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I'm upgrading from an iPhone 4s to a 6+ and of course I forgot that the SIM card is different. So now I get to cut out during lunch tomorrow to try and find an AT&T store without a line out the door just to get a replacement SIM. Oh well. I was worried that this would be too big, but after going through the set up and using it for couple of hours I really like the size. No bending so far, but I've not had it fully inserted in my colon yet.
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A buddy of mine got the 6+ on launch day, decided it was too big for him and put it on eBay so he could use the money to buy a regular 6. Last I heard, someone offered him $1,200 for it 
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:A buddy of mine got the 6+ on launch day, decided it was too big for him and put it on eBay so he could use the money to buy a regular 6. Whirlwind Jones posted:The 6+ is comically large and anyone "lucky" enough to have gotten one already should just sell it for pure profit and get a 6. You won't regret it.
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Sep 25, 2014 03:37
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:A buddy of mine got the 6+ on launch day, decided it was too big for him and put it on eBay so he could use the money to buy a regular 6.
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Sep 25, 2014 03:39
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Josh Lyman posted:I'm always afraid to selling something like this on Ebay because the buyer can just be a total dick. I believe "LOLOLOL sold for $XXXX" stories when I see certified records of the transaction. Too much fraud going on. Besides, this only an offer, and hearsay at that. Anyone "intelligent" enough to take that story at face value should buy a bridge. On eBay. You won't regret it.
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Sep 25, 2014 03:54
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flavor posted:I believe "LOLOLOL sold for $XXXX" stories when I see certified records of the transaction. Too much fraud going on. Besides, this only an offer, and hearsay at that.
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Sep 25, 2014 03:56
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If you don't believe it then go to eBay right now and search for iPhone 6 Plus and see for yourself how much they're selling for. It's real and it's ridiculous.
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Sep 25, 2014 04:08
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:If you don't believe it then go to eBay right now and search for iPhone 6 Plus and see for yourself how much they're selling for. It's real and it's ridiculous. Or just F5 on Swappa and get one for what ~retail + tax would be anyhow. 24 hrs after the launch, a 6+ (128gig ~~gold~~) went for $1,095. That would be about the same as buying outright after tax, etc. Of course you may have to angrily shake down the seller to change the price (in the comments, $1,045 WILL BUY INSTANTLY ONLY FOR THE NEXT FIVE MINUTES UP TO YOU). It's aggravating if you are selling, but works more often than you think as a buyer. eBay buyers have some screws loose. They pay WAY too much. Only thing I can figure is iron-clad "we literally always side with the buyer" protection and eBay bucks? Not sure.
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Sep 25, 2014 04:13
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:If you don't believe it then go to eBay right now and search for iPhone 6 Plus and see for yourself how much they're selling for. It's real and it's ridiculous. But an eBay buyer just has to say they got hosed by the seller and eBay will refund their money I believe. So be careful.
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/\/\ Yeah it can be a problem, but I've sold a few iPhones on eBay with no problems. I even sold one to a Ukrainian dude which sent up huge flags for me, but his ratings were good and it turned out perfectly!hotsauce posted:Or just F5 on Swappa and get one for what ~retail + tax would be anyhow. 24 hrs after the launch, a 6+ (128gig ~~gold~~) went for $1,095. That would be about the same as buying outright after tax, etc. I think it's often people in regions where Swappa doesn't ship and the iPhone isn't available yet.
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flavor posted:I believe "LOLOLOL sold for $XXXX" stories when I see certified records of the transaction. Too much fraud going on. Besides, this only an offer, and hearsay at that. I'm not from the states, and the 6+ (especially gold) were in hot demand for the resellers to China. On the release day, I sold my 6+ gold 128g for about $1800usd. The average selling price that day for the same model was around $1600-1700 and the highest I heard someone got was $2150. The price has since gone down since more people are getting their phones and it seems everyone and their mom bought a phone with the intend to flip and the resellers aren't buying certain models anymore. Though there's someone selling them on a groupon like site for about $400-500usd more then the rrp and people are actually buying it, which is ridiculous, since there are now a whole bunch of attempted flippers desperate to offload their phones and would happily sell theirs off at less then half that profit.
