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11-15-2014 , 12:37 PM

#3601

Nicholasp27

27th level thinker

Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 84,511

I got the Spigen slim armor (has kickstand also) from Amazon for $20

Phone arrives today so I'll let you know if any good

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11-15-2014 , 12:52 PM

#3602

jackhigh328

journeyman

Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 253

MT for later

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11-15-2014 , 02:26 PM

#3603

Suit

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 4,744

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Originally Posted by Caldarooni

I have been on Verizon with no contract for awhile. Now I can sign up for one and get the 6 or 6+ for $200. Seems like I could get around that selling my 4s on Craigslist. Boom!

This is what's nice about iPhones. I have done it this way since the 3G. Everytime the new one comes out I can sell my jailbroken old one for the same price I can get the new one for with a renewed contract. Back in the day when iPhones were strictly for ATT I could also unlock it and make a profit. Too bad that ended.

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11-15-2014 , 02:35 PM

#3604

Suit

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 4,744

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Originally Posted by Human Halo

Abe,

What are the main reasons why you jailbreak your iPhone?

I like the free apps and the main reason is to use BiteSMS which is just a much better texting application. It allows quick reply and compose from the lock screen. Other than that there are a few customizations that I like as well. Like no dock on the home screen and vertical scrolling on the home screen so I don't have pages and pages of apps, I can scroll up and down through apps rather than page by page. Also, changing the stock sounds is nice. When I lock my phone instead of that quiet click sound it is the chirp chirp sound a car alarm makes when you arm it.

Thousands of other things you can do as well if you really get into it. Options are endless really.

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11-15-2014 , 03:25 PM

#3605

Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 8,132

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Originally Posted by Suit

Thousands of other things you can do as well if you really get into it. Options are endless really.

I used to jailbreak when iOS 5 was the latest software version, but apple have implemented most of the reasons why I jailbroke to the phone's default settings: sbsettings, improved messaging, infini-folders, hidden unlock, NoNewsIsGoodNews etc... And I can change the look and sound of my phone via zedge, pimpyourscreen without the need to jailbreak.

BitesSMS was great a few years back, now I rarely use text messaging as whatsapp, viber, Skype and other services have meant that I don't need to.

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11-15-2014 , 03:50 PM

#3606

GoingBroke777

old hand

Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 1,992

Finally got my 6+, it's um big, coming from an iPhone 5, 2+2 on the app is so much easier to see now.

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11-15-2014 , 05:20 PM

#3607

Inland_Taipan

grinder

Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 563

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Originally Posted by WiltOnTilt

Anyone like a particular 6+ case? Obv it's already quite large but I feel like a case might make it easier to grip.

I have the supcase and love it....$22 on amazon....water resistant.

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11-15-2014 , 05:31 PM

#3608

Nicholasp27

27th level thinker

Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 84,511

Got phone

Spigen slim armor nice so far

Doesn't add much bulk and has kickstand

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11-15-2014 , 06:02 PM

#3609

Nicholasp27

27th level thinker

Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 84,511

Just picked up iphone5 for a sec and wow it feels like a phone for ants already

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11-15-2014 , 07:05 PM

#3610

Inland_Taipan

grinder

Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 563

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Originally Posted by Nicholasp27

Just picked up iphone5 for a sec and wow it feels like a phone for ants already

I agree......my iphone 5 seemed tiny....so 2011...lol

Unlocked and sold in two hours on CL for $275

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11-15-2014 , 09:03 PM

#3611

pokerplease

adept

Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,163

on vacay right now. husbands have 6, wives have 4s. the diff is ridic.

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11-24-2014 , 01:39 PM

#3612

Grasshopp3r

WRGPT 16 Champion

Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 4,276

My wife and kids all opted to go with a 5s instead of a 6. They could not one hand operate a 6.

I just got a 6 with a UAG case for $35 at the ATT retail store. It was $30 at amazon, but I figured that I would like to have the screen protector installed and in the case when I walked out the door. The case and the 6 are great so far, coming from a crappy tmobile samsung phone. The 6 one handed is also at the edge of one handed operability for me and I have XL hands.

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11-26-2014 , 01:49 AM

#3613

4 High

Searching For Jenna Fischer

Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 11,734

Well I found one way to fix the scuffs on my screen, I shattered the rest of it.

Has anyone done any screen replacements at apple recently? Do they still occasionally do free replacements?

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11-26-2014 , 03:17 AM

#3614

Mark_K

Fast Food Value KING

Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 28,594

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Originally Posted by 4 High

Well I found one way to fix the scuffs on my screen, I shattered the rest of it.

Has anyone done any screen replacements at apple recently? Do they still occasionally do free replacements?

Applecare?

The hundreds of iPads at my kids school are covered by Applecare and as you can imagine, it gets used quite a bit.

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11-26-2014 , 09:30 AM

#3615

4 High

Searching For Jenna Fischer

Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 11,734

No Applecare, but Applecare gets you charged $79 for this, non Applecare $129.

What I'm talking about is some of the time when people go in with this issue, especially in the first year of the phone the genius will sometimes replace the screen for free.

Happened to me with my 4 a few years ago, and for a friend with a 5 recently.

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11-26-2014 , 10:32 AM

#3616

mullen

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 17,682

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Originally Posted by 4 High

My ex gf dropped her phone maybe 2.5 years ago and they did it for free, but that was just before they started AppleCare and I heard they stopped the freebies after that. Fwiw I got quoted $150 for a screen replacement recently on a 5.

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11-26-2014 , 10:34 AM

#3617

4 High

Searching For Jenna Fischer

Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 11,734

iPhone 6: $109
iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5: $129

Are the official Apple prices according to the website. If they charge me more that would be weird.

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11-26-2014 , 10:35 AM

#3618

Nicholasp27

27th level thinker

Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 84,511

Yeah, if they give too many for free then people wouldn't buy AppleCare...I'm sure they've tightened up on freebies since they launched that

Still worth a try, though

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11-27-2014 , 07:48 AM

#3619

4 High

Searching For Jenna Fischer

Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 11,734

No such luck. In fact I would be shocked if they did anymore free replacements. Every single person I talked to that worked there asked me did I have Applecare? Good thing is I got a brand new phone not a new screen or refurb, so I'm pretty happy with that.

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11-27-2014 , 05:40 PM

#3620

deleted23567

Guest

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Anyone else that've experienced worse battery life since iOS 8.1.1?

Used to be able to get at least a full day, some times a day and a half, but now it lasts about half a day.

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12-04-2014 , 01:58 PM

#3621

Michaelson

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 4,375

Some things I'd like to be able to do with my iPhone 6, non-jailbroke, most recent software.

1. Make it so my alarm doesn't vibrate. Seriously, what's with this? How is this not a simple setting?
2. Make it so that I get vibrate alerts if my phone is on silent, but sound only when my phone is not on silent.

Any tips?

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12-04-2014 , 04:21 PM

#3622

Brown Keeper

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 4,542

Had a weird malfunction this morning.
Volume was stuck in the up position.
Fixed by restarting it.

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12-07-2014 , 09:21 PM

#3623

Your Boss

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Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,821

iPad question.

I have the original mini, and got a mini 2 as a gift today. I'm thinking about exchanging the 2 for a 3, would cost me $150 it looks like, but reading some comparisons online it sounds like maybe it's not worth it?

What I'm mostly worried about is trying to run ios8 on it I guess after what it did to my current mini and 5 phone. Anyone have any experience here?