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Does the s8/s8+ come with access to the Apple App Store? No? Then no thanks. But I appreciate that you fought the urge to enter a thread that has no concern for you at all for at least a few hours.naednek wrote:Seems like the X is already behind the times in many areas compared to the Galaxy s8 and s8+. Glad I stuck with it.
I'm not sure what the apple store has anything to do with anything. But I do think it's wise to compare what's on the market and what's coming to the market.RunningMn9 wrote:Does the s8/s8+ come with access to the Apple App Store? No? Then no thanks. But I appreciate that you fought the urge to enter a thread that has no concern for you at all for at least a few hours.naednek wrote:Seems like the X is already behind the times in many areas compared to the Galaxy s8 and s8+. Glad I stuck with it.
Why? Wife and I still use our 1st gen 6, and I have not felt the need to upgrade yet (either from lack of features, or speed, or space), but then I don't really keep up with phone tech. When I feel my phone is sluggish, or can't run current apps that use well, that's usually when I start looking at pricing on whatever the current (or last) gen model is.The Meal wrote:I'm a huge fan of my 7+ over my 6s
FYI, unless something has changed the AT&T Next plan is the old subsidized phone model in all but name. They word it like you have to trade in your phone when you do your next upgrade, but that's only if you opt for the upgrade at the 18 month mark. If you wait until your phone is paid in full at the 24 month mark, it's yours to keep.Carpet_pissr wrote:When AT&T was still subsidizing our upgrades, I would get the latest/greatest (for both of us) as soon as we were eligible. Now that that is not an option, I foresee us skipping a few versions,
That's what they were before, it's just that you never stopped paying for the phone. When Verizon switched to the new "unsubsidized" model, my bill was substantially lower since all phones were paid off already.Isgrimnur wrote:Subsidized as in cheaper. Now they're just 0%APR lease to own plans at full price.
I've watched my bill decline as each of the phones I purchased was paid off?Isgrimnur wrote:Verizon may have lowered their rates at that point. AT&T sure never did.
I noticed towards the end of the era of subsidies that if you were on contract but hadn't upgraded your phone in two or more years, they started giving a $25 per month (per line) discount. When they scrapped those plans altogether, the bill went way down, as long as you weren't financing a phone.Isgrimnur wrote:My last phone purchases were prior to the end of subsidies. I have never had a line item on my bill that represents a monthly charge for a phone.
Can you sell me on Apple TV? I have a TiVo, a dedicated blu-ray player, and a PS4 hooked up to my TV, all three of which have access to streaming services. What does Apple TV bring to the table for me that those don't, aside from making it easier for me to display photos and videos from my phone on the TV (which would be really nice to be able to do).The Meal wrote:Apple TV 4k (32GB) ordered.
The only significant difference in streaming movie content for Apple TV is special features. I don't know why Amazon can't catch up on this score, but when you buy a movie on iTunes and watch it on AppleTV you get a menu within the movie that let's you select scenes, special features, etc. (just like on a disc). Amazon's service doesn't have a similar system, so if you want to watch special features you have to fast forward to the end of the selection and search for what you want. Totally sucks in comparison. I also own a lot of HD content on iTunes, so it's really nice it will automatically upgrade for free to 4K. If neither of those things seem like a big deal to you, I don't think there is a compelling reason to buy Apple TV.wonderpug wrote:Can you sell me on Apple TV? I have a TiVo, a dedicated blu-ray player, and a PS4 hooked up to my TV, all three of which have access to streaming services. What does Apple TV bring to the table for me that those don't, aside from making it easier for me to display photos and videos from my phone on the TV (which would be really nice to be able to do).The Meal wrote:Apple TV 4k (32GB) ordered.
Probably not. My use case is one where we regularly stream things directly from our iPhones or iPads, so the ability to go straight into our TV (via AirPlay) is very convenient. Additionally we regularly have folks over to our home and like to play music in many rooms at the same time, and the Apple TV facilities that very well. Finally, this device will act as our dedicated HomeKit server (which can be accomplished in non Apple TV ways, but not very elegantly). We've got well over 30 connected devices in our home, so this is a pretty big deal.wonderpug wrote:Can you sell me on Apple TV?The Meal wrote:Apple TV 4k (32GB) ordered.
