I would spend the extra money and get th five. It is a lot more comfortable to hold. The extra icons on each page are also nicer. As previously mentioned the change in the connectors is a good consideration. Finally, the more memory you can afford to purchase the better off you will be.
On 2/17/13, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > Hi Mich, > > Keep in mind that in Canada you commit to a 3-year contract and in the > States typical contracts are 2 years. I believe an iPhone 5 16 Gig is $179 > here, that is $20 less than in the States, but it is a 3-year contract and > in the States it's a 2-year contract. > > Yes, Telus may let you upgrade although I'd read or ask about the fine > print > very carefully. I can almost guaranty that if in June a new iPhone comes > out > and you call Telus and say you want to upgrade to that phone that you will > pay some sort of penalty since they will not even give youa 4S for free > only > so that after 4 months you upgrade to a new phone, ask to have your 4S > unlocked and sell it to pay for the other phone; it doesn't happen and > carriers who lock you into a contract make very sure that they are covered > and that you get the short end of the stick. > > One of my employees bought a higher end HTC Android phone on contract about > a year and a half ago and I believe he paid only $49 for the phone at the > time. A few months ago the phone gave him so much trouble that he decided > to > get an iPhone 4S for free as well since of course his phone was a fewmonths > past its warranty. Telus did allow him to do so, but he did have to pay > $180 > to pay out his old contract which I assume was the price of the phone > subsidy and on top of that he had to of course sign up for another 3-year > contract on his iPhone 4S. All I can say is be good to your 4S, don't drop > it in a toilet or onto the sidewalk where you end up picking up your touch > screen in pieces because you are stuck with your 4S and whatever monthly > plan you have for at least the next 2 and a half years, usually Telus let's > you upgrade with full subsidy about 6 months before your contract is up. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Mich > Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2013 11:56 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: questoin for you all > > speeking for me I got my i phone 4s for 0 dollers but I am able to upgrade > in my contract any time I want to. so say in a few years if something newer > comes along I can upgrade to that new phone at that time. I am using telus > for my phone carrier. from Mich. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sieghard Weitzel" <siegh...@live.ca> > To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2013 2:37 PM > Subject: RE: questoin for you all > > >> Hi Dana, >> >> Absolutely and positively the iPhone 5. Here are the main reasons for me: >> >> 1. Much faster with double the RAM >> 2. LTE/4G capable >> 3. Lighter and thinner even though it has a slightly larger screen 4. >> New Lightning connector which going forward will be the new standard. >> Get >> an iPhone 4S with the old 30-Pin connector and any accessories you buy >> will not work with your next iPhone or at best require you to use an >> adapter 5. The $100 difference over 2 years is not enough to justify >> getting an iPhone unless you are really hard up in which case you >> might consider getting an iPhone in the first place since you commit >> to a very expensive monthly plan. >> >> I should also mention that unless you absolutely need a phone now, you >> really might want to wait as there are a lot of rumours the new iPhone >> for >> 2013 may already come out in June. That is only 4 months away and even >> if you decide not to get the new iPhone, you can get an iPhone 5 for >> $99 at that time or a 4S for free. But I think whatever they come up >> with this year might just be worth waiting for as in my opinion Apple >> is under some pressure from the competition to release something that >> offers more than just a camera upgrade and maybe a few more minor >> improvements. >> >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> >> need a phone >> >> I think de >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >> Behalf Of Dana >> Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2013 1:32 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: questoin for you all >> >> Would you get the 4s or the 5 if you were me Verizon's price is 99 for >> the 4S and $199 for the 5 >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >> Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >> Google Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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