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Jackben
bitch I'm taking calls.
Fuck this. I feel like they do it on purpose just to get you to download their garbage app. Is it really that hard to design a mobile version of your website? Jerks.
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Disagree. I carried a white phone for a time and I didn't care at all what others thought of me.
Why is that?
I continue to be baffled by those who perceive an inherent femine quality in white electronics.
Also disgusted that such also equate feminine with weak. It's disheartening.
It's a joke, the part about the black border however wasn't.
Rodney McKay
Member
Just got a white iPhone 5 over the weekend. My first Apple product ever actually.
So far I'm liking it quite a bit. I'm still getting used to the smaller screen size. My old phone was a Samsung Infuse android that had a 4.3-4.5 inch screen, so this one feels pretty small. Plants Vs. Zombies is definitely a little harder to play because tapping the very top plant or shovel can be a little hit or miss for me at the moment.
But other than that it seems great. It feels and looks fantastic and Downcast is already the most awesome app I've ever used.
I ordered 2 cases from Amazon because the ones in stores are all grossly over-priced. $35 for a chunk of plastic+rubber? $80 for one that looks like a book? No thanks. Doesn't help that I didn't find a single one in the color I wanted.
I got a bumper style case for ~$7 and a more protective one for ~$15. I just hope I don't drop the phone before they get here, haha.
Getting my music onto the device was a little tricky. iTunes seems very automated, but when things go wrong it's a bitch trying to figure out how to fix it.
So far I'm liking it quite a bit. I'm still getting used to the smaller screen size. My old phone was a Samsung Infuse android that had a 4.3-4.5 inch screen, so this one feels pretty small. Plants Vs. Zombies is definitely a little harder to play because tapping the very top plant or shovel can be a little hit or miss for me at the moment.
But other than that it seems great. It feels and looks fantastic and Downcast is already the most awesome app I've ever used.
I ordered 2 cases from Amazon because the ones in stores are all grossly over-priced. $35 for a chunk of plastic+rubber? $80 for one that looks like a book? No thanks. Doesn't help that I didn't find a single one in the color I wanted.
I got a bumper style case for ~$7 and a more protective one for ~$15. I just hope I don't drop the phone before they get here, haha.
Getting my music onto the device was a little tricky. iTunes seems very automated, but when things go wrong it's a bitch trying to figure out how to fix it.
Pristine_Condition
Member
Finally got a new iPhone. (iPhone 5 64GB)
Last one I had was a 8GB iPhone 3G...that I bought like five years ago.
This one is substantially nicer.
LOL
Last one I had was a 8GB iPhone 3G...that I bought like five years ago.
This one is substantially nicer.
LOL
Looked through the last few pages to no avail is anyone else getting an error "too many http redirects" when trying to view an app page in the App Store. Direct links work five, oddly. I've tried every combination of restarting/logging in and out/killing applications imaginable.
Perhaps some background app is using the location service? Or are you in a bad reception area where the phone is constantly trying to (re)connect?
Those 2 kill my battery the quickest.
Finally got a new iPhone. (iPhone 5 64GB)
Last one I had was a 8GB iPhone 3G...that I bought like five years ago.
This one is substantially nicer.
LOL
Ha ha, welcome! I too went from iPhone 3G. Nicer is right! I guess only you will appreciate just how much. The iPhone 3G on his 4.2 is actually close to unusable.
chickdigger802
Banned
what hideous cases and screen shield combos are y'all using atm?
Naked ftw!
SuicideUZI
Member
I didnt use cases for the majority of the time I've used iPhones, which is since the 3GS came out, but i dont think im going to be able to upgrade as frequently as i did before so I want to keep this one in as good of shape as possible. After learning the hard way that its not so hard for gorilla glass to get scratched I've always used screen protectors. If you get a good one you can barely even tell that its there.
im using the Spigen Slim Armor in slate. The only minor complaints I have is the "lay on the table" protection could be better and neither of the official Apple brand 30 pin adapters will fit with the case on, but other than that I like it a lot
here is a picture of it:
http://lghttp.16708.nexcesscdn.net/80849A/spigen/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/i/p/iphone_5_case_slim_armor-metal_slate.jpg
in person the slate part basically looks identical to the slate color on the phone itself
There's a button in your user settings to view the full site, I believe.
December 2011 I bought 3 iPhone 4S' and 1 iPhone 4. The last I checked, we were eligible for upgrades July 2013. Today I go to find the exact date and noticed ALL of them are eligible for the upgrade now. From what I understand you have to wait 20 months for the upgrade but it's been merely 14. Is Apple paying carriers to move upgrade eligibility to try and convince people to grab an iPhone 5? I would doubt that the carriers (AT&T for me) would eat the cost themselves.
chickdigger802
Banned
lol wow that does look kinda... hmmmm.... I feel like I'm getting what they are trying to do, but I'm just not seeing it.
adamsappel
Member
I carry a BookBook wallet from Twelve South.
Pristine_Condition
Member
It's even better than you know. LOL. I had lost the volume rocker button about 6 mo. ago, and then I lost the top button about a month before I got this new phone. Was still able to use the controls by sticking my fingernail in the gap left by the missing buttons, but yeah...it was kinda ridiculous at that point. I won't be holding out this long for an upgrade ever again.
