So, I'm changing jobs shortly, and I will no longer have my company provided iPhone.
I've decided to jump into the Android world for a phone ( I bought myself an iPad to replace the company provided one).
So what do you all think. I'll most likely go Verizon (as I already have a family plan there), but may look @ other providers (US please) if they offer a great deal.
Originally, I thought about the S4, but don't want to wait till the end of April (I need something in the next week or so). So I'm currently leaning towards the Note 2.
Thoughts?
Quote from: Arvoreen on March 20, 2013, 10:42:40 AM
Thoughts?
I recommend you say "fuck it" and buy the latest iPhone, to minimize the paradox of choice.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Paradox_of_Choice:_Why_More_Is_Less
The Note 2 is great if you do a lot of article-reading, note-taking, or gaming on your phone.
Early impressions of the S4 are underwhelming compared to any of the S3. Don't think it's worth waiting.
No idea on carrier. Your duopoly is hard to understand.
Quote from: Grey Fox on March 20, 2013, 11:47:14 AM
Early impressions of the S4 are underwhelming compared to any of the S3.
You're joking, right? What early impressions are YOU reading??
Quote from: fahdiz on March 20, 2013, 12:08:07 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on March 20, 2013, 11:47:14 AM
Early impressions of the S4 are underwhelming compared to any of the S3.
You're joking, right? What early impressions are YOU reading??
I am not. Gizmodo's Brent Rose doesn't sound impress at all.
http://gizmodo.com/5990644/samsung-galaxy-s-iv-hands-on-everything-new-is-old-again
Gizmodo's a known Apple fanboi site.
Not anymore, atleast none-more so than Engadget.
Leaning heavily toward the Note 2 for my own upgrade in a couple weeks.
I'm thinking Nexus 4 myself but my upgrade is still 6-9 months away.
[Seedy]
Man up, make do with semaphore. :mad:
[/Seedy]
If you have an iPad doesn't it make sense to get an iPhone as well for the integration?
I had both before (company provided :D), but now that I actually have to get my own...I decided to put a foot in both camps.
So I ended up going with the HTC One X+. Nice size, but not as large as the Note 2 I was thinking about, and it is much lighter than my old iPhone 4. So far, I like it. We'll see how it does over time :D
Thanks everyone!
Give us a review of your new phone.
Well, I've had it for about 2 weeks now.
Things I like:
* bigger screen than my iPhone 4 had
* lighter
* thinner
* snappy interface/fast processor
I have 2 gripes at the moment:
* stock dialer sucks -- I miss dropping into 'favorites' from my iPhone, so I have yet to find a replacement
* Overall, Android seems to be glitchy. Apps will force close, I change my default lockscreen and sometimes both new & old will kick in, and other oddities like that. Like, changing screen timeout to 1 minute and having it mysteriously return to 15 seconds at some point without me doing it. iOS seemed to just 'work' and Android still seems to be trying to reach that level. I will say that the ability to customize/tweak settings is hugely enhanced though in Android.
Overall, I'm pretty happy. It should be a nice phone for the next couple of years. Looking forward to getting 4.2 on it at some point in the future too.
It's not Android, it's whatever version of Sense they have on this phone that totally sucks and "glitches" out like that. I've already rooted my One X+ because of all the software problems it was having. It's generally fine now, although none of the ROMs I was able to find totally did away with Sense, so I'll be doing it again as soon as I find one.
I should have just kept the Optimus G, broken glass on the back and all. For all the shit LG apparently gets due to their software update issues, I didn't have any problems with it at all, at least in the basic functionality "department," unlike the One X+. It was bad enough that I was seriously considering buying a phone off contract from AT&T, horrific prices and all, if the rooting+ROM thing didn't work well enough. Not having a fucked up phone is worth $5 or 600 or even more if necessary. I'd get a Nexus, but the lack of 4G LTE would probably bug me too much.
E: One of my favorite issues with this phone was when my alarm clock would just snooze itself indefinitely (without going off in the first place). The first time, I let it go just to see, but after 15 hours I figured it wasn't ever going to un-fuck itself. If you use the alarm clock for anything important, just be aware that this could happen.
