Comments on: I’m not getting the iPhone 5 on Friday, and that’s OK. Right?

By: Katrina

Katrina — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:45:39 +0000

I am faithful, and I don’t leave the love of my life for a hotter guy every once in a while. Similarly, I am not selling my iPhone 4S for the newer 5. We’re great for each other, and we’ll be together until the next upgrade. There are always new features, and it is hard to get them all, especially when the economy is this bad.

By: cggm

cggm — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 03:05:25 +0000

I think it’s ok not to upgrade to the iPhone 5. honestly Apple lost me with this phone. I mean come on half this stuff Has been on android phones for over a year. I as well as a few of my friends who are hardcore Apple fanatics are bummed with this release. Sorry but until Apple com news out with something better than the competition my next phone won’t be an iPhone

By: Brandon

Brandon — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 17:32:39 +0000

I’m sticking with 4S too for now. My reasoning is this:

1. Money. Like you I’m outside the update cycle so according to AT&T’s fuzzy logic I need to pay them $250 to upgrade early, plus $299 for the phone plus $38 to upgrade. $587 to re-up my contract for 2 more years. Um… No. I’d rather pay the extra $100 to not get locked in for 2 more years.

2. I mentioned money right? I can think of better places for my $600 to go right now.

3. 4″ is not 4.3″ or 4.5″ … bigger yes, but not greatly so. Having used a Galaxy Note (5″) I would love the bigger screen, but the size change at first glance doesn’t seem ground breaking. Maybe my view will change when I see one in person.

4. Thinner… lighter. I don’t find my iPhone 4S to be a brick or too thick. I would like the changed back (no glass) but I can replace the back glass on ebay for a couple bucks, so no biggie.

5. LTE – AT&T doesn’t have LTE in my city. So no gain or loss. Maybe by 5S time they might. But I’m not holding my breath.

6. Speed improvements – This I actually do want. But iOS 6 hasn’t yet proven to drag the 4S to a crawl yet, so I can wait.

By: FutureMedia

FutureMedia — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 06:14:53 +0000

I always want to have the maximum possible quality iPhone 5 delivers not the almost maximum very good quality the iPod touch 5 delivers. And now with ConsumerCellular.com I can pay for a new iPhone each year in savings. Over the past 4 years, I bought every iPhone at launch with the maximum storage capacity every time. 3G, 3GS, 4 and 4S and paid AT&T $3,750 in monthly service fees. And I’ve enjoyed each one tremendously. But over the next 4 years I will pay ConsumerCellular.com about $570 in service fees saving about $3,180 in service fees. I’m not stopping now. But I have moved to ConsumerCellular to pay for the AT&T internet and cell phone network at a radically lower price because I have a history of rarely using it. If I buy a new iPhone every year for about $1,000 including AppleCare+ and sales tax each phone will cost me about $205 IF I DON’T SELL THEM including the iPhone 5. So there’s plenty of wiggle room for those of you who need 100, 300 or even more minutes of talk time each month as well as a larger web access rate to still pay for your new unlocked iPhones every year – particularly if you sell each one after you get the next one.

By: Marvin Nakajima

Marvin Nakajima — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 03:31:09 +0000

That’s ok, just remind yourself that you’ll be first in line for the iPhone 6 next year.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 02:45:58 +0000

I did not plan on upgrading to the 5 (from my 4S) or even think about upgrading. Well, after a week has passed and I even downloaded iOS6, I still find myself wanting to upgrade. This is ridiculous right? I don’t need a 5, my 4S is awesome and more than what I even need sometimes.