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BlastedGlute · 06-10-2011 3:18am

The big guy passed away yesterday. Very sad times. I'm getting a 4S anyway it looks amazing!

Mellor · 06-10-2011 5:25am

eeloe wrote: »

The standby battery life is 33.3% WORSE than the iPhone 4, the specs are plain as day on the apple site, as it stands i'm a heavy user, and i barely get a full day out of my iPhone 4 as it is, i couldn't imagine what it's like getting 33.3% less already

Stand by time is less.

Talktime is 15% longer. So if you make a lot of calls you will an improvement. If you use apps, internet a lot then the tiems are the same.
The people who are effected by the reduced stand by time are people who leaving the phone for days with out unlocking, making calls, browsing, or using it all all. Do they even exist?

cena · 06-10-2011 11:39am

If I buy the new iphone while in the states next month well it work over here. $200 SOUNDS like a steal

Sad Professor · 06-10-2011 11:41am

cena wrote: »

If I buy the new iphone while in the states next month well it work over here. $200 SOUNDS like a steal

That's $200 on contract.

mad muffin · 06-10-2011 11:41am

cena wrote: »

If I buy the new iphone while in the states next month well it work over here. $200 SOUNDS like a steal

Thats with a contract.

quad_red · 06-10-2011 11:41am

Mister Dread wrote: »

3.5 inch screens are too small. You need to use a bigger screen to find that out.

Have yet to use a bigger smartphone screen (Desire HD, Sensation, Inspire, Galaxy S, Galaxy S2, Atrix) that didn't feel too large for my pocket and/or too vulnerable to damage.

I don't want exponentially bigger screens. I want a device that fits comfortably in my pocket and in my hand.

But that's just me :cool:

cena · 06-10-2011 11:44am

Sad Professor wrote: »

That's $200 on contract.

How much for non contract

Sad Professor · 06-10-2011 11:47am

cena wrote: »

How much for non contract

You can't currently buy the iPhone sim-free/PAYG in the US, only in Europe. Although there's speculation that may change soon.

Captain Chaos · 06-10-2011 11:48am

quad_red wrote: »

Have yet to use a bigger smartphone screen (Desire HD, Sensation, Inspire, Galaxy S, Galaxy S2, Atrix) that didn't feel too large for my pocket and/or too vulnerable to damage.

I don't want exponentially bigger screens. I want a device that fits comfortably in my pocket and in my hand.

But that's just me :cool:

Try a Desire S then. Bigger screen than the iPhone's but it's roughly the same size as an iPhone overall. It does make a difference and would be nice if the iPhone had a screen the same size.

4.3" is starting to get silly, wait till the 5" screen phones are out. Madness for a phone.

3.7"-3.8" is the sweet spot for smart phones imo.

Inquitus · 06-10-2011 12:00pm

Captain Chaos wrote: »

Try a Desire S then. Bigger screen than the iPhone's but it's roughly the same size as an iPhone overall. It does make a difference and would be nice if the iPhone had a screen the same size.

4.3" is starting to get silly, wait till the 5" screen phones are out. Madness for a phone.

3.7"-3.8" is the sweet spot for smart phones imo.

I disagree, I think 4.3" is the sweet spot, 3.7" is just too small.

quad_red · 06-10-2011 12:03pm

Captain Chaos wrote: »

Try a Desire S then. Bigger screen than the iPhone's but it's roughly the same size as an iPhone overall. It does make a difference and would be nice if the iPhone had a screen the same size.

Yeah, maybe. Haven't used a Desire S. But fitting slightly more screen real estate into the same form factor would be a good thing.

Captain Chaos wrote: »

4.3" is starting to get silly, wait till the 5" screen phones are out. Madness for a phone.

3.7"-3.8" is the sweet spot for smart phones imo.

Exactly.

Bluefoam · 06-10-2011 12:09pm

I'm using a Desire S, it is a truely fantastic phone that has never had a problem running whatever I throw at it. I am beginning to feel the screen is a little small, but in truth its the ideal size screen and phone - my laptop is out of action, so I've been using the phone as my number one internet and communications tool. This will be fixed when I get a 10" tablet.

Oafley Jones · 06-10-2011 12:25pm

Sad Professor wrote: »

You can't currently buy the iPhone sim-free/PAYG in the US, only in Europe. Although there's speculation that may change soon.

That changed months ago. There's no issue buying unlocked iphones in the states.

whiterebel · 06-10-2011 1:05pm

Oafley Jones wrote: »

That changed months ago. There's no issue buying unlocked iphones in the states.

I'd say it'll be mayhem for a couple of months after release anyway.

BoardsRanger · 06-10-2011 2:44pm

Oafley Jones wrote: »

That changed months ago. There's no issue buying unlocked iphones in the states.

News to me also. So to be clear, I can now buy a sim free iphone 4 (yet to be confirmed for the 4s) in the US and use it here in Ireland?

