New Apple Lust Objects for 2010 and onward

Nah, it'll grow for sure, but I'd rather have a solid state memory device to run around with than a hard drive any day

Oh yeah: HELLO FROM IOS 6

;_; I still have my 80gb and it works great

fuck you guys have waaaaay more music than me #inferioritycomplex

Not that the quality of your music is going to change, but having all music at all times kind of seems like an all-you-can-eat buffet for every meal. Even if you go there for the fried chicken, you're going to end up grabbing all kinds of other stuff for convenience. Limiting selection leads to a greater appreciation.

namaste.

LAME

:)

i guess the iphone fingerprint sensor rumors turned out false

OK, maybe the 160GB one, but the point is that I had a few friends who sat around bitching that they'd never have less than a 100GB iPod because they want all their music on them at all times, etc, but it just seems like an attitude I've heard barely voiced since 2008 or so.

― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Wednesday, September 12, 2012 9:11 PM (46 minutes ago) Bookmark

pretty strange that posters on this board who also frequently post in ILM would voice this particular opinion

having every nickelback album would be an all-you-can-eat buffet. I have a michelin-starred chef in my pocket. enjoy your nickelback feast btw.

who are the frequent ilm posters out of these? :)

(lack of jokes, sorry)

What's ILM?

O_O

http://www.ilxor.com/ILX/NewAnswersControllerServlet?boardid=41

lol silby

you and your fucking gang signs man

Apple has quietly split the iPhone lineup back into two, something of significant importance to North Americans who travel. Due to the widely disparate frequencies used for LTE by carriers worldwide, and some American and most Canadian carriers using CDMA networks rather than GSM, there will be two iPhone 5's. Maybe three, but that looks like a software locking issue not a hardware difference.

The iPhone 5 model A1429 sold for Verizon or Sprint in the US runs on CDMA for 3G and voice, but LTE for 4G data, using common worldwide frequencies. But thus far, Apple has promised LTE roaming only on one Japanese carrier. The same model, A1429, is sold as a GSM/LTE phone for eleven carriers elsewhere, including UK (Orange or T-Mobile) and Australia (Optus/Virgin and Telstra). Although the US/Canada CDMA phone supports all of the LTE frequencies used in those countries and more, it's not clear the legal stuff is in place to activate it.

The other iPhone 5 is model A1428, which is a GSM phone that supports only two LTE frequencies, neither used outside the US and Canada. It is sold for AT&T in the US, and for three Canadian carriers.

This makes the Verizon or Sprint iPhone 5's look to be much better suited to Americans that travel overseas than the AT&T version. It looks like Canadians are SOL if they travel abroad. Here's Apple's guide to iPhone 5 variations and a third-party writeup.

Brilliant, cheers Lee

"Maps is shocking. My local Tube doesn't even *exist*"

ha, i was going to ask if siri knows about places outside the us yet. i guess not.

p.s. jesus christ what is wrong with the mobile phone industry in the us.

Siri is supposed to work in several countries and languages by now - it even has different settings for American, Canadian, British, or Australian inflection. But they evidently haven't mapped the whole world yet.

can post to FB right from siri, can't wait to read that your vacation in skeleton craze is nearly older

― vincent black shadow giallo (Edward III), Thursday, 13 September 2012 03:51 (17 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

seems like you would want Model A1429 (GSM model) for true global compatibility but how would you even get one in the US?

the uk english siri guy has been available since release. but if you ask for directions it refuses to answer. it's not an issue of the data being available -- it won't give me directions in the us unless i changed my phone language settings.

i believe the A1429 CDMA should also roam on GSM and it definitely covers the global LTE bands. The A1429 GSM lacks the US LTE bands.

This is exceedingly vexing. I'm on AT&T and travel a lot and I can't really switch to Verizon/Sprint because neither of them carry inside the walls of our factory, AT&T is just fine.

What are the really compelling reasons for upgrade though? My 4 is shit hot

My compelling reason is my knockoff replacement screen is dying a death.