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dutchbstrd posted:
Not just stickers, but the black apple stickers that come with the new Mac Pros. I bought both the 6 and 6+ (was going to give the 6 to my wife, but she likes my old 5S and says the 6 is too big), and while I prefer the 6+ and had just planned to use the 6 when I'm working out or doing yard work and whatnot, those eBay prices have me intrigued. e: as far as the bending issue, I've owned every iPhone, and all of them from the 4 on have had a slight bend to them after a few months. When the specs of the 6/6+ were released, I remember saying to my coworkers that the plus was likely to fold like a piece of paper. So far, I haven't had any issue with it, but its not like it shouldn't have been expected to some degree. empty baggie fucked around with this message at 05:22 on Sep 25, 2014 |
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Sep 25, 2014 05:13
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So were there ever any release notes for 8.0.1 besides breaking TouchID and cell service? This slow wi-fi thing is driving me nuts.
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Sep 25, 2014 05:15
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prom candy posted:So were there ever any release notes for 8.0.1 besides breaking TouchID and cell service? This slow wi-fi thing is driving me nuts. IIRC, it was supposed to fix HealthKit and some wifi issues.
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Sep 25, 2014 05:23
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i'm a huge apple whore but totally am worried they're losing it. - the reveal stream was a total gently caress up - the iphone 6 is too big. the plus is just bizarre. i literally do not want to upgrade my phone even though i can afford it. Reachability is hilarious, shows they are shoving square peg into a round hole. - nobody wanted a loving U2 album, it was like two old dudes trying to force 'cool' on us - the watch has potential feels like they are starting to enjoy the smell of their own farts too much. if they throw a $10k price tag on the gold one they have jumped the shark. also I work in VR and Apple is probably going to fight VR tooth and nail because having a computer on your face probably goes against their design sensibilities. the problem is VR is going to be insanely awesome soon. samsung is about to smoke them with Gear VR.
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Sep 25, 2014 05:25
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Hahahahaha, I dunno man, I was right there with you, I'm against the bigphone thing although it's certainly the market trend. But then you throw in that bit about the VR at the end. No, uh, if Apple was producing poo poo like the Gear VR, that would be another big loving red flag that they're heading down the wrong path, just like the dumb Apple Watch.
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Sep 25, 2014 05:32
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Everyone always has this perpetual nostalgia where Apple made perfect products that pleased everyone. There have always been bumps along the way and no company is perfect. No one is going to remember this botched update in a few weeks. If you don't like big phones you're a member of a shrinking minority, so I wouldn't say Apple is wrong on this one.
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Sep 25, 2014 05:35
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empty baggie posted:e: as far as the bending issue, I've owned every iPhone, and all of them from the 4 on have had a slight bend to them after a few months. When the specs of the 6/6+ were released, I remember saying to my coworkers that the plus was likely to fold like a piece of paper. So far, I haven't had any issue with it, but its not like it shouldn't have been expected to some degree. Yes phones literally bending from being put in a pocket is something someone should expect.
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Sep 25, 2014 05:40
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The 6 plus is awesome and I've never felt the need to use reachability, even on a smoke break. And Apples keynote streams have always had issues, though maybe not as bad as this latest one. I'm sure it's one of the main reasons why they have been spotty on even having live streams over the past few years. It's just too difficult knowing how many people are going to tune in. I know I sound like an apologist, but it seems logical to me (though the Chinese translation during the keynote was pretty weird).
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Sep 25, 2014 05:40
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The iWatch is the stupidest looking thing ever and if I owned one I could probably think of two actual uses for it. (Maps and reading messages). But I said the same thing about touch screen phones and plenty of other things and here we are. I think the iWatch is a natural thing to come from Apple, but like many first gen products its gonna be wonky.
