Worth it if you have a 3Gs or below. Or no iphone.
Upgrade from a 4? Hell no...
what did you want it to have?
I'm just saying (IMO) there isn't enough to warrant an upgrade if you have the 4 already.
I mean, there is a couple of great things. If you don't have an iphone or you have the 2/3G/3GS and you have been thinking about it. I would totally go for it.
If you're asking me what would have totally had me jump on it. The first thing that comes to mind is LTE.
This breathless anticipation for each new Apple gizmo is getting a little weird, imo.
getting?
OK, it's always been weird.
It's not weird. And it's not really the company's fault (though they hardly do much to stymie it). It's just another example of how an internet-based news cycle based on quantity on posts (which generate clicks) compels writers and editors to crank every minor story into something major. You see the same thing across the board - legal TV, for example (see the current Amanda Knox circus which just followed on the Casey Anthony circus).
Anyways, I'd upgrade to the 4GS so I could pass my current 4 over to my wife who's been complaining how frickin' slow her 3 (inherited from me) has been. I don't think I'm eligible to upgrade though.
i was more thinking about the weirdos crying outside of apple stores while camping out for a week
and apple absolutely fosters it through their no media stance. not saying it's bad, it absolutely works for them. every little story wouldn't be a story if apple actually talked to the media beyond release events
ill be upgrading based solely on the fact that i pay an extra $7/month to switch phones for the $100 deductible at any time I want for any handset new or old. i go through alot of iphones.
Supposedly SIRI is the big innovation for the phone. Its a "do" engine with voice commands. You're supposed to be able to tell it to book a hotel and it will make reservations for you.
Supposedly SIRI is the big innovation for the phone. Its a "do" engine with voice commands. You're supposed to be able to tell it to book a hotel and it will make reservations for you.
I'll believe that shit when I see it in action. And not on a demo video.
I drank the Apple kool-aid a long time ago, like a lot of people. Whatever. But I was thinking: Why didn't they just market the 4S as the iPhone 5? Why even have the 4S? And who would've even known the difference?
This breathless anticipation for each new Apple gizmo is getting a little weird, imo.
getting?
OK, it's always been weird.
It's not weird. And it's not really the company's fault (though they hardly do much to stymie it). It's just another example of how an internet-based news cycle based on quantity on posts (which generate clicks) compels writers and editors to crank every minor story into something major.
T-Mobile USA. Stop peddling your shitty phones and get with Apple!
For all the shortcomings of both the device and the service provider, my Blackberry + T-Mobile combination is still unbeatable price-wise for the amount of international travel I've done the last two years. In addition to my base rate, I pay just $20/month for international Blackberry email. That???s unlimited emailing, wherever I can get on a wireless network, anywhere in the world, for $20. Text/voice/web is of course subject to insane roaming charges as with any other provider. But I don???t miss those functions when I???m on a train in Tanzania or a bus in Laos, sending and receiving e-mails all day for next to nothing. And it???s pro-rated: when I get home midway through the month, I can remove the service and pay only for the days of the month I was abroad. And re-add it again when I leave town again.
i was more thinking about the weirdos crying outside of apple stores while camping out for a week
This is what I was thinking of also.
And if people want to tell themselves that it's not weird to weep tears of joy over getting a phone that is slightly smaller than their last one, or that does some shit that they don't actually need at all, then they can go right ahead. That gaping void in their life will catch up to them sooner or later.
This breathless anticipation for each new Apple gizmo is getting a little weird, imo.
getting?
OK, it's always been weird.
It's not weird. And it's not really the company's fault (though they hardly do much to stymie it). It's just another example of how an internet-based news cycle based on quantity on posts (which generate clicks) compels writers and editors to crank every minor story into something major.
Brian: so in your private technology mind garden...what should a company like Apple do? Just talk about all the specs to their new products before they debut?
I'm just trying to understand how this is supposed to work as opposed to your critique of how it actually does work.
I'm not critiquing Apple's strategy. It obviously has been working fantastic for them and they would be stupid to change anything. Just saying that evil bloggeurs building up (false) hype on future products does not work when a company actually communicates. By not commenting they just feed into even more. That coupled with the fanatical userbase that eats up every little tidbit of info and this is what you get.
b/w
Advertising processor specs = fucking up the money. Who the fuck knows what a "dual-core A5 chip" is?
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Upgrade from a 4? Hell no...
what did you want it to have?
OK, it's always been weird.
I'm just saying (IMO) there isn't enough to warrant an upgrade if you have the 4 already.
I mean, there is a couple of great things. If you don't have an iphone or you have the 2/3G/3GS and you have been thinking about it. I would totally go for it.
If you're asking me what would have totally had me jump on it. The first thing that comes to mind is LTE.
then again I got a 3gs and feel unloved by many
It's not weird. And it's not really the company's fault (though they hardly do much to stymie it). It's just another example of how an internet-based news cycle based on quantity on posts (which generate clicks) compels writers and editors to crank every minor story into something major. You see the same thing across the board - legal TV, for example (see the current Amanda Knox circus which just followed on the Casey Anthony circus).
Anyways, I'd upgrade to the 4GS so I could pass my current 4 over to my wife who's been complaining how frickin' slow her 3 (inherited from me) has been. I don't think I'm eligible to upgrade though.
and apple absolutely fosters it through their no media stance. not saying it's bad, it absolutely works for them. every little story wouldn't be a story if apple actually talked to the media beyond release events
3GS? I would upgrade too
I'll believe that shit when I see it in action. And not on a demo video.
:comedy_gold:
This argument is expanded on here: The iPhone 5 letdown: We're all to blame
"iPhone 5" on a technology news site = click bait
So sites will run damn near anything, including utterly ridiculous rumors ("The iPhone 5 will be a Sprint exclusive and will be WiMax!").
For all the shortcomings of both the device and the service provider, my Blackberry + T-Mobile combination is still unbeatable price-wise for the amount of international travel I've done the last two years. In addition to my base rate, I pay just $20/month for international Blackberry email. That???s unlimited emailing, wherever I can get on a wireless network, anywhere in the world, for $20. Text/voice/web is of course subject to insane roaming charges as with any other provider. But I don???t miss those functions when I???m on a train in Tanzania or a bus in Laos, sending and receiving e-mails all day for next to nothing. And it???s pro-rated: when I get home midway through the month, I can remove the service and pay only for the days of the month I was abroad. And re-add it again when I leave town again.
This is what I was thinking of also.
And if people want to tell themselves that it's not weird to weep tears of joy over getting a phone that is slightly smaller than their last one, or that does some shit that they don't actually need at all, then they can go right ahead. That gaping void in their life will catch up to them sooner or later.
b/w
I'm just trying to understand how this is supposed to work as opposed to your critique of how it actually does work.
b/w
Advertising processor specs = fucking up the money. Who the fuck knows what a "dual-core A5 chip" is?
Yes, I've had the 3gs since right around when it came out so I'm due.