Replace an iPhone using different-line upgrade eligibility.

June 23, 2010

It’s upsetting that AT&T wasn’t clearer on this before we decided to rant, especially since their own employees didn’t know that one could replace a non-discount-eligible iPhone with a 4G iPhone purchased using the eligibility from a discount-eligible iPhone on the same family plan. At least, so says AT&T now, well after pre-orders for the [...]

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Heat: an unaddressed iPhone issue?

June 21, 2010

We didn’t give much thought to iPhones overheating last summer, when reports were going around about iPhones shutting down after a certain internal heat threshold was met. But that’s because we never encountered this behavior, since we evidently didn’t put our iPhone through these types of paces. Things took a turn when we began using [...]

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AT&T screwed up our iPhone upgrade eligibility.

June 15, 2010

While we may not think that the 4G iPhone is an enormous upgrade, it’s all about the cameras, and that’s specifically the area we’re hooked on. So for some 5 megapixel camera love (plus flash and HD video recording), the new iPhone has us interested. We bought the 3GS upon release, so we should be [...]

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Verizon FIOS: non-basic install a nightmare.

June 15, 2010

We jumped on the FIOS bandwagon for our last move in hopes of super-fast internet speeds. While cable was long-touted as an outstanding alternative over DSL, our Comcast connection wasn’t perfect, and the 12MB advertised speeds were hardly that. So when we moved to a location previously wired for FIOS, we thought we’d be in [...]

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This is why we’re not excited by Starcraft 2.

May 18, 2010

Commenting on the “polish” behind Blizzard games, SynCaine likens every Blizzard product as being a rehashed version of old IP. Says SynCaine on Blizzard’s next product: …what happens when you apply the Blizzard business model to a Blizzard game and play it really, really safe? You get StarCraft 2, a highly polished port of SC1 [...]

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Some people might want a computer for their iPad. Some.

May 17, 2010

We’ve said before that the iPad is a fantastic computing solution for the average person, since the iPad delivers all the content most people need, and works very well for basic office work. Maxator points out a number of things the iPad can’t do, which necessitate also having a “traditional” computer at home. CD/DVD burning/ripping. [...]

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