UPS is quite good with delivery. I'd go with then anyway over Syncreon/UKMail.
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UPS is quite good with delivery. I'd go with then anyway over Syncreon/UKMail.
when tracking it, on ups site it says end of the day but not sure if that is right or if they say that for every delivery. I hope it comes sooner.
Loving my 4s so far
Using the Aussie girl for Siri..I've found she understands me better than the rest and I do like her voice.
Using the Aussie girl for Siri..I've found she understands me better than the rest and I do like her voice.
Hmmm, never thought about trying her. Wish they had a Scots version as it is a bit hit or miss. Doesn't have to be too broad but it would be entertaining to hear the phone pipe up....
"Awright big man, wit can I dae fur ye?"
Glad Yours Has Arrived
I have what some people call a "mid Atlantic " accent, being a native New Yorker, but having lived in the UK for quite a while. I tried the English voice first, but Siri didn't like my accent, so I've switched to the American one.
Seems to work much better for me.
I have what some people call a "mid Atlantic " accent, being a native New Yorker, but having lived in the UK for quite a while. I tried the English voice first, but Siri didn't like my accent, so I've switched to the American one.
Seems to work much better for me.
I just refuse to use the male one lol
Us is good but wouldn't understand me enough...there are some words the Aussie one doesn't understand but is great overall
Happy that my battery life is good so far anyway
Speed is a clear difference to me
I have found Siri to improve over time - I have mixed South African & English accent and I was getting a 1 out 3 hit rate before. This evening I rattled off a text message to Siri while I was walking to the car and the voice recognition worked perfectly.
The A5
Is the key....I've noticed a big performance increase in speed across all my apps....Particularly Pages, which now loads very quickly. All we need now is the battery issues sorted and things will be fine.
Is the key....I've noticed a big performance increase in speed across all my apps....Particularly Pages, which now loads very quickly. All we need now is the battery issues sorted and things will be fine.
Yeah to me speed has been the biggest thing, it really does launch webpages instantly...and is so smooth when going through the phone. Very impressed. It may only be 2 or 3 secs quicker but it feels more when you are on it a while.
Need to try out the games...havnt done that yet.
Will be downloading real racing 2 to see what the big deal is with it...anybody got fifa 12? how quick is that on the 4s?
Can anyone shed some light about 4S availability in the UK? I'll be in London come wednesday and would really like to hook myself up with a healthy dose of A5. However, I'm not sure if I understood the system quite correctly -- I have to log in at exactly 9pm the night before to reserve one? What happens if that fails, is there any chance that there are some available for walk-in purchase? I Would gladly call Apple, but there might be someone who can help me out beforehand by sharing a personal experience. Thanks!
Hiya.
It's not always 9pm exactly, it's sometimes a couple of minutes before or after (I'd also recommend using the Apple Store App as it loads a lot quicker).
I was unable to reserve one, so I phoned up both stores here in Glasgow and asked if any were available for walk-in purchase. I was told ones that people reserved but had not picked up are available for walk-in purchase from 12pm.
Did you take it on a contract? I was told by Bluewater that they are not doing any walk in purchases for non contract sales at the moment. The only way of getting one is to reserve one either with the app or via the website, which is pretty much impossible. I have an Apple gift card which I can't use online, otherwise I would have just ordered one like that and sucked up the 3 week wait.
Very frustrating at the moment.
I had exactly the same thought, it is that extra £100..... after much tug of war and pondering, I finally went for 32GB instead of 64GB. Guess I'd just have to offload to my laptop after each day.
I love shooting videos nowadays instead of just taking photos. It really allows you to re-live the moments, even it's just a 5 or 10 seconds clip. And putting them all together in iMovies is just brilliant, to show them to people afterwards.
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Got my 32gb on release day loving it so far
Got my 32gb on release day loving it so far
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Yeah still gota preorder but u can now go on at 11pm and theres still loads left
Yeah still gota preorder but u can now go on at 11pm and theres still loads left
Oh, well maybe different stores are doing different things, as I was told I could purchase it in-store without a reservation from 12pm - sim-free. Was told this by both stores here in Glasgow. Got mine today.
Oh, well maybe different stores are doing different things, as I was told I could purchase it in-store without a reservation from 12pm - sim-free. Was told this by both stores here in Glasgow. Got mine today.
From my tracking of the 02 site it is a very different story across the UK. Basically if you are in England you will have a hard time getting one, if you are in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland they are generally available for purchase.
I don't know why 02 don't do an online sale, I would be much happier buying one from them with a 2-4 week wait then going on everyday trying to see if any local stores have them in.
A Siri Story
Yesterday, I asked siri to remind me to make an important call this morning. I had my ATV on and the DTS system watching a recorded programme.
The volume wasn't too high, but at 9AM sharp, siri's voice came blasting out of the system reminding me to make the call.
I nearly had a heart attack.....Forgot that my phone was set to play through the ATV too.
Knocked me of my chair
Yesterday, I asked siri to remind me to make an important call this morning. I had my ATV on and the DTS system watching a recorded programme.
The volume wasn't too high, but at 9AM sharp, siri's voice came blasting out of the system reminding me to make the call.
I nearly had a heart attack.....Forgot that my phone was set to play through the ATV too.
Knocked me of my chair
Can anyone on T-Mobile please answer these questions:
1) I know they give 500mb of data however they say this is only for streaming and downloading, but is this enough just for that?
2) Can you tether for free?
3) How's the signal where you are? (I'm in London so if anyone knows how it is here it would be nice)
1) I know they give 500mb of data however they say this is only for streaming and downloading, but is this enough just for that?
2) Can you tether for free?
3) How's the signal where you are? (I'm in London so if anyone knows how it is here it would be nice)
The 4S's don't seem to be that hard to get in the Norwich. I've bought 3 from there from various family members and they've always had them in stock on 3 different occasions.