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iPhone 5 to be unveiled October 4th

Came out of the Chinatown metro this morning and there were like 100 people in line at the AT&T store. I had totally forgotten it was iPhone day.

I'll never understand why people stand in line for something you can just order and/or wait a couple of days and purchase without the line.
 
Yeah. FedEx is going to bring me my iPhone. Enjoy waiting in line, nerds.
 
The wife ordered a new iPhone online for delivery. To activate it though and transfer all her info from her old blackberry, however, I'm assuming she has to go to the AT&T store. Does that mean that she has to stand in line with all the people buying new iPhones at the store? I've never ordered a phone online before, so I'm just not sure about the process.
 
wfumike02 said:
The new notifications and notification screen are really nice. It's a combination of how WebOS and Android do it. There's a banner at the top which shows you the content of the alert like in WebOS, then there's a pull down notification screen like in Android to access the alerts later. This screen also has weather and stock widgets for your current location.

I really like iOS 5. It actually seems quicker on my 3GS than 4 was. The cloud features and wifi sync also work really well. Overall I'm impressed.

So I gave in and ordered the 4S. Ultimately I'm too invested in Apple's ecosystem (I want an iPad too) to switch to Android even if I am disappointed with the new features. I definitely wanted a bigger screen, a move away from the glass back, and at the very least HSPA+. But it simply wasn't worth it as I probably would have gone back at the next opportunity. Plus, I don't think I would have been able to continue having my work email on an Android phone as I don't think their security is strong enough for my work's IT policy. The nice thing is that AT&T moved up the upgrade dates for those who got the iPhone 4 last year to November so they'll only have to wait a month if they want to get the 4S at the fully discounted price. I'm hoping they will do the same again in a year.

If you have a 3GS or a 4, there's no pressing need to get the 4S with the way it runs iOS 5 though.
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If you don't have an iPad yet how are you too invested in the the apple ecosystem already? You have iPhone, i asume a Mac of some sort. What keeps you from switching to different phone OS? Just curious. I have a macbook and android phone and don't have any limitations. Maybe if i had an iphone my life would be even better who knows. Do you only use apple software on your mac (iCal, iWork, iWhateverelse)?
 
DCDeac said:
Came out of the Chinatown metro this morning and there were like 100 people in line at the AT&T store. I had totally forgotten it was iPhone day.

I'll never understand why people stand in line for something you can just order and/or wait a couple of days and purchase without the line.
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Because they don't have jobs and need something to do/be excited about.
 
Gaming on the 4S is impressive. I had bought Final Fantasy Tactics on my 3GS and regretted it as it was unplayable. Same game on the 4S and it crushes it. No lag at all. It's a playstation 1 game for a frame of reference...
 
New phone is here.

I can't figure out how to schedule an appointment with Siri. It schedules the meeting but when it confirms and I say yes, then it doesn't do anything and says it can't do that.
 
DeaconCav06 said:
New phone is here.

I can't figure out how to schedule an appointment with Siri. It schedules the meeting but when it confirms and I say yes, then it doesn't do anything and says it can't do that.
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I can't let you do that Hal....
 
Trying to update the software on my 4 to the new ios5. It'll start going through the process & about an hour in, it'll say connection to the network has run out. Its done it all 3 times I've tried. Any thoughts on what to do?
 
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