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Sep 25, 2014 05:42
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prom candy posted:Everyone always has this perpetual nostalgia where Apple made perfect products that pleased everyone. There have always been bumps along the way and no company is perfect. It's seriously been going on forever.
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Sep 25, 2014 05:42
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I've always had small phones and thought big phones were dumb and got a 6+ and I love it so there
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appropriatemetaphor posted:Yes phones literally bending from being put in a pocket is something someone should expect. Not necessarily, but again, the past 4 iPhones I've owned have gotten a curve, and my pants aren't skinny or even slim; just normal slacks and straight leg jeans. Even so, for something that big and that thin and made from that material, it honestly shouldn't be a surprise, though not to the degree of some of the examples being shown. Avocados posted:The iWatch is the stupidest looking thing ever and if I owned one I could probably think of two actual uses for it. (Maps and reading messages). But I said the same thing about touch screen phones and plenty of other things and here we are. I think the iWatch is a natural thing to come from Apple, but like many first gen products its gonna be wonky. I think it's pretty nice looking, though I wear a metawatch as my daily driver and it's pretty ugly. Still, I have a small collection of pretty nice watches, but if the apple watch is as nice looking in person as it is in the promo pics, it may replace even my most formal watches for most situations (though I've been burned too many times by being an Apple early adopter so I may sit the first year out). KIM JONG TRILL posted:I've always had small phones and thought big phones were dumb and got a 6+ and I love it so there Yep. empty baggie fucked around with this message at 05:55 on Sep 25, 2014 |
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My big draw to the iPhone 6+ is the camera and battery life. Is there really that big of a difference? The camera is the biggest selling point to me. I like the idea of a 5.5" screen, but everybody is so butt hurt about how big it is, it's making me think. That, and iPhone 6's are way easier to find..
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Sep 25, 2014 05:55
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appropriatemetaphor posted:Yes phones literally bending from being put in a pocket is something someone should expect. You can, however, do it by putting the phone in your back pocket and sitting on it. Which makes you the idiot.
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89 posted:My big draw to the iPhone 6+ is the camera and battery life. Is there really that big of a difference? The camera is the biggest selling point to me. I like the idea of a 5.5" screen, but everybody is so butt hurt about how big it is, it's making me think. Just go to a store and check it out. That's really all you can do.
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nebby posted:i'm a huge apple whore but totally am worried they're losing it. lol extra lol at the bolded
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I got this case from Amazon http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JH831DO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I like it because it adds very little weight to the phone and it is good enough to prevent all of the scratches that my naked 5 received during normal use.. but it is pretty slick. Does anyone have an example in the same price range that adds just a little grip to the phone so I am not holding a huge slippery brick? edit: I got the crystal clear one, not sure if any of the others are as slick
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Sep 25, 2014 06:09
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nebby posted:i'm a huge apple whore but totally am worried they're losing it.
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89 posted:My big draw to the iPhone 6+ is the camera and battery life. Is there really that big of a difference? The camera is the biggest selling point to me. I like the idea of a 5.5" screen, but everybody is so butt hurt about how big it is, it's making me think. Pulled my 6 Plus off the charger at 9:30AM; a check at the usage stats shows 8:40 of usage (about two hours of that was screen off streaming music through Google Play; the rest was SA, RSS reading, and about an hour of Temple Run). I still have 34% battery left now at 1:23AM. So yeah, the battery is that good.
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lelandjs posted:Pulled my 6 Plus off the charger at 9:30AM; a check at the usage stats shows 8:40 of usage (about two hours of that was screen off streaming music through Google Play; the rest was SA, RSS reading, and about an hour of Temple Run). I still have 34% battery left now at 1:23AM.
