iPhone 5
- Thread starter Lawrence
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Okay, right of the gate I'm having syncing problems. Other than that - it's noticeably faster. Plus the LTE makes data use as fast - if not faster than high speed on the laptop.
Once I sell my iPhone 4 - my out of pocket cost is going to be $75. Not bad for this kind of hardware.
Once I sell my iPhone 4 - my out of pocket cost is going to be $75. Not bad for this kind of hardware.
danthewolf00
Veteran Expediter
My iPhone 4 just got iso6 and the google maps now suck.
I got my IPhone 5 last Friday (9-21-12). Pre-ordered thru Verizon National Sales on 9-14-12.
I had a 4S with AT&T but was not getting all the offers from dispatch. Once or twice a week my voicemail alert would sound off and it was usually dispatch with an offer. Missed at least 6-10 good paying runs in the past 18 months because of the crappy coverage.
Anyhow, my biggest complaint about the new phone is that you can't buy a charging cable to use as a backup. If the "lightning cable" is lost or breaks down, too bad for you. I've talked with Apple and they said it likely won't be available for at least 3-4 weeks.
Tried Amazon, Tiger, New Egg, etc., etc. and same result.
While listening to a podcast (don't remember which one it was) while on the road Thursday, the moderators were advising to not be the first in line to buy a non-Apple cable. The rumor is that Apple has embedded a chip to make sure only their cables would work. Anybody else heard this ??
I had a 4S with AT&T but was not getting all the offers from dispatch. Once or twice a week my voicemail alert would sound off and it was usually dispatch with an offer. Missed at least 6-10 good paying runs in the past 18 months because of the crappy coverage.
Anyhow, my biggest complaint about the new phone is that you can't buy a charging cable to use as a backup. If the "lightning cable" is lost or breaks down, too bad for you. I've talked with Apple and they said it likely won't be available for at least 3-4 weeks.
Tried Amazon, Tiger, New Egg, etc., etc. and same result.
While listening to a podcast (don't remember which one it was) while on the road Thursday, the moderators were advising to not be the first in line to buy a non-Apple cable. The rumor is that Apple has embedded a chip to make sure only their cables would work. Anybody else heard this ??
Any iPhone that upgrades to OS6 will lose google maps and have the horrible apple maps. Even the CEO of Apple has suggested using Google or third party apps until they get the mess straightened out. They really dropped the ball on this.
21cExp
Veteran Expediter
I've got an iPhone 4 which I recently updated to iOS6, and yep, lost my nice map for the newer, sometimes errant, Apple Map. Got the Google Map browser deal, but it's far from the same as the old map I used to have.
They'll get it working, I have faith in that. I don't use it as much as some do, with the good ol' Garmin unit being my main nav source, but did use the map app a lot to double check a route, set compass direction for parking to the north, etc.
I suspect I'll go for the iPhone 5 after the first of the year, and am debating whether to just buy it outright so as not to lose my grandfathered Verizon unlimited data, or go for the upgrade and lose the unlimited data. I wish the Verizon iPhone had removable sim cards instead of flash memory, as it would be much easier to transfer the acct to a new phone, and gift my i4 to my kid.
They'll get it working, I have faith in that. I don't use it as much as some do, with the good ol' Garmin unit being my main nav source, but did use the map app a lot to double check a route, set compass direction for parking to the north, etc.
I suspect I'll go for the iPhone 5 after the first of the year, and am debating whether to just buy it outright so as not to lose my grandfathered Verizon unlimited data, or go for the upgrade and lose the unlimited data. I wish the Verizon iPhone had removable sim cards instead of flash memory, as it would be much easier to transfer the acct to a new phone, and gift my i4 to my kid.
