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I'd like someone to save me from Apple's garbage cloud services, but I just can't get away from their hardware. It's just too good. So... Can anyone convince m
by wmeredith 10y ago
I'd like someone to save me from Apple's garbage cloud services, but I just can't get away from their hardware. It's just too good.
So... Can anyone convince me that this thing is going to be different from the iPhone killers that are reported on every year in these regurgitated press releases?
- gotthemwmds 10y agoI use all of Apple's cloud services and am perfectly happy. Can you elaborate? I'm curious. My only problem with Apple right now is they won't sell me an unlocked iPhone7 Plus. Every single person I talk to at Apple gives me a different story on how to buy one, but if I show up at the store with money, they won't sell it to me, or even reserve it. I even offered the store to just hold on to my credit card for a week or whatever and mail it back to me. They thought I was crazy! ;)
- Cyph0n 10y ago> My only problem with Apple right now is they won't sell me an unlocked iPhone7 Plus Why not just order it from the Apple Online Store?
- PKop 10y agoNot offered there. You have to be a current Verizon, Att, etc. customer (or sign up for new plan). I've tried.
- chadgeidel 10y agoOn the contrary - I just did this. I'm a current AT&T customer and ordered a bare phone for my eventual transition to Verizon. I'm in the US - maybe this is not available in your region.
- seltzered_ 10y agoIf you ordered an at&t iphone 7 that way, it won't work because the intel modem chip in the att/tmobile versions doesn't support cdma bands: http://www.recode.net/2016/9/9/12863302/apple-iphone-7-intel-qualcomm http://www.recode.net/2016/9/9/12863302/apple-iphone-7-intel...
- hx87 10y agoIf you're an AT&T customer looking to switch to Verizon, you order a Verizon phone, not an AT&T phone.
- chadgeidel 10y agoYep, that's what they told me at the store, so I ordered a Verizon phone. To the parent's point, I had no problem doing this, I am not currently a Verizon customer and they sold me a bare phone without a contract.
- Cyph0n 10y agoLooks like you're right. For some reason I thought they started selling unlocked iPhones a few years back.
- twoodfin 10y agoThey do sell iPhones in the US not tied to a carrier, but usually not until a few weeks/months after the release.
- jitl 10y agoAll phones sold on Apple's online store are unlocked, but they come with an unactivated carrier SIM. I purchased an iPhone 7 (t-mobile), then popped out the SIM and put in my old AT&T sim. No problem. I suggest just buying the t-mobile device and doing the same, if you're looking for a GSM device.
- artimaeis 10y agoYou simply choose your current carrier so they know which brand of SIM to put in afaik. When you get to the final page choose "Pay in full" and you get the unlocked version. Maybe not the greatest UI decision - but it's hard to imagine someone who isn't already on a carrier.
- PKop 10y agoI have a business account and that didn't work. Haven't tried since, just going to wait for unlocked.
- dpark 10y agoI have an unlocked iPhone 7 Plus in my pocket. I bought it from Apple. I gave them my credit card info and they mailed me a phone. It wasn't really that complex. Are you trying to buy a "sim free" phone? I believe those are expected to go on sale soon.
- gotthemwmds 10y agoCan you please go with me to the Seattle or Bellevue Apple Store and help me make this transaction? I went to both over the weekend and things did not go well. They didn't seem to understand the basic process you outlined above.
- jitl 10y agoAll phones sold at Apple stores are unlocked, but they come with an unactivated carrier SIM. I purchased an iPhone 7 (t-mobile), then popped out the SIM and put in my old AT&T sim. No problem. I suggest just buying the t-mobile device and doing the same, if you're looking for a GSM device.
- gotthemwmds 10y agoI just want a phone that works. All of those words are confusing. Seriously though I showed up at Apple with a credit card and a SIM card 48 hours ago and they were not able to sell me a phone. To make it even weirder, I had the (unopened) phone I wanted in a bag, but it is a "locked" one from TMobile. I thought that was ancient history. One day Apple will want my money!
- dpark 10y agoWhat carrier do you want to use the phone with? If, say, you want to use it with AT&T, just go in and buy an AT&T phone. It will be unlocked. Just swap out the SIM card in the phone with the one you already have if you don't want to activate the provided SIM card for some reason.
- NetStrikeForce 10y agoIt depends on what cloud services do you want to run away from... As a recent dad, having more than one copy of my pictures is paramount :) so I "backup" with Google Photos and OneDrive. As these services exist both in Android and iOS I feel like I could change phone without worrying too much about my pics being safe.
- eeeeeeeeeeeee 10y agoI'm in the same spot. I tried to give Apple another shot with iCloud Desktop and Document syncing but that feature is extremely buggy and I've already had to restore from backups because the syncing success is intermittent at best.
- macandcheese 10y agoGoogle is just trying to get you to switch to their own cloud service - "Say goodbye to those “storage is full” notifications." It's not a differentiator from the iPhone it's a marketing bite. Not a lot to pull me into this phone either.
- 72deluxe 10y agoDo they say how long this infinite capacity will continue for? Given their past track record I can envision them pulling the plug on it in a couple of years as they would technically be incapable of offering infinite storage.
- drewrv 10y agoWhat I loved about the nexus phones is that they were cheap enough that I'd stop caring about the hardware. They were cattle instead of a pet. They really should have gone further down this route. Rather than compete with apple on hardware, play up the awesome web services and the fact that dropping your phone in the toilet is no longer a big deal.
- ihattendorf 10y agoDrop a Nexus 5x in the toilet, you're out ~$300. Drop an iPhone 7 in the toilet, you're out $0 since it's waterproof.
- mastax 10y agoWhat about the iPhone hardware do you think is missing in high end Android phones nowadays? Legitimately curious.
- scott_karana 10y ago"Secure Enclave" has no parallel on Android. Plus their SoCs are quite good. (Maybe not what GP meant, but that's my own take on their hardware)
- anonred 10y agoI don't claim to be knowledgable in all of the Android devices, but I don't believe there's an Android device with an equivalent to the Taptic Engine and 3D touch.