Apples announcements today. — Page 2

I upgraded right when the 4s came out. I just called them.. and when I choose to upgrade I will still be grandfathered in. However.. I get a Viacom corporate rate thru Verizon. So it might have to do with that. I definitely use all my data. So that would be a point of contention.

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iOS 7 will be compatible with iPhone 4 and above, iPad 2 and above, iPad mini, and iPod Touch 5th generation.

The screenshots of the home screen look pretty much the same, though the icons themselves have been redesigned. It certainly doesn't look like the version of Windows 8 that the tablets use, nor what I've seen of the Windows Phone OS with the various sized and spaced icons.

Now the iPhone looks just like my Windows phone!

I disagree Dame. I had an iPhone for years but switched because I could never get one that worked right for more than 6 months. (Usually the home button stopped working).
I switched to the new Windows Phone and I find the os far superior to ios. But now it looks like Apple copied it.

Erik.. whatever works for you. I will never go to a windows or Droid phone again. Was nothing but a nightmare for me. Keeping it all Apple. It is what works for me. But will probably wait one more year for a upgrade.

@ Liza.. you are right. I guess I should have said.. the upgrades that are significant for me.

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Updated On: 9/10/13 at 03:30 PM

Well I do know I can upgrade my phone at a discounted rate. They offered it to me and told me my plan would stay the same.

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Updated On: 9/10/13 at 03:33 PM

I've upgraded to the 4S, after the discontinuation of the unlimited plans, with AT&T, using the upgrade price, and kept my unlimited data. So far AT&T has announced no plans to do otherwise, though they will throttle unlimited users who exceed a certain amount of data (I think it's now like 5GB a month on the LTE plans).

"I switched to the new Windows Phone and I find the os far superior to ios. But now it looks like Apple copied it."

And I'm sorry. I'm not seeing the similarities in the design between the two operating systems that you are claiming to see.

iOS 7:


Windows Phone:

"Well I do know I can upgrade my phone at a discounted rate. They offered it to me and told me my plan would stay the same."

Who is "they?" Sometimes those teenager phone store workers don't know their left from their right and will give you incorrect information. I opened up my account on Verizon as an individual, then merged with my family's plan. When I did that, I lost the $50 credit I had towards a new phone because I was no longer the primary account holder. I've also had an encounter with extremely rude workers at a Verizon store near my apartment.

If that is what they told you, that your plan would stay the same, I would make sure to verify this includes unlimited data. I'd be interested in finding out what happens, because this is one of the only things that is keeping me from upgrading my phone.

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Updated On: 9/10/13 at 04:30 PM

Lucky!

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Keep in mind the "no hotspot" and limiting of devices is all about your carrier. The iPhone 4 automatically comes with the functionality to be used as a wifi hotspot. I do it all the time. The US carriers just make you pay extra for it. I think AT&T charges $50 a month or something similar.

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Will it be uncool to have the gold? I saw somebody tweet that it's pretentious. I don't care what people think, I just don't want people to think I am pretentious. I've had too much education and exposure to culture for that.

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