You have GOT to be joking, right? Oh man, that is hilarious! Sounds like I'd love to hear your stories!
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One-Third of iPhone Users Mistakenly Think They Have 4G
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You have GOT to be joking, right? Oh man, that is hilarious! Sounds like I'd love to hear your stories!
More like the correct tyre pressure is for their tyres, or the difference between 20W-40 and 5W-30 motor oil.
I'm sure that 30% of car owners couldn't answer that correctly.
I've had 4G since a couple of months after they released the iPhone.
Yes, I can't hold as much music/video/apps, but I make do...
Yes, I can't hold as much music/video/apps, but I make do...
This is not surprising. And I'd bet if you asked any non-4G phone user of any brand, you'd have a high percentage say they have it.
Most consumers are not that sharp. They hear tidbits of info and run with it. I know several people who don't even know the difference between an iPhone and other smart phones. They think any touch screen phone is an iPhone.
But... this is the reality of the market and why all the techie things you can do with a Android phone or a Jail Broken iPhone mean nothing to 90% of buyers. Most struggle with just turning it on.
Most consumers are not that sharp. They hear tidbits of info and run with it. I know several people who don't even know the difference between an iPhone and other smart phones. They think any touch screen phone is an iPhone.
But... this is the reality of the market and why all the techie things you can do with a Android phone or a Jail Broken iPhone mean nothing to 90% of buyers. Most struggle with just turning it on.
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To bad it's been shown that the 'G'
spot doesn't exist.
farmboy said:
To bad it's been shown that the 'G'
spot doesn't exist.
I'm sure these people think that if you type 'Google' into Google, you will break the internet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdjRwpYM-Kw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdjRwpYM-Kw
/headdesk
I have never hit my head on my desk any harder than I did when reading this article.
No wonder it's so hard to explain things to people...
I have never hit my head on my desk any harder than I did when reading this article.
No wonder it's so hard to explain things to people...
THAT'S the part of the story that made me grin! Go Apple!
Show the "wannabes", the "me-toos", the "lookalikes" and the "copycats" that a superior product, backed by fantastic marketing and ecosystem is the rightful king of the hill!
"Genius bar tender, pour me a tall Kool-aid!"
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Most of them have more important things to worry about? I have several very successful friends who are Doctors and it is unlikely any of them know what 4G is.
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I suspect those people are the ones who think people who don't know what 4g means in 2011 are stupid. I suspect that is most of the 1/3 in the later part of your post. The worst dumb people are the ones who think they are smart.
mj1108 said:Certainly says a lot about the iPhone userbase.
Most of them have more important things to worry about? I have several very successful friends who are Doctors and it is unlikely any of them know what 4G is.
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fahadqureshi said:
I suspect those people are the ones who think people who don't know what 4g means in 2011 are stupid. I suspect that is most of the 1/3 in the later part of your post. The worst dumb people are the ones who think they are smart.
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i work retail and people always ask me how to activate an ipod touch 4g with their company so they dont have to use wifi
i know its a bit confusing to some that dont keep up with tech much and even people think the iphone 4 is 4g capable so this dosent surprise me all that much lol
i know its a bit confusing to some that dont keep up with tech much and even people think the iphone 4 is 4g capable so this dosent surprise me all that much lol
This just in, 90% of teleco marketing departments think they have 4G
Being that the FTC is allowing the telco pirates to advertise their current offerings as "4G networks" I am not so surprised by this number. This is exactly the intent of AT&T and Verizon's advertising. We can all expect a new marketing label once they actually deploy full LTE networks: "True 4G" or "high-speed 4G" or some other malarky. Looking at the numbers for Android believers they are hardly savvier in this advertising pissing match than iPhone owners.
Being that the FTC is allowing the telco pirates to advertise their current offerings as "4G networks" I am not so surprised by this number. This is exactly the intent of AT&T and Verizon's advertising. We can all expect a new marketing label once they actually deploy full LTE networks: "True 4G" or "high-speed 4G" or some other malarky. Looking at the numbers for Android believers they are hardly savvier in this advertising pissing match than iPhone owners.
Best reply ever...lmfao
Oh boy...
This also goes to show why non-tech savvy people need to stop comparing high end phones and saying one is "crap". Seriously like how the Verizon store guys tell people all the iPhone apps cost money and android apps are all free....God I hate misinformation...
Not surprised, I don't think the vast majority of iOS or even Mac OS users are tech savvy.. :roll eyes: The reason I say that is because its true, most people typically switch to Mac OS because they are having issues with Windows and do not know how to resolve them..
Where as an advanced Windows user could easily deal with any issues that comes there way.. And not to mention every time I see someone reviewing iMacs or MacBooks you often see people making mistakes with regards to hardware..
Although Mac users may be academically sound, they probably know little or nothing about computers..
Yeah I'm a Mac user too, but the point I'm making is I don't think the majority of Apple fans are very educated with regards to computers.. And thats completely understandable..
Not everyones lives revolves around Computers..
Anyway just my thoughts.. And probably why iPhone users mistake iPhone 4 with 4G..
Where as an advanced Windows user could easily deal with any issues that comes there way.. And not to mention every time I see someone reviewing iMacs or MacBooks you often see people making mistakes with regards to hardware..
Although Mac users may be academically sound, they probably know little or nothing about computers..
Yeah I'm a Mac user too, but the point I'm making is I don't think the majority of Apple fans are very educated with regards to computers.. And thats completely understandable..
Not everyones lives revolves around Computers..
Anyway just my thoughts.. And probably why iPhone users mistake iPhone 4 with 4G..
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Can't blame em... I don't research everything I purchase. I have no idea where the beef I ate last night was raised. I don't know the thread-count of my underwear... Not everyone has the desire to know everything.
I'm not sure that was fair.
That said, I do know a bit about the iPhone 4 I'm using.
erzhik said:
Can't blame em... I don't research everything I purchase. I have no idea where the beef I ate last night was raised. I don't know the thread-count of my underwear... Not everyone has the desire to know everything.
I'm not sure that was fair.
That said, I do know a bit about the iPhone 4 I'm using.
Not surprised, I don't think the vast majority of iOS or even Mac OS users are tech savvy.. :roll eyes: The reason I say that is because its true, most people typically switch to Mac OS because they are having issues with Windows and do not know how to resolve them..
Where as an advanced Windows user could easily deal with any issues that comes there way.. And not to mention every time I see someone reviewing iMacs or MacBooks you often see people making mistakes with regards to hardware..
Although Mac users may be academically sound, they probably know little or nothing about computers..
Yeah I'm a Mac user too, but the point I'm making is I don't think the majority of Apple fans are very educated with regards to computers.. And thats completely understandable..
Not everyones lives revolves around Computers..
Anyway just my thoughts..
Some of us have to deal with the "issues" every day at work and just got tired of dealing with them at home.
i get that a lot too.... they buy a TV and try to return it beacuse the picture is crappy
Abandoned iOS when the crappy iPhone 4 came out and haven't looked back. Now I have a 4G LTE phone, and yes I know it isn't "true" 4G capable of 1GB/s speed.
I bet it'll confuse you to no end to hear that you can get HD free over the air. With a standard antenna. Whoa!