diablos991
Can’t stump the diablos
Pretty sure it's at midnight PST wherever you are.
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Apple iPhone 6S |OT|
- Thread starter Nasser
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Pretty sure it's at midnight PST wherever you are.
My 5S is great but 16GB storage doesn't cut it, and the battery is starting to go.ThisThe A7 is still performing like a champ and the camera is still good at taking photos.
Optical image stabilization. It means there are camera elements that compensate for movement, which allows steadier video and slower shutter speeds for taking photos.
Optical image stabilization. It is a sensor that helps reduce shaking and stabilize the image so they are better quality.
Zeyphersan
Banned
Oh god, I'm going to have to explain regular touches and 3D touches to old people
Oh god
Oh god
Suddenly I feel even better about my decision to stop working retail/selling phones.
And from my experience, it won't just be old people.
Nothing1016
Member
Thanks so much for this! I just switched to T-mobile and have know idea how their JUMP! program works.
RastaMentality
Banned
Dreading teaching my parents already.
bucknuticus
Member
So right now im on ATT unlimited data planand my bill is liek $82. Looked into the Next thing and my bill would be $100 before taxes and tacked on bs fees. How exactly is this a better deal for me? I keep seeing people say youll save money, but i aint seeing it...
brianmcdoogle
Member
Same here. I'd love a wallet case, but they are all so terrible. The block the camera, or the flap doesn't magnetize to preventing random flapping, or they only have room for 3 cards, or whatever. They are all so compromised and crappy that I don't understand how anyone can use them.
One of these days I'll get some leather and try to make my own.
You don't. It's crap for us. If you want to stay with AT&T you basically have to pay for the phone outright with a bit of the cost deflected based on what you trade in. You're looking at a $400+ day if you want to keep unlimited. I don't particularly mind that, but it's still lame.
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
It's kind of ridiculous to think about the Live Photos feature on a 16gb phone.
RastaMentality
Banned
Is anyone going to just get a $15 iPhone 6 now then immediately get a 6s?
Didn't someone say you could get subsidized pricing on the AT&T website?
Zeyphersan
Banned
If you stay on Unlimited data, you absolutely don't save money
bucknuticus
Member
Im fine with paying the the money up front on the 2 year contract, thats basically $16 a month when I think it would be 27ish on Next
Im not following, it woudlbe cheaper for me to stay with my unlimited plan and doing the normal 2 year contract. What am i missing.
Zeyphersan
Banned
Sorry, I meant that if you plan on staying with unlimited data, then yes, doing a device payment plan instead of a 2-year subsidized phone would make you spend more money. If you want to keep unlimited data, don't do AT&T Next
Skel1ingt0n
I can't *believe* these lazy developers keep making file sizes so damn large. Btw, how does technology work?
I've officially decided I'm going to switch from unlimited grandfathered data to NEXT with 20GB.
On the family plan, I go from paying (three people, bill split evenly three ways):
~65/month for cell service
~$850 for the phone up front, with the ability to sell for about $400 in a year, so $450 net
Total: $1,230
On NEXT, with my family, I'll personally pay:
~$80/month for cell service
~$40/month for the phone
Total: $1,440
So, I'll be paying about $210 more, but it's over the course of the year and I don't have to "worry" about selling it. Additionally, I've made an agreement with my family that I'll keep 14GB/month. So I pay $210 more a year to be able to avoid throttling past 5GBs, and the ability to hotspot.
*shrug*
On the family plan, I go from paying (three people, bill split evenly three ways):
~65/month for cell service
~$850 for the phone up front, with the ability to sell for about $400 in a year, so $450 net
Total: $1,230
On NEXT, with my family, I'll personally pay:
~$80/month for cell service
~$40/month for the phone
Total: $1,440
So, I'll be paying about $210 more, but it's over the course of the year and I don't have to "worry" about selling it. Additionally, I've made an agreement with my family that I'll keep 14GB/month. So I pay $210 more a year to be able to avoid throttling past 5GBs, and the ability to hotspot.
*shrug*
We won't get a 2GB confirmation until:
1) We see a teardown and examine the chips inside
Or
2) An early owner runs Geekbench app on the device
Apple have never commented on the amount of RAM in their iOS devices.
Or if someone opens safari and tries to open several pages and switch between them, to see if they will reload
Hidden One
Member
Verizon contract ends on October first. Pretty good timing for me..I plan to switch to T-Mobile anyway and go back to iPhone. My Galaxy S6 experience started out great but all the slow downs are pissing me off when I'm trying to type.
Zeyphersan
Banned
Or if someone opens up one Safari tab and then starts playing something on Apple Music, then checks back to see if that one tab reloads
Someone must have tried that when they got the hands on of the iPhone. Right? RIGHT?!
Like, it's the most obvious thing to do if you can't get the information. At least try something yourself.
Mike Works
Member
So it looks like we're never getting an iPhone at the 5/5s physical size again huh?
LostMyNarbles
Member
Might be next year with a reiteration on the design since the S series doesn't bring a whole new design with it. I thought rumors said a new smaller phone was coming out this year but they later said it got delayed.
I don't believe they will go back to 4" screen though. But yeah, they should reduce bezel size and make the phone a bit smaller, but it won't get to the 5 physical size. No way.
