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iPhone 5
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Where are you located? I have the simply everything family plan, or something like that.
And is Sprint really going to buy back a GSM phone? That wouldn't make sense.
Probably the 79.99/mo plan with 450 minutes, unlimited data, unlimited text, and unlimited mobile to mobile calling. Also, look for a discount on your plan. There's a billion of them! No sense in not getting one.
I don't think it's possible to show off with a commodity device owned by millions. It's a phone, not a ferrari. The reason to keep it out of a case is because it's pretty.
Liquidsnake
Banned
I assume they are, they asked me what carrier etc...... and had ATT as an option, so they know what it is.
Should I switch. Also thanks for the Plan advice. $79.99 it is.
Should I switch. Also thanks for the Plan advice. $79.99 it is.
The_Inquisitor
Member
Still not for me. I do have my confirmation email so I am not worried
I switched from AT&T 2 1/1 years ago and have no regrets. I was asking what city you're in to see if LTE was live there yet, or if it was coming soon. You have 30 days to cancel, nothing to lose in trying. I'd recommend adding a discount like someone else said. I could probably PM you my company's discount code. I doubt they ever verify it as we're a huge corporation. I get 27% off.
http://www.sprint.com/verify They check D:
There's still a million discounts, though. 10% if you bank with a credit union and no activation fees to boot, and I think they're still running the 100 dollar bill credit if you port in a number with a credit union discount...
Liquidsnake
Banned
Los Angeles. The west Side more specifically.
Please PM me. That would be awesome!!!!
Yeah, not so much on my end.
Ah, yeah if they check your email address that wouldn't work.
Guess my discount wouldn't help you as they'll verify your email address at the company. Los Angeles is on the list of where they're in the process of converting those old sites to "Network Vision" towers and turning on LTE. It's probably not anywhere near 100%, but it should continually get better in the coming months.
Liquidsnake
Banned
I'm just gonna go for it. F it.
When i preorderd my iPhone through AT&T I selected a family voice plan (550 minutes a month) and a separate data plan. Now I see a an unlimitied talk and text plan with 6GB of shared data for only $10 more than what my current plan is.
Will AT&T let me change the plan once my iphone comes in?
Will AT&T let me change the plan once my iphone comes in?
I just preordered one from the Rogers site, Position 3893 lol
CarbonatedFalcon
Member
So what's with the Lightning cables being only USB 2.0? Doesn't that kind of defeat at least some of the purpose?
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Liquidsnake
Banned
I switched away from ATT and went with Sprint. My order went through. Supposed to get it by Next Friday.
Feels Good Man. Next Week Do I have to notify ATT, or will Sprint do that for me since I requested to keep my old number and stuff?
Feels Good Man. Next Week Do I have to notify ATT, or will Sprint do that for me since I requested to keep my old number and stuff?
You don't have to do anything. Sprint will take care of that for you. I had the same nervousness you did when I left AT&T. Turned out to be a really smooth process and I have no complaints. No clue how Sprint is in Los Angeles. I looked at their network coverage and there's just a blanket of towers over the city, and there obviously would be with how huge the population is. But wow, I can't imagine rolling out a new network and having to convert that many towers.
Liquidsnake
Banned
You have been really cool. Thanks for your help.
Will ATT send me a final bill including cancellation fee?
One question...
If I were to move to Europe sometime in the next 6 months would it be possible to simply buy a new plan and use a new sim the iPhone 5 I bring from the States?
If I were to move to Europe sometime in the next 6 months would it be possible to simply buy a new plan and use a new sim the iPhone 5 I bring from the States?
Apple's computers don't support USB3.0, right? Perhaps that's the reason.
The Faceless Master
Member
yes, they'll send you a prorated bill for time used and any additional cancellation fees and other money that you owe them.
Buy it unlocked and its guaranteed to work on GSM networks there.
AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint do unlocks, but they have different requirements. @chronic on Twitter seems to unlock any of those phones for a fee.
LTE isn't very widespread there, and you'll need to check if the LTE bands are compatible.
Probably. They had no problem letting me change my text plan after I ordered my iPhone 4.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Tiny Tower is ready.
