Will you get an iPhone 5?

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Will you get an iPhone 5?

Poll ended at Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:17 pm

Yes.
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33%
No, I don't want a smartphone.
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29%
No, I prefer a different smartphone.
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38%
 
Total votes: 187

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Will you get an iPhone 5?
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Ordered yesterday to replace my 3GS.
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Different smartphone for me. Since I'm in the accumulation phase I try to spend as little as possible on items such as this and direct it towards retirement savings. $25/month plan through Virgin Mobile. My friends tell me I'm cheap and have a crappy phone.
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No poll choice for me. I don't know yet. It depends on a couple things. My 3Gs still works great and supposedly will work fine with the new iOS 6. So we'll see how it goes. Maybe I'll wait for the next iPhone or opt to spring for the extra $200 during the interim. -- Tet
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I have been upgrading with every other subsequent generation so it is time. I am pretty much hooked.
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From work I will soon have the choice to get either an iPhone 5 or a Samsung Galaxy S3. I don't like either particularly, so I will probably get the S3 and put the sim card in another phone I already own. I wouldn't be able to do that with the non-standard iPhone 5 sim card, even though I wouldn't mind taking the iPhone 5 for a spin.
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i wonder how long it will be before someone estimates the total retirement savings you would have if you invested the total 2 year cost of owning a new iphone.
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happy with the I4 ; my daughter will be happy to pick up her I4 that's now free with a contract
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Will you get a iPhone 6, when they come out?
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No iPhone, but I've almost talked myself into buying the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 when it comes out (my internal tech geek side has about 80% convinced the internal budget cop). I have a Wacom digitizing tablet PC (full Windows 7 PC) at work and I just love the handwriting recognition and detail that a Wacom screen can get you, but I haven't wanted to personally pay the price most Wacom tablet PCs cost. The Galaxy Note uses a Wacom digitizer, but has a much more reasonable price.
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I must be way out of touch because I don't even carry a cell phone.
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work provides a crappy flip phone for free. I have to pay for personal calls that are outside the network, but that usually accounts for about a buck a month. Can't justify the cost.
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Oh yes. I will be getting one. The only question is when. I have an iPhone 4, and the 2-year contract is up on that in November. So do I get a 5 then, or wait a year until the next one comes out and the price on the 5 drops? Decisions, decisions.
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No :happy
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I had planned to - my 3GS has a crack in the case and rapidly declining battery life. But now I'm not so sure. I don't want anything larger; women's pockets tend to be smaller than men's, and my current phone barely fits in some of my pockets. And of course there's that new connector everyone is whining about. So maybe I'll get a 4 instead, or rehab my 3GS.
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the question whoul be like this " Will I get cell phone?" Answer "NO". I save by doing this at list $ 50 to $100 a month. Land-line!!!!!
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Motorola Triumph with Virgin mobile - decent phone - 1/3 the cost of my prior service (Verizon).
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Rob5TCP wrote:Motorola Triumph with Virgin mobile - decent phone - 1/3 the cost of my prior service (Verizon).
I damped Verizon. They are horrible!
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I voted NO. But I didn't vote for my wife.
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would love one, but don't want to pay for it.

by choice i don't carry a cell phone now. never really have.
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etherscreen78 wrote:

by choice i don't carry a cell phone now. never really have.
are we related? :happy
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The iPhones are great devices, but they are too expensive for my taste. I tend not to enjoy anything that I perceive as overpriced.
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Why does anyone NEED it?
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I used to have an iphone 4 for work and got really spoiled by it. When I changed jobs I get a non-smart prepaid phone, saved my pennies, and waited for the release of the iphone 5. I pre-ordered it today and can't wait for it to arrive.

As a side note, I really like putting off tech purchases because the anticipation of new features and/or lower prices is gratifying. I still have a CRT television, and my macbook is now six years old. I'm really looking forward to replacing them both at some point in the next five years, but waiting seems to be part of the fun for me.
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I won't, but I would think it would depend on your cycle. If you got a 4 on Verizon when they came out, your two years are up in February or March. I suggested to my son-in-law that he not get a 5 in March, but wait until next September and get the brand new 6.
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Not planning to. Have an iPhone 4 and my contract is up next month, but it meets my needs just fine so I don't really see any reason to change.

I'm a bit worried about iOS 6, though. Apparently the maps are changing and transit directions will no longer be provided. I use that feature semi-regularly. Guess I'll need to find a third-party app to figure that stuff out from now on.
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No, since I don't qualify for an upgrade until next year. Currently use an Android phone which I am not perfectly happy with but it is acceptable since I only paid $100 for it. I"m cheap with this stuff, too.
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Not planning to. Have an iPhone 4 and my contract is up next month, but it meets my needs just fine so I don't really see any reason to change.

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pennstater2005 wrote:Different smartphone for me. Since I'm in the accumulation phase I try to spend as little as possible on items such as this and direct it towards retirement savings. $25/month plan through Virgin Mobile. My friends tell me I'm cheap and have a crappy phone.
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I only use a dumb phone.
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Frobie wrote: I'm a bit worried about iOS 6, though. Apparently the maps are changing and transit directions will no longer be provided. I use that feature semi-regularly. Guess I'll need to find a third-party app to figure that stuff out from now on.
Just don't upgrade your OS. Stay at iOS 5 and nothing will change. If you do happen to update to iOS 6 at some point, there's no going back unless your phone is jailbroken (lots of online instructions on how to do this), so you may want to wait a while to see how the new maps app pans out.

