Apple iPhone and related items (cont.)

[editor]

pretty much..
my previous post was saying just that. then you quoted that and threatened to ban me.

just want to be clear on where you stand.

I think you need to go back and follow the thread, and note it all started when you started hurling around personal abuse. I asked you to stop, you carried on. I asked you to stop again, and you carried on. And again. Only then did I threaten to ban you if you continued, as I would with any poster acting in such a disruptive and unpleasant manner.

I hope that makes it nice and clear for you.

 

[joustmaster]

I think you need to go back and follow the thread, and note it all started when you started hurling around personal abuse. I asked you to stop, you carried on. I asked you to stop again, and you carried on. And again. Only then did I threaten to ban you if you continued, as I would with any poster acting in such a disruptive and unpleasant manner.

I hope that makes it nice and clear for you.

so I'm not allowed to say your posts are nonsense?

 

[Crispy]

Always good for a stir, eh?! Well done!

Oh excuse me for interrupting this serious and sober debate

 

[joustmaster]

 

[editor]

so I'm not allowed to say your posts are nonsense?

By fuck, you're dishonest.
Example #1. There's loads more.

you're an idiot.

etc etc.
The rest are all there and it's not the first time you've just thrown around abuse.
Anyway. I'm not arguing any more.

 

[neonwilderness]

When I saw the number of pages on this thread had shot up I thought there might be something interesting happening

It should be interesting to see what is actually announced next week. If they release a version with a larger screen straight away I might be tempted to upgrade.

 

[joustmaster]

By fuck, you're dishonest.
Example #1. There's loads more.
etc etc.
The rest are all there and it's not the first time you've just thrown around abuse.
Anyway. I'm not arguing any more.

So I can't call you an idiot, but I can say your posts are nonsense?

Do these rules apply to everyone? Can I still call Stanley a dick head?

 

[RedDragon]

When I saw the number of pages on this thread had shot up I thought there might be something interesting happening

Welcome to pre-launch woffle week

 

[editor]

Welcome to pre-launch woffle week

urban75: reinventing pre-launch woffle week.

 

[sim667]

Why don't you both just compare dicks at the next offline and have done with it?

 

[gabi]

Stop now or be banned.

That's fucking nuts. What's wrong with you?

Someone disagrees with you so you threaten to pull rank? It's a PHONE.

 

[editor]

Someone disagrees with you so you threaten to pull rank? It's a PHONE.

That's not what happened so sssch.

 

[editor]

Why don't you both just compare dicks at the next offline and have done with it?

I can see you're hoping to get some extra bunfight mileage here, but I've moved on, sorry!

It's a good 8" by the way.

 

[Winot]

The rumour is that dicks are going to come in two sizes.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Have any idiots started queuing yet?

 

[Citizen66]

The one that comes first will be released prematurely.

 

[sim667]

I can see you're hoping to get some extra bunfight mileage here, but I've moved on, sorry!

It's a good 8" by the way.

Not really, it was simply a crass solution to how you could realistically put an end to the digital willy waving.

 

[elbows]

Have any idiots started queuing yet?

Given that there is often a fair old delay between official announcement and product availability, even the idiots aren't quite ready to get out their pavement tents just yet.

On the other hand the preaching from editor about what factors should make a particular individual keen to upgrade their phone seems to have started early this iPhone season. How tedious and predictable, as is me pointing this out, and the response it will likely generate.

So now I will attempt to repent by speculating wildly about a 'large structure' that Apple are said to be constructing next to the building where the Sep 9th event will be held. Given a probably emphasis on HomeKit, I wonder if they've mocked up a 'house of the future, today!' so they can demonstrate all sorts of wacky smart/couch potato possibilities.

 

[Citizen66]

How are iPhones on the tethering and battery life front? If crap on either I'll stick with Samsung's infuriating idiosyncrasies.

 

[elbows]

How are iPhones on the tethering and battery life front? If crap on either I'll stick with Samsung's infuriating idiosyncrasies.

Probably need to discuss specific models and use-cases to do a proper comparison of battery life.

Its also historically tended to vary a bit depending on iOS version. Especially in the period immediately after a new major iOS version comes out, there usually seems to be some proportion of users who are unlucky enough to be suffering from a bug in the new version that makes their battery experience different to how it used to be. Such talk usually goes away after a while, presumably due to bugs getting squashed or dodgy hardware getting replaced by Apple.

One area where things are changing over time is when it comes to rogue apps that suck battery too much in the background. Historically Apples approach was to limit multitasking to not really be true multitasking at all, whereas the likes of Google tend to tackle the issue by giving users good tools to monitor which of their apps or phone hardware elements has been consuming their power the most over time. Apple are steadily moving towards this approach too now.

 

[elbows]

Given that there is often a fair old delay between official announcement and product availability, even the idiots aren't quite ready to get out their pavement tents just yet.

I underestimated the idiots. Although to be fair they have a range of alternative motives for being there, don't think that anyone who just really wants a new iPhone is there yet.

http://www.macrumors.com/2014/09/03/campers-waiting-for-iphone-6/

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

How are iPhones on the tethering and battery life front? If crap on either I'll stick with Samsung's infuriating idiosyncrasies.

Battery life for me on a 5s is one day. Always have to charge it overnight but very rarely need a top up during the day. Tethering is fine, just depends on your data plan.

 

[editor]

On the other hand the preaching from editor about what factors should make a particular individual keen to upgrade their phone seems to have started early this iPhone season.

Yes. This was definitely me, earlier.

 

[elbows]

That image doesn't like being embedded, I had to open it in another window to see it, preacher man

 

[xenon]

Missed some pages here. I eschewed the contactless card when mine came up for renewal. Bit of security paranoia. I'm not gonna wave my phone around to buy stuff either. It's not for me. Or rather, that isn't something I'd choose to upgrade to an Iphone 6 for.

 

[editor]

That image doesn't like being embedded, I had to open it in another window to see it, preacher man

Always worth a click, I reckon.



Back on topic:

 

[Citizen66]

Battery life for me on a 5s is one day. Always have to charge it overnight but very rarely need a top up during the day. Tethering is fine, just depends on your data plan.

My data plan is currently ridiculous money a month (I jumped on 4g too quickly) so I can't envisage anything being worse. I do tend to hammer battery. The plus side of Samsung is you can buy third party beast batteries (that are good for about 3 months) the downside is they may have contributed to the grief I've been getting.

 

[editor]

My data plan is currently ridiculous money a month (I jumped on 4g too quickly) so I can't envisage anything being worse. I do tend to hammer battery. The plus side of Samsung is you can buy third party beast batteries (that are good for about 3 months) the downside is they may have contributed to the grief I've been getting.

I've got a pile of cheapo batteries (some Samsung/some Anker) and they all seem pretty good. The good thing is that they're so small I can just leave one in my back pocket if I'm out for a long day/night.

 

[Citizen66]

Ive never bought second batteries for starters I only really get the opportunity to recharge one once a day. My beast battery that ran for three days solid even when hammered was good for a few months. I suppose the downside of apple is neither of those options are available, however good or bad they prove to be.

 

[Citizen66]

I am forgetting about the shit side of apple though. A book I've paid for for my oh's daughter won't download as the cloud is full (with daft photos and videos she took) so I need to 'sort' storage which presumably means paying a monthly fee that can be filled with more crap. Give me sd cards please.