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[Tenck]

Why would you ever believe that they'd give you a free pair of the wireless EarPods? They're not cheap so of course they're not going to give them away.

 

[BolognaSoup]

Man why does GAF hate the apple earbuds I think there easily the best earbuds you can get.

You've never researched headphones before have you?

 

[Thewonandonly]

You've never researched headphones before have you?

No no I have not. Got a nice pair of boss v-modo headphones that are stellar

 

[TheCochese]

So hang on a minute. You had a Macbook and iPad already, which makes me want to believe you previously had an iPhone.

Where are the earbuds that came with those? Use them with the adapter.

 

[PAULINK]

you spent $1000 on an iphone and you didn't even know what it came with, wow dude.

 

[ZOONAMI]

Just buy a pair of regular ear pods?

Or the $5 adapter?

 

[SwiftDeath]

I refuse to believe a person exists that thinks apple would give away their brand new moneymaker wireless earbuds for free with a new iphone when they've only ever given super cheap wired earbuds since the beginning

That's on you OP. It really is. Do your research before buying

 

[chekhonte]

this is why I bought an iphone 6s even after the iphone 7 was out. I will not buy a phone that doesn't have a headphone jack.

 

[cwmartin]

Complains about spending 1000 on a phone, gets $200 back as a giftcard, then immediately buys 3 games that would have been the same cost as the airpods he wants.

Yep, this is a GAF thread alright.

You should do yourself a favor and just save your money.

 

[Thewonandonly]

So hang on a minute. You had a Macbook and iPad already, which makes me want to believe you previously had an iPhone.

Where are the earbuds that came with those? Use them with the adapter.

They broke

 

[Martian]

If OP ever wants someone else to take care of his finances, I will be more than happy to take the burden of money off you.

Seriously, if you ever feel the urge to spend 1000 dollars on a random dude on the internet without doing research, I am the person you need!

 

[Thewonandonly]

If OP ever wants someone else to take care of his finances, I will be more than happy to take the burden of money off you.

Seriously, if you ever feel the urge to spend 1000 dollars on a random dude on the internet without doing research, I am the person you need!

Well it's a payment plan of 25 a month so it's not like I spend 1000 right then and there. I mean I've never seen a 1000 in my bank account :O

 

[Mammoth Jones]

This is a shitty and invalid complaint.

What *IS* a valid complaint is that since iOS 10 launched I've experienced nothing but headaches with third party bluetooth headphones. From skipping, popping to the point of being unlistenable for 10-30 seconds when it occurs. I swear it happens during CPU activity. Apple pushed some updates to "fix" it but it still hasn't worked for me. I'll check on iOS 10.3 tonight as I tossed my Sennheisers in a drawer since they became fucking useless. Problem never happened on iOS 9.x

What I never expected with iPhone 7 plus 256gb is for a free 150$ pair of bluetooth earbuds to come with them. And honestly if you have a grand to drop on a phone don't bitch about 150$ for earbuds.

Every review states that the new headphones included with the 7 were wired lightning.

 

[CuckFupertino]

Apple gave you a pair of headphones that work with the phone AND an adapter to use your existing headphones.

If you bought the iPhone for a pair of headphones to use with your other devices, you fucked up.

 

[ReAxion]

Well it's a payment plan of 25 a month so it's not like I spend 1000 right then and there. I mean I've never seen a 1000 in my bank account :O

oh word

 

[Martian]

Well it's a payment plan of 25 a month so it's not like I spend 1000 right then and there. I mean I've never seen a 1000 in my bank account :O

Wait what, you took a 3,5 year payment plan for an iphone? Is that normal in the US?

 

[TheCochese]

Well it's a payment plan of 25 a month so it's not like I spend 1000 right then and there. I mean I've never seen a 1000 in my bank account :O

You don't say.

 

[metsallica]

Apple gave you a pair of headphones that work with the phone AND an adapter to use your existing headphones.

If you bought the iPhone for a pair of headphones to use with your other devices, you fucked up.

He wants a reverse-adapter. Female lightning to 3.5mm, to use the EarPods with other devices. What he wants both doesn't exist and would likely cost more than the EarPods themselves because of the conversion required.

Wait what, you took a 3,5 year payment plan for an iphone? Is that normal in the US?

Is anything about this thread normal to you?

To answer your question, no, it is not normal.

 

[icespide]

Op how pissed were you when you found out those earpods were actually wired? The packaging fools you into thinking they are air pods lol

I will admit this is kinda fucked up haha

 

[jmdajr]

I have never bought an apple product in my entire live, so..no need to complain.

 

[Jeronimo Jones]

You should have paid more attention but yeah, I could see how you thought Apple would just throw those in. Since they have such a long history of giving customers more stuff for less money...wait.

 

[LeleSocho]

Sorry but that's totally 100% on you.

 

[ReAxion]

I will admit this is kinda fucked up haha

it's strange looking....no mic?

 

[NeonBlack]

So the fact the relatively cheap pack-in headphones won't work on your other devices makes you this angry? That's...weird.

In all fairness, this isn't something we've ever had to think about before.

