Ahh same here. I take a lot of videos and photos so my phone fills up fast and I often find myself deleting videos once stored on computer.
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Ahh same here. I take a lot of videos and photos so my phone fills up fast and I often find myself deleting videos once stored on computer.
I recently sold a few unwanted items in order to buy the new iphone, but I'm starting to think now that I may not bother.
Recent rumours seem to be pointing towards an iPhone 4S, which I wouldn't be all that interested in. I wasn't interested in the 3GS when I had a 3G.
The iPhone 4 still feels like it's fast to me, so unless Apple bring out a significantly attractive re-design with a significantly better camera and battery, I doubt I'll go for it.
Recent rumours seem to be pointing towards an iPhone 4S, which I wouldn't be all that interested in. I wasn't interested in the 3GS when I had a 3G.
The iPhone 4 still feels like it's fast to me, so unless Apple bring out a significantly attractive re-design with a significantly better camera and battery, I doubt I'll go for it.
I sold my iPhone 4 a few weeks back and rocking a really crap blackberry at the moment. I'll be buying one, whenever it is 
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No LTE, no upgrade for me. Without NFC or LTE why would anyone enter 2 year agreement with high cancellation charges? I do not believe Apple is dumb enough to put out a non LTE phone or non NFC phone since they brag about the number of credit cards in iTunes.
I don't think Apple is dumb, but I withhold final judgement. Unfortunately I see a non iPhone in my future.
No LTE, no upgrade for me. Without NFC or LTE why would anyone enter 2 year agreement with high cancellation charges? I do not believe Apple is dumb enough to put out a non LTE phone or non NFC phone since they brag about the number of credit cards in iTunes.
I don't think Apple is dumb, but I withhold final judgement. Unfortunately I see a non iPhone in my future.
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"You assume the technology is ready?"
Obviously ATT is lagging in LTE availability, but they now have it in admittedly rare areas. Verizon clearly has it out there. There are phones (and other devices) coming on the market with LTE capability. Entering a 2 year contract now with a non-LTE device is crazy. I know individual people tend to use certain phone features more than others so their feature desires differ. I can honestly say that I have never taken a picture or shot video with a phone and won't. I also wouldn't own a point and shoot camera. So in my case I don't care how many megapixels they put on tiny sensor in an iPhone. I don't use them and the tiny sensors are not capable of using the pixels properly. So add pixels, increase display size, increase memory...if you are not data capable I'm not interested in getting 2 years obsolete. I'm not trying to speak for anybody else...just me.
NFC...it's going to happen...already has. Yes, merchants are not ready but that can change over night. With the competitors lining up for the sprint, the winner will be the first guy with a reasonable device and merchant backing. That won't be Apple if they sign up a bunch of Apple geeks to a new two year contract in fall 2011 that does not have NFC.
I do not think Apple will release a new top of the line iPhone now without capability to do both. If so, my fellow Auburn alumnus, Tim Cook, with be off to slow and deadly start. Is that why Jobs chose now to leave? I think so. I wish Tim a lot of luck, but no NFC, no LTE, no more iPhone dominance.
"You assume the technology is ready?"
Obviously ATT is lagging in LTE availability, but they now have it in admittedly rare areas. Verizon clearly has it out there. There are phones (and other devices) coming on the market with LTE capability. Entering a 2 year contract now with a non-LTE device is crazy. I know individual people tend to use certain phone features more than others so their feature desires differ. I can honestly say that I have never taken a picture or shot video with a phone and won't. I also wouldn't own a point and shoot camera. So in my case I don't care how many megapixels they put on tiny sensor in an iPhone. I don't use them and the tiny sensors are not capable of using the pixels properly. So add pixels, increase display size, increase memory...if you are not data capable I'm not interested in getting 2 years obsolete. I'm not trying to speak for anybody else...just me.
NFC...it's going to happen...already has. Yes, merchants are not ready but that can change over night. With the competitors lining up for the sprint, the winner will be the first guy with a reasonable device and merchant backing. That won't be Apple if they sign up a bunch of Apple geeks to a new two year contract in fall 2011 that does not have NFC.
