If that's all you would use a phone then you don't need a smart phone, period. I agree they're stupid expensive, but if you plan on using only 5-10MB of data, and only make/take 3 or 4 calls a month, why would you EVER spend $200-300 on a phone? Geez..
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If that's all you would use a phone then you don't need a smart phone, period. I agree they're stupid expensive, but if you plan on using only 5-10MB of data, and only make/take 3 or 4 calls a month, why would you EVER spend $200-300 on a phone? Geez..
it's an engineered PR leak. Samsung galaxy SGS 2 is hitting every carrier except verizon in a few weeks. the droid bionic is going to be out in a few days. there are already rumors of a few more HTC phones hitting AT&T and T-Mo with LTE support for AT&T and a 4.7" screen. all before the holidays.
apple needed a leak to let people know the iphone is coming and don't buy anything else
I don't think anyone ever truly knows how popular the new iPhone will be. The preordering mess from both AT&T, and Apple with the iPhone 4 was far worse than waiting in line.
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That is part of the difficulty for android handset makers. People are not, for the most part, pay for individual hardware features and upgrades. Thus the most affordable handset offering a similar experience is going to rule the day. This is where apples control and single item selection pays off.
The average iPhone user experience is high and consistent. Android experience is varied and very inconsistent.
Warbrain said:
That is part of the difficulty for android handset makers. People are not, for the most part, pay for individual hardware features and upgrades. Thus the most affordable handset offering a similar experience is going to rule the day. This is where apples control and single item selection pays off.
The average iPhone user experience is high and consistent. Android experience is varied and very inconsistent.
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I agree. Count me as one of those who don't want to see a larger screen.
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I agree. Count me as one of those who don't want to see a larger screen.
That is not entirely accurate or in context. ATT only recently started the unlimited out-of-network cell to cell calling and only with unlimited texting. At the same time they got rid of the $10 texting plan and previously got rid of the $5 texting plan.
So a new ATT customer who wants a text plan, i.e., not pay per text, must pay $20 a month. Sure they get unlimited cell to cell calling but most people don't use their phone as a phone anymore, and when they do use them for voice its for brief conversations, which is why cellcos are banging customers for data. Plus w/ ATT a lot of people have bunches of roll over minutes. So if you are moderate but not obsessive texter then not really a great deal -- not everyone wins.
It's not paid per minute, but it is prepaid, and cheap:
http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-plans
$30/month, 30MB download and 1500 minutes talk time (which you'll never use up).
re: U.S. Cellular
I agree! U.S. Cellular is a very good provider in the St. Louis, MO area. I used them for a couple years and was really pleased with everything from the pricing (all incoming calls are free) to the customer service. The only reason they're not really considered a "major player" is their lack of good handsets. They don't seem willing to pay the premiums to get any "exclusives" on popular new phones from Motorola or others.
Since they use CDMA like Sprint, I don't see why the new iPhone wouldn't work on their network -- except once again, they're probably not interested in doing anything special to make features like "visual voicemail" work properly, and probably were content to be ignored by Apple.
My work already standardized on Sprint and my phone is paid for by them right now - so that pretty much determines who I'm using ... but otherwise, I'd be back with U.S. Cellular if they'd get an iPhone 5. No question about it.
I agree! U.S. Cellular is a very good provider in the St. Louis, MO area. I used them for a couple years and was really pleased with everything from the pricing (all incoming calls are free) to the customer service. The only reason they're not really considered a "major player" is their lack of good handsets. They don't seem willing to pay the premiums to get any "exclusives" on popular new phones from Motorola or others.
Since they use CDMA like Sprint, I don't see why the new iPhone wouldn't work on their network -- except once again, they're probably not interested in doing anything special to make features like "visual voicemail" work properly, and probably were content to be ignored by Apple.
My work already standardized on Sprint and my phone is paid for by them right now - so that pretty much determines who I'm using ... but otherwise, I'd be back with U.S. Cellular if they'd get an iPhone 5. No question about it.
Press Conf on Wed this week.
The manager at one of my local Apple stores told me today that there will be a Press Conference this week, on Wednesday 9/7/11.
Hey, he could be wrong, but...
The manager at one of my local Apple stores told me today that there will be a Press Conference this week, on Wednesday 9/7/11.
Hey, he could be wrong, but...
Is the CDMA for Sprint the same as for U.S Cellular? I think that Verizon maybe different. Hopefully someone will make it "work" for USCC.
Do you mean in less than 2 days.....? Highly doubt it.
Although, Apple is last minute..
Neither do I, but I never said that what the guy told me was 100% correct, that is what he told me and I'm relaying here.
Some say these guys don't now much, some might say that some might be aware of something we aren't.
They DO get Internal memo's. His Paycheck says "Apple Inc".
They've had the unlimited texting w/ unlimited calling to any cell phone for at LEAST 6 months.
Highly unlikely.
First of all, retail managers are the second to last people to know about anything new from Apple (the last are the retail line employees, of course).
Second, Apple usually makes announcements on Tuesdays.
Third, Apple has made no attempt to invite the media to this alleged Wednesday event. Typically, Apple gives a one-week lead so media folks can book travel to SF or Cupertino. And if this press event was happening at Yerba Buena, we'd see some photos of the setup by now.
Your "local Apple store manager" should pick lottery numbers and equity investments if he really was prescient. Then again, if he really is prescient, he probably wouldn't be toiling in retail.
You or your contact is spouting B.S. If this retail manager continues blabbing, he probably won't be employed by Apple for much longer.
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Again, all valid points, but guess what, I'm repeating something I was told, don't kill the messenger. Just repeating what I heard, not that I said he was right, did I??
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Hey guys.
I've been an assistant store manager with Best Buy for a few years now and there are some things in this "leak" that don't match up with what typically comes from the Magic Castle (corporate). While typos wouldn't be impossible, the actual format of the document is the most questionable. Unless this is a document circulated within a higher-up level at corp, any documents that have any importance are "watermarked" in two different ways with the employee's user id information (of the user who was logged-in at the time the doc was retrieved/printed) so that these kind of leaks can be traced back to the culprit. In the event that this is a watermark-free doc from higher execs, I find it highly unlikely that they would contribute to something that could jeopardize their career.
Having said this, there are several things that DO sound like "best buy speak" (for example, the use of abbreviation ESE for the exclusive sales event for reward zone members.) It's likely that this either IS a BBY document or was created by someone who has worked for BBY.
Also, I wouldn't read into the 6am time bit... there are so many situations where we have to be there early, or even overnight.
... only my thoughts.
Hey guys.
I've been an assistant store manager with Best Buy for a few years now and there are some things in this "leak" that don't match up with what typically comes from the Magic Castle (corporate). While typos wouldn't be impossible, the actual format of the document is the most questionable. Unless this is a document circulated within a higher-up level at corp, any documents that have any importance are "watermarked" in two different ways with the employee's user id information (of the user who was logged-in at the time the doc was retrieved/printed) so that these kind of leaks can be traced back to the culprit. In the event that this is a watermark-free doc from higher execs, I find it highly unlikely that they would contribute to something that could jeopardize their career.
Having said this, there are several things that DO sound like "best buy speak" (for example, the use of abbreviation ESE for the exclusive sales event for reward zone members.) It's likely that this either IS a BBY document or was created by someone who has worked for BBY.
Also, I wouldn't read into the 6am time bit... there are so many situations where we have to be there early, or even overnight.
... only my thoughts.