What are the actual benefits of the update? Just sounds like a load of bollocks.
Only thing I find a noticeable improvement is the predictive typing system. Now give's you a choice of words to touch choose from instead of just one. Same as Blackberry have been using for several years.
Anyone know what the best deals are on a 5s now? And if it'll last alright on a 24 month contract? Never had an iPhone but coming to the end of my current contract and thinking of getting one but not a fan of the 6's size.
Was hoping I could get a cheaper iphine5 tariff but seem similair price to iphone6. Don't really fancy a iphone 6 because of the size. But my old 4s is creaking. Any ideas? Should I go for a 6 or hope 5s get cheaper.
Having used i phones for several years, ( the first one was free and £15 a month) I have noticed that the 'jamboree ' of the first to own one of these 'new' models is mainly about PR, and showing the 'punters' queing up for the media, a bit like the new game releases. Personally speaking I do not use 90 percent of the 'apps' and things like the finger recognition to unlock the device. That seems like a gimmick, like so much of the so called new 'upgrades'. I use a phone for texting and phone calls. Being of course in the minority I will stay with the old 4s and pay £ 10 a month for the phone I have. Yes it is old, and as a phone on O2 the coverage could be improved, but I am afraid until the battery life improves a lot, and the price comes down....... I will stay with what I got thank you. Question if you have a 2 year agreement why do Apple only have a 1 year warranty?. ... Seems poor faith in there 'premium product' ...... bit like there computer, ever tried to get a genius appointment same day at an Apple centre?.... thought not.
You can buy a second year of warranty, it's not free but as some only take these phones for a year not everyone needs it. Also if you turn up at a store you can wait to see a 'Genius'. They don't publicise this as it would mean that no one would book appointments and it would be a free for all, but they do do it.
Having said that there are many different professions that don't have same day appointments so it's hardly unreasonable.
I was talking about the warranty, after all if you have a 24 month contract should you not expect it to be capable of resonable use. Perhaps my experience of Apple since 1992 is unique. As a Business customer at Bluewater, I would like to think that having to wait on average 3 days for an appointment is not particularly quick. I do not expect them to repair the product, but at least advise. If you are without your computer or mobile phone it can be a big disruption to your business. I am lucky and have 2 computers. But that means I have to have the software licence on 2 computers. I think you will find that most customers have a 2 or even longer contract. As I say it is a premium product, or at least it was, one thing for me is value for money compared to other manufacturers. Yes I know about Apple care, not sure about warranties from other companies, but I understand that there are a couple around that are decent. I have turned up Bluewater with an 'i phone' bought within 2 weeks, with a fault...... and had to make an appointment. Logic systems in Greenwich seems a decent company. Perhaps you are more persuasive than me at these things.......
Ken
If you buy an iPhone in any other EU country, you'll get a two year warranty, in line with the EU directive.
I don't know why that doesn't happen in the UK, because I keep reading that the UK is governed by ridiculous laws from Brussels.
Since the new ios8.0 now up to 8.1 upgrade shit has been done on my iPhone 5s the battery life has plummeted Any other phone geek suffering this
Haven't noticed the battery life, however it has taken up a lot space on the 16gb phone, leaving very little room for songs to listen to, having to swap on a regular basis. Was thinking about going back to ios7.
I don't think you can go back to 7 unless you are jailbroken. Apple has to authorise and they have stopped apparently.
Mrs ET's iPad2 was sluggish, slow and choppy after updating to 8. Ios 8.0.2 and 8.1 improved slightly but the battey drains quickly.
Also, third party hdmi adapters (for mirroring, say cartoon hd, to the tv) no longer work - probably intentionally. So upgrading to 8 has not been good.
Apple should allow a roll-back to 7 as so many users have issues.
You can check what's using the battery via settings>general>useage>battery useage
This and if you press the home button twice rapidly, you'll see all the open apps, just slide those you no longer want open at that moment upwards, closing them and your battery life will improve.
Some good general tips although there surely is a problem of 8 on older devices as opposed to 7. Apple in the past have apparently released updates to fix this, hope they do again.
If anyone has successfully upgraded a 5 (not a 5S) to IOS8.1, would love to hear about it.
Based on what I am reading here up to now, the advice would be 'leave well alone'. My wife and others had huge problems when they blithely accepted Apple's on-screen invite to upgrade.
It is true that there are lots of useful battery saving tips easily available on the web, 26 to 30 usually in such articles. Well worth looking at although none gave me a huge transformation.
Simple way to save battery is to turn off Bluetooth if you're not using it, and any app that uses location services unless you really need them on.
One other thing is twitter apps are battery hogs, they sit in the background checking twitter all the time, so if you don't need it on, kill it, if not they'll chew through battery.
Was hoping I could get a cheaper iphine5 tariff but seem similair price to iphone6. Don't really fancy a iphone 6 because of the size. But my old 4s is creaking. Any ideas? Should I go for a 6 or hope 5s get cheaper.
Was hoping I could get a cheaper iphine5 tariff but seem similair price to iphone6. Don't really fancy a iphone 6 because of the size. But my old 4s is creaking. Any ideas? Should I go for a 6 or hope 5s get cheaper.
Was hoping I could get a cheaper iphine5 tariff but seem similair price to iphone6. Don't really fancy a iphone 6 because of the size. But my old 4s is creaking. Any ideas? Should I go for a 6 or hope 5s get cheaper.
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Might be able to get away with £28pm tarrif
If you buy an iPhone in any other EU country, you'll get a two year warranty, in line with the EU directive.
I don't know why that doesn't happen in the UK, because I keep reading that the UK is governed by ridiculous laws from Brussels.
Sorry, couldn't resist...
The screen resolution is stunning
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I was using an iPhone the other day. I hate the inflexibility of the OS. Give me Android any day of the week.
Any other phone geek suffering this
Mrs ET's iPad2 was sluggish, slow and choppy after updating to 8. Ios 8.0.2 and 8.1 improved slightly but the battey drains quickly.
Also, third party hdmi adapters (for mirroring, say cartoon hd, to the tv) no longer work - probably intentionally. So upgrading to 8 has not been good.
Apple should allow a roll-back to 7 as so many users have issues.
You can check what's using the battery via settings>general>useage>battery useage
Based on what I am reading here up to now, the advice would be 'leave well alone'. My wife and others had huge problems when they blithely accepted Apple's on-screen invite to upgrade.
It is true that there are lots of useful battery saving tips easily available on the web, 26 to 30 usually in such articles. Well worth looking at although none gave me a huge transformation.
One other thing is twitter apps are battery hogs, they sit in the background checking twitter all the time, so if you don't need it on, kill it, if not they'll chew through battery.
anyway here's some more on that
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/17012/20141027/best-ways-preserve-battery-life-ios-8-iphone-6.htm