Yep. I call it the: WhywaitayearwhenIcangetwhatIwantNOW? Plan.
5 lines, always eligible, never have to wait.
It's only money, I can always make more.
Anyone so glad they are off the S cycle?
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Yep. I call it the: WhywaitayearwhenIcangetwhatIwantNOW? Plan.
5 lines, always eligible, never have to wait.
It's only money, I can always make more.
And it's monthly.
Small White Car
macrumors G4
Not exactly. Historically they've made bigger jumps in performance when moving to the 'S' models. I presume it's as compensation for the fact that "new body" is no longer a feature so they need to make the other hardware features even more attractive. (Also, they always make the new bodies thinner, so the "S" years are the times they have to cram even more power in without having to shrink anything.)
Not that this will always be the case, but if you look at the first 7 iPhone models I think that was true more often than not.
Jimmy James
macrumors 603
Up until now the "s" cycle has been the one to have. Historically, it's taken a dog slow phone and made it more usable.
Agent-P
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This is my stance too. Logically I know the S designs have been refined and most bugs have been worked out plus I'm happier with the internal specs, but I'm shallow and want the new design first so I stick with the non-S cycle.
I was actually thinking about that recently. Both the watch and the payment system have the "Apple" prefix when everyone expected an "i". I'm wondering if they're slowly getting to phase it out since it has lost its significance with third parties using it too (ex. iHome, iFrogz, etc.)
It is stupid. It surprises me it even works. People line up in record numbers every year for the new model.
Not saying they need to revamp the design completely every year, but tweaks here or there never hurt. It's also guaranteed they're not going to change anything about the RAM or screen during the "S" period which is annoying too. They could definitely up the screen contrast and colors every year.
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ZombiePete
macrumors 68020
I've owned every version of the iPhone (until now since I won't have a regular 6 I guess) and loved them all. Each "cycle" has its pros and cons, but I say gotta catch 'em all.
Jimmy James
macrumors 603
The 3 and 4 were dog slow. The 4 was partially saved by having a very light OS upon release. Never a fast phone, though. I used a 4 until recently. And it became unbearable.
The 5 was fast. Notice I said historically.
lol. that's exactly what i told a coworker who wanted to upgrade. i told her to do it. its only money. she'll make more
stickybuns
macrumors 6502
My parents raised me to buy the best quality car/computer/gadget that I can afford, and then to keep that sucker until it loses all molecular cohesion!
I just feel kinda guilty that I'm thinking of upgrading to a new phone when my 4S is still functional. But, I'm moving to a neighborhood with horrible reception (NIMBYs have banned new towers), and supposedly the 5S/6/6+ have better quality antennas. I could wait to see how well the 4S manages, but if I do that, I'll miss out on the trade-in promotions.
If you're on T Mobile are you going to try that voice over LTE/wifi calling feature mentioned in the keynote if you get a new iphone? I've got weak signal strength inside my house and would love to try it but I'm on AT&T which doesn't offer this service yet.
I was raised the same way as you were. I made an IBM PS/1 last me close to 8 years of daily use. My current desktop and laptops are a few years old. My car is 22. But I can't seem to form the same attachment to my phones or iPads.
My favorite iPhone was iPhone 4 and I had it for close to three years which was an anomaly for me. I can't say I've enjoyed the 5s as much. I'll be glad to move on to the 6+.
I've been on the non-s cycle ever since the S versions came out. To me, I like it have the first of the next big change vs. an update of the same form factor.
That being said - I decided to try the Next 12 this go around just in case there are improvements with the 6s that I want - or I decide to go with a 6s+. Or my wife breaks the 5 I give her and she needs a new phone (she's terrible with em!).
That being said - I decided to try the Next 12 this go around just in case there are improvements with the 6s that I want - or I decide to go with a 6s+. Or my wife breaks the 5 I give her and she needs a new phone (she's terrible with em!).
stickybuns
macrumors 6502
I'm on Verizon at the moment and would love to switch to T-Mobile, but they have *very* little coverage in my area. I think Verizon has already announced that they won't support wifi calling.They say it's because they're just *that* awesome... I say it's because they're a bunch of money grubbing turds.
Verizon has a better 4G than 3G network in this area, so it looks like me and old faithful will need to part ways--the 4S has been just shy of unusual around here. I know my husband has better reception than me (he has a 4G capable Android phone), so I'm going to ask him to unlock his phone so we can test it using a pre-paid T-mobile SIM.
megapopular
macrumors 6502a
With Next 12, you'd be on BOTH cycles
If you want the newest phone that comes out it doesn't matter if you're on Next plan or not, you're going to get it if you can afford it. I'm not on any cycle, I buy the new iPhone when it comes out every year. I like having a more powerful phone and I can handle the financial side of it.