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You live somewhere where that's necessary?
Or is it just for your customers that irritate you?
You live somewhere where that's necessary?
Or is it just for your customers that irritate you?
I can think of a few customers I would love to try it on. Not really that fond of the device due to how close you have to get to use it. I prefer something more remote like a Glock!
It would be fun at "some" parties.
I live in a nice neighborhood but my company services the Apartment Industry and some places are safer than others.
I spent a lot of time when my daughter was first learning to walk picking her up and putting her down across the room from my device. She always made a beeline for it.
Both my kids though got the message that our stuff was off limits early on. Of course, my son got an iBook when he was 5 and my daughter was able to first play with a 3GS when she was 5. I've always given them devices and computers of their own.
Using their own stuff is far more important to them now then trying to use my stuff or my wife's stuff. It's personalized for them by them. And the bonus for me is learning which kind of tech each kid gravitates toward. My son has an SE but when he's at home it's his computer that he uses. And my daughter prefers her iPhone 5 over the Android crap tablet and her PC. That makes future purchases or hand me downs easier to assign.
Even though my preference is to go caseless with my iPhone, I will admit that I have dropped my phone a few times more than I cared for. But that was in the beginning when I decided to go naked(with my phones lol) and I have learned from those mistakes, and it’s been a very long time since I’ve dropped my phone.
I spent a lot of time when my daughter was first learning to walk picking her up and putting her down across the room from my device. She always made a beeline for it.
Both my kids though got the message that our stuff was off limits early on. Of course, my son got an iBook when he was 5 and my daughter was able to first play with a 3GS when she was 5. I've always given them devices and computers of their own.
Using their own stuff is far more important to them now then trying to use my stuff or my wife's stuff. It's personalized for them by them. And the bonus for me is learning which kind of tech each kid gravitates toward. My son has an SE but when he's at home it's his computer that he uses. And my daughter prefers her iPhone 5 over the Android crap tablet and her PC. That makes future purchases or hand me downs easier to assign.
My daughters are 4 and 1 so despite having their own iPads they still find mine and my wife’s iPhones attractive lol. I’ve just got a few apps in a folder to keep them quiet at times when we are out at a restaurant or the like. It doesn’t bother me though as my iPhone is in a good case.
I spent a lot of time when my daughter was first learning to walk picking her up and putting her down across the room from my device. She always made a beeline for it.
Both my kids though got the message that our stuff was off limits early on. Of course, my son got an iBook when he was 5 and my daughter was able to first play with a 3GS when she was 5. I've always given them devices and computers of their own.
Using their own stuff is far more important to them now then trying to use my stuff or my wife's stuff. It's personalized for them by them. And the bonus for me is learning which kind of tech each kid gravitates toward. My son has an SE but when he's at home it's his computer that he uses. And my daughter prefers her iPhone 5 over the Android crap tablet and her PC. That makes future purchases or hand me downs easier to assign.
My kids are 5 and 7. They don't go for our mobile devices too often. They get to use an old third gen iPad with a 30-pin connector that has some kid's games and educational apps loaded. It's in a pretty minimal case and we have warned them that if they break it we won't replace it (at least not until one of us upgrades our iPads).
However there are times when I will hand my iPhone over to them. Sounds crazy, but sometimes when we are taking photos one of them will ask to take a photo of something... or we will take turns holding the phone to take photos with different combinations of us in them . I'm MUCH more comfortable letting my 7-year-old daughter use my iPhone (or even my camera) that I am my 5-year-old son. He gets a little too spastic at times, and I have a $650 Olympus ultra-wide-angle lens that needs a $250 repair to demonstrate that.
I will admit that having young children factors into using a case for me. I have used so many gadgets over the years without any extra protection. It's not necessarily that I worry about my kids directly causing damage. It's that kids add a bit of chaos to otherwise normal situations. It's better now that they are a bit older, but when they were younger I was constantly more tired than usual, trying to carry more stuff than usual, and being more accident prone than usual. That's gotten better, so I think with the iPhone X it's more about the fact that I didn't want to pay $199 for AppleCare+ on to of spending $1,150 for a 256GB iPhone X. $30 for a case and a screen protector makes me feel better about that decision. In hindsight the Applecare+ might be the wiser purchase.
