Gary Whitta
Member
Nokia may not even be around in 2 years.
I'd rather dock my phone and charge while playing music than murder the battery with Bluetooth. Sounds better too.
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I'd rather dock my phone and charge while playing music than murder the battery with Bluetooth. Sounds better too.
Bought two Lightning cables at the Apple store yesterday, they had plenty in stock. What they didn't have any of was the Lightning to 30-pin adapter.
Gary Whitta
Member
You're in the wrong ecosystem.
Ken Masters
Banned
The perfect ecosystem right?
Kano on the Phone
Member
Then either don't buy an iPhone or don't buy an extra cable. Fuckin easy.
In my years of using Apple products dating back to the original iPod. I never bought an official cable. Actually I use a mono price thunderbolt to HDMI. Wish they would jailbreak the ATV 3 so I can AirPlay stream.
Or wait a month and get them for a dollar.
Gary Whitta
Member
Cheap third-party cables and adapters will come, just as with the old 30-pin connector. It's just going to take a while.
Any recommendations for in-car mounts?
Any recommendations for in-car mounts?
Filth
Member
dont believe theirs anyway to get unlimited data on verizon now. if you have unlimited data on at&t i woudnt leave it. i have unlimited data and the lte network for at&t is awesome. im happy i stayed.
Gary Whitta
Member
It may be different to new subscribers but I just checked my plan and the most they offered is 12gb.
Gary Whitta
Member
I had unlimited data on AT&T and I walked away from it because it's worthless if you can't get any fucking bars.
It's amazing how many people AT&T is keeping loyal with these "unlimited" plans when what they really mean is 3gb. One of the greatest pieces of marketing bunco I've seen in a long time.
RukusProvider
Banned
If I could do Voice and Data with Verizon, I would have switched also but what can you do...?
Gary Whitta
Member
I never missed that feature after I left, realized I never needed it that much. Sounds like others find it useful though.
RukusProvider
Banned
Yeah, it's subjective. For work, I tend to be on long calls and it's quite common for someone to send me emails applicable to the conversation while I'm on the call.
You can't even get texts if you're on a call with Verizon?
There is one way, but it is tricky and involves time travel.
If you have a time machine lying around PM me.
Timan
Developer
Thought you got 6gb at unthrottled speeds, then after that they start to throttle.
The_Inquisitor
Member
I use it everyday to help my sister with homework. She texts me a picture of the problem and I talk it through with her while reading it. I then also will sometimes find a link on the web with an explanation and forward it to her.
Gary Whitta
Member
It's 3gb, 5gb for LTE I believe.
The 3GB limit isn't harshly enforced everywhere, though--one line on my account routinely hits 4-5GB a month, and a couple months back got his first throttling warning ever because he'd hit 8GB three weeks into the billing cycle. I know I've crossed over 4GB quite a few times, never been throttled. So it's a combination of never having had the theoretical limit cause me issues, and never having to pay for going over some random limit that makes the unlimited plans maintain strong loyalty.
Mammoth Jones
Member
Gotta call bullshit on this. I use a case because I'd rather the case take all the scrapes, scuffs and damage than my phone. That'll bed me a premium price when reselling the thing when the time come. Besides the case I'm using cost 18 bucks and doesn't degrade the "look" of the phone at all.
Gary Whitta
Member
I think I do use it but it's not a problem for me because I'm usually at home where the phone has wifi or often have my mobile LTE hotspot when I'm out so the phone almost always thinks it has a wifi connection.
Mammoth Jones
Member
Finally someone here gets it. What's the point of "unlimited" when they throttle the shit out of you once you hit a predetermined "cap"?
Protip; Any cap by definition means that its not "unlimited".
Yeah I should have done the same. Feel like an abused wife on AT&T - keep saying to myself "I'll stick around a little longer, things might get better" and that of course never happens.
Gary Whitta
Member
I will be interested to see what the new Mophie Juicepack cases look like. Everyone I know loves theirs, would have got one for my 4S but the 5 was just around the corner. The 5 is so damn thin and light that even with a battery case attached it shouldn't be too bulky.