I do not think Apple will release a new top of the line iPhone now without capability to do both. If so, my fellow Auburn alumnus, Tim Cook, with be off to slow and deadly start. Is that why Jobs chose now to leave? I think so. I wish Tim a lot of luck, but no NFC, no LTE, no more iPhone dominance.
For me, it had me at a5! A5 is better than SG II chip. Anything more, it is bonus~!
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LTE would be cool, but I rarely use 3g. It is definitely a use case. When I do use 3g, it is fast enough for browsing and light videos. I think LTE will be great in its 2nd iteration (better and more reliable). NFC is not even on the radar. I think the A5 and hopeful bigger storage are the game changer for me. Plus, ios 5.0 is awesome, too! Maybe Siri will show up!
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LTE would be cool, but I rarely use 3g. It is definitely a use case. When I do use 3g, it is fast enough for browsing and light videos. I think LTE will be great in its 2nd iteration (better and more reliable). NFC is not even on the radar. I think the A5 and hopeful bigger storage are the game changer for me. Plus, ios 5.0 is awesome, too! Maybe Siri will show up!
Honestly I'll be buying one, 1)my girlfriend has my old 3G and every time I use it, it drives me nuts. 2) I've spent too much money at the app store to go to android. 3) Any android I've ever seen is a pile of ******. Even if it's not the upgrade I hope it is I'll still get it. I don't need 4G as I live in the UK and we won't be getting proper 4G till 2013!
Well, I bought the iPhone 3G when it came out and liked it so much I decided to sell it and get iPhone 3GS when it came out (even though I had to pay full price). Then when the iPhone 4 was announced I had to have it because of the Retina Display, better camera, faster processor etc... so I got the iPhone 4 and sold my 3GS. So why stop now? So as much as I would like to think I would save money (as I am only 1 year into my 2 year contract so I will have to pay full price for the iPhone 5) and just update my iPhone 4 with iOS 5 when it comes out and be happy for another year, I am sure Apple will convince me that I need to upgrade to the iPhone 5. I generally get a good price for my old iPhone when I sell it on eBay which helps pay for the new one anyway. The iPhone is such a big part of my daily life and so incredibly useful that I don't mind throwing money at upgrading to a new one should I decide to.
So as much as I would like to think I would save money (as I am only 1 year into my 2 year contract so I will have to pay full price for the iPhone 5) and just update my iPhone 4 with iOS 5 when it comes out and be happy for another year, I am sure Apple will convince me that I need to upgrade to the iPhone 5. I generally get a good price for my old iPhone when I sell it on eBay which helps pay for the new one anyway. The iPhone is such a big part of my daily life and so incredibly useful that I don't mind throwing money at upgrading to a new one should I decide to.
Buying no matter what. My 3GS that I've been on since launch day in June 2009 is really showing its age at this point. I had an early upgrade option last year, for the iPhone 4, but I passed because I wanted to see what 
would come up with for the iPhone 5. My contract's been up since June of this year, and I've been impatiently waiting. I will be at the AT&T store on the first possible day to preorder the 5.
would come up with for the iPhone 5. My contract's been up since June of this year, and I've been impatiently waiting. I will be at the AT&T store on the first possible day to preorder the 5.
I hope Apple gives us something worth upgrading for. I refuse to be saddled with a 3.5" screen for yet another year.Buying no matter what. My 3GS that I've been on since launch day in June 2009 is really showing its age at this point. I had an early upgrade option last year, for the iPhone 4, but I passed because I wanted to see what
Okay, let me rephrase....you assume the technology is ready....for Apple.
You are completely ignoring Apple history. Apple has higher requirements than other manufacturers do when it comes to putting new tech into their devices.
However, I could be wrong. Someone is telling me that there are new LTE chips that just recently entered the market. Not sure if this is true or not, haven't looked deeper into it.
I'm also hearing that they guy from Square will like one of the new features on the iPhone 5. This might be implying NFC will be on it.
Either way, I hope both are on the iPhone 5. At least LTE (I won't use NFC for credit cards....I'm not looking to get ripped off). But I won't be betting my paycheck on either feature anytime soon.
Unless there's something terribly off-putting about the iPhone 5 that'll prompt me to go with the 4, 4s, 4fx or whatever an improved iPhone 4 might be called, my iPhone 3G is getting rather long in the tooth, so it's upgrade time, for me.
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