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sumfoo1
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bobby, mine are real cords too the problem is the spring retainer clip things are looser than

a wolfwebber after a gang bang so the plug doesn't stay in straight anymore and almost every cable has a black pin on it and only works if i hold it just right.....

[Edited on June 16, 2016 at 10:47 PM. Reason : .]

6/16/2016 10:46:26 PM

OmarBadu
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Been running iOS 10 beta for a few days on my 6s plus and despite a few crashes it's fairly stable

New lock screen is nice but can't use any of the new messages features unless the other person is running the beta too

6/18/2016 8:12:34 AM

titans78
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Got an Iphone 5S 16 Gig. Dropped it and screen shattered but phone still works. Was time to get an upgrade anyway. So I am waiting on my SE in a few days.

Wanting advice on best way to get money back on the 5S. Should I just try and sell as is and get some cash from someone who can repair or wants to mess with it? Or should I spend the money to repair and then try and sell it? Would love to somehow just get $100 back out of the 5s to put toward the new one.

6/21/2016 10:33:33 AM

afripino
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fix the screen. worst case, you'll make the cost of the screen back and you'll be able to sell it easier.

6/21/2016 2:38:36 PM

titans78
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Saw a few places online charging around $80 to fix the screen. What should I expect to pay? Is that standard or should I shop around for cheaper?

6/21/2016 7:55:41 PM

rjrumfel
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So Forbes is reporting that from reputable sources, there's a rumor that the iphone 8 (not 7) will be all-glass. If that is the case, that could make for a very interesting phone, even for us non-apple people.

6/25/2016 11:25:02 AM

El Nachó
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I would literally put more faith in the guy that empties the trash cans at Best Buy to know more about tech news than Forbes.

6/25/2016 12:48:17 PM

rjrumfel
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http://money.cnn.com/2016/06/30/technology/apple-patent-stop-phone-recording/index.html?iid=hp-grid-dom

Patent to disable your camera's ability to take pictures and video in certain locations

I would never feel the need to record a concert or a movie on my phone, but I'll be damned if I ever purchase a product where there are certain locations that I can't use the $8-900 worth of hardware I paid for.

I was on the fence about switching to the Apple ecosystem, but if they implement this I will be AFL.

6/30/2016 12:48:08 PM

Novicane
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My company has a stack of old iphones laying around that are wiped to a factory restore. If I pop my sim in them will anyone know? Most are 4S from former employees.

should note AT&T phones.

[Edited on July 7, 2016 at 9:13 PM. Reason : s]

7/7/2016 8:58:33 PM

moron
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If it's an ATT sim and ATT phone, it should be fine.

7/8/2016 1:28:56 AM

JT3bucky
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I'll take as many of them as they will sell^^

I use them with just wifi.

7/8/2016 4:15:19 PM

OmarBadu
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^^^^ more likely to be used for governmental purposes

7/8/2016 10:03:44 PM

darkone
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I can't think of any good reason to remotely disable cameras. Everything I can think of is petty protectionism at best and tyranny at worst.

7/9/2016 1:11:02 AM

TreeTwista10
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^^ie, babysitting for Hillary

7/9/2016 9:38:05 AM

synapse
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^^ it's good security in some work environments

And lol at the idea of Rjrumple paying $800-$900 for a phone

7/9/2016 10:05:31 AM

rjrumfel
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?? I currently have an s7 edge.

Why wouldn't I want to get a nice phone?

7/9/2016 10:27:12 AM

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So you paid $900 for that phone?

7/9/2016 10:51:35 AM

dtownral
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are there any reliable sites to buy used iPhones?

7/9/2016 6:13:45 PM

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apple used to sell refurbished ones. if not, i think some of the big box stores sell them refurbished. other than that it's a crapshoot. i buy used phones off ebay with mostly success.

7/9/2016 7:04:42 PM

rjrumfel
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The phone before my Edge, I bought off of someone from Craigslist for 500, it was a Note 4. I got a deal on the Edge, but we paid about 800 for my wife's phone when she got it.

