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Just ordered an iPhone 5

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Mizu Kuma - 18 September 2012 03:02 AM

Also the 5 has 4G, new OS, different charge/transfer port (which I thought was a stupid idea)!!!!!

^^this

hate how companies did this previously (ie sony)

freaking (insert grossly exaggerated number) of chargers for nokia’s sitting at home doing jack all
its like bring one along a charger for your phone… another for your mates and another one for your misses

 
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And in the case of sound equipment that has an inbuilt dock!!!!!

They will have to make an adaptor of sorts I would think?????

 
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Sounds like Apple will be slowly introducing this charger for all their products though. Less pins, looks cleaner, apparently better… a step in the right direction?

 
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they will have adaptors….at a price of course

and whether or not it will fit/sit properly to old docks is yet to be seen

smaller plug = good

new charger/dock/accessories etc….all part of money grab….even though most people will use after market stuff.

 
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I think it might be a way to up sell more than anything?????

It is a slight inconvenience in the big picture anyway!!!!!

 
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Congrats Rider!!  I just ordered a Samsung Galaxy S3 - I’m very excited as i haven’t had a new phone (much less a cool one) in over 3 1/2 years!!!

 
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Yeah I am confused about jack thing as well! Don’t understand their rationale!

Change to the universal micro port or don’t change it.

 
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I was originally tossin up between the HTC ONE XL and the iPhone!!!!!

Also had the option of waitin a month and gettin the 5, but I’m a bit of a stickler for waiting for V2 on any purchase incase they find bugs in the initial stages of release!!!!!

The change in port was also a decider, along with my urgency to piss OPTUS off for f$#@in me over previously plus their shit reception here!!!!!

 
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So which one are you getting?

 
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Mizu got the 4s as per his earlier comment.

 
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Yeah, what TJ said!!!!!

 
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i’ve been using a 4s for the past year or whatever and its been great, seriously considering the s3 in the next week or two though

 
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Mizu Kuma - 18 September 2012 02:24 AM

I did however change from OPTUS to Telstra (Even though I hated doing so), cause the reception of OPTUS in the Illawarra is sooo shithouse!!!!!

hows Telstra going at ya crib???

 
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fast eddie - 18 September 2012 05:27 AM
Mizu Kuma - 18 September 2012 02:24 AM

I did however change from OPTUS to Telstra (Even though I hated doing so), cause the reception of OPTUS in the Illawarra is sooo shithouse!!!!!

hows Telstra going at ya crib???

Farkin shaweeet!!!!!

 
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Phones are getting way too big these days. I’m an android user for mobile, and I use an iPad for work, but it seems to be the difference between the old iPhone and the new one is it’s bigger, better camera( meh) and slightly faster processor. Not much of a change really. Also how does everyone like optus. I’m on Optus ATM and I am changing over to Telstra, they are the only ones with great coverage. Optus has black spots through out all of Sydney. I can’t imagine their 4g system will be any better for at least the next year.