
Are you going there for a long time?
Oh, and please double check the info I gave you before you go, if you plan to get one there, wouldn't want to screw you over with wrong information!
iThink Apple is too iAddicted to iWords.
http://gigaom.com/apple/apple-may-have-snapped-up-icloud-com/
http://gigaom.com/apple/apple-may-have-snapped-up-icloud-com/
How many things do I need to click OFF to ensure I don't get any data roaming charges?
This is what I have so far:
Location Services - OFF
Personal Hotspot - OFF
Enable 3G - OFF
Cellular Data - OFF
Data Roaming - OFF
And if I want to avoid receiving any calls, putting Airplane Mode on ON would suffice, correct? Also, does Wi-Fi work under Airplane Mode?
*this is my first time travelling abroad with the phone
This is what I have so far:
Location Services - OFF
Personal Hotspot - OFF
Enable 3G - OFF
Cellular Data - OFF
Data Roaming - OFF
And if I want to avoid receiving any calls, putting Airplane Mode on ON would suffice, correct? Also, does Wi-Fi work under Airplane Mode?
*this is my first time travelling abroad with the phone
LyleLanley
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Koodo said:
Just turn off data roaming and you'll be fine.
Yeah, I have good service where I'm at now. And I restarted the phone like 3 times trying to see if that'd fix it. Still says I have 2 unread emails. I even tried deleting that account and re adding it, and it still says it.LyleLanley said:
Burger said:
It's hotmail that says it's got the unread emails. My gmail is working fine. Still nothing in the all mail box, too.
I'm heading out at lunch to attempt this exchange for a white iPhone. Waited all this time, finally caved on April 1 so now white is in stock with 2 days left on my return/exchange policy.
Here's my question: Even though I purchased this at AT&T, could I do this transaction at Apple? I'm sure the experience would be much better. I'm just hoping there's nothing stopping me from doing this.
Here's my question: Even though I purchased this at AT&T, could I do this transaction at Apple? I'm sure the experience would be much better. I'm just hoping there's nothing stopping me from doing this.
sixteen-bit
Member
Yes. Please post pics Maruchan!
PwnCakes193
Member
What cases do you guys use/recommend?
I love my bumper for some reason, but I just got an Incase slider and it's pretty good. What does everyone else use?
I love my bumper for some reason, but I just got an Incase slider and it's pretty good. What does everyone else use?
345triangle
Member
man i totally would've gone white had it been available at launch, i like the way it looks.
i shall content myself with a white ipad 2. :/
i shall content myself with a white ipad 2. :/
Gamecocks625
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It's almost a no-brainer that the 5th gen iPod touch will have a white option. Looks good.
Pristine_Condition
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NPD: iPhone 4 #1 in the USA
Q1 NPD Highlights
-iPhone launch on Verizon was a huge event.
-For the first time ever, smartphone sales topped feature phone sales. Total sales of smartphones up 8%, making up 54% of total phone sales.
-Biggest manufacturers: Samsung-23%, LG-18%, Apple-14%
-iPhone 4 is the #1 handset model in the USA. iPhone 3GS was #2. Droid X was #3.
-For the first time in nearly two years, Android marketshare fell. From 53% to 50%.
-Apple marketshare increased 9%, jumping from 19% to 28%.
-RIM continues to fall, from 19% to 14%
Q1 NPD Highlights
-iPhone launch on Verizon was a huge event.
-For the first time ever, smartphone sales topped feature phone sales. Total sales of smartphones up 8%, making up 54% of total phone sales.
-Biggest manufacturers: Samsung-23%, LG-18%, Apple-14%
-iPhone 4 is the #1 handset model in the USA. iPhone 3GS was #2. Droid X was #3.
-For the first time in nearly two years, Android marketshare fell. From 53% to 50%.
-Apple marketshare increased 9%, jumping from 19% to 28%.
-RIM continues to fall, from 19% to 14%
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