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Thread ID: 126771	2012-09-17 15:57:00	Tough Love - An Intervention	SurferJoe46 (51)	PC World Chat

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1301632	2012-09-17 15:57:00	OK - now that you've opened this link to see what I'm gonna do now, I'll admit it was bait-n-switch, but just a bit . It's about the I-whatever it is - phone that a lot of people are going faint over, selling their first born to acquire, fanboi-ing it up on street corners and standing atop milk crates or whatever Upsidedowners use like London's Hyde Park . So, let's consider this an intervention and let's save you from iPhone 5 phone-ageddon . Here are five quick reasons not to buy an iPhone 5 (at least, for now): Reason 1::: You'll have to buy all new accessories The odds are that if you're considering an iPhone 5, you already have an iPhone . You probably also have an iPad . All the accessories for both of them fit the dock connector that Apple has used for years . But, now Apple has introduced a new dock connector that's not compatible with, well, anything . That means you'll have to buy all new accessories, from chargers to car adapters . Plus, some accessories may not make the jump to the new connector or might not be licensed by Apple for the new connector . Reason 2::: You'll have to buy an ungainly (NZ= ugly) dock adapter So, let's say you want to use your old accessories . Each dock adapter you want -- just so you can use your old stuff -- will set you back $29USD . (NZ= more) That's not too much to spend to have your cake and eat it, too, until you realized that adapters are often unreliable, some accessories won't be supported, and the Frankendock won't look all that pretty next to your svelte new iPhone 5 . EDIT/ RETORT::: "> 2 . Apple is including an adapter with every iPhone . Bingo, you now have an adapter for every phone you buy . The phone can only be plugged into one thing at a time, so you don't need more adapters . Ans: No, they aren't . It was an error on the webpages that was noticed and removed within 2 hours of the pre-order starting . You won't be getting one with your pre-order, and have fun trying to argue that you saw it in the listing . " Reason 3::: LTE is far from universal You want 4G or LTE for super-fast connectivity . Unfortunately, despite the carriers' advertising, LTE isn't everywhere (can you say: New Zealand?) . And some carriers even stretch the truth, sticking 4G icons on top of old 3G services . Would someone, oh I dunnow, like: ATT do that? The point is, you may think you're getting 4G or LTE, but in vast areas of the world, LTE simply means Lots To Envy 'cause LTE ain't available . Oh, and if you do get LTE, watch out for those usage plans . Once you start actually, you know, using LTE, you'll run out of bits incredibly quickly or pay through the nose for overage charges . Reason 4::: The larger display will make many apps look bad So, now developers have three, no four, no . . . five display sizes to code for . There's the original iPhone display, there's the iPhone Retina display, there's the original iPad display, there's the Retina iPad display, and now there's the stretched out iPhone display . Sure, eventually apps will be updated for the new display, but not for a while . You may have a sexier iPhone to show off, but the apps running on it will look like they were designed for knock-off phones, drawn with crayons that got hot in the sun . Reason 5::: You still have months on your old contract That's the best joke of them all . You're stuck in contract hell and yet you want new, trying to keep up with The American tourist that you see visiting your upturned tectonic plate . Perhaps also roasting on a BBQ spit in Hades is your idea of a novel vacation spot, but it's not on an intelligent person's Bucket List itinerary . Many of you want the iPhone 5 because it's the newest thing from the Mothership . (NZ= bow down) But almost all of you still have months left on your contract . Why give all sorts of penalty and cancellation fees -- or eat the months -- to those nasty carriers? Practice a little patience, wait a few months, and get an iPhone 5 once your plan runs out . Besides, by then we'll know whether or not the iPhone 5 user volume will kill what little 4G/LTE is available, app vendors will have time to update their apps, and dock vendors can retool after having been blessed by Cupertino . Here's a new mantra for you: Just say repeatedly "I don't need an iPhone 5" . Repeat that 300 times a day until you realize it's the truth . And for crying out loud: Practice some level of self control .	SurferJoe46 (51)
1301633	2012-09-17 21:19:00	We aren't as big on contracts as you are in the states.	mikebartnz (21)
1301634	2012-09-17 21:50:00	We aren't as big on contracts as you are in the states. We might be if they made the contracts decent with plenty of data, texts, and minutes though ;).	Nick G (16709)
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