AT&T release date????

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As an owner and user of both an iPhone5 and Nexus4, I can honestly say that if you aren't afraid to jailbreak, then iOS is more flexible than Android. I'm pretty agnostic when it comes to platforms now. I'm still not too crazy about Apple as a company and most of their smug fanboys don't help with the perception of the company(I'm even more annoyed by the non-tech types that think Apple is the epitome of advanced tech and that they can do no wrong). In regards to build quality and industrial design in the mobile industry, Apple has been on top so far. However, the HTC One seems to be the closest thing in regards to build quality of an Apple device, which is why I'm going to pick it up. I dumped my Galaxy Nexus expecting the Nexus4 to be as solid as my previous iPhone4/4s, but that really isn't the case at all. Sure it can be a solid phone, but it creaks and feels kinda cheap compared to the Apple devices...that glass back has paper thin glass over soft plastic. I've had to open it up and use the electrical tape mod to make it feel completely solid. The cheap plastic sides still creak and pop if you squeeze them in the right places. I've gone through 4 Nexus4 RMAs, and they all do this. Don't get me started on the late notifications that the Qualcomm wifi drivers have caused on it too.

Unfortunately, Apple's control of their OS and devices makes it harder for the tinkerer to enjoy their device as much as they could. Their walled-garden approach to iOS keeps things consistent and smooth without a doubt, but it's a double edge sword as it locks out the potential of what jailbreaking has shown is possible on the device. Besides being locked down, the only other con of an iPhone is the smaller screen. A jailbroken iPhone5 is seriously hard to beat. Tweaks such as Zephyr, Springtomize, DashboardX, Activator, ActionMenu, etc. push what iOS could be. What's even more impressive is how Google made their iOS apps almost better than their Android counterparts. The design language for their iOS apps are extremely clean and smooth. Someone on another forum(possibly the Verge) stated, the iPhone is the best non-Nexus Google phone available...and I would have to agree with that.

If you are gonna get an iPhone5, get it now, as iOS 6.1.3 kills the jailbreak.
 
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can you guys stop turning this thread into android vs iOS, youtube comments section is the place for that :P
 
Re: AT&T release date????

As an owner and user of both an iPhone5 and Nexus4, I can honestly say that if you aren't afraid to jailbreak, then iOS is more flexible than Android. I'm pretty agnostic when it comes to platforms now. I'm still not too crazy about Apple as a company and most of their smug fanboys don't help with the perception of the company(I'm even more annoyed by the non-tech types that think Apple is the epitome of advanced tech and that they can do no wrong). In regards to build quality and industrial design in the mobile industry, Apple has been on top so far. However, the HTC One seems to be the closest thing in regards to build quality of an Apple device, which is why I'm going to pick it up. I dumped my Galaxy Nexus expecting the Nexus4 to be as solid as my previous iPhone4/4s, but that really isn't the case at all. Sure it can be a solid phone, but it creaks and feels kinda cheap compared to the Apple devices...that glass back has paper thin glass over soft plastic. I've had to open it up and use the electrical tape mod to make it feel completely solid. The cheap plastic sides still creak and pop if you squeeze them in the right places. I've gone through 4 Nexus4 RMAs, and they all do this. Don't get me started on the late notifications that the Qualcomm wifi drivers have caused on it too.

Unfortunately, Apple's control of their OS and devices makes it harder for the tinkerer to enjoy their device as much as they could. Their walled-garden approach to iOS keeps things consistent and smooth without a doubt, but it's a double edge sword as it locks out the potential of what jailbreaking has shown is possible on the device. Besides being locked down, the only other con of an iPhone is the smaller screen. A jailbroken iPhone5 is seriously hard to beat. Tweaks such as Zephyr, Springtomize, DashboardX, Activator, ActionMenu, etc. push what iOS could be. What's even more impressive is how Google made their iOS apps almost better than their Android counterparts. The design language for their iOS apps are extremely clean and smooth. Someone on another forum(possibly the Verge) stated, the iPhone is the best non-Nexus Google phone available...and I would have to agree with that.

If you are gonna get an iPhone5, get it now, as iOS 6.1.3 kills the jailbreak.

Do you know if i buy an iPhone now would i be able to jailbreak out the box? Or are they shipping with a new version?

When is 6.1.3 coming out.
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But the Z10 is out on friday. Plus the guy HTC said the delay for the US was in a way affected as well. I just but a Black S III from NegriElectronics for my AT&T service and and they charge %5 restocking fee for a unopened phone, %15 opened unused, and %15-%45 for nondefected used phone depending on condition, so wanna that its true its going to be out next we so they can just take out %5 and I can buy the One.

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But the Z10 is out on friday. Plus the guy HTC said the delay for the US was in a way affected as well. I just but a Black S III from NegriElectronics for my AT&T service and and they charge %5 restocking fee for a unopened phone, %15 opened unused, and %15-%45 for nondefected used phone depending on condition, so wanna that its true its going to be out next we so they can just take out %5 and I can buy the One.
 
Re: AT&T release date????

Do you know if i buy an iPhone now would i be able to jailbreak out the box? Or are they shipping with a new version?

When is 6.1.3 coming out.
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depends when they got their last shipment.. you should be able to jailbreak it out the box.. regardless of the OS version.. its a semi tethered and full untethered jailbreak out
 
I need untethered. Lol i don't want to keep jailbreaking every time I restart the phone.

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Most all phones, including a 4s that I had bought months after whatever the incremental update of that time was, shipped with something old on it. Surprisingly old. But then again that's where Apple wouldn't seize to amaze me. I can see them spending updating unsold devices just cause that's how they do .
 
I really hate this iOS vs Android fanaticism. To me, its worse than republican vs democrat. I'm currently an iPhone user considering the One. I've owned all the iPhones and also have an iPad as well. Im also jailbroken which solves most of my gripes about iOS. I bought a Nexus 7 and never really liked it. But with latest the One or the S4, I'm seriously tempted.

The fact I have to jailbreak and worry about Apple trying to kill that, annoys me more and more. Also, I truly like a 5" screen. The money I've spent on apps also is holding me back just a bit as well. There are certainly pluses and minuses to both.
 
Posted 6 hours ago but look at the date on the phone....... February. Was probably filmed around the launch event.

I was excited there for a minute.

Yeah I've learned that already.......as I stated over in another forum - I give up.....
 

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