Apple to launch iPhone 5 today? Update: Steve Jobs has passed away

[Shade]

That's the rumor floating around the industry right now, along with a rumored release date of the 14th for the phone. As someone still rocking a 3GS, I'm really curious to see what the 5/4S is going to bring.

[indygeezer]

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OK anyone able to give me the truth here, please. I was told by my ATT sales rep that when the iPhone 5 comes out I could probably scarf up a 4G for about $100 and then use that as a WiFi hotspot...my 3G not being capable of that.

Is this a legit assessment? I have been paying $60/month for an unlimited aircard for my laptop and also paying for an iPhone dataplan but if I can use my phone as a hotspot instead.....

Got knowledge?

[Shade]

Re: Apple to launch iPhone 5 today?

If you jailbreak your 3G, you can purchase an app through Cydia for $14 and generate a WiFi hotspot.

Or, you can sacrifice another $20/month to the Apple gods for the same privilege.

[Skaut_Ech]

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How many of you actually HAVE 4g in your area? I'm with Sprint and have a beat up blackberry Curve. I wanna get a new phone, but it looks like Sprint doesn't even have 4g in Indianapolis and a lot of the country. I don't wanna get a 4g phone if it's a waste of time.

(Hi, shade!)

[Shade]

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(Hi, shade!)

[Sparhawk]

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I'd love to update my 3G to the new iPhone 5, but if it doesn't have 4G, then forget about it, I might switch to an Andriod. ****, ever since I got that 4os for my 3g, it's been running like a piece of ****. I'm seriously getting tired of Apple and their over priced ****.

I wonder if I switch if I'll lose my unlimited texting plan. Didn't AT&T do away with that?

[indygeezer]

Re: Apple to launch iPhone 5 today?

I'd love to update my 3G to the new iPhone 5, but if it doesn't have 4G, then forget about it, I might switch to an Andriod. ****, ever since I got that 4os for my 3g, it's been running like a piece of ****. I'm seriously getting tired of Apple and their over priced ****.

I wonder if I switch if I'll lose my unlimited texting plan. Didn't AT&T do away with that?

If they did I'm in deep ****. I have two kids in college and use text in my business a whole heapa lot.

[indygeezer]

Re: Apple to launch iPhone 5 today?

If you jailbreak your 3G, you can purchase an app through Cydia for $14 and generate a WiFi hotspot.

Or, you can sacrifice another $20/month to the Apple gods for the same privilege.

Jailbreak????

$20/month? I was told it was $30 and 3G couldn't work as a hotspot.


Remember who yer talking to here son.

[Los Angeles]

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I don't recommend jail breaking. Not if your 3-year warranty is something you care about.

[duke dynamite]

Re: Apple to launch iPhone 5 today?

If you jailbreak your 3G, you can purchase an app through Cydia for $14 and generate a WiFi hotspot.

Or, you can sacrifice another $20/month to the Apple gods for the same privilege.

If you're jailbreaking, what is the point of paying $10-$15 for MyWi? You can get it for free by adding this repo: http://repo.insanelyi.com.

A word of warning is that at&t is cracking down on unauthorized tethering/hot spotting though, so I wouldn't do it.

[duke dynamite]

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I'd love to update my 3G to the new iPhone 5, but if it doesn't have 4G, then forget about it, I might switch to an Andriod. ****, ever since I got that 4os for my 3g, it's been running like a piece of ****. I'm seriously getting tired of Apple and their over priced ****.

I wonder if I switch if I'll lose my unlimited texting plan. Didn't AT&T do away with that?

No, at&t still has their unlimited texting plan. As a matter of fact if you have their unlimited texting plan you get unlimited mobile-to-mobile calls at no extra charge. (i.e. at&t to Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, etc.)

Also, what's the point of 4G if you are limited to 2 GB a month anyway? Even if you are grandfathered into an unlimited data plan if you continuously go over 2 GB each carrier throttles your bandwidth... No point to covet unlimited data or 4G-capable speeds.

And actually, Apple isn't overpriced. Their products are just a little more expensive because everything is done in-house. Hardware and software development, advertising, and other aspects of device implementation. It's better that way. No third parties involved for the most part.

[Shade]

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So...no iPhone 5. Instead, we get the i4S, which is a slight upgrade over the i4. Not sure if I'm gonna plunk down the bucks on this one, even though I need an upgrade. Might just settle for the $99 i4 instead.

[Skaut_Ech]

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I've been eying a droid anyway. Hate to throw in with the great, unwashed masses.

[Stryder]

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So...no iPhone 5. Instead, we get the i4S, which is a slight upgrade over the i4. Not sure if I'm gonna plunk down the bucks on this one, even though I need an upgrade. Might just settle for the $99 i4 instead.

Yeah I'll probably do the same. I still have a 3GS. I might just upgrade to the 4.

[ilive4sports]

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didn't sprint and apple come to a deal where sprint will get the iphone 5 exclusive for the first few months?