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idk, I think that time frame is okay. it depends how fed-up the wife gets with her phone rebooting when at my son's school. (worsecase she borrows/steals mine)

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09-30-2015 , 11:35 PM

#3802

Mark_K

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I see Apple has banned ifixit's developer account for posting a teardown of the new AppleTV. It violated the nondisclosure agreement.

Oops...

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10-01-2015 , 07:53 AM

#3803

kerowo

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Saves them from having to fix their app...

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10-01-2015 , 05:28 PM

#3804

Brown Keeper

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Originally Posted by Mark_K

My wife's iphone is on it's last legs. It's randomly crashing and rebooting especially when there's a weak cell signal.

With the release of the new iphones, I wonder if there is anyone in this thread looking to sell their AT&T compatible iPhone 5s? Hopefully, something as a stop-gap for the wife.

Just in time for a 6s

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10-01-2015 , 06:44 PM

#3805

Mark_K

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Originally Posted by Brown Keeper

Just in time for a 6s

Hehe true.. But my wife prefers a smaller phone. We're also not on any contracts.

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10-01-2015 , 09:20 PM

#3806

jh12547

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Originally Posted by Mark_K

Hehe true.. But my wife prefers a smaller phone. We're also not on any contracts.

No more contracts at most carriers

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10-02-2015 , 09:18 AM

#3807

horVeech

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Im on my third iphone 6, first i had the 6 plus but it was a bit too big so i didnt even care much that it got stolen in Colombia. Next i got the gold 6 but only lasted few weeks to dissapear on me in Miami.
finally i got the black one for a while and i feel no need whatsover for an upgrade. My gopro records 4k too,
Im confident this one will last at least until they release 7

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10-02-2015 , 11:39 AM

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If you could pick anywhere in the world to lose your third iPhone 6, where would it be?

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10-02-2015 , 01:56 PM

#3809

kingweed

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If you can upgrade at the moment its worth it.

3D touch and the increased water resistance factor alone

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10-02-2015 , 02:50 PM

#3810

Roonil Wazlib

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Some of us don't bathe with our cellphones

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10-03-2015 , 01:58 PM

#3811

horVeech

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Originally Posted by Aceium

If you could pick anywhere in the world to lose your third iPhone 6, where would it be?

Like I said I plan on keeping this one. Third time's the charm

But frankly, I'm going to Mexico, Playa del carmen for bpm festival after new year, so that would be my best guess lol

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10-08-2015 , 02:10 PM

#3812

Mark_K

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Last year we had bend-gate. This year is Chipgate!

TSMC A9 chip built iphone 6s's have up to 25% greater battery life than Samsung A9 chip built iphone 6s's

If I owned a Samsung built A9 iphone, I'm looking to return it for a TSMC iphone.

imo.

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10-08-2015 , 02:32 PM

#3813

sylar

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how can you tell?

btw, i was super excited by 3d/force touch, but it's kind of a pain forcing myself to remember to try it. plus so few actual apps support it.

((((

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10-08-2015 , 02:50 PM

#3814

Mark_K

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Originally Posted by sylar

how can you tell?

http://appshopper.com/utilities/liru...system-monitor

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10-08-2015 , 02:55 PM

#3815

kerowo

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Are the specs quoted for the iPhone the Samsung chips or the TSMC chips? If it is the Samsung chips then there isn't much to do, you're either getting what you paid for or getting more than you paid for. It will still probably send most of the lawnmowers into space though.

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10-08-2015 , 04:22 PM

#3816

sylar

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just checked, tsmc. which is weird because battery life hasn't been that good.

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10-09-2015 , 12:08 PM

#3817

kerowo

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Went into Verizon to see what the cost of upgrading from a 6+ to a 6S+, all in it's going to cost me $.81 a month more (plus not having to deal with selling my old phone) for a 64gig phone with an extra gig of data a month. Not bad.

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10-09-2015 , 05:39 PM

#3818

THAKID

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I can't figure out what all these weird monthly upgrade deals are at Verizon

Seems scammy and it's definitely confusing on purpose

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10-09-2015 , 06:48 PM

#3819

kerowo

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81 cents dude!

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10-09-2015 , 06:51 PM

#3820

kerowo

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So I'm on the low end of the plans and will be paying ~$95 for 3Gigs if data and more calls and texts than I use. It looks like what they did was lower their plan prices by removing the subsidy you were paying when you got the phone plus the plan and made it more transparent that you're paying for the phone + the plan.

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10-09-2015 , 08:21 PM

#3821

jh12547

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95 for 3 gigs is a lot. I'm paying 80 for 12 gigs

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10-13-2015 , 04:33 PM

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TomHimself

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I have a 5s and it has been having trouble charging. Sometimes it won't be recognized and I have to keep positioning it till it does. Anyone else experience this?

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10-13-2015 , 04:38 PM

#3823

zomg

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Had the exact same problem, went to the apple store and the guy got a safety pin stuck it in the charger slot and pulled out a wad of lint worked perfectly after that so maybe try shine a light and see if you can see anything inside?

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10-13-2015 , 05:45 PM

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mullen

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Yeah I've had the same problem, actually 2x on diff phones. The guy used some tool to clean it and it's worked fine both times, took like 2 minutes. I probably wouldn't stick anything myself in there just in case you break it or something and they try and screw you on a replacement. Just go to an apple store and they'll take care of it