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Old Oct 3, 2011 | 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by 2k7gtcs

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I've had my 3GS since August of 2009. I've been waiting through the 4 for the next phone. My battery barely keeps a charge anymore but I refuse to upgrade till the 5 comes out.
LOL I am in the exact same situation with my 3GS
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Old Oct 4, 2011 | 05:56 AM
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Wow, I think I'm gonna be shocked if I get a new phone, my 3GS gets about 4-5 hours out of a battery if I'm on the internet or even texting a lot.
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Old Oct 4, 2011 | 06:50 AM
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Wow, I think I'm gonna be shocked if I get a new phone, my 3GS gets about 4-5 hours out of a battery if I'm on the internet or even texting a lot.
On WiFi or Mobile Network?

A lot of peoples battery life sucks bad if they have WiFi on while on the mobile network. WiFi antenna's are always polling those networks that are saved....plus...if you have lots of saved networks, its always polling those as well.
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Old Oct 4, 2011 | 06:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Boomer

On WiFi or Mobile Network?

A lot of peoples battery life sucks bad if they have WiFi on while on the mobile network. WiFi antenna's are always polling those networks that are saved....plus...if you have lots of saved networks, its always polling those as well.
That's true. It could be due to the age of the phone as well. Batteries hold less charge over time.
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Old Oct 4, 2011 | 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Ethanjbeau

That's true. It could be due to the age of the phone as well. Batteries hold less charge over time.
I just order a new batter for 10 bucks off eBay
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Old Oct 4, 2011 | 07:40 AM
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i've been waiting for the iPhone 5 to come out...
so i can get the iPhone 4 cheap
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Old Oct 4, 2011 | 10:28 AM
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30 mins!! Can't wait to finally dump my 3GS lol
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Old Oct 4, 2011 | 10:50 AM
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I'll be refreshing www.apple.com since they always update their homepage around the events
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Old Oct 4, 2011 | 11:03 AM
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Old Oct 4, 2011 | 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by 2k7gtcs
Told ya
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Old Oct 4, 2011 | 11:36 AM
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I'm thinking new 8 megapixel camera, A5 processor, and RAM upgrade.
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Old Oct 4, 2011 | 11:39 AM
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iOS 5 and iCloud will be available October 12th

They also announced a social network called "Find My Friends"

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Old Oct 4, 2011 | 11:51 AM
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NY times has the best blog of anyone is interested.
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Old Oct 4, 2011 | 11:55 AM
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I have no issue with the phone, my problem is AT&T. Their service sucks. Dropped calls, times when nothing works. Of course living where I do, I'm lucky we don't still use two tin cans and a string. xD
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Old Oct 4, 2011 | 11:57 AM
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Official name is iPhone 4S, has A5 processor, 8 megapixel camera (shoots 1080p video) and looks identical to the Verizon iPhone 4

It will be sold on Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint on October 14th.

3GS will now be FREE with contract.

4 will be $99 for 8GB

4S will be $199 for 16 GB, $299 for 32 GB, and $399 for 64 GB. All with 2 year contract.

And that sums it up.

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Old Oct 4, 2011 | 12:50 PM
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FAIL


I'm probably going to hang onto this 3GS until my contract is totally up then get a Droid.
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Old Oct 4, 2011 | 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by blackgt87
FAIL

I'm probably going to hang onto this 3GS until my contract is totally up then get a Droid.
Why is it fail to you?
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Old Oct 4, 2011 | 12:56 PM
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Its not supposed to be evolutionary as compared to the 4, thats what the 5 will be. I'm disappointed that the screen size wasn't widened but I'll just hang onto my 4 until the 5 comes out next yearish.
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Old Oct 4, 2011 | 01:27 PM
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I love how people say how much better a droid is but never specify any thing that's actually better. Dunno.
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Old Oct 4, 2011 | 01:30 PM
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They will be using the major selling point of new SIRI "personal assistant". Which basically allows your phone to do things for you.

Some examples they demonstrated in the press conference.

You ask your phone, " do I need a rain coat today?" the phone replies "it sure looks like rain today" and then shows the weather screen.

They've also integrated it with yelp. He asked the phone, "find me a Greek restaurant in palo alto." the phone replies, "I've located 14 Greek restaurants, 5 are in palo alto, I've sorted them by rating."

I think this feature will be the selling point of the 4S.
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