iPhone 5s/c

[Duncan]

So if you guys missed it, apple announced the 5s and 5c today. not a whole lot to be wowed about, but the main thing that i got besides the usual bump in hardware power, was that the 5s is the first phone to have a 64-bit processor. That and it has a fingerprint reader integrated into the home button. Seeing as alicia's contract is up, i'll probably get her a 5s while i wait for the 6 next year when my freaking 4 year (3+1yr stacked) contract is up. lame...

[joel]

man apple's so behind.

64-bit is so old school... atari was all over that it back in 1993!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Jaguar

[jeSteR]

Uh... all the subsidized iPhones will require a Max plan dude. That's freaking $65 / month. You're better off buying it unlocked.

[Duncan]

serious? i guess i missed that remark.. maybe i'll get it when my plan is up because i just found out last week i can expense my phone bill to work lol

[joel]

[geForce]

[Duncan]

oh, i hope it does, but if it doesn't, i guess this is the new way carriers make up the extra expenses for the phones since they can only max out 2 year contracts now and not 3.

but surprisingly, a lot of people i talk to already have plans that are $75+. It amazes me but i guess i'm spoiled with my $55 plan that i negotiated. I hear it's super hard to negotiate with retentions now though

[jeSteR]

How do you guys even use that much data? With Shaw's Open Wifi nearly everywhere, I struggle to break 400MB's / month — and that's with Netflix streaming. The $39 special plan that they offered during the summer with $4 Value pack for VVM is more than enough for me.

[Duncan]

i use it because i'm on the bus twice a day, 35 minutes each way, 5 days a week

[nature boy]

you don't have to be streaming the whole time on the bus though.

either case, i saw a bit of the announcement. the 5c colours are just horrendous imho.
anyway, i thought you guys were wanting to move away from ios.

[geForce]

I will be getting an Android phone next year.

[Duncan]

i'm contemplating it... the only things that are keeping me on ios are the apps and media i've bought on there. i know i can port out the mp3s i've bought from itunes but still it's a pain. Plus imsg group chat is so handy. i'd have to use something else like whatsapp otherwise

[nature boy]

bbm is on the verge of cross platform. just sayin.

[Duncan]

time to defect over!

[nature boy]

you mean me? or you?
no way i'm getting an iphone now, not with so much more out there in the way of android. and fingerprint scanning? no thanks.

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besides, i'm still hooked on blackberry's keyboard.