E2: The stuff where it doesn't save settings, I remember mine doing that too, and it was infuriating sometimes. It also wouldn't save software preferences, which was really noticeable for things like navigation, which I use a lot for work. Every single goddamn time it would ask me which program I wanted to use for that action, even though every single goddamn time I would check that "do this every time," or whatever it says exactly, box.
I am going to pick up the S4 once it is out.
I'm eligible for an upgrade now.... reading reviews it looks like it's between the HTC One and Galaxy S4 at the moment.
I don't know anything about the HTC One. What have you seen so far?
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s4_vs_htc_one-review-913.php (http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s4_vs_htc_one-review-913.php)
I have Google Now on my tablet (which I'm not on atm) and it knows I'm interested in this so it keeps suggesting articles about it... I'll see if there's anything else in the history if I remember later.
Another review:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6747/htc-one-review (http://www.anandtech.com/show/6747/htc-one-review)
Quote from: Berkut on April 05, 2013, 08:43:22 PM
I am going to pick up the S4 once it is out.
Not sure what carrier you have but just checked, and the Galaxy S4 is gonna cost $200 from AT&T with 2 year contract.
On AT&T website, there's a 'pre-order' button now but if you click it it doesn't show that phone available to order on the next page. :hmm:
I have Verizon, so for some reason it isn't going to be available until the end of May.
Ok, as of now you can start pre-ordering the Galaxy S4 from AT&T if you live in "certain geographical areas". Since Kentucky is OSSUM I'm eligible to order now if I want to. :cool:
So I was all set to order a Galaxy S4 and then noticed that AT&T charges a $36 'upgrade fee' per device. :rolleyes:
Gotta figure out a way to get out of paying that. :hmm:
Expect more crap like that. Carriers lose money on subsidizing upgrades, so they want customers to keep old smartphones longer while still paying inflated monthly bills.
Starting today, AT&T is also offering a $100 trade in program if you trade in your old smart phone.
http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=24128&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=36372&mapcode=consumer%7Cwireless
Thanks for the heads-up. :)
Hmm... I have a custom ROM hack on my phone... wonder if they'll still take it. :ph34r:
Quote from: Caliga on May 01, 2013, 06:46:36 AM
Thanks for the heads-up. :)
Hmm... I have a custom ROM hack on my phone... wonder if they'll still take it. :ph34r:
They'll wipe it; won't matter.
Cool. :cool:
Quote from: Caliga on April 29, 2013, 07:35:13 PM
So I was all set to order a Galaxy S4 and then noticed that AT&T charges a $36 'upgrade fee' per device. :rolleyes:
Gotta figure out a way to get out of paying that. :hmm:
call and complain, explaining how long you've been customer, i've never had to pay that fee as I call and bitch about it.
And getting S4 even after the reviews?
All the ones i've seen suggest the HTC is better.
I've heard that, yeah, but doesn't the HTC one lack a removeable battery and an SD slot? For me those two things are deal-breakers because you typically need them in order to install custom ROMs. :)
The only thing definitive I've seen about the HTC One being better is that it looks more like an iPhone in its construction/durability. Functionality wise, most reviews I've seen give the nod to the S4.
Quote from: Caliga on May 02, 2013, 08:18:19 AM
I've heard that, yeah, but doesn't the HTC one lack a removeable battery and an SD slot? For me those two things are deal-breakers because you typically need them in order to install custom ROMs. :)
I am blissfully ignorant as IPhone man so no idea. :p
I passed a couple of people on bikes out in the forest this evening, I asked if they needed directions as they appeared lost, and they said "just getting their bearings" as they continued to fiddle with two smartphones/iphones.
I went on my way, kind of thinking they're missing some of the joy in exploring/finding your position with an old-fashioned map/compass/asking a stranger for directions.
That of course assumes that their technology will ultimately work out where they were.
What's really nice is having both sets of skills.
My mother told me not to speak to strangers.
If it is an emergency, I will tell my children to ask women strangers for help. Never ask men!
