iPhone 5 - Discussion [READ MOD NOTE IN FIRST POST]

Qwerty Dub · 13-09-2012 4:01pm

Hmmm, I needs one of these voucher codes by the sound of things.

Where to get one is the question.

speeding · 13-09-2012 4:05pm

Hi guys

Thinking of preordering from apple uk tomorrow maybe but still undecided. Does anyone know if this crowd. Www.deliverme.ie are reliable ?

Gumbo · 13-09-2012 4:11pm

speeding wrote: »

Hi guys

Thinking of preordering from apple uk tomorrow maybe but still undecided. Does anyone know if this crowd. Www.deliverme.ie are reliable ?

Whats their policy on lost goods?
What is the max value? Parcel Motel is €100 IIRC.

Also, anybody know if you can pre-order on the Belfast store and pick up on launch day/weekend?

squonk · 13-09-2012 4:16pm

Anyone know if Meteor/eMobile still use o2's Edge network when outside of 3G coverage? Definitely thinking of moving from o2 this time around but I do like the Edge coverage which is better than the GPRS offered by Vodafone and their partner networks like 3.

miralize · 13-09-2012 4:17pm

If I were to go to Belfast, do you think the 32gb would be cheaper there than from Apple in Ireland?

squonk · 13-09-2012 4:26pm

miralize wrote: »

If I were to go to Belfast, do you think the 32gb would be cheaper there than from Apple in Ireland?

Well, for the iPad3 launch, a friend of mine was in Belfast at the store on the day and picked up a 64Gb model for me. When the prices came out here on the Repulic launch day, they were cheaper when conversion rates were taken into account. I think you'll end up paying a bit more via Belfast.

Gumbo · 13-09-2012 4:27pm

miralize wrote: »

If I were to go to Belfast, do you think the 32gb would be cheaper there than from Apple in Ireland?

Give or take the same price, but nobody knows for certain until the prices are announced.
Dont forget to factor in fuel cost, and parking cost in Victoria Square and also trying to work out if there will be a que and if the stock levels will make the trip worth while.

I paid 599 stg for my 4 in there 2 years ago and the 32gb 5 is seemly still 599 stg.

yer man! · 13-09-2012 4:31pm

Apple's reason for not making the phone any wider was so you could easily type with one hand. Are wider phones like the nokia lumia, samsung or HTC difficult to type on with one hand? something i've never thought about before.

Gumbo · 13-09-2012 4:34pm

yer man! wrote: »

Apple's reason for not making the phone any wider was so you could easily type with one hand. Are wider phones like the nokia lumia, samsung or HTC difficult to type on with one hand? something i've never thought about before.

TBH, i found the S3 difficult to navigate with one hand.

CiDeRmAn · 13-09-2012 4:36pm

I have the Arc S at the moment and the better half has an Ipad 2 and a 4S.
I see no reason what so ever to upgrade either of the Apple devices.
The Arc S on the other hand I am stuck with for a further 12 months and I already dislike the choppy nature of the software I run.
Now, I prefer Android overall but I just wish it had the smoothness of the Apple line.
I suppose it is all down to the divergence of the hardware away from a central standard meaning you wind up with differing specs for different phones, heck in a handsets lifespan the one model can change, this happened with the HTC Desire, going from OLED to SuperLCD mid life.

So, I shall be saving my pennies for two things, a Nexus 7 and a Galaxy Note 2+n (whatever model is available next year, so n has a value of either 0 or 1)

13-09-2012 4:37pm

Well if i want to knock one out i'll stick with the iPhone.:D

Seriously though how many people browse one handed?
I've never done it TBH.

Dades · 13-09-2012 4:45pm

Bam Bam Mickey wrote: »

Seriously though how many people browse one handed?
I've never done it TBH.

Hello? Driving?! :pac:

13-09-2012 4:46pm

Dades wrote: »

Hello? Driving?! :pac:

Tut tut tut.

miralize · 13-09-2012 4:48pm

kceire wrote: »

Give or take the same price, but nobody knows for certain until the prices are announced.
Dont forget to factor in fuel cost, and parking cost in Victoria Square and also trying to work out if there will be a que and if the stock levels will make the trip worth while.

I paid 599 stg for my 4 in there 2 years ago and the 32gb 5 is seemly still 599 stg.

Well I can get to Belfast for free, and if I preorder it tomorrow, wouldn't that mean I could reserve it for the Belfast store?

Gumbo · 13-09-2012 4:50pm

miralize wrote: »

Well I can get to Belfast for free, and if I preorder it tomorrow, wouldn't that mean I could reserve it for the Belfast store?

It depends, the pre-order system may be for delivery only.

miralize · 13-09-2012 5:16pm

i just got offered a gold upgrade for 24 months. Is that a solid offer from o2? or should i pay the rest of my contract (120) and jump ship to someone like 3?

eoferrall · 13-09-2012 5:26pm

yer man! wrote: »

Apple's reason for not making the phone any wider was so you could easily type with one hand. Are wider phones like the nokia lumia, samsung or HTC difficult to type on with one hand? something i've never thought about before.

depends on hand size I guess.

initally when I got galaxy nexus i needed two hands, but quite often only use one now when doing somehting and replying quickly to a text or looking up phonebook to ring someone etc.

emails etc and longer useage I switch to two hands tho.

miralize · 13-09-2012 5:30pm

Bam Bam Mickey wrote: »

Well if i want to knock one out i'll stick with the iPhone.:D

Seriously though how many people browse one handed?
I've never done it TBH.

I do it all the time. Never use my other hand for using my phone.

Darren 83 · 13-09-2012 5:40pm

Penn wrote: »

I'm thinking I might just stick with what I have until next year, or maybe pick up a cheap 4S. I know the 5 will be faster, better camera and display etc, but I don't think there was anything to justify the price for me.

Think I will do the same no major difference between the 4s, not too impressed with the iphone 5.

Blazer · 13-09-2012 6:23pm

Seriously thinking of jumping ship to HTC X1 or S3.
I'm lucky in that I still have an ipad so I've still full access to all my itunes etc so not locked in

Darren 83 · 13-09-2012 7:16pm

Blazer wrote: »

Seriously thinking of jumping ship to HTC X1 or S3.
I'm lucky in that I still have an ipad so I've still full access to all my itunes etc so not locked in

there is a app called isyncer which puts you're itunes music on a android device also updates playcount as well

0ph0rce0 · 13-09-2012 7:18pm

miralize wrote: »

I do it all the time. Never use my other hand for using my phone.

Well one can only imagine what the other hand is doing

miralize · 13-09-2012 7:19pm

0ph0rce0 wrote: »

Well one can only imagine what the other hand is doing

I'm going to make you feel really bad now by saying I have an impairment with my other hand, so I really only have the use of my right hand... :pac:

murpho999 · 13-09-2012 7:20pm

Blazer wrote: »

Seriously thinking of jumping ship to HTC X1 or S3.
I'm lucky in that I still have an ipad so I've still full access to all my itunes etc so not locked in

Do people think when you've got iTunes that you're stuck with it for life?

0ph0rce0 · 13-09-2012 7:21pm

miralize wrote: »

I'm going to make you feel really bad now by saying I have an impairment with my other hand, so I really only have the use of my right hand... :pac:

Awh sorry man take no offence, Just when i was about to say ****.gif