Slurpy2k20
Member
I think I'm gonna wait till there's some decent minimal cases for this phone. As much as I'd like to go naked so as to not fuck up the thinness/design, I'd be too paranoid about the surfaces I'm putting it on, dropping it, etc.
Yes, and phone definitely looks like it will be a catastrophic failure. 1 hr to sell out of pre-orders, compared to 22 hrs for the 4S, which just happened to become the best selling smartphone in history. The sales of this phone will make the 4S look like a joke in comparison.
Yes, and phone definitely looks like it will be a catastrophic failure. 1 hr to sell out of pre-orders, compared to 22 hrs for the 4S, which just happened to become the best selling smartphone in history. The sales of this phone will make the 4S look like a joke in comparison.
BuggyDClown
Member
Not since ivy bridge. Now its only iMacs that don't.
It's not a limitation of the lightning interface, since it supports multiple protocols. Likely they haven't made a cable yet because it's unnecessary. The nand flash used in these devices still hit just 20 MB/s. When I/O performance is greater than 30 MB/s (real world speed of USB 2.0) is probably when we'll see 3.0 cables.
Ken Masters
Banned
Will Walmart sell the iPhone 5 32GB model?
You're welcome, AT&T should send you a final bill for that. There's actually some local stores that aren't official Sprint stores, but they're Preferred Wireless or something like that.. Sometimes they'll be doing a promo to give you a $150 credit if you switch from another carrier. But I don't know if they're doing that currently, or if they have stores in LA, or if you'd even be able to pre-order this with them.
Liquidsnake
Banned
Apple GAF is best GAF.
One last question. If the phone is set to arrive "Next Friday"
and I am switching over my number, When should I expect my ATT 4 to be cut off?
One last question. If the phone is set to arrive "Next Friday"
and I am switching over my number, When should I expect my ATT 4 to be cut off?
I'm like 1000, they still say up until October 4th
Apple says October 9th too... I don't know which to cancel lol
They've really handled the whole thing poorly. The pricing on the cables and adapters is extortionate. If you're going to obsolete so much of my stuff (including the dual dock I bought for my 6 month old ipad), at least make an effort to make it as painless as possible. Instead, they decided to fatten up on it, as if they aren't already making a ton of money off us. It has really left a bad taste in my mouth.
chickdigger802
Banned
So atm,who still got it for launch day?
Anybody order from AT&T recently?
Anybody order from AT&T recently?
The MBPR has USB 3.0. It will phase in to the rest of the Mac line during the next series of refreshes. The reason the cable is still 2.0 is:
This. Why bother when no one can take advantage of it?
So that the $30 cable you buy today works at full speed in two years? Is that too much to ask? Having to remember which cable is the fast one for your iPhone 6 is stupid.
Ordered from AT&T this morning an hour and a half ago (last night was a clusterfuck) and all seems to have gone through ok. Got an email confirmation that my order has been received and processing and that I should receive my iPhone on the 21st.
4g? it certainly makes more sense than the people that upgraded from a 4 to 4S
More screen space and a processor that's twice as fast sounds like a big improvement to me. I'm upgrading from a 4S but it's only because it was a company phone and I had to give it back when I quit.
JustProgress
Member
For people with shipping issues: I was able to easily change the shipping address through my open orders menu on Apple.com
Also, my card got charged ;-)
Also, my card got charged ;-)
Why would I upgrade from a Galaxy SII to a Galaxy SIII? Little difference. This question comes up every year I swear.
Wind's Howling
Member
The iPhone 4S was twice as fast as the iPhone 4 and I did not really see a lot of people in my surrounding get that, so that is barely something to buy a new €700 phone for. People will want more improvements to bring that amount of money on the table, especially in these times.
While I would never recommend blowing money to break contract to go from 4S --> 5, with the crazy slim case, battery life, LTE, in-cell touch LCD, etc. it's a far more logical upgrade than 4 --> 4S.
Filth
Member
Ordered mine this morning and everything seemed to go smoothly.
Should receive it on release day.
and yet it already sold out. People seem to forget that not everyone is on a 4s. There are ALLOT of 4, 3gs, and 3g users out there.