This is so true, but I also kind of want one. I'll have to see it in person to see if it's the color I want.

 

This is what the "gold" iPhone looks like...it's not a "bling" gold color, so much as it's champaign.

 

All I know is I bought apple care for my 5 when I bought it last year and if it breaks in the next year and they give me one of those piece of s*** plastic 5c phones as a replacement I'm going to be furious.

 

Since they discontinued the 5 I imagine this is what will happen.

 

No, repairs/fixes for iPhone 5's and full exchanges are not done with off the shelf models, but refurbished models or "repair/replace" models...so they'll replace your 5 with another 5.

This is what the "gold" iPhone looks like...it's not a "bling" gold color, so much as it's champaign.

 

ew

ew

I concur.

I sold my iPhone 4 in June for 225 (before eBay took a surprisingly large chunk of that)

 

Bought an HTC One and am never turning back

I sold my iPhone 4 in June for 225 (before eBay took a surprisingly large chunk of that)

 

Bought an HTC One and am never turning back

 

I just can't get into Android, it's just not for me. I hate dealing with my brother and his wife's Galaxy S3's whenever they need help with something. Also, I have too much Apple stuff to bother with Android for the foreseeable future...everything I have works seamlessly together without extra configuration, gimmicks, or 3rd party software to do so.

I just can't get into Android, it's just not for me. I hate dealing with my brother and his wife's Galaxy S3's whenever they need help with something. Also, I have too much Apple stuff to bother with Android for the foreseeable future...everything I have works seamlessly together without extra configuration, gimmicks, or 3rd party software to do so.

And this is their master plan...

And this is their master plan...

 

So long as it works and works well, I don't care.

So long as it works and works well, I don't care.

Me neither...

Can you seriously sell a 5 for more than $300? I have a 32 gig 5 and if I could get that much for it Id upgrade in a second. I always assumed you took a bigger loss when reselling a cell phone.

 

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?LH_ItemCond...+5&LH_BIN=1

 

You can probably get $450 after eBay takes their chunk of your sale.

What's the point of the fingerprint scanner? Just a "cool" way for 2nd factor authentication?

 

My phone has a fingerprint scanner. It's kind of cool, but I don't need any password or security on my phone, so I just have mine turned off.

My phone has a fingerprint scanner. It's kind of cool, but I don't need any password or security on my phone, so I just have mine turned off.

 

WTF?

 

As a security technologist, I cannot comprehend this mentality.

 

ANY device containing personal information, of you, or of others, absolutely requires security/passwords, and then some. The first and second rule when a knowledgable thief steals someones smart phone is 1) pop out the sim and 2) disable wifi. And if it's already unlocked/unguarded like yours is, I now have infinite time to browse around it for useful information.

Edited September 12, 201312 yr by Y2HH

WTF?

 

As a security technologist, I cannot comprehend this mentality.

 

ANY device containing personal information, of you, or of others, absolutely requires security/passwords, and then some. The first and second rule when a knowledgable thief steals someones smart phone is 1) pop out the sim and 2) disable wifi. And if it's already unlocked/unguarded like yours is, I now have infinite time to browse around it for useful information.

Yea you need at least basic security on your phone such as a passcode to get in, that'll at least deter common thieves to a point.

WTF?

 

As a security technologist, I cannot comprehend this mentality.

 

ANY device containing personal information, of you, or of others, absolutely requires security/passwords, and then some. The first and second rule when a knowledgable thief steals someones smart phone is 1) pop out the sim and 2) disable wifi. And if it's already unlocked/unguarded like yours is, I now have infinite time to browse around it for useful information.

 

Meh. I'm careful with my phone.

Meh. I'm careful with my phone.

Still, this can always happen...

 

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Still, this can always happen...

 

 

f***ers.

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Still, this can always happen...

 

 

I remember this. I lived right down the street at the time, haha.

Edited September 12, 201312 yr by chw42

Never once cracked an iphone screen, week 2 with the 5, smashed.

Never once cracked an iphone screen, week 2 with the 5, smashed.

 

I never did either, so I figured my time was coming. When the i5 came out I purchased Apple Care + with it, which I NEVER buy. So of course, so far so good...

 

If I didn't have that, I'm sure I would have broken it 5 times now.

My phone decided to die today, and I was going to get a new one soon anyway. Any suggestions for a new droid?

I my Galaxy 4

I'm going with the gold 5S

My phone decided to die today, and I was going to get a new one soon anyway. Any suggestions for a new droid?

 

HTC One

 

If you have some specific preferences as far as features/strengths/carrier we might be able to point you towards a particular phone.

Does CNET take money from vendors? It seems year after year they always lean a certain direction on things like TV's. Seems fishy

Does CNET take money from vendors? It seems year after year they always lean a certain direction on things like TV's. Seems fishy

 

I stopped trusting CNET a long time ago. I remember reading some stuff about them I didn't like, I can't recall what it was now, but their articles/writing/reviews haven't done much to change my opinion of them as of late.