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Apple iPhone 6 [OT]
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just bought this http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KC21XZ2/?tag=neogaf0e-20
5.1 amps...will this damage my phone?
kutthoat5150
Member
Very helpful thanks
DOWN
Banned
Antennagate was the wildest thing to me.
When Jobs tried to have this "Ohhh wooow guys, we actually just noticed what the problem was and it totally isn't out fault. The algorithm for calculating signal strength was too generous for like a decade so we'll fix that and then you'll see that you aren't dropping from 5 bars to 1, it's more like 3 to one. The error was surely a total accident and not an attempt to be generous with signal strength to deceptively please a customer with misrepresented service and device quality."
And I didn't even take the part where they showed all their competitors weak points.
But, yeah, Jobs would allow this.
Backfoggen
Banned
Got my iPhone 6 Plus and just as I was about to put it on the table after the initial playing around session I noticed a big fat red stuck pixel. God dam. I wanted to just enjoy this phone instead of having to do the replacement bs right away.
Maybe if a case made your phone run like shit that analogy would hold.
HUELEN10
Member
At least you're not making fun of us suffering from resolutiongate/pixelgate/zoomgate.
The regular 6 renders at the display's native res (1334x750). Retina Pros render at native res too by default, unless you change it to a scaled mode.
HUELEN10
Member
Do you have 2-factor authentication enabled? You might need an application password.
The_Inquisitor
Member
You're suppose to use a app specific password.
HUELEN10
Member
Most, if not all, T-Mos and ATTs do.
CoffeeJanitor
Member
Anyone have any experience with ship to home on the 6s? I was thinking about going it with my local apple store and the guy said it would ship in 7 to 10 days. Not sure I believe that when I see how backed up these other stores are
BFIB
Member
awesome, thanks! That worked, had no idea you had to set it up that way.
HUELEN10
Member
Store.spple.com's ship to home? Their estimates are usually spot-on; more accurate than anyone else anyways...
hitsugi
Member
So, my contract with ATT is up in a week. I want to switch to T-Mobile, but it looks like they're really backed up with phones. Strangely, every Apple store near my zip code has ATT iPhones in Stock, but none have the T-Mobile version.
What should I do? Make the switch with my current phone and just wait it out for T-Mobile to ship it?
What should I do? Make the switch with my current phone and just wait it out for T-Mobile to ship it?
I wasn't gonna say anything...
This matches my feelings 100%. I much prefer the iPhone 4 in terms of weight and general feel.
I don't use a phone case but will try and find something that helps to make the iPhone 6 better to hold.
So I finally spent some time with the 6+ in an apple store. Damn, that is a hard phone for me to use.
Its so big that I can barely reach across from the bottom to the top of the screen along the same side of my thumb. i need to shift my hand a pretty large amount for me to do this.
I cant even properly double tap the home button to get to reachability unless I grip this lower sliver of the phone and then get my thumb positioned over the home button. I can mush the home button with my hand placed further up but the double tap requires a little more precision. So i need to move my hand way down to get to reachability then move it up again slightly - and rearrange my grip, risking a drop - to hit the buttons that I wanted to reach in the first place.
too damn big for me and one handed usability just takes too much of a hit. the change is not on the same scale as the 6.
I can deal with an iphone 6 - only" one corner isnt easily accessible and the home button is easy to double tap for reachability. The 6+ demands to be used two handed the majority of the time. Not for me. I still dont get the appeal of this size device (well, I do. bigger web pages, bigger video and games.) but here we are.
Its so big that I can barely reach across from the bottom to the top of the screen along the same side of my thumb. i need to shift my hand a pretty large amount for me to do this.
I cant even properly double tap the home button to get to reachability unless I grip this lower sliver of the phone and then get my thumb positioned over the home button. I can mush the home button with my hand placed further up but the double tap requires a little more precision. So i need to move my hand way down to get to reachability then move it up again slightly - and rearrange my grip, risking a drop - to hit the buttons that I wanted to reach in the first place.
too damn big for me and one handed usability just takes too much of a hit. the change is not on the same scale as the 6.
I can deal with an iphone 6 - only" one corner isnt easily accessible and the home button is easy to double tap for reachability. The 6+ demands to be used two handed the majority of the time. Not for me. I still dont get the appeal of this size device (well, I do. bigger web pages, bigger video and games.) but here we are.
FLUXCapacitor
Member
Does anyone know if there is any chance Verizon would let me upgrade early? My upgrade date isn't until April but I really want to trade my 5 in for a 6.
Safari? lol.
I mean Jobs handled Antenagate like a pro and showed that its an actual problem that comes from regulatory issues with where you can put antennas etc. They showed that the problem occurred on several phones from many manufactures but none the whole strength thing is not entirely as you say. If I remember correctly it was that Apple calculated the signal strength on the last known signal while other manufactures calculated it over an average from several points. This mean that if the phone suddenly dropped before going back up it would show so while other manufactures opted not to show this but instead just go for an average.
This is the same as for the problems they got regarding the phone saving the nearby cell towers several months back and tracing you along the way. It turns out that they just picked a random size it would store up to 2mb or something but it turns out that it can store A LOT of data in that small size. Apple at the time had only been in the phone industry for what? Three years? They are newbies in the game and are bound to make tons of mistakes.
The Lamonster
Member
http://www.incipio.com/cases/iphone...-flexible-impact-resistant-case-iphone-6.html
It's true - I used it on my 4S for three years with zero degradation.
Hypemaster
Member
Just bought the contract free 64gb iphone. Sure hope I don't regret the purchase.
7 months early? No chance in Hell.
Maninthemirror
Banned
your Apple silicon or Leather case will not save your Phone from a fall...
HUELEN10
Member
As a smart mobile device user since 2002, I will never understand how people manage to break their things like this, and I'm not perfect and have never had something remotely similar happen to me.
Some people have the worst luck with dropping phones, I've dropped mine so many times but nothing ever happened but a few scuffs. I have a feeling its my time soon.
Maninthemirror
Banned
Supply and Demand my friend. Supply and Demand. Its not silly its Math and Economics. Apple has 1 phone which has a singular high demand. Your Nexus will have a MUCH lower demand because even though there are more Android devices than there are iOS devices. If you compare a particular Model vs iOS model, there is no competition. really.
iPhone 6 sells 10 million
Androids sell 15 Million
Now divide the Android into its newer models:
1. Samsung sells 4 million
2. Nexus sells 2 million
3. HTC sells 1 million
4. rest sell 4 million
there is no competition in individual demand an iPhone device has
is the next nexus coming out in 4 weeks?
That's fucked up.
My worst nightmare D:
Could have just slept in and gone on Friday. I was in and our of a Verizon store in an hour. No pre-order, no hassle.
Oookay... you went straight into defense mode there didn't ya?
Last year it was the end of Oct.
Actually my gf did that, they announced that they were out of the Plus version almost immediately.
Maninthemirror
Banned
and this is why you need a PROPER case covering the bottom
its Math. you said its silly why you had to wait 4 weeks and I am telling you its math and economics which prevent the phone from getting to you in 4 weeks
its Math. you said its silly why you had to wait 4 weeks and I am telling you its math and economics which prevent the phone from getting to you in 4 weeks
Great! Was looking for this page. Thank you.
Should I transfer my contacts before or after doing this?
Ordered 9/12 at 3:30 AM on AT&T's site. Never again. Going straight to Apple next time.
Maninthemirror
Banned
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1787330
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1786731
I am SERIOUSLY considering Square Trade now....
Were you previously iPhone/AT&T? I had an iPhone 5 and set up my 6 (restore from backup), then activated my service.