Archive iPhone 6S (6S+)

cruiser_96

Posts: 7,536

Oct 18, 2015 8:06am

I know, Apple is crap and iPhones are for poor people but for those have it - thoughts?

I'm in the market and considering 6 or 6S.

ernest_t_bass

Posts: 24,984

Oct 18, 2015 9:43am

I have an iPhone 6. Like it. Like the finger scanner to get into the phone. The new features on the 6s look cool.

MontyBrunswick

Posts: 846

Oct 18, 2015 10:08am

i have a flip phone. smartphones are a waste of money.

more entitled millennial crap

sleeper

Posts: 27,879

Oct 18, 2015 10:50am

cruiser_96;1757550 wrote:I know, Apple is crap and iPhones are for poor people but for those have it - thoughts?

I'm in the market and considering 6 or 6S.

6S is too big in my opinion. I would get the 6 unless you are old as shit.

wildcats20

Posts: 27,794

Oct 18, 2015 11:13am

sleeper;1757567 wrote:6S is too big in my opinion. I would get the 6 unless you are old as shit.

They are the same size.

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superman

Posts: 3,582

Oct 18, 2015 3:35pm

Picked up the 6s for the wife and son. They like them. I have the note 5 and know nothing about iphones.

cruiser_96

Posts: 7,536

Oct 18, 2015 3:41pm

Wildcats20: I assumed sleeper meant the 6S+.

My my wife has the 6. It's not so much the size of it (or the 6S/6S+) but rather the rounded edges as compared to the rectangular 5/5S. It makes it different for grasping.

My biggest question is in the features on the 6S/6S+ as it pertains the interface, i.e. the touch features and anything else. Weird? Difficult? Sensitive? I'm not trying to buy it if my focus group of OC considers it a hassle.

sleeper

Posts: 27,879

Oct 18, 2015 4:27pm

I meant the plus. But w/e.

fish82

Posts: 4,111

Oct 19, 2015 7:56am

Been rocking the 6S+ since launch day. It's pretty sweet.

j_crazy

Posts: 8,372

Oct 19, 2015 8:37am

banging my iphone 4S. like a baws.

hasbeen

Posts: 6,504

Oct 21, 2015 9:40am

bad cruiser

Commander of Awesome

Posts: 23,151

Nov 9, 2015 1:57pm

When did AT&T get rid of the discount when you buy a new phone with a new contract? I need a new phone, and found out it will be $450 more than I thought it would cost. WTF

Outside of buying a used one, any other options?

Lovejoy1984

Posts: 5,277

Nov 9, 2015 2:47pm

Pretty much every company has done away with that now, in favor of getting you to sign up using one of their payment plans. When my contract was up with them recently, I researched all the other major providers and it's pretty much the same. They were taking too big of a financial hit offering those deep discounts.

My company works hand in hand with Verizon and one of their PR folks told me that each iPhone they receive from Apple costs them roughly $600. Whether that's true or not is up to debate, but wouldn't surprise me in the slightest.

wildcats20

Posts: 27,794

Nov 9, 2015 3:18pm

Yeah, Verizon will still let you continue to sign 2 year contracts though. If you don't, you have to go with the monthly payment plan. Which is basically an extra $20-$30 a month depending on phone.

sherm03

Posts: 7,349

Nov 9, 2015 5:21pm

HighRoller74;1762187 wrote:Pretty much every company has done away with that now, in favor of getting you to sign up using one of their payment plans. When my contract was up with them recently, I researched all the other major providers and it's pretty much the same. They were taking too big of a financial hit offering those deep discounts.

My company works hand in hand with Verizon and one of their PR folks told me that each iPhone they receive from Apple costs them roughly $600. Whether that's true or not is up to debate, but wouldn't surprise me in the slightest.

It's true. Carriers have always taken huge hits to offer phones for $200 or less. So much so that it normally took over a year of the contract to recoup the costs.

