just bought an iphone 4!!

[ratzzo]

yes and no

yes because its 12 month old technology still being sold at the same price, and newer technology is around the corner

and No because its still a wonderful phone which runs its OS very smoothly and maybe you needed a phone now and couldnt wait.

This. I'm in your same situation. I ordered it anyway, my situation is special. I study in the US but family lives in Spain. In the US, you are tied to a 2 yr contract to very high fees. So I got it in Spain through my mom's line (cant really sign a 1yr contract, thats max. in europe, because I'll leave to study soon). Vodafone just asked for 50 eur and extend contract 1 year more at the same fee (30 eur month)... much better than getting it in the US. So we could say my access to iP5 is limited and I'll stick to the iP4 which is better any day than my BB 9300.

In any case, it's a great phone! Next one will undoubtedly be better.. the question is, will it be that much better so as to create a NEED to select it over the 4? I think iP4 will cover most of these needs, especially being able to run iOS5. I would understand if we were in the iPhone 2 days when it was slow, and the newer gen would be much faster. But we are at a point where the iPhone is already fast enough and while next generations will always be faster, it's not that much of a deal anymore.

Despite all of this, I still can't believe the iP4 doesn't have a front LED notification indicator, it probably will come with the 5. So what, the 5 will have this, a new camera, and a couple other things but at the end of the day, it's still an iPhone. And currently, the iPhone 4 is great.

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[ben173]

This. I'm in your same situation. I ordered it anyway, my situation is special. I study in the US but family lives in Spain. In the US, you are tied to a 2 yr contract to very high fees. So I got it in Spain through my mom's line (cant really sign a 1yr contract, thats max. in europe, because I'll leave to study soon). Vodafone just asked for 50 eur and extend contract 1 year more at the same fee (30 eur month)... much better than getting it in the US. So we could say my access to iP5 is limited and I'll stick to the iP4 which is better any day than my BB 9300.

In any case, it's a great phone! Next one will undoubtedly be better.. the question is, will it be that much better so as to create a NEED to select it over the 4? I think iP4 will cover most of these needs, especially being able to run iOS5. I would understand if we were in the iPhone 2 days when it was slow, and the newer gen would be much faster. But we are at a point where the iPhone is already fast enough and while next generations will always be faster, it's not that much of a deal anymore.

Despite all of this, I still can't believe the iP4 doesn't have a front LED notification indicator, it probably will come with the 5. So what, the 5 will have this, a new camera, and a couple other things but at the end of the day, it's still an iPhone. And currently, the iPhone 4 is great.

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do you know for sure it will have a front led or that's just a guess

 

[BlindMellon]

i got the ipad 2 for that...

There's a lot of merit to that. When I got my iPad 2, I noticed I rarely use the iphone for anything more than an ipod that makes phone calls.

 

[tigress666]

iPhone 4 will run iOS 5.0 no Problem, but it won't run iOS 6.0 with every features. .

At one point, I would have agreed with you cause that seemed to be the trend.

But Apple has proved you cannot predict that. They are supporting the 3GS pretty well with the new OS. If they were going to follow the trend that would make you say that iOS6 will be very gimped for the 4, iOS 5 would have been very gimped for the 3GS. I'm sure there might be features of the new OS that the 3GS (and probably the 4) won't support, but those will all be features tied in to the new hardware of the 2011 iphone. As is, it looks like the 3GS will support iOS 5 pretty well (unlike last year where the 3G didn't support a lot of main new functions of iOS 4).

On top of that, we don't even know what the next iphone will be yet so we can't even go by that. Sure, if we did and it had a much more capable processor/graphics card, we could argue that because of the large difference there is a good chance iOS 6 won't be supported well or at all for the 4 (cause that is why the 3G didn't get much support for iOS4 as to give the new OS the capability they wanted, the 3G was too far behind in performance to do it well), but we don't know that yet.

