The_Darkest_Red
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Anyone have any suggestions for a case that's as minimalist as possible? I want something super thin that only covers the back and sides.
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Not sure. Its in Delmar, NY which is a small town outside the City of Albany. Would the store # be on the receipt?
I just read on another forum that this guy and his gf both pre ordered from radio shack and they have his gf's and not his. This is really strange.
My only real anguish right now is that there are people who strolled out of bed at 8:30am and walked right into a AT&T/Verizon store and walked out with a phone in 10 min whereas people who PREORDERED the phone are meant to suffer.
Once you've been billed for the phone and they've shipped it, you can only add AppleCare+ by physically going to an Apple store and letting them inspect the phone (basically to prevent you from breaking your product and then buying protection.) You have a month to add it, but can't buy it online at this point.
I would be willing to bet money this didn't happen. Employees couldn't purchase an iPhone until like 1 month after release when I was there and I doubt that has changed.
Man, you people really need to give BB a break sometimes. Or if they're that shitty stop doing business with them.
And you have to schedule a genius bar appointment so they can inspect your phone and make sure it's not already damaged.
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Beaten
Hari Seldon
Member
Yeah I was worried about that when they switched from glass. I don't want to have to go back to the old iPod days of being paranoid about scratching the fucking thing. I actually liked the glass on front and back.
Horse Detective
Why the long case?
Same here. Too bad the only "rumbles" has been the garbage trucks lol
See if InCase makes an iPhone 5 case yet...i had that for my 4 and that was about as thin as you could get.
It's a tradeoff. The glass was generally resistant to scratches, but it also shattered if dropped--especially the back. (despite what people may say). The glass was also the reason the 4/4S were so much heavier.
It will be there labeled store in the middle of their receipt. I want to check their inventory vs. the number of preorders.
Man, the out of the box experience is so good. Turn it on, it already knows the phone number, and it restores from last night's icloud backup. Smooth as silk. And the phone is really, really, beautiful. Can't wait until my wife gets home to see the white.
Oh, here's some info I got from my awesome UPS man. My phone, which shipped directly from China, was due to be delivered before 10:30. My wife's phone, which shipped from Illinois, had no specific time, and was going to be delivered today after 5. They were both ordered from Apple. Fortunately, my awesome UPS man is awesome. After I explained that I was expecting a second one, he looked around his truck, found it , and delivered it, all without my asking him to. Dude is so cool.
Oh, here's some info I got from my awesome UPS man. My phone, which shipped directly from China, was due to be delivered before 10:30. My wife's phone, which shipped from Illinois, had no specific time, and was going to be delivered today after 5. They were both ordered from Apple. Fortunately, my awesome UPS man is awesome. After I explained that I was expecting a second one, he looked around his truck, found it , and delivered it, all without my asking him to. Dude is so cool.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Mine is here! Scuff-free black!
rip that off. Gorilla Glass 2!
Horse Detective
Why the long case?
Ugh, my installation of the front protector looks like absolute garbage.
I need to tell zagg my back is fucked up
I need to tell zagg my back is fucked up
I actually did drop my 4S once on a paved street and cringed as it skidded 10 feet from me. I survived without a scratch.
It seems that dropping on a corner is what would take out the glass.
dynamitejim
Member
Wow UPS actually got here before 10:30. This thing really is light and thin as hell!
DJ Lushious
Member
They don't deserve a break. The more I read this email they sent me, they more insane it sounds. "We'd love to sell you one, we really do... You will be the first to get one, we promise." With all the troubles Best Buy has been having financially, this seems like another bullet in the chamber for them. Consumer confidence is low and they're now shitting all over some of the loyal that remain and chose to preorder at Best Buy.
I'm quoting the email again, just so that everyone can really read into it. I've underlined the stuff that reeks the most of shit and sour milk.
DJ Lushious
Member
They'd have no problem sending you out another. They're very good for that.
The_Darkest_Red
Member
Will do, thanks!
Agreed. The weight is really noticeable, by the way. My iPhone 4 feels like a brick by comparison.
Hell yeah! Fuck that noise
Horse Detective
Why the long case?
It just sucks because I spent so much time getting bubbles out on the front too. I'm hoping it didn't scratch through this.
Oh well, cool phone.
MarkMclovin
Member
Would love to see what your phones look like in a few weeks time.
Nothing worse than scuffs, scrapes and scratches on a brand new phone.
Nothing worse than scuffs, scrapes and scratches on a brand new phone.
Hari Seldon
Member
I'd rather have the weight and have the thing be able to take a hit. This is a phone god damnit it is going to get beat up.
Horse Detective
Why the long case?
Especially when the trim is like some sort of mirror finish.
Buy a case, then. It will certainly be heavier.
I am going to spend +500$ on this thing, it has to be perfect even more when they are bragging how high quality and precise this thing is.
Ken Masters
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Hari Seldon
Member
Wait, is the back to this like the original iPhones or is it the brushed aluminum shit like the old iPods? The original iPhone backs were pretty solid and resistant to shit.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0061HBI20/?tag=neogaf0e-20
edit: Sorry that says 4...weird, the link said 5.
And none of those 36,000 are available on iTunes? What kind of music do you listen to?
edit: I thought that 25,000 have to not exist on iTunes, my mistake.
Even though I love Google Music, I'm giving Match a shot since I don't want to listen to music through a web browser and I doubt there would ever be a Google Music app approved.
Ken Masters
Banned
was so nice to walk in the store at 9am hassle free and walk out with a 32gb no questions asked
Feels like the original iPhone. The difference is the anodizing on the black model.
mescalineeyes
Banned
3.3 hours in line and $333.87 later I have my first Apple product.
Waking up at 5am and standing in line for 2 hours was the easy part (and to be honest, not all that bad)... But the final hour waiting for the people in front of you to check out really sucks. Especially they are non-native English speakers, old laddies and people who did not have the sense to come in the day before to make sure they can even get a phone.
Lesson learned, just preorder ASAP.
Waking up at 5am and standing in line for 2 hours was the easy part (and to be honest, not all that bad)... But the final hour waiting for the people in front of you to check out really sucks. Especially they are non-native English speakers, old laddies and people who did not have the sense to come in the day before to make sure they can even get a phone.
Lesson learned, just preorder ASAP.
It should at least let you select a portion of your library to match, a hard 25k limit seems a bit harsh.
Horse Detective
Why the long case?
I must not be an audiophile because I think the new earbuds sound good.
They do sound good. And I am kinda, sorta an audiophile.
Screaming_Gremlin
My QB is a Dick and my coach is a Nutt
I per-ordered through Apple, but apparently 20 minutes late since my phone was still on a boat. Thankfully my local AT&T store must have got a lot of extra stock since I just stopped by 2 hours after they opened and they still had a black 32GB. Really glad too, since I would have been on vacation during the estimated delivery Apple was giving me for my backorder.