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I just found out Siri is REALLY limited in Canada. I knew it wouldn't have support for "Canadian English" (so what, lol)... but it also doesn't have support for local restaurants or directions :P That's lame.
 
Anabuhabkuss said:
Thanks, Marty. Yeah making sense now.

also, did not know about the AMEX deal.
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No prob. Extended warranties only make sense IMO when they're a slight fraction of the total replacement cost. Say you buy a $2000 TV and you pay $200 for a replacement plan. That's 10% of the total cost and in the event your TV dies, you get a replacement for essentially $200 which is better than putting out another $2000. Even if you go through this a couple times, your total cost will take awhile before you hit $2000 to replace. Apple on the otherhand is giving you a replacement warranty that is 75% of the replacement cost which is why it's not such a great deal.

Also ya, AMEX rocks for replacement plans. Even Visa has some good replacement warranties on some cards. Check your rewards benefits.
 
bbagwell said:
C) Buy with your AMEX and get two years of protection at no additional cost.
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Very good. Paid for mine w/an Amex. I always forget about that benefit.

For people with AT&T and have actually been able to activate:

Did you do it over wifi? 3G? Through iTunes? At the store?

How many tries? Did you have it fail and then later succeed?

I've tried about 6-7 times over wifi, once over 3G, once through iTunes. No luck.
 
Joe Shlabotnik said:
I've got $40 phone / $30 unlimited data (grandfathered) / $5 250 text from Verizon. I don't text my brains out and iMessage will hopefully the necessary text plan even further. There is no cheaper plan, though. I also get a 22% discount from work.
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That's a bummer. Between your grandfathered plan and your discount (neither of which I'd have) it seems like I need to accept a minimum $90 monthly bill if I want to switch to the 4S. Gonna have to think about whether it's worth it for me...$70 was already questionable for me.
 
TurtleSnatcher said:
/facepalm

For someone to think this would work and for someone to blame Apple or UPS for not doing what your note said.. that makes me want to punch society.
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Why would you not print out the official form at apple to do this? There is a link in your confirmation email to print out the form for UPS/FEDEX to leave the package without a signature. (I have used it multiple times)

Scrawling a random note like this will obviously not work. =)
 
starchild excalibur said:
What's the cheapest plan that any iPhone user has here?

I've been rocking a 1st gen iPhone which is the only iPhone that lets me having Data + 1500 text for $30 a month, effectively making my monthly bill $70. I called AT&T and sure enough, the cheapest plan you can have with any of the later iPhones with the features I currently have is $90 ($40 for phone, $30 for data, $20 for text).

Is this pretty much the case with Verizon and Sprint as well?
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I got in on a promotion last year from VZW that was 450 Talk w/5 Friends and Family + Unlimited texts and Unlimited data for $74.99. It's fucking awesome considering I was paying $90 for less when I signed up last year.

My contract is up in January, but if I have to leave this plan behind, I'll leave behind VZW and go to Sprint.
 
X-Frame said:
What is this about screen differences between the 4 and 4S?
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Contrast is a little bit narrower and the color may be slightly warmer on the 4S. Judgment call though, from the pictures I actually prefer the 4S, at least in the Dead Space screenshot.
 
JackEtc said:
I've done it a thousand time before, dude. READ.
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To be honest, I wouldn't have left it either. People know what that box is and I'm positive some people will be on the lookout for it. Without a digital confirmation from you to leave it, anyone could pick it up and UPS would be at fault. And if it was my route, I wouldn't risk my job over it - regardless of how many times you told me I could do it before.
 
polyh3dron said:
anyone else having problems activating on AT&T?

fucking thing sucks
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Card that came with the phone said go to att.com/activiations

Enter info.. message says

ACT005: We apologize for any inconvenience. iPhone users must connect to iTunes to activate service.
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Plug phone into iTunes.. iTunes says nothing about activation, and has no option for it.

Lameness.
 
nVidiot_Whore said:
Card that came with the phone said go to att.com/activiations

Enter info.. message says



Plug phone into iTunes.. iTunes says nothing about activation, and has no option for it.

Lameness.
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Did you update iTunes (there was a recent update)? I had to do that before anything would happen. Then, when I plugged mine in it automatically started the activation process (before failing due to server issues). Did iTunes "see" your phone?
 
nVidiot_Whore said:
Card that came with the phone said go to att.com/activiations

Enter info.. message says



Plug phone into iTunes.. iTunes says nothing about activation, and has no option for it.

Lameness.
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Mine allows me to try to activate it through itunes but then it doesn't work. Pretty much the same error as just trying to do it on the phone.
 
Edeuinu said:
Have been trying to activate for 5 hours (AT&T). Ugh.
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I got it to work perfectly in one shot using my AT&T Premier link? Maybe that's the difference?

And my speed on my 4S in Central FL...:
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I received a replacement debit/Mastercard in the mail a few months ago and forgot to change my security code in my payment options in iTunes to reflect my new card. It's asking for my security code when I try to purchase something on my new phone. I don't have my old card and forgot it's security code. How do I fix this so I can have my new security code associated with my account?
 
