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15acf4d3 t1_ixi6dqx wrote

Reply to Apple Device Analytics Contain Identifying iCloud User Data, Claim Security Researchers by RobertaGoldstein

This is very misleading article and "analysis". Any service that requires user information needs an identifier. For example, when a user purchased an app then that transaction of user and app needs to be recorded to store purchase history.

Just communicating with user id doesn't mean privacy invasive information is recorded. It can be just checking whether the user purchased certain apps in App Store not tracking user behaviors in creepy details like Meta.

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Skylantech t1_ixi5ec6 wrote

Reply to comment by notahackerpirate in Study: The iPhone 14 Pro has faster 5G speeds than any Android phone by chrisdh79

My employer pays for my Verizon plan so no phone bill for me :)

Big fan of MVNO's previously, but we moved to a more congested area (from a more rural area) and they just can't offer the speeds we need due to all the deprioritization. Data's almost unusable in some parts here.

The wife traded in her iPhone 11 for a 13PM and got ~$800 off with AT&T. She was using AT&T prepaid previously @ $60 a month (Top plan with AT&T prepaid does not have deprioritization) and when she got the 13PM, switched to a postpaid plan for $68. She's now stuck in that plan for another 2 years, but overall is happy with her service.

MVNO's are great if they work well in your area. But there's nothing like a dedicated line

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notahackerpirate t1_ixhvr1p wrote

Reply to comment by Skylantech in Study: The iPhone 14 Pro has faster 5G speeds than any Android phone by chrisdh79

I also used an iPhone 11 on Visible! For two years from Dec 2019 to Dec 2021. It was the only network that had service in my old house, far from the city. Both ATT and Tmobile had no service at that house.

Speeds were 3-40 Mbps. And unusable in congested areas due to the deprioritization. That was on the old Visible network though at $25/mo. Now I’m on the new $45/mo Visible plan with of course a newer phone. The 11 didn’t have 5G, which was the main reason I upgraded.

Of course, moving to the city really changed things for my mobile data speeds.

Why be on Verizon and AT&T when you could be on the cheaper MVNOs? Visible has a $30/mo plan that doesn’t have the 5G UW. It only has regular 5G and 4G of course. If you disable 5G due to your location, may as well be on a super cheap plan.

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Skylantech t1_ixhtt74 wrote

Reply to comment by notahackerpirate in Study: The iPhone 14 Pro has faster 5G speeds than any Android phone by chrisdh79

My wife and I are in the suburbs, we previously had Visible and had no complaints about the price. But the speeds were atrocious, it always took forever for anything to load.

This was a couple years back when we both had iPhone 11's. I think anything having to do with Verizon may just be poor in this area. I'm still on Verizon and the wife is on AT&T. She no longer complains about speed issues. I now have an iPhone 14 Pro, she has the 13 ProMax.

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unpeople t1_ixgsq21 wrote

Reply to comment by tcwillis79 in Study: The iPhone 14 Pro has faster 5G speeds than any Android phone by chrisdh79

Yeah, the article says that Apple is using the same Snapdragon modem that most current Android models are using. I couldn't tell you why the iPhones are faster, but Apple has historically been able to wring a lot of juice out of their devices. iOS needs and uses less RAM than Android, for example, and iOS has had low-latency MIDI for a decade or more, while many Android devices still struggle with it. But, who knows? Also, this speed test was only conducted in the U.S. and the U.K., so it's not necessarily the case that iPhones are faster at 5G everywhere.

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FightOnForUsc t1_ixg4nj3 wrote

Reply to comment by 2001zhaozhao in Study: The iPhone 14 Pro has faster 5G speeds than any Android phone by chrisdh79

I feel like there’s a lot of possible reasons for that, but regardless the a series chips are VERY good at JavaScript. I think apple may almost put too much effort into that with the silicon design but it makes the computers feel snappy to users doing basic tasks and that’s what sells a lot of their devices

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Deltys t1_ixf9z6t wrote

Reply to Study: The iPhone 14 Pro has faster 5G speeds than any Android phone by chrisdh79

I’m fortunate enough to live literally 500 FT from a 5G tower and it has felt like a decent step up from regular 4G. I have a 14 pro max and it’s my first 5G phone. I’m probably not the targeted demographic and I don’t use 5G to its fullest potential, but it is nice to have for no extra cost.

I did notice incredible speeds though through Ookla. Not sure what I’ll do with those speeds but it’s cool anyways!

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