Apple iPhone and related items (cont.)

[editor]

I've found some decent 12 month sim only deals on vodafone.

But why go on Vodafone's crappy network when you can get much cheaper deals on GiffGaff?

 

[Biglittlefish]

Ah, that's pretty cool!

 

[Kanda]

It wasn't too long ago everyone was slating O2's network, which GiffGaff sits on...

I used to defend O2 like mad but can now say they are fucking shit where I live, I struggle to get a 3G signal at home these days whereas it used to be great.

 

[Biglittlefish]

Been on o2 for years (not 3g) and their coverage is the one part I can't fault. That said I rarely use my phone outside London.

 

[editor]

It wasn't too long ago everyone was slating O2's network, which GiffGaff sits on...

Maybe that's because o2 have since invested heavily in their network?

 

[Kanda]

Maybe that's because o2 have since invested heavily in their network?

...but it's got worse where I live the fuckers

 

[editor]

...but it's got worse where I live the fuckers

I'd take that personally if I were you!

Can't you change networks or are you on an iPhone Eternity contract?

 

[Kanda]

I'd take that personally if I were you!

Can't you change networks or are you on an iPhone Eternity contract?

Got a couple of months left. Could be my phone though, the iPad seems to pick up 3G easier.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

I've found some decent 12 month sim only deals on vodafone.

Vodafone have fantastic network coverage, they have some ok rolling monthly sim only deals too. Customer service is fairly good and far better than O2 ime.

 

[sim667]

I never have a problem with o2 coeverage, but then i think i live and work somewhere with decent reception

Im still on unlimited data with them too, so im clinging on to that, but it does mean I cant take out the data bolt on to use the personal wifi for me ipad.

 

[Crispy]

So this Autumn's new iphone (whatever they decide to call it) will be quite a different look. A return to the rounded back, a larger screen, and a larger home button - or maybe a gesture area, given the horizontal shape?

As before, it's a leaked case design that gives the game away (these have been pretty reliable in the past)

 

[Piers Gibbon]

and I read somewhere that it might be moving to a universal mini usb charger..but that case seems to have a wide gap for a normal iphone sized charger...

 

[Kid_Eternity]

and I read somewhere that it might be moving to a universal mini usb charger..but that case seems to have a wide gap for a normal iphone sized charger...

Haven't read that but it be very fucking useful if they did.

 

[Crispy]

They'll include a dongle for it, to comply with new EU regs on standardised chargers, but keep the dock socket as normal.

 

[editor]

The usual click-hungry tech sites are currently getting all excited about this non-story of what is supposed to the the iPhone 5, if anyone's interested.

http://www.bgr.com/2011/07/28/iphone-5-image-supposedly-surfaces/

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Dunno what to make of that grainy photo other than to say it wouldn't surprise me if this was staged...

 

[MBV]

Someone will probably leave one in a cafe soon

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Another day, another alleged shot of the new iPhone 5...this doesn't look really to me, just looks too ugly for an Apple product.

 

[Lazy Llama]

That screen shows a different number of apps from any other iPhone, 20+dock instead of 16+dock.

 

[mrs quoad]

And why the scratch protectors?! Things that Apple condemns?!

And the rear hatch?!

 

[editor]

Here. have another 'iPhone 5' photo or two:

http://www.bgr.com/2011/08/01/do-these-photos-reveal-apples-new-iphone-5-design/

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Seems odd that they would go back to the 3GS style after making such a big deal about the iPhone 4s design...

 

[Lazy Llama]

Laughably fake clone.

"Designed by Apolle in California. Assemeaded in USA"

"Modle A1332"

 

[Crispy]

Can I have an aseemeaded phone please?

 

[editor]

Laughably fake clone.

Of course - the article says that it's a fake, but it seems that sometimes case manufacturers manage to reverse-engineer something that ends up bearing a passing resemblance to the actual product.

The sleek, slender smartphone pictured above is absolutely not Apple’s next-generation iPhone. It is entirely possible, however, that the iPhone 5 could feature the same design. Images of a fake iPhone 5 were published this past weekend by gizchina.com, and they show a strikingly thin 7mm-thick handset that has all the makings of an Apple design. The device itself is certainly not built of the same high-quality materials or components Apple would use, but as has been noted by several sites that picked up the story, it is possible — perhaps even likely — that the above clone is based on Apple’s actual iPhone 5 design.

Manufacturing has probably begun at this point, and employees of Apple’s manufacturing partners leak parts and information left and right. So, a Chinese iPhone clone maker obtaining Apple’s designs (or even a working device) and building a clone is hardly far fetched

It looks rather like some Android designs, to my eyes.

Seems odd that they would go back to the 3GS style after making such a big deal about the iPhone 4s design...

That seems to be a recurring theme on many of the rumour sites.

 

[Lazy Llama]

So the justification for this story is that this badly-made iPhone 3 fake might fit a case that might be for the iPhone5.

Or it might fit inside a furry pouch, indicating that it could be representative of the forthcoming Jo-E - the Kangaroo2.

Link bait is, I believe, the term.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Diversion leaks by Apple to keep people of the scent? The number of stupid leaks or 'sources' seems far higher this year...

 

[editor]

So the justification for this story is that this badly-made iPhone 3 fake might fit a case that might be for the iPhone5.

Or it might fit inside a furry pouch, indicating that it could be representative of the forthcoming Jo-E - the Kangaroo2.

Link bait is, I believe, the term.

It's all bollocks. Why some people and some websites get themselves worked into such a froth over almost random Apple speculation is one of life's great mysteries to me.

 

[ska invita]

i saw a guy today with his iphone using it as a mirror to correct his carefully moused hair

 

[editor]

i saw a guy today with his iphone using it as a mirror to correct his carefully moused hair

I hope he was wearing tight trousers.