UPS dropped mine off an hour ago, of course I'm stuck waiting for AT&T activation now. Didn't have this problem with my 3GS on launch day, but it was lucky enough to get here in the morning, right around the time the west-coasters are still waking up. It's almost 5:00 here, which is almost 2:00 out west, and I'm sure this is peak activation time so I guess I'm screwed waiting... ugh.

You'd think AT&T could figure this out. They've had problems with this EVERY YEAR for the past 5 years.
 
Fong Ghoul said:
Did you update iTunes (there was a recent update)? I had to do that before anything would happen. Then, when I plugged mine in it automatically started the activation process (before failing due to server issues). Did iTunes "see" your phone?
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iTunes is fully updated.. gave me no activation message whatsoever, sees my phone and gives me syncing options.
 
The message you get when the phone doesn't activate is pretty useless. It says you will get an email when it is ready, but the next sentence says it couldn't connect to the server. The two messages contradict each other.

Will I get an email, or is that not going to happen because I couldn't connect to the server? I have no idea, so I guess I'll just try again over and over.
 
I activated 3 of these for customers today. This is just as easy as activating an android phone now, thank god.

Also, just in case anyone is interested, radioshack is giving 200 dollars in trade-ins on iPhone 4's. I had a guy get a 4s and applecare+ for $118.85 today.
 
5.13 down/1.07 up with a ping of 242 on speedtest with AT&T.

Did all of you first just try activating using the phone? Don't use a website or iTunes.
 
Walked into my Verizon store today, they had plenty of 4s left even though they sold over 100, Apple really loaded up on supply. I may get one tomorrow for my dad
 
KHarvey16 said:
5.13 down/1.07 up with a ping of 242 on speedtest with AT&T.

Did all of you first just try activating using the phone? Don't use a website or iTunes.
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Where is this mysterious option to activate using the phone?
 
starchild excalibur said:
What's the cheapest plan that any iPhone user has here?

I've been rocking a 1st gen iPhone which is the only iPhone that lets me having Data + 1500 text for $30 a month, effectively making my monthly bill $70. I called AT&T and sure enough, the cheapest plan you can have with any of the later iPhones with the features I currently have is $90 ($40 for phone, $30 for data, $20 for text).

Is this pretty much the case with Verizon and Sprint as well?
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$50 on sprint. Unlimited everything. It's sero premium.

Sprint has a $60 plan that is mostly unlimited. But I think you have to add $10 for the iphone on top of that.
 
Theyyy're heeerrre! 12:35pm!

My 67 year old moms' first Smartphone. She's going to really get a lot out of Siri. I cant wait to see her reaction when she asks her first question!
 
Tron 2.0 said:
When you turn it on for the first time.
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StrikerObi said:
Just turn on the phone and follow the instructions. There's no way to use it until it's activated.
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My phone went through a setup.. then said nothing about activation.

It's now usable via WiFi, but says "no service", and iTunes doesn't know the phone number.

This is fucking annoying.
 
Let's talk cases. I'm talking big-hole opening like this but soft-shell full-body protection like this. Anything like that exist?

Edit: Well hell, while searching for it, I found it. The second image is the exact updated version of the case I had for my 4, the PixelSkin HD. Love that case. Anything else, though? Wouldn't mind a change of pace.
 
Fucking bullshit

Fedex or Verizon dropped the ball. They somehow printed the address wrong and the driver never delivered my iPhone 4S, and I didn't find out till now when I tracked the package and called Fedex. I'm going to have to drive two towns over to go pick it up or else I'll be getting it on Monday instead (If that).
 
Been trying to activate for the last 4 hours. A blend of iTunes and directly on the phone. I even tried calling AT&T and the guy just said that I had to sync through iTunes but Apples servers were down (really?)
 
Trojita said:
Fucking bullshit

Fedex or Verizon dropped the ball. They somehow printed the address wrong and the driver never delivered my iPhone 4S, and I didn't find out till now when I tracked the package and called Fedex. I'm going to have to drive two towns over to go pick it up or else I'll be getting it on Monday instead (If that).
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Did they actually deliver it? Accept the signature and everything?

That's a major fuck-up.
 
stldave2 said:
Been trying to activate for the last 4 hours. A blend of iTunes and directly on the phone. I even tried calling AT&T and the guy just said that I had to sync through iTunes but Apples servers were down (really?)
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Yeah, that's what they always say. The roadblock is without question on AT&T's side.
 
Kusagari said:
Trying to activate my ATT and it keeps saying server problems ughh. If I take it to the ATT store can they activate it?
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I can't imagine it'd be much different, since I assume they use the same servers that everyone is trying to access.
 
Cornballer said:
Same here. I'm in SF and can't get it activated. Oh well, I'll try again later.
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I don't think the city matters. I'm in Tallahassee, FL and it's not going through either. There's probably only one central activation server, which is why everybody is fucked.
 
RubxQub said:
From the This is my next... review. Top is 4S, bottom is 4.

iPhone_4s7.jpg
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Grrr, I hope this is something that can be fixed via patch(is that possible?).

I literally just got my phone(haven't activated it yet).

Also the white doesn't look as sexy as it does in the apple screenshots or even in some reviews on blogs for that matter :(

If I haven't activated or turned on my phone yet, would apple let me exchange it for a black one?
 
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