At this point, looking at Apple's trends and not knowing what the 2011 iphone is going to be, we have no way at all of even predicting what kind of possibility the 4 has of running next year's OS.

 

[Pink∆Floyd]

Well congrats on your new iPhone!

Did you get the black or white one?

 

[tigress666]

Oh, and to the OP, I love my 4.

And in your shoes, I'm not sure what I would do cause I have to admit, having to wait 3 months to replace your phone if you can't use yours would really really suck.

But at the same time it's so close to getting the next generation that will most likely be supported longer than the 4.

I think I'd probably end up doing something like you did cause as much as I'd like to wait, I really wouldn't want to be smartphoneless. The only other alternative is see if you cannot find a 3G or 3GS cheap (preferably the latter but more likely to find a 3G cheap) to tide you over for those three months. Or even see if you can't sell the 4 for a decent amoutn when the 5 comes out to justify going ahead and upgrading when it does come out.

But, coming from a 3G I think you're going to love the phone (it's a big jump from the 3G in almost everything as that was the phone I had before. Even the GPS is better. It would be "painful" for me to go back to a 3G now after having used the 4. I knew within days or maybe even hours after getting the phone it would be hard to go back to the 3G the difference was that good).

 

[ben173]

Oh, and to the OP, I love my 4.

And in your shoes, I'm not sure what I would do cause I have to admit, having to wait 3 months to replace your phone if you can't use yours would really really suck.

But at the same time it's so close to getting the next generation that will most likely be supported longer than the 4.

I think I'd probably end up doing something like you did cause as much as I'd like to wait, I really wouldn't want to be smartphoneless. The only other alternative is see if you cannot find a 3G or 3GS cheap (preferably the latter but more likely to find a 3G cheap) to tide you over for those three months. Or even see if you can't sell the 4 for a decent amoutn when the 5 comes out to justify going ahead and upgrading when it does come out.

But, coming from a 3G I think you're going to love the phone (it's a big jump from the 3G in almost everything as that was the phone I had before. Even the GPS is better).

thanks but sadly my iPhone 3g was an easy fix so i decided to return the iPhone 4 witch i didnt want to do it (was the best phone i had ever own for the 5 hours lol) so now im back to my 3g and now waiting for the iPhone 5 like the rest of us

 

[ECUpirate44]

do you know if they fixed the antenna issues on the newer iPhone 4's

What antenna issue? The entire issue was blown completely out of proportion.

 

[tigress666]

thanks but sadly my iPhone 3g was an easy fix so i decided to return the iPhone 4 witch i didnt want to do it (was the best phone i had ever own for the 5 hours lol) so now im back to my 3g and now waiting for the iPhone 5 like the rest of us

Well, if you have a working iphone then might as well wait for the 5 . So you're being smart about it at this point.

I'm just saying if you didn't have a working one I would put it as a sux to be put in the position but totally understandable why one would just go ahead and get the 4.

Though now you've been teased with the 4 and have to go back to your 3G. I'm sorry .

 

[El3ctronics]

thanks but sadly my iPhone 3g was an easy fix so i decided to return the iPhone 4 witch i didnt want to do it (was the best phone i had ever own for the 5 hours lol) so now im back to my 3g and now waiting for the iPhone 5 like the rest of us

Good decision and I can promise you that you'll be happier in the long run.

 

[ben173]

Good decision and I can promise you that you'll be happier in the long run.

thanks im just hopping there wont be an month and a half back order on the iPhone 5 like the ipad 2's had...

 

[klamse25]

Your iPhone 4 is amazing.
Have no regrets!

 

[Reach9]

Ya like i've heard a lot of "sometime in september"'s for when it will be released. My concern is that it will be announced in september, and not come out until around a month after.

