Serious Thread: iPhone 5

SaLoGo

At the end of the day, it's all down to personal opinion. What suits one person doesn't suit another. We're all different! People will buy the phone they want, not what other people think they should buy.

mrochester

SaLoGo wrote: »

At the end of the day, it's all down to personal opinion. What suits one person doesn't suit another. We're all different! People will buy the phone they want, not what other people think they should buy.

Exactly :-).

MillicentBystander

mrochester wrote: »

The big draws for me are:

Larger screen without making the device any wider
LTE
iOS
Fabulous build quality and materials
Apple attention to detail, functionality and support.



There are no other brands that have iOS; that's an Apple exclusive.

So why only a 12 month warranty?

mrochester

MillicentBystander wrote: »

So why only a 12 month warranty?

No idea. Don't really care though.

Tony5101

MillicentBystander wrote: »

So why only a 12 month warranty?

So that they can sell you an extra year for another £60 odd quid....

As much as I don't like their tactics, Apple should be applauded on the marketing as they have every sales avenue thought out extremely well, in order to screw every last penny out of you.

mrochester

Tony5101 wrote: »

So that they can sell you an extra year for another £60 odd quid....

As much as I don't like their tactics, Apple has every sales avenue thought out extremely well,min order to screw every last penny out of you.

I'm lucky enough to have to have a credit card that extends the product warranty by a further 12 months

diamonds

I have had & used all 3 in last year, a advanced and experienced user in all, for smartphone newbies or other, simplicity and a equal balance is WP OS major point.

EXAMPLE: Internet/wifi sharing: not network (iOS) or app (Android) defined - thats one major selling factor to the masses WP OS includes such as a default to use data you pay for how YOU the consumer wishes.

MillicentBystander

Tony5101 wrote: »

So that they can sell you an extra year for another £60 odd quid....

As much as I don't like their tactics, Apple should be applauded on the marketing as they have every sales avenue thought out extremely well, in order to screw every last penny out of you.

To be fair though it was I guess the creation of the desire for their products in the past that was the real genius. As mrochester has demonstrated in this thread it's a fairly simple process overcharging now as the punters don't actually seem to care. :eek:

mrochester

MillicentBystander wrote: »

To be fair though it was I guess the creation of the desire for their products in the past that was the real genius. As mrochester has demonstrated in this thread it's a fairly simple process overcharging now as the punters don't actually seem to care. :eek:

The iPhone is excellent value for money. In comparison to other £500 phones it's just so much better for the money. But like I said, that's precisely why I buy the iPhone and not something else.

NFH

diamonds wrote: »

EXAMPLE: Internet/wifi sharing: not network (iOS) or app (Android) defined - thats one major selling factor to the masses WP OS includes such as a default to use data you pay for how YOU the consumer wishes.

I agree. It is absurd that Apple lets your network lock the feature unless you pay an additional subscription. Other phones do not impose this restriction which is anti-competitive and unfair on the consumer who owns the goods.

Although I have an 800MB data allowance and pay a subscription, Orange won't enable this feature and let me use it for tethering. However, I was in the Czech Republic recently where I got a local O2 prepaid SIM card, and when the internet briefly went down in my hotel, I was delighted to find that O2 Czech enables it for everyone (as do Three in the UK). Therefore I could connect my laptop via my iPhone in the Czech Republic but I can't do so in the UK where I'm a contract customer. Ridiculous.