iPhone 6

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jogon

2,971 posts

157 months

Sunday 21st September 2014
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craigjm said:
My 5 is up on contract with 3 and a 6 in the same size with the same contract is 99 up front and 50 a month where I am currently paying 42. Anyone managed to get three to do anything on the costs because of continued loyalty?
Is that on a 24 month contract?! £1299 is a joke. You could buy it direct from Apple and take out their 14.9% apr finance agreement and still be better off with a sim only contract. Do you actually use all your minutes and texts each month?

ecsrobin

17,019 posts

164 months

Sunday 21st September 2014
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craigjm said:
My 5 is up on contract with 3 and a 6 in the same size with the same contract is 99 up front and 50 a month where I am currently paying 42. Anyone managed to get three to do anything on the costs because of continued loyalty?
A few years ago I had to call customer services and they turned round and said I was a loyal customer after 2 years and knocked off a few quid each month.

Blown2CV

28,697 posts

202 months

Sunday 21st September 2014
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craigjm said:
My 5 is up on contract with 3 and a 6 in the same size with the same contract is 99 up front and 50 a month where I am currently paying 42. Anyone managed to get three to do anything on the costs because of continued loyalty?
rofl phone companies have never given a st about loyalty. When it comes to brand new iphones, you've more chance of doing a st and finding an iphone in it than getting a discount. Give it a go though.

craigjm

17,908 posts

199 months

Sunday 21st September 2014
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Blown2CV said:
rofl phone companies have never given a st about loyalty. When it comes to brand new iphones, you've more chance of doing a st and finding an iphone in it than getting a discount. Give it a go though.
exactly if you don't ask you don't get. Just wondered if anyone else had got anything.

craigjm

17,908 posts

199 months

Sunday 21st September 2014
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jogon said:
Is that on a 24 month contract?! £1299 is a joke. You could buy it direct from Apple and take out their 14.9% apr finance agreement and still be better off with a sim only contract. Do you actually use all your minutes and texts each month?
Thats a 64gb. I could do what you say and a sim only contract offering pretty much what i need is £18 a month which over 2 years is £432 and the phone is £619 totalling 1051 so i could save £248 doing it that way i guess.

jogon

2,971 posts

157 months

Sunday 21st September 2014
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craigjm said:
Thats a 64gb. I could do what you say and a sim only contract offering pretty much what i need is £18 a month which over 2 years is £432 and the phone is £619 totalling 1051 so i could save £248 doing it that way i guess.
Trade in your iPhone 5 and you have enough for a ps4 or xbox one or couple of g's and a ho for an hour or two.

Civpilot

6,235 posts

239 months

Sunday 21st September 2014
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Anonamoose said:
My 6 home screen doesn't rotate, neither does the home screen on my old 5 with ios8 update. Is it supposed to?
Talking about the wallpaper moving beneath the icons to give the impression of a floating desktop. It was introduced with iOS 7 but in 8 and on the iphone6 it is far more pronounced that before.

Only the 6+ has landscape mode.

mikees

2,745 posts

171 months

Sunday 21st September 2014
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Yes, just noticed. Plus it now moves sideways. Did it always do this?

Like

lukeyman

1,009 posts

134 months

Monday 22nd September 2014
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Civpilot said:
double tap, works well too. Although to be fair if I am surfing the net I usually use two hands so doubt I will use it much
...usually...

smile

Lost soul

8,712 posts

181 months

Monday 22nd September 2014
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I managed to get to have a look at a 6 over the weekend , plastic feeling , might as well have a samdung

DoubleSix

11,691 posts

175 months

Monday 22nd September 2014
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Reading the last few pages makes me realise I've probably (definitely) been overpaying for my phones. Never really cared, but having to watch the pennies a bit more these days.

I usually just upgrade to the latest thing a few weeks after the geeks have finished camping out side the store. So, as someone using an iPhone 5 who:

- Pays £48.75 O2 Unlimited with 2GB data
- Barely uses it for calls, mainly surfing the net via 3G when traveling.
- Uses Whatsapp for photos and text
- Currently out of contract and able to upgrade

What would you suggest are my best options for getting a 6?

Thanks in advance for any tips!

marctwo

3,666 posts

259 months

Monday 22nd September 2014
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I just got my 6 and it's HUGE compared to my old 4. It's going to take some getting used to. MrsTwo's 6 Plus is due later today, I can't imagine how big that's going to be.

K12beano

20,854 posts

274 months

Monday 22nd September 2014
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marctwo said:
I can't imagine how big that's going to be.
Intriguing last couple of pages.

I imagine a 6+ must be the size of the monolith in "2001".

It's like hordes of people didn't have imagination before they put their order in and are completely surprised by the size of a "pocket" computer


Pistonheads (Computers; Gadgets; Stuff): Size Matters!

ecsrobin

17,019 posts

164 months

Monday 22nd September 2014
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I know I want a 6plus my friend has the 6 and it's not big enough. I'm always using my phone for web browsing, camera and trying to use iWork so need the bigger screen to save my eyes.

ZesPak

24,421 posts

195 months

Monday 22nd September 2014
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K12beano said:
Intriguing last couple of pages.

I imagine a 6+ must be the size of the monolith in "2001".

It's like hordes of people didn't have imagination before they put their order in and are completely surprised by the size of a "pocket" computer


Pistonheads (Computers; Gadgets; Stuff): Size Matters!
hehe

It's funny.

Samsung brings out the Note, hordes of iPhone users: THAT's TOO BIG for a phone.
3 years on, Apple brings their answer: LET'S ORDER IT!

rofl

It IS big, my phone is similar in size (a tad smaller still though). I think the 4.7" iPhone, like much 5" phones, will be the best of both worlds.
Made a thread about it this morning:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

MajorProblem

4,700 posts

163 months

Monday 22nd September 2014
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Size comparison if anyone's bothered,


marctwo

3,666 posts

259 months

Monday 22nd September 2014
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K12beano said:
It's like hordes of people didn't have imagination before they put their order in and are completely surprised by the size of a "pocket" computer
Well, my old phone was also a pocket computer. Plus, you can see all the size comparisons you like but having one in your hand is a different matter.

I think I might set the ringtone for MrsTwo's Plus to the 2001 theme!

VEX

5,256 posts

245 months

Monday 22nd September 2014
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Why does the key board change layout so much between portrait and landscape! It is a real pain switching between them.

I know you can add 3rd party keyboards but one of the free ones send info to the manufacturer! I don't like that for password security.

V.

Richyboy

3,739 posts

216 months

Monday 22nd September 2014
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Got the 6 plus case and it doesn't appear to be that big, I think they may have messed up with the manufacture lol. It fits in my hand nicely and no issue with pockets.

RobM77

35,349 posts

233 months

Monday 22nd September 2014
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MajorProblem said:
Size comparison if anyone's bothered,

Reminds me of this:



smile I don't deny bigger is the right thing for the average person, because people are getting bigger (taller, fatter, bigger hands etc), but it's annoying if you personally haven't got any bigger since the last iPhone/car release biggrin What we need from Apple is VW's strategy. Each time VW have made the Golf bigger they've introduced another model in the range that's the size of the original Golf, first it was the Polo, then the Lupo, then the Fox, then the Up.