 skeechanAi OtsukaholicPremium
join:2012-01-26
AA169|170
kudos:2 | Yawn Upgrade fatigue, not really caring what Apple and Samsung are up to in mobility these days. Waiting for the next revolution, passing on evolution. |
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 MikePremium,Mod
join:2000-09-17
Pittsburgh, PA
kudos:1 | Apple Maps is still atrocious and Android still has a laggy interface.
Nothing has changed. Boring. |
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 gigahurtzPremium
join:2001-10-20
Palm Coast, FL
 ·Bright House
| What's the point of a cheaper iPhone? I'm really not sure I understand the business model behind a "cheaper iPhone". I feel like the current model of discounting older models is a great model. A lower priced model will probably be equivalent to last years model anyway.
I agree with others as well -- I have cell phone model upgrade fatigue. There are so many announcements and phones being introduced it's actually getting quite old. I love all the technology, but the market is just flooded and nothing really wows anymore (perhaps because we see so much now). |
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 intellerSociopaths always win.
join:2003-12-08
Tulsa, OK
 ·Cingular Wireless
| Apple can't scale. Up till now last year's model was the "cheaper model" Now they are going to try with a "new cheap" model. It won't work. People buy iPhones for the quality. At this point if people aren't buying iPhones it is because they don't want one, not because they can't afford one. The exceptions are India and CHina where Apple is getting its ass handed to it by Windows Phone and Android....but the large difference there is Nokia is producing quality and affordable phones and enough people are getting them to realize the OS really is better than iOS.
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 CheesePremium
join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
kudos:1 | reply to Mike
Re: Yawn said by Mike:Android still has a laggy interface.
And this mentality usually comes from people who haven't used it recently  |
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said by Mike:Android still has a laggy interface. Did I take a time warp to 2010? |
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MikePremium,Mod
join:2000-09-17
Pittsburgh, PA
kudos:1 | reply to Cheese
Looking at a S3 right now.
It's slow. Sorry. |
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Re: What's the point of a cheaper iPhone? Probably bringing back the iphone 3gs to take the place of the iphone 4/4s, which will maximize revenue. |
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 IowaCowboyWant to go back to IowaPremium
join:2010-10-16
Springfield, MA
·Comcast
·Verizon Broadban..
| Cheaper iPhone The cheaper iPhone will probably target the prepaid market where people refuse to pay $649 (and up) for a phone.
I'll stick with my iPhone 5 until I'm upgrade eligible 18 months from Dec 2012 (when I bought my current iPhone 5).
As long as the phone accesses the VZW LTE network, its fine by me. That LTE network is like a mobile cable modem although it is a battery killer. I have to charge my phone every night or I'll be stuck on the go without a phone.
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I've experienced ImOn (when they were McLeod USA), Mediacom, Comcast, and Time Warner and I currently have DirecTV. They are much better than broadcast TV.
I have not and will not cut the cord. |
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 LightSPremium
join:2005-12-17
Greenville, TX
·Time Warner Cable
·RoadRunner Cable
| said by IowaCowboy:As long as the phone accesses the VZW LTE network, its fine by me. That LTE network is like a mobile cable modem although it is a battery killer. I don't find LTE to be a battery killer on my Sprint iPhone 5. In fact it's quite good. Average use I can go two days... heavy use (rare) it'll still easily last to the end of the work day and more. |
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IowaCowboyWant to go back to IowaPremium
join:2010-10-16
Springfield, MA | I have more than once been caught on the go with a dead battery and you can't plug a car charger into public transportation. |
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LightSPremium
join:2005-12-17
Greenville, TX | That's weird, I wonder if it's a VZW iPhone issue. I consider myself a fairly heavy user from 8-5 (work iphone) and I usually end the day with anywhere from 40-60% on an average day.. 20% on heavy usage day. |
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 PaulgDisplaced YooperPremium
join:2004-03-15
Neenah, WI
kudos:1 | I guess that makes me a VERY heavy user. It's both my work and personal phones, so I'm lucky if its not on the charger in the afternoon. |
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LightSPremium
join:2005-12-17
Greenville, TX Reviews:
·Time Warner Cable
·RoadRunner Cable
| It might depend on location or if it's constantly looking for a signal as well - I have great LTE reception at work. However, if I'm in Dallas and have low signal levels or it's switching between 3g/LTE, it drains significantly faster which is to be expected. I send/receive large amounts of e-mail every day & use it for scheduling purposes as well & frequent phone calls. Pretty decent battery life though. It outdoes my Android phone by far.. |
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IowaCowboyWant to go back to IowaPremium
join:2010-10-16
Springfield, MA | reply to LightS
It could be a VZW issue as the other half of VZW is CDMA and CDMA is a battery killer. Sometimes my phone connects to EVDO instead of LTE (especially in the Northampton/Amherst area and up in Maine). GSM is gentler on batteries than CDMA. |
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LightSPremium
join:2005-12-17
Greenville, TX Reviews:
·Time Warner Cable
·RoadRunner Cable
| said by IowaCowboy:It could be a VZW issue as the other half of VZW is CDMA and CDMA is a battery killer. Sometimes my phone connects to EVDO instead of LTE (especially in the Northampton/Amherst area and up in Maine). GSM is gentler on batteries than CDMA.
Sprint is CDMA as well. |
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bn1221
join:2009-04-29
Cortland, NY | reply to LightS
That probably because Sprint is mostly 3G CDMA |
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CheesePremium
join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
kudos:1 | reply to Metatron2008
Re: Yawn No shit, I hear that other places too, and it usually comes from an Apple user |
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 TransmasterDon't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY | reply to bn1221
Re: Cheaper iPhone What is not being reported is this cheaper iPhone is intended for the Chinese market and is not slated at this time to sell Stateside. |
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