Posting from galaxy s4 :cool:
Quote from: Caliga on May 04, 2013, 05:13:57 PM
Posting from galaxy s4 :cool:
Which constellation is that in ?
Cassiopeia. :)
Quote from: Caliga on May 04, 2013, 05:13:57 PM
Posting from galaxy s4 :cool:
I just saw the long "pool" commercial for that thing last night. Looks like it's got some really cool features (that actually appear, in the case of the gestures, to be pretty similar to what they have in their TVs).
What's the best phone I can get that has a keyboard?
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on May 22, 2013, 09:58:35 PM
What's the best phone I can get that has a keyboard?
Depends on your carrier.
I used a Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE on Sprint, which has a 4.3" screen, slideout keyboard, and 8MP camera.
Quote from: Caliga on May 02, 2013, 08:18:19 AM
I've heard that, yeah, but doesn't the HTC one lack a removeable battery and an SD slot? For me those two things are deal-breakers because you typically need them in order to install custom ROMs. :)
True. The removeable battery is no big deal, you apparently don't need to change the battery in this phone. We'll see how good it is in due time :)
The SD slot is problematic, I admit. You can circumvent it by using a USB cable to link to an USB key or card reader, neither of wich is practical imho. But as I already have a seperate MP3 player, I don't care much.
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on May 22, 2013, 09:58:35 PM
What's the best phone I can get that has a keyboard?
http://ca.blackberry.com/smartphones/blackberry-q10.html?lid=ca:bb:devices:blackberryq10&lpos=ca:bb:devices
I am now eligible for upgrade. :yeah: I'm torn between S4 and iPhone 5. On the one hand, all my previous smartphones were Android smartphones, and S4 seems to have superior specs by quite a margin. On the other hand, owning iPad made me appreciate the advantages of Apple's closed system. Android feels like it's in permanent beta stage, and about as secure as a Russian pirate torrent.
Any thoughts?
I bought my current phone on Amazon. The reviews said 'This phone is great. I don't buy into all that new fangled smartphone bullshit. I just need a phone that calls and texts.' :mellow:
Quote from: garbon on July 19, 2013, 12:44:01 PM
I bought my current phone on Amazon. The reviews said 'This phone is great. I don't buy into all that new fangled smartphone bullshit. I just need a phone that calls and texts.' :mellow:
I've already had two smartphones, so I don't need bullshit to know what they can do. I can go back to dumb phones, but why the fuck would I want to? :wacko:
I'm now back to predictive texting with the numpad. :yeah:
Quote from: garbon on July 19, 2013, 12:52:58 PM
I'm now back to predictive texting with the numpad. :yeah:
:bleeding:
Quote from: DGuller on July 19, 2013, 12:39:31 PM
I am now eligible for upgrade. :yeah: I'm torn between S4 and iPhone 5. On the one hand, all my previous smartphones were Android smartphones, and S4 seems to have superior specs by quite a margin. On the other hand, owning iPad made me appreciate the advantages of Apple's closed system. Android feels like it's in permanent beta stage, and about as secure as a Russian pirate torrent.
Any thoughts?
I love my S4. Get an S4. Don't be a homo and get an Apple. :rolleyes:
Quote from: Caliga on July 19, 2013, 03:38:24 PM
Quote from: DGuller on July 19, 2013, 12:39:31 PM
I am now eligible for upgrade. :yeah: I'm torn between S4 and iPhone 5. On the one hand, all my previous smartphones were Android smartphones, and S4 seems to have superior specs by quite a margin. On the other hand, owning iPad made me appreciate the advantages of Apple's closed system. Android feels like it's in permanent beta stage, and about as secure as a Russian pirate torrent.
Any thoughts?
I love my S4. Get an S4. Don't be a homo and get an Apple. :rolleyes:
Be and idiot and get an S4!
You forgot the rest of the tag line Cal!
Don't anger me.
Quote from: Caliga on July 19, 2013, 03:53:49 PM
Don't anger me.
Or what, not like an HR stooge can do anything to me!
:P
I have the S3, and love it, and I understand the S4 is The Awesome. Apple sucks.
Oh, and BTW, I upgraded to the S3 for $0.01, yes, a penny. :)
My mother: "I love that my kids are all resisting those iphones. You are not lemmings."