Unlocked phones are going to really start taking off with this change from carriers. Motorola's Moto X Pure is pretty sweet, works on any carrier, and is $400 full price. My guess is that you'll see more and more manufacturers making unlocked phones and the full retail price will start to drop, forcing iPhone to drop in price as well.

Ironman92

Posts: 49,363

Nov 9, 2015 6:00pm

Commander of Awesome;1762170 wrote:When did AT&T get rid of the discount when you buy a new phone with a new contract? I need a new phone, and found out it will be $450 more than I thought it would cost. WTF

Outside of buying a used one, any other options?

Last year about this time we were told it would be that way. Sucks

I just bought the 6...,I like it

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raiderbuck

Posts: 1,623

Nov 10, 2015 8:46am

I have the 6. It gets the job done. I wish it had a better quality camera though. Samsung's camera blows it out of the water. Aside from that, I don't have any complaints. The + is just too big for me. I couldn't fit it in my pocket.

Commander of Awesome

Posts: 23,151

Nov 10, 2015 8:47am

raiderbuck;1762317 wrote:I have the 6. It gets the job done. I wish it had a better quality camera though. Samsung's camera blows it out of the water. Aside from that, I don't have any complaints. The + is just too big for me. I couldn't fit it in my pocket.

Dem tight hipster jean problems. [emoji16]

4cards

Posts: 2,551

Nov 10, 2015 9:03am

...I have a 6s and love it.

cruiser_96

Posts: 7,536

Nov 10, 2015 9:37am

I went with the 6S as opposed to the 6S+. My only issue is reaching the top left corner with my thumb while hold the phone in my right hand. #FirstWorldProblems

Not to mention the need for a case given the rounded, and thus smooth, edges.

Automatik

Posts: 14,632

Mar 22, 2016 9:34am

Bumping this because it doesn't deserve a new thread....

But don't we have a member who works in the cell biz? Sprint maybe?

I'm looking to get the new iPhone SE 64gig, contract is not up, but I'm trying to understand this these new lease/installment agreements.

Fab4Runner

Posts: 6,196

Mar 22, 2016 9:56am

Automatik;1788428 wrote:Bumping this because it doesn't deserve a new thread....

But don't we have a member who works in the cell biz? Sprint maybe?

I'm looking to get the new iPhone SE 64gig, contract is not up, but I'm trying to understand this these new lease/installment agreements.

Sherm does. I will alert him to your post.

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raiderbuck

Posts: 1,623

Mar 22, 2016 11:44am

Automatik;1788428 wrote:Bumping this because it doesn't deserve a new thread....

But don't we have a member who works in the cell biz? Sprint maybe?

I'm looking to get the new iPhone SE 64gig, contract is not up, but I'm trying to understand this these new lease/installment agreements.

Taken from this article:

...Verizon has brought back a variation of early upgrading for the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus. Buy either device in any storage size on the two-year Device Payment Option, and you can upgrade to a brand new phone in as little as six months.

The catch? You'll need to pay off a minimum of 50% of your iPhone's full purchase price before you can upgrade. You'll also need to trade in your current iPhone to move up to a new device, so for the 16GB 6s you'll pay at least $325 to temporarily use your iPhone, and then hand it back to Verizon when you want to upgrade.

I can only assume that it will be the same for the iPhone SE

Automatik

Posts: 14,632

Mar 22, 2016 11:57am

I have Sprint. That sounds similar to their "iPhone forever plan"

The other option is upgrade quicker, but pay for the phone in installments over 24 months and you keep the phone.

The 64gb 6S would be $100 up front and $24 added to your bill each month. I think if they deemed my current 5S is still serviceable I'll get $236 in credit towards that.

I think the SE would be around $17 added each month.

Old Rider

Posts: 2,470

Mar 22, 2016 1:56pm

Recently went from a iphone4 to a 6S...should have done it much earlier. Very good phone.