You're right, but you don't have to do the rental portion of it if you don't want to, so probably will just buy the phone outright, sense I don't want to end up with a $90 bill then have to be forced to give the phone back at the end of it all. On Sep 22, 2014, at 10:59 AM, Brent Harding <[email protected]> wrote:
> I think the $50 plan is only available on the 6 or 6+. If I got it right what > I've found online, you effectively have a $70 per month bill, with $20 of it > being what you pay monthly on the phone. I wonder what the real difference is > with this technically being a rental? Could they decide to not offer this in > the future and demand it back? > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jessica Moss" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, September 22, 2014 8:11 AM > Subject: Re: Handoff on iPhone 4s > > > I plan on upgrading too as well, and not necessarily because I want to, but > unfortunately because Sprint requires it in order to get their $50 unlimitted > plan, which I'd love to have compared to their $60 one they already have that > will save me some money in the longrun, but would be willing to settle for a > 5s if need-be, considering the fact that sense upgrading to ios8, my 4s is > now running a bit slower than it used to, which can be frustrating at times.. > I love the features it has though, but am still having to play around with > it though, but it seems to have more spoken feedback, which I like. > Something I'm confused about though, does this "people," feature that always > runs in the background consume your battery life, sense it runs in your app > switcher and there's no way to close it? > On Sep 22, 2014, at 2:40 AM, Pamela Francis <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> Please do not take my letter as bashing the OS for being an improvement on >> whatever Apple has had. It merely does not make sense to me no matter >> whether it's Apple or android that whatever equipment they claim is >> supported within an update cannot accept the entire update. I read the >> release notes. I took a chance. I am not complaining about what I did or >> didn't do. Apple along with any other manufacturer has a degree of planned >> obsolescence with any of their equipment. If within their beta testing and >> developer reviews, it would seem to me it would be more fair to the customer >> to disallow the update rather than give someone who is running an older >> device a half-baked OS. With all the trade in programs the carriers offer, >> there may be people who get used equipment at a discounted rate or for free >> who have never had experience with the apple ecosystem. That equipment may >> run the latest software, yet cannot make use of whatever features one may >> need. >> I remember when Siri came out on the iPhone for S. At the time, the iPad 2 >> had a similar processor. Yet it was claimed not to have had as good a >> microphone, and therefore could not have Siri. During the cycle of that >> equipment, we as Apple consumers were half promised we would get Siri in an >> iPad update. It never happened. Yep, there were and still are apps on the >> web that will serve the same purpose. Unless Apple has gotten really sloppy, >> they surely keep track of what apps are in and out of there App Store. In so >> doing, they know what people can use for what tasks. It's a good OS. I only >> wish they would be a little more truthful with their consumers, especially >> given all of the changes that are made each year to their various equipment. >> As I said earlier, I would rather know upfront whether or not my equipment >> would except a given update or how many future updates it could conceivably >> except than have a half-baked product. >> With the most recent release of the iPhone six and 6+, you and I both know >> they are at work on the next iteration of the OS. I'm going to upgrade. >> However, it would almost seem that be at Apple, Samsung, Motorola, etc. >> would have to tell a consumer in advance how many future updates that >> equipment can and will accept. If that were able to happen, the consumer, >> who in this economy, has to be conscious of his/her dollars would know what >> they were getting and how much use they would get for their money. >> I'll close with a case in point. My 2013 Nexus seven will get android L. My >> 2012 Lexus will not. I know that find up ahead of time to make a decision >> whether or not to replace my equipment. >> Thank you ever so much for reading. >> Pam Francis >> >> On Sep 22, 2014, at 12:34 AM, Nicholas Parsons >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> How would you be any better off if told your device didn't support the >> upgrade at all compared with being able to upgrade but not use all features? >> At least some of the features are available and some new features are surely >> better than no new features? Anyway, whether or not you upgrade is a choice. >> You're not forced to upgrade. I haven't and won't upgrade my 4S because I >> suspect iOS 8 will run slower on it than iOS 7, and that's more important to >> me than the new features. And because of this I'll wait until I buy an >> iPhone 6 before using iOS 8. So I think it's a little disingenuous of you to >> choose to upgrade and then complain that you get some new features but not >> all, but then say you'd prefer to have no new features. Why don't you just >> read the release notes for which features are supported on which devices if >> you don't want to only have some features but not all? >> >>> On 22 Sep 2014, at 5:33 am, Pamela Francis <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> I am becoming very disenchanted with iOS and its fragmentation when they >>> release an update, the feature list should work on all supported devices. >>> I understand the need for progress along with the fast pace movement of >>> technology in this day and age. Apple's products are high-end at a premium >>> price. Not everyone who uses their products is named Rockefeller. I would >>> rather be told my phone cannot except the update than half the features >>> work Half -assed. >>> . In my opinion, they are being very disingenuous to those of us who have >>> come to truly depend on them for accessibility purposes. No, I do not >>> expect to be handed a phone or tablet for free. However I do expect the >>> devices I currently own that are supposed to support the update to fully >>> support it. 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