Quote from: garbon on July 22, 2013, 04:32:32 PM
My mother: "I love that my kids are all resisting those iphones. You are not lemmings."
:secret: You're supposed to rebel against your parents when you hit 30, not seek their approval.
Quote from: DGuller on July 22, 2013, 04:55:54 PM
Quote from: garbon on July 22, 2013, 04:32:32 PM
My mother: "I love that my kids are all resisting those iphones. You are not lemmings."
:secret: You're supposed to rebel against your parents when you hit 30, not seek their approval.
:huh:
You're supposed to rebel against your parents in your teens. By late 20s, you're supposed to start recognizing that your parents told you a lot of correct shit (provided of course that they actually were worthwhile and raised you up right).
:hmm: Oh. :(
Quote from: garbon on July 22, 2013, 04:32:32 PM
My mother: "I love that my kids are all resisting those iphones. You are not lemmings."
In North America the most popular mobile OS is Android these days. :contract:
Quote from: Barrister on July 24, 2013, 03:17:12 PM
Quote from: garbon on July 22, 2013, 04:32:32 PM
My mother: "I love that my kids are all resisting those iphones. You are not lemmings."
In North America the most popular mobile OS is Android these days. :contract:
There most be a reason for that. :hmm:
Quote from: lustindarkness on July 24, 2013, 04:01:58 PM
Quote from: Barrister on July 24, 2013, 03:17:12 PM
Quote from: garbon on July 22, 2013, 04:32:32 PM
My mother: "I love that my kids are all resisting those iphones. You are not lemmings."
In North America the most popular mobile OS is Android these days. :contract:
There most be a reason for that. :hmm:
People like garbon are lemmings ;)
:huh:
I went to Verizon store during my lunch break. I took a look at S4, and then I took a look at iPhone 5. S4 looked like a cluttered clusterfuck. I was shocked by how much smaller iPhone 5 was in comparison, which is probably not good, but it had such a clean interface. It was pretty much my iPad shrunk to the phone size. :hmm: I'm tempted to go full Beeb. :ph34r:
Hopefully the next iPhone will be at least 4.3 inches.
Quote from: DGuller on July 25, 2013, 01:50:02 PM
I went to Verizon store during my lunch break. I took a look at S4, and then I took a look at iPhone 5. S4 looked like a cluttered clusterfuck. I was shocked by how much smaller iPhone 5 was in comparison, which is probably not good, but it had such a clean interface. It was pretty much my iPad shrunk to the phone size. :hmm: I'm tempted to go full Beeb. :ph34r:
My advice to you is to not worry about whetehr you're becoming a beeb or a derspicey - buy the phone you like.
Pleated pants and all?!
Quote from: Barrister on July 25, 2013, 03:03:42 PM
My advice to you is to not worry about whetehr you're becoming a beeb
You may not be afraid of such fate, but I sure am. :o
Quote from: DGuller on July 25, 2013, 04:46:16 PM
Quote from: Barrister on July 25, 2013, 03:03:42 PM
My advice to you is to not worry about whetehr you're becoming a beeb
You may not be afraid of such fate, but I sure am. :o
That'd be an improvement for you though. :unsure:
Buy it and experiment. Is it really the Apple that makes the Beeb?
Quote from: Liep on July 26, 2013, 04:26:58 AM
Buy it and experiment. Is it really the Apple that makes the Beeb?
Well it's definitely not the iPhone, since, you know, I don't have one...
:blink:
:o
I'm really leaning towards moving to iPhone. I never really warmed up to Android, as it was always over-complicated and under-baked, and it seems like if anything it's getting worse in that regard.
The only hitch is that it seems like that 5S will be coming out this year, in which case getting an outdated i5 would be silly. Is anyone here an Apple watcher? How probably is the September release of 5S?
Quote from: DGuller on July 26, 2013, 12:50:45 PM
as it was always over-complicated and under-baked, and it seems like if anything it's getting worse in that regard.
:huh: Yeah, no.
