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Re: iPhones are a fucking scam [Re: Viol]
    #18984754 - 10/16/13 03:43 AM (10 years, 3 months ago)

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I'm thinking of changing my mobile plan soon, as my contract will be expiring at the beginning of next month, but it's such a drag that I would need to upgrade to an iPhone 5. I am perfectly happy with my 4s. It does everything I'd need a mobile to do, so why would I ever need to replace it?

As far as iPhones being so fragile, I've had mine for a little over a year now and it's pretty much in mint condition. I'm very careful with it, though, and my phone case is fairly sturdy, so I can't imagine it ever breaking. I've seen quite a few people walking around and talking on them with nothing protecting their phone. I'm sorry, but what the heck? Even just a basic phone case is better than nothing. I'm guessing they're the ones who comprise the bulk of people with broken screens.

Oh, and the color thing. I think basic black or white is the way to go. I'm not really big on color myself, so this new option means nothing to me. Most people just spruce up their phone with their colorful case anyway, don't they?




Well, I have applecare+ on my iPhone, so it's like $80 for full replacement if I accidentally break it up covered for two breaks in 2yrs... I don't use a case... I think the phone is stylin', I don't want to put it in a $20 case.  I don't blame you for feeling otherwise though.  I freeball with my macbook pro too :shrug:


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Re: iPhones are a fucking scam [Re: CosmicJoke]
    #18984757 - 10/16/13 03:52 AM (10 years, 3 months ago)

Fair enough. I really do feel it's a big risk, but the good thing is you are covered if anything should happen to it. My phone was a gift, so I'm not sure if it has any sort of replacement warranty, probably not. Don't want to take any chances on it getting damaged though. The case I bought wasn't too expensive actually. It's nearly transparent as well (a pale grey), so I think it looks pretty stylish. Very simple and elegant.


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Re: iPhones are a fucking scam [Re: Viol]
    #18984765 - 10/16/13 03:59 AM (10 years, 3 months ago)

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Fair enough. I really do feel it's a big risk, but the good thing is you are covered if anything should happen to it. My phone was a gift, so I'm not sure if it has any sort of replacement warranty, probably not. Don't want to take any chances on it getting damaged though. The case I bought wasn't too expensive actually. It's nearly transparent as well (a pale grey), so I think it looks pretty stylish. Very simple and elegant.




I had the 4s and without a case for ages, dropped it so many times off end tables and coffee tables and heard it thunk on the floor many times when dropping my pants to get laid :tongue: Never dropped it on the sidewalk though, am sure that would have been the end of it... But for minor drops, It's actually way more sturdy than one would think...but then one day the power button of all things randomly stopped working, it turned out to be the cable that connects to it malfunctioned :shrug:  The nice thing is it still sells for like $250 on craigslist, so if you do get a 5 under contract you might make money.


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Re: iPhones are a fucking scam [Re: Viol]
    #18984767 - 10/16/13 04:00 AM (10 years, 3 months ago)

People really consider style when choosing a phone? The thought of what it looks like in your hand makes a difference in someone's purchase decision WTF it's a phone lol they all practically look the same like a little rectangle with a screen :facepalm:


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Re: iPhones are a fucking scam [Re: abltsandwich]
    #18984786 - 10/16/13 04:11 AM (10 years, 3 months ago)

Yah, until you put an otterbox case on it :shrug:



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If we could look into each others hearts, and understand the unique challenges each of us faces, I think we would treat each other much more gently, with more love, patience, tolerance, and care.

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Re: iPhones are a fucking scam [Re: robbyberto]
    #18984787 - 10/16/13 04:12 AM (10 years, 3 months ago)

You can still get flash on Android, you just have to download the .apk, but flash really has no place on a phone, HTML5 is better.

And I don't look up to apple for what they do, they way overcharge for a mediocre phone, and they patent everything, they patented phones that are rectangular with rounded corners.

And yeah the 5c is pretty stupid, you can just buy a colored iPhone back from eBay for like $5 and install it, and they have a way better sele tion than the few options apple offers.

EDIT: iPhones don't normallynscore too bad on drop tests, but a lot of android devices can handle a drop better, but I'm sure some can't. Also I've watched a few drop tests of the 5c and it did not do well at all, but the 5s did alright.


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Re: iPhones are a fucking scam [Re: robbyberto]
    #18984793 - 10/16/13 04:15 AM (10 years, 3 months ago)

How many other phones come in a variety of colors?  How many will in the next two years now that Apple has done it?


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Re: iPhones are a fucking scam [Re: badchad]
    #18984799 - 10/16/13 04:18 AM (10 years, 3 months ago)

The galaxy s3 came I several colors. Mine is red my mom's got a blue one


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Re: iPhones are a fucking scam [Re: abltsandwich]
    #18984802 - 10/16/13 04:21 AM (10 years, 3 months ago)

And I think the S4 active has a few color options, but I'm not sure. And I know a few other phones do as well, I just can't remember their names.


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Re: iPhones are a fucking scam [Re: CosmicJoke]
    #18984805 - 10/16/13 04:26 AM (10 years, 3 months ago)

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Yah, until you put an otterbox case on it :shrug:






I know a few people with those, and I must agree, not attractive in the least.

