IPhone 4S worth getting
I currently have an iPhone 4S and LOVE it! I am looking at getting one for my son for Christmas but am concerned about how long it will be supported? I have had my 4s for almost 2 years. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
If you want to keep your unlimited data plan, you need to upgrade now if you want a subsidized phone. After the changes take effect this summer, you will lose your unlimited data plan if you sign a new contract. A new 2 year contract is required to get a subsidized phone. I love my Motorola Droid Razr Maxx. It has the longest lasting battery life of any 4G phone on the market. You can keep your unlimited data for $30 a month. For an additional $30 per month, you can get the unlimited hotspot feature to use with your IPad2. One caution. When you order your new phone, you may be forced (by the system) to choose a tiered data plan. As soon as you enter your order, call *611 and have customer service reinstate your unlimited data. Down the road, if you need a new phone (or the IPhone 5) you will have to pay full retail price or lose your unlimited data plan. As an example of the prices, the Droid Razr Maxx currently has a subsidized price of $200. Full retail is $650. I'm sure the IPhone 5 will be that much or more.
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Is the Iphone really worth getting
I know posting this question on the apple section of the Verizon forum might not be the greatest place, but I really want to know if its worth getting. I have to figure you guys will be biased, so I was hoping you can give me a legitimate wow reason as to what makes the iphone better than similar droid phones.
Personally I have never been a big apple user. I have never had an iphone, or Ipad. I have had an ipod for a couple years now and I will say I have nothing but good things to say about it. However I have looked and played around with many of my friends Iphones and personally I cannot see what makes it so special. Granted I understand its like ground zero for smart phones, but today it seems no different than any other smart phone out there. Also, I feel I am somewhat biased against the Iphone because I feel Siri is the beginning of Skynet.
Jokes aside I am considering the switch, so please tell me what makes this phone so special. Thank you for your help.Hello Gerio,
It really depends upon the features you want, and what you need the phone to do. I am getting older and can't afford an assistant to help with my memory. Siri is the next best thing. Secondly, I am really intrigued with the advanced abilities of this phone. If I weren't married to a terminally wife, I would not have a landline. She has dementia and cannot learn new things so the "cell phone' is too much for her. Secondly, her emergency medical is attached to the normal landline 911 system. I have had an I phone in the past and was extremely happy with its performance, as well as its environmental footprint. I get so upset when I hear people say that "Apple" is owner of everything, lenux is free and will always be free, and android is based on lenux. Google is propriatory on the android and no one is complaining about that. You even have to have an google based email address for some of the features to work.
Get what you feel you need. Do some research online and make an informed decision.
Take care and as long as you make an informed choice you should be happy with whatever you choose...
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Is the iPhone 4 worth getting?or not?....
I have heard that the iPhone 4 is awefull. And that you cannot get signal anywhere because of the metal band around it.is this true?and should i get the iphone 4?
Here is my take on it: I have a 3Gs and I am very happy with it, especially now that it runs iOS4 very smoothly. Now don't get me wrong I would love to buy the iPhone 4, saw it today and held it in my hands, it is very nice and I hear great things about it. But the only difference to my 3Gs running iOS4 would be two cams and a little extra speed. The video conferencing is nice but first you have to find someone else who has the iPhone 4 and than you both have to be on a Wifi, not very convenient. I am sure this will be upgraded down the road so you can conference over the AT&T network. But it is what it is for now. When I bought my 3Gs I bought it mainly for the video feature which I used a lot for about 2 weeks than I got bored.
So I think upgrading from 3G or below is a great idea, iPhone 4 seems to be a another great iPhone but I will skip this year and wait for the next one. -
Greetings!
This post isnt meant to bash the iphone in any way. Just wanted to get a little better perspective from other people who know more about this than I do. I have been a long time Verizon customer and have owned multiple phones but never an Iphone. All I hear from friends of mine is how the iphone is so great and the rest of the competition (android now) really dont measure up. I just wanted hard facts that really prove that.