I suppose if you travel a lot and are willing to pay roaming fees, 1429 CDMA makes sense

but I wouldn't be able to go to a new country, buy a SIM card and pop it in

I'll get the new phone obviously, but I'm torn of whether I should stay with AT&T (and retain my unlimited data plan) or switch to Verizon. I have horrible data connectivity with AT&T that drives me crazy. Full 3G signal, but wouldn't connect to anything. Constantly I have to flip airplane mode on/off or turn off 3G all together to connect. Would Verizon be any better? How is AT&T's LTE network?

Is that true? Don't Verizon world phones also need a SIM to roam abroad?

I should note that I never exceeded 2 GB of data month, but I blame that one a shitty connection. If I could I would be streaming spotify all the time over cellular.

it's always been my impression that verizon/sprint phones don't have SIM cards. could have changed recently tho xp

also I guess the viability of using the iphone 5 abroad would also depend on how many carriers offer prepaid NANOsim cards

aha, CDMA iphones need a SIM for LTE in any case

http://support.verizonwireless.com/information/4gsim.html

cool, think I'll probably get a verizon one then

What are the really compelling reasons for upgrade though? My 4 is shit hot

I don't see any (also sticking with my 4).

verizon iphones 4s have microsim cards, so you have to get the sim card cut if you want to use one from another country (or buy microsim i guess). also you have to be a verizon customer "in good standing" to get your phone unlocked, i.e. at least 3 months of service i think

if it makes sense to you, you can also for i think $25 get 200MB of international data.

bugger me, it costs $60 for 300MB on ATT, glad work picks that up, but that is a good reason to switch. I guess I'll leave it till they install a repeater in the factory and see how well that works.

Also grandfathered in the 'unlimited' AT&T plan but I often get the text message threatening to slow down my data if I go over 3GB.

Is there a reason to upgrade from the 3G? I keep waiting for something really big and not seeing it.

What are the really compelling reasons for upgrade though? My 4 is shit hot

― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Thursday, September 13, 2012 7:44 AM (1 hour ago)

iphone 5 fixes the shit hot bug

What are the really compelling reasons for upgrade though? My 4 is shit hot

The home button on my 4 is dying so I'll likely replace it with a 5

I'll get the new phone obviously, but I'm torn of whether I should stay with AT&T (and retain my unlimited data plan) or switch to Verizon. I have horrible data connectivity with AT&T that drives me crazy. Full 3G signal, but wouldn't connect to anything. Constantly I have to flip airplane mode on/off or turn off 3G all together to connect. Would Verizon be any better? How is AT&T's LTE network?

― Jeff, Thursday, September 13, 2012 7:53 AM (1 hour ago)

I support mobile devices for a global workforce and there's no single answer here, it's highly dependent on your location and travel habits (e.g. ed's good until he hits the factory). best bet is to look at the coverage maps for each carrier, and ask folks you know who frequent your area. I recently streamed the new swans album over the internet using a verizon iphone 4 on a drive from RI to NJ and had no issues - verizon's generally signal king in the US but like everybody else they have their dead zones.

Is there a reason to upgrade from the 3G? I keep waiting for something really big and not seeing it.

― Guayaquil (eephus!), jeudi 13 septembre 2012 14:57 (22 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Err personally I find Retina itself is reason enough to dump the 3 G.
Like others, for the first time I will probably not do my biyearly upgrade from 4 to 5.
Now, I'm more hesitant wrt to iOS6. I'm really anxious not to fuck up my iphone 4 with an update designed in some way to make it obsolete (like what happened with my 3G with iOS4) - so curious to hear feedback.

Is there a reason to upgrade from the 3G? I keep waiting for something really big and not seeing it.

kudos on having a 3g that still works, mine was unusably slow after a couple of years.

... maybe that was iOS4's fault

Is there a reason to upgrade from the 3G? I keep waiting for something really big and not seeing it.

― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, September 13, 2012 12:57 PM (30 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

worth it if only for the huge bump in performance. 3GS -> 4 seemed pretty significant to me, 3GS -> 5 would be huge i imagine.

if youre locked in on an american plan you should always upgrade as soon as youre allowed!

My main reason to upgrade from my 4 is speed. I get frequent lag when typing, switching between apps. It's annoying.

except with verizon I have an unlimited data plan, if I upgrade I go to the tiered plans with no idea what kind of data hog the iphone 5 will be on LTE

xp