Macho Madness
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Yup
Sprint it is, then.
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Sprint it is, then.
jts
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Space gray is what people are calling black sometimes. It has a black front and black rear windows, although the metal parts are not black but a dark-ish gray.
Supposedly is replacing the slate iPhone 5, which was about the same regarding the black parts, but the metal was darker, and thus practically full black. A delicious batman phone.
If you upgrade to a 5C/5S and keep your old AT&T grandfathered unlimited plan, what limitations do you have? I know the data is limited to 5GB before being throttled, and I'm assuming that facetime and tethering are restricted as well. Is that all?
I'm on a 4S right now and plan to get the 5S next week. I was debating on changing to a non-unlimited individual plan, but I can't tell if those plans have facetime over cellular, or tethering included for the base price. And it looks as though my $30 would only get me 3GB instead of 5GB on the limited individual plans. Is there any benefit to me giving up my unlimited for an individual limited plan? I have 2 iPhones on my current plan, so going to the family mobile share plans doesn't make any sense either; the cost would be more expensive for less total data, but with facetime/tethering support. I don't even use facetime or tethering, but they would be nice to have. I'd prefer the lower monthly price of the unlimited plan though.
TLDR: I have an AT&T unlimited plan now. Any reason I should give it up if I am not concerned about facetime or tethering for a 5S? Will any other plan get me 3-5GB of data per device and access to facetime/tethering for the same $30 per device? (2 iPhones on account)
Macho Madness
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Sprint will do those things, but has less coverage than AT&T.
TheChewyWaffles
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Jugendstil
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I didn't realize I'd have to buy off contract to keep my unlimited data plan on Verizon. That kinda sucks. Can I still buy the phone at full price from Verizon?
Macho Madness
Member
Yeah, they'll let you do it.
What's the deal when calling retention to get a better plan? (in Canada.)
Our three year contract with Fido expired last month, we've been with the carrier for nearly seven years, multiple numbers attached to the account, high monthly bill in total, not a single missed payment, et cetera. Seems like we have bargaining power to snatch a better deal than the current plan of:
- 100/Unl.E/WE + Unl. txt msg / $20
- 6GB Data Plan - 3 Year / $30
- Call Display w/Name Display / $7
- Visual Voicemail / $8
I'm OK with the data plan, but GROSS at the voice plan.
Our three year contract with Fido expired last month, we've been with the carrier for nearly seven years, multiple numbers attached to the account, high monthly bill in total, not a single missed payment, et cetera. Seems like we have bargaining power to snatch a better deal than the current plan of:
- 100/Unl.E/WE + Unl. txt msg / $20
- 6GB Data Plan - 3 Year / $30
- Call Display w/Name Display / $7
- Visual Voicemail / $8
I'm OK with the data plan, but GROSS at the voice plan.
Turbowaffles
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Hey guys, I have a question:
Are any of you selling your iPhone's(particularly the 4S) in anticipation of the 5S? What is the market value right now and where is the best place to sell? Also, how do you go about completely wiping the phone so it's factory fresh and is no longer listed under your carrier(Sprint in my case)?
Any and all help would be much appreciated. I'm getting the 5S regardless but I would love to lessen the financial blow by selling my 4S.
Are any of you selling your iPhone's(particularly the 4S) in anticipation of the 5S? What is the market value right now and where is the best place to sell? Also, how do you go about completely wiping the phone so it's factory fresh and is no longer listed under your carrier(Sprint in my case)?
Any and all help would be much appreciated. I'm getting the 5S regardless but I would love to lessen the financial blow by selling my 4S.
A 16GB 4S can be sold for around $300-$350 if it's in great condition. I sold an old busted 4S with tons of scratches, half-working headphone jack, quiet speakers, half-broken home button, and low quality LCD with shitty colors that was assembled at a store, for $240.
kf you wana completely wipe everything, do a restore through iTunes. Not the restore from back up, the other restore (next to the update button.)
Turbowaffles
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sweetvar26
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Exactly what I am thinking. I might end up getting an Android device later this year, but will wait for the iPhone 6, holding it off with my iPhone 5.
Yeah looks like the retailers in Canada are doing a two year contract starting from $230, I think that certainly is a better deal compared to a 3 year $199.
I had a gentle laugh at your username while you are with Fido.
Now, I'm always under the impression that when you call retentions, they usually ask for what your needs are and based on that, they will let you know what's the best deal and plan you can get.
The last time I made a call to the retentions was back in 2010, so I am not sure how things are working now. But do call in, tell them that you've been with Fido for so long, being a good customer blah... blah... Then tell then what all you need, perhaps you can ask for nationwide minutes or unlimited calling from where you are and such, keep the 6GB data, and see what they offer you.
You don't have to take the choices they give you, turn it down if you don't like them.
Do you think I could get $200 for a scratched up 32GB iPhone 4? Would love a free upgrade.
BigPapaGlueHands
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Only got one nibble on my pristine 32gb 4s, ended up selling for $260. The market is crashing.