Quote from: DGuller on July 26, 2013, 12:50:45 PM
I'm really leaning towards moving to iPhone. I never really warmed up to Android, as it was always over-complicated and under-baked, and it seems like if anything it's getting worse in that regard.
The only hitch is that it seems like that 5S will be coming out this year, in which case getting an outdated i5 would be silly. Is anyone here an Apple watcher? How probably is the September release of 5S?
Probability is 99%. Or more likely, 99.9%.
At this point, if you can wait till September, that would be the smart call.
Quote from: DGuller on July 26, 2013, 11:32:57 AM
:o
Work gives me a Blackberry. I can't fathom paying $100/month when work gives me a crappy but adequate substitute.
Mind you my work contract expires next year, and iPhone is now an option... :shifty:
Quote from: DGuller on July 26, 2013, 12:50:45 PM
I'm really leaning towards moving to iPhone. I never really warmed up to Android, as it was always over-complicated and under-baked, and it seems like if anything it's getting worse in that regard.
The only hitch is that it seems like that 5S will be coming out this year, in which case getting an outdated i5 would be silly. Is anyone here an Apple watcher? How probably is the September release of 5S?
http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#iPhone
Also, be sure to check out iOS7 and see if you also like that, it'll probably be out with 5S.
Quote from: Barrister on July 26, 2013, 12:56:51 PM
Quote from: DGuller on July 26, 2013, 11:32:57 AM
:o
Work gives me a Blackberry. I can't fathom paying $100/month when work gives me a crappy but adequate substitute.
It's a shame about RIM. They're actually starting to do some neat things...but it may be too late.
Quote from: fhdz on July 26, 2013, 01:18:58 PM
Quote from: Barrister on July 26, 2013, 12:56:51 PM
Quote from: DGuller on July 26, 2013, 11:32:57 AM
:o
Work gives me a Blackberry. I can't fathom paying $100/month when work gives me a crappy but adequate substitute.
It's a shame about RIM. They're actually starting to do some neat things...but it may be too late.
RIM's dead, man.
Quote from: Barrister on July 26, 2013, 01:20:45 PM
Quote from: fhdz on July 26, 2013, 01:18:58 PM
Quote from: Barrister on July 26, 2013, 12:56:51 PM
Quote from: DGuller on July 26, 2013, 11:32:57 AM
:o
Work gives me a Blackberry. I can't fathom paying $100/month when work gives me a crappy but adequate substitute.
It's a shame about RIM. They're actually starting to do some neat things...but it may be too late.
RIM's dead, man.
Yeah, I think so too. They're going the way of Palm :(
Quote from: fhdz on July 26, 2013, 12:53:27 PM
Quote from: DGuller on July 26, 2013, 12:50:45 PM
as it was always over-complicated and under-baked, and it seems like if anything it's getting worse in that regard.
:huh: Yeah, no.
Well, the last time I tried to update my Android OS (to Jelly Bean, I think), my phone wouldn't start up after the upgrade finished. Basically, it gave a fatal error message that made it totally non-functional. It was a day before the exam, I was in a hotel room. Talk about a time when you need your phone the most, and have the least time and resources to dick around with it.
Luckily I had my iPad with me, and the hotel had wi-fi, so I could get on the Internet and find out that it was a very common problem for my phone with that particular OS upgrade. :wacko: Eventually I found a fix that worked, but it involved wiping my phone. I couldn't even back it up, because the error message wouldn't go away for more than 5 seconds, but that was moot without computer and a USB cable nearby in any case.
So, yes, after getting fucked by Android at something so basic as having your phone work, I'm not going to award it fully-baked status just yet.
Quote from: fhdz on July 26, 2013, 01:26:21 PM
Quote from: Barrister on July 26, 2013, 01:20:45 PM
Quote from: fhdz on July 26, 2013, 01:18:58 PM
Quote from: Barrister on July 26, 2013, 12:56:51 PM
Quote from: DGuller on July 26, 2013, 11:32:57 AM
:o
Work gives me a Blackberry. I can't fathom paying $100/month when work gives me a crappy but adequate substitute.
It's a shame about RIM. They're actually starting to do some neat things...but it may be too late.
