Typical Apple

RazorWind said:
In the US, mobile phones are relatively cheap, but come with very expensive service plans that have an outrageous termination fee. There's no cheaper alternative either, like most other markets have, where you buy the phone outright, and then the service is relatively cheap.
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What? I've been using prepaid for years and in the last few, the phones have become just as up-to-date as what you can get postpaid. I pay <$10/mo and I have a decent Android phone that I paid ~$100 for. Anyway, you can get the iPhone on Virgin and Cricket now, so this argument should be completely dead at this point.
 
CEpeep said:
What? I've been using prepaid for years and in the last few, the phones have become just as up-to-date as what you can get postpaid. I pay <$10/mo and I have a decent Android phone that I paid ~$100 for. Anyway, you can get the iPhone on Virgin and Cricket now, so this argument should be completely dead at this point.
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I can't wait to go off contract. It's going to feel good ditching AT&T and the crazy bill each month
 
dr.stevil said:
I can't wait to go off contract. It's going to feel good ditching AT&T and the crazy bill each month
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Ayup, I'm looking forward to it quite a bit.

Not sure how it's going to work yet, but seeing as the last line on my account went and renewed their contract w/o my realizing, I've got about 18 months to figure it out. (silly old people)
 
Not sure if any of you are familiar with straight talk.

I have two iPhone 4's running on StraightTalk's $45, unlimited web, text, talk plan.

This is also an alternative to you folks who are overpaying with AT&T. I'm still with AT&T since I bought my 4S back when I didn't know about straight talk's plan. I'm on the same boat with folks who want OUT of AT&T, lol.

Also, StraightTalk USES AT&T TOWERS so expect same coverage!
 
A15G said:
Not sure if any of you are familiar with straight talk.

I have two iPhone 4's running on StraightTalk's $45, unlimited web, text, talk plan.

This is also an alternative to you folks who are overpaying with AT&T. I'm still with AT&T since I bought my 4S back when I didn't know about straight talk's plan. I'm on the same boat with folks who want OUT of AT&T, lol.

Also, StraightTalk USES AT&T TOWERS so expect same coverage!
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Did you have to jailbreak your phones? Is there a data limit or throttling?
 
as I understand it Straight Talk gives you 2 or 3GB of data? and they throttle you like crazy. If I had a GSM Galaxy Nexus I'd probably be on the same plan. I love Verizon and LTE is badass, but 90 bucks a month for 450 min is kind of a rip.

Back to the original topic - I remember when the iphone (original) and 3G came out, the only real option were apps that cost 60+ dollars to get turn by turn navigation directions. No google navigation, no copy/paste, nothing.

The first thing that shocked me when I moved to the droid platform was not being nickel and dimed to death, and being able to do what I want, when I want, how I want.

Apple has two things going for them - smooth OS, and a loyal generally more wealthy user base that demands less overall.

I subscribe to the Ben Franklin way of thinking - those who sacrifice freedom for security deserve neither.
 
collegeboy69us said:
as I understand it Straight Talk gives you 2 or 3GB of data? and they throttle you like crazy. If I had a GSM Galaxy Nexus I'd probably be on the same plan. I love Verizon and LTE is badass, but 90 bucks a month for 450 min is kind of a rip.
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Since when have they been doing this? Most of the rest of my family is on Straight Talk with a variety of phones (Android/iOS/WP7) and none of them have had data throttled AFAIK. My dad uses 3-5GB of data a month just watching Netflix.
 
A15G said:
Not sure if any of you are familiar with straight talk.

I have two iPhone 4's running on StraightTalk's $45, unlimited web, text, talk plan.

This is also an alternative to you folks who are overpaying with AT&T. I'm still with AT&T since I bought my 4S back when I didn't know about straight talk's plan. I'm on the same boat with folks who want OUT of AT&T, lol.

Also, StraightTalk USES AT&T TOWERS so expect same coverage!
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I used H2O wireless for a month and couldn't deal with the lack of Visual Voicemail.
 
Not to rain on your parades, that in the shiny land of Android it's all beautiful and unicorns fart rainbows....
1) iOS 6 will be available on all apple devices the same day it's launched. It won't be waiting months and begging phone manufacturer to upgrade their devices, because they want to sell their flagship phones, and make people sell older models.... It's what? 4% using ICS?

2) if apple maps work same as google maps and are as well updated, then it will be crap. Had to wait about 8 months to see major road added to Gmaps... I'd never swap my navigon for Gmaps

3) the software made to run on newest iPad/iPhone will not work on 2 years old phone. It might be so...but show me ICS on 2 years old phone running perfectly and being able to launch all the apps without them working flawlessly

No matter, google, apple, Samsung... They just want to make us buy their newest inventions and swap them for newest models every year. There is no "good, band and the ugly" In that business, and you have to see for yourself if upgrade is worth, or it's blatant hype
 
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