It's nz$, sO about us$.80, but yeah.
I'm on a dinky little prepaid plan but i think the big boys might behave similarly. Yup just checked the iPhone plans charge 20c per MB once over your limit.
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I'm on a dinky little prepaid plan but i think the big boys might behave similarly. Yup just checked the iPhone plans charge 20c per MB once over your limit.
Dark_AnNiaLatOr
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So, how about if I buy a no commitment AT&T iPhone 5 for $649. Will it be unlocked when I restore it? I have heard conflicting reports on this. Does anyone know here for sure 100% though?
chickdigger802
Banned
Something I just noticed, they didn't bother 'mirroring' the location of the camera on the back. I'd thought they would do that now that you could use the + button as a camera shutter.
I'd be surprised if AT&T is even willing to sell you a no-commitment iPhone 5 right now. I imagine all inventory is being prioritized for people signing on to a contract.
If you did get one and it was locked, I don't see what there is to stop you from using one of those eBay unlock services.
LyleLanley
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I'm almost certain that you can buy non commitment iPhones from Apple right now, but you have to do it in store.
Dark_AnNiaLatOr
Member
Alright, thanks so much everyone!!! I think I'll probably try to buy it no commitment from the apple store, cause I don't think I'll be able to get it for less than $650 on eBay for a while.
well, that is the entire point of the caps. They are designed to make you think twice about using data. It doesn't cost them shit per gb, but if everyone is using data simultaneously they would have to invest in increased capacity.
The_Inquisitor
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I paid the 5 and upgraded to 3GB. No way my usage stays below 2GB on LTE.
FLUXCapacitor
Member
First time iPhone user here. Just bought it last Friday. So far I love it. I have been reading about some of the issues people have been having and have yet to experience any of them besides battery life. However battery life seemed to only be an issue the first two days of use before I got a full all night charge, and I disabled LTE.
Here is what I got the past day with LTE off and mainly using WiFi ~70-80% of the time, with moderate use of mainly texting, a couple pictures here and there, some games, mostly web browsing downloading/using apps, and about a 30 minute Pandora session. Not sure how good it is compared to the 4s, but it seems pretty decent to me.
Haven't had any issues with the edges chipping. From Friday-Tuesday I had no case or screen protector. I left the back plastic on until I my case came in. The aluminum back doesn't have any scuffs.
Think im going to pick up one of these cases next...http://www.grovemade.com/product/iphone-5-case/
Here is what I got the past day with LTE off and mainly using WiFi ~70-80% of the time, with moderate use of mainly texting, a couple pictures here and there, some games, mostly web browsing downloading/using apps, and about a 30 minute Pandora session. Not sure how good it is compared to the 4s, but it seems pretty decent to me.
Haven't had any issues with the edges chipping. From Friday-Tuesday I had no case or screen protector. I left the back plastic on until I my case came in. The aluminum back doesn't have any scuffs.
Think im going to pick up one of these cases next...http://www.grovemade.com/product/iphone-5-case/
Wish I read this before ordering one (comes tomorrow)
I wanted one for the 3G and the 4 but never grabbed one. I def want one this time. Make sure to preorder before the end of Sept to get 20$ of final price, it is refundable if you change your mind.
LyleLanley
Banned
Grove cases are cool, I have one for my iPad, but I think that they feel way too bulky on iPhones. At least the 4/4s version did.
On a related note speed test correctly puts me on a server near Sacramento CA on Wifi, but puts Mein a server in Kansas when wifi is off. WTF?
Wowzers!
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
speedtest picks the optimal server based on ping, not location.
Thank you for the info. I was worried it was another new maps issue and absent skyhook data it was just passing Sacramento to speed test which had to assume Sacramento Kansas
Edit: it says Wichita is 28 miles away when I am on LTE. Kansas is over 1000 miles from me :/
Christopher
Member
Is lte / 4g that much quicker ?
Yep.
The_Inquisitor
Member
So much so I already upgraded to a 3GB cap lol.
Yes, the touch sensor is integrated with the display panel.
Make sure you check your privacy settings. If you didn't allow it to use location services when you started the app the first time it'll do a bad job of picking a server unless you enable it.
AwayFromInfinityx
Member
Finding a sprint version of this phone in NYC is like finding a needle in a hay stack.
ahhh im just gonna wait two weeks.
ahhh im just gonna wait two weeks.
LyleLanley
Banned
If you stay up late you can try setting up an in-store pickup for one. The system goes on at 10pm PST every night so 1 AM our time.
Mick Swagger
Member
Are you sure it's PST and not dependent on time zone?
