seriously, look into it. My brother thought THE EXACT same way you do... EXACTLY. He looked into it and found that he'd save $19/month (ish) going to 10GB. And he and his wife use a whopping .9GB. Yeah, 900MB. So what? You have a shit load of data you will never use. In his case that's still $228/year he's saving.
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Apple iPhone 6 [OT]
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seriously, look into it. My brother thought THE EXACT same way you do... EXACTLY. He looked into it and found that he'd save $19/month (ish) going to 10GB. And he and his wife use a whopping .9GB. Yeah, 900MB. So what? You have a shit load of data you will never use. In his case that's still $228/year he's saving.
Yeah happens every year. Last year with the 5S, that also launched on a Friday with the reviews out on the Tuesday before.
Now remember, that these reviews are only from the sites that Apple has specifically decided to send review units to. Expect Engadget, The Verge, Anandtech, Re/Code.
No idea, but it must be close to. Some Americans on mac rumours are able to track their shipping with reference number once the serial is up. I don't know how to do that from UK. My card has been charged, £699 gone from my account so guess shipping is close.
Patrick Bateman
Member
Ordered the 6+, 64GB, grey, half an hour after it was available on the apple-page: Deliverey date October 10th-17th.
Fuck that!
Fuck that!
That's fine. I just wanted to know specifications on the RAM.
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Deleted member 17706
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I don't know where you learned how to read, but context is a pretty important aspect of reading comprehension. Picking out a piece of a larger sentence or paragraph and claiming that *that piece* represents what the author meant is not a good way to go about things. Unless you have an agenda or bone to pick, that is.
I think the 6 + is obscenely and stupidly large. I preordered mine as soon as I possibly could because of the superior battery.
smokeandmirrors
Banned
Arstechnica usually get them too? I usually trust Anand and Ars most of all for good reviews.
Sir Abacus
Member
I feel the same way. I took one look at the battery life on the 6+ and was like "fuck it, I'm going plus".
silentspork
Member
T-Mobile's order tracking page has been down for three days. Not cool.
I just want to find out if I'm back ordered or not, but no one can tell me. Not a good sign.
I just want to find out if I'm back ordered or not, but no one can tell me. Not a good sign.
I have pretty huge hands, so I pray the size will be a good fit. OIS, battery, and 1080p were too much to resist.
Pfft I run with my 5 all the time and even take it in the sauna with me. Poor thing gets pretty hot, but it's a champ!
You can safely say he has both given the topic and premise of this conversation..
If I want better battery life I'd get a 6 and a battery case, you'd get battery life that would blow away the 6+.
Applesauce
Boom! Bitch-slapped!
Changed my pre-order to Apple's site and ETA is 10/17 (Silver 6+ 64GB), a month sooner than AT&T's ETA of mid-late November. Not what I hoped for but I suppose the new iOS will take my attention off having to wait a few weeks for a shiny new gadget to play with.
if its like their other cases. the neo hybrid style cases have a plastic metalicy band that can be swapped.
Yep but there are three styles, are they all compatible ? Hybrid, EX, classic, etc ...
How? You get $25 off every month, and you get a interest free loan. I don't see how it's expensive at all.
TheChewyWaffles
Member
Excited that our 6's (wife's and mine) are going to be here Friday! I wanted a 6+ but honestly just don't want to wait until Oct/Nov. The 5.5 size was appealing, but if I'm honest I know that 4.7 will be enough while I'm not at home, and when I'm at home I'll be on an iPad.
Just received a neo-hybrid case for my 6. Not a plus, but it comes in two parts; a metal band and the actual case. Very thin, I can't imagine it making the 6+ that much bigger.
Yeah, a lot of carriers actually had 3-4 week delays even before the pre-orders went live. Pretty much, Apple didn't have the stock for the 6 + models for launch. No where near enough to even come close to filling even half of the pre-orders. Makes me wonder why they even bothered launching the 6 + on the 19th, instead of pushing it back to Oct/Nov (and then having pre-orders done closer to release date).
