Apple's Business Model

[o3jeff]

I wonder if you will be able to set different levels of access? Like if I could hand the phone to one of the kids to play games and it would keep them out of IM and work emails.

That would actually be a nice feature, hate having to clean out my texts/pics on my phone so my nephew can play sidewalk surfers and he still ends up looking thru everything on it!

 

[wa-loaf]

Going to see how the 4S handles iOS 7. If it becomes a dog then I can't resist upgrading.

Gazelle does come up with $215 as a trade in for my 4s: http://www.gazelle.com/iphone/iphone-4s/at-t/iphone-4s-32gb-at-t-or-unlocked/480694-gpid

Might be enough to put me over the edge ...

 

[gmcunni]

i know what everyone in my house is getting for Christmas, since our sprint contract is renewable in December . . .

 

[ss20]

I like the new iPhones. Apple made something for everyone:

Something for the emerging market: 5c
Something for the geeks: 64-bit processor (whhooooooooo!!!!)
Something that everyone will appreciate: Touch ID
Something for the conspirators: Touch ID
Something for the 15-year-old-girls: Ohhhhhh, pretty colored cases. I'll take a dozen...

 

[Puck it]

I bought the ipad 4 64gB refurb yesterday for $689 on the Apple store. I also got an iPhone 5 thru to replace my Crackberry.

 

[wa-loaf]

I bought the ipad 4 64gB refurb yesterday for $689 on the Apple store. I also got an iPhone 5 thru to replace my Crackberry.

What did the iPhone 5 cost you?

 

[Puck it]

What did the iPhone 5 cost you?

Work pays for my phone. It said it was $650 on the site for the request.

 

[wa-loaf]

Work pays for my phone. It said it was $650 on the site for the request.

If work pays for your phone, why didn't you just wait a couple weeks to get the 5s?

 

[Puck it]

If work pays for your phone, why didn't you just wait a couple weeks to get the 5s?

Crackberry died. The lcd cracked some how without dropping it. And the 5s may not have been on the list as an option.

 

[Edd]

I bought the ipad 4 64gB refurb yesterday for $689 on the Apple store. I also got an iPhone 5 thru to replace my Crackberry.

Whoo, jumps in both feet....

 

[Puck it]

Whoo, jumps in both feet....

Kinda of had too with the Crackberry dying Sunday. Back up was a Crackberry to that was hard to hear anyone on.

 

[o3jeff]

Has anyone gotten the 5s, comments? Was just online paying my bill and noticed I'm eligible for an upgrade a few months early.

 

[wa-loaf]

Has anyone gotten the 5s, comments? Was just online paying my bill and noticed I'm eligible for an upgrade a few months early.

I decided to sit it out for another year. Though Gazelle did offer me $205 for my old 4s. Check with them and you may get some cash for your old phone.

 

[o3jeff]

I decided to sit it out for another year. Though Gazelle did offer me $205 for my old 4s. Check with them and you may get some cash for your old phone.

The weird thing is my contract isn't up until February, odd they are letting me renew this early, I usually get the upgrade offers 2 months before its up.

 

[wa-loaf]

Price might be higher? I'd check the fine print ...

 

[o3jeff]

Sprints offering me an $147 account credit for my 4s, will look into the Gazelle.

 

[Edd]

I decided to sit it out for another year.

Yeah I'm up for renewal but iOS 7 runs pretty nice on the 4S so I'm going to try to hold out. It's close to having a new phone.

 

[wa-loaf]

Yeah I'm up for renewal but iOS 7 runs pretty nice on the 4S so I'm going to try to hold out. It's close to having a new phone.

Yup, I'd rather get on the major upgrade cycle. See what the iPhone 6 has going for it.

 

[ALLSKIING]

Or just go get the samsung s4....iPhone 5s is not even close.

sent from my S4

 

[wa-loaf]

I like a phone that actually fits in my hand. Beside a bigger screen I don't see how the S4 is that much better. Not to mention they cheat to get good speed scores: http://gizmodo.com/ugh-samsung-rigged-the-note-3-to-perform-better-in-ben-1438949027