Mobile phones & tablets thread

[J4MIE]

Finally got too fed up with Vodafone so have called and cancelled my contract, just about to get a 5S. Quite happy with my 4S but the battery is just too old now and can't be bothered struggling with it.

[henners88]

I hope the 5S is being offered on good deals because in just over 2 months the iPhone 6 will be here. You don't want to be paying top whack for a contract that will be offered soon on a better device. I know phones are always getting better, but this close to a launch should bring lower prices IMO. Unless of course you're not bothered?


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[Mark]

It's going to be closer to 4 months before the iPhone 6 I think.

[henners88]

I was thinking early to mid September based on the rumour mills and previous Autumn launches.

[pino]

Meanwhile Apple has just release IOS 7.1.2

[pino]

I was thinking early to mid September based on the rumour mills and previous Autumn launches.

Sept 19 is the date

[J4MIE]

Can't wait until September as I'll have a lot on just before then and don't want any hassle sorting anything out. I'm not bothered having the latest phone and am happy with my 4S apart from the battery situation, but that's due to its age mainly and probably being charged at least once a day for the last 25 months

No 'good' deals that I can spot, top of the list at the moment is Tesco which is £39 a month for a 64Gb (which I need due to lots of photos/videos/music etc).

[henners88]

Can't wait until September as I'll have a lot on just before then and don't want any hassle sorting anything out. I'm not bothered having the latest phone and am happy with my 4S apart from the battery situation, but that's due to its age mainly and probably being charged at least once a day for the last 25 months

No 'good' deals that I can spot, top of the list at the moment is Tesco which is £39 a month for a 64Gb (which I need due to lots of photos/videos/music etc).

I have to say £39 a month sounds a lot. I only pay £27 and get unlimited minutes, unlimited texts, and 1GB of data. I could pay £5 a month more and get unlimited data but I don't need it. Then again I went for the 32GB model so of course you pay extra for a 64GB.

Last time I checked I had about 8GB of music on the phone and I tend to back the phone up and clear most of the pictures and video's off it to save storage space. I can't see the point in keeping every picture and video I've ever taken on the phone as its a mass of thumbnails to scroll through and I forget what I've taken anyway. I use photostream for the important pictures and vids and these are shared with my wife and family.

[Jag_Warrior]

For those who have Siri on their iPhones, is it possible to initiate a call on an iPhone using nothing but Siri? I mean, can you say "Siri, dial such & such number" and the call is placed? Same thing with answering an incoming call - "Siri, answer the call"???

I have a rather serious issue to deal with and need a hands-free phone solution for someone who is fast losing mobility.

If Siri can't do that, then I'd GREATLY appreciate any other ideas or suggestions. Doesn't have to be mobile/cell, but it does have to be something that works in and is available in the U.S., if not mobile then using a landline here.

Thank you.

[schmenke]

For those who have Siri on their iPhones, is it possible to initiate a call on an iPhone using nothing but Siri? I mean, can you say "Siri, dial such & such number" and the call is placed? Same thing with answering an incoming call - "Siri, answer the call"???

I have a rather serious issue to deal with and need a hands-free phone solution for someone who is fast losing mobility.

If Siri can't do that, then I'd GREATLY appreciate any other ideas or suggestions. Doesn't have to be mobile/cell, but it does have to be something that works in and is available in the U.S., if not mobile then using a landline here.

Thank you.

Is it for home use?

I can’t imagine why one of those voice-activated Bluetooth car speakers wouldn’t work in your home?