So Who is getting new Iphone X?
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09-12-2017 10:39 AM - edited 01-05-2022 03:14 AM
I will be upgrading since I am still on iphone 6. Prices will be expensive but it helps our plans are quite cheap.
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10-08-2017 07:12 PM
@darjman fair point. Looking at the OnePlus 5 reveals a similar disparity based on the current rate of around $1.26 CDN to $1 USD:
- Base phone with 64GB storage and 6GB of RAM:
- $480 USD = approx $604.80 Canadian, yet the Canadian store retails for $650 CDN, a diff of about $45 Canadian.
- Upgraded phone with 128GB storage and 8GB RAM:
- $530 USD = approx $667.80 Canadian, yet the Canadian store retails for $720 CDN, a diff of about $52 Canadian.
As understandable as the practice is, and it keep them from needing to constantly revise the Canadian pricing as the exchange rate changes, it's disheartening knowing you're paying more.
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10-08-2017 07:03 PM
No one is getting "hossed."
It's called hedging.
Apple has hedged the exchange rate between CAD and USD. AKA, they have locked in a price so they don't take a loss IF the CADxUSD rate rises.
Almost any business/company does this if they are selling in other markets, not in their own. Samsung does the same.
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09-13-2017 01:54 PM
I wonder if public mobile text will fit beside the notch. Carrier is present on lock screen.
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09-13-2017 10:17 AM
It all depends. For some people $1000 is affordable, and most people save money where they can so that they can spend money on the luxury of their choice, like a phone for some people. It is a product that many people use alot and every day, so why not have a good one?
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09-13-2017 09:00 AM
Makes sense. I am curious to know how much the carriers make? Is it true that they don't make money on the phones?
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09-13-2017 08:54 AM
@Michael77 wrote:I wonder why cell phone prices are so expensive?
Business. It probably costs apple a few hundred dollars to make an iPhone. So their profit margins are insane. They want to make as much money as possible, and they know people will buy them anyway, so why not charge more
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09-13-2017 08:21 AM
I wonder why cell phone prices are so expensive?
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09-13-2017 08:05 AM
$1000 for any phone today is insane.
The difference now between a $360 phone and a $1000 phone is so neglegable that I'm surprised consumers still fall for the hype. I guess the old saying still applies.....
Fools and their money are easily parted.
--Sent from an LG G5
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09-13-2017 07:30 AM
@stonechucker wrote:The price Apple is charging Canadians, $929 for the iPhone 8 base model, is more than the converted $699 US price tag. Converted 30 minutes ago, it should be $850 Canadian.
Folks who buy this will be getting 'hosed'.
Samsung doing same thing. They are all using old exchange rates.
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09-13-2017 05:10 AM
Holy cow, look how much attention is given to Apple. MobileSyrup for example, entire first page is covered with Apple's announcements. I am sure other sites probably doing the same. I don't see this when Samsung or Google or LG announces new phones. They can easily put them together and let us Android fans browse something else 😛
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09-13-2017 01:58 AM
The price Apple is charging Canadians, $929 for the iPhone 8 base model, is more than the converted $699 US price tag. Converted 30 minutes ago, it should be $850 Canadian.
Folks who buy this will be getting 'hosed'.
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09-12-2017 10:52 PM
@Mana going to stick with my moto play. Loving the battery life.
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09-12-2017 09:19 PM
@mimmo if you can get a hold of a cheap Google phone like nexus 5 or up, please give the Google caller id a try. You would love it.
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09-12-2017 08:23 PM - edited 09-12-2017 08:24 PM
Is it just an Apple thing they really don't seem to release full specs on announcement date...surely someone must know battery capacity and RAM size specifically iPhone 8/8+ models?
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09-12-2017 06:20 PM
@imm1304 if I wanted to drop $1000 on a phone I'd probably wait a couple of weeks and pick up an LG V30. That thing is pretty wicked. I could buy one, but I don't think I can justify it to myself. Instead I suspect I'll end up ordering a OnePlus 5 in the next month or so, to replace my now OnePlus 3. It may be OnePlus' most expensive phone so far, but it's still well south of S8/S8+/G6 (ignoring Koodo's current sale, for example)/V30/iPhone 8/iPhone X, etc. Granted, with some compromises, but I'm fine with almost all of them.
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09-12-2017 05:39 PM
Still can't justify paying $1000+ for a phone. Also feel more in control of my Andorid phone with more options to customize and use custom roms.
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09-12-2017 04:24 PM
@Mana using a moto z play. Do I don't think I have that feature. 😞
I guess that is the problem with android so many different versions all a little different. With apple it's all the same.
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09-12-2017 03:28 PM
Wireless charging now, really? No headphone jack, period. Still no freedom.
Well, i will stick to Android.
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09-12-2017 03:23 PM
@mimmo what phone do you have?
I don't think Samsung and all Android phone have the Google caller ID. Only Google phones such as Nexus series and I believe now Pixel series has it. I don't think there is a separate app for that.
I think its enabled by default. But if you can't find it, please let me know, I can search.
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09-12-2017 03:21 PM
@Mana how do you enable Google caller id? Or is it only some phones or an app?
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09-12-2017 03:18 PM
@shawnie_boy I'm planning to buy it in 2022 from Orchard! https://www.getorchard.com?afmc=2zl
Can't afford it this year as Ralph's stuffing is falling out. 😢
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09-12-2017 03:04 PM
Google caller ID feature on the google phones is pretty cool.
It shows you name and caller ID of the caller when the call comes in and if its a spam call, you will be able to tell before answering the phone.
It also allows you to mark the call as spam and block the number.
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09-12-2017 02:40 PM
S8 Plus
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09-12-2017 01:49 PM
I like Android phones. 🙂
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09-12-2017 01:49 PM
I like Android. 🙂
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09-12-2017 01:47 PM
Just bought a used moto z play for 275. Loving the 2 day battery. No iPhone e for me. Mindyou some of the new androids are running 1000$+ if I remember correctly. Lots I can put that $$$ towards, including a short vacation with with wifey.
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09-12-2017 01:14 PM
Count me in! ..... on the team that in absolutely no way will be buying an iPhone X. Or in fact, anything iPhone! 🙂
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09-12-2017 11:39 AM
@xCameron94x, you remembered correctly. Nexus 5, rooted with Marshmallow.
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09-12-2017 11:29 AM
My phone regardless of type can't get me to work in the morning. So, I think I will settle for a car. That means I am not getting the new iPhone.
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09-12-2017 11:10 AM
Gone are the days are paying $1000 for a phone. Most expensive phone i bought was a $600 iPhone 6. Still too expensive to this day.
As one youtuber I sometimes watch says. "Cheap phones are getting good. And good phones are getting cheap".
The fact that my nexus 5 can still run, @stonechucker can also input on this ( I think i read you have a Nexus 5). As a 4 old phone, and for $350 unlocked at the time, proves that you do not need a $1000 phone
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