We were out at a restaurant once when my parents were visiting and my son ate a little too much. Had that look on his face like he'd puke at any moment so I took my phone out, opened Super Mario and gave it to him. Once his focus was on that there wasn't any issue.
Situations like that I don't really have an issue with.
Totally get your situation though. I spent A LOT of time getting up off the couch and putting my daughter at the far end of the room. Usually gave me about five minutes before she could toddle back over to try and get my phone.
Had to smack her hand a few times but she eventually got it.
All that work paid off though with both kids when we started going out to coffee shops together. I started taking my son when he was five and eventually his sister came along too. Everyone wants to feel like they belong so being out at the coffee shop and being able to take out their own device and use it just like everyone else there was a strong reinforcement for them in using their own device (and leaving mine the hell alone!
).We had to cut it short and leave a few times because my daughter would misbehave but she eventually got it. I'm always being asked now on Saturday if we are going out.
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Fortunately, my son was born first and my daughter looks to him for direction. Had my daughter been born first things probably would have been a lot harder.My kids are 5 and 7. They don't go for our mobile devices too often. They get to use an old third gen iPad with a 30-pin connector that has some kid's games and educational apps loaded. It's in a pretty minimal case and we have warned them that if they break it we won't replace it (at least not until one of us upgrades our iPads).
However there are times when I will hand my iPhone over to them. Sounds crazy, but sometimes when we are taking photos one of them will ask to take a photo of something... or we will take turns holding the phone to take photos with different combinations of us in them . I'm MUCH more comfortable letting my 7-year-old daughter use my iPhone (or even my camera) that I am my 5-year-old son. He gets a little too spastic at times, and I have a $650 Olympus ultra-wide-angle lens that needs a $250 repair to demonstrate that.
I will admit that having young children factors into using a case for me. I have used so many gadgets over the years without any extra protection. It's not necessarily that I worry about my kids directly causing damage. It's that kids add a bit of chaos to otherwise normal situations. It's better now that they are a bit older, but when they were younger I was constantly more tired than usual, trying to carry more stuff than usual, and being more accident prone than usual. That's gotten better, so I think with the iPhone X it's more about the fact that I didn't want to pay $199 for AppleCare+ on to of spending $1,150 for a 256GB iPhone X. $30 for a case and a screen protector makes me feel better about that decision. In hindsight the Applecare+ might be the wiser purchase.
But my son is like me in that he doesn't want to damage his stuff and everything we've ever given him has been given with the understanding that if it breaks it won't be replaced. He has an SE now because he took care of the 8GB 4s we gave him and then the 64GB 5.
For a while my daughter had no devices. She could not be responsible with them so we took them away. Two years ago she put a nice dent in my iPad and tried to hide it from me. It's the reason I do not allow her to use my iPad now. She has to make do with the Android crap tablet.
She takes care of the 5 she was given because she finally understands that it won't be replaced. And even though it's WiFi only she can say to her friends she has a phone (she is not allowed to take it to school, she's 9). Damage the phone and she cannot make that claim to her friends any more.
But yeah, generally, anything we have given our kids has been stuff we no longer were using as primary devices and while I don't want it to break it's less of an impact if it does.
Except for that iPad Air 2 my daughter dented!
Fortunately, I sold that on and replaced it with a 6th Gen iPad. She won't be touching that!
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And that is the exact reason I've never put a case on an iPhone and I never will. I've had every model since the original (currently using a silver 256GB X), and not only have I never regretted not having a case, every single day I get to experience this phone with my skin and get to see the device in its entirety.
I was gifted a cased unlocked iPhone 4s a few months and noticed that the case made the phone heat up even with light use and this happened while it was still cold outside so needless to say I set the case aside and will not use it against until it is brutally cold in which case the phone would need the case to keep warm.
LOL!
Just move to Arizona.
