more calls since the new i-phone came out? I wonder if all the people playing with apps are choking the system.

sharke


I wouldn't put off buying an iPhone 5 just for the maps. 

1) It'll get better in time
2) There are map apps available that are way better anyway. 

I would just put off buying an Ifone, period, because of the contrived mass hype about  it,, so let me ask you ...
 
you need to call mobile from a cell phone,, wont ANY cell fone do that ???
 
 
you want to text,, wont any equiped cell fone do that?
 
you want apps... maps... angry birds... blah blah... WHY do you need that MOBILE? .. see what did we d before all this crap? I can see in CERTAIN instances mapping while walking ,,, what you dont have a GPS? in the car? but other than that ,,, you are sucumbing  to the alter of Apple...
 
ok Rant over , sorry, I see too many lemmings .. camping out 3 days before to buy the golden calf,,, geez...
 
 

musicman100

more calls since the new i-phone came out? I wonder if all the people playing with apps are choking the system.

sharke


I wouldn't put off buying an iPhone 5 just for the maps. 

1) It'll get better in time
2) There are map apps available that are way better anyway. 

I would just put off buying an Ifone, period, because of the contrived mass hype about  it,, so let me ask you ...
 
you need to call mobile from a cell phone,, wont ANY cell fone do that ???
 
 
you want to text,, wont any equiped cell fone do that?
 
you want apps... maps... angry birds... blah blah... WHY do you need that MOBILE? .. see what did we d before all this crap? I can see in CERTAIN instances mapping while walking ,,, what you dont have a GPS? in the car? but other than that ,,, you are sucumbing  to the alter of Apple...
 
ok Rant over , sorry, I see too many lemmings .. camping out 3 days before to buy the golden calf,,, geez...
 
 

I can't even begin to explain how objectively useful my iPhone is in my day to day life and in the running of my business. 


1) I have my email on there, and can do all of the filing and labeling of emails that I can do on my desktop computer. I can communicate with clients & employees no matter where I am, exactly as I could if I was in my office at home. 


2) I can access the internet and Google anything on the go. Picture yourself in a store, wondering whether to buy toaster A or toaster B. Now, I look at online reviews for each and get a good overview of the quality before I buy. It has revolutionized my shopping experience. I'll even read book reviews on it when I'm deciding on a book purchase. 


3) The calendar app on my phone stores all of my calendars, both mine and the ones I use to schedule my employees. Every change I make on a calendar gets synced to Google calendars online, which in turn gets synced to Outlook on my desktop, and vice versa. I can be on the move all day, and deal with schedule changes and answer customer questions about billing and anything else I need my calendars for. You have no idea how much this has revolutionized my working day. I am basically no longer tied to my office, and I don't have to carry a laptop around. 


4) I have a task management app called Toodledo with which I can plan tasks and projects and divide them up into sub-tasks and give each task a location context, so that my phone alerts me when I am near a location at which I can perform those tasks. This is all synced to the cloud so I can access it in my browser at home. 


5) I have a business page on Facebook with thousands of followers to keep happy with photographs etc. When I see a relevant photo opportunity, I can snap it and immediately upload it to the FB page. I can also coordinate FB advertising promotions with my phone. 


6) The camera is so good it's replaced my point and shoot. I no longer have to lug that around with me. 


7) I have instant access to weather and news


8) I have instant access to my bank accounts


9) I read books on it with my Kindle app, as well as pdf's with the Adobe Reader app. 


10) I can take quick notes, either by typing them or dictating them. Saves carrying a notepad and pen, or a dictating machine. 

11) With the Shazam app, I can point my phone at any music that's playing and it will immediately tell me the artist and track. I have used this so many times. Imagine you're in line in a store and some great jazz is playing and you'd love to know who it is. Shazam. So amazing. 

I could go on all night really. My iPhone (and indeed any good smartphone) is exponentially more useful than a regular cellphone. I can virtually run my entire business on the move. To do the stuff that I do on it without the phone, I would quite literally have to carry around a huge backpack full of gadgets and books. 

What did we do before all this crap? We got by. But progress is about turning your back on just "getting by." What did we do before telephones in general? We got by. But we had to send telegrams and letters. 

I also have those on my Palm Pre 2 BTW.

The only thing I don't have is an IK whatsit on my phone..which can be a good thing sometimes...

Sure, these are things that you can get on virtually any smartphone. But the iPhone is definitely a cut above most smartphones, in terms of smoothness and fluidity and responsiveness. Plus the retina display is so sharp that even the tiniest text is clear and easy to read. It means you can get so much more readable info on screen, especially for things like calender apps. I almost switched to the Samsung Galaxy II last year but in the end I just couldn't downgrade to a lower resolution screen. 

Call me a lemming all you want.  I prefer the Apple product hands down.  I won't be standing on line for one, and still have the older model of the iPhone 4. But when my contract is up, I'll get a newer one-- and it may not even be the 5.  It's a good product, and I trust it.

My iphone 4..  is in MINT condition.  When I bought it..  I bought one of those, "silicon plastic protective cover," things..  The cover is kinda wrecked..  lol, I should replace it, but the phone itself looks brand new...

Meanwhile, I just downloaded IOS 6 the other day..  Its nice..  but..  um..  Why do I need a dual core phone to post on facebook and send text messages, and keep track of my contacts?

They are making the smart phone out to be a desktop or a laptop and its not..  Its not a big huge screen, or a workstation.  Its not something with enough ram to load, "10 instances of Dimension PRo, 10 Intances of Rapture, and 1 Sonar Project with 22 Audio Tracks and audio on them."

  I'm afraid I can just, "replace my plastic cover," drop my phone, "1000 more times," and it will still be in, "mint condition," in 2016...   No joke..  Those silicon covers are the real "hi tech," and the Gorrilla glass is the real, "new tech."  the hard drive, the memory, and even the chips in the smart phone..   nothing to call home about!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   LOL, pun intended 

For me the first problem is I have a pathological prejudice against touch screens. They make me cringe every time I have to use one.
 
My current Nokia 2 or 3 year old has a QWERTY keyboard with real buttons  which is handy for text messages. I have web access on it but I have only ever fired it up out of curiosity, I have only used the camera occasionally on the rare occasions I wanted to photograph something and did not have my SLR or compact camera to hand and I have never used the music player. The only non "phone" feature I ever use is the note pad, and then only occasionally. I think my next phone will be a really cheap really basic model.
With only 64GB of memory the iPhone 5 does not even make a viable replacement for my 80GB iPod Classic which is almost full.`

Glyn Barnes

With only 64GB of memory the iPhone 5 does not even make a viable replacement for my 80GB iPod Classic which is almost full.`

Mine only has 16GB of storage. I don't store music on it, I have a premium Spotify account instead. When you don't store media on your phone, even 16GB is too much. I've never even come close to filling it. 

sharke

 

Mine only has 16GB of storage. I don't store music on it, I have a premium Spotify account instead. When you don't store media on your phone, even 16GB is too much. I've never even come close to filling it. 

But you need web access for Spotify right? That's not compatable with my life style. I travel a lot to many countries and I find my iPod most useful when I am in a remote location, even where I have access the roaming charges would be crippling.

isnt religon banned in the coffee house?..

I went for a Galaxy S3 and its not even a close comparison