We also have a PS4 connected to our Smart TV, which would work as a streaming playback device, but I get very irritated in using such a clunky system (I never remember what does what when using a gaming controller to operate movie playback). It takes five times longer to get the PS4 set up to run a movie compared to the Apple TV (which I enable with a voice command through an Alexa unit, a Harmony Hub, and the Yonomi iPhone app). (Our PS4 also operates as our blueray playback device, which is not something I particularly enjoy as well.) The SmartTV inherently allows for Netflix playback, Amazon Prime Movie playback, and many other streaming options (YouTube, Twitch, Hulu, etc.), but not all. We have a PokerGO subscription, for instance, which is generally intended for watching streaming content either on a desktop or on a mobile device. But since MHS and I enjoy watching this stuff together, neither of those device options is very appealing. There's probably a cheaper Amazon Firestick solution which would work, but combined with our other uses, the Apple TV makes a lot more sense. (The SmartTV's built-in browser does not run flash applications, which makes it pretty useless as a desktop equivalent for showing this sort of content.) PokerGo is not the only app which falls into this category. We'll watch 70+ NHL Gamecenter Live events over the next 8 months, and that falls into this category as well.wp wrote:I have a TiVo, a dedicated blu-ray player, and a PS4 hooked up to my TV, all three of which have access to streaming services. What does Apple TV bring to the table for me that those don't, aside from making it easier for me to display photos and videos from my phone on the TV (which would be really nice to be able to do).
Of course, this is a similar methodology to Google Flu Trends, which Google killed due to bad results.A new study is backing up long held suspicions that Apple slows down older models of its iPhones to encourage users to buy a new release.
The U.S. study analysed worldwide searches for 'iPhone slow' and found that the search term spiked significantly around the time of new iPhone launch.
It then compared those results with similar searches for the term 'Samsung Galaxy slow', and discovered the term was unaffected by new releases from Samsung.
The study, compiled by Harvard University PhD student Laura Trucco, follows claims that the Cupertino-based company is deliberately sabotaging its old products.
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Maybe try disabling Settings > Cellular > WiFi Assist? It "automatically uses cellular data when Wi-Fi connectivity is poor."Smoove_B wrote:It probably is. The phone is probably confused and wondering why it's being asked to connect to a network that is clearly operating at speeds 25 years in the past.
Apparently not (a bit more of a rigorous methodology). Color me surprised. I didn't expect there to be intentional slowings happening, but I thought there may have been more of an unintentional attrition going on (as more modern OS have more overhead carried through to address newer features not available in older products).Isgrimnur wrote:Slowing down old phones
Of course, this is a similar methodology to Google Flu Trends, which Google killed due to bad results.A new study is backing up long held suspicions that Apple slows down older models of its iPhones to encourage users to buy a new release.
The U.S. study analysed worldwide searches for 'iPhone slow' and found that the search term spiked significantly around the time of new iPhone launch.
It then compared those results with similar searches for the term 'Samsung Galaxy slow', and discovered the term was unaffected by new releases from Samsung.
The study, compiled by Harvard University PhD student Laura Trucco, follows claims that the Cupertino-based company is deliberately sabotaging its old products.
techpinions.com wrote:When it came to overall customer satisfaction, iPhone X owners in our study gave the product an overall 97% customer satisfaction. While that number is impressive, what really stands out when you do customer satisfaction studies is the percentage who say they are very satisfied with the product. Considering you add up the total number of very satisfied, and satisfied, to get your total customer satisfaction number a product can have a high number of satisfied responses and lower number of very satisfied responses and still achieve a high number. The higher the very satisfied responses, the better a product truly is. In our study, 85% of iPhone X owners said they were very satisfied with the product.
Apple Inc. supplier AMS AG shares tumbled after cautioning on negative operating margins, yet another semiconductor company to spark warnings from analysts of shaky demand for the iPhone X.
The poor short-term guidance given by Austrian-based AMS late Monday was heavily impacted by lower iPhone X volumes, Baader Helvea AG analyst Guenther Hollfelder said in a note.
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Investors have been looking for clues regarding demand for the new iPhone X. Apple’s five largest device assemblers reported a sharp slowdown in monthly sales after peaking at the end of last year, suggesting demand for the high-end device may be fading.
Key suppliers such as Hai Precision Industry Co. and Pegatron Corp. reported a combined 8 percent rise in their total sales across the March quarter, but growth slowed sharply later in the period. Apple’s main chip supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. predicted current-quarter sales about $1 billion less than analysts had projected.
Shares in Apple, which is set to post quarterly results on May 1, have fallen just over 7 percent over the past three days. Analysts at Morgan Stanley cut their forecasts on Friday for iPhone shipments. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index has also posted a 3-day loss of just under 7 percent.
AMS’s first quarter adjusted earnings came in at $77.3 million, below estimates of $82.9 million. Adjusted operating margin in the second quarter is expected to be around negative 20 to 25 percent, compared to a positive 17 percent in the first quarter.
“This is all Apple, specifically iPhone X,” said Neil Campling, senior analyst at Mirabaud Securities Ltd.