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Old Sep 12, 2018 | 04:57 PM
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Old Sep 12, 2018 | 05:09 PM
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If anyone is feeling the need for a hard to find 4" phone, you can have my 5S for $2,000.
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Old Sep 12, 2018 | 05:58 PM
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$64.50/month for iPhone XS Max 256GB in silver with Theft and Loss
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Old Sep 12, 2018 | 06:11 PM
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Old Sep 12, 2018 | 06:16 PM
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Fucking Apple in all their money making brilliance. I had hoped the Xs max would push the prices on the Xs down. But they set it up that to get the same configuration I’ll be paying the exact same. Oh and they are releasing nearly a month earlier so you have payout the 12th month of your upgrade plan. So you’ll basically get double billed for a month.
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Old Sep 12, 2018 | 06:32 PM
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Apple is well on their way to a 2 trillion dollar company.

just saw that the background NFC tag reading feature only works with the XS, XS Max & XR.


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Old Sep 12, 2018 | 06:37 PM
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I recall someone kept talking about Band 71?

well the new iPhones support T-Mobiles 600mhz LTE spectrum (aka Band 71)


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Old Sep 12, 2018 | 07:00 PM
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Old Sep 12, 2018 | 07:20 PM
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That blue XR is peaking my interest. maybe I could get by with a 128GB blue XR



It reminds me of my Cyan Nokia Lumia 920



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Old Sep 12, 2018 | 07:32 PM
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The XR doesn't have 3D Touch
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Old Sep 12, 2018 | 07:51 PM
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I don't want to read. Can someone summarize in like 30 seconds worth of reading?
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Old Sep 12, 2018 | 07:58 PM
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Old Sep 12, 2018 | 08:23 PM
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he asked for 30 seconds not 108 seconds
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Old Sep 12, 2018 | 08:52 PM
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Soooo... They made another identical watch and another phone that is 1 mm larger?

Wow amazing I'll gladly pay $1k for that.
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Old Sep 12, 2018 | 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by imj0257
I don't want to read. Can someone summarize in like 30 seconds worth of reading?

what a lazy fuck!
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Old Sep 12, 2018 | 10:06 PM
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Wife shot me down on the watch or even getting my friends series 3 for a good price.
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Old Sep 12, 2018 | 10:09 PM
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I'm set up to pre-order the Max, but I'm still kind of on the fence. I mean, I'm on the program so it's built into my budget...
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Old Sep 12, 2018 | 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by imj0257
Soooo... They made another identical watch and another phone that is 1 mm larger?

Wow amazing I'll gladly pay $1k for that.
Yeah...not quite.
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Old Sep 12, 2018 | 11:26 PM
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I'll be getting an XS Max and a watch to complement it.

No news about airpods? Mine still work great, maybe slightly diminished battery life. Not getting another pair, current set already went through the wash on accident (work fine) and I lost another pair.

I can't lie, I hate on both Apple and Google but the video got me hyped.
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Old Sep 13, 2018 | 12:36 AM
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I'm gonna get a phone first. Then probably a Watch around xmas time
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Old Sep 13, 2018 | 01:36 AM
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The XR is confusing me. It's supposed to be the budget model, ouch. The bezels look huge too. I bitched about the notch on the X, but this is a different thing entirely.

Also the XR display has the same 326ppi as the iPhone 4's retina display.

No 128gb option is bullshit too, but okay.




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Old Sep 13, 2018 | 01:52 AM
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5W charger

Omission of lightning to aux adapter

Just exclude the lightning cable next time fam. I'll probably spend another $50-100 getting lightning to USB-C adapters and chargers.

At this rate phones will break the $2000 price point before 2025. Or will it be more like $2200? $2500?!?

