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    iphone4 approaching end of cycle, what? im about to pull the trigger and buy one today, yay or nay
    Dec 31, 2010 7:37am PST
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    iphone4 approaching end of cycle, what? im about to pull the trigger and buy one today, yay or nay : HisKillSkill

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    • its halfway done dawg : multisyncThis person is cool!
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      I think you usually want every other iteration. : Rauol DukeThis person is cool!
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        what do you mean, everything but iphone? : HisKillSkill
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          He means get iphone4 v1, skip v2, get v3. : pwnjooThis person is cool!
          • dosent providers usually get decent deals about upgrading to a newer version anyway? : HisKillSkill
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          Nah, I think the 3GS was the sweet spot on the Iphone, and the next version after the 4 will probably be ... : Rauol DukeThis person is cool!
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            im more worried about the end of cycle, i dont want the 4GS or whatever coming 1month after my purchase :... : HisKillSkill
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              Not gonna see a new one until July at the earliest, I'd say. That is, unless, Verizon finally gets it, wh... : Ambient80
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                so verizon would get a 4G/GS iphone? : HisKillSkill
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                  Hmm, I suppose it's possible, but I would doubt it. LTE is still very, very limited to just 30-40 cities,... : Ambient80
                  • If Verizon does get the iPhone in January, I'm almost willing to bet it will be the White iPhones. So man... : Ambient80
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      Amazing phone man, but the iPhone release cycle is well-known. We will see a new one in June, but at this... : MaxPete82
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        steve jobs will think of something. THREE CAMERAS! : yoonixThis person is cool!
        • There will be a kinect in the phone. Also, it will talk to you and have a personality you can select. Als... : snot3353This person is cool!
        • i want a better resolution for the one that you can see the screen as you take it. i've taken a couple cu... : dahanese
        • third camera for holograms : hanged_man
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        oh, june is far enough for me to buy one right now then : HisKillSkill
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          Except then you will be off cycle every time there is upgrades : SlowtremeThis person is cool!
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            i dont understand : HisKillSkill
            • he's saying you'll be sad in 18months : multisyncThis person is cool!
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        wait until it gets slow with the next software update : zyklonbeeThis person is cool!
        • ^^^^^ i swear to god they have forced obsolescence built into their products. someone should find the cod... : biskitsThis person is cool!
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          i bet you have a 3G/GS ? : HisKillSkill
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            I had a 3g since day 1. iOS 4 made it unusable by comparison to when it was new. Now it's a great iPod To... : zyklonbeeThis person is cool!
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              why didnt you moved to the iphone4? : HisKillSkill
              • I think Einstein answered that question. It has to do with insanity. : Herman Toothrot
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                Wanted the hardware keyboard of the Sprint Epic. Also wanted to be able to customize my phone a bit more ... : zyklonbeeThis person is cool!
                • ohh i see : HisKillSkill
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                  What carrier and phone did you go with? I'm shopping around, currently considering a Fascinate on Verizon... : Herman Toothrot
                  • Oh nevermind, missed where you answered that exact question right at the front of your post! : Herman Toothrot
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            even my 4 has gotten slower. sometimes takes 5-10 seconds to open the fucking camera : FrayLoThis person is cool!
            • WTF? Can you do a restore? : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
            • This happens to me if I leave the camera app open in the background for long periods of time. Less so it ... : tfbocThis person is cool!
        • Yep. : Begawkiness
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      I got myself a 3G, and it's pretty awesome. I'm holding off for the iPhoner 5. : CrustaRThis person is cool!
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        my wife's 3G is so insanely slow with the updates compared to my 3GS. I refuse to buy another iphone bec... : handofthrawnThis person is cool!
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          No problems here! DOOM II RPG runs quite well. : CrustaRThis person is cool!
          • well if you only got it recently then you wouldn't realize the speed difference between now and on launch : derelict515This person is cool!
        • Try jailbreaking it. You can remove unwanted features to make it faster. : razlebol
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          I think you're more likely to miss the apps in the app store than the store itself. Android has an app s... : Herman Toothrot
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            I think he means the apps rather than the store, as in my case I'm perfectly happy with my galaxy S, just... : g3dHorse
            • They never will be. : biskitsThis person is cool!
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              The games were never the most interesting apps to me. I always found the semi-practical holy-shit-I'm-in... : Herman Toothrot
              • Damn iPhone. VNC not BBC. : Herman Toothrot
              • Yeah, those are some of the key reasons for my choice as well, I am going to give android development a g... : g3dHorse
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          How is the support bad? What other phone gives you 3 years of OS updates? With most of the Droids that ca... : BlackCat9This person is cool!
          • It's bad because each update made the phone worse. : Herman Toothrot
    • i'm going to try and hold out a bit longer to see how this verizon stuff plays out. : crypt420This person is cool!
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      If you're sticking with ATT go for it. Verizon looks likely to have it in a few weeks if you want a new ... : adsriordanThis person is cool!
      • im in canadia : HisKillSkill
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      Buy an unlocked one from Apple, then sell it when the new one comes out. : Dave-A
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        im a total nooblar with mobile phone stuff, but how does a unlocked works? you buy a voice a data plan an... : HisKillSkill
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          Yes, you buy an unlocked phone at full price from Apple, then you're not locked to a provider or a contra... : Dave-A
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            I don't think it's possible to buy an unlocked iPhone from Apple USA. But it's doable in Canada and sever... : MmmmmooThis person is cool!
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              yeah only 659 :( : HisKillSkill
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                It's worth it for the freeeeedom. : AfterglowThis person is cool!
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                  i dont think so : HisKillSkill
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                    Dude, remember - resale value and you can get a new one when it comes out : Dave-A
                    • well rogers credits you the initial phone value towards a newer one : HisKillSkill
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            Do you think I could get $500 for an unlocked iPhone 4 when iPhone 5 comes out? How much of a fag am I... : Rice-RocketeerThis person is cool!
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              A smart one? I've been very tempted to do the same but I've held off this long I figure I can wait for th... : TincanThis person is cool!
              • Well, I got a release iPhone 4 and have been keeping it pristine by encasing it in a case and putting an ... : Rice-RocketeerThis person is cool!
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      Unreasonably Pedantic Hijack: It's fucking Yea or nay. I seriously hate all of you that keep using yay : Cheeziologist
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        look how wrong you are : HisKillSkill
        • No, actually he's right. : biskitsThis person is cool!
        • Yea in this case is not pronounced 'yeah', but sounds like 'yay'. But Cheeziologist is totally being u... : famine101
      • Yay. : omnovaThis person is cool!
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      The iPhone 4 was such a cluster fuck I wouldn't be surprised if they announced a new Design next year. : not work safeThis person is cool!
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        If by cluster fuck you mean huge success. The antenna thing was so blown out of proportion. : tfbocThis person is cool!
        • What about it being made of glass and breaking the first time you dropped it? : Anastomosis
      • iPhone 4S! : the archvileThis person is cool!
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      I'm really not sure what they could put in the next iPhone, so I think it will be an incremental bump lik... : SiW.
      • Oh, and 4G I suppose. : SiW.
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        magic, they can add more magic : SlowtremeThis person is cool!
        • can you add magic forever? : HisKillSkill
      • FaceTime without WiFi. : Anastomosis
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      Pretty much, the best phone ever. : GeorgeB3DRThis person is cool!
      • no love for Android, George !!! :( : hanged_man
    • I'd wait for Verizon if I were you. AT&T has really dropped the ball on networks overall. : pauk111