Now a lot of people have had the full amount charged and locked in, and are in limbo having no idea when they will get their 6+. We had heard rumors for the longest time that the 6 + models production was behind schedule, and that it was very likely that it would get a launch later than the 6. I'm starting to think that, this was true and Apple just decided to launch it anyways, and with the few models they had, acted like the delayed production wasn't really a thing.
Nice to hear, thanks for that !
Which color ?
JackLongRod
Banned
No,you don't have to trade it in.
Seems like a weird time for a embargo.
Metal Slate. The sides look almost blue online, but they're a dark grey in real life.
Why do you have a contract with a unlocked phone?
OK, great! Thanks for the reply.
My contract phone got stolen so I've been using an unlocked phone.
Ahh I see, but yeah as others have said, you can keep the phone.
Gareth Bale
Member
I was hoping this would be more of an upgrade than it is. I kept my iphone 4 this long because the new ones weren't really adding much. And neither is this really, or at least it's not adding anything special. Better this, faster that, etc... although I believe the pixel density is exactly the same despite the 4 year gap.
But my iphone 4 is dying, so I'm looking forward to having a phone that doesn't take 20 seconds to load stuff.
But my iphone 4 is dying, so I'm looking forward to having a phone that doesn't take 20 seconds to load stuff.
If you ahve an iphone now and arent impressed by the speed of a 5, 5s or 6, then Id imagine you use your phone almost entirely as a phone and dont use the browser or other apps much.
the upgrade from a 4 to one of these newer models is absolutely huge. LTE on the 5 was a big deal for streaming services, for example.
Every time Ive seen my friends iphone 4 running, its roooouuuugh.
the upgrade from a 4 to one of these newer models is absolutely huge. LTE on the 5 was a big deal for streaming services, for example.
Every time Ive seen my friends iphone 4 running, its roooouuuugh.
I mean the cell phone industry is kind of stagnant as a whole. I don't think its really reasonable to expect rapid innovation like the leap from the original iphone to the iphone 4 anymore.
I'm on a 4S, and this thing is slow as fuck. Can't imagine what it's like to use a 4.
Applesauce
Boom! Bitch-slapped!
What do y'all think a 32GB White 5S will sell for? Instead of trading my phone in when I get the new one on the Next 12 program through AT&T I chose to pay off the balance and sell it with the hopes of coming out ahead. I paid it off for $330, and the phone is in great condition.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
My 4S isn't slow as fuck. Do you have the latest firmware?
Or maybe you mean your standards have come to expect instant loading of apps, etc.
This. In comparison to my friends' latest androids etc loading a webpage on my 4S/doing anything really is considerably slower.
What OS do you have on it? I don't recall iPhone 4 being slow to load apps or being drastically slower than android devices that also came out during that time (granted, it is an older phone now). iPhone 4 took a major hit when iOS 7 rolled out. It has lag just on the homescreen alone.
I am going from a Note 2 to iPhone 6+. I only went to the Note 2 due to Apple's unwillingness to have a larger screen at the time. Now that they do, I am headed back over because me and Android don't jive.
Nice. I'm about to order the néo hybride in métal slate and the metallic version in red or champagne.
Souless_PJ
Banned
http://www.twelvesouth.com/product/hirise-iphone5-ipad-mini
These should still work fine on the new devices.
I'm in the same boat, stayed on the 4 and have been putting up with the speed issues waiting for a new iPhone. I'm hoping that while the spec bumps haven't been huge from year to year the increase going from the 4 to the 6 is going to be massive. Plus I'm interested in the additions I've missed that, while not something that would make me run out and buy a phone at the time, are hopefully going to be welcome now. TouchID might become quite useful in iOS 8 and I don't even have Siri, so that'll be interesting to try out. Plus the camera will be better too.
Do you guys recommend something like this? The reviews are solid but I'd like to know what you guys think about it.
http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00HUIL310/
http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00HUIL310/
TheChewyWaffles
Member
WaffleTaco
Wants to outlaw technological innovation.
I'm in the same boat, fuck the 5 and make it taller and not wider.