As a follow up to this, I went into Fingerprint settings and turned App Store off and on. It seems to have solved the problem, so we'll see how it goes.
Other than what I mentioned above, I haven't had any issues. So far it's been very responsive.
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As a follow up to this, I went into Fingerprint settings and turned App Store off and on. It seems to have solved the problem, so we'll see how it goes.
Other than what I mentioned above, I haven't had any issues. So far it's been very responsive.
Thanks for the link, hopefully this tweaks will further increase my battery life.
Jugendstil
Member
That sucks. My bank also texted me to confirm the charge and I did, and it seems to have gone through fine. What they decide to flag always seems really arbitrary to me.
They were free for me when I logged in on my restored-from-old-backup 5S... Not sure how they detect it though
Quick edit: just talking Pages/Keynote/Numbers
RukusProvider
Banned
Stores get any sat shipment?
The Last Wizard
Member
Yea, I've got wifi at home. Only thing I really do outside is surf the web.
If I upgrade through the verizon edge thing they'll give me 6gb a month at $30 since I'm grandfathered for unlimited data. But heres the thing I'm still paying full retail with the edge plan and I lose my unlimited data, I could just put the phone on a no interest card and pay full retail in installments and keep my data.
Many stores are expecting shipments today but aren't making promises to walk-ins
If you're going to give up unlimited data, you at least need to get a subsidized price.
Edge is a ripoff.
I gave up unlimited Verizon a while back to get the iPhone 5 (on AT&T now and have had 2 other phones since then). The biggest use of my data is streaming Google Music All Access. I usually use about 1.5GB a month, sometimes under 1GB. I mostly update apps on WiFi which isn't an inconvenience at all.
It's a tough decision, and I'm probably less enthusiastic about unlimited data now since I don't have it, but I haven't found being on a limit to be a big inconvenience so far.
Surfing the web is probably the least data usage of anything you do on a smartphone. If that is most of your use, I'd say you'd be fine with even 2GB (probably 1GB too).
Just login to your account and look at your past usage.
SmackCrackleNPop
Member
Fingerprint sensor works perfectly fine for me. A little surprised I was able to walk into the apple store after work to get one. But not that many people want the 64GB models I suppose
Wait. You're willing to forgo your unlimited data plan (which is invaluable with LTE), and still pay full retail price for the latest iPhone?
No, no problems after setting things up, though I'm using three fingerprint slots for two thumbs because it wasn't reliable enough for my left thumb with just one. It's so far been significantly faster than pressing the button and swiping would be.
SmackCrackleNPop
Member
Badlands, Letterpress, Field Runners 2
There's only one game that I can recommend without hesitation, and that is Carcassonne.
It's the only game that's remained on my springboard over 3 OS revisions.
Assuming you're relatively new to apps in general and aren't looking for something 5s-specific, in the "useful" category Google Maps, Amazon's store app (edit: RedLaser is probably better), and Kindle stand out for me. Amazon's has the non-obvious use case of positioning a barcode in front of the camera and price checking an item (I think there are other apps that do something similar and give prices for a variety of retailers).
Apple's Podcasts app is essential. Netflix's app does what you would expect. VLC Streamer ($2) is ridiculously easy to use and lets you stream media from your PC to your phone over wifi.
Edit: Or there's a whole thread for that, apparently.
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NeoGeoOwner
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Love it so far. What a great device. Apple is really the master company when it comes to smartphones.
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Franck
Yours,
Franck
Just downloaded Letterpress since it's free. Badlands looks pretty cool. Played the hell out of the first Field Runners, but I'm not sure if I can really get into a tower defense game like I used to.
I've thought about purchasing it, but I'm still on the fence. $10 is a lil too rich for my blood.
I need things spoon fed.
Not new to apps, but I always go through about a week or two of actively searching for and trying out apps and games whenever I get a new device, then never open the App Store again. So basically I don't know anything about games and apps more recent than the iPad 3 :/
I might check out the Amazon thing, but I honestly never used stuff like that.
Got tired of it, to be honest. And I'm scared to take a look at PvZ2 due to IAP.
Big fan of Flipboard myself. Nice way of viewing news. I know there are many other options, but Flipboard still takes the cake for me.