MacRumors seems to say the opposite but I checked from 9:55-10:10 and every store within 5 states was "Unavailable" so PST would make sense from that point.
I'm slightly amiss here. I used this phone just two days ago and the black levels like most LCD's...well, they're not black, they're grey. I get that colour accuracy is fantastic, but he mentions greyscale accuracy and contrast, are such things able to be of top tier pedigree without the black levels to back them?
This fixed it, thank you. Must use ISP info to determine on wifi with location services off.
matt360
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First time iPhone user here. Just bought it last Friday. So far I love it. I have been reading about some of the issues people have been having and have yet to experience any of them besides battery life. However battery life seemed to only be an issue the first two days of use before I got a full all night charge, and I disabled LTE.
Here is what I got the past day with LTE off and mainly using WiFi ~70-80% of the time, with moderate use of mainly texting, a couple pictures here and there, some games, mostly web browsing downloading/using apps, and about a 30 minute Pandora session. Not sure how good it is compared to the 4s, but it seems pretty decent to me.
That battery life looks pretty good. I was getting pretty bad battery life with LTE turned on (about 5 hours of use) but after I turned it off and reset all of my network settings it has improved greatly. In fact, my numbers look almost identical to yours.
I still don't think my battery is perfectly calibrated yet. I've cycled twice now and I get about 30 minutes of moderate use before it goes to 99%. After that it starts draining a bit faster. I tried turning on LTE today and lost about 4% in just as many minutes.
Awesome. Yeah, I noticed it was sending me to a server thousands of miles away too and popped into the settings to see if I ever enabled it.
Loved this:
:O
LyleLanley
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When I did it on the first night it was definitely PST but it's possible that was just because that was the first night.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
No question, color reproduction on iphone 5 is ridiculous. No need for any measurements to tell you that. Iphone 4/4s screen looks washed out next to it. It's for sure one of the best screens I've ever seen, only the fact that it's small diminishes its impressiveness compared to say, MBPr screen.
matt360
Member
Did you already try all the tricks to improve battery life?
I can believe it. The screen is fantastic. And side by side with a 4 the differences are significantly noticeable.
Well, LCDs will probably never match an OLED's black level. But for an LCD, a ~1350 contrast ratio is very good. Chris here is measuring all aspects of a display's performance, not just black levels. So when you combine things like out of box calibration, greyscale accuracy, color gamut, color saturation, contrast ratio, and other display characteristics, the 5 seems to perform remarkably well.
DisplayMate confirmed the same earlier: http://www.displaymate.com/Smartphone_ShootOut_2.htm
Are the colour accuracy woes of OLED on the software or hardware side? Could OLED panels theoretically have the colour accuracy of say, this iPhone 5 screen, whilst maintaining their current black level and contrast performance?
Unfortunately, Samsung are pretty famous for pushing obtuse colours and modes on panels, including TV's, so they're probably not the best for judging OLED colour accuracy potential. Though I very much appreciate them putting the extra modes on their mobiles (Natural seems to be the closest to accurate).
Be interesting to see how the Note II's screen compares to the S3 and iPhone 5's.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
Wowzers!
When I saw 20Mbps upload on my end: my mind was blown!
Might be the only time I appreciate Rogers.
I'm not sure actually. Need to research.
not sure what the tricks would be, but I would look first at your apps, anything that may be downloading in the background, or using location services, or streaming. Also consider your brightness, backlight is one of the big things that burns through battery. I keep mine at 50% or lower generally, and the screen still looks great.
Other things like anything that might be using Push services, like email.
If after this stuff the battery still seems abnormal to you I'd go to an Apple Store and change it out. Couldn't hurt.
matt360
Member
I noticed a huge improvement after turning LTE off. Kinda sucks because I have good LTE coverage, but I also have a strong wifi signal both at home and at work. So for the time being I am mostly using wifi, which saves battery.
-turn off notifications that you don't need
-turn off location services if you don't need it
-turn off LTE unless you need it
-cycle your battery
-keep your screen brightness down
-close background apps??? (Don't know if this really makes a difference. I've heard both "yes" and "no" from multiple people on multiple occasions.
-reset network settings (don't know why this works, but it seemed to help in my case. kind of a pain to re-enter all your wifi passwords and settings though).
-don't use push mail. check everything manually.
-be careful of your icloud syncs and backups, photostream, etc.
In my experience, they've always only replaced the faulty part. They have them boxed up in brown boxes specifically for replacement models. Not sure about iPhone, but everything else I've replaced has been a replacement version.