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89 posted:Preordering iPhones is the dumbest thing ever. Preorder it online and get it like 3-4 weeks late. I've been to 4 iPhone launches with my local AT&T stores and just got there an hour before opening and always got my new iPhone without problems. There's even donuts & coffee Apple did feed us and I was there with friends, and it was a nice summer launch, but 6/22/10 never forget.
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hotsauce posted:Wait until people realize you can't sit down or climb stairs with it in your front pocket. Its like the Note all over again - 2014 Apple style. I don't really get this line of reasoning because I have normal khaki pants and a 4.7" phone fits there with plenty of room (I expect a 5.5" one would be fine too).
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Sep 13, 2014 14:13
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I bet it would babe.
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Sep 13, 2014 14:27
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Josh Lyman posted:You were obviously not there for the iPhone 4 launch, or you live in the middle of nowhere. At Apple's flagship store in Atlanta, I got in line around 5:30am and didn't get mine until nearly 16 hours later. God I remember that day. Went early so I could pick it up before work (I had it reserved) and I had to give up and head to work at 8:45. Went during lunch and gave up again, and then finally waited for 3 hours after work. 
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Sep 13, 2014 14:29
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computer parts posted:I don't really get this line of reasoning because I have normal khaki pants and a 4.7" phone fits there with plenty of room (I expect a 5.5" one would be fine too). I got the Note 3 for work and gently caress it's terrible. Just an awful brick piece of poo poo that I CARRY AROUND LIKE A JACKASS because it doesn't fit in my suit pant pockets and I have to wear a goddamn suit every day and I look at our CIO and I'm like WTF MAN. WHY. I go to my 5S for personal stuff and it feels like the smallest thing ever, so that's just another way the whole massive phone thing messes with me. So I got the 6. Not the 6+. I should add that I'm a normal 5"11 dude, not some primordial dwarf with hands the size of cockscombs. This trend of larger handsets in order to make a phone as thin as toilet paper is getting annoying.
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Sep 13, 2014 15:33
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Just get your jorts custom tailored with an iPhone 6+ pocket
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Sep 13, 2014 15:41
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lowercasejames posted:I got the Note 3 for work and gently caress it's terrible. Just an awful brick piece of poo poo that I CARRY AROUND LIKE A JACKASS because it doesn't fit in my suit pant pockets and I have to wear a goddamn suit every day and I look at our CIO and I'm like WTF MAN. WHY. I go to my 5S for personal stuff and it feels like the smallest thing ever, so that's just another way the whole massive phone thing messes with me.
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Sep 13, 2014 15:42
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I'm looking forward to iPhone 10, the cube phone. 5 screens. 2 hour battery life.
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Sep 13, 2014 15:51
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I've never seen a gold iPhone in person before but it's the only one in stock still right now. Was there anyone else that was hesitant about the gold phone and ended up loving it? I've never seen one in person before and I don't have time to go see one at a store. I know this is all gonna depend on my own tastes but still. Also can I give my T-Mobile iPhone 5 to my mother to use on Verizon? It's an A1428.
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Sep 13, 2014 15:54
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computer parts posted:I don't really get this line of reasoning because I have normal khaki pants and a 4.7" phone fits there with plenty of room (I expect a 5.5" one would be fine too). I too, have some cherry picked trousers that fit large phones well. None of my jeans did, however. You do wear jeans, don't you? Bah, you guys will see. It's tradeoff city. The days of just putting the 6+ in your pocket and forgetting about it are gone. You are always fully aware of it because it's a cookie sheet in your jeggings. Can't wait on the CNBC reports of returns/aggravations about the 6+ for just being too big for skinnies and looming investor questions about Apple's decision to go big. hotsauce fucked around with this message at 16:40 on Sep 13, 2014 |
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Sep 13, 2014 16:38
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Boris Galerkin posted:I've never seen a gold iPhone in person before but it's the only one in stock still right now. Was there anyone else that was hesitant about the gold phone and ended up loving it? I've never seen one in person before and I don't have time to go see one at a store. I know this is all gonna depend on my own tastes but still. They're a lot less garish in person, or at least they were with the iPhone 5s.
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Boris Galerkin posted:I've never seen a gold iPhone in person before but it's the only one in stock still right now. Was there anyone else that was hesitant about the gold phone and ended up loving it? I've never seen one in person before and I don't have time to go see one at a store. I know this is all gonna depend on my own tastes but still. If it's the same gold as the 5s then it's quite pretty. It's more of a champagne color, it's not garish or anything. I was a little hesitant at first because I thought it might be a little too much "bling" but it really isn't. However the iPhone 6 is bigger and has a different design so I don't know if it's going to look good or not...