Zeyphersan
Banned
Might happen with the iPhone 7. I don't think they felt any pressure this year since they're still offering the 5S as the "free" phone, but next year it'll get phased out. They could have like an iPhone 7C to fit into the size
Marques Brownlee's 5 minute hands on with the iPhone 6S at the Apple event.
In the video he does say 1GB RAM, but I think he's just guessing.
http://youtu.be/gN-MeB-S8Kw
In the video he does say 1GB RAM, but I think he's just guessing.
http://youtu.be/gN-MeB-S8Kw
"as far as I know"
He should refrain from even saying that if he doesn't have any kind of info. But that afaik note is there. So, yeah...
brianmcdoogle
Member
As a mommy blogger, as far as I know the iPhone 6S has 1.414213562 GB of RAM.
BoboBrazil
Member
So we should go get on jump on demand before the Iphone 6s+ launch or join at the time of purchase of the Iphone 6s+? If we join now we lose one of the 3 upgrades per year when we get the Iphone 6s+ right?
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
In that video, they have an annotation pop up at that point that now says 'Confirmed: 2GB of RAM'.
lol
lol
diablos991
Can’t stump the diablos
iCloud + unlimited plan = non-issue
eyeball_kid
Member
So I've definitely decide to switch to T-Mobile with the 6S. I've been with ATT since the first iPhone (technically it was Cingular then) and have the grandfathered unlimited data plan, but they started throttling me last month because I was streaming Apple Music often. That was the last straw for me.
The iPhone Upgrade Program seems interesting, but it requires you to purchase the phone in-store (aka waiting in line). Ain't nobody got time for that.
One thing that's interesting on that page though...at the bottom it says "You can either pay in full or choose carrier financing." In the past, you haven't been able to buy an iPhone at full price on Day One. This seems like a tacit admission that the 2-year contract days are about over.
The iPhone Upgrade Program seems interesting, but it requires you to purchase the phone in-store (aka waiting in line). Ain't nobody got time for that.
One thing that's interesting on that page though...at the bottom it says "You can either pay in full or choose carrier financing." In the past, you haven't been able to buy an iPhone at full price on Day One. This seems like a tacit admission that the 2-year contract days are about over.
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
I'm rocking a 16gb 6, use icloud and I can tell you this is bulllllllllshit. Even if you have the optimized photos feature on, you can't store shit. You wanna add another couple of pictures to every photo? Forgedaboudit!
That's exactly what I did, got the 6 Plus last week and will be pre-ordering this Saturday. I'm not too thrilled being back on an iOS device but the price was too good to pass up.
diablos991
Can’t stump the diablos
I use a 16gb 6+ and the only issue I have ran into is when I have too many games installed. I just uninstall a couple and everything is smooth. I always seem to have 2-5gb free.
No need to store music.
No need to store photos.
No need to store videos.
Put all the photos in a family shared iCloud that my wife and I use.
iCloud optimization only reclaims the space when it needs to. Your phone usage will always say you are near full but it will offload more photos to the cloud as you need the space for something else like apps.
Zeyphersan
Banned
Yes, they are offering unlocked phones at the start now. Not SIM-free phones, but unlocked phones. HOWEVER, there is still a GSM model and a CDMA model. Make sure you get GSM for T-Mobile
My carrier is being messy with my plan again, going to call them again tomorrow to make sure they didn't screw anything up.
Fortunately looks like there's a lot less hype around this model and the call center said demand was tiny compared to last year. Hopefully that means less website crashes and no stock delays.
Fortunately looks like there's a lot less hype around this model and the call center said demand was tiny compared to last year. Hopefully that means less website crashes and no stock delays.
UK time for preorders opening is 8.01am on Saturday morning.
I have two lines with iPhone 6s that have installment balances without Jump or JOD, can I still preorder online on Saturday? Is there any way to move my current lines into the Jump program? The FAQ didn't address that. I tried calling T-Mobile, but at this hour, I'm talking to outsourced customer support that has a hard time with English.
diablos991
Can’t stump the diablos
The only way to move to JoD is to completely pay off the EIP of said line. JOD can also only be set up in a corporate owned T-Mobile store until they get the online process up and running.
You can preorder a 6S all you want. You won't get priority 6S shipping until your EIP is payed off and you are on the JoD program. U.S. JoD folks jump ahead of all the non JoD folks.
Thanks, looks like I have some work to do tomorrow at a T-Mobile Store.
Depending on how much you owe, selling the iPhone 6 should cover the EIP, it did for my wife and then some. Got on the JoD deal afterwards.
Littlebigbenny
Neo Member
SUPARSTARX
Member
So no confirmation of 2 gb ram anytime soon, correct?
brianmcdoogle
Member
The one thing I still don't get from these hands on demos is how quick is the 3D Touch? If I tap really quickly, but hard, is it the same thing? So many of these people in these videos hold down their fingers. Do I have to hold it down? If so, then I do agree with the people saying "what's the difference between this and a long tap?". Like, I can tap the screen and open an app very quickly, almost instantaneous from when my finger hits the glass and leaves. If I do it at the same speed, but stronger, do I get the 3D touch or what? Has anyone seen a video where they do a 3D touch with great force at a quick speed?
http://www.apple.com/shop/iphone/iphone-upgrade-program
Been waiting for the full terms and conditions link at the bottom to be ready.