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Glassunion

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41. Careful. Apple has a built in drop counter.

Reply to madokie (Reply #4)

Wed Sep 7, 2016, 08:25 PM

Sep 2016

One drops too many and the wifi and gps stop working.

$50 and good as new tho.

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Apple has become egregious. [View all] trof Sep 2016 OP

People need to get real about what they can afford. Ilsa Sep 2016 #1

My wife is still using an iPhone 4 w/3G Atman Sep 2016 #11

I have an old iphone I use for an iPod in my car. Ilsa Sep 2016 #34

Except Apple and Google (and with Android even worse the phone companies) mythology Sep 2016 #68

The real kicker is the insurance plan GummyBearz Sep 2016 #114

OMG!!! What a rip off! Ilsa Sep 2016 #126

$650 is for an unlocked, unsubsidized device. targetpractice Sep 2016 #2

Funny how you conflate LOOKS with functional specs. randome Sep 2016 #27

Apple does both exceptionally well. n/t targetpractice Sep 2016 #36

Enjoy spending your money if it feels good. Jim Beard Sep 2016 #43

It does. Every Apple product I've purchased give me joy. n/t targetpractice Sep 2016 #47

So now you have to charge two devices? jberryhill Sep 2016 #52

Yes, if you want wireless ear buds. targetpractice Sep 2016 #53

Can I charge the phone at the same time? jberryhill Sep 2016 #54

The AirPods case charges them.... targetpractice Sep 2016 #66

So I carry another thing to lose? jberryhill Sep 2016 #69

Shit! My kids lose their corded headphones as it is. They know this will drive replacement costs. TheBlackAdder Sep 2016 #85

Have you tried not losing things? Act_of_Reparation Sep 2016 #99

I think they look fucking stupid alarimer Sep 2016 #93

Free market katsy Sep 2016 #3

Post removed Post removed Sep 2016 #9

I am not ever going to have one and I am thrilled about it. Jim Beard Sep 2016 #44

Woo madokie Sep 2016 #4

Careful. Apple has a built in drop counter. Glassunion Sep 2016 #41

Others have much different results. Egnever Sep 2016 #48

I literally ran over my Samsung 6 with my car riderinthestorm Sep 2016 #67

And mine fell off my desk madokie Sep 2016 #71

I had a coworker with an iPhone 5 Orrex Sep 2016 #88

I swallowed my iphone 5 and recovered it 3 days later Warren DeMontague Sep 2016 #80

Don't get the iPhone 6s Plus. They don't pass easily. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2016 #86

I tried that, was higher in fiber than i am used to. nolabels Sep 2016 #87

No shit! Warren DeMontague Sep 2016 #128

I won't have any device that does not MicaelS Sep 2016 #5

Where are you reading this shit? It comes with very nice earphones, AND a 3.5mm adapter. Atman Sep 2016 #14

Still no MicroSD card slot is there? MicaelS Sep 2016 #26

It also doesn't come with a dog whistle or laser pointer. FUCK THEM! Buzz Clik Sep 2016 #102

And you can't self replace the battery either, can you? MicaelS Sep 2016 #105

Damned skippy! I'm a fucking idiot who cannot think for himself! Buzz Clik Sep 2016 #107

Can you use wired headphones AND charge the phone? jberryhill Sep 2016 #55

No you can't. Which is weird because I always/never see people doing this. winstars Sep 2016 #63

I didn't know you were always/never watching people jberryhill Sep 2016 #112

Another answer: search engine. Buzz Clik Sep 2016 #108

Frankly speaking, the way I use my current phone every day is more feature rich than what this... Humanist_Activist Sep 2016 #77

I not an Apple guy. But their tax avoidance is UnAmerican by any measure. AngryAmish Sep 2016 #6

You sure struck a nerve with me and not directing at any ONE specific person. Jim Beard Sep 2016 #45

Samsung Galaxy Edge - $792. Atman Sep 2016 #7

Has more and better features, such as being able to listen to a podcast and charge your phone... Humanist_Activist Sep 2016 #78

Planned obsolesence gone wild. greatauntoftriplets Sep 2016 #8

You do realize it's over $1,000 without a contract right? Initech Sep 2016 #10

No, it's $649 or $769, without a contract. Atman Sep 2016 #12

Verizon price - $519 w/o contract, $969 paid in full Initech Sep 2016 #19

Wrong. Atman Sep 2016 #24

I know how car buying works, I've bought several. Initech Sep 2016 #35

"Apple gets the most shit because they're Apple." Atman Sep 2016 #37

True that! Initech Sep 2016 #38

I'm with you, Trof. No Apple for me, thanks! Trailrider1951 Sep 2016 #13

You are actually buying a mobile phone only, while others are buying a mobile computer and paying Fred Sanders Sep 2016 #21

"How many folks need a mobile computer?" I do. Atman Sep 2016 #40

I'm a retiree and live by a wonderful land line. Its a coop and we all own a share. We get excellent Jim Beard Sep 2016 #46

+1 CountAllVotes Sep 2016 #84

No, Sherman A1 Sep 2016 #15

I've never understood why anyone would pay for an iPhone when a droid does the same for a... Gidney N Cloyd Sep 2016 #16

I have to grudgingly admit that I like the way the IPhone works and is navigated.... steve2470 Sep 2016 #30

I have an LG V10. It can do everything an iPhone does. Initech Sep 2016 #50

Marketing. Consumerist brainwashing is a powerful thing. Odin2005 Sep 2016 #97

Or maybe some of us have tried both and prefer the iOS interface? Codeine Sep 2016 #110

I was persuaded to purchase an iPod PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2016 #17