I'm gonna be keeping this one for more than a year...
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Old Sep 13, 2018 | 06:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Sarlacc
Wife shot me down on the watch or even getting my friends series 3 for a good price.
Im still working on mine. I can get $250 for my series 3 at Apple trade in, $525 for my X and $250 for my iPad Pro. I think I can be ok with selling all that and leaving with a Max and a Series 4. I rarely use the iPad.
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Old Sep 13, 2018 | 10:04 AM
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Im still working on mine. I can get $250 for my series 3 at Apple trade in, $525 for my X and $250 for my iPad Pro. I think I can be ok with selling all that and leaving with a Max and a Series 4. I rarely use the iPad.
With Apple trade in, do they send you boxes like Gazelle does, or how does that work?
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Old Sep 13, 2018 | 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Costco
I'll probably spend another $50-100 getting lightning to USB-C adapters and chargers.
Be careful with that. The Apple ones are the only ones you can be 100% sure of!

Lots of high powered chargers out there that are very cheap and that work well...but the USB-C to Lightning, that's another story.
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Old Sep 13, 2018 | 10:12 AM
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These new iPhones don't really excite me all that much anymore

ive been debating all night if I should even bother upgrading or just stick with my 7 Plus and replace the battery.
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Old Sep 13, 2018 | 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by George Knighton
With Apple trade in, do they send you boxes like Gazelle does, or how does that work?
I havent done it but I hear you can walk into an Apple store and do it.
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Old Sep 13, 2018 | 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Whiskers
Im still working on mine. I can get $250 for my series 3 at Apple trade in, $525 for my X and $250 for my iPad Pro. I think I can be ok with selling all that and leaving with a Max and a Series 4. I rarely use the iPad.
You should sell it here
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Old Sep 13, 2018 | 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Mizouse
These new iPhones don't really excite me all that much anymore

ive been debating all night if I should even bother upgrading or just stick with my 7 Plus and replace the battery.
Get new battery, only thing that is attracting me is camera upgrades, as I have a 6s+, with battery replaced a few months ago.
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Old Sep 13, 2018 | 01:06 PM
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You should sell it here
You are still first dibs
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Old Sep 13, 2018 | 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by jupitersolo
Get new battery, only thing that is attracting me is camera upgrades, as I have a 6s+, with battery replaced a few months ago.
Thats the main thing attracting me as well. The camera upgrades.

im starting to swing towards just staying with the 7 Plus.

It still does does all I need super fast.

And im still running iOS 10, so no throttling either

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Old Sep 13, 2018 | 03:01 PM
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11 more hours till order, WOOT.
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Old Sep 13, 2018 | 03:18 PM
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Miz, you have no idea what you're swinging towards...
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Old Sep 13, 2018 | 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Whiskers
I havent done it but I hear you can walk into an Apple store and do it.
They ship you a box after you get your phone. Your replacement phone is technically a second loan.

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Old Sep 13, 2018 | 03:30 PM
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Miz, you have no idea what you're swinging towards...
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Old Sep 13, 2018 | 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by George Knighton
Be careful with that. The Apple ones are the only ones you can be 100% sure of!

Lots of high powered chargers out there that are very cheap and that work well...but the USB-C to Lightning, that's another story.
I'll chance it. After all I get Apple Care whether I like it or not :P

Too hard to pass up a fast charger, and if anything my Anker cables have been more reliable than my Apple ones. Sadly I do not have a MacBook so no 30W charger.
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Old Sep 13, 2018 | 05:59 PM
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I'll chance it. After all I get Apple Care whether I like it or not :P

Too hard to pass up a fast charger, and if anything my Anker cables have been more reliable than my Apple ones. Sadly I do not have a MacBook so no 30W charger.
Anker is a pretty solid company.

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Old Sep 13, 2018 | 06:38 PM
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I love my Anker cables. It's really the only company I trust for cables.
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Old Sep 13, 2018 | 07:07 PM
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Ankers a good brand. I like their 2 meter cables.

ive never had an issue with Apple lightning cables thou. I'm still using the one that came with my iPhone 5.
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Old Sep 13, 2018 | 09:06 PM
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I like Anker too. Power banks, chargers, cables... all solid. I will get a lightning to USB-C adapter when I get the phone, it's supposed to be even faster than using the 30W Macbook charger.

I've gone through a bunch of Apple Lightning cables. The ones in my car tend to crap out the most, probably from the heat and vibration(?)

I also had cables that never leave my room. I avoided bending or crushing them at all.

I've heard of people bringing them to the Apple store to get them exchanged, but the last time I went the guy told me nope.
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