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loudog999 posted:I got this case from Amazon I bought three clear cases since my household has numerous iPhones. I got this Naked Tough Case from Casemate, the Spigen you linked and this Maxboost crystal clear case. The Spigen and Casemate feel similar, while the Maxboost case has square edges (totally at odds with the smooth round design of the iPhone 6). I prefer the Casemate because it provides more protection to the bottom of the phone and seems much more durable and shock resistant (and looks nicer). It's important to note that Amazon links the 5s reviews of the same style of case with new reviews for the 6, so don't think that the reviews are all positive for the iPhone 6 variant. Shammypants fucked around with this message at 06:30 on Sep 25, 2014 |
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Sep 25, 2014 06:28
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Josh Lyman posted:You literally cannot bend a phone crosswise by putting it in your front pocket. Everyone who said it happened to their phone that way is a liar. Jokes on you, I literally bent my 5 by carrying it in my loose front pocket, in a case, over the past year. Apparently the 6s bend much easier because the metal is much thinner. So eat crow.
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Bottom Liner posted:Jokes on you, I literally bent my 5 by carrying it in my loose front pocket, in a case over the past year. Apparently the 6s bend much easier because the metal is much thinner. So eat crow.
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Nope, it's bent toward the curvature of my sitting leg, ever so slightly, not the kind of thing that would happen from a big impact. It surprised me earlier too when I took it out of the case and saw it. Here's a pic, not the best because I'm literally pooping and took it with my ipad, but you get the idea; It's bad enough that putting it on a flat surface and pushing down on a corner raises the opposite corners off the table. Bottom Liner fucked around with this message at 06:52 on Sep 25, 2014 |
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Dont buy the iphone 6 plus for the battery or the camera. The 6 takes awesome pictures that dont look shaky and you will end the day with plenty of battery left over. Only buy the 6 plus for the screen, specifically if you feel the 6 is not big enough. God drat is the 6 a nice size for everything. Imo
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empty baggie posted:IIRC, it was supposed to fix HealthKit and some wifi issues. Making phone calls is unhealthy for you, it probably gives you brain tumors, so Apple's doing you a favor nebby posted:i'm a huge apple whore but totally am worried they're losing it. I'm not an apple ho but I've been using their products since 2010 and loving it. I agree, it looks like they've hosed up way more than I saw around 2012-2013. Seems to me they focused too much on their stupid watch and well who the gently caress knows what phone users want anymore? Make it bigger was the low hanging fruit left for Apple. I don't know about the VR, there's a bunch of rumors and news for Apple patenting 3D stuff.
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Josh Lyman posted:You literally cannot bend a phone crosswise by putting it in your front pocket. Everyone who said it happened to their phone that way is a liar. Pretty sure you can, or at least, when my phone (4s, not bent) is in my front pocket there's definitely some pressure on the top of the phone near the top of the pocket. Like when you're sitting and leaning forward a bit. Pulling it in and out def has some bend potential since I can't pull it straight out, and have to do it at an angle, especially if sitting. But I haven't bent up my 4s by sitting on it and jamming it in my tight front pockets so who knows
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appropriatemetaphor posted:Pretty sure you can, or at least, when my phone (4s, not bent) is in my front pocket there's definitely some pressure on the top of the phone near the top of the pocket. Like when you're sitting and leaning forward a bit. Pulling it in and out def has some bend potential since I can't pull it straight out, and have to do it at an angle, especially if sitting.
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Star War Sex Parrot posted:Excuse me, but please embrace the Android-ification of iOS and post battery usage tables. iOS 8 has given us the ability, nay the responsibility, of such an act. I know you're probably kidding, but:  It shows that it's charged since the last full charge because I plugged it in just before I took the screenshot. Also, not gonna lie, I wouldn't mind it Apple added some Android style usage graphs and such to the page. 8.1 maybe? [Edit because goddamn the 6 Plus' resolution is stupid high] asecondduck fucked around with this message at 06:49 on Sep 25, 2014 |
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