I think going forward I'm just going to take my lumps and continue to get the subsidized price and re-up for 2 years. Even though you get a discount with Verizon on your line if you own the phone, it still comes out cheaper to take the subsidy.

And besides, I'm never going to leave Verizon, no matter how much I dislike them. I hate ATT even worse, and Sprint's coverage isn't good enough.

7/9/2016 9:48:54 PM

darkone
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Quote :
"it's good security in some work environments"


In those environments you're better off just banning phones altogether considering that they're excellent all-around surveillance devices and electronic attack vectors.

Think about the impacts to whistle-blowing. Think about a theme park than bans cameras in order to funnel people to their own photography services or just to over protect their IP, fair use be dammed. Think about cameras getting turned off during protests, illegal police actions, and other scenarios. Think outside the US where you have oppressive governments who will just use this as another tool to hide corruption and tyranny.

This is not a tool for doing good.

7/13/2016 6:23:45 PM

ElGimpy
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Generally really like the new ios but splitting the control center up into 2 or 3 different views and not giving me the option to stick with one is fucking bullshit

9/15/2016 3:18:52 PM

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^Yep - I hate it. My phone connects to bluetooth/airplay in the car every time and then I can't hear notifications. Apparently there isn't a way to disable that and now it takes more effort to disconnect every time I get in the car.

9/16/2016 9:33:48 AM

Doss2k
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Ugh my iphone is going to shit some sort of issue with the touchscreen I guess. It works fine at times and others its completely unresponsive and other times it just acts like someone is randomly pushing the screen opening up apps or typing jibberish. I have tried removing screen protector and case and factory resetting phone to no avail .

Apple store is constantly booked up over a week in advance as well so thats a big pain in the ass. Any suggestions on places that arent shady that might be able to take a look and has experience to know what the problem may be?

11/16/2016 11:31:07 AM

darkone
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^ I know that it is a known and very common issue, but I don't know about getting it fixed.

11/16/2016 3:25:41 PM

wdprice3
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^^http://mytcr.com/

11/16/2016 4:01:16 PM

Doss2k
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I went by there they said could be screen or could be the IC that controls the screen. Phone is paid off in Jan so may just see if they run any good deals over holidays and try to live with it till then. Some days it doesnt happen so its more of an annoyance at this point I suppose.

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"^ I know that it is a known and very common issue, but I don't know about getting it fixed."


I wonder if its a known and common issue if it might be worth setting up an appt with the Apple store and maybe they will swap out the phone if thats the case? Wishful thinking I am sure.

[Edited on November 17, 2016 at 8:48 AM. Reason : .]

11/17/2016 8:46:46 AM

skywalkr
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Is there a way to disable bedtime notifications? I hate unnecessary notifications and that is one of the most unnecessary but I like the alarm better.

11/17/2016 5:52:49 PM

dtownral
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^^ its a common known issue that apple doesn't acknowledge

11/18/2016 9:11:52 AM

darkone
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Apple is launching a repair program for phones with the screen touch problems, but it's not free
https://www.apple.com/support/iphone6plus-multitouch/

[Edited on November 18, 2016 at 1:22 PM. Reason : more info]

11/18/2016 1:21:07 PM

Doss2k
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Right and what I read was they likely just board swap with one with the same issue so eventually it will happen again not to mention you lose all your data. Guess I will just have to get another phone mine is paid off in Jan.

11/18/2016 2:51:33 PM

kdogg(c)
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my iPhone 5S screen was separating from the frame pretty badly...was in consideration of getting a new 7 when a buddy suggested replacing the battery

$20 bucks later...no more issues

she limps on another few months!

11/21/2016 4:45:14 PM

moron
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Just got a 7plus from a 5s. The screen is really amazing. Substantially clearer.

The lack of a headphone jack was a bad idea. If apple releases some amazing lightning headphones and i didn't have to carry around 2 headphones, one for phone one for laptop, then I would have been fine with it.

1/13/2017 7:08:04 PM

dtownral
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just clip the adapter to the bottom of your headphones

1/15/2017 1:02:18 PM

moron
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I just did a test between the headphones that came with the 5s using the adapter, and the ones that come with the 7, and the 5s with the adapter has substantially better audio quality, and significantly lower noise level than the lightning headphones.