We started hitting over 100º two weeks ago. Today will be 104º. Shorts in December, never need a coat.
You won't ever need to put a case on that phone again. In fact your problem will be trying to keep the phone cool. Which is my problem once a year as I have a car with no A/C and the windows can't be rolled down.
I’ve gone careless since iPhone 4, I usually love the feel of a caseless iPhone. But once I got the iPhone X I used it caseless for about a month it felt great until it slid off my lap one day. The feeling of that fall wasn’t great and I got an Apple Silicon case afterwards. I would really love to go caseless again but the cost of repair on these phones is just too much to eat up.
Until you drop it and the glass shatters. Then you will wish you had a case
My X goes naked once I am home. Anytime I am out and about, my iPhone's always go into a minimal case that does not add too much bulk but will offer me drop protection.
as I have a car with no A/C and the windows can't be rolled down.
You sir are in desperate need of an upgrade
LOL!You sir are in desperate need of an upgrade
I don't complain too much. My wife has the upgrade (2013 Nissan Sentra) with windows that roll down AND A/C!
And it just got paid off last month (we've only had it two years).
LOL!
I don't complain too much. My wife has the upgrade (2013 Nissan Sentra) with windows that roll down AND A/C!
And it just got paid off last month (we've only had it two years).
Congrats on the payoff. And for being a saint
I’m using the case linked below. It matches the exterior aesthetic and is a joy to use.
TOZO for iPhone X Case, Crystal Clear Soft TPU Gel Skin Ultra-Thin [Slim Fit] Transparent Flexible Premium Cover [Wireless Charger Compatible] for iPh https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075MD54L4?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf
TOZO for iPhone X Case, Crystal Clear Soft TPU Gel Skin Ultra-Thin [Slim Fit] Transparent Flexible Premium Cover [Wireless Charger Compatible] for iPh https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075MD54L4?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf
In your case a reusable ice block would probably help reduce the temperature if it starts super-heating.LOL!
Just move to Arizona.
We started hitting over 100º two weeks ago. Today will be 104º. Shorts in December, never need a coat.
You won't ever need to put a case on that phone again. In fact your problem will be trying to keep the phone cool. Which is my problem once a year as I have a car with no A/C and the windows can't be rolled down.
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I recommend placing the iPhone between a pocket 2 wallets or between your body and wallet so in the event of accidental impacts the phone will be shielded from impact damage.
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What carrier was your iPhone 5 with?We were out at a restaurant once when my parents were visiting and my son ate a little too much. Had that look on his face like he'd puke at any moment so I took my phone out, opened Super Mario and gave it to him. Once his focus was on that there wasn't any issue.
Situations like that I don't really have an issue with.
Totally get your situation though. I spent A LOT of time getting up off the couch and putting my daughter at the far end of the room. Usually gave me about five minutes before she could toddle back over to try and get my phone.
Had to smack her hand a few times but she eventually got it.
All that work paid off though with both kids when we started going out to coffee shops together. I started taking my son when he was five and eventually his sister came along too. Everyone wants to feel like they belong so being out at the coffee shop and being able to take out their own device and use it just like everyone else there was a strong reinforcement for them in using their own device (and leaving mine the hell alone!
We had to cut it short and leave a few times because my daughter would misbehave but she eventually got it. I'm always being asked now on Saturday if we are going out.
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Fortunately, my son was born first and my daughter looks to him for direction. Had my daughter been born first things probably would have been a lot harder.
But my son is like me in that he doesn't want to damage his stuff and everything we've ever given him has been given with the understanding that if it breaks it won't be replaced. He has an SE now because he took care of the 8GB 4s we gave him and then the 64GB 5.
For a while my daughter had no devices. She could not be responsible with them so we took them away. Two years ago she put a nice dent in my iPad and tried to hide it from me. It's the reason I do not allow her to use my iPad now. She has to make do with the Android crap tablet.
She takes care of the 5 she was given because she finally understands that it won't be replaced. And even though it's WiFi only she can say to her friends she has a phone (she is not allowed to take it to school, she's 9). Damage the phone and she cannot make that claim to her friends any more.
