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From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 20 Jul 2010 04:29 On 20 Jul 2010 08:21:13 GMT, Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: >Sak Wathanasin <sw(a)nan.co.uk> wrote: >> On 20 July, 00:19, zoara <m...(a)privacy.net> wrote: >> >>>> Why not just wait? >>> >>> that's what I'm doing; in practical terms I want to know whether I >> > can >>> go into a shop and have a good chance of walking out with a phone >> > that >>> works for me. >> >> Jobs has offered a full refund, no re-stocking fee etc if returned >> undamaged within 30 days, so what have you got to lose? I'm not sure >> what you're agonizing over: just get one and see if works for you or >> not. > >Not quote as simple as that with phones though is it, as you transfer >your number to it, get a contract etc. Does the mobile company you get >the phone from match that promise? Doesn't matter - if you buy from Apple, it's unlocked and you use your own SIM so the number travels. Then return it and get your �600 back. Cheers - Jaimie -- I like my coffee how I like my women... frothing.
From: Pd on 20 Jul 2010 06:08 Bruce Horrocks <07.013(a)scorecrow.com> wrote: > On 19/07/2010 09:34, zoara wrote: > > You're saying that even if you deliberately try, you can't trigger the > > death grip? You can't get it to go to No Signal where the 3GS will > > continue to hold signal? > > I'm sure it's something to do with the natural variance of the > electrical conductivity of the skin between different people. If you and > Zoara could both stick your fingers into a 240v socket and report your > responses, I'm sure we could compare them. I know zoara said he's got small thumbs, but are his fingers really small enough to fit into a 240v socket? Or would he have to trim them down with a pencil sharpener first? -- Pd
From: Sak Wathanasin on 20 Jul 2010 06:21 On 20 July, 09:29, Jaimie Vandenbergh <jai...(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: > >Not quote as simple as that with phones though is it, as you transfer > >your number to it, get a contract etc. Does the mobile company you get > >the phone from match that promise? > > Doesn't matter - if you buy from Apple, it's unlocked and you use your > own SIM so the number travels. Mind you, you'd have to chop the SIM down first, but there are adaptors so you can put your butchered SIMs back into the 3GS.
From: Sak Wathanasin on 20 Jul 2010 06:35 On 20 July, 09:21, Woody <use...(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > Anyway, Zoara *likes* agonising! And I suppose the chances of his not re-polarizing something in 30 days are pretty slim...
From: James Dore on 20 Jul 2010 09:38
On Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:54:26 +0100, R <me32(a)privacy.net> wrote: > Sak Wathanasin <sw(a)nan.co.uk> wrote: > >> Mind you, you'd have to chop the SIM down first, but there are >> adaptors so you can put your butchered SIMs back into the 3GS. > > The iPhone 4G doesn't take standard size sims? Yes and No: It's a new standard, Micro SIM. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro_SIM#Card_sizes -- James Dore New College IT Officer james.dore(a)new / it-support(a)new |