Green Mile · 06-10-2011 2:55pm

BoardsRanger wrote: »

News to me also. So to be clear, I can now buy a sim free iphone 4 (yet to be confirmed for the 4s) in the US and use it here in Ireland?

If you can, you might have issues connecting your phone to your European iTunes account and you could have problems with certain apps.

I'd wait for its sale in IRE before jumping ahead and buying from the US.

Dont be at yourself · 06-10-2011 3:00pm

BoardsRanger wrote: »

News to me also. So to be clear, I can now buy a sim free iphone 4 (yet to be confirmed for the 4s) in the US and use it here in Ireland?

You can. Go onto the US Apple Store right now and you can buy an unlocked, contract-free iPhone 4. It will only ship to US addresses, though.

Functionally, it will be absolutely 100% identical to an unlocked iPhone bought from Apple in Ireland or elsewhere. It will connect to the same networks, it will connect to the Irish iTunes and App Stores, it will run and install the same apps.

120_Minutes · 06-10-2011 3:02pm

Green Mile wrote: »

If you can, you might have issues connecting your phone to your European iTunes account and you could have problems with certain apps.

I'd wait for its sale in IRE before jumping ahead and buying from the US.

not true. itunes doesnt know what country the phone is from when its being activated.

i might need to be corrected on this, but if you buy a sim free iphone (wherever you get it) itunes will look at the simcard in the phone (thats why you have to have a sim in it to activate it) and apply the appropriate carrier file to it, with all the relevant setting for that network.

thats why if you activate a meteor/emobile iphone you'll be prompted to install a carrier file, as both those carriers draw from the same stockpile and are in fact sim free (as far as i know, can someone on those carriers confirm?)

cena · 06-10-2011 3:03pm

Dont be at yourself wrote: »

You can. Go onto the US Apple Store right now and you can buy an unlocked, contract-free iPhone 4. It will only ship to US addresses, though.

Functionally, it will be absolutely 100% identical to an unlocked iPhone bought from Apple in Ireland or elsewhere. It will connect to the same networks, it will connect to the Irish iTunes and App Stores, it will run and install the same apps.

How long too get shipped too U.S address

guil · 06-10-2011 9:11pm

120_Minutes wrote: »

not true. itunes doesnt know what country the phone is from when its being activated.

i might need to be corrected on this, but if you buy a sim free iphone (wherever you get it) itunes will look at the simcard in the phone (thats why you have to have a sim in it to activate it) and apply the appropriate carrier file to it, with all the relevant setting for that network.

thats why if you activate a meteor/emobile iphone you'll be prompted to install a carrier file, as both those carriers draw from the same stockpile and are in fact sim free (as far as i know, can someone on those carriers confirm?)

my iphone 4 from emobile definitely isn't unlocked, i tried an o2 sim a few days ago

Gumbo · 06-10-2011 9:44pm

guil wrote: »

my iphone 4 from emobile definitely isn't unlocked, i tried an o2 sim a few days ago

did it work with a meteor sim guil?
im still trying to confirm.

guil · 06-10-2011 10:02pm

kceire wrote: »

did it work with a meteor sim guil?
im still trying to confirm.

sorry never checked after another poster said they are interchangeable, i'll try check tomorrow afternoon and let you know

mad muffin · 07-10-2011 8:49am

No in preorders for in store pick up this year?

MrThrifty · 08-10-2011 5:27pm

Came across this yesterday - http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBgQtwIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D8e8fBNNCaz8&ei=2niQTp2PGIqa8QPm4YUT&usg=AFQjCNErfvqzIaKhY5jJ_pA8zdE4AbBJtA

Very apt!

IamMetaldave · 10-10-2011 3:31pm

1 Million preorders in the first 24 hours.

Savage Tyrant · 10-10-2011 3:43pm

Please please let this thread die.... I've cried myself to sleep each night since the bombshell of no 5.

The 4S is dead to me. Dead I say!!

dloob · 10-10-2011 4:30pm

IamMetaldave wrote: »

1 Million preorders in the first 24 hours.

Shock as internet experts are yet again wrong in their predictions about a consumer product.

Creamy Goodness · 10-10-2011 5:12pm

MrThrifty wrote: »

Came across this yesterday - http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBgQtwIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D8e8fBNNCaz8&ei=2niQTp2PGIqa8QPm4YUT&usg=AFQjCNErfvqzIaKhY5jJ_pA8zdE4AbBJtA

Very apt!

also a very old and dated meme :pac:

Mellor · 11-10-2011 5:33am

Vodafone Oz released their pricing structure. Looks pretty good.

iPhone4S free with the mid to high packages, even the lowest package its only $5 per month.
Works out at $120 over 2 years, so not a chance i'll fork out $799+ to apple direct, as i'll still be paying the same price for the monthly plan from all networks

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