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Mammoth Jones

Member
Appleman said:
That's not too bad though, at least you have data connectivity. For me at least I'm hardly using my phone for calls, especially extended ones that may require data, so I'm not even sure the Verizon limitation would even be that big of a deal
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I'd rather voice + HSPA+ data than nothing.
 
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Einbroch

Banned
VZW people:

You: I recently pre-ordered the iPhone 5 and when I check to see my order status it says it doesn't exist.

You: I have my email and confirmation number and everything.

Sheena: I'd be happy to assist you.
Sheena: What is your order number ?

You: XXXXX, pre-order confirmation: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Sheena: Did you complete this order with agent

You: No, I simply ordered it last night when the pre-orders were available.

Sheena: One oment
Sheena: I show that your order was completed it will not show on order status because the phone is not availale now .
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So there you go. As long as you got your email, it will be fine.
 
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Argyle

Member
giga said:
More about the lighting connector from an electrical engineer, with comments about microusb and usb 3.0.

http://brockerhoff.net/blog/2012/09/13/boom-2/
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People keep asking why Apple didn’t opt for the micro-USB connector. The answer is simple: that connector isn’t smart enough. It has only 5 pins: +5V, Ground, 2 digital data pins, and a sense pin, so most of the dock connector functions wouldn’t work – only charging and syncing would. Also, the pins are so small that no current plug/connector manufacturer allows the 2A needed for iPad charging.
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This is bullshit. Lots of devices put 2A over microUSB. The HP Touchpad and Nexus 7 does this.
 
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KtSlime

Member
Appleman said:
That's not too bad though, at least you have data connectivity. For me at least I'm hardly using my phone for calls, especially extended ones that may require data, so I'm not even sure the Verizon limitation would even be that big of a deal
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It is also a problem that could likely be resolved with software, as long as they are able to agree upon a VOIP solution for LTE - which IMO probably should have been done years ago, but I guess telcos wants to get the most out of their existing tech.
 
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sangreal

Member
Einbroch said:
VZW people:



So there you go. As long as you got your email, it will be fine.
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If you get the message: Please check the information you have entered. Data may be missing or may have entered an invalid Pre-Order Number or Last Name.

just keep refreshing till you get your status. works for me
 
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Mairu

Member
Man, next time I'm not buying AppleCare at the same time. Made the address change much more complicated apparently -_-
 
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Sean

Banned
So my father wants to finally jump on board the iPhone train. He's been using a first gen iPod touch for the past few years and wants to transfer all that stuff (Notes, contacts, apps, etc) over to a new iPhone 5. I would assume this is possible via backup/restore, but he'd be going from iOS 2(!!) to iOS 6. Anyone know if you can do this, or does it have to be the same OS version in order to work?
 
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sangreal

Member
Sean said:
So my father wants to finally jump on board the iPhone train. He's been using a first gen iPod touch for the past few years and wants to transfer all that stuff (Notes, contacts, apps, etc) over to a new iPhone 5. I would assume this is possible via backup/restore, but he'd be going from iOS 2(!!) to iOS 6. Anyone know if you can do this, or does it have to be the same OS version in order to work?
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No clue, but out of curiosity why iOS 2? My 1st gen touch is on 3.1.3

edit: oh wait, they started charging for updates back then, right?
 
M

mr2xxx

Banned
going from a 600mhz
handphone.png



to this

iphone-white.jpg




backpain-1292835351.jpg
 
C

ChanHuk

Banned
Went to preorder my phone at Best Buy. 2 hours in and they already had 70 or so preorders. That all carriers of course. I was 3rd to preorder a 64GB black for AT&T. I'm hoping to be safe.....
 
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Kaladin

Member
ChanHuk said:
Went to preorder my phone at Best Buy. 2 hours in and they already had 70 or so preorders. That all carriers of course. I was 3rd to preorder a 64GB black for AT&T. I'm hoping to be safe.....
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You should be but the 64GB numbers seem to be lower than the other options from what I've seen around here.
 
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Dinokill

Member
I have a question

I just preordered Iphone 5 white 16gb at best buy with AT&T with the discounted price but I'm thinking to give this one to my dad who's birthday is coming up. If I do this how much will I have to pay to buy another Iphone a week or so later? thanks
 
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Husker86

Member
Are the photos and videos uploaded to photostream the same file that you'd get if you connected your iPhone to the computer and transfered? Basically are they full quality?
 
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giga

Member
Husker86 said:
Are the photos and videos uploaded to photostream the same file that you'd get if you connected your iPhone to the computer and transfered? Basically are they full quality?
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On your computer they're full resolution. On an iOS device they're downsized.
 
Kibbles

Kibbles

Member
Wait I just saw a video that shows it has a "nano-SIM" slot? what? Does this mean I can't take buy this seperately and put my SIM card in from my Infuse 4G?

wtf, how do I get a nano-SIM? How much is that going to cost? ughhhh
 
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Eaten By A Grue

Member
Mammoth Jones said:
I'd rather voice + HSPA+ data than nothing.
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I may be in the minority, but after two versions of the iPhone I have never talked and did data access at the same time. I am currently switching from AT&T to Verizon because to me 4G LTE in my area (Philadelphia) is taking precedence then talking and doing data access as the same time.
 
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Aurizen

Member
The Faceless Master said:
wow... just... wow...


$300 for an iPhone 5? only if you buy a gun...
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lol aww :(

Eaten By A Grue said:
I may be in the minority, but after two versions of the iPhone I have never talked and did data access at the same time. I am currently switching from AT&T to Verizon because to me 4G LTE in my area (Philadelphia) is taking precedence then talking and doing data access as the same time.
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I'm in the Philadelphia area too :) its good to know I am not alone :)
 
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jcm

Member
Eaten By A Grue said:
I may be in the minority, but after two versions of the iPhone I have never talked and did data access at the same time. I am currently switching from AT&T to Verizon because to me 4G LTE in my area (Philadelphia) is taking precedence then talking and doing data access as the same time.
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Doesn't seem like a big issue to me, either. I can see it being a problem if you are using the iphone for navigation whilst talking on the phone hands free.
 
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Fuu

Formerly Alaluef (not Aladuf)
Aurizen said:
So, anyone wanna sell me their iphone 5 for 300 maybe?
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lol dude are you still at this, GAF is not the sort of place where you'll find someone giving you an iPhone 5 for free. I mean, you can keep asking but...

Aurizen said:
anyone wanna give me an iphone 5? ^_^
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Aurizen said:
can anyone get me an iphone? :3
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Aurizen said:
but will anyone have a giveaway of the iphone 5?
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Aurizen said:
aw im broke at the moment sorry dude, lol wishful thinking someone would give an iPhone 5 away like some people do on youtube. I'm not lucky :/
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Aurizen said:
well anyone want to give away an iphone 5 from AT&T?
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Aurizen

Member
Fuu said:
lol dude are you still at this, GAF is not the sort of place where you'll find someone giving you an iPhone 5 for free. I mean, you can keep asking but...
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LMAO sorry I just love the iphone 5 :p and I dont have and never had an iphone.
 
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Koyuga

Member
This is what I'm upgrading from :
motorola-droid2-veriz-keyboard-lg.jpg
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Decided I'm getting black, 16GB over the 32GB. I'll be using Droid 2 as my MP3 player until I can find a replacement, not gonna bother putting music on my iPhone to save space. Looking at getting the new iPod Nano...
 
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