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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 10:00 AM
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Chris you realise iTunes isn't the devil?
My choice though fella.
We are all different and I just don't like iTunes.

Although I am basing my experience on using it around 5 years ago when loading songs onto my wifes iPod Shuffle (yes, we do own one Apple product!).
May be it has changed for the better, but I found it a pig to use back then on my Window Vista laptop.

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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 10:36 AM
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And what is this I hear about the camera 'rattling' on the 4s and 5?


I'll be honest with you, with the apparent issues with finish and build quality, I am not convinced. I will use a cover as it is just silly not to with a product that costs so much to replace, but surely, there shouldn't be this many issues?
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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Gear Head
May be it has changed for the better, but I found it a pig to use back then on my Window Vista laptop.

No it hasn't improved that much, its still a non-intuitive pain in the ****.
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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Gear Head
And what is this I hear about the camera 'rattling' on the 4s and 5?


I'll be honest with you, with the apparent issues with finish and build quality, I am not convinced. I will use a cover as it is just silly not to with a product that costs so much to replace, but surely, there shouldn't be this many issues?
Oh my god lol. If you get the phone, right, and then shake it about, and hold it to your ear, you hear a little rattle where the metal buttons are shaking in their seating and tapping against the metal body. The 4 does it as well.

The way I cured it was to not shake the phone around and all of the sudden it ceased to be a concern.

The build quality of 5's is second to none, and by that, I mean no phone even comes close.

I didnt use a cover with my 4 and I wont use one with this - why would you spoil the look? By all means have a sock thingy.
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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 11:44 AM
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Presumably its anodized alouminum?

Otherwise it'll get that nasty oxidation rendering it less than appealing certainly

Considering you could have bought yourself a 60 inch plasma for the same money.
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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 12:03 PM
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60" plasma won't help much in a hostage situation.
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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 12:07 PM
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Nor will an iphone if the hostage taker is an android owner.
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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 12:13 PM
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Some more clearly made up testing that doesn't use the full capability of the Galaxy.

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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 12:16 PM
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60" plasma is a big of a bugger to carry around with you too
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What, you throw them the iphone and they let you go?




What a poor deal that would be
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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 12:24 PM
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So is iTunes still as **** as it was 5 years ago?
And what is the latest on 'scuffgate' Jack? Have they narrowed it down to a particular batch?
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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Gear Head
So is iTunes still as **** as it was 5 years ago?
And what is the latest on 'scuffgate' Jack? Have they narrowed it down to a particular batch?
No idea. I pretty much ignore anything with gate in it, sensationalism in the most part.

iTunes hasn't ever been **** for me, thats Windows and Mac. What exactly is ****?
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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 01:40 PM
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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by JackClark
No idea. I pretty much ignore anything with gate in it, sensationalism in the most part.

iTunes hasn't ever been **** for me, thats Windows and Mac. What exactly is ****?
The all important 'experience'.
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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 02:00 PM
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Never had problems when using iTunes on windows.

9/10 is user error
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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 02:02 PM
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Well devices dropping out of itunes for wireless sync isn't user error.
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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 02:06 PM
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I don't use wireless sync, it's slow and tedious
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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by An0n0m0us
Well devices dropping out of itunes for wireless sync isn't user error.
Network error?
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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Ant
Never had problems when using iTunes on windows.

9/10 is user error
You may well be right.
The fact that I made an error at all does not make me think, 'Wow! What a great piece of software!'
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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 02:19 PM
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Just get a iPhone Chris and believe the hype
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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Ant
I don't use wireless sync, it's slow and tedious
I do. Works fine for me - syncs over night. Job done.
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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Ant
Just get a iPhone Chris and believe the hype
Agreed. I still have some of the koolaid left over from SJ's wake he can drink
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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Gigsy
I do. Works fine for me - syncs over night. Job done.
That's all good if you leave your computer on , which I don't.

I use sync for contacts and calendars but for actual music and app transfers I do it hard wired. A lot quicker
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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Ant
That's all good if you leave your computer on , which I don't.

I use sync for contacts and calendars but for actual music and app transfers I do it hard wired. A lot quicker
Leave it on then... this planet won't warm up on it's own
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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by JackClark
Network error?

Err no. I'm an IT engineer and know what i'm doing thanks. The devices stay connected in mac itunes fine, in Windows itunes the very same devices on the same network don't stay connected. I raised this on here when the feature became available and other Windows users confirmed the same issues with wireless sync dropping the devices randomly.
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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Ant
Just get a iPhone Chris and believe the hype
You mean believe 'your' hype. Everyone I speak to who has an iPhone 4/4s are not as complimentry about the product as you and Jack.
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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Gigsy
Leave it on then... this planet won't warm up on it's own
That actually made me chuckle a little
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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 02:56 PM
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This clip typifies the hysteria and mentally of apple fans

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature&v=BMsLArefSOw
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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 03:16 PM
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Jesuz christ before now iv been happy simply to ridicule these people but that's just quite sad, if it's not fake
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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Gear Head
You mean believe 'your' hype. Everyone I speak to who has an iPhone 4/4s are not as complimentry about the product as you and Jack.
Where have I hyped the iphone or said its the best on the market?

I don't hype it up, to be honest I don't give poo if someone buys a iPhone or a android device

I like to talk to other people about apple products without the usual suspects adding nothing to the thread apart from negativity
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