RIM's dead, man.
Yeah, I think so too. They're going the way of Palm :(
Thinking has nothing to do with it, son.
http://blogs.blackberry.com/2013/01/rim-renamed-blackberry/
I only use Android phones, but I own stock in Apple.
I just deposited a check with my phone. (http://youtu.be/Y0Yg9wjctRw)
Uh okay.
Quote from: Caliga on July 28, 2013, 06:36:26 PM
I just deposited a check with my phone. (http://youtu.be/Y0Yg9wjctRw)
Meh. It's a nifty gimmick, but the checks take long as balls to clear. I'll stick to my after-hours ATM deposits at the bank, thanks. First hundred immediately, rest usually clears the next day.
Quote from: DontSayBanana on August 11, 2013, 09:27:29 AM
Quote from: Caliga on July 28, 2013, 06:36:26 PM
I just deposited a check with my phone. (http://youtu.be/Y0Yg9wjctRw)
Meh. It's a nifty gimmick, but the checks take long as balls to clear. I'll stick to my after-hours ATM deposits at the bank, thanks. First hundred immediately, rest usually clears the next day.
Depends what bank. My bank USAA immediately make funds available after I take a picture of the check with my phone.
I'm thinking of rooting my Sprint Galaxy Note II today. I'd really like to use Tasker to automate the shit out of this thing. I found a pretty good video tutorial, but have never rooted a phone before. I'm not intending to use a custom ROM but want to remove all the crapware from my phone and get Tasker up to its full potential.
Any advice?
Quote from: DontSayBanana on August 11, 2013, 09:27:29 AM
Quote from: Caliga on July 28, 2013, 06:36:26 PM
I just deposited a check with my phone. (http://youtu.be/Y0Yg9wjctRw)
Meh. It's a nifty gimmick, but the checks take long as balls to clear. I'll stick to my after-hours ATM deposits at the bank, thanks. First hundred immediately, rest usually clears the next day.
Mine are clear the next day. Get a better bank.
Eh, I just went ahead and rooted the thing. Go me!
Quote from: fhdz on August 12, 2013, 05:58:38 PM
Eh, I just went ahead and rooted the thing. Go me!
Good. Now you have more power.
I finally shit canned my broken, crappy HTC Thunderbolt and got a Galaxy S3. Not the newest phone, but it is perfect for what I was looking for.
Quote from: Phillip V on August 11, 2013, 10:32:44 AM
Depends what bank. My bank USAA immediately make funds available after I take a picture of the check with my phone.
:mad: They don't allow me to do this. Apparently, because I live in the same place they are located, I can drive to one of their two ATMs. :mad:
My company is dumping Blackberry (GOOD) and replacing our BBs with.... iPhone 5c units (BAD).
Guess I'll still be carrying two smartphones. :glare:
I really don't get the purpose of 5c. The price difference isn't really that big when you consider the entire price of the phone, and what you get is a much inferior product.
Quote from: DGuller on October 17, 2013, 04:41:06 PM
I really don't get the purpose of 5c. The price difference isn't really that big when you consider the entire price of the phone, and what you get is a much inferior product.
Apple is buying time with marketing gimmicks in lieu of expensive/risky product change. The gold iPhone 5s seems to be quite the success.
Quote from: Phillip V on October 22, 2013, 07:47:53 PM
Quote from: DGuller on October 17, 2013, 04:41:06 PM
I really don't get the purpose of 5c. The price difference isn't really that big when you consider the entire price of the phone, and what you get is a much inferior product.
Apple is buying time with marketing gimmicks in lieu of expensive/risky product change. The gold iPhone 5s seems to be quite the success.
I definitely get 5s, that's a much superior phone to 5. I just don't get the purpose of 5c. It really doesn't work as a budget phone, and it doesn't work as a top-of-the-line phone.
Quote from: DGuller on October 22, 2013, 08:27:00 PM
I definitely get 5s, that's a much superior phone to 5. I just don't get the purpose of 5c. It really doesn't work as a budget phone, and it doesn't work as a top-of-the-line phone.
