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Is that a joke? I'm paying that for my S3 contract which had a free handset and 70 quid cashback, the only difference is a mere 1000 rather than unlimited texts.Quote:
O2 are offering it for £26 p/m unlimited O2 are offering it for £26 p/m unlimited minutes, unlimited texts, 1 GB of data and a minutes, unlimited texts, 1 GB of data and a handset cost of £359 for the 32GB model.
Correction: 28 quid per month. But still...
Without knowing the contract length those numbers are useless.
24 months, as is pretty much standard now. If the iPhone contract is 12 months then that's probably a fair price, otherwise it's a ludicrous premium. Henners?
Be interesting to run the numbers to see how much that two year lock in is worth. i.e. 24 x monthly cost + phone cost compared with 24 x SIM only months and paying full price for the handset.
It's worth knowing that the iPhone 4G is only for EE (Orange & TMobile) only.
Three hundred quid up front?! Some mistake surely. Even for a launch price that's insane. Hang on a few weeks until the hype has passed and I'm sure they'llbe giving them away.
Contract cost 2 years £983
sim only. 1 year contract £599 + 24*£20 = £480 = £1,079.
So you save roughly £100 over the 2 years.
Personally I'd rather pay the extra not to be tied in.
4G isn't following on other providers. O2 and Vodafone are deploying on frequencies incompatible with the iPhone 5.
I've seen the 4S free on ~30 tariffs for months now.
I think your mate got mugged: the 4S has been free on ~35 quid tarrifs for ages now.Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
I got my 4S for free on £36 a month with Vodafone in May.
While some of the "usual suspects" are (of course) taking issue with Apple and the new iPhone, I admit that I'm not exactly wowed by the new features either. But these are typically the very same people who predicted the failure of the iPad and claimed that Apple's stock was overvalued at $250, $325, $400 and so on. :rolleyes: The larger screen is good. The faster processor is good. The lack of NFC doesn't really matter to most, because wide, practical uses for NFC are still quite limited - though in the future, I think/hope that utility will grow (being able to "swipe" a virtual credit card on a smartphone is the wave of the future, IMO). And from what I've read, iOS6 is going to be quite nice. But so far, I've read nothing which tempts me to dive into the smartphone market just yet. I will continue to use my now ancient "dumbphone" for at least another year - unless it finally dies. For me, there's just not enough there to compel me rush out and buy this phone. And though I think that this version will sell very well, I think the door is further opened for Samsung and others to take some share. No longer is it necessary to buy an iPhone to get above average quality, high specs and a broad array of apps. Maybe even Microsoft will get above Symbian in marketshare if they can convince more people to finally give WP8 a try - they might want to get that done before Nokia suffers deeper financial issues though... or maybe they can work more closely with Samsung, since Android/Google has caused them some heartburn.
As for how the iPhone 5 is doing so far, according to a report on Bloomberg, it sold out in the first hour online. And it's apparently already set a sales record. Additionally, the new iPod Touch and the iPod Nano have received positive receptions. This led to AAPL reaching record highs today, knocking on $700/share. This, I care about more than he specs of the newest phone. Whether I will buy one or not, it seems there is enough there that more than enough other consumers are buying them at a record pace.
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“The initial batch is sold out,” said Shaw Wu, an analyst at Sterne Agee & Leach Inc., in an interview. He raised his sales estimate for the quarter ending in September to 26 million units, from 23 million. “We think that could turn out to be conservative.”
Apple didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
While previous iPhone models sold out quickly online, “I don’t think it happened quite this fast,” said Tavis McCourt, an analyst at Raymond James & Associates, in an interview. “The speed here is unusual.”
Mobile-service carriers AT&T Inc. (T), Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) and Verizon Wireless have the iPhone available to pre-order with delivery by Sept. 21, according to the companies’ websites.
As many as 58 million units of the iPhone 5 may sell by the end of the year, according the average estimate of analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. That could generate as much as $36.2 billion in sales for Apple, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
I'm very happy with my 4S.
I will wait (as I always do) for the next iPhone to come. I went from the iphone 3 to the 4S, thus skipping the iphone 4. I will do the same with the iPhone 5
I've had this one for 1 year and I will continue to enjoy this during the next year to come.
I did buy myself a gift though, I purchased a new hard case for my phone that yes, makes it a bit heavier which I don't mind and I like the feel of it -and the best thing is that it has an emergency battery charger that has already helped me out in various occasions. It's called the morphie juice pack plus and I am a happy purchaser.
mophie juice pack air® - iPhone 4/4S rechargeable backup battery case
I don't drive a car so I can't charge my phone while I travel and this is a great solution. I have gotten accustomed to charge my phone every evening since I joined the fancy cell phone users club but even with a full battery I find myself using many applications during the day and they suck the battery life. I hate it when I'm out and about and my battery level is low (wrong thread?) :p Anyway, it's not happening again.
:s mokin:
^^this :up: :bandit:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jag_Warrior
I hedged my bets and got Apple, Samsung and Google. All three doing nicely :s mokin:
Not sure you understand. O2 and Vodafone may well be deploying 4G. However it WILL NOT WORK with the iPhone 5. Wrong frequencies.
race. I have this problem too. Particularly using GPS out on my bike. So I have a Mophie Powerstation. Although its broken now :( .
However switching off wifi 3G bluetooth helps. iOS really needs a power profiles option.
I don't care about 4G either. I'd much rather have a slow (maybe 512k) connection everywhere than fast in places and then nothing in the majority of places.
What's the point arguing over 50Mbit. When the majority of places can't exceed 0.01Mbit.