I think i'll just put the 7 headphones in a drawer and keep the adapter permanently on the old headphones and hopefully when i need to use them with my computer, i won't lose the adapter.

[Edited on January 15, 2017 at 4:15 PM. Reason : found it]

1/15/2017 4:01:53 PM

dtownral
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for christmas i got a little leash thing that attaches the adapter to the headphones, but now i can't find it online. I thought it was from griffin but i don't see anything.

they also make little keychains to plug your adapter onto

1/16/2017 8:11:16 AM

richthofen
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My wife's old phone (Galaxy S4) is dying and I'm thinking she might be happier with an iPhone as she has an iPad mini as well. Since she doesn't need a lot of horsepower so to speak and doesn't want a physically huge phone, was thinking of the SE. How does it stack up to, say, a 6S for anyone who's used both?

1/30/2017 1:32:04 PM

colangus
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My 18 mo old iPhone 6s is starting to fuck up on me.

1st issue a few weeks ago- during runs, my Runkeeper app (and another one I tried) would kill my phone.. after about 30 minutes. Would show a dead battery- after being above 50%.

So I deleted the running apps.

Now the screen suddenly dims (not dark, but "dimmer"). And the battery life SUCKS.... I work from home, so I'm not on it all the time.

1/30/2017 8:02:41 PM

UJustWait84
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pretty sure there was a recall on the 6s battery. go to the Apple store and bitch to get a new one?

1/30/2017 9:34:05 PM

colangus
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^ Damn, you're right! I checked and I'm eligible.

Thanks! Much appreciated.

1/30/2017 10:07:19 PM

afripino
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is the 6s+ included in that recall?

1/31/2017 11:35:30 AM

beatsunc
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for many many weeks now people in my contacts only show as a number when they call or text

iOS? more like pOS

1/31/2017 8:27:06 PM

colangus
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Just got back from the Apple store and with a new battery. Phone works like a champ again!

Thanks UJustWait84!!!!!

4/10/2017 3:10:45 PM

dtownral
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can anyone recommend a charge+listen dongle? I bought the belkin thinking that it would be more reliable than a cheap one from amazon, but now when you are plugged in if you move it loses connection and vibrates which is annoying if you are watching a movie because it stops it from playing.

this dongle shit is the dumbest thing ever and i'm so mad they tricked me into paying $40 for a stupid accessory i shouldn't need that only lasted 2 months

4/10/2017 3:14:36 PM

moron
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http://bgr.com/2017/04/17/iphone-8-release-date-usa-sept-final-design-leak/

4/17/2017 10:57:46 AM

dtownral
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i replaced the Belkin charge+listen dongle with a cheap knockoff

... which doesn't work because the 10.3 update killed it

As far as I can tell, the Belkin is the only approved device that will allow you to use your headphones and charge your phone at the same time and it only lasted a few months. Why the fuck doesn't apply make something to give you such a basic function?

Fuck apple and this ridiculous dongle nonsense

4/17/2017 12:49:02 PM

TreeTwista10
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^^wow that's the biggest fanboy wallpaper i've ever seen

it'd be like if Noen had a big ass picture of Bill Gates' face as the wallpaper of his Windows Phone

[Edited on April 17, 2017 at 5:12 PM. Reason : .]

4/17/2017 5:12:00 PM

dtownral
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does anyone have a charge+listen adapter they are using after the 10.3 update?

I'm seeing a lot that that are actually just bluetooth adapters that you plug in, like: http://a.co/0TV8RXG

5/5/2017 2:16:06 PM

crackaJdawg
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I'm still rocking an Iphone 6+ 128gb since it came out in 2014.

5/5/2017 4:37:32 PM

LastInACC
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wtf is with this obsession with emojis!?...like is that the driving factor for a $1000 phone? Maybe I'm out of touch with what's hip can cool and dont see what is all the fuss about emojis.

10/31/2017 2:30:23 PM

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