The next iPhone/iPad; speculation thread.

[Thrust-Rated]

Quick question. Is the sim for the 5C & S smaller then the one i currently have in my 4S?

Yes as far as I know

 

[sbridgey]

So i was planning on ordering a 5s tomorrow, i guess i will have to wait until next week now

 

[seb]

Thats where the difference comes in. For low minute users, giffgaff is perfect.

They do a £15 one with 400mins and £20 for 2000mins but i guess your getting in to contract prices at that point.

My £10 giff gaff has been 500 mins unlimited texts and 1gb data for a few months now. I use about 30 mins lol

 

[danward]

I've decided to move to giff gaff with my 4s - the prices are great. I am looking forward to upgrading to iOS7, it's released on my b'day!

 

[ColinG]

5C ordering has gone live now

 

[Pint]

32gb blue ordered.

 

[ColinG]

I'm waiting till 9 till Carphone warehouse open to order my wife's 32GB pink

 

[sn00p]

Yeah, certainly was with the 5 launch.

If I was single, GiffGaff would be fine, but when you have a girlfriend who yaps, you need the minutes lol!

Get her on giffgaff. Giffgaff to Giffgaff calls & texts are free.

 

[sn00p]

My £10 giff gaff has been 500 mins unlimited texts and 1gb data for a few months now. I use about 30 mins lol

This. I use hardly any minutes or texts because my wife is on giffgaff as well.


(Plus on the 1GB you are permitted use the data for tethering, except you can't on the iPhone because the carrier settings (O2) prohibit it!)

 

[aucky]

This. I use hardly any minutes or texts because my wife is on giffgaff as well.


(Plus on the 1GB you are permitted use the data for tethering, except you can't on the iPhone because the carrier settings (O2) prohibit it!)

Wait, so you can't use iPhone-iPad personal hotspots on giffgaff?

 

[seb]

I don't beleive so. Doesn't bother me but no doubt it would for many others.

 

[sn00p]

Wait, so you can't use iPhone-iPad personal hotspots on giffgaff?

Nope. Giffgaff uses the O2 carrier settings and by default its disabled.

 

[eugegall]

VODAFONE 12 MONTH CONTRACT

VODAFONE 24 MONTH CONTRACT

 

[eugegall]

NOT CHEAP. Hate to think what the 5s will cost on a 12 month contract which I always do.

 

[JJ!]

Yeah, certainly was with the 5 launch.

If I was single, GiffGaff would be fine, but when you have a girlfriend who yaps, you need the minutes lol!

Im married... yapping is long gone lol.

 

[sn00p]

Im married... yapping is long gone lol.

What can I say, I get bored on the train! There's only so many times you can refresh the same 3 or 4 websites!

 

[Munson]

Finding it harder and harder to resist the pimp-spec gold 5S.

 

[GarethM]

The gold is a lot nicer than I thought it would be, but I think grey for me.

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

Prices for the 5C so far are a bit high.

On the old prices with the 5 prices over 2 years worked out to be around £980 for the 16GB. And that was when the phone from Apple was £529. Now the price over 2 years with the 5C is £1033 when the phone from Apple is £469. Plus the tarrif is higher and if you forget to cancel the month it ends you're paying £41 a month.

I've just signed up for the £15/month One plan with Three and just going to buy the 5S next week. Black, unless I decide I want to feel like an arabian prince and get gold.

 

[JJ!]

Get her on giffgaff. Giffgaff to Giffgaff calls & texts are free.

+unlimted texts to anyone!!

I used just under 4GB data last month lol

 

[Thrust-Rated]

Finding it harder and harder to resist the pimp-spec gold 5S.

I'm tempted to go for it too

 

[Munson]

I think the grey actually looks best, but I'm still concerned about the finish chipping and marking, even though it seems less likely than the old black. My 5 is white so would want a change of colour ideally.

 

[N0ddie]

O2 contract worker out cheaper for us.

Works out at £529.99 (£169.99 upfront and 24 x £15) for the phone (£20 cheaper than the phone from Apple) and £408 for the "Airtime plan" (24 x £17).

Phone from Apple + sim only tariff would be £1101. Contract from O2 is £937.99 so in total over the 24 months it saves me £163.01.

 

[N0ddie]

We went for 2 x Blue 32Gb 5Cs. Emma had a last minute change of heart from red to blue.

 

[aucky]

It's very tempting to swap from the 5. Hopefully iOS 7 is enough to stop me being fickle, 64Gb iPhones aren't cheap after all!

 

[C.J]

This could be the first year I hold off an upgrade.

I'm just not excited by the 5S. The Mrs is though, so I can't have her rubbing it in my face. Or the phone.

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

It's not exactly an upgrade if you already have a 5.

Fingerprint scanner - which is a gimmick
Faster CPU etc - great if you're playing the most graphic intensive games.
Few camera mods - useful, but the camera on the 5 is more than good for most people.

Apple is really lacking innovation lately.

 

[Munson]

What innovation were you expecting with an S model though?

EDIT: scanner is hardly a gimmick, as it means you don't have to keep tapping a code in. Seems pretty beneficial to me.

 

[AK]

What innovation were you expecting with an S model though?

EDIT: scanner is hardly a gimmick, as it means you don't have to keep tapping a code in. Seems pretty beneficial to me.

Coffee maker, dog walker, arse wiper?

Alas, I'll have to wait for the 6.

 

[Munson]

Lol exactly. Don't know what people expect. Apple reinvent the phone market, then people moan that they don't add lasers and s**t every year

 

[Thrust-Rated]

What innovation were you expecting with an S model though?

EDIT: scanner is hardly a gimmick, as it means you don't have to keep tapping a code in. Seems pretty beneficial to me.

I think it's a good idea too, especially with app updates and purchases.

I think going from a 4S to a 5S will be a good upgrade for me

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

I don't know really, but there wasn't exactly much innovation from the 4S to the 5, this is similar only a smaller step.

I don't bother with a code anyway so I'd never use it. And it would have to work perfectly EVERY TIME for me to consider using it.

 

[Munson]

Yeah I forgot about that. Buying apps with your fingerprint is just plain f**king cool!

 

[Knuckles]

This could be the first year I hold off an upgrade.

I'm just not excited by the 5S. The Mrs is though, so I can't have her rubbing it in my face. Or the phone.

Ill take the face rubbing if you like?

 

[Thrust-Rated]

Think I'm going for gold, just looked at more pics
Think it'll look even better in person too

 

[riz]

Lol exactly. Don't know what people expect. Apple reinvent the phone market, then people moan that they don't add lasers and s**t every year

Agreed. What is the next step in the phone market?

Have you seen Apples share prices, they have tumbled since the release.

 

[ColinG]

Been offered £239 trade in for my 32GB 5 against a 5S but I don't know the upfront costs yet of a 5S on O2

 

[cava83]

Is that it??

getting the wife an iPhone 5 then!

 

[N0ddie]

Been offered £239 trade in for my 32GB 5 against a 5S but I don't know the upfront costs yet of a 5S on O2

O2 are offering slightly more on their recycle thingy.

 

[midge]

Lol at Apple creating a world wide finger print database.