It'll probably be released during the iPod event in beginning of September, and released in the next week or 2. It wouldn't make sense to release it in October, plus it would harm any iPhone 4 sales at that point.

thanks but sadly my iPhone 3g was an easy fix so i decided to return the iPhone 4 witch i didnt want to do it (was the best phone i had ever own for the 5 hours lol) so now im back to my 3g and now waiting for the iPhone 5 like the rest of us

Good decision! I agree, you'll be happier in the long run. I have an iPhone 3G as well, so if you need any help just ask.
Just 3 more months left, you can do it.

 

[ben173]

It'll probably be released during the iPod event in beginning of September, and released in the next week or 2. It wouldn't make sense to release it in October, plus it would harm any iPhone 4 sales at that point.




Good decision! I agree, you'll be happier in the long run. I have an iPhone 3G as well, so if you need any help just ask.
Just 3 more months left, you can do it.

thanks all i needed was a new sim card! but the iphone 4 was great while i had it

 

[anthonyrp]

why didnt you of keep the iphone 4 a little longer and return it before the 30 day money back guarantee

 

[ben173]

why didnt you of keep the iphone 4 a little longer and return it before the 30 day money back guarantee

i wanted to get rid of it before i fell in love with it LOL!

 

[deliriousfenk]

I have the 3gs with at&t and my contract expires June 19 2011. I was thinking about getting the iphone 4 for verizon because I wanted to get it while there's still unlimited data. Supposedly they're going to tiered data in the summer. I was even considering getting a droid since iphone is a year old.

Any thoughts on this?

 

[ben173]

I have the 3gs with at&t and my contract expires June 19 2011. I was thinking about getting the iphone 4 for verizon because I wanted to get it while there's still unlimited data. Supposedly they're going to tiered data in the summer. I was even considering getting a droid since iphone is a year old.

Any thoughts on this?

the droid is cool and all but there's nothing like the iPhone

 

[Gambiit08]

im thinking about getting a 4 as well...i would wait, but i dont personally have an iphone at the moment...i have a blackberry torch..and i cant stand this thing for a day, let alone months upon months... and who knows if it will even come out in sept---also supply will be short im guessing...

technology always gets outdated...it's retarded to try to keep all the way up to date all the time..

and the 4S will most likely just get the A5 chip, which is just a second core...thus not improving performance...just multitasking

 

[ben173]

im thinking about getting a 4 as well...i would wait, but i dont personally have an iphone at the moment...i have a blackberry torch..and i cant stand this thing for a day, let alone months upon months... and who knows if it will even come out in sept---also supply will be short im guessing...

technology always gets outdated...it's retarded to try to keep all the way up to date all the time..

and the 4S will most likely just get the A5 chip, which is just a second core...thus not improving performance...just multitasking

i would get the iphone 5 or 4gs what ever they are going to call it because after you get that you have a year before it is out dated so your only one year behind the next iPhone with a two year contract

 

[deliriousfenk]

i would get the iphone 5 or 4gs what ever they are going to call it because after you get that you have a year before it is out dated so your only one year behind the next iPhone with a two year contract

Well I think if you sign up for a 2 yr contract with verizon/at&t, they let you upgrade after 20 months, so I'd be about 5 months behind the iphone 6 or whatever it's gonna be called.

Anyway the thing is I really want unlimited data with verizon...

 

[ben173]

Well I think if you sign up for a 2 yr contract with verizon/at&t, they let you upgrade after 20 months, so I'd be about 5 months behind the iphone 6 or whatever it's gonna be called.

Anyway the thing is I really want unlimited data with verizon...

get what every iphone you like the best

 

[helen12]

It's perfect!! iPhone 5 can still take a while ;-)
By that time your 4 is ready to be replaced!

 

[adztaylor]

Congrats on your purchase! It's a great device and you'll be happy with it!

 

[ratzzo]

do you know for sure it will have a front led or that's just a guess

It's a guess, of course. But it's very likely given that they included the LED Flash feature.. for most people that's just too bright. And a simple LED at the front is effortless to integrate.