Weekend Discussion: Until We Meet Again

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• Fuckin do it! That is awesome cash. : abrasion
• Dude, 900$! : JohnnyDanger
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  Agreed. When I show it to most people theyre like whats new? I'm like... well... look at the display and.... : ashkie
  • pretty photos? : crummynz
  • And if I hold it in my LEFT hand... : mlev
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    but but but wifi facetime!!!!!!
    

    Jun 26, 2010 1:50pm PDT
    but but but wifi facetime!!!!!! : boomstickah
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    The one flaw in my plan is that I now have a micro-SIM that won't fit in any other phone. Will AT&T give ... : aggressor
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      You can get adaptors for them : Beady
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        I assume online only? I'd need it immediately because I can't go without a phone for more than a day. : aggressor
        • Go to an AT&T store and see if they have a normal sim : ninjase
  • What is really sad is the majority of the people will just think the display is brighter and does not loo... : ovrlrd
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    Maybe my eyes just aren't very good, but I saw my friends and the display doesn't look significantly bett... : Shadowdane
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      Next to eachother you can definitely tell : ninjase
      • he also had a screen protector on it, that probably didn't help. : Shadowdane
    • Yea, the one I saw yesterday wasn't noticeably better, but I'm used to my Nexus One screen so that might ... : MagicWishMonkey
    • Put older iPhone formatted video and compare it with the same in HD, the difference is insane. Even with... : Serpico74
• The only nice thing about having a non-iphone 4 phone is that nobody bugs me when I use it. : not work safe
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  I dont think I could go back to a 3g though. So slow. I could actually read all of the loading message... : Beady
  • Hell no, not a 3G. The 3GS is almost as fast as the 4, though. : aggressor
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    Yeah I upgraded from a 3G and its bloody amazing : jbury
    • Me too!! The difference is crazy : inc77
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  yeah I'm starting to have buyer's remorse. I don't want to be stuck with this phone if AT&T gets anothe... : mrtony
  • Personally I do not want my phone taking up more space in my pocket. I really do not understand the fasci... : ovrlrd
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  Apple wanted $400 to upgrade.....FUUUUUU!!!! : head crab
  • explain? : bolneze
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    You mean AT&T? : batkiwi
    • yeah AT&T my bad : head crab
• Damn. If they're going for that much I should upgrade to an iPhone 4 to just sell it and keep my 3GS. : dmason
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  Whatever happened to the guy who got a phone even after his order was cancelled? : bolneze
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    I've still got the 16GB on my desk unopened. My 32GB just shipped today and should be in the store on Mon... : BlackCat9
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      They wont make you return it or anything? Youre essentially buying a new phone for 280 which is awesome f... : bolneze
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        I have an email that says the order was cancelled. If their computer systems show two different things, t... : BlackCat9
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          They have a record of the IMEI or whatever being tied to your account at some point. When you plug it int... : ovrlrd
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            I guess I still don't get it. The phone is still sealed in the box so the SIM in the phone right now is b... : BlackCat9
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              Sadly it comes with an AT&T SIM card in it, which means it's got a programmed number already on it ready ... : ovrlrd
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                I actually still haven't signed any contract for the upgrade. Their systems were down, so all they could ... : BlackCat9
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                  Although now that I think about it, Diane didn't have anything like a contract to sign when she did a wal... : BlackCat9
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                    The contract doesn't occur until it activates. I don't know if the one you got is tied to your account or... : ovrlrd
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                      Interesting - so what happens if you remove the "blank" SIM? Or try to turn it on with someone elses SIM? : bolneze
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                        With no SIM it won't be able to attempt an activation. With another SIM it won't activate because the dev... : ovrlrd
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                          I thought iPhones were only locked to one carrier's SIM and not to one particular account. Like, if I gav... : BlackCat9
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                            It is locked to the SIM that comes with the iPhone when you buy it. It is possible to reassign that SIM c... : ovrlrd
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                              Oh and you'd probably have to call AT&T to get them to work it out. : ovrlrd
                              • Oh I thought if I bought a 2nd hand one I just swapped in my ATT SIM I could go on my merry way. This is ... : bolneze
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                                So, someone could buy this iPhone 4 in the box, take it into AT&T and have them activate it without unloc... : BlackCat9
                                • Possibly, but they would need proof of purchase or something to tell them that they didn't just steal it ... : ovrlrd
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          Nice ethics you've got there, dude. : daVinci1980
          • Yeah, but honestly it's just not even worth arguing with some of them about it. They're far past the cri... : the city
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            My thougts ecactly. : [7]kami
            • ...still not used on-screen keyboard :( : [7]kami
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            Oh no, my fucking ethics! Give me a break. AT&T has fucked this up, like six times now. I'm tired of chas... : BlackCat9
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              Doing a chargeback for something you received is easily where it crosses any sort of line. : batkiwi
