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I looked up my emails from 2 years ago when I ordered and it was like this:
ordered 9/12/14
Said ship in 3-4 weeks
Shipped on 9/25/14

So those are worst case estimates and probably if you were in the beginning of that range you would get it sooner. Hopefully.

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09-09-2016 , 01:39 PM

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jjshabado

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The other thing to know about 2-3 weeks is thats not the first group after the 9/16 delivery. After 9/16 is ships in 6-8 days.

So you need them to actually ship a lot of stuff earlier than they thought.

Sorry to keep ****ting on your dreams.

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09-09-2016 , 02:38 PM

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TheNoodleMan

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Originally Posted by SenorKeeed

Except it isn't being replaced. The 3.5 mm analog audio jack is perfect. And it won't be replaced for a very good reason -- speakers are intrinsically an analog device, the only thing you're doing is pushing the digital to analog conversion from inside the phone to the adapter or the headphones themselves. It is feasible to do that but there isn't a particularly compelling reason to do so. There is no question in my mind that 3.5 mm analog input headphones will be widely used in 10 or 20 years.

The 3.5mm jack is far from perfect.

They fail so often and predictably that we all know exactly what happens (one ear stops working) and how to temporarily fix it (holding the plug to the side.)

The 3.5mm jack is long overdue to be replaced as a standard.

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09-09-2016 , 03:00 PM

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I switched away from corded headsets a few years ago and only use the pair that came with my phone as a back up. Fewer cables are more convenient. You should really think about getting a car stereo that has bluetooth audio streaming, it makes using the phone in the car so much better. Only need a cable when you need to charge the phone, get a good car mount for the phone and you don't need a nav system.

My car is only 2yo lol. I have a bluetooth stereo I kept from my old car I just don't need it.

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09-09-2016 , 03:05 PM

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Land O Lakes

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Wired audio>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>bluetooth audio.

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09-09-2016 , 05:52 PM

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gna

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dumb question. r iphone 7s already being displayed in stores?

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09-09-2016 , 07:17 PM

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kerowo

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Originally Posted by Land O Lakes

Wired audio>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>bluetooth audio.

Yeah, you can tell the difference...

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09-09-2016 , 08:26 PM

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movieman2g

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so my phone (6s fwiw) just shut off completely, and the bottom feels pretty warm so i assume its overheated (although i didnt get any message or anything).

any tips to cooling it? right now just have it under some blankets in my room

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09-09-2016 , 08:50 PM

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JoltinJake

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i mean i don't want to be a dick but the primary purpose of a blanket is to keep you warm

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09-09-2016 , 09:14 PM

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Nicholasp27

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Originally Posted by TheNoodleMan

That's wires and you see the same with the old iPhone connector and lightning connector

Nothing to do with the jack itself, but the wires

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09-09-2016 , 10:09 PM

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ScreaminAsian

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Originally Posted by JoltinJake

i mean i don't want to be a dick but the primary purpose of a blanket is to keep you warm

try putting it on your window sill. at least get it out from under the blankets

also,

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09-09-2016 , 10:13 PM

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Nicholasp27

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Yeah, everything needs one day battery life so I can just charge it all while I sleep; works for my Apple Watch and would work for other things

5 hours is a hassle

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09-09-2016 , 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Nicholasp27

Yeah, everything needs one day battery life so I can just charge it all while I sleep; works for my Apple Watch and would work for other things

5 hours is a hassle

My corded headphones seem to have infinite hrs I can use them without charging. Charging things is a hassle. I need less things to charge, not more.

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09-09-2016 , 10:34 PM

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parisron

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Maybe we should all go back to this and then you guys would stop bitching.

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09-09-2016 , 10:49 PM

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Land O Lakes

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Basically, going to those cheap crappy bluetooth phones for audio would be like going from smart phones back to those bulk phones, so yeah, might as well pair the two.

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09-09-2016 , 11:29 PM

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Before apple came into the market there weren't any phones with 3.5mm. Samsung had it's own proprietary headphone interface that was complete garbage. The iPhone was incredibly popular because people could use one device as an mp3 player, phone ect...

9 years later apple is taking away this feature that most consumers still want, and use and replacing it with junk.

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09-09-2016 , 11:56 PM

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NSFW language

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09-10-2016 , 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Nicholasp27

Yeah, everything needs one day battery life so I can just charge it all while I sleep; works for my Apple Watch and would work for other things

5 hours is a hassle

It recharges in 15 minutes.

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09-10-2016 , 09:30 AM

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Yeah and I wonder how long that battery life will stay at five hours with someone recharging them twice a day. It'll be down to 2-3 hours in four months.

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09-10-2016 , 09:32 AM

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jjshabado

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Yeah, I really don't understand how anyone would buy those earbuds. Although making the case be an additional battery was pretty clever. I assume though it's something someone else was doing already that Apple stole.

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09-10-2016 , 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by SenorKeeed

Yeah and I wonder how long that battery life will stay at five hours with someone recharging them twice a day. It'll be down to 2-3 hours in four months.

Nope. Apple knows quite a bit about battery conditioning. It's a proprietary technology they used to go the sealed battery route on laptops and then phones and tablets.

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09-10-2016 , 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by jjshabado

Bluetooth sucks because of pairing hassles and mediocre sound quality. Apple implemented high quality AAC sound over the latest low power bluetooth spec and eliminated pairing hassles, that's a hell of an accomplishment.

I don't like the form factor but would consider the beats version cause they are connected and i won't lose them.

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09-10-2016 , 01:06 PM

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SenorKeeed

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The claim for iphones from apple is they have 80% of the original battery life over 300 cycles. If headphones get charged twice a day and lose at a similar rate, then you'll lose an hour in five months. And Apple is claiming "up to five hours" of battery life. They'll probably actually start at four hours and then you'll be down to three in a few months. Course it probably won't matter because you've already lost one, so who cares.

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09-10-2016 , 01:38 PM

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Quadstriker

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I was hoping to get a good deal on a year old 6s plus on ebay in a month for my wife when everyone upgrades. But I can't imagine people are going to rush to the market to get a phone with worse features than the last one.

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09-10-2016 , 04:32 PM

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This thread is hilarious. You'd think there were no ports on the phone and Bluetooth was the only option. Omg I have to plug my earphones into a square port instead of a round one. How will I go on living? If only there were other options in the marketplace for me. If only.

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