So I went ahead and ordered an iphone 4 last week.
The person on the other side said it should be here in 2-3 weeks.
Well it only took 4 days for the phone to arrive at the local apple store.
I went down to the store and was quickly ushered into a iphone pick up line. Their was one guy in charge of the line and was extremely helpful. He answered all questions without hesitation and told me what was needed in order to make the switch from my old network.
15 minutes later i was met by an Apple specialist and brought into the store where the phone was set up including all my contacts transferred out of my blackberry.
After a quick talk with the AT&T person my phone account was set up and i was on my way home.
Initial impression:
This phone is pretty cool.
I am so far impressed with AT&T regardless of what others have said not only on here but people that are real ( ;D )
I have more bars in my house that with the Sprint/Nextel phone.
I did test the "antenna gate" issue. It did drop a bar or two when I placed a finger over the gap but it did not do it all the time.
I have 3G everywhere I went so far and have not dropped a call yet.
A cool feature is the phone searches for a wifi connection in order to save on your data usage.
The battery has lasted more than i thought especially since i have been using it non stop since i got it for one thing or another.
Did not use the "face time" feature yet but heard it is pretty cool.
The bad - I had a problem with the SIM card but it was quickly fixed with an Apple tech
I have had the phone for less than 24 hours. So far so good.....
I'm glad you posted this.
I'm going to the AT&T store today to get one. Maybe I'll have to order it? I thought they were in stock. Do you think I am better off going through the Apple Store?
Better to call your local apple store.
You can reserve (if they are not in stock) right over the phone and get an e-mail whenit comes in.
Mine took 3 days to come in.
When you pick it up try and get there on the earlier side so there is less of a line.
ATT website says 7 to 10 business days when I ordered mine last Thursday. We'll see but I keep watching for a brown truck. :D
Apple stores get them quicker from what I've heard. I'm sticking with my 3GS until they work out all the issues. I usually let the Apple geeks get frustrated, have Apple fix the issues, then enjoy my issue free phone.
As a sidenote, my brother-in-law's wife works for Google so she gets a Droid phone. I tried it and it's not bad. It's definitely not as smooth as the iPhone and it has less apps available for it, but I can definitely see why people would go this route. I believe it's cheaper than the iPhone and you don't have to switch over to the great overlord (AT&T).
fyi, my phone shipped and will be here tomorrow. that's 3 business days by ordering through ATT online....just saying.
Quote from: Got Duc on July 26, 2010, 11:25:13 AM
A cool feature is the phone searches for a wifi connection in order to save on your data usage.
The battery has lasted more than i thought especially since i have been using it non stop since i got it for one thing or another.
I don't have an I-Phone nor do I plan on getting one, but these impressions sparked curiosity to me:
I currently have two Blackberry Bolds, one is with AT&T (Bold 9700) and the other is Sprint (Bold whateverthenumberis). AT&T is my work phone.
Have you tested the battery life with the Wifi connection turned off?
When I first got my Bold, I couldn't figure out why it was draining the battery so damn fast and then I figured out the Wifi was on, so it was constantly searching for a signal thus running the battery dry faster than a hooker in amsterdam.
anyone know why the battery life is so good on the I-Phone with Wifi always on and why it sucks on my BB?
Quote from: muskrat on July 27, 2010, 10:11:39 AM
fyi, my phone shipped and will be here tomorrow. that's 3 business days by ordering through ATT online....just saying.
[thumbsup]
correction.......FedEx will be making delivery. Tomorrow she gets unlocked and I load the byatch up with useless programs for my enjoyment.
Not using it as a phone per say but more of a multi Media device I turned off Wifi and 3G and watched back to back movies and got 12 plus hours out of the device [thumbsup]
3G is a battery killer. I spend the whole day at home and my battery will last a few days while connected to wifi. I think it drains the battery when it roaming for a wifi connection. Pretty much all smart phones with wifi should experience the same issue.
If you're on a wifi network, shutting off 3g shouldn't really help battery life at all, should it?
Quote from: duccarlos on July 28, 2010, 04:55:03 AM
3G is a battery killer. I spend the whole day at home and my battery will last a few days while connected to wifi. I think it drains the battery when it roaming for a wifi connection. Pretty much all smart phones with wifi should experience the same issue.
that's what I was getting at.
