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Happy with your iPhone 4S purchase?

Are you happy with your iPhone 4S purchase?


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llfloyd79

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Yes I am happy with my iPhone 4S. I came from iPhone 4 with AT&T and went back to Sprint because I have 3 line with them already. I left with my line because I got tired of the rumors of iPhone coming to Sprint.....and as soon as I leave, they finally get it lol. Anyway, Sprint has a buy back program so they brought my old iPhone 4, which was enough to cover my new iPhone 4S, plus activation, plus give me a $45 credit to my account. So I am very please and happy to be back with Sprint and with my unlimited data :D
 

gern blanston

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I upgraded from the iPhone 4, and I love the 4S. While the speed improvement isn't massive, it's very noticeable. The better camera is a great upgrade for me, too. I've been using Siri a lot, and I've found it to be very useful: instead of waiting until it was convenient to tap in appointment or reminder, I do it when I think about it since I just have to raise the phone to my ear. The external speaker is significantly louder than the 4, so it's much easier listening to those podcasts where the hosts don't seem to want to record their shows above a whisper (exaggerating, but some of them talk very softly). The battery is better than my 4: I can have push notifications and location services on and get the same usage time as my 4 with those features off. My usage time averages 6 hours with standby time averaging 20 hours.
 

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I just went from a Palm Centro to iPhone 4s with Sprint. I know, a Palm Centro in 2011, sounds a bit crazy, but I had such a great plan I had to wait for a iPhone on Sprint to switch.
 

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So far, so good. I haven't gotten to take that many photos yet, but the camera is a definite improvement. Got a new MacBook Pro around the same time I got my 4S. Can't decide which one I like better.
 

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EXTREMELY happy. I had the regular 4 and then sold it to a family member, took their upgrade and tried out the Moto RAZR because it was suppose to be oh soooooo cool. Worst. Idea. Ever. So I took it back and ordered the 4s and I'm so happy I'm back with iOS. Will never switch again.
The phone itself is snappy and stable. Haven't had any problems (yet) and battery life is good for me. (10x better then lame android).
 

AlanG4s

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I just activated my iPhone 4S yesterday. I am very happy with my purchase. I have been using the Palm Pre for the past two years and loved it. My wife gave me an iPod Touch as a gift a year ago and that was what convinced me to get the iPhone. I still use the iPod for music at work but now also have an additional lump in my jeans. Yes, I mean my new iPhone. Or do I? :eek:

There is a level of elegance and sophistication with this phone that I didn't feel with other phones in the past. It feels good in the hand and in the pocket. I am treating it like a baby (plastic still on) while waiting for my Otterbox Reflex case to arrive.

Siri has already made life easier setting up my reminders quick and easy. It also gave us a good laugh when it mistook my asking about Pucker for another word that starts with an F and I think you get the idea.

My enjoyment of the iPod Touch has not waned in the year I've had it so I expect I will be just as dazzled and amazed with the iPhone 4S for the next 20 months - that's when Sprint will allow me to upgrade with a discount and I hope there is an iPhone 5 waiting for me?!
 

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and all you people complaining about the battery, how well was the iPhone 4 before iOS 5, because the iPhone 4s battery is making my htc evo look like a fool, i LOVE how the battery is in my iPhone now, i can use it all day, photography, pandora blasting out of the tinny sounding speaker, surf the web, download crap, etc and still have life left at the end of the day. and I'm talking, off the charger at 7 in the morning and doesn't get back near a charger until bed that night, usually 11-12.
 

ThePinkChameleon

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I just activated my iPhone 4S yesterday. I am very happy with my purchase. I have been using the Palm Pre for the past two years and loved it. My wife gave me an iPod Touch as a gift a year ago and that was what convinced me to get the iPhone. I still use the iPod for music at work but now also have an additional lump in my jeans. Yes, I mean my new iPhone. Or do I? :eek:

There is a level of elegance and sophistication with this phone that I didn't feel with other phones in the past. It feels good in the hand and in the pocket. I am treating it like a baby (plastic still on) while waiting for my Otterbox Reflex case to arrive.

Siri has already made life easier setting up my reminders quick and easy. It also gave us a good laugh when it mistook my asking about Pucker for another word that starts with an F and I think you get the idea.

My enjoyment of the iPod Touch has not waned in the year I've had it so I expect I will be just as dazzled and amazed with the iPhone 4S for the next 20 months - that's when Sprint will allow me to upgrade with a discount and I hope there is an iPhone 5 waiting for me?!
:)Hi Alan, glad to hear your enjoying your iPhone. I've had mine just over a month now (from 11/4) and i've settled in nicely coming from a bb.

Any who, i just wanted to give you a heads up--i noticed in your post that you still have the plastic on you phone--i will warn you of 2 things that PLENTY of us had small probs with when we did that:p
1) if you suddently realize you cant hear your caller through the ear piece and
2) if when you take a pix & the flash completely washes out your pix to almost white

---its the plastic in the way restricting these two functions !!

How many people complained of these little things till they realized, myself included(on my hubbys iphone), that it was the plastic we never removed from the phone LOL. :D

 

sbalchand

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mixed feelings.....i went back to my android frustrated after first week of using the iPhone.
switched back to iPhone after a week giving it one more chance. have been now using it for 2 weeks.
like some features, miss others from android.
 

Terminatorbob

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Coming from Android I also have mixed feelings. The iPhone experience is seamless. The 4S hardware is fantastic. The apps are also of a higher quality especially the games. With that being said Android is a more functional OS. Apps are generally cheaper on Android. I also miss having a notification light.
 

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EXTREMELY happy. I had the regular 4 and then sold it to a family member, took their upgrade and tried out the Moto RAZR because it was suppose to be oh soooooo cool. Worst. Idea. Ever. So I took it back and ordered the 4s and I'm so happy I'm back with iOS. Will never switch again.
The phone itself is snappy and stable. Haven't had any problems (yet) and battery life is good for me.
 

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