A question for Applefans

On 9/8/15, 9:41 PM, in article
2015090821415836162-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom, "Savageduck"
wrote:

On 2015-09-09 04:33:32 +0000, Tony Cooper said:

On Tue, 08 Sep 2015 23:13:25 -0400, nospam
wrote:

In article , Tony Cooper
wrote:

OK...I took the Otter case off and looked at it. It's a Model A1387,
which - according to the web - makes it an iPhone4S.

there was no need to take the otterbox off.

as i said, a 4s has the headphone jack on the top and a 4x4 grid of
apps on each homescreen, either of which would confirm it was not an
iphone 5.

you could also have gone into settingsgeneralabout and obtained the
model #.

That it's a 4S
and not a 5 or whatever hasn't made any difference to me, and I'm no
better or worse off for the knowing.

apparently it does matter you, since you bitched about having two
different connectors.

if it was a 5, both your phone and ipad would have the same connector.

Yes, I did think that was a scam. I wasn't aware that newer models
had the same connectors.

But, having known that at the time of purchasing the devices wouldn't
have affected my decision.

You said in an earlier post that you thought I had a 5.

Actually you made that guess in your second post in this thread. That
remark confused me.

If so, why
would you have accepted my statement that I needed two different
connectors? Knowing you, you would have yammered on about me buying
the wrong cables.

So, it seems you weren't aware the pad and an iPhone5 take the same
connector.

That would have depended on which iPad you had. You didn't tell us and
you were still guessing as to which iPhone you had. As I said I have an
iPad 2 with the old 30-pin dock connector, and an iPhone 5S with a
Lightning connector.

And you can charge them both at the same time if need be. I don't no why the
hassle that both cords should be same. Hey, folks, get a life.


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On 2015-09-09 20:26:48 +0000, Tony Cooper said:

On Wed, 9 Sep 2015 13:11:22 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

On 2015-09-09 14:23:46 +0000, Tony Cooper said:

I wanted three features: ability to make and receive phone calls,
ability to take photos (but quality not an issue), touchscreen keypad.
The research required for this was glancing at each phone on display
in the AT&T store.

Additionally, I wanted a phone with a good history of dependibility.

Does this mean you aren't interested in the iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S+, or
the iPad Pro?

Presently, no. As I've said, owning the newest shiny object is not my
thing. Should I need a new phone or iPad, I would - of course -
consider them. I don't expect that I'd choose the 6S, though. I'd go
for the smaller 6. A large display area is not a feature that
interests me. Pocket-size is a more important feature to me.

The 6S is the smaller of the two, the 6+S the larger. Both were
announced this morning.
http://www.apple.com/iphone/compare/


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Regards,

Savageduck

In article 2015090916142688124-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom,
Savageduck wrote:

Does this mean you aren't interested in the iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S+, or
the iPad Pro?

Presently, no. As I've said, owning the newest shiny object is not my
thing. Should I need a new phone or iPad, I would - of course -
consider them. I don't expect that I'd choose the 6S, though. I'd go
for the smaller 6. A large display area is not a feature that
interests me. Pocket-size is a more important feature to me.

The 6S is the smaller of the two, the 6+S the larger. Both were
announced this morning.
http://www.apple.com/iphone/compare/

and the 5s is smaller yet and still offered.

On 2015-09-09 23:24:58 +0000, nospam said:

In article 2015090916142688124-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom,
Savageduck wrote:

Does this mean you aren't interested in the iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S+, or
the iPad Pro?

Presently, no. As I've said, owning the newest shiny object is not my
thing. Should I need a new phone or iPad, I would - of course -
consider them. I don't expect that I'd choose the 6S, though. I'd go
for the smaller 6. A large display area is not a feature that
interests me. Pocket-size is a more important feature to me.

The 6S is the smaller of the two, the 6+S the larger. Both were
announced this morning.
http://www.apple.com/iphone/compare/

and the 5s is smaller yet and still offered.

You might have noticed, the comparison site features 5S, 6, 6+, 6S, and 6+S.

Moreover, the 5S is my current phone, I am well aware of its size, and
I am tempted by one of the newly announced phones. Only tempted that
is, I am not going to be camped out with the immediate gratification
crowd.
....but I have an upgrade plan.

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Regards,

Savageduck

On 2015-09-10 00:24:12 +0000, Tony Cooper said:

On Wed, 9 Sep 2015 16:14:26 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

On 2015-09-09 20:26:48 +0000, Tony Cooper said:

On Wed, 9 Sep 2015 13:11:22 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

On 2015-09-09 14:23:46 +0000, Tony Cooper said:

I wanted three features: ability to make and receive phone calls,
ability to take photos (but quality not an issue), touchscreen keypad.
The research required for this was glancing at each phone on display
in the AT&T store.

Additionally, I wanted a phone with a good history of dependibility.

Does this mean you aren't interested in the iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S+, or
the iPad Pro?

Presently, no. As I've said, owning the newest shiny object is not my
thing. Should I need a new phone or iPad, I would - of course -
consider them. I don't expect that I'd choose the 6S, though. I'd go
for the smaller 6. A large display area is not a feature that
interests me. Pocket-size is a more important feature to me.