I don't know about that Glamrock Sep 2016 #60

Please PM me about this. I spent an hour or more with an PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2016 #73

It was the case with iPhones and Android phones... TCJ70 Sep 2016 #18

Credo mobile takes part of it intake and supports dem causes with it Ohioblue22 Sep 2016 #20

I literally can't wait to get one. Agschmid Sep 2016 #22

I can't wait to get the Apple Watch 2.0. It's slightly better than the original but just as douchey NightWatcher Sep 2016 #23

How much have you paid for your phones in the past? brooklynite Sep 2016 #25

What are those of us with normal headphones and normal cars supposed to do? scscholar Sep 2016 #28

How about, plug your headphones into the lightning connector jack included in the box? brooklynite Sep 2016 #29

How about my battery is low jberryhill Sep 2016 #58

Yes, that's correct again. Its weird for them to do since I always/never see people doing this. winstars Sep 2016 #64

Not sure what you are really saying here but use of charging and headphones simultaneously whatthehey Sep 2016 #104

This is the type of first world problem Apple should really be thinking about snooper2 Sep 2016 #115

Uh, having spotty access to recharging is more common in other than the "first world" jberryhill Sep 2016 #118

That third world problem was solved a long time ago snooper2 Sep 2016 #119

And therein, lies the problem... Can't use a wired headphone while doing that jberryhill Sep 2016 #120

What I do is connect my phone to the 3.5mm AUX jack in my car and plug the USB... Humanist_Activist Sep 2016 #74

Lieutenant Dan got me invested in some kind of fruit company Brother Buzz Sep 2016 #31

That's good that it's not a mandatory purchase. tammywammy Sep 2016 #32

So don't buy one Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2016 #33

The iphone is the same price as the one that released last year Travis_0004 Sep 2016 #39

OMFGZ!!! $650 for a phone, computer, music library, camera, Glassunion Sep 2016 #42

Don't forget 4k video Ellipsis Sep 2016 #49

No kidding!!!!!111one Buzz Clik Sep 2016 #106

I can get almost all that from a 150 dollar tablet Mosby Sep 2016 #125

Neat. You get "almost" all of that. Glassunion Sep 2016 #130

Maybe you don't understand Mosby Sep 2016 #131

What is the phone call quality like? Glassunion Sep 2016 #133

Verizon had this great deal when I bought 3 IPhone 6. aikoaiko Sep 2016 #51

The problem is they haven't really added anything to justify that cost still_one Sep 2016 #56

I have been really disgusted with all the Yahoo changes, I don't even visit thier sites anymore. Jim Beard Sep 2016 #89

Boy do I hear you on that one. They have a lot of complaints, and I added my name to the list. The still_one Sep 2016 #94

LOL. Most smartphones are that price and have been for years. NYC Liberal Sep 2016 #57

While that is true, there are also a good number of smart phones for still_one Sep 2016 #61

the computer i learned on cost nearly $800,000 in today's dollars unblock Sep 2016 #59

Guess what Apple got chained with, immediatly after I bought a real Apple hat cheep. Opps spelling! Jeffersons Ghost Sep 2016 #62

I was looking over the phone selection at Costco Warpy Sep 2016 #65

After being with phones I didn't like and phone companies I hated, I tried a company called Ting, NBachers Sep 2016 #70

Thanks for the rec Warpy Sep 2016 #72

The cost for the bluetooth headphones is stupid, 150 dollars for something that will sound worse... Humanist_Activist Sep 2016 #75

I can't get regular earphones to stay in my ears, thank goodness for the cord to keep from losing it Jim Beard Sep 2016 #90

What's somewhat lost is the fundamental issue of the cost of these things. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2016 #76

it always costs an arm and a leg to be an "early adopter" Warren DeMontague Sep 2016 #81

But I'm not by any means an early adopter. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2016 #82

I don't understand. Why don't you just import your CDs into itunes? Warren DeMontague Sep 2016 #83

Check out the Fiio X series. MicaelS Sep 2016 #101

Thanks, yeah, I've checked them out previously- that's probably what I'm gonna end up doing Warren DeMontague Sep 2016 #127

That's why I always have the largest memory available iPhone - music REP Sep 2016 #111

WaPo says wait for the next one Warren DeMontague Sep 2016 #79

OP speaks the truth.... Blue_Tires Sep 2016 #91

Become? They've been egregious all along. alarimer Sep 2016 #92

Courage! or Chutzpah? MowCowWhoHow III Sep 2016 #95

Apple is overpriced garbage sold to gullible consumerist idiots. Odin2005 Sep 2016 #96

Fascinating. Act_of_Reparation Sep 2016 #100

There is a lot about Apple I don't like. NCTraveler Sep 2016 #98

Have an iPhone -- like it. MacAir-- hate it. iPad -- love it. Apple TV -- fantastic. Buzz Clik Sep 2016 #103

My employer gave me an iphone whatthehey Sep 2016 #109

Thank you for the reply. NCTraveler Sep 2016 #113

Hey if you've found any app where I can plug my phone into a PC whatthehey Sep 2016 #121

Airdroid, you can try that... Humanist_Activist Sep 2016 #123

They have RUINED my iPad 2 SHRED Sep 2016 #116

The phone is a computer, not just a phone. Add in high end camera. I don't like the Pisces Sep 2016 #117

Well, I have to take back what I said about Bill Press and Peter Augburn praising the Jim Beard Sep 2016 #122

You get everything on this ad with this phone WestCoastLib Sep 2016 #124

When you consider how hugely versatile a tool it is it is well worth it Lee-Lee Sep 2016 #129

The smartphone is basically the new Swiss Army knife Act_of_Reparation Sep 2016 #132