*** iPhone 5S/5C - September 10th ***

Nismo said:
I just don't see the point of long contracts now, I can buy a 5S direct from Apple and keep my 1 month rolling Virgin sim which gives me pretty much the same benefits as those EE ones, and still come out with more money in my pocket over 12 months.

I'm not tied in, the phone is unlocked from the off and I can do as I please.

Anyway, pink 5C and white case ordered this morning for the GF. I'm not sure I agree on the 5C pricing, but it will keep her happy while I get GTAV/Xbox One/PS4 :p
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Because I don't personally want to drop £700 in one go :)
 
To be honest I've had my 4S for about 2 years and I'm not too bothered about being tied in anymore. Plus I can get 30% of o2 refresh airtime tariffs anyway.
 
So, just curious... will the fingerprint tech in the 5S make it to the new iPads (and Minis) when they are released? With more and more companies using the iPad for people on the move (no reference, pure speculation based on no real facts :p ) it would seem logical, no?
 
sarge78 said:
The Motorola Atrix had a finger print scanner on the power button for passwords and such. It was replaced by face recognition for the razr/ICS, then by voice recognition in the Moto X.
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Voice recognition isn't used to securely unlock the Moto X.
 
randal said:
Vodafone's 5C prices are up, I'm thinking the 5S prices will be another £5 a month or £100 on each upfront payment.

http://www.vodafone.co.uk/iphone/pay-monthly-iphone/index.htm
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Defintely expensive.

Vodafone 5C

24 months, £42 per month = £1,008

2G Data

T-mobile 5C

http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/shop/pay-monthly/iphone-5c-16gb-white/full-monty-32-24m/extras/

£90 phone, £32 a month, 24 months = £858

Which is much better.

Alternative.

Buying a iPhone 5S, £649, £12.90 per month from Three (monthly rolling), over 24 months = £958.60.

unlimited Data

Better phone, no contract, more data, £50 less than Vodafone.

If you can't afford the lump sum then just put it on a 0% credit card and pay it off £50 a month for 12 months. Works out £62.90 a month for the first year.
 
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Credit seems to be the way to go for this then, no tie ins and the unlocked phone is yours to do with as you please from day one.

I had hoped each network would present an opportunity to bounce one off the other, but instead they're all further justification to stay SIM only to me.

Will get 4G when it becomes the norm, and not an upsell. 3G is plenty fast enough for me, and more often than not I'm somewhere with wifi anyway.

Think a lot of the mobile companies have missed the trick here to a point, they could have got a load of people on to their new flagship networks very easily off the back of these devices. I could care less about Spotify/Sky Sports, would have much rather had a monthly discount.

Hey ho.
 
Can someone confirm what I said in this post regarding buying iPhones in the US? My theory is you're better off with an American iPhone if you're a frequent traveller as it supports more 4G frequencies.
 
Your better off with the EU model. There's bound to be compatibility issues with sims/frequencies etc.

KIA said:
Voice recognition isn't used to securely unlock the Moto X.
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Doen't it bypass the lock screen when it recognises your voice? Qualcomm advertise their always on voice activation system as a secure solution. Motorola always have good ideas but never back them up, still password/pin relacments are all just gimmicks for me.

I wonder if Samsung will have a super secure finger print, voice, password and iris/face unlock option for the GS5? :D
 
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sbi5ar said:
So, just curious... will the fingerprint tech in the 5S make it to the new iPads (and Minis) when they are released? With more and more companies using the iPad for people on the move (no reference, pure speculation based on no real facts :p ) it would seem logical, no?
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Almost certainly yes if it's successful. It enables frictionless (almost) purchases. It's a no brainer.
 
uvarvu said:
Can someone confirm what I said in this post regarding buying iPhones in the US? My theory is you're better off with an American iPhone if you're a frequent traveller as it supports more 4G frequencies.
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It's a tough question. I've just been corrected.

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I reckon it'll be the same as the iPhone 5 now, you buy from the US, you can only get it swapped in the US, bringing it back to the UK will leave you with no ability to have the handset replaced.

Like I said in the next post, I actually don't know what I'm talking about :p so I'd err of the side of caution.
 
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VaderDSL said:
It's a tough question.

At the moment, for the iPhone 5 there are 2 GSM versions due to the different LTE frequencies, so you buy an iPhone 5 from say North America, it will not work on the 4G over here and as a result Applecare/Apple retail stores won't be able to replace the device for you.

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However with the iPhone 5S it appears there is only 1 GSM version

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Now there are more models of iPhone 5S and I presume it's for China/Japan networks and some CDMA carriers in the U.S, so by the looks of the list of models available, I would tentatively guess that if you bought a GSM phone int he U.S the models in the U.K would be the same, and therefore be eligible for hardware replacement.

BUT! I have no idea if this will turn out to be true, please don't take this as gospel, it is merely an opinion based on evidence which may change.
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We tend to get the CDMA model in the UK. Certainly with the 5 we got the CDMA one.
 
Ah fair enough!

I did just check as well, and yeah I'm completely wrong I think haha. I reckon the UK version will be A1457 as I think we use 3/7/20 in the UK perhaps?

To be honest I have no idea. I will amend my previous post.
 
EE's internet is so slow. Unless you can get 4G in your area all the time, avoid EE if you do a lot of web browsing when not connected via wifi.
 
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