Anyone buying an iPhone 6?

[metal369]

I have 5s and want 6 plus. :-(

[Belfong]

I have 5s and want 6 plus. :-(

Forget Oktoberfest and you'll be able to afford the 6 Plus. Seriously bro!

[metal369]

I have 5s and want 6 plus. :-(

Forget Oktoberfest and you'll be able to afford the 6 Plus. Seriously bro!

lol  But I need Oktoberfest more T-T

[dustinhxc]

Trust me you need the 6 plus more, this screen and battery are amazing!! I popped my built in screen protector off of the otterbox and got a zagg glass invisibleshield. Did the same on my old 5. Love this zagg glass screen protector.

[Belfong]

he's more interested in a piece of plastic.. he must be mad.. oh, wait............. hmmm! wrong forum!

[dustinhxc]

Hehe I Love clacks, but dude, This phone is seriously the best phone I've ever had. I love it! Getting used to typing in landscape still. The app Blink helps a bit, it lets you split the board like an iPad mini. oh also I always turn predictive text off, it gets in my way and pisses me off.

[baldgye]

At this point you also have to consider the fact the 6s will be out in 3-4 months

[dustinhxc]

I wouldn't wait if I was you, this phone is amazing!!

[baldgye]

I wouldn't wait if I was you, this phone is amazing!!

wow m8 relax init new phones be bostin too init

[n3ro]

Got the Sprint version, but after they unlocked it, im using it with Harbor Mobile. Been using it without a screen protector, just a Body Glove case.

[dustinhxc]

Got the Sprint version, but after they unlocked it, im using it with Harbor Mobile. Been using it without a screen protector, just a Body Glove case.

Im loving Sprint, $50 including unlimited data, cant beat that!

[n3ro]

Got the Sprint version, but after they unlocked it, im using it with Harbor Mobile. Been using it without a screen protector, just a Body Glove case.

Im loving Sprint, $50 including unlimited data, cant beat that!

I know, i just ran out my 2.5gb data with Harbor Mobile and got throttled during the middle of the month. That's what i get for trying to save money, but i hate Sprint's CS.

[dustinhxc]

Got the Sprint version, but after they unlocked it, im using it with Harbor Mobile. Been using it without a screen protector, just a Body Glove case.

Im loving Sprint, $50 including unlimited data, cant beat that!

I know, i just ran out my 2.5gb data with Harbor Mobile and got throttled during the middle of the month. That's what i get for trying to save money, but i hate Sprint's CS.

So far my service has been way slower then AT&T, though the bill is half as much AND I get unlimited data. Sprint is going to get the fastest network up in a year or so I think. I just have to put up with it, save money, then Ill be grandfathered in with unlimited data when their new towers roll out.

[tjcaustin]

I haven't noticed a huge difference in Spark vs when they rolled from their original 4g to LTE, but I'm super happy with the 6+ I just got on lease.  I like the hell out of the idea for smartphones.  It's difficult for me to last the normal 24 month period normally, so having a 12 month option where I'd pay less overall than I would and then I can get the new cutting edge is cool.  Logically, this feels short sighted and silly, but /shurg

And typically, I'm not one to be all snobby about feel refinement and ****, but I really like the feel of the 6+ over the note 3 I had prior.  It's got a more robust/substantial feel that pleases me.  Again, logically, I know it shouldn't matter, but it does /shurg.

[dustinhxc]

I haven't noticed a huge difference in Spark vs when they rolled from their original 4g to LTE, but I'm super happy with the 6+ I just got on lease.  I like the hell out of the idea for smartphones.  It's difficult for me to last the normal 24 month period normally, so having a 12 month option where I'd pay less overall than I would and then I can get the new cutting edge is cool.  Logically, this feels short sighted and silly, but /shurg

And typically, I'm not one to be all snobby about feel refinement and ****, but I really like the feel of the 6+ over the note 3 I had prior.  It's got a more robust/substantial feel that pleases me.  Again, logically, I know it shouldn't matter, but it does /shurg.

I did the easy pay, same as lease pretty much. Pretty neat option!

[jerue]

I seriously want a 6+, but two big reasons why I probably shouldn't buy:

1. $849 out of pocket cost (why go 16gb when 64 is pretty much necessary; I'd get by with 32gb but it's not an option)

2. The great 100 or so days until the next iPhone. sigh.

 

[Bacchus]

going back to android, no more iPhone for me. Phone is so restricted even after jailbreak

[baldgye]

going back to android, no more iPhone for me. Phone is so restricted even after jailbreak

I hear that a lot, but without any real substance, what is so restrictive on ios/iphones that is so open on android?

[heedpantsnow]

I seriously want a 6+, but two big reasons why I probably shouldn't buy:

1. $849 out of pocket cost (why go 16gb when 64 is pretty much necessary; I'd get by with 32gb but it's not an option)

2. The great 100 or so days until the next iPhone. sigh.

 

What's the rumors about the next batch?  Googling yields toooooo much.

