IPhone 5- whose getting one?

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Sep 12, 2012 | 2:12 pm

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cheryl200

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how it's manufactured

http://micgadget.com/29723/the-under...xconn-factory/

Sep 12, 2012 | 2:14 pm

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iPhone 4s unlocked only on AT&T

According to the apple store website, the only version for an unlocked iPhone 4s is 16gb and on AT&T....no longer available through them for Verizon or Sprint. And the price is $549
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/hom...phone/iphone4s

I don't recall the original 4s prices but I see it's priced higher at bestbuy, @ $699?
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Apple%26...t_desc=REPLACE

Sep 12, 2012 | 2:15 pm

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Wow, so much childish hate over a phone that nobody is making you buy. Glad we have a competitive market with lots of innovation that continues to benefit consumers. ^

I have a pretty strong preference for the selection of apps on iOS and see no seriously compelling reason for an Android switch at this point in time. I'm a buyer.

Sep 12, 2012 | 2:16 pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by bubb1

Wow, so much childish hate over a phone that nobody is making you buy. Glad we have a competitive market with lots of innovation that continues to benefit consumers.

LOL, it will die down within one or two news cycles...

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Originally Posted by SRQ Guy

Oh I agree, Apple will sell millions of these turds to drooling fanboys.

As a long term apple shareholder, can't wait until it tops 700 or even 1000 before the end of the year

Sep 12, 2012 | 2:37 pm

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It's not hate, it's amusement.

I wish iPhone 5 were better, because that might force Samsung to drop the price on the phone I'm going to get this fall...

Sep 12, 2012 | 2:38 pm

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Originally Posted by dtsm

As a long term apple shareholder, can't wait until it tops 700 or even 1000 before the end of the year

Forget about the end of the year mate! Could happen within the first week or month! You know how Apple techies go nuts over this s*#$!

Sep 12, 2012 | 2:45 pm

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Other than its Lightning connector, 4G LTE, bigger screen and a 1.2 MP front camera, it doesn't really differ in a big way to the 4S. I think it looks visually appealing though. I love the slate color with black. Not just a glossy black anymore. There is always the "S" version next year. I'm sure next year, will be dubbed the "iPhone 5s." I'll wait for that next year if I still have a plan to get a phone. I'm pretty sure the dubbed "S" will have a slightly better camera both front and back, a slightly better processorm etc. The first ones usually suck and have some flaws anyways.

Sep 12, 2012 | 2:48 pm

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I think when my contract is up next May, I'll stick to Android and possibly an HTC phone unless Blackberry can pull a rabbit out of the hat with BB10.

Sep 12, 2012 | 2:53 pm

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Originally Posted by SRQ Guy

I'm due for a new phone, but I could never bring myself to take the massive step backwards that buying the iPhone 5 will likely entail.

This is not a I hate Apple thread, there is one of those already in Omni. This is to discuss the new phone.

Sep 12, 2012 | 2:57 pm

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I have a 4 that was unlocked when my contract was up. I am debating on the new one as I could get the Sprint IPhone 5 for my work phone and keep the 4 for personal, net cost zero.

Does anyone know if you can sync two iPhones to the same iTunes account? Could I do that on both these phones and still account same apps/music photos, etc! With iCloud sync!

Sep 12, 2012 | 2:58 pm

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Originally Posted by SRQ Guy

Oh I agree, Apple will sell millions of these turds to drooling fanboys.

I'll put you down as a "maybe" then....

Seriously though, what's the deal with not just being content to affirm your own technology choices, but needing to rubbish others at the same time?

Sep 12, 2012 | 3:01 pm

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Originally Posted by dtsm

unlocked current iphones are usually $649 in the base size, so that's a $100 reduction. Though we don't know what the unlocked price of the iphone 5 will be. I'm guessing $649 for the base size.

I don't think unlocked was ever available for CDMA at purchase time, just GSM.
(though vzw and I guess sprint will unlock the gsm side after some time as a customer in good standing with them.)

-David

Sep 12, 2012 | 3:03 pm

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Originally Posted by Kgmm77

Seriously though, what's the deal with not just being content to affirm your own technology choices, but needing to rubbish others at the same time?

It's a sport around here, and every time somebody responds to one of his posts, that gives him another opportunity to disrupt the thread.

-David

Sep 12, 2012 | 3:04 pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by MR_MAMA

This is not a I hate Apple thread, there is one of those already in Omni. This is to discuss the new phone.

The title of the thread is "IPhone 5- whose getting one?" Many people are answering that they do not intend to get one, largely due to lack of innovation compared to some Samsung phones.

Would it be rude to point out the title should be "IPhone 5- who's getting one?"

Sep 12, 2012 | 3:09 pm

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Originally Posted by MR_MAMA

Does anyone know if you can sync two iPhones to the same iTunes account? Could I do that on both these phones and still account same apps/music photos, etc! With iCloud sync!

yeah sure, same itunes account can have multiple devices, each device has a different name, the backups are separate, but they can both share the same photostream, same or different apps, same or different media or all shared through icloud, same phonebook entries, etc, etc.

So you would have MR_MAMA's iphone4 and MR_MAMA's iphone5 in itunes and in icloud for backups.

-David

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