When I lock on, my battery is good, but if you leave the WIFI on all the time.........my battery drains so fast.
I will be performing a battery life test today.
Todays test or the next day and a half or so I will only use the phone for checking e-mails, texts, phone calls and i will have to check on the stock market at least once ;D
I will give you the battery life when done. (the phone tells you how long the phone was in standby and usage.)
Wifi on.
Quote from: Got Duc on July 28, 2010, 05:27:38 AM
I will be performing a battery life test today.
Todays test or the next day and a half or so I will only use the phone for checking e-mails, texts, phone calls and i will have to check on the stock market at least once ;D
I will give you the battery life when done. (the phone tells you how long the phone was in standby and usage.)
Wifi on.
The real test should be to use your phone only with the wifi connected for a full day and then turn off the wifi and used it only in 3G.
Oh, to make it futher scientific. Make sure to charge your phone fully, then use it on only wifi, i.e. connect to your wifi network and don't leave the house with it, until the battery runs out. Mark the hours. Then recharge the phone fully and turn off the wifi. Mark the hours it takes for the battery to run out.
After having the captive battery die on my 20gb ipod, I vowed never to own a phone with a non replaceable battery. F that!
I've replaced batteries in just about every version of the ipod except for the iphone/touch. It's an easy operation if you want to do it.
phone is up and running. now I've gotta jailbrake this pregnant dog. So far the battery usage kicks ass.
I get that its possible, just not convenient.
HTC evo 4 is the phone Im about to buy, will be getting extra battery and seperate charger.
My sis has the new iphone and loves it. I have yo admit the iphone's dimensions are nicer than the newest droids.
That held me back on the droid.
It felt like a big ole brick in my hand
Yea, they are huge and seemingly vulnerable. We'll see how it holds up.....if I can ever find one!
For all you single guys with an I-Phone 4 and some money to burn:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38468238/ns/technology_and_science-wireless/ (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38468238/ns/technology_and_science-wireless/)
Battery Test #1
With Wifi on so
Usage - 3 hours, 13 minutes
Standby 12 hours, 48 minutes
70% battery remaining
This was with phone calls, some web browsing, some texting and some e-mails.
The usage time applies to any time that the phone is being used for anything.
I did not play any music or games today with the phone. I have a ipod dock in my car so any music played would have been charging the battery at the same time.
I will leave the phone in the rest of the night to see where we are at the 24 hour mark.
Wow, that is impressive.
Can you do the same test with the wifi off for me?
You can decline if you want, I am just curious.
If you do this and incur some data cost, I'll paypal you some money.
Curiosity has struck me on this one.
I wonder what Apple has done that RIM hasn't with the WIFI feature.
CB:
I will do it next week for you. It is no problem really.
Please Paypal 11tyb $$$
I actually want to see this battery test (no wifi) for myself as well. It might be better to leave the wifi off except when i am going to download something. So far my data usage is only a few MB anyway.
Quote from: Got Duc on July 29, 2010, 04:30:38 PM
CB:
I will do it next week for you. It is no problem really.
Please Paypal 11tyb $$$
[laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
Expect that 11tyb $$ when Warren Buffet and Bill Gates decide to will me their money instead of donate it to charity.
Odds are that will never happen :-[
I'd probably blow it all on motorcycles, guns, buying motorcycle forums, and chainsaws
[laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
Quote from: cyrus buelton on July 29, 2010, 12:19:12 PM
For all you single guys with an I-Phone 4 and some money to burn:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38468238/ns/technology_and_science-wireless/ (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38468238/ns/technology_and_science-wireless/)
[thumbsup] now I can have porn-on-demand. Oh, didn't you mean "us" married men instead? :P
Battery Test #1
With Wifi on
Usage - 5 hours, 3 minutes
Standby 1 Day
58% battery remaining
I think the phone did pretty well for the first battery test. I will do the no wifi one next week.
Battery test #2
wifi on
Router in house off - so the phone searches for it
Moderate surfing, some games and all the rest phone, texting and e-mails...
Usage - 12 hours, 29 minutes
Standby - 1 day 16 hours
battery life left - 19%
Quote from: Got Duc on August 01, 2010, 01:14:56 PM
Battery test #2
wifi on
Router in house off - so the phone searches for it
Moderate surfing, some games and all the rest phone, texting and e-mails...