This is about normal for out of 3G coverage:
Dave Brockman (BigBadDaveB) on Via.Me
I moved away from O2 as in the south east their signal was good but data provision was a joke. I'm on orange now and very rarely have any problems.
Of course if you are at home then 3G coverage is going to be irrelevant. You only need a plain phone signal.
Out here in the sticks if not on wifi I only have GPRS which is painfully slow so I usually don't bother with it, I've noticed the same in some towns I've been in but 3G is a decent enough speed for me. Sort out more widespread coverage as Mark says - I'd far prefer that to 4G :)
That's why I said 90% and not 100%. Anyway why are you guys (henners, malbec and pino) so heated up, do you feel you are part of those 90%?Quote:
Originally Posted by pino
Clearly, this was a very savvy move! Kudos to you, sir! :up: It's not as if one of them has to lose, just because the others are (also) finding success. And in this case, I think all three of them are proving to be winners. They've all captured a solid place in the market and all are making products that have found their way into consumers' hearts and homes. Since the initial post in this thread, I feel that is the perspective that has been missing. In 2-3 years, I can't say with any confidence whether Nokia or RIM (in their current forms) will even be around. But I'm relatively certain that Apple, Samsung and Google will still be doing rather well. Microsoft (as a stock), who knows? But I certainly think the company will at least be slogging along... and maybe they'll finally get it right too. People have often tried to *create* reasons to explain away Apple's success, or made excuses to explain away the failures or stumbles of certain other companies. But the way I've always seen it, the kid who makes the A on a test understood the material and studied. The kid who made the F, well, excuses aside, he just didn't get the job done. Odd that the only ones who ever experience the dog eating their homework are the kids who typically make F's anyway though, eh? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by donKey jote
Personally, I like the fact that Apple and Samsung are locked in a good fight. I really think that the products we'll get in the future will be enhanced because of that fierce competition.
Now, I'd just love for Apple (or somebody) to buy or partner with TiVo and give us something better than the ancient channel-surfing technology that viewers still have to deal with. Various music services and apps will go out and create playlists based on your past listening habits. But aside from the (barely) half decent job that TiVo does in recommending shows or movies, there's really nothing out there that I find all that compelling. For the most part, we still have to know what show we want to watch before we're able to watch it. Why hasn't the TV and movie industry embraced predictive, behavioral technology by now??? Maybe that's a question for another thread.
I have just joined the iPad owners club :)
Well done. iPad 2 or 3?
I've thought about getting one but they seem too big. I'm waiting for the iPad Mini.
3 - 64Gb, they only had them in black, would've preferred white but hey ho, will do the same inside.
My dad's had an iPad 2 for a while now and every time I've had a shot of it thought that I could do with one. Screen size seems ok to me.
None of them I would guess. But you can get a Kindle Fire for £130
One about a quarter of the size of the iPad with phone capability would be nice ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
I'm with Vodaphone as good phone coverage is an absolute non-negotiable must for me and they've been the best network using that criteria. They have decent contracts available for 2 year so I might be able to negotiate a free iPhone 5 when it comes to upgrading my existing phone. It won't be any more expensive than getting an HTC for me.
Good phone signal has been important to me since a few years ago I was on Mull at the rally and, when attempting to call in sick to work (ahem) in my previous job, I didn't have any signal at all so couldn't :eek: That took some explaining :s
But I believe Vodafone has good coverage on Mull and all competitors must carry a mobile that uses Vodafone for use in case of emergency :up: Just a shame I couldn't use it then :p :
Is this something unique to your location or the phone type? I have 4G LTE, but lacking a good 4G signal it gets a 3G signal. I don't think coverage is any different at all than if I still had a 3G phone??Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
I do agree the vast majority don't need 4G speeds, but they can fly at times. I've had download tests at over 21Mbps on a 4G connection. My wifi rarely does that!
I think it's just poor coverage in the North East of England. If I'm at home I get a full 3G signal - as I'm near the mast, however if I'm out cycling or geocaching anywhere which isn't built up, the signal is poor. I can usually get an ok phone signal for voice and text most places, but data is a big issue.
Guy in the office saw the iPhone 5 announcement and went straight out to buy a Samsung Galaxy S3. Have to say it looks really nice. I'd quite like one but changing OS would be a big deal. Nevermind keeping my 4S and not buying anything new would be the sensible route ;)
Don't believe it. After the iPhone 4 there was a rumour the iPhone 5 would be out soon. After the iPhone 4S there was a rumour the iPhone 5 would be out soon. Neither happened.
On the subject of iPhone 5 it seems to me Apple are currently running about a year behind. I think if Apple had released the iPhone 5 when they released the 4S then it would have gotten a much better reaction.
Don't just look at preorders. Apple could release turd covered cardboard and pre orders would still be massive.
Oh dear, I have the iPad and my laptop side by side on my desk, and no matter how hard I try, I can't scroll down a page on my laptop by swiping :bigcry:
henners, buy me a flight-ticket with accomodation and I will visit you and explain it to you :p : ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
Well the dual core chip could have cores which are faster than the individual cores on the quad core chip.
Also 4 cores doesn't mean 4 times as fast - at least not always. It just means the processor can be doing 4 things at once, as opposed to 2 things, but there's an overhead in task switching and communication etc, some programs just don't make use of doing things in parallel.
That Apple stock keeps on climbing . . . over $700.oo? - sheesh! I aint got none of them fancy stocks, heck I have no stocks.
That thing is all going to crash eventuallhy but for those :cool: fortunate Apple stock owners,(Jag :D ) here's to you: :beer:
iOS6 arrived and installed on my S4...only a few bugs so far ;)