5c is supposed to be the 5 with a color refresh, just to fill the same space that Apple used to keep last year's model in.
Quote from: DGuller on October 22, 2013, 08:27:00 PM
Quote from: Phillip V on October 22, 2013, 07:47:53 PM
Quote from: DGuller on October 17, 2013, 04:41:06 PM
I really don't get the purpose of 5c. The price difference isn't really that big when you consider the entire price of the phone, and what you get is a much inferior product.
Apple is buying time with marketing gimmicks in lieu of expensive/risky product change. The gold iPhone 5s seems to be quite the success.
I definitely get 5s, that's a much superior phone to 5. I just don't get the purpose of 5c. It really doesn't work as a budget phone, and it doesn't work as a top-of-the-line phone.
I don't know. I mean if you look at these top 5 reasons, none of them seems like good enough reasons to upgrade if you already had a 5.
http://www.ibtimes.com/apple-iphone-5s-release-5-reasons-why-its-worth-price-upgrade-1415386
Quote from: garbon on October 23, 2013, 09:55:15 AM
Quote from: DGuller on October 22, 2013, 08:27:00 PM
Quote from: Phillip V on October 22, 2013, 07:47:53 PM
Quote from: DGuller on October 17, 2013, 04:41:06 PM
I really don't get the purpose of 5c. The price difference isn't really that big when you consider the entire price of the phone, and what you get is a much inferior product.
Apple is buying time with marketing gimmicks in lieu of expensive/risky product change. The gold iPhone 5s seems to be quite the success.
I definitely get 5s, that's a much superior phone to 5. I just don't get the purpose of 5c. It really doesn't work as a budget phone, and it doesn't work as a top-of-the-line phone.
I don't know. I mean if you look at these top 5 reasons, none of them seems like good enough reasons to upgrade if you already had a 5.
http://www.ibtimes.com/apple-iphone-5s-release-5-reasons-why-its-worth-price-upgrade-1415386
I didn't say it was superior enough to be worth upgrading from one version earlier, but it is superior.
Quote from: MadBurgerMaker on September 10, 2013, 01:08:32 PM
Quote from: Phillip V on August 11, 2013, 10:32:44 AM
Depends what bank. My bank USAA immediately make funds available after I take a picture of the check with my phone.
:mad: They don't allow me to do this. Apparently, because I live in the same place they are located, I can drive to one of their two ATMs. :mad:
I've been thinking about making Navy FCU a secondary bank to USAA...I've heard lots of good things about their loan rates/customer service...and they seem to be everywhere.
Quote from: Tonitrus on October 26, 2013, 05:57:51 PM
I've been thinking about making Navy FCU a secondary bank to USAA...I've heard lots of good things about their loan rates/customer service...and they seem to be everywhere.
They do seem to be all over the place, but that's about all I know about them. They showed up during boot camp, actually, but back when I was in, I opened a free account with Compass Bank for the times when I would need to deposit a check, but that was before all this remote deposit stuff. I still have that thing with like $3 in it. Heh.
Side note: USAA allows me to deposit checks with my phone now, so that's nice of them.
E: Oh and re: phones: Nokia/Microsoft is releasing a monster Windows phone: http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/22/nokia-lumia-1520/?ncid=rss_truncated
My mobile contract is up for renewal. I'll stay with T-Mobile. And I'll switch to a Samsung S4 (currently have the Nokia E7-00).
My son has an older Galaxy S2 giving him a hard time, CF and I have S3s (we love them).
My son wants an iphone, the only reason is "some apps my friends use are iphone only apps". :rolleyes: Stupid teenagers.
As a Mom wanting to spoil her child for Xmas, CF talks to T-Mobile. It turns out it is somehow cheaper to upgrade all phones instead of his only. They can waive $150 to upgrade his phone if we all upgrade and we will pay $10 less a month too. :wacko:
I don't know how this works, but in getting my son his Xmas present, I get a newer upgraded phone. :yeah:
You are a good dad!
CF also got an iphone :wacko: Good thing she has a teenager to help her figure it out, because the moment she asked me how to do something with it I burst out laughing. :nelson:
My S4 is very nice. :thumbsup: