Finally, Virgin mobile gets the iPhone 5

robfosters · 20 Nov 2013 at 13:21

Nice to se they have sorted it out at last. And, I need a new phone. Couldn't be timed better.

EDIT: actually, I don't think i will bother. It's £69 upfront and £41 a month for 2 years. I already have a £12 month unlimited sim only plan.

Plus I have a brand new ipad air, so I think I would be chucking money down the drain. Plus, I like the look of the new nexus 5. Would you say that's a better option?

grudas · 20 Nov 2013 at 13:28

apple forum ---->

robfosters · 20 Nov 2013 at 13:43

grudas said:
apple forum ---->

Not really, I'm talking phones. This is the mobile phone forum. If you haven't got anything helpful to add, best keep it quiet.

Fubsy · 20 Nov 2013 at 13:48

Yea, if you could go to the Apple forum that'd be great.

robfosters · 20 Nov 2013 at 13:59

Why do I need to go to the Apple forum?

grudas · 20 Nov 2013 at 14:06

This is mobile PHONES you're talking iPhones so..

twist3d0n3 · 20 Nov 2013 at 14:09

robfosters · 20 Nov 2013 at 14:18

I'm so confused, i'm talking Nexus as well. Why do I need to go the Apple forum when talking asking about whether or not to get a nexus?

Sho · 20 Nov 2013 at 14:22

iPhone 5 is old. They should be getting the 5s.

And yes there is a separate apple forum here.

grudas · 20 Nov 2013 at 14:26

robfosters said:
I'm so confused, i'm talking Nexus as well. Why do I need to go the Apple forum when talking asking about whether or not to get a nexus?

I don't know? its random.. why have apple forum but not nokia, samsung, nexus, lg etc ?! IMO all apple should sit in apple forums because having topics about iPhones in here and in apple forum just makes no sense? we know that they are "special" but cmon

robfosters · 20 Nov 2013 at 14:43

Sho said:
iPhone 5 is old. They should be getting the 5s.

And yes there is a separate apple forum here.

Sorry, I meant the 5s and 5c.

lamboman · 20 Nov 2013 at 14:43

grudas said:
This is mobile PHONES you're talking iPhones so..

The iPhone is a mobile phone as well.

The reason that we have a separate Apple forum is because Macs are largely unfamiliar for those that don't own them. Which is fair enough. Means that Mac users who need help will get their questions answered rather than having their thread gradually sink down to the second page.

Those saying that this should go in the Apple forum, everybody there will say it belongs in the Mobile Phones forum.

Anyway, back on topic, go and have a play. If you rely heavily on integration between your Apple products (eg. Mac user who uses iCloud a lot) then an iPhone would be the better choice. If that doesn't matter, the Nexus 5 is absolutely worth looking at.

Footyslayer · 20 Nov 2013 at 15:49

I don't think that is a good deal really, I'd have expected lower from Virgin.

Em3bbs · 20 Nov 2013 at 17:38

lamboman said:
Those saying that this should go in the Apple forum, everybody there will say it belongs in the Mobile Phones forum.

They won't, a the Apple dons wanted a walled garden for all Apple products to be discussed without any distractions so it's been that way for ages and they are all used to it in there too.

But when you're trying to have a comparison thread like this one it makes it confusing for someone to know where to post.

lamboman · 20 Nov 2013 at 18:05

Em3bbs said:
They won't, a the Apple dons wanted a walled garden for all Apple products to be discussed without any distractions so it's been that way for ages and they are all used to it in there too.

But when you're trying to have a comparison thread like this one it makes it confusing for someone to know where to post.

Well do you post a comparison thread in the Apple specific forum, or the forum that covers all the other products that one would compare to the Apple product? At the end of the day the iPhone is only one model, the Nexus 5/HTC One/S4/whatever are all better suited here. One device shouldn't mean the entire topic gets posted into a forum that is oriented against the rest.

No matter how we look at it though, it's difficult to get opinions without bias, which is a shame. Post here, the iPhone is "terrible" and vice versa.

Pawnless Endgame · 20 Nov 2013 at 18:43

I think the Apple section is for their Mac computers.

Phone/tablets here is fine for iPhones IMO, along with iPad, and I've seen plenty of discussion here on iOS devices. That includes discussion of comparing iOS with Android and Windows 8 mobile.