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The iPhone 5 thread (well, actually, iPhone 4S)
Well, Apple announces the new iPhone 5 (or is it the 4GS) in about 30 minutes in Cupertino. My 2 year agreement after getting the 3GS was up in June, so I'm looking forward to upgrading.
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From the rumors I'm hearing, Sprint may be paying mondo-bucks to have exclusitivity for the iPhone 5 for a couple years, while the other providers get the iPhone4GS.
Sprint is betting the farm on the iPhone 5: To make a profit, they'd have to double their install base... AND convert everyone to iPhone5's http://img.ibtimes.com/www/articles/...s-profit-2.htm
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I used to have sprint but I never got service on campus. AT&T is worse, but I'm grandfathered in to the unlimited data plan..so I'm not sure.
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10-04-2011, 11:57 AM | #6 |
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According to Sprints new commercial, they have unlimited data plans. However, not sure if that applies to the iPhone, if they are indeed getting the new one.
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10-04-2011, 12:01 PM | #7 |
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They are getting the new iPhone (20 billion worth), the only question is if they're getting exclusitivity
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10-04-2011, 12:15 PM | #8 |
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Fuck Sprint...horrible coverage.
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Sprint pretty universally has mediocre coverage according to any site I've seen doing such comparisons.
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10-04-2011, 12:45 PM | #11 |
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1:26 pm: Apple adding a new app: Cards. You create the card on your phone, Apple prints it, addresses it, puts a stamp on it and sends it. Apple will even notify you the day it's delivered. It costs $2.99 to mail in the U.S., $4.99 anywhere else in the world. (This is the best thing to happen to the postal service since Amazon.) 1:41 pm: (Editor's note: Shutterfly [SFLY 34.22 -6.09 (-15.11%) ] and American Greetings [AM 16.52 -1.31 (-7.35%) ] shares plunge on Apple's announcement of that app to create and mail a card anywhere in the world.
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10-04-2011, 12:49 PM | #14 |
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I'm excited about wireless sync.
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10-04-2011, 12:52 PM | #15 |
This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
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I really hope the Sprint exclusivity thing isn't true. The wife and I were seriously considering getting iPhones, but that will kill any chance of that happening. Not only do we have a family plan on AT&T, but I get $45/month from my employer to pay for my AT&T data plan that I would lose if I switch.
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10-04-2011, 12:59 PM | #16 |
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So they've announced the 4S, but no pricing. That leads me to think there will be a 5 announced here is a few minutes.
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10-04-2011, 01:04 PM | #17 |
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The 4S is both GSM and CDMA. Which is nice
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10-04-2011, 01:05 PM | #18 |
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And HSDPA, aka true 4G wireless.
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10-04-2011, 01:06 PM | #19 |
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True 4G? Not really (Nothing on AT&T is really 4G - its why AT&T is working quickly on their LTE network)
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10-04-2011, 01:08 PM | #21 |
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I'll take back my previous iPhone 5 announcement prediction. It looks like they've kept the same form factor, but have completely upgraded the innards.
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10-04-2011, 01:11 PM | #22 |
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1080p video recording, and image stabilizaton
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This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
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Are they screwing with people, or what?
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10-04-2011, 01:17 PM | #24 |
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voice assistant seems pretty cool
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10-04-2011, 01:18 PM | #25 |
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To be perfectly honest, I want less talking into phones, not more. The idea of people not just loudly talking to their friends and family but shouting into their phones "What is a Subby?" is totally unappealing to me, as a human.
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10-04-2011, 01:19 PM | #26 |
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Does it look like Wolfram Alpha to anyone else?
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10-04-2011, 01:22 PM | #29 | |
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Point. Hasn't phone technology gotting into LESS talking, not more? Texting taking off instead of video calling, etc? I mean, I can voice search on my Android, but I barely do it.
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The one real world application I see for that voice recognition stuff is hands free driving. Now, I'm messing with google maps trying to find restaurants while driving. If all I have to do is speak it, and it give me a list, that would be cool.
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Is there really $100 worth of new features compared to a normal iPhone 4?
My wife can upgrade from a Droid w/ $50 off starting today. I'll probably recommend she get the iPhone 4 for $50 instead of a 4s for $150. |
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Hmm 3gs will be free with 2 year contract now and a $99 IPhone 4. Nothing about any exclusive deals.
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For sale starting Oct. 14, pre-orders start on Oct. 7th.
64GB - $399 32GB - $299 16GB - $199 iPhone 4 8GB - $99 iPhone 3GS 8GB - Free All with a 2 year plan, and Sprint is officially announced as a carrier.
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Only if she really, really wants the Siri voice assistant. That's only available on the 4S.
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what's the usual cost without the 2-year contract? $600 or so?
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Nice to see Sprint get an iPhone. I don't think I'll get one, but the value of stopping the posts on the Sprint board about getting one is priceless.
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Free huh. Well if I can get unlimited data for a reasonable price, I will consider it. But not until.
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Not following online other than this thread... does this mean no iPhone 5?
edit: Seems so... guess we're all in the wrong thread.
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I still feel the price for 16 more gigs of memory is a joke. $100 bucks for each 16 gigs, should really be more like $50.
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Well, it is $50/16GB from 32GB to 64GB
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Doh, yeah, I'm not counting very good today. Here let me rub my eyes. |
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Nice math Dan.
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Getting the 64GB version. Ordering on Friday. My 3G phone is crap. Between the 64GB version and my 64GB iTouch, I can put almost all of my movies on both.
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this thread title does NOT deliver
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I won't be upgrading to this one. I have an Iphone 4 and this just isn't worth the upgrade IMO. More power is always nice, but the rest of the features don't do anything for me.
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