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Sep 13, 2014 17:42
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I never thought I'd see the day where pants chat came up in the iPhone thread. My whole world has been turned upside down. I don't know what's real anymore.
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the kawaiiest posted:If it's the same gold as the 5s then it's quite pretty. It's more of a champagne color, it's not garish or anything. I was a little hesitant at first because I thought it might be a little too much "bling" but it really isn't. I think it looks really nice. But I'm Arab. (Still ordered the space grey)
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Sep 13, 2014 17:51
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Space Grey is the only way to roll.
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Sep 13, 2014 17:53
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I used to buy the black ones because I thought the white bezel would ruin the screen for the same reason why we don't see TVs with white bezels. But then I traded in my black phone for a white one when I got it repaired and I actually like and prefer the white bezels now. Would rock if I could get a white bezel and black back but I can't.
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Sep 13, 2014 18:33
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I really wanted a white 4, but I wanted to be an early adopter more, so I got black. And then the black 5 was so drat good looking I couldn't resist. So now I'm finally getting a white one. But silver, no gold for me. I'm a winter.
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Sep 13, 2014 18:38
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team white iphone all the way @Boris - very thin black case?
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Sep 13, 2014 19:15
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Anyone who bought a white iPhone is not to be trusted.
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Sep 13, 2014 19:22
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OldSenileGuy posted:So when they say they're not supporting Apple pay, what they really mean is they aren't supporting any form of NFC payment then. Yes, ApplePay NFC isn't a thing, it is an implementation of EMV NFC mobile payments. As far as the processing goes the terminal or payment network doesn't give a poo poo what it came from, Android, Apple, Blackberry, as long as it has a proper token from the bank and the magic crypto stuff from the secure element on the phone it will go through like any other transaction.
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Sep 13, 2014 19:45
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From Cult of Mac:quote:A Best Buy spokesperson told the Journal that it installed NFC checkout systems years ago, but eventually ditched them because they cost too much to maintain. Google Wallet and over services have been trying to get NFC payment processing off the ground for years, but adoption in the US has remained stagnant. Hey everyone, once you have your phone out how about instead of just waving it near our (terribly high-maintenance!!) reader, you unlock it, launch our app, enter your PIN number, then take a photo of the QR code we give you! And you
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Sep 13, 2014 20:29
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Choadmaster posted:From Cult of Mac: Yuup. Check out the list of who's in on this. http://www.mcx.com/ Outside of your favorite big box stores, the majority of them look like merchants that either do high volumes of low dollar sales, or are otherwise really low-margin operations. In the first camp you've got places like 7-11, Dunkin Donuts, Wendys, Southwest Airlines (I assume for onboard purchases), HMSHost. Then on the latter you've got grocery stores, which operate on razor-thin margins. From that WSJ article, they're linking against checking accounts, gift cards, or store-issued credit accounts. The whole point is to dodge paying credit card interchange fees.
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Sep 13, 2014 21:01
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Choadmaster posted:Hey everyone, once you have your phone out how about instead of just waving it near our (terribly high-maintenance!!) reader, you unlock it, launch our app, enter your PIN number, then take a photo of the QR code we give you! An app that doesn't exist yet despite MCX being around for over 2 years. I could see Best Buy caving; I have to think a larger-than-average percentage of their customers will be NFC-enabled. At least compared to Walmart. And they'll have to upgrade their POS systems to support chipped cards anyways, so the incremental cost to add NFC should be minimal.
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Sep 13, 2014 21:12
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computer parts posted:I don't really get this line of reasoning because I have normal khaki pants and a 4.7" phone fits there with plenty of room (I expect a 5.5" one would be fine too). The more expensive pants are the smaller pockets tend to be. Normal khakis should be ok, since in theory aren't they designed to hold like 4 golf balls? Edit, ugh.. people advocating for belt clips. Are you a middle aged white guy who also uses a bluetooth headset while grocery shopping? Shammypants fucked around with this message at 21:20 on Sep 13, 2014 |
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Sep 13, 2014 21:15
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Somebody sell me on getting a 128GB iPhone 6+ over a 64GB one. As long as I dump my videos and photos on my computer, I think I might be alright? But, I also tend to keep about 20-30GB of music as well? ...damnit, 128GB it probably is..
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Sep 13, 2014 21:20
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89 posted:Somebody sell me on getting a 128GB iPhone 6+ over a 64GB one. As long as I dump my videos and photos on my computer, I think I might be alright? But, I also tend to keep about 20-30GB of music as well?
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Sep 13, 2014 21:21
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Whirlwind Jones posted:It's $100 extra over the life of the phone and will likely hold up at least 50% of that in resale value so you're basically paying 7 cents a day for the peace of mind of enough space. Yeah, you're right. Also, I know all preorders for the iPhone 6+ have sold out....but AT&T stores are still gonna have some at launch this Friday, right?
