IPhone Q?

[EnderJE]

Are there any risks if you buy an 'already activated 8gb 1st gen' used iphone? Or one should always buy a new unactivated one?

r

Are you still under contract for the other iPhone? If not, then don't worry about it. The concern is still the amount of data that is required to run it efficiently and the SIM card that it's linked with.

 

[EnderJE]

lol, oh yeah? tell me more!

My local grocery bought some and I've been eating it every night. It's basically a small cheesecake (the size of a styrofoam cup) and it's a no name brand. It's about $1.50 CDN and 100 cals.

Now, if I could stop eating so many of them....

 

[silverstar1025]

The wasn't good enough?

<sniff>

Ok

 

[EnderJE]

Ok

I feel vindicated. Seriously, if you're down, then I'm sorry.

I'd mail you some cheesecake, but I don't have your address, it might spoil by the time it gets to you, and your hubby would get a weird vibe from a cheesecake mailer.

 

[Razorguns]

Are you still under contract for the other iPhone? If not, then don't worry about it. The concern is still the amount of data that is required to run it efficiently and the SIM card that it's linked with.

not for me - for another family member who won't listen to my 'iphones suck' argument.

most likely buy an iphone 8gb from craigslist. But the risk of buying it and not being to activate it? Is there a risk?

All of yous are now automatically part of my 'halo3 internet warriors' fan club.

r

 

[Jocques Straap]

No risk in buying a used iphone that has previously been activated. Assuming it's not broken. You'll be able to unlock it fine.

If you plan on using the internet or email on the iphone, outside of wifi range, you should get a data plan. Data fees add up quick. You can also turn the data services off, so that you won't be charged by accident if you don't have a data plan.

 

[chris302001]

My local grocery bought some and I've been eating it every night. It's basically a small cheesecake (the size of a styrofoam cup) and it's a no name brand. It's about $1.50 CDN and 100 cals.

Now, if I could stop eating so many of them....

ahhhhhhh that sounds amazing

 

[EnderJE]

not for me - for another family member who won't listen to my 'iphones suck' argument.

most likely buy an iphone 8gb from craigslist. But the risk of buying it and not being to activate it? Is there a risk?

All of yous are now automatically part of my 'halo3 internet warriors' fan club.

r

Here's the quickest way to WIN that argument. Take the family member to an Apple store and get them to play with the demo model.

While they're playing with the demo model, ask them to type out the following message quickly:

"The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. Why are they doing this?! Who knows?"

Have them notice how shitty a touch screen really is. For the best part, ask them to highlight it and copy it into a note.

 

[Razorguns]

No risk in buying a used iphone that has previously been activated. Assuming it's not broken. You'll be able to unlock it fine.

If you plan on using the internet or email on the iphone, outside of wifi range, you should get a data plan. Data fees add up quick. You can also turn the data services off, so that you won't be charged by accident if you don't have a data plan.

what's the diff between 'activate' and 'unlock'? Can you get a used iphone that has both???

r

 

[Jocques Straap]

I can type faster on the touch screen than I could using any other phone. I wouldn't be surprised if I could type as fast with it as I can with a full size keyboard. That's probably an exaggeration but i have no problems typing a full length email. If I had to guess I type around 30 WPM on it. (edit, just ran a typing test and came up with 28 WPM, with 1 error).

There is a lot of iphone hate in the world, if you want just a phone that it's probably not for you.

But if you want something that can, make calls, send txt, send email, organize your life, take pictures, play music, play video, play games, IM, calculator, maps, weather, note pad, youtube, stocks, to do list, surf internet, radio, draw, read documents, remote control............. Then you will be hard pressed to find something that can do all this and functions as smoothly as the iphone.

To each his own.