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

VaderDSL said:
If you buy a sim/contract at the same time as the handset in an Apple store it'll lock to that sim card as it's processed through the system.

However if you decline buying/taking a sim with the purchase, it'll be an completely unlocked phone.

So basically don't take a sim card/sim swap/contract when buying an iPhone from the Apple store and you'll have a sim free unlocked phone.
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I have just got back from the apple store in brum, bought a 64GB space grey 5s, fully unlocked, no carrier what so ever, put my 3 sim in, works fine, but my orange sim in and tells me its not compatible with this sim, so now my phone is locked to 3?
 
Col_M said:
So even though the expected delivery date for my 5S was the 22nd I got a massage from the Apple store app and 30 minutes later I had my new phone courtesy of UPS.

Anyway, first impressions coming from a 4 is that it's great, I thought the fingerprint thing was a bit of a gimmick when I heard about it but it's so much better than faffing with a PIN. I've also taken videos of me shaking my face side to side in slow-mo and sent it to my friends and family, brilliant! :D
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A massage?? MASSAGE??

Hopefully when my mums gold iphone 5s is delivered ill get a nice massage courtesy of Apple:p
 
Sad pointless update but its been 4 weeks since I ordered a 5s 16gig in grey, it came yesterday, I have set it up for gift gaff, its the greatest thing of all time!!!

Should have preordered this and binned off vodafone as soon as possible as I actually enjoy using a phone again :) (even if ios7 is a bit weird)
 
well my gold 16gb 5S finally arrived yesterday...........pretty gutted, it seems to have one dead or faulty pixel in the middle of the screen. Am i being totally anal wanting to get it replaced for this and will they actually replace it for one pixel? I'm just one of those that thinks if i've paid £550 for something i want it perfect
 
nosluom said:
well my gold 16gb 5S finally arrived yesterday...........pretty gutted, it seems to have one dead or faulty pixel in the middle of the screen. Am i being totally anal wanting to get it replaced for this and will they actually replace it for one pixel? I'm just one of those that thinks if i've paid £550 for something i want it perfect
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They probably will replace if its clearly a dead pixel, Apple tend to have pretty good customer service. Book an appointment and take it instore and chances are it'll get replaced for you on the spot.
 
Hey urm

I ordered mine on the 20th Oct, when do you think It'll come by? Does it come within apples long ass estimates or will it take even longer? It's currently in processing and after 4 days still hasn't been shipped ;(
 
Guys can someone answer me one more question that has really got me confused, despite having every iphone there's ever been. If you go on a website like amazon for example via safari, when you zoom in on a photo of say a product or something does the image stay really pixellated and look really poor quality? When i do it the text goes really crisp but the images look awful. I swear this never used to do this in the past?? I'm sure the galaxy s4 i tried recently also made the images look perfect when you zoom in. Is this a fault or have the iphones always been like this?
 
nosluom said:
Guys can someone answer me one more question that has really got me confused, despite having every iphone there's ever been. If you go on a website like amazon for example via safari, when you zoom in on a photo of say a product or something does the image stay really pixellated and look really poor quality? When i do it the text goes really crisp but the images look awful. I swear this never used to do this in the past?? I'm sure the galaxy s4 i tried recently also made the images look perfect when you zoom in. Is this a fault or have the iphones always been like this?
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Not having that problem on my 5S. when i zoom in, it takes a second and then the image is clear and sharp.
 
djabs786 said:
They probably will replace if its clearly a dead pixel, Apple tend to have pretty good customer service. Book an appointment and take it instore and chances are it'll get replaced for you on the spot.
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The policy (I read it somewhere) is that any dead pixels on an iPhone/iPod touch gets a replacement. You shouldn't have any problems getting it sorted.

So it looks like I've got a 5C coming too for a family member, white 16GB. Pretty interesting to see how that'll compare to my 5S, though from playing with it in the store I do like it a lot!

Only thing now that is bugging me about mine is the rattly power button. Not sure whether to play the lottery again (as I have with the 4S and 5, as well as the GS3 and Nexus 4) and get it swapped for another device that'll probably be just as bad...

Aside from this, happier with the 5S than I have been with any other phone.
 
nosluom said:
Guys can someone answer me one more question that has really got me confused, despite having every iphone there's ever been. If you go on a website like amazon for example via safari, when you zoom in on a photo of say a product or something does the image stay really pixellated and look really poor quality? When i do it the text goes really crisp but the images look awful. I swear this never used to do this in the past?? I'm sure the galaxy s4 i tried recently also made the images look perfect when you zoom in. Is this a fault or have the iphones always been like this?
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Text gets up scaled - images don't magically get clearer up close if they are low res to begin with.
 
Upgraded to a Space Grey 32GB 5s from a two year old tired 4S.

The speed difference for me is incredible and only did I realise the extent of how slow my 4S had become by holding them side by side and performing the same action.

E.G Messages, iPhone 5s straight up, 4s, straight up blank white background.. wait a little while, wait a little longer oh here we go messages.
 
Is it wrong that I prefer the feel of the 5C to the 5S? I had a play in the store last week and the 5S looks better, but I liked the 5C more than I expected. For my usage it just seems more practical as I wouldn't feel the need to bulk it up with a case etc.
 
Well after a day of usage I am really enjoying using my 5S. I also really like iOS7 more than I thought I would, I think it's a step in the right direction tbh.

Really like the fingerprint scanner. I'm finding that very useful!

Overall very happy I upgraded from a 4S (which I still think is a great phone) and this will see me through till the IP6 comes out.

:)
 
uniQ said:
Is it wrong that I prefer the feel of the 5C to the 5S? I had a play in the store last week and the 5S looks better, but I liked the 5C more than I expected. For my usage it just seems more practical as I wouldn't feel the need to bulk it up with a case etc.
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I can see your perspective on this actually. The 5C feels chunky and weighty, whereas the 5/5S is so light that even though it feels solid, it feels like you're going to drop/throw it by accident...however, I've found that after a short while you get used to the lightness of the 5S.

Another one here who really likes the 5C (only the white one however).
 
I would have happily bought a 5C if it was substantially cheaper than the 5S, or marginally cheaper but the same internally as a 5S. Don't see the point of the having a glass and aluminium frame as they're so easily marked that most 5S end up in a cheap plastic case anyway.
 
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