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                I wouldn't do a chargeback. I'd just call to tell them that the order was cancelled and they shouldn't ch... : BlackCat9
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                  Earlier you'd said you would. If not then it's cool. You'll just have 48 months of contract instead of 24... : batkiwi
                  • I don't think they can put me on a 4 year contract, no matter what. : BlackCat9
    • the later : willardjuice
    • Pay the $260 off and sell the damned thing on ebay. Unopened AT&T ones are going for over $700 : Beady
    • Wanna sell it? Send SM. : doomed
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  I finally saw one and the display is insanely sharp, but I'm happy to wait another year I think. Even if ... : node
  • Its really nice, I wish my computer monitor was as good. : pwnjoo
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  the camera is the biggest change i noticed, its just too simply awesome... love the stills, and the HD re... : nolram
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    oh and facetime that's been amazing, hopefully it will get enabled through 3g someday : nolram
    • You'll need the iPhone 5 for that :/ : _jon
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    The borderline retarded increase in upload speeds is another. If the reception problem is a software b... : walker270
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      The changing band thing might actually be true considering there are people who do not experience the pro... : ovrlrd
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        Plus, how it seems to be related to touching a specific corner of the phone -- not "shorting" the antenna... : walker270
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          Interesting. Has there been some updates on how people are doing it? : Kentor
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            Yeah, they're all over youtube. : walker270
            • You're claiming that it's simply touching the antenna in the bottom left corner, no? Every video I've see... : Kentor
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            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03PQyWp0mWE&feature=player_embedded : zigzag
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              That isn't the behaviour that walker270 is claiming. He's definitely pushing his hand against the gap bet... : Kentor
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                I don't understand. Isn't the gap very near said corner? : zigzag
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                  Yes, it's on the left side around 1cm from the bottom corner. But what I gather from walker270's descript... : Kentor
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                    Yep. Plus I can reproduce the behavior on my 3GS. : walker270
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                      That makes no sense at all then. The antenna on the 3GS is located on the back near bottom and is designe... : Kentor
                      • Right -- the iPhone 4 videos are putting the sensitive part of the antenna into the meaty part of the pal... : walker270
        • Yeah it's not shorting it because I have a bumper and I can still replicate it, though not as strong, it ... : mikecyb
      • I've noticed it's specific to what coverage area I'm in: Low reception: I can connect the antennae and... : Bamtan
      • Its like 75% of people experiencing the reception problem and 50% for yellow on the display. : ease one
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      What increase in upload speed? : aggressor
      • http://www.macrumors.com/2010/06/26/iphone-4-boosts-upload-speeds-significantly/ That's more than twic... : Barnahog
• I almost feel the same way, but I only bought one because I cracked my 3gs screen somehow (just a small o... : valael
• If it's not a major upgrade from a 3gs, then I seriously underestimated the 3gs. It's a huge improvement... : owly
• Yeah, I'm thinking about throwing my rooted Droid on craigslist and grabbing a Droid X. Just depends on ... : foo
• The ios4 for my 3gs made everything way faster. I honestly think Ios 4 was way more exciting than the act... : hirosushima
• I guess I could kinda see that if I was going from a GS -> 4 but going from my old 3G -> 4 has been amazi... : RyDogg1
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  As far as new features that makes a difference in day to day use, it's not a huge improvement. But just a... : SqueegyTBS
  • Every time I do things on my 3G now, I think about how much faster it would be if I had an iPhone 4. Plus... : BlackCat9
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  http://cgi.ebay.com.au/APPLE-IPHONE-4-HD-4G-32GB-BLACK-FACTORY-UNLOCKED-BNIB-/250656640350?cmd=ViewItem&p... : SigENeaT
  • Thats amazing if they actually see any of the money. : massdev
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    Wait they sold completely unlocked ones outside the US? Lame : bolneze
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      They have done that ever since the 3G came out. Sometimes they delay the release of them a little bit. It... : ovrlrd
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        All the iphone4's in the UK are unlocked, apparently. : Toraz Chryx
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          So how much are they since theres no contract? : bolneze
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            £499 / £599 : breal0
            • sounds okay but with the conversion rate... :[ : bolneze
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            In Australia my 16gb 3GS was $879 outright. I pay $29 a month for prepaid. : batkiwi
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              $18/mo for my 32gb 3GS through Three over a 24 month contract its like half the cost. : SigENeaT
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                -you're stuck in a contract. When they turn off telstra roaming (850mhz) and move to voda (900) what will... : batkiwi
                • iphone 4 does 900MHz according to the apple website : gibbo
• you can buy them from canada for 600 unlocked..why would anyone buy one for 900 used : magicfucker
• After getting an iPad, the new iPhone changes seem a little underwhelming. The new screen and camera are ... : Mmmmmoo
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  Annnnnnd it's sold. I 'only' got $800, though. : aggressor
  • I got 50 for my palm pre. : mwasher
  • Was there not a difference in speed between the iphone4 and 3gs? I upgraded to the 4 from a 3G and it ... : jbury
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  I can't even use the 3G now because of the screen, it disgusts me. : gmd
  • the ipad screen looks like total shit now : Bamtan
  • I threw my 30" 2560x1600 IPS panel straight in the trash when i got my iphone 4. : imperator
• Good lord. For $900, you could sell it, then get a brand new one in a month ($600 unsubsidized), and sti... : genom