True, I probably shouldn't care what my phone looks like, it's only a wee communication device, but I can't help but like a certain look to the things I own. I mean, it needs to match the rest of the ensemble. :tongue2:


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Re: iPhones are a fucking scam [Re: Viol]
    #18984827 - 10/16/13 04:50 AM (10 years, 3 months ago)

Android phones these days are generally too fucking big in my opinion. The iphone 4/4s got it just right, problem is they screwed it with their shitty operating system and hardware restrictions. iphone 5* has lost the view and is doomed to go down hill, (once again, in my opinion).
There is nothing wrong with a 3.5" screen, i want an Android phone with decent specs and a 3.5" screen.


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Re: iPhones are a fucking scam [Re: Magenta]
    #18984829 - 10/16/13 04:54 AM (10 years, 3 months ago)

I agree on that, all the premium android phones in the last year have been 4.7"  or larger... u can still get smaller android phones with crap hardware.

I loved the 4s size and build quality but it is a 3G phone so upgraded to 5s.... Size doesn't bother me but it is thinner and feels more brittle


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If we could look into each others hearts, and understand the unique challenges each of us faces, I think we would treat each other much more gently, with more love, patience, tolerance, and care.

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I know you scared, you should ask us if we scared too.  If you was there, and we just knew you cared too.


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Re: iPhones are a fucking scam [Re: Magenta]
    #18984888 - 10/16/13 05:39 AM (10 years, 3 months ago)

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Android phones these days are generally too fucking big in my opinion. The iphone 4/4s got it just right, problem is they screwed it with their shitty operating system and hardware restrictions. iphone 5* has lost the view and is doomed to go down hill, (once again, in my opinion).
There is nothing wrong with a 3.5" screen, i want an Android phone with decent specs and a 3.5" screen.




They have a few, most of the high end ones are mini versions of other android devices that are bigger.

I personally love big screens on phones, at first they seem like they're really big but after using it for a while it doesn't seem that big.


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Re: iPhones are a fucking scam [Re: Viol]
    #18984891 - 10/16/13 05:42 AM (10 years, 3 months ago)

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Yah, until you put an otterbox case on it :shrug:






I know a few people with those, and I must agree, not attractive in the least.

True, I probably shouldn't care what my phone looks like, it's only a wee communication device, but I can't help but like a certain look to the things I own. I mean, it needs to match the rest of the ensemble. :tongue2:




Yeah I like phones that look stylish, I dislike when people put big bulky cases on a nice looking piece of hardware, the only cases I use are clear ones.


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Re: iPhones are a fucking scam [Re: TrentBoyett]
    #18984921 - 10/16/13 05:57 AM (10 years, 3 months ago)

Going up to a larger screen is a gigantic luxury when you use your phone for more than phone calls and texts, though the larger screen doesn't hurt those either. Just like getting a bigger tv or computer monitor it takes a bit of adjustment but after you adjust it's painful to use smaller screens again.
It also helps that most androids have a capacitive or on screen back button at the bottom instead of the top left like Apple so annoyingly insists on doing.


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Re: iPhones are a fucking scam [Re: abltsandwich]
    #18984946 - 10/16/13 06:12 AM (10 years, 3 months ago)

The first 'smart'phone i owned was the Htc Leo. It ran Windows Mobile 6.5, and was pretty cool. That model was bombarded by the homebrew community and soon i flashed Android Froyo and Windows Phone7 onto it. It was pretty awesome, and of all the people i knew, i was the only person to own a non iphone smart phone. I loved it, and the large (at the time) screen was very impressive to others. The screen eventually lost touch function and became unusable. I then bought a crappy 15 button phone and used that for a year or so. After getting some cash from the mining industry i purchased a Motorolla Razr HD. I still own that phone and it's still in good condition and compares favorably to many other available phones. The phone itself isn't that bad, but personally i've found it's just too damn big! And hence that is why i bought the Goophone Y5. It is just like the Iphone 4s, but running Android. It's perfect for me, but other people like the huge screens; good luck, i hope those people keep enjoying them. For me though, i just wish companies would cater better to people whom desire a smaller screen; while still providing good hardware.


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Re: iPhones are a fucking scam [Re: TrentBoyett]
    #18984959 - 10/16/13 06:18 AM (10 years, 3 months ago)

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Yah, until you put an otterbox case on it :shrug:






I know a few people with those, and I must agree, not attractive in the least.

True, I probably shouldn't care what my phone looks like, it's only a wee communication device, but I can't help but like a certain look to the things I own. I mean, it needs to match the rest of the ensemble. :tongue2:




Yeah I like phones that look stylish, I dislike when people put big bulky cases on a nice looking piece of hardware, the only cases I use are clear ones.




the problem is, without that bulky case you'll quickly be replacing the phone


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Re: iPhones are a fucking scam [Re: Prisoner#1]
    #18985134 - 10/16/13 07:59 AM (10 years, 3 months ago)

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the problem is, without that bulky case you'll quickly be replacing the phone



I've never had a case on a single one of my phones and I've never so much as scratched the screen of any of them.  You just have to be careful with you shit.

People have been saying Apple is going downhill for years, it makes me laugh . They are the richest company in the world.  They have over $140 BILLION in the bank.  They're not going anywhere.


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Re: iPhones are a fucking scam [Re: pwnasaurus]
    #18985530 - 10/16/13 10:36 AM (10 years, 3 months ago)

They definitely don't build them very strong


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Re: iPhones are a fucking scam [Re: badchad]
    #18985619 - 10/16/13 11:00 AM (10 years, 3 months ago)

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How many other phones come in a variety of colors?  How many will in the next two years now that Apple has done it?




My phone in highschool came with a clear shell and had inserts you could color yourself with markers or whatever. Why aren't companies offering that? That phone even had a full color screen, it was dooope.


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