Lately I have owned a Blackberry Storm, LG Ally (as a loaner), Droid X (hated every second of it) and now a Fascinate (surprisingly a good phone (with the exception of not getting the 2.2. update yet).
For the limited amount of time I have spent using the iphone I have seen that some parts of the OS are nice but it is very limited on customization. So far it seems i would have to make a folder and place the icons in there to be able to see my background photo and I cant change the text notification to a clip of a song or voice clip. To me those are musts in cell phones these days.
I am contemplating getting the iphone but the fascinate has a lot of features I really like. Swype texting is genius, Amoled screen is flawless and not too mention being able to customize screens with icons / widgets.
But again Im sure there are things about the iphone that I dont know and maybe would sway me its way some more. Feel free to comment back on why the Iphone is "so great" as people say.I think it is mostly a personal decision based on your target needs.
For instance I work in a strictly Mac environment and am used to Apple's way of doing things and prefer it. It will also be a seamless addition to synchronize for my business, whereas my Droid isn't exactly seamless.
I look at it more from that angle. Plus I enjoy our iPad and to me the iPhone is a smaller version of the iPad with a phone so I think the "fun" aspect of it is there for me too.
Now if you're looking at it strictly as an entertainment gadget, and there's certainly nothing wrong with that, as I will use it for fun too, then again that is a personal preference thing.
Browsing online (minus the flash - for now at least), facebooking, emailing, I think you'll get similar experiences. if flash is a definite must have then iOS won't give you that. A tleast for the moment.
iTunes vs whatever media player you have? Probably another toss up.
Netflix streaming at least for now I give that to iOS.
Apps - iOS
Camera- in comparison to my original Droid - definitely iPhone.
Display- iPhone is smaller but, i think nicer. YMMV
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FREE GPS- Android. That is the one thing I will REALLY miss on my Droid. The google voice nav is really awesome. I have to research a good nav app that is cheap for the iPhone.
Cool factor? Meh - I don't care. Once I have a phone for awhile the thrill kind of wears off. Maybe iPhone will change that? I don't consider having the cool phone to define me or make me stand out from the crowd. I'm looking at what the phone will do to add easier productivity to my life. Being a Mac user I have been waiting for the phone on Verizon for a very long time.
Of course I suppose you don't want a phone that looks like a giant Vetnam Military communications walkie-talkie either. No matter what it does . So iPhone IS a nice looking gizmo. I guess that doesn't hurt.
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My iPhone became wet at the beach. I put it in rice for 4 days. When I connect to itunes, it says the phone must be restored. It starts and then gives either the error 2001, or 2006. What exactly does this mean, and is it worth getting repaired?
Thank you...http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1275
Water damage isn't covered by warranty, but you could always purchase a refurbished device from Apple. -
Is the iPhone 5 functionality worth getting if you have an iPhone 4?
Is the iPhone 5 functionality worth getting if you have an iPhone 4?
No idea if it is worth it to you.
It is worth it for many and not worth it for many others.
You will need to deside if it is worth it to you. -
Is it worth getting a 3GS now?
Hello to the Apple community,
I am interested in buying an iPhone. I have been wanting one ever since the original was released and my brother got his 3G yesterday. Now, the time has come for me to get one.
However, can I get some genuine opinions as to whether it would be worth getting an iPhone 3GS at this time? With the iPhone 4 OS having just been released - and looking amazing - I am just wondering whether there is a new iPhone model around the corner and whether there is any point buying a 3GS.
Any advice and points of view would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.olliescrim wrote:
I understand that the software will be compatible with the 3GS, tal.
However, I predict that the new generation iPhone will have software and hardware that will be unique to it. Video calling is expected, I believe.
I suppose you have to weigh up if the rumoured video calling is an important feature for you. Also, will the new model of iPhone be more expensive than the present 3GS model, perhaps the price of the 3GS will drop once the new model is released.