Timan
Developer
Thats crap, may need to look in changing my package, but dunno if it'll save me anything.
Ken Masters
Banned
It's unlimited amount with no guarantee about speed. Although technically, you're not getting unlimited 'highspeed' Internet, I suppose.
Every time I hear you Americans whine about this stuff, it kind of makes me whince. We have throttling caps on our home broadband. Our mobile data limits are miniscule. And if we go over, we get charged 20c per MB.
I'm actually pretty happy that I've upgraded to a 300 MB plan, because 100 MB was a bit limiting. ah, the freedom of 3x the data! I would like 500, but let's not go crazy here. Also, I get 30 minutes (non roll over) talk time! I love this package.
I thought AT&T was upping the throttle cap to 5GB on LTE?
http://www.macrumors.com/2012/09/12...tomers-get-5gb-on-lte-before-being-throttled/
http://www.macrumors.com/2012/09/12...tomers-get-5gb-on-lte-before-being-throttled/
entremet
Member
Yeah, even though I got ''unlimited'' on ATT those goobers constantly throttle me 'cause I pass the ''limit''. Telecos are just so damn worthless.
Plus I never get reception in key places in NYC, which is crazy when you think about it.
Surprised Verizon is not offering a promotion for prospective switchers.
Gary Whitta
Member
I think the "promotion" they're offering is actual wifespread LTE coverage. They are carpet-bombing with ads right now comparing their LTE network to their competitors'.
Or don't buy an iPhone or USB cable like the others said :lol
The "unlimited" plan is still the best single person plan on AT&T, but it's the 15% corporate discount I'd lose that keeps me on ATT, for now.
If you want a case to help protect from scratches, that's your choice. But a cheap $18 case does degrade the look of the phone.
If you want a case to help protect from scratches, that's your choice. But a cheap $18 case does degrade the look of the phone.
Neither AT&T or Verizon seem to care about getting customers from the other side to switch. They don't compete on price and better LTE in some areas isn't enough to get me to give up my unlimited. I'd rather get throttled than have to pay overage fees at this point. Maybe in two years the landscape will change or AT&T will cut off people upgrading from unlimited plans.
BruiserBear
Banned
How much data do you use in a month? I've never understood some people's obsession with unlimited data for their phone. Wifi is so prevalent these days.
I've always just assumed it was a product of the "more is always better than less, even if I never use it" mindset that seems common among today's younger people.
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Deleted member 22576
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I went a really sorta like hip upper scale street food thing yesterday, fucking EVERYONE had an iphone5. I'm sure it was just because I was sorta looking for them but I swear I saw just as man py of them as their we're glass ones. The thing had only been out for 24 hours! Even in traffic on the freeway I look over and some dude is playing with one.
Saw mostly white ones. Surprisingly.
Saw mostly white ones. Surprisingly.
Marty Chinn
Member
So LTE is pointless too?
Ken Masters
Banned
iPhones are popular, water is wet
Gary Whitta
Member
I haven't seen another one in the wild yet.
The white model is a lot more attractive this year I think. Still contemplating a switch!
The white model is a lot more attractive this year I think. Still contemplating a switch!
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Deleted member 22576
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See I think the stealth fighter jet model is clearly the more attractive one this year. The glass ones, the white is definitely superior, IMO.
metareferential
Member
In a big urban area wi-fi can be prevalent; but more often than not I can't reach a network. So unlimited data plans allow me to forget about how much I use the internet while being out.
And it saves me the hassle of having another plan for my iPad. I just go with tethering and I'm fine.
Besides, I live in what probably is the most expensive country in the world (Switzerland) when it comes to mobile connections. I'd rather pay more upfront; no surprises.
Gary Whitta
Member
Just picked up my old 4S; it feels like a fucking cinder block now! How did we ever live like this? Those were dark times indeed.
iPhone 5 + Otterbox Defender Case thrown off a roof, twice.
First onto grass, and then onto concrete. :/
First onto grass, and then onto concrete. :/
BruiserBear
Banned
Absolutely not. I don't see how the two are related.
Of course I have no idea what your plan options are, but I could never see myself using more than a couple gigs a month, and that would be heavy, heavy use.