Is Apple going downhill with mobile devices?

[Mickey Padge]

Why do some of you guys need all this customer service and phone replacements for your iphones? Never needed anything like that with my phones, I thought Apple was reliable and the best built quality?

 

[TESLA760]

Why do some of you guys need all this customer service and phone replacements for your iphones? Never needed anything like that with my phones, I thought Apple was reliable and the best built quality?

I can't remember one technological device that I've owned , that didn't have an issue at some point. When you purchase things, doesn't the warranty influence your choice ?

 

[Mickey Padge]

I can't remember one technological device that I've owned , that didn't have an issue at some point. When you purchase things, doesn't the warranty influence your choice ?

Yes it does, but the things I buy never have a problem, maybe I am lucky, or maybe because I work in electrical retail I am just more tech savvy?

 

[TESLA760]

Electrical retail ? So you work at Radio Shack selling batteries ?

 

[Mickey Padge]

Electrical retail ? So you work at Radio Shack selling batteries ?

Wow, you have a very stunted imagination! lol

 

[TESLA760]

That's like a Elevation management specialist = Elevator man
Mechanical Plumber = Rat Turd herder

etc......... :hehehe:

 

[Mickey Padge]

That's like a Elevation management specialist = Elevator man
Mechanical Plumber = Rat Turd herder

etc......... :hehehe:

Hmmm, not in the UK? I guess that's lost in translation

There are all sorts of retail sectors, all named accordingly

 

[TESLA760]

I was kidding ! :cheers:

 

[GeDi]

why dont our trusted dealers from China, sell us at a profit the new iphone5s ?

it s been released today and i imagine in China its cheap.....so with a profit margin...it would be a win-win transaction....

no?

 

[TESLA760]

I'm not buying rep electronics.

 

[Mickey Padge]

why dont our trusted dealers from China, sell us at a profit the new iphone5s ?

it s been released today and i imagine in China its cheap.....so with a profit margin...it would be a win-win transaction....

no?

Actually the phone is even more ludicrously expensive in China, one of the reasons Apple shares dived on release day was due to Apples crazy pricing, with the 5c costing over $700.....

In China you can get top end quad core android phones for $300-400, just like the 32GB xiaomi Mi2S I own

 

[Mickey Padge]

I'm not buying rep electronics.

Exactly, like the exploding fake iphone charges!

 

[rbj69]

I'm not buying rep electronics.

Yeah they are a joke, when I was sick I dabbled in there tabs and write pos they were,, but I agree with Mickey on the warranty, by the time mine screw up our I break them it's time to renew lol

Sent from s4 Active, it's waterproof like our watches

 

[wepiii]

iPhone definitely targets simplicity and experience VS customisation, but software restrictions are somewhat of a deal-breaker for me...

...going back to basics... Samsung S4 is WAAAAY too big for me to keep in my trousers, that might prove another deal-breaker!!!

I've gone back and forth from ios to android. Now it may be different outside of the US, but unless you buy the Nexus, androids in the US come just as locked down out of the box as iPhones. And to make it worse, they come preloaded with a bunch of the carriers junk software that eats battery and can't be deleted. Of course you can always put your own rom on it, but the process is different for each phone, so you have to join a forum and figure it all out. Jail breaking an iPhone is the same for every iPhone, and it's so easy my dad who still uses a typewriter could do it. As far as the complaints about 720p or whatever, I guess people just have better eyes than I do because since the release of the iPhone 4, I can hold the phone as close to my face as I want and I can't see a pixel. I wasn't even a fan of the move from 3.5 to 4, so for me I was glad to see apple not release a larger phone. If I can't one hand it, I might as well just get out my laptop.

 

[Mickey Padge]

This is the typical apple user, glad to have less choice, not willing to learn or change

 

[josuel]

Interesting read: http://9to5mac.com/2013/09/17/why-touch-id-is-bigger-news-than-any-of-us-appreciated/

 

[MauiDave]

That's like a Elevation management specialist = Elevator man
Mechanical Plumber = Rat Turd herder

etc......... :hehehe:

Mechanical plumber works on cars cooling systems. I know I made it up silly

Your thinking plumbing mechanic they herd rat turd.

Very different the two one believes he's super dooper importante, the other is just a mechanic taking the piss. Ha


Sent from my iPhone because I'm such a addict I have to keep on here even when I'm not home.

 

[Turbo350z]

+1

just like me .... ordered the 5S too should be shipped out in 5 days .... right now im on iphone 5 .... honestly i went from the first 2g till now .... call me an apple fan boy and you´re unfortunately right

but honestly this time i dont really care about the phone ... okay cool to have but im more excited to see and use iOS7. So far it looks crazy good.

i might wanna sell my iphone 5 and ipad and get the ipad mini instead (again) lol ...

How do you guys go from iPhone 5 to 5s? Pay full retail?


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[wepiii]

This is the typical apple user, glad to have less choice, not willing to learn or change

I'm pretty sure I said I have gone back and forth between both. What I "learned" was what I posted... But that does not mean that I am saying iPhone is better for everyone. I don't like a huge phone, I don't like my phone crashing because I didn't flash the rom right, I count on my phone for my business, so in that regard the iPhone is best for ME. Android is going to be better for people with other needs/wants out of their phone. Why you feel so strongly about forcing other people into what you think is best? There is a difference between posting your opinion and saying that everyone else that doesn't agree with you is an idiot

 

[TESLA760]

I'm pretty sure I said I have gone back and forth between both. What I "learned" was what I posted... But that does not mean that I am saying iPhone is better for everyone. I don't like a huge phone, I don't like my phone crashing because I didn't flash the rom right, I count on my phone for my business, so in that regard the iPhone is best for ME. Android is going to be better for people with other needs/wants out of their phone. Why you feel so strongly about forcing other people into what you think is best? There is a difference between posting your opinion and saying that everyone else that doesn't agree with you is an idiot

That is a great point about Apple. My Android crashes quite a bit. My IPad never does. When you need these devices for business , that makes a huge difference.