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Sep 18, 2012 9:21 AM
WebFire;1273956 wrote:
I lol'd.
Sep 18, 2012 9:21am
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Sep 18, 2012 9:28 AM
WebFire;1273995 wrote:Really the only thing in that list that would bother me is the built-in battery. Such a stupid thing to do.
I kinda agree with this. Question, how much thickness would having a replaceable battery add? I'm guessing it would add a bit since they would have to add some sort of casing so other internals aren't exposed. I never had issues with the battery on my 3G so I'm not too worried about it, though.

Swype is overrated. It was cool at first but it almost never gets it right on the first try at this point.

NFC would be nice but probably not something I'd use much. Who knows, maybe I'd use it a ton if I had it. Not a make or break thing for me.

SD card would be nice, but again, would probably add bulk to the phone. I won't eat through the 16GB anyway. I don't put a ton of music or movies on my phone.
Sep 18, 2012 9:28am
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Sep 18, 2012 9:34 AM
justincredible;1274015 wrote:I kinda agree with this. Question, how much thickness would having a replaceable battery add? I'm guessing it would add a bit since they would have to add some sort of casing so other internals aren't exposed. I never had issues with the battery on my 3G so I'm not too worried about it, though.

Swype is overrated. It was cool at first but it almost never gets it right on the first try at this point.

NFC would be nice but probably not something I'd use much. Who knows, maybe I'd use it a ton if I had it. Not a make or break thing for me.

SD card would be nice, but again, would probably add bulk to the phone. I won't eat through the 16GB anyway. I don't put a ton of music or movies on my phone.
SD Card doesn't add any bulk. The Droid RAZR is the thinnest smartphone at 7.1mm and it has an SD card slot.

But the removable battery does add a lot of thickness. That's why most OEM's are going to non-removable batteries. Samsung and Motorola have already done it, and HTC will have a phone with a non-removable battery very soon.

I really like the HDMI capabilities on phones now. I never thought I would use it, but now I have access to Netflix streaming in my bedroom by just hooking my phone to my TV and accessing the Netflix app. That's also really nice to have when I go traveling. Every hotel I go in, I hook up my phone and watch Netflix.
Sep 18, 2012 9:34am
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Sep 18, 2012 9:40 AM
sherm03;1274025 wrote:SD Card doesn't add any bulk. The Droid RAZR is the thinnest smartphone at 7.1mm and it has an SD card slot.

But the removable battery does add a lot of thickness. That's why most OEM's are going to non-removable batteries. Samsung and Motorola have already done it, and HTC will have a phone with a non-removable battery very soon.

I really like the HDMI capabilities on phones now. I never thought I would use it, but now I have access to Netflix streaming in my bedroom by just hooking my phone to my TV and accessing the Netflix app. That's also really nice to have when I go traveling. Every hotel I go in, I hook up my phone and watch Netflix.
Just take your Apple TV, duh.
Sep 18, 2012 9:40am
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Sep 18, 2012 9:46 AM
The sd card is the only thing that I would want. Not worried about the other
Sep 18, 2012 9:46am
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Sep 19, 2012 2:33 PM
wes_mantooth;1274040 wrote:The sd card is the only thing that I would want. Not worried about the other
Even that isn't a big deal since you can store things on the cloud.
Sep 19, 2012 2:33pm
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Sep 19, 2012 2:40 PM
When is the ios6 supposed to come out?
Sep 19, 2012 2:40pm
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Sep 19, 2012 2:41 PM
It's been out for almost 2 hours.

Settings>General>Software Update
Sep 19, 2012 2:41pm
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Sep 19, 2012 3:04 PM
like_that;1275201 wrote:When is the ios6 supposed to come out?
Been out since 1pm. I suggest hooking your iPhone up to Itunes so the process doesn't take as long.
Sep 19, 2012 3:04pm
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Sep 19, 2012 3:06 PM
Took forever to upgrade my wife's 4s OTA.
Sep 19, 2012 3:06pm
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Sep 19, 2012 3:09 PM
TedSheckler;1275203 wrote:It's been out for almost 2 hours.

Settings>General>Software Update
End of Line;1275223 wrote:Been out since 1pm. I suggest hooking your iPhone up to Itunes so the process doesn't take as long.
Thanks for the heads up. I am at work and can't download it without a wifi connection. How long did it take thru iTunes?
Sep 19, 2012 3:09pm
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Sep 19, 2012 3:28 PM
like_that;1275232 wrote:Thanks for the heads up. I am at work and can't download it without a wifi connection. How long did it take thru iTunes?/ETB
FIFY
Sep 19, 2012 3:28pm
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Sep 19, 2012 3:33 PM
like_that;1275232 wrote:Thanks for the heads up. I am at work and can't download it without a wifi connection. How long did it take thru iTunes?
About 15 minutes or so.
Sep 19, 2012 3:33pm
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Sep 19, 2012 3:39 PM
Commander of Awesome;1275244 wrote:FIFY

Yeah no
Sep 19, 2012 3:39pm
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Sep 19, 2012 3:56 PM
ernest_t_bass;1275256 wrote:Yeah no

Yeah I thought it was a reach too.
Sep 19, 2012 3:56pm
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Sep 19, 2012 4:15 PM
Updated both my iP4 and iPad to 6 in about 25 minutes. It's looking pretty nice so far.
Sep 19, 2012 4:15pm
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Sep 19, 2012 5:13 PM
I updated my iPad, my iPod Touch, my iPod Nano, my iPhone 5, my iTunes, and my iMac.

Hope this helps.
Sep 19, 2012 5:13pm
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Sep 19, 2012 9:53 PM
Meh
Sep 19, 2012 9:53pm
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Sep 19, 2012 10:45 PM
So when I deactivate my Thunderbolt, will it still work as an android tablet with wifi? I ask because I lost my Roku remote and have an app on my Thunderbolt that runs the roku through wifi...when the 5 my service will end on the bolt, will it still be useful as a roku remote? I was going to sell it on ebay, but they are going for like 50 bucks
Sep 19, 2012 10:45pm
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Sep 19, 2012 11:12 PM
bases_loaded;1275547 wrote:So when I deactivate my Thunderbolt, will it still work as an android tablet with wifi? I ask because I lost my Roku remote and have an app on my Thunderbolt that runs the roku through wifi...when the 5 my service will end on the bolt, will it still be useful as a roku remote? I was going to sell it on ebay, but they are going for like 50 bucks
The device itself will still be fully functional, you just won't be able to use the phone functions.
Sep 19, 2012 11:12pm
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Sep 20, 2012 6:44 AM
sleeper;1275303 wrote:I updated my iPad, my iPod Touch, my iPod Nano, my iPhone 5, my iTunes, and my iMac.

Hope this helps.
You should buy an Apple product. Maybe you'd be more fun. ;)
Sep 20, 2012 6:44am
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Sep 20, 2012 7:56 AM
Verizon has pushed new orders back to October 5th now.

What're peoples statuses on here who pre ordered?
Sep 20, 2012 7:56am
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Sep 20, 2012 8:31 AM
How do you check?
Sep 20, 2012 8:31am
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Sep 20, 2012 8:37 AM
bases_loaded;1275684 wrote:How do you check?
When i pre-ordered i got an email and in the email there was a link that said check order status.

Let me know if this works for you. http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/orderstatus/OrderStatusForm
Sep 20, 2012 8:37am