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[–]pfennigweise 22 points23 points ago

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You will soon notice a 1000% increase in time spent on the toilet.

[–]tobsn 7 points8 points ago

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and 90% less spent at human interaction.

[–]Honda_TypeR 0 points1 point ago

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Indeed... All I can say is ... get ready for the numb legs of doom!!!!

[–]ilikadapie 17 points18 points ago

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As soon as you get it, download Alien Blue.

[–]lukel1127 0 points1 point ago

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That is exactly what I did when I got mine 2 days ago. I'm an addict.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

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I went into a store to get mine. Upgraded from the 3g (yep!) what a difference...the home button works XD

[–]hificus 0 points1 point ago

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I did this too. Er, I did both of these also.

I preordered mine which gave me a 2-3 week waiting period. On the Sunday after the release I went to the apple store where I found out that wait time was about 15 minutes. I cancelled my preorder via my phone and got my 4s then.

As far as going from the 3G to the 4S, the difference is immense. Catching up to all the 4 users on features was nice and I've noticed a lot of content that just wasn't coming through on the 3G with regard to apps. Then there's the speed increase. My 3G was lagging when I would adjust the volume on YouTube.

[–]xjennclarityx 2 points3 points ago

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Congratulations on your purchase!! You will love it. And just in case you are wondering, there are tons of free apps out there to use, and if you feel like purchasing some, that's your business. :)

[–]lawlers[S] 0 points1 point ago

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Thanks! And I probably will get a bunch of free ones but i do still have 50 bucks in itunes gift cards from xmas. They work on apps right?

[–]xjennclarityx 0 points1 point ago

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Yessir they do! Good luck and if you need any advice please don't hesitate to ask. :)

[–]BigAssTitties 1 point2 points ago

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What was the wait time on it? I just ordered from ATT and it hasn't shipped yet, and its been a week.

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[–]BigAssTitties 0 points1 point ago

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Ouch, 2 and a half weeks.

[–]Sicks3144 0 points1 point ago

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My order was placed on the 13th, from apple.com. Still "Processing Items" ಠ_ಠ

[–]Flux85 -1 points0 points ago

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I don't get it, if you're going to order online, why not order from Apple? So much faster.

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[–]Flux85 0 points1 point ago

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Makes absolutely no difference, you pick what carrier you're with, input your account info, and everything carries over. I wonder how many people got screwed out of getting their iPhones faster because they thought they had to order through their carriers website.

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[–]Flux85 1 point2 points ago

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I was already under contract, ordered from Apple. Checked off that I'm an existing customer and plugged in my account information. Ordered like normal. I have no idea why they "directed" you to a carrier website. It was probably a temporary thing because I stayed up to preorder and it worked through apples site. Don't downvote me just because it didn't work for you.

[–]BigAssTitties 0 points1 point ago

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Looks like you scared the guy into deleting his comment, but what was he saying?

[–]lawlers[S] 0 points1 point ago*

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actually i lied. I had just ordered it. I bought it from sverizon and its supposed to ship before the 4th (or so they claim)

EDIT: It shipped today and its supposed to be here tomorrow

[–]ausernameisfinetoo 0 points1 point ago

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Enjoy having the internet at your fingertips. Now if you want to know something you can know it right then.

Shopping and price checking.

[–]Shadrach77 0 points1 point ago

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I'm in the same boat. It arrived on Friday. I am now one with my phone.

[–]MKSt11235 0 points1 point ago

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Welcome to the club. It's a life changer.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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You bastard! Now I have Tom Jones stuck in my head. ಠ_ಠ

[–]kskxt -3 points-2 points ago

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You do know that you will pay an amount equal to the price of the phone in apps, right? Hope you set aside a budget for it.

[–]lawlers[S] 0 points1 point ago

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i still have 50 bucks in itunes gift cards from xmas lol

[–]tobsn -4 points-3 points ago

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... or you just jailbreak it.

[–]Chairboy 2 points3 points ago

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Are you one of those people who assumes jailbreaking = piracy? It's not a clear-cut as you might think, while there are some folks who do, in my experience they're really a drastic minority.

[–]tobsn -2 points-1 points ago

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Are you suggesting that people download pirated software over a jailbreak? you know how many independent one man show software studios youre hurting? if you jailbreak you dont need to pirate your apps!

[–]Chairboy 2 points3 points ago

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I have no idea what you're saying. It sounded as if you're offering jailbreaking as an alternative to purchasing apps, a tacit endorsement of pirating.

  1. I'm an iPhone developer.
  2. I've been jailbroken since 2008 and have not pirated a single app.
  3. I've made plenty of enthusiastic purchases from the Cydia and the late Rock Your Phone stores, so you're very ill-informed if you think everything in JB-land is free.

If you're endorsing piracy, please consider the impact it has on the people who put so much time and money into writing their apps.