[baldgye]

I seriously want a 6+, but two big reasons why I probably shouldn't buy:

1. $849 out of pocket cost (why go 16gb when 64 is pretty much necessary; I'd get by with 32gb but it's not an option)

2. The great 100 or so days until the next iPhone. sigh.

 

What's the rumors about the next batch?  Googling yields toooooo much.

same as it ever was?

>faster
>better battery
>better camera
>random small feature

[fohat.digs]

My kids and I have Samsung Galaxy phones that we are extremely happy with. We went from Sprint to T-Mobile and it has been trouble-free.

My wife finally joined our plan with an iPhone 6 (from a horrible AT&T plan and an ancient iPhone 4) but constantly complains about dropped calls. The rest of us have no trouble, and the tech rep hinted (without actually stating) that there are a lot of iPhone 6 "lemons" out there.

Have any of you heard this?

[Belfong]

My kids and I have Samsung Galaxy phones that we are extremely happy with. We went from Sprint to T-Mobile and it has been trouble-free.

My wife finally joined our plan with an iPhone 6 (from a horrible AT&T plan and an ancient iPhone 4) but constantly complains about dropped calls. The rest of us have no trouble, and the tech rep hinted (without actually stating) that there are a lot of iPhone 6 "lemons" out there.

Have any of you heard this?

iPhone quality has deteriorated. My neighbours 3 weeks old iPhone 6 screen just went blank for no reason and he had to return to the telco for an exchange - likely they will give him a refurb unit. So, yeah, there are a lot of lemons!

[baldgye]

Never had a call 'drop' and actually had to google what it even was back when iPhones where AT&T exclusive in the US. Wouldn't the dropped calls be more to do with AT&T's network than the handset its self?

[heedpantsnow]

Make an appt, take it to the Apple Store, and tell them how much more reliable your Androids and Windows phones are. They are trained to do whatever it takes to make you happy when faced with direct comparisons with the competition.

[fohat.digs]

Make an appt, take it to the Apple Store, and tell them how much more reliable your Androids and Windows phones are. They are trained to do whatever it takes to make you happy when faced with direct comparisons with the competition.

Cool.

But this is a phone purchased from/through T-Mobile in conjunction with a T-Mobile plan. Can you still take it directly to Apple?

[baldgye]

Make an appt, take it to the Apple Store, and tell them how much more reliable your Androids and Windows phones are. They are trained to do whatever it takes to make you happy when faced with direct comparisons with the competition.

Cool.

But this is a phone purchased from/through T-Mobile in conjunction with a T-Mobile plan. Can you still take it directly to Apple?

yup

[dustinhxc]

I seriously want a 6+, but two big reasons why I probably shouldn't buy:

1. $849 out of pocket cost (why go 16gb when 64 is pretty much necessary; I'd get by with 32gb but it's not an option)

2. The great 100 or so days until the next iPhone. sigh.

 

Ive always bought the 64gb which was the highest price. Now 64gb was the middle price. SCORE! Saved $100 in the long run.

Ive actually heard alot of people I talk to hating their android phones. They reboot, they act strange, unresponsive. I used to have an android tablet by asus. **** sucked ass. Got an iPad mini for 3 x the money and was way happier with it. Ive always had iPhones though, never had an android phone. They just look cheap to me.

[calvinhousecat]

One thing I like about my 6 is that I take the most amazing selfies

[jerue]

I seriously want a 6+, but two big reasons why I probably shouldn't buy:

1. $849 out of pocket cost (why go 16gb when 64 is pretty much necessary; I'd get by with 32gb but it's not an option)

2. The great 100 or so days until the next iPhone. sigh.

 

What's the rumors about the next batch?  Googling yields toooooo much.

same as it ever was?

>faster
>better battery
>better camera
>random small feature

Same as it always has been, and always the reason to wait.

One thing I like about my 6 is that I take the most amazing selfies

It's nice, I'd vet that some Android phones have a better front facing camera (HTC M8 has 5MP, some other models go as high as 13MP  ). I bet Apple increases the resolution in the 6S/7/whatever they call it.

[nothing4me]

Citibank and AT&T was running a deal where if you spend x amount, you would get $650 credit on any non-contract phone. Currently waiting for 6s to release. I plan on buying it, unlocking it, then selling it on eBay. Maybe then I'll consider a Note 5 (if they don't screw it up) or a Note 4.

[baldgye]

Have to say, the new Apple Music app is horrendous... I'm on holiday and if I have mobile data turned on and click my music, I get a blank screen for about 2-3 mins while it tries to ping some server, turn mobile data off and it instantly pops up showing my music...

It's so autisticly bad I can't even begin to understand how they managed to totally **** it up so massively... Even for Apple this is an impressive software cluster-****

[sethk_]

Have to say, the new Apple Music app is horrendous... I'm on holiday and if I have mobile data turned on and click my music, I get a blank screen for about 2-3 mins while it tries to ping some server, turn mobile data off and it instantly pops up showing my music...

It's so autisticly bad I can't even begin to understand how they managed to totally **** it up so massively... Even for Apple this is an impressive software cluster-****

This is why I have no problem paying for Spotify. I add >10 songs a month so I can justify it.

