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  1. Yankees368

    Yankees368 Compulsive Signal Checker
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    I have defected, for now, to the iPhone. Expect a review.

    :eek:
     
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  2. TWX

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    Welcome. :D

    Looking forward to your review & thoughts! Are you using it on Verizon?
     
  3. Yankees368

    Yankees368 Compulsive Signal Checker
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    Since I want to be able to actually use my phone, yes, it will be on Verizon :)
     
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  4. TWX

    TWX Mobile Enthusiast
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    Haha. I just switched back to AT&T because of coverage problems w/ Verizon. :rolleyes:

    All they need to do is add 2 towers in my area (like they said they would 4 years ago) and they would be golden.

    How are you liking it so far?
     
  5. Yankees368

    Yankees368 Compulsive Signal Checker
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    Yea, Verizon is very weird in Michigan. You would think they would be the best after gobbling up Alltel, but nope.
    I don't get the phone until Friday, so I will know later this week.
     
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    Don't forget about the window for returns! ;) :smilebig:
     
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  7. Yankees368

    Yankees368 Compulsive Signal Checker
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    I don't think eBay takes returns :cool:
     
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  8. Maximum Signal

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    Vendors on ebay say no returns it is meaningless. As long as you paypal you can return the item . Just make sure you can confirm return delivery . any reputable vendor on EBAY will work with you on the return.

     
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  9. TWX

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    Are you kidding?! He's going to love it ;) no returns necessary. jk :)
     
  10. AnthroMatt

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    Have fun with iTunes!

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  11. Yankees368

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    Ugh, I was at version 7 or something and I know it was going to force me to update so I went ahead and did it. Been putting that off for years.
     
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    Whoa baby! Serious stuff there. Dunno if we can absorb this.
     
  13. Yankees368

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    Arrives tomorrow, unless UPS decides to hold it hostage until Monday.
     
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  14. AnthroMatt

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    You'll like it. It's a solid device.

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  15. viewfly

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    I think I'm having a heart attack here. What was the motivation?

    4 or 4S?

    Good luck!


    Sent from my iPhone 4S with TapaTalk.
     
  16. Yankees368

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    Boredom and a crappy LTE network. 4S
     
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  17. viewfly

    viewfly Mobile RF Advisor
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    yeah, I have seen bits of news here and there that Verizon's LTE goes down a lot. Growing pains I assume.

    I hope the 4S works out for you, at least for a while. Most likely coming from Android you will find things that you like and some that you don't. It will get pretty personal on how you enjoy it.

    Used to live in Ann Arbor. No clue how good ATT is there compared to Verizon.

    Enjoy and keep us posted, or ask some questions.
     
  18. Yankees368

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    Verizon was great in Ann Arbor, actually. EVDO was over 2Mbits. Still running on Verizon 3G, but I'm ok with that. Should be a fun ride.
     
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  19. Gamer03

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    I too ordered a iPhone 4s on Verizon. Having to flip airplane mode on and off to get data back, and some other bugs hasn't been fun. Also using smart actions to get you halfway through the day on the battery shouldn't be necessary.

    When 4G LTE works, it is awesome. Fast speeds and fairly low ping. But in a new market, LTE is a hit or miss. I think it will be better once they finish building out their network.

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  20. josephd

    josephd Tomorrow is another day.
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    Good luck baaa baaa! J/K :D
     
  21. JFB

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    Oh, I thought you were getting it from the carrier.

    Is it used?
    Can you fill us in on the price and your experience of getting it activated in your account?
     
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  22. viewfly

    viewfly Mobile RF Advisor
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    Just got off the floor with nitro from the first heart attack. Feeling a second one coming on.


    The resale value is pretty high on the iPhone...He will get his money back, minus a little fees.

    Good luck to both of you. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have. I pretty much worked out whatever battery issues that came with the software upgrade. Pretty normal and good battery life.
     
  23. Yankees368

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    $510 used on ebay, these freakin things never lose value. So strike 1: iTunes. Simply syncing photos pegged my laptop at 100% CPU and blue screened it. So thats a good start.
     
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    If the PC can't handle the load, maybe synch half your photos the first time. You can chose which ones in iTunes. And turn photo steam off until you get them first synced.

    Never had this happen, but I can imagine it so.


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  25. AnthroMatt

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    iTunes killed my computer too. It works just fine on a Mac, but I still think iTunes + PC is a bit of a mess.

    While iTunes was doing any kind of sync operation it rendered the rest of my computer almost worthless. Even when just playing music it would regularly use 30-50% of my system resources, and I have 4GB of RAM on my computer, so it isn't under-powered.
     
  26. TWX

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    Anthro & Yankees, what Windows OS are you both using?
     
  27. AnthroMatt

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    Windows 7 here
     
  28. TWX

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    hm. I've never had that happen to my computer running windows 7. Guess I'm just lucky so far. Hope the blue screen of death doesn't happen to me. *knocks on wood*
     
  29. AnthroMatt

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    Yeah, I never got a blue screen, just a very bogged down computer.

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  30. Yankees368

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    Yea that was typical iTunes. I was not using photostream, I was just syncing photos via USB. Sent my CPU 100% and the rest of the computer was not usable, eventually the GPU overheated (as it does sometimes) and blue screened. But, that is just how iTunes operates on a PC.
     
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