But yeah, generally, anything we have given our kids has been stuff we no longer were using as primary devices and while I don't want it to break it's less of an impact if it does.
Except for that iPad Air 2 my daughter dented!
Fortunately, I sold that on and replaced it with a 6th Gen iPad. She won't be touching that!
Originally they were with Sprint.
I had both of them replaced over a year ago because of swelling batteries and I was given a choice of carrier because I was no longer on Sprint.
I chose Verizon and both phones unlocked.
Right now, my 5 is on T-Mobile as my secondary phone.
AT&T has a pay as you go plan that costs 25 cents per minute with no data add-on or $2 daily plan with optional daily 100MB data add on and the bare minimum that can be added to AT&T is $10 which can accumulate depending on use or lack thereof and T-mobile has a comparable pay as you go plan but required a high up front payment but depending on use could be cheaper per month than AT&T unfortunately due to T-mobile having spotty coverage in my city I chose AT&T prepaid.We were out at a restaurant once when my parents were visiting and my son ate a little too much. Had that look on his face like he'd puke at any moment so I took my phone out, opened Super Mario and gave it to him. Once his focus was on that there wasn't any issue.
Situations like that I don't really have an issue with.
Totally get your situation though. I spent A LOT of time getting up off the couch and putting my daughter at the far end of the room. Usually gave me about five minutes before she could toddle back over to try and get my phone.
Had to smack her hand a few times but she eventually got it.
All that work paid off though with both kids when we started going out to coffee shops together. I started taking my son when he was five and eventually his sister came along too. Everyone wants to feel like they belong so being out at the coffee shop and being able to take out their own device and use it just like everyone else there was a strong reinforcement for them in using their own device (and leaving mine the hell alone!
We had to cut it short and leave a few times because my daughter would misbehave but she eventually got it. I'm always being asked now on Saturday if we are going out.
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Fortunately, my son was born first and my daughter looks to him for direction. Had my daughter been born first things probably would have been a lot harder.
But my son is like me in that he doesn't want to damage his stuff and everything we've ever given him has been given with the understanding that if it breaks it won't be replaced. He has an SE now because he took care of the 8GB 4s we gave him and then the 64GB 5.
For a while my daughter had no devices. She could not be responsible with them so we took them away. Two years ago she put a nice dent in my iPad and tried to hide it from me. It's the reason I do not allow her to use my iPad now. She has to make do with the Android crap tablet.
She takes care of the 5 she was given because she finally understands that it won't be replaced. And even though it's WiFi only she can say to her friends she has a phone (she is not allowed to take it to school, she's 9). Damage the phone and she cannot make that claim to her friends any more.
But yeah, generally, anything we have given our kids has been stuff we no longer were using as primary devices and while I don't want it to break it's less of an impact if it does.
Except for that iPad Air 2 my daughter dented!
Fortunately, I sold that on and replaced it with a 6th Gen iPad. She won't be touching that!
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I hope T-mobile has good coverage where you are at. A family member has a T-mobile 4G LTE phone and I saw on the home screen that i was getting 2G despite the coverage map stating 4G LTE coverage in the area that fact was what helped me to chose AT&T in order to avoid terrible coverage.
It has great coverage, which is why we chose it in late 2015 when we could no longer even make phone calls on Sprint.
I pay slightly more than I did on Sprint, but I have double the lines, WiFi in my cars, a free line and tethering - which I didn't have on Sprint.
Two lines of unlimited data and three of my other lines have 20GB of Data Stash.
Speeds are not like you see in markets where people get 100 down, but I get anywhere from 25-70 depending on where I am.
No buffering, coverage has been great. We're pretty happy with the service.
i too hate cases and agree it does ruin the experience but i feel to really enjoy the X you need a case.
The X seems too narrow to type without a case (coming from a plus) now that i have a case typing seems easier.
over the weekend i bought the bodyguardz trainr very good case.
The X seems too narrow to type without a case (coming from a plus) now that i have a case typing seems easier.
over the weekend i bought the bodyguardz trainr very good case.