{"id":6697,"date":"2019-04-01T13:18:48","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T17:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/benies-blogs.com\/general\/?p=6697"},"modified":"2019-04-08T13:51:39","modified_gmt":"2019-04-08T17:51:39","slug":"the-not-so-april-fools-joke-from-t-mobile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/benies-blogs.com\/general\/2019\/04\/01\/the-not-so-april-fools-joke-from-t-mobile\/","title":{"rendered":"So I got the new iPhone 6s.. now what?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I honestly wish the phone arriving today of all days, was an April Fools joke (and they would actually be giving me my money back). But, it has arrived; my first iPhone.
\nSo, time for a review!
\nAnd if you’re curious of the phone I got, here’s a picture of the back and front (credit goes to all respected holders);
\nAnd here is where I got it (and more about it).<\/a>
\n<\/p>\n

Likes;
\n-Much faster.
\n-Menus are pretty streamlined.
\n-Able to get apps that I couldn’t before (such as the official weather radar app from NOAA (that even gives a full forecast)).
\n-Fingerprint scanner.
\n-Survives the drop ‘test’ on carpet, though I’m not sure if it’ll survive an accidental drop test on concrete.<\/p>\n

Dislikes;
\n-Requires an Apple ID to get apps, unlike my Android phone.
\n-Requires a passcode to unlock the phone, even when I have it set not to.
\n-Phone charger cable that came with the phone is 1\/4 the length of the charger I got from my Samsung.
\n-Apparently, all iPhones cannot support an SD card (to increase an iPhone’s storage capacity). Want more storage.. buy a 32GB storage iPhone.
\n-Bluetooth to PC is not supported.. only works on Macs (because Apple’s a douche).<\/p>\n

Neutral;
\n-Headphone port is on the bottom of the phone. Quite inconvenient.
\n-Didn’t support my Android phone’s SIM chip (had to get a new one).
\n-There is no way to restart the phone. Turning it off counts as a ‘restart’.
\n-Thinner than my Android phone. But with time, I’ll get used to it.<\/p>\n

There we go. Sadly the dislikes are really outweighing the likes (especially the phone charger being shorter, and not being able to install my MicroSD card in it). Who knew Wuffer was such an Apple fanboy (to the point he lied when I told him that I had an SD card and he said it’ll work).
\nBut… despite the hell I went through with T-Mobile to get a smaller SIM chip for the iPhone (and getting it for free for going to one of their stores), it looks like I’m stuck with it. As much I would prefer to get my money back and get a Samsung, asking an unofficial Android Discord server told me “you’re better off with the iPhone” …because my price range of less than $200 cannot be reached. The person claims “you’re in the US, which has the worst market for phones right now”. They also claim any refurbished phone within that price range “are all bad” and cannot recommended one.
\nThis is like, AMD VS Intel all over again. Except, ‘AMD’ is in an alternate reality where they’re like ‘Intel’, and what I’m trying to do is literally buy another ‘FX CPU’.
\n–
\nPreviously spoke to the seller of the iPhone (via email), who was willing to send what I need to send the phone back to them. But without a replacement (that’s better than my current Samsung)… there’s no point. If I want good features, I have to pay prices I find questionable.
\nHighly disappointing. But, I think<\/em> that’s what happened when I thought I was getting a good deal with my current Samsung.. and it was trash. So, Wuffer actually helped me find something close to within the confines of what I’m looking for (even though it’s not an Android).
\n—
\nBut since I’m stuck with this thing (and Wuffer isn’t going to help as he won’t speak to me), I might as well customize it to make it mine– such as possibly buying a new backplate to get rid of this ugly rose-gold color. Found this<\/a> promising thing from looking at Amazon. Reviews give it high praise, but I’m not sure if I’m really interested for it.
\nDoes ‘military grade’ mean it’ll stop a fucking bullet, or does it mean it can prevent damage to the phone by adsorbing the impact? Plus, what was it dropped on? Cement, or
\ncarpet?
\nAs for phone storage, I might jailbreak it to get rid of apps I cannot (such as the Health app). However I’m being told it might<\/em> cause instability that could require doing a factory reset in a few months from now. And if I fuck something up during the process, it could void the 90 day warranty I was given after purchasing it.
\nPlus, I would have to disable updates to apps (as they have a low chance to brick the phone).
\nFinally, as for the (now redundant) MicroSD card, my only option is to hook the old phone to my computer (via USB) and get the files off of it (since Google+ is no longer an option).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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