Usage - 12 hours, 29 minutes
Standby - 1 day 16 hours
battery life left - 19%
Battery test #3
wifi OFF
Moderate surfing, some games and all the rest phone, texting and e-mails...
Usage - 3 hours, 36 minutes
Standby - 12 hours, 50 minutes
battery life left - 40%
So it sounds like with wifi on and connected the battery last longer?
Battery shmattery. Chuck this sucker in your pocket and you are covered! 5000mah. Standard battery for the droids is 1500, not sure what the iphone's battery is rated at. Compatible with both +.
http://www.amazon.com/New-Trent-IMP50D-Motorola-Incredible/dp/B003U4XX9S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1280804693&sr=8-1 (http://www.amazon.com/New-Trent-IMP50D-Motorola-Incredible/dp/B003U4XX9S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1280804693&sr=8-1)
Quote from: duccarlos on August 02, 2010, 06:06:31 PM
So it sounds like with wifi on and connected the battery last longer?
not surprising, "phone" radio sucks more power than wifi radio...
Quote from: rgramjet on August 02, 2010, 06:16:46 PM
...not sure what the iphone's battery is rated at.
1420 mAh
yep, I posted earlier that 3G is a battery killer. When actually connected to wifi, your phone should good for the battery. When not connected, the phone is either 100% on 3G and sucking down battery or worse on 3G and trolling for wifi.
Amazing that the phone was better with wifi on.
I thought it would be the other way.
Although when updating something simple like the weather when the wifi mode is on it was a quick update but when in 3G only mode the update took a while longer. Not that is was that much longer but it would appear that the phone now had to "work" a little harder to get the info into it.
Quote from: Got Duc on August 03, 2010, 04:20:57 AM
Amazing that the phone was better with wifi on.
I thought it would be the other way.
Although when updating something simple like the weather when the wifi mode is on it was a quick update but when in 3G only mode the update took a while longer. Not that is was that much longer but it would appear that the phone now had to "work" a little harder to get the info into it.
BIG difference between communicating with a router <20ft from you and a celphone tower >1mi away.
bump
Quote from: Ducatamount on November 21, 2012, 09:06:07 AM
bump
REALLY?...WHY?...this platform is 2 generations ago and I see no need to bump this unless you are doing to bump up your post count?
Quote from: zooom on November 21, 2012, 10:06:29 AM
REALLY?...WHY?...this platform is 2 generations ago and I see no need to bump this unless you are doing to bump up your post count?
from what I can tell, he's bumping every iPhone related thread.
Quote from: duccarlos on November 21, 2012, 10:47:19 AM
from what I can tell, he's bumping every iPhone related thread.
I noticed that too....I just thought it best to post what I did in just this one as the other 2 are more or less currently active with other traffic and responses...
I opted for a 4s instead of the 5. I don't see much difference between the two...
Quote from: Duck-Stew on November 26, 2012, 06:27:39 AM
I opted for a 4s instead of the 5. I don't see much difference between the two...
5 is lighter, battery lasts much longer, processor is faster. Screen a bit bigger. I liked my 4 fine.
Quote from: Duck-Stew on November 26, 2012, 06:27:39 AM
I opted for a 4s instead of the 5. I don't see much difference between the two...
you mean you weren't overcome with the "magic" that is apple? >:(
Quote from: hbliam on November 26, 2012, 12:18:49 PM
5 is lighter, battery lasts much longer, processor is faster. Screen a bit bigger. I liked my 4 fine.
I've read reviews that with the additional processing, the 5 battery's additional capacity doesn't directly translate into an appreciably longer life.
I was happy w/my 3Gs (w/the 6.0 software) until it died...
Screen? Didn't see the attraction...
Quote from: muskrat on November 26, 2012, 02:15:30 PM
you mean you weren't overcome with the "magic" that is apple? >:(
Nah... :-/
Quote from: Duck-Stew on November 27, 2012, 02:32:51 AM
I've read reviews that with the additional processing, the 5 battery's additional capacity doesn't directly translate into an appreciably longer life.
My comments were first hand experience. With my usage, my 5 battery last about 20 hours more then my 4. I used to be forced to charge the 4 every night. With the 5 I can charge every other day if I want.