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Sep 13, 2014 21:23
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89 posted:Yeah, you're right.
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Sep 13, 2014 21:24
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89 posted:Yeah, you're right. My store is an AT&T reseller, and we're expected to get 6 random 6's and one random 6+. We were in a similar situation last year where we got 4 random config space grey 5S's and 10 random 5C's I remember last year, the entire area sold out of 5S's within minutes of opening their doors that morning, with the exception of HH Gregg who had several left in the late afternoon. Reason I suspected is because nobody expected a place like HH Gregg (discount electronics store) to have any stock to begin with. empty baggie fucked around with this message at 21:37 on Sep 13, 2014 |
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Sep 13, 2014 21:35
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fordan posted:I could see Best Buy caving; I have to think a larger-than-average percentage of their customers will be NFC-enabled. At least compared to Walmart. And they'll have to upgrade their POS systems to support chipped cards anyways, so the incremental cost to add NFC should be minimal. Target will probably cave before Best Buy, I suspect the only reason they didn't is that they are still trying to build trust with consumers after the huge giant gently caress-up with credit cards that they don't want to be launching a new credit card thingy so soon even though it is safer. NFC probably makes most sense when you are buying a shitload of small items or just a handful of them, like Walgreens and CVS make perfect sense, Target probably does to, grocery stores, etc. Best Buy when you are talking just a handful of high priced items probably makes a lot less sense. Three Olives fucked around with this message at 21:56 on Sep 13, 2014 |
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Sep 13, 2014 21:54
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Three Olives posted:Target will probably cave before Best Buy, I suspect the only reason they didn't is that they are still trying to build trust with consumers after the huge giant gently caress-up with credit cards that they don't want to be launching a new credit card thingy so soon even though it is safer. Target was featured in the keynote as supporting Apple Pay in their app. I'd imagine the in-store support is close behind.
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Sep 13, 2014 22:04
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Target in general has a lot of nice consumer-friendly purchasing options. Including the ability to spread your five dollar purchase over five different credit cards if you so desire.
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Sep 13, 2014 22:44
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89 posted:Preordering iPhones is the dumbest thing ever. Preorder it online and get it like 3-4 weeks late. I've been to 4 iPhone launches with my local AT&T stores and just got there an hour before opening and always got my new iPhone without problems. There's even donuts & coffee yuuuuuup. I bought my last phone at the Apple Store after much annoyance and refresh-clicking a month after it came out, which was annoying, but I bought the very first Verizon iPhone at a Verizon store, and it could not have been easier. I'm gonna go wait in line for a couple hours with a nice beverage and my iPad, get $200 for my iPhone 4, get my iPhone 6, and walk over to the Apple Store to trade in my iPhone 5 and pick up Applecare. I'm a corporate whore, aren't I?
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I'll never not preorder an iPhone again. Waiting upwards 12 hours to get the iPhone 4 was the worst decision of my life and trying to exchange my 5S was harder than a teenage boy. Preordering, I get to sleep in, wake up, do some work, hear a lil ding dong and be greeted by a kind man wearing short shorts who has a box that's shaped like an iPhone 6.
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Sep 14, 2014 00:16
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I guess it's different in big city's. My city is only 60,000+.
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Sep 14, 2014 01:00
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Yea, if the lines are going to be 12 hours, then just drive an hour to a store that isn't crowded or something. Like if I lived in Palo Alto, I would drive to some crappy Verizon store in Boulder Creek than wait in line. In the end, each year the wait is like 30 minutes because of this strategy, but I only drive 15 minutes now
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Sep 14, 2014 01:43
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Looking to pick up a case for the iPhone 6. I have a simple diztronic matte black TPU case on my current phone, which I like. Is spigen reputable?
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Donald Kimball posted:Looking to pick up a case for the iPhone 6. I have a simple diztronic matte black TPU case on my current phone, which I like. Is spigen reputable? Monoprice has some cheap polycarbonate and TPU cases up now and is throwing in free shipping on them. I picked up there polycarb one to tide me over until some real case options and reviews show up.
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Boris Galerkin posted:I've never seen a gold iPhone in person before but it's the only one in stock still right now. Was there anyone else that was hesitant about the gold phone and ended up loving it? I've never seen one in person before and I don't have time to go see one at a store. I know this is all gonna depend on my own tastes but still. My partner's employer gave him one and he hates it. I don't think it's too bad.
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Gold iPhones look tacky as gently caress to me, but if you've got a case on it (like you should), then the gold will probably be hidden and you'll never see it anyway.
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