iPhones are the one material splurge I allow for myself every year. I've tried to resist in the past, but they're just so cool looking and well built. I'll probably be picking one up this Friday, even though I have absolutely no legitimate need for it over my 4S.
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If you have an older iPhone and are on a plan where you're paying a rate which included a subsidized phone you might as well upgrade as soon as your contract is up and sell your old phone. If you're not going to do that you should switch to prepaid. Otherwise you're paying a higher rate without taking advantage of the baked in subsidy.
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No category fits me since I have a 4S and I'm still under contract. It is certainly evolutionary, not revolutionary. But I'm looking forward to the iOS 6 update, particularly the voice guided GPS.
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There's probably a 60% chance I get an iPhone 5, 40% change I get an iPhone 6

My wife and I have iPhone 4's right now, not 4S, and our contract is up in one month. I plan to continue month to month and to unlock the handsets. We will upgrade when one of the phones breaks, I guess, but it will DEFINITELY be to another iPhone.
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Nope, Apple iPhones have no keyboard. One size does not fit all.
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Just starting to consider that maybe in a few years I might start to be entertained by a smartphone enough to be worth buying one, no. But having been looking at apple's phones with an eye towards purchasing one as a gift for a fellow non-smartphone user, also no. I ran across a "10 reasons not to buy an iPhone 5" article yesterday, and it was compelling. Unlike full computers and tablets, smartphones are more gadgets than appliances. They are not appropriate for technophobes. Ease of use is not the priority, technology is. And unless you're fully invested in the Apple walled garden, the iPhone has fallen behind.
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Happy with my HTC Inspire 4g. When the contract is up I'll probably go with a galaxy s3 or HTC one x.
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I don't want a smartphone.

I do feel slightly out of it when when I can't point my phone at one of those two-dimensional QR codes even though I know that all it's going to do is allow me to view an ad.

I definitely am aware of the creeping increase in "ways to pay for this-and-that with your smartphone" and foresee that eventually there will enough purchases I "need" to make, that will become so difficult to do without one, that I'll be "forced" to get one. It is always possible to stay out of the cultural mainstream if you want to expend the psychic energy to do it, or simply don't have the money to do it, but I suppose if I were really being careful I'd budget an extra $40 a month starting in 2022 for the smartphone I will, by then, "need" to have. (I'm sorry, sir, what is this? A paper ticket? I'm going to have to call my supervisor, I don't know if I can take this. There's a long line behind you, would you mind stepping aside for a few minutes while I help the people with real tickets first?)
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I have never owned an iPhone. But I have an iPad, which I truly love
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madbrain wrote:Nope, Apple iPhones have no keyboard. One size does not fit all.
This is a huge stumbling block for me as well and there are really two issues as I see it. Tactile feedback with distinct buttons allows me to type arbitrary text (including numbers and symbols and non-human-language text) quite quickly, I manage 50+wpm on my old Tmobile G1 ("touch thumbing?"). The other issue is that onscreen keyboards take up a large portion of a screen when they do pop-up. If you need to *interact* with something through typing (like over a login session) instead of filling out fields and then hitting "ok", onscreen keyboards usually take up so much of your screen real estate.

I still carry my old G1 because of the keyboard. As soon as some manufacturer comes up with something with a 5-row physical keyboard, a 4-6" screen, and no Pentile (a display technology that hurts my eyes and brain like crazy) I will get it, I don't really care which carrier it uses, how fast it is or what rev of whatever OS it runs...or even whether it's a phone or not. The physical parameters really trump everything else for me.

I carry a Sony Tablet P as well. This is a marvelous tablet if you carry a purse, it has folding screens that unfold to around 7" but slips easily into almost any bag. It's quirky but a wonderful complement to a smaller device with a hardware keyboard.

I admire what Apple has done with the iPhone line, but to be truthful my needs from my portable electronics are something like 60%/35%/5% ssh logins/web browsing/phone calls. I understand I'm not a mainstream user where smartphones or tablets are concerned.

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I probably will not get an Iphone5
I would like a really good phone, but just a phone. That is all I need.
I don't care to have internet with me all the time, and music is not my thing.
I love my Ipad2.
I have a basic Samsung phone and it is not good. Anyone have a recommendation for a really good, reliable phone.
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No, had one in the past, I think it was a 3 but now prefer my android pretty smart phone. I find I am making much more use of my Nexus 7 tablet and if WiFi were more ubiquitous I might get myself a really dumb phone.

BUT, I am headed to China in a few weeks and the timing is right for me to pick up some discarded 4s phones from early adopters and gift my Chinese friends, they love them.
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No iPhone for me.
I'm happy with my Droid X2, tho I wouldn't mind getting a newer droid with 4G LTE capability...
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I am absolutely going to buy and iPhone5. I know Droids are preferred by many, and I'm sure they have some advantages (and maybe disadvantages?) over an iPhone, but I've become used to the iPhone. I send dozens of emails and texts a day from my iPhone, not near a computer. And while I carry an iPad, my iPhone is always in my pocket. I send most emails and texts by speaking what I want to say, this is a lot quicker than typing, I use the microphone function (not Siri). I also use several apps daily. I also prefer to check my equities at Vanguard and Fidelity and bank accounts via my iPhone than use my desktop, it is quicker for me. I use Google Voice for messages and the app is great.

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No iPhone for me, but I will be buying an iPod Touch 5 for my book reading, picture taking, games and misc Intertube access where there be wi-fi.
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I'm getting iOS 6 for my iPad, not for my dumb phone.
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It is tempting to get one, but I really don't have a need for one especially when I calculated that it would cost about $1600 for a two year contract on AT&T at the cheapest. So I will pass on one for now and keep my GoPhone.
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mpt follower wrote:I have never owned an iPhone. But I have an iPad, which I truly love
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