The big bonus is I figured out that the only people I actually regularly text message are on iPhone, so I dropped my $15 text messaging plan in favor of just using iMessage. So my bill is now $15 less a month. Still have the unlimited data plan grandfathered in on this sucker too...
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
I just got the adapter for my universal dock, what an absolute joke. It functions, that's the only positive I can come up with. I'm just glad I found it used for $10 less than the ridiculous $30 they charge officially.
joeblackisback
Member
Yeah my fiancée and I both have these, they're great.
Gary Whitta
Member
What's wrong with it? I use the Lightning adapter for my speaker dock and it's fine.
I think he's complaining about the price for what it is.
Thing is it's actually got electronics for deciphering what is plugged in to tell it what to use the lightning pins for.
I guess if all you're using it for is charging, then, yeah, might seem a bit expensive.
I use mine for an fm transmitter for my car which already has an adaptor to switch charging pins from the old FireWire lol.
In related news, I saw that apple has a mini USB to lighting adaptor. Does anyone know if this will allow you to use a regular USB cable to sync (not just charge)?
It's so tiny, might be useful to save space.
Edit: let me google that for me: yup looks like the adaptor will adapt a standard MICRO USB to lightning and use for syncing.
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
Its price isn't my main problem, its that the thing sticks straight out farther than i guessed, and its so flimsy and floppy I'm worried that a random cat jump might be bad news. And the connection to the lightning end is so much firmer than the one to the 30 pin end, that one-handed removal is gone since I pulled the thing out of its socket nearly every time, ha.
I know there's a converter they needed to put in there that adds size, but its a pretty inelegant solution for dock people
Its price isn't my main problem, its that the thing sticks straight out farther than i guessed and, its so flimsy and floppy I'm worried that a random cat jump might be bad news. And the connection to the lightning end is so much firmer than the one to the 30 pin end, that one-handed removal is gone since I pulled the thing out of its socket nearly every time, ha.
I know there's a converter they needed to out in there that adds size, but its a pretty inelegant solution for dock people
Oh that. Yeah, it sucks for docks in that way. There is a cable you can use, but that defeats the purpose of a dock.
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
The saving grace is that there's a kickstarter for a piece of plastic that supports the phone and hopefully braces the adapter a little better...now to decide if I wanna spend $25 more for it.
The Albatross
Member
Got an iPhone 5 last Saturday. Really like it so far, made the switch from Android after about ~40 months on Android.
Although, just a week later, I noticed a slight scratch on the screen which I was disapointed by because in owning my shitty old Droid Charge for 18 months, I never scratched the screen once... and I treated that phone like total shit near its end of life. So, bummed about that, but overall I really like it.
I am also shocked by the battery life. Shit lasts for well over 24 hours using LTE pretty steadily, which is absolutely insane for a phone that is so thin and light.
Although, just a week later, I noticed a slight scratch on the screen which I was disapointed by because in owning my shitty old Droid Charge for 18 months, I never scratched the screen once... and I treated that phone like total shit near its end of life. So, bummed about that, but overall I really like it.
I am also shocked by the battery life. Shit lasts for well over 24 hours using LTE pretty steadily, which is absolutely insane for a phone that is so thin and light.
Mine is the complete opposite with just 3G
Christopher
Member
can I hold off for an Iphone 5S I don't know it's so awesome I just got an iMac pure sexiness!
NinjaCatfish
Member
I guess at least it hasn't shattered like a 4/4S might have :\ #thebrightside
lionelhutz
Member
You're holding it wrong.
Wow if that's a dent I'd imagine it had to have been a pretty hard whack.
I have to shield my iPhone in my pocket every time I walk through those spring loaded bars at the supermarket designed to prevent customers rom exiting with a trolley. They bend forward and snap back just at the right height in my pocket.
Over the past week, my lock button had become unresponsive. If I pressed on the far left of the button it seemed to work okay, but anywhere else and it just didn't work. Ended up that half the time I tried to lock my phone it wouldn't lock.
Brought it in to the Apple Store and they replaced it with a new phone on the spot, in and out in 10 minutes, no charge thanks to AppleCare.
Only problem is I had gotten over the honeymoon phase with my 5 and come to terms with the small chips and blemishes on the case, but now I have a pristine phone all over again and am all worried about scuffing it up again
Brought it in to the Apple Store and they replaced it with a new phone on the spot, in and out in 10 minutes, no charge thanks to AppleCare.
Only problem is I had gotten over the honeymoon phase with my 5 and come to terms with the small chips and blemishes on the case, but now I have a pristine phone all over again and am all worried about scuffing it up again
May I ask your reasoning for switching?
yeah exactly! I'm usually the kind of person who would freak out if I knew something had the potential to do that to my phone, I'd have had it out of my pocket and I'd check it right away. I'm genuinely baffled.
But... I guess I can always get a nice looking case for it.
It's probably compression damage not something hitting it. You just smushed against a counter or something so that's why you didn't notice.