Whichever iPhone you get, there will always be another one in the pipeline, its the same for computers and most electrical devices.
If you simple cannot wait, then I would say go for the 3GS. Its still a great device and you will have use of the OS 4 features. I got my 3GS in Sept 2009 and I absolutely love it.
If you can wait till perhaps the summer or even the back end of summer (cause they bound to be stock shortages when the new iPhone is first released) then I would say wait and see what the new iPhone is like. But remember, a new model does not guarantee that it will be an improvement over the older model though, some people might try the new iPhone and say they prefer the 3GS over it. -
im unable to sync music apps videos into iphone 6 whereas im able sync into my ipod touch 4G.When im trying to sync into my iphone 6 im getting a dialogue box asking me to authorize....Im unable to sync even after authorizing it.Dialogue box appears again and again...
I read your entire message, and my mom's iPhone 5 does this exact same thing. When the idiot at the AT&T store transferred her data (well, most of it) to her new phone, he DID NOT use her latest iCloud backup like he should have, but used some features in "Bump" to move things across. So, in my opinion, it's not worth the hassle of restoring it as a new device as Tim suggests. That's just the easy answer. Here's something odd about hers. It seems to do this, when she's using her bluetooth earpiece (a Jawbone Icon), but not when she's got bluetooth disabled on the iPhone 5 and holding down the "Home" button to activate Siri. If she uses her Jawbone bluetooth earpiece to activate Siri, the answer that Siri presents on the phone's screen will only stay on for about five seconds, then dim, then go blank -- and she has to "swipe to unlock" and, of course, the Siri information is gone. Not so if she uses the Home key to activate Siri.
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Hello! Sync with iPhone over wifi gets unchecked
I have an iPhone 5c and i wanna ask why "sync with this iPhone with wifi" gets unchecked after quite some time. I always thought that wifi sync doesn't work until i check that option again. Is there any fix about that... Thanks!
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There's a whole lot to read in your post, and frankly I have not read it all.
Having said that, this troubleshooting guide should help:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
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I am trying to save memory on my iPhone 4S/ ios6.
1) Can I back up all photos to icloud and the external hard disk I normally use for photos? If I then delete photos from the iPhone do the get deleted on iCloud?
2) Can I back up the newsstand to iCloud and save memory on the iPhone?
3) Can I back up the bookshelf to icloud and save memory on the iPhone?1. What format is the external drive? It sounds like it's ina format that Macs can't write to. Is it a NAS or NTFS?
2. Easiest thing: just move your iPhoto Library to the external
Make sure the drive is formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
1. Quit iPhoto
2. Copy the iPhoto Library from your Pictures Folder to the External Disk.
3. Hold down the option (or alt) key while launching iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library' and navigate to the new location. From that point on this will be the default location of your library.
4. Test the library and when you're sure all is well, trash the one on your internal HD to free up space.
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When I try to sync my iPad and iPhone it will get within the last 3 pictures then stop giving me an APPCRASH error message. Then iTunes will shut down. No matter what I do to increase or decrease the number of pictures it always stops 3rd from the last.
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: iTunes.exe
Application Version: 10.4.0.80
Application Timestamp: 4e262cfr
Fault Module Name: QuickTime.qts
Fault Module Version: 7.70.80.34
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 00146b30
OS Version 1033
Locale ID:
Additional Information 1: 0a9e
Additional Information 2: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
Additional Information 3: 0a9e
Additional Information4: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
Any assistance I can get will be greatly appreciated.Thank you iTunes for fixing the problem of downloading my pictures to my iPad and iPhone with the update 10.5.0.142
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"I have logged in to my itunes account on a different computer and none of my purchased music is showing up."
Correct. it does not magially appear in other places. It will only be where you put it.
"I also have plugged my iphone in to get updates but it says I will lose all media and apps if I don't update on the computer where I sync everything. "
Correct as well. Iphone will sync with one computer at a time. Syncing to another will erase the current content.
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