The 6S is the smaller of the two, the 6+S the larger. Both were
announced this morning.
http://www.apple.com/iphone/compare/

My first mobile phone was hard-wired into the automobile. My second
was a bag phone. My third was a Motorola brick. From there on, each
phone became smaller and more compact...and, as far as I was
concerned, more convenient.

Yup! My first cell phone was a Nokia brick which was never going to fit
my shirt pocket My provider was the pre-Verizon GTE.

The trend seems to be reversing. While the weight and thickness don't
seem to be increasing, the width and length do. By the time my
youngest grandchild gets a phone, it may be the size of my flat screen
monitor.

I think that mobile phones have reached their practical dimensional
limits, and one should remember that the iPhones and Android
smartphones are much more than basic communication devices. The
sensible thing to do if all that is needed is a basic communication
device, is not to buy a smartphone.


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Regards,

Savageduck

On Wed, 9 Sep 2015 17:52:38 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

On 2015-09-10 00:24:12 +0000, Tony Cooper said:

On Wed, 9 Sep 2015 16:14:26 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

On 2015-09-09 20:26:48 +0000, Tony Cooper said:

On Wed, 9 Sep 2015 13:11:22 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

On 2015-09-09 14:23:46 +0000, Tony Cooper said:

I wanted three features: ability to make and receive phone calls,
ability to take photos (but quality not an issue), touchscreen keypad.
The research required for this was glancing at each phone on display
in the AT&T store.

Additionally, I wanted a phone with a good history of dependibility.

Does this mean you aren't interested in the iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S+, or
the iPad Pro?

Presently, no. As I've said, owning the newest shiny object is not my
thing. Should I need a new phone or iPad, I would - of course -
consider them. I don't expect that I'd choose the 6S, though. I'd go
for the smaller 6. A large display area is not a feature that
interests me. Pocket-size is a more important feature to me.

The 6S is the smaller of the two, the 6+S the larger. Both were
announced this morning.
http://www.apple.com/iphone/compare/

My first mobile phone was hard-wired into the automobile. My second
was a bag phone. My third was a Motorola brick. From there on, each
phone became smaller and more compact...and, as far as I was
concerned, more convenient.

Yup! My first cell phone was a Nokia brick which was never going to fit
my shirt pocket My provider was the pre-Verizon GTE.

The trend seems to be reversing. While the weight and thickness don't
seem to be increasing, the width and length do. By the time my
youngest grandchild gets a phone, it may be the size of my flat screen
monitor.

I think that mobile phones have reached their practical dimensional
limits, and one should remember that the iPhones and Android
smartphones are much more than basic communication devices. The
sensible thing to do if all that is needed is a basic communication
device, is not to buy a smartphone.

That's why I still use my old Nokia C2-01
http://www.mobile-review.com/review/...high/live1.jpg
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Regards,

Eric Stevens

In article 2015090916435482188-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom,
Savageduck wrote:

The 6S is the smaller of the two, the 6+S the larger. Both were
announced this morning.
http://www.apple.com/iphone/compare/

and the 5s is smaller yet and still offered.

You might have noticed, the comparison site features 5S, 6, 6+, 6S, and 6+S.

Moreover, the 5S is my current phone, I am well aware of its size,

you might be, however, tony likely is not. until the other day, he had
no idea what model he had.

and
I am tempted by one of the newly announced phones. Only tempted that
is, I am not going to be camped out with the immediate gratification
crowd.
...but I have an upgrade plan.

order online and it will show up at your doorstep, perhaps even before
those who camp out get theirs, depending on when fedex delivers in your
area.

In article , Tony Cooper
wrote:

and the 5s is smaller yet and still offered.

You might have noticed, the comparison site features 5S, 6, 6+, 6S, and
6+S.

Moreover, the 5S is my current phone, I am well aware of its size,

you might be, however, tony likely is not. until the other day, he had
no idea what model he had.

No, I'm not au courant on phone models of the various makers of
phones. I see no reason to be.

nobody said you had to know the various models of the various makers.

the point is that you didn't know the model of *what* *you* *bought*.

On Wed, 09 Sep 2015 23:06:36 -0400, nospam
wrote:

In article , Tony Cooper
wrote:

and the 5s is smaller yet and still offered.

You might have noticed, the comparison site features 5S, 6, 6+, 6S, and
6+S.

Moreover, the 5S is my current phone, I am well aware of its size,

you might be, however, tony likely is not. until the other day, he had
no idea what model he had.

No, I'm not au courant on phone models of the various makers of
phones. I see no reason to be.

nobody said you had to know the various models of the various makers.

the point is that you didn't know the model of *what* *you* *bought*.

Why should he? As long as he likes it and likes the price that's all
that needs matter.
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Regards,

Eric Stevens

In article , Eric Stevens
wrote:

Moreover, the 5S is my current phone, I am well aware of its size,

you might be, however, tony likely is not. until the other day, he had
no idea what model he had.

No, I'm not au courant on phone models of the various makers of
phones. I see no reason to be.

nobody said you had to know the various models of the various makers.

the point is that you didn't know the model of *what* *you* *bought*.

Why should he?

seriously?

do you buy stuff without knowing which model it is?

As long as he likes it and likes the price that's all
that needs matter.

that was never in dispute.