GreatMightySymp
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Going to go with the Gold + Beige case option, but still going back and forth between 32Gb and 64GB. Kinda leaning towards the latter since my iPad 4 is almost maxed out without any music/videos.
Craigslist. I met the guy at a Starbucks; he checked it out, tried out a phone call, paid me and took off.
Yeah, definitely. Possibly even more if it's not too badly scratched.
Macho Madness
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Just a heads up that Sprint is holding a good deal on phones right now where you can get $100 off any new phone when you switch to them (making the 5S $99) and if you use the Private Sprint store, you can get another $50 bill credit. This effectively makes the 5S $50 after it's all said and done. Pretty neat to me.
Yeah but have you seen their iPhone plans? 75$ for 500mb or 85$ for 1gb. Everything else is unlimited though. I'm pretty sure their max plans were cheaper before the crtc ruling.
Not sure but I'm thinking I would spend an extra $30 or so if it meant I could get mine before the weekend.
GreatMightySymp
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Probably can get next week if you order in the first 5-15 mins or so. After that it's a guessing game depending on how limited their stock is.
Does anyone just go to the specific carrier's store and try to get one there? I never see anyone talk about it. It sounds like most people order through apple, go to the apple store, or maybe go to best buy. Are the chances slimmer going through AT&T/sprint/Verizon or something?
Auron_Kale
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People usually go wherever is most convenient for them. Also, Apple stores tend to have more stock of whatever model you're looking for.
For me, I would normally order through Apple.com because I work in San Francisco (the lines are usually bananas) though there are numerous AT&T stores (where lines are also plentiful). I could wait till I get home (I live in the East Bay Area) and go to the various stores there, but I prefer the convenience of just ordering and waiting.
JCreasy
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http://www.macrumors.com/2013/09/17/iphone-5s-inventory-said-to-be-severely-constrained-at-launch/
Another pajama party Gaf? Who's gonna wait up with me the Thursday night?
Another pajama party Gaf? Who's gonna wait up with me the Thursday night?
Hrrrrmph... I was hoping to be able to roll into Best Buy at 9 am and get one...
Fuck this...
Will be fun chilling on the forums before release.
Best part about tech releases.
Timings aren't universal though so UK/US guys can't really chill
That's my guess.
Plus the 5s seems like a total afterthought for them. The focus is on the 5c.
A7, M7, Fingerprint sensor - a lot of new tech in the phone that could be supply constrained. Especially if TSMC is making the A7 and or M7 instead of Samsung and is having trouble ramping to Apple's levels.
The Real Abed
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Just close your eyes and point at the screen.
I initially wanted gold, but I also want a case which will end up covering up the part of the phone that is gold. (Except the ring) So I would probably get silver or gold just for the white front and a red case.
maybe but I know before I got my retentions deal, I was paying around 80 bucks for an iphone plan (thats been down to $55 for several years now). Canadians have had awful deal plan prices and super limited MB plans for years now (of course, its a millions time better than before the iphone came up here. I know form experience). I really dont think the 2 year plan is affecting pricing much at all
Auron_Kale
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I believe it was contract only when the 4S/5 came out then the unlocked phones were available at a later date.
This time though, I think you may be able to get either contract or unlocked phones.
anonymous_abc
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is there any good speculation about what the fingerprint sensor might be used for in the future?
Or try something like this site - http://www.miniwebtool.com/random-picker/
You put in your choices and it outputs one of them randomly, might help you decide.
Solideliquid
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Is iOS 7 dropping at midnight?
Buttonbasher
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Probably 10AM PST
anybody live in Philly have experience with launch day at the Apple Stores?
I`m going to be in town for work and since i`m traveling for a few weeks I wanted to possibly wait a few hours in line for a phone (its ok you can judge me haha)
The last time (iPhone 4 launch) I met some cool dudes that I keep in touch with today
I`m going to be in town for work and since i`m traveling for a few weeks I wanted to possibly wait a few hours in line for a phone (its ok you can judge me haha)
The last time (iPhone 4 launch) I met some cool dudes that I keep in touch with today
Multiple user accounts and/or better parental controls in iOS8 seems like the next logical step for it. If it reads your childs fingerprint, automatically go into a restricted kids mode for example.
I'd love to see fingerprint support in some of the third party banking apps and whatnot but Apple has to be very careful in how they approach this. Already the majority of talk about the fingerprint sensor has been 'NSA fingerprint database' jokes.
I thought this was a great read actually -- http://www.quora.com/Apple-Secure-Enclave/What-is-Apple’s-new-Secure-Enclave-and-why-is-it-important
anonymous_abc
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thats the sort of thing I was looking for, very interesting.
Makes me all the more excited for my 5s
Thanks for sharing this
Fury Sense
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How does this work? I want to go from my prepaid plan to join my parents' verizon family plan with the 5S. Do I have to switch my phone number before i get the iphone or do I switch from virgin mobile usa to verizon at the apple store or...?
The Faceless Master
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you would do it at the point of purchase (the Apple Store) and you'll need your parents account information and verification information. then the request goes thru from Apple to Verizon and Verizon will send the request to Virgin Mobile to have the number transferred.