I like to save articles for later viewing on Pocket. Really handy, especially now that there's a desktop app for it on Chrome.
Dropbox for files. I enabled camera uploads, so any picture I take uploads to Dropbox once I open the app.
Evernote for universal note syncing. Take notes on one device, open it on another. Really handy if you have a lot of notes you need to keep.
Those are all free.
Now I feel bad for being a smartass
Thanks for the list.I've been using Pulse for my all-in-one blog source. I'll check Flipboard out and see what it offers though.
Now I feel bad for being a smartass
I've been using Pulse for my all-in-one blog source. I'll check Flipboard out and see what it offers though.
It's all good. Happy to help a fellow out.
I imagine you'd have to go to ATT if you ordered it from ATT. But...I also wouldn't be surprised if they gave you a runaround like "Oh, you ordered it online? You'll have to talk to them"
Macho Madness
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Sprint.com 16GB Silver shipped! Heavy overestimate with that 3 weeks.
Trojita
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The Final Fantasy XIV Token App.
You're probably stuck with it. First, the only place you can return it to is AT&T's online store, and even then I'm sure they charge a restocking fee and give you only a narrow window for returns.
Additionally, your upgrade pricing may not be restored immediately to go buy another one.
Finally, it'd require you actually find a gold iPhone which, who knows, could take a month.
transience
Member
Hey guys, I could use some help. I just bought a 5s, logged into it with my itunes and all of my purchases seem to be gone. When I go to redownload apps they're asking for money. What can I do about this? Everything else seems fine - music came over, mail and settings, etc, but anything store-related seems gone.
EleventhDoctor
Banned
I let the battery drain out to 0%, then plugged it in to recharge to calibrate the battery-when I went to check on it just now-it was at 80% but the fucking thing was hot as hell. I hadn't even been using it-it was simply charging. What gives?
They'll let you do it for a $35 restocking fee. The clerk who rang me up at the AT&T Store yesterday mentioned this.
That doesn't sound right. You sure you're logged in? What happens when you plug it into the computer?
They'll let you do it for a $35 restocking fee. The clerk who rang me up at the AT&T Store yesterday mentioned this.
That doesn't sound right. You sure you're logged in? What happens when you plug it into the computer?
transience
Member
Everything seems fine when you plug it in! I logged out and back in and it recognized my purchases again. That scared me!
There was a theory before the 5 launched that the metal backing was to help dissipate heat and allow it to charge faster. I'm sure that it's been proven right or wrong at this point...I'd look it up but I'm about to leave work.
Charles Alan Ratliff
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I'm hoping this is the case with me soon. My iPhone 4S needed to be replaced, so I got an HTC One for $100 to hold me off until the iPhone 5S just to see if Android had improved since I last used it on the HTC Hero. While I like the HTC One itself, I still hate Android. Can't wait to go back to iOS!
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Woohoo my 5s
have been shipped.
cases
I'm sure it's still a habit for people, considering Touch ID is brand new.
Yeah, I am. I haven't bothered setting up Touch ID yet. I never minded sliding to unlock and then entering a password.
No, considering Touch ID detects my fingerprint and unlocks the phone before I can even thinking of swiping to unlock.
What service did you use?
Even though I use it to unlock the phone and I don't think much of it, I thought it was so cool to authorize a download with it. Can't wait til there's full keychain integration.
Go to updates -> purchased and log in
Thanks. I suppose I will get a darker color like blue or (PRODUCT) red because the color in that photo is obviously beige. Which will get dirty faster anyway.
Haha good point. I think I'm gonna end up going with the gold iphone honestly (it'll also probably have the highest resale value in 2 yrs), the only negative about the leather cases is that no one will see the golden back
ah well, I'll know it's there.When did you place your order?
Silly question, but what if I open up my phone?
The Last Wizard
Member
Nope, that's what I realized giving up unlimited for 6gb and paying full retail is a rip off. Which is exactly why vz is doing it, so they can get people of unlimited data plans.
I don't use much data really usually less than a gig a month but I like the option to be able to watch as much Netflix,YouTube, or anything data intensive if I need to.