[jerue]

Have to say, the new Apple Music app is horrendous... I'm on holiday and if I have mobile data turned on and click my music, I get a blank screen for about 2-3 mins while it tries to ping some server, turn mobile data off and it instantly pops up showing my music...

It's so autisticly bad I can't even begin to understand how they managed to totally **** it up so massively... Even for Apple this is an impressive software cluster-****

I want the iPod app back. It was so nice...you could actually listen to YOUR music without needing to go through a bunch of baloney.

[baldgye]

Yeah, unless they sort it out sharpish I might have to get a new hdd for my classic and use that again :/

[Altis]

...It's so autisticly bad I can't even begin to understand how they managed to totally **** it up so massively... Even for Apple this is an impressive software cluster-****

It's been a downhill ride for over two years now. They don't care to fix the bugs or performance issues at all, just keep adding new features that sometimes make it worse.

The design flaws are so many now and the constant delays caused by every little animation make brand new iPhones feel awful unless you use them really slowly.

I don't really want to switch, but I sure wish they'd put some thought into these things.

[heedpantsnow]

The music app is horrendous, eclipsed only by the abomination that iTunes has become. Tim Cook went to my uni so I feel bad saying this but he's really running the ship aground.

[sethk_]

The music app is horrendous, eclipsed only by the abomination that iTunes has become. Tim Cook went to my uni so I feel bad saying this but he's really running the ship aground.

I haven't updated my phone, and I was going to, but my brother tried syncing his music today and lost all of it, and itunes hides your purchased music now. I still stand by spotify premium

[baldgye]

The music app is horrendous, eclipsed only by the abomination that iTunes has become. Tim Cook went to my uni so I feel bad saying this but he's really running the ship aground.

Yup, though to blame the ceo is a bit far, Apple has always been horrendous at software

[Belfong]

Apple has always been horrendous at software

not a fair statement. They do have some gem - OS X, iOS
but I thought you might be interested in this
http://www.marco.org/2015/07/26/dont-order-the-fish

[jerue]

not a fair statement. They do have some gem - OS X before OS X Lion, iOS before iOS 7

FTFY

http://www.marco.org/2015/07/26/dont-order-the-fish

Toxic Hellstew!

Marco really should start reviewing mechanical keyboards. His Microsoft Natural 4000 is getting long in the tooth!

[baldgye]

Apple has always been horrendous at software

not a fair statement. They do have some gem - OS X, iOS
but I thought you might be interested in this
http://www.marco.org/2015/07/26/dont-order-the-fish

My actual reply to this got deleted, probably for the best haha... though I think software and OS's while technically the same thing, are pretty different... especially given how horrible itunes has always been, even on OSX

[Belfong]

Apple has always been horrendous at software

not a fair statement. They do have some gem - OS X, iOS
but I thought you might be interested in this
http://www.marco.org/2015/07/26/dont-order-the-fish

My actual reply to this got deleted, probably for the best haha... though I think software and OS's while technically the same thing, are pretty different... especially given how horrible itunes has always been, even on OSX

maybe, but I kinda like the iMovie software (as compared to Windows Movie Maker). And Keynote - it's beautiful for presentation for sure.

[baldgye]

Apple has always been horrendous at software

not a fair statement. They do have some gem - OS X, iOS
but I thought you might be interested in this
http://www.marco.org/2015/07/26/dont-order-the-fish

My actual reply to this got deleted, probably for the best haha... though I think software and OS's while technically the same thing, are pretty different... especially given how horrible itunes has always been, even on OSX

maybe, but I kinda like the iMovie software (as compared to Windows Movie Maker). And Keynote - it's beautiful for presentation for sure.

I wouldn't know, Apple doesn't seem to think they are good enough stand alone products so doesn't sell them for other environments haha... though iPhoto was always something I wanted to have to help sort out my photo's...

[Belfong]

iPhoto is actually pretty bad. You are not missing anything. They threw that whole piece of junk and redesigned it from ground up, calling it Photos. And that one is a great tool actually.

[baldgye]

iPhoto is actually pretty bad. You are not missing anything. They threw that whole piece of junk and redesigned it from ground up, calling it Photos. And that one is a great tool actually.

I could have those mixed up, I only know if from the Keynote, not having a Mac means I don't really get any time to try that stuff out too much other than randomly using friends

[heedpantsnow]

iPhoto is actually pretty bad. You are not missing anything. They threw that whole piece of junk and redesigned it from ground up, calling it Photos. And that one is a great tool actually.

Though I've heard their db architecture falls flat on its face with lots of photos (10k-ish). Have you experienced that?

[Belfong]

my current count is 5300 photos. I will watch out when it reached 10K, hopefully patched by then.

[HoffmanMyster]

I will be an iPhone 6 user within the next couple weeks.   

[baldgye]

I will be an iPhone 6 user within the next couple weeks.   

which one you getting?

[HoffmanMyster]

I will be an iPhone 6 user within the next couple weeks.   

which one you getting?

Whichever the company gives me.    So definitely black, and most likely the smallest size available ( ). We don't even have the option to pay more for increased storage.  :-/  And a regular 6.

The storage management struggle is very real.