Recent comments in /f/iphone

golamas1999 t1_jeghwzr wrote

Best Buy no longer sells new unlocked iPhones unless they are refurbished models. If you go to a best buy and pay in full for an iPhone it will be carrier locked. If you plan to purchase an unlocked iPhone go strait to an Apple Store.

I would go back to Best Buy and try to return the phone. Then go to apple and pay in full or use iPhone upgrade program to finance it if you have good credit.

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Blue_MnMs t1_jegh5vm wrote

I am currently looking to buy an Iphone and I am quite torn between both the 13 and 14. I was going for the 14 since it's the newer version and I am not planning to switch phones again in the near future. So I was wondering if I should go for the 14 since it's the newer phone or should I just buy the 13 and save the difference

TL;DR Should I buy the 13 or 14 putting in mind the battery since I am quite used to android's amazing batterry

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PeTeRoCK13 t1_jeggone wrote

I’m in NY. That sucks that they were locked. What kills me is going back to the 6, I had no idea they locked phones. Gave 2 6s away to family overseas, they tell me the phone is locked. Had no idea what they were talking about. That was with Verizon. I paid cash for those phones from Apple. Verizon locked them.

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hydrogen_sulfate t1_jegg0nx wrote

Have you tried reinstalling it or clearing the cache? I don't use Twitter but I remember reading a while ago that unlike other apps there is a lot of content that loads at once when you use it/open it and stays in ram while also using cpu power, even if you're not accessing said content .

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jw154j t1_jegf9vs wrote

It does. But there are limitations to how compressed the files can be and still give you access to them. For example I have 14GB in iCloud Photos taking up 800MB on my iPhone and 400MB on my iPad, due to it only having 32GB of storage. You still have a finite amount of phone storage, and once filled up the only thing you can do is backup your photos from iCloud to a computer. You should be able to see the compressed amount of storage vs iCloud storage used by comparing the storage in iCloud settings and iPhone storage setting.

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RedditAnoymous t1_jegf74n wrote

There may always be blind spots in coverage.. Ma’s house was one example.. 100m up or down the road and there was coverage.. or go to second floor and stand at west side at window to try erratic coverage. Reason.. tower pointed at her but house just below hill. Bro’s house (other place) has coverage but very bad.. reason.. tower one pointer at his direction too far away.. tower two was closed but seems to be pointed away from his house.

Their solutions? Ma moved into city.. Bro was just happy work couldn’t get a hold on him 😬

Worth mention.. different providers uses different bands.. and different bands has it’s + and -.. High freq bands = faster (more data) BUT towers needs to be closer. Great for cities. Lower freq bands = slower but reach longer.. great for outside cities.

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Wonkee792 t1_jegdgoe wrote

  1. Buy from an Apple Store or a major retailer. Preferably an Apple Store since they don’t pull any carrier bs.

  2. Check seal on the box. If the two pull tabs are intact (and it’s purchased from a proper store), it should be fine. Never accept the item if the seal is broken.

  3. Check IMEI number. You should be able to enter this onto the Apple website and get a confirmation whether the phone is legitimate or not.

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