 

[Mammoth Jones]

Well it's a payment plan of 25 a month so it's not like I spend 1000 right then and there. I mean I've never seen a 1000 in my bank account :O

My dude, if you never seen a G in your bank you shouldn't be dropping one on a phone. But I mean do you.


Just hope you didn't buy it from here...

 

[metsallica]

it's strange looking....no mic?

It's not strange, that's how they come with the phone. What you posted is how they look when you buy them separately.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Oh, i just noticed that Huelen is banned.

They spend more time grayname'd than not...

 

[icespide]

it's strange looking....no mic?

It's there but hidden

 

[Earthbound64]

Man why does GAF hate the apple earbuds I think there easily the best earbuds you can get.

You've never researched headphones before have you?

No no I have not

I've never seen a 1000 in my bank account :O

There's probably a reason for that...

 

[ReAxion]

It's not strange, that's how they come with the phone. What you posted is how they look when you buy them separately.

oh yeah.

you can also see the cable if you tilt it tho....

 

[SwiftDeath]

Well it's a payment plan of 25 a month so it's not like I spend 1000 right then and there. I mean I've never seen a 1000 in my bank account :O

Apple stays winning

 

[whitehawk]

But a pair of Amazon earbuds. They're similar, but even better than Apple earbuds.

 

[Reptars Revenge]

Well it's a payment plan of 25 a month so it's not like I spend 1000 right then and there. I mean I've never seen a 1000 in my bank account :O

The republicans were right?

 

[Earthbound64]

The republicans were right?

In general, people are terrible with money.
And, in general, people ignore costs that aren't up-front costs.

 

[TheCochese]

To answer your question, no, it is not normal.

Installment plans on phones are normal in the US after carriers went away from contracts.

Or buy it outright.

 

[Sarye]

To be clear to everyone, payment plans for phones are not weird in the US. It is essentially an interest free loan as the payments are just split over a period of 2 years.. (or in OPs case, 25 months)

 

[Pagusas]

Well it's a payment plan of 25 a month so it's not like I spend 1000 right then and there. I mean I've never seen a 1000 in my bank account :O

... ....

Just curious, do you have health insurance?

To be clear to everyone, payment plans for phones are not weird in the US. It is essentially an interest free loan as the payments are just split over a period of 2 years.. (or in OPs case, 25 months)

The thing a lot of us are commenting on is he doesnt even have 1k in the bank yet he's making this type of purchase.

 

[Earthbound64]

To be clear to everyone, payment plans for phones are not weird in the US. It is essentially an interest free loan as the payments are just split over a period of 2 years.. (or in OPs case, 25 months)

How does the total cost of the installments compare to the cost of buying it outright?
Exact same cost, or different?

 

[Mammoth Jones]

The thing a lot of us are commenting on is he doesnt even have 1k in the bank yet he's making this type of purchase.

Nah, not that he doesn't even have 1k in the bank right now. Just that dude ain't never seen it in his account. Ever. But buying a 1k phone on credit. I mean to each their own. I'm sure OP is a good person I'm just saying that should be a red flag to anyone trying to live within their means.

 

[Pagusas]

How does the total cost of the installments compare to the cost of buying it outright?
Exact same cost, or different?

Exact same, its basically a 0% interest loan.

 

[Thewonandonly]

oh word

I'm 20 give me a little slack gotta pay for college and stuff

 

[Mammoth Jones]

How does the total cost of the installments compare to the cost of buying it outright?
Exact same cost, or different?

Same cost I think. The benefit for the carrier is they get to lock you into a contract without having to call it a contract. You're free to go any time you want as long as you pay that phone off lol.

And they don't have to subsidize the cost of phones anymore. So now the user carries that burden directly.

I'm 20 give me a little slack gotta pay for college and stuff

Ah, gotcha. Makes sense now. Focus on your grades and when you get out and get a job buy all the wireless headphones you want.

 

[Earthbound64]

Exact same, its basically a 0% interest loan.

Well, as long as one decides it's a worthwhile expenditure of money and budgets it into their monthly accounting, then that's fine.

 

[Salmonax]

EDIT: Actually, it doesn't work that way. Sorry. Yes, it's screwy that Apple doesn't even have a unified standard across their own hardware.

 

[kiguel182]

Yeah, they should've moved wireless for everything at the same time. It's a weird transition period.

 

[Thewonandonly]

Yeah, they should've moved wireless for everything at the same time. It's a weird transition period.

Right either go all in or just dont do it. Dont tip toe around it.

 

[Earthbound64]

Right either go all in or just dont do it. Dont tip toe around it.

So desktop computers should have dropped Ethernet support 20 years ago?

 

[Thewonandonly]

So desktop computers should have dropped Ethernet support 20 years ago?

Well i guess you got a point there. But you don't see laptops being shiped with ethernet cords anymore.

 

[komplanen]

Who buys an almost $1k device and doesn't even watch one unboxing video?

 

[Reckheim]

Well it's a payment plan of 25 a month so it's not like I spend 1000 right then and there. I mean I've never seen a 1000 in my bank account :O

If you're buying a $1000 phone when you have no money, you got bigger problems then not having wireless headphones.