John, I think you’re right about the SE. While I don’t find it that
revolutionary I think it’s going to do great things for Apple’s bottom line.
I’ve been critical of apple because I thought they had an event for no reason
and the spark seems to have died a bit but the 4 inch phone, let’s call it what
it is, a smart move! There are a ton of people like your client Linda, my
mother would be one. They like the smaller phone, fits in the purse nicely or
pocket, small hands as you mentioned, some blind folks find a smaller area
easier to orient, and in China smaller screens are the thing not these big wide
screen numbers we like here. A 4 inch phone will sell in droves in China and
let’s face it, that’s a market Apple really needs to nail to continue growing
at their size. I agree, I think the 4S is going to be a huge hit.
As for rural areas, you’re right but Florida is a special animal. I
think the highest point in the state is something like 8 feet above sea level
and to say it’s flat well that’s an understatement. That makes for very unique
propagation patterns for wireless services.
The other thing is you have a pretty streamlined path to market. I
believe in 2011 florida disbanded their public utilities commission or at least
it’s domain over telecommunications was removed. SO basically, you pays your
taxes and you’re good. This makes companies like to build out there. You
might be cruising along the i70 out in the middle of the orange fields with
nothing for miles and there’s a DDM2000 or LightStream box in the middle of the
field dropping off some services or another. One of my customers had a phone
switch in Quincy as mentioned or with in that LATA. It’s not like being in the
sticks of Oklahoma where I’ve had to try to find services or New Mexico etc.
It still amazes me the places today where there’s absolutely nothing. Not just
no walmarts or no Grocery but nothing, hundreds of miles of tumble weeds and
scrub brush.
Oh and to be yet more on topic, the SE phone will do much better in rural areas
depending on your carrier. If your carrier supports the lower frequency bands
like 600, 700 or 800 MHZ and they support carrier aggregation for when you get
with in range of the higher UMTS frequency towers you’ll have a great LTE
experience, even in the woods. Low band LTE carries 2 to 4 times farther and
while it’s slower you can bond channels to make up the difference. You also
get 4 times the building penetration. So people’s user experiences on the SE
will mirror the 6S / 6S+ and trust me they will love it.
On Mar 25, 2016, at 9:39 AM, John Panarese <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
OK, Guys. Let’s go easy on the extra curricular activities. Please keep it
civil before this topic degenerates into something it shouldn’t be.
I have no idea about what companies are available in specific parts of
the country, but I have worked with a number of people and have spoken to
even more. Some more rural areas of the country have slim pickings for
service providers or they might have access to a major one, but the signal is
spotty at best.
I know several people who are buying the iPhone SE for a variety of
reasons, including a local client of mine who has small hands and doesn’t
find the 6S or 6S Plus comfortable to use. I personally prefer the larger
phone myself, but I think the iPhone SE will fit a very specific part of the
market for people like my client, Linda.
Take Care
John D. Panarese
Director
Mac for the Blind
Tel, (631) 724-4479
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On Mar 25, 2016, at 4:55 AM, Matt <matt.from.florida@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:matt.from.florida@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
No don’t have multi phone companies to choose from in Quincy Florida only
TDS and No sorry you have no idea what you are talking about in my area . No
this is not my first iPhone by no means I have had the iPhone since the
iPhone 3gs came out in 2009 and as far as my writing if you don’t like it
delete it! Not a problem to me! Yes I know where I live at and what is
abiable to me in Quincy Florida! Now Tallahassee Florida has much more
choices but it is 40 miles almost from me. By the way I don’t live in the
city of Quincy. I live outside the city limits by 10 to 15 miles. In fact I
live in between Sand ridge andWetumpka. Now pin point that on your map! Here
again you have no idea big city man! By the way I know CVS and other are
taking it but here in Quincy they have not updated the equipment to do so!
Just because one CVS does one thing don’t mean they all do the same thing.
And so on!
Matt.from.florida@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:Matt.from.florida@xxxxxxxxx>
From: mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
[mailto:mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ;
<mailto:mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>] On Behalf Of Scott Granados
Sent: Friday, March 25, 2016 4:21 AM
To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: order the iPhone SE
Matt, do you reread what you write or just ramble on. absolutely everything
you wrote is incorrect. Not only is it incorrect but it’s written like
someone who’s never used an apple product trying to write a hit piece and
sound smart about something they’ve never used.
You do not live out in the back waters of the 3rd world. I personally
designed parts of the fiber runs that are in your part of the world. Some
of the towns in your part of the world are some of the most wired small and
medium sized towns in the country. Florida is very easy going on
communications and data companies like that so there are many in your area.
As a result a lot of the services including apple pay are available there.
Your Grocery stores should take it, I’m not sure the status on Walmart I
know their POS system is capable but for political reasons and the fact they
are pushing their own standard I’m not sure Apple pay is officially
supported although it does work. Same with CVS. Walgreens I believe is
already Apple Pay enabled. McDonalds definitely is, Publics has Apple Pay,.
Hell, I ran enough wireless services on top of the fiber to cover a lot of
the little guys as well. Even small stores like Birds on Safari or Big
Apple Pizza which are small one off or 3 or 4 member chains.
The other thing is a lot of merchants have it enabled and don’t
know it as it’s part of their point of sale system. My dentist now is a
good example of this. I paid last time I was there with Apple Pay and now
he’s aware he advertises that he accepts it. In other cases the feature is
there you just have to have the merchant enable it.
If you really feel like you don’t have good options there in Florida let me
know. I wired up a good part of that state from the Pan Handle on down to
Marathon and lit up strands along the Flagler railroad all the way from Fort
Pierce on to my Data Center in Pompano and then down to the NAP of the
Americas in South Miami. Even the company I helped spin up is still
operating down there and my friends / former employees are still there so if
you need something better you let me know. On top of that you have good
cell coverage do to your geography and topographical properties of the area.
So flat signals carrie for miles. On regular 5.0 GHZ WiFi unlicensed
spectrum I beamed signals point to point from Palm City to Fort Pierce with
a CCQ of 97% or greater. Hell you even have multiple phone companies to
choose from. Astro Tel, Snappy DSL, DSLX, Level4. I wish I had it as good
in the choice department. Where I am it’s Verizon, AT&T, Charter or maybe
some resellers.
AH well, don’t feel you’re options are unnecessarily limited. Old fashioned
is good, being a luddite is not. Enjoy ur options and use your features in
good health and if Florida is getting you down on your technology or
connectivity options you let me know and I’d be glad to help.
Good luck buddy, enjoy that tax free, freedom loving living down there, I
envy you.
On Mar 25, 2016, at 2:51 AM, Matt <matt.from.florida@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:matt.from.florida@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Hi, don’t hate it that is different I embrace most technology. I am sort of
old fashion and don’t like a lot of change unless it really going to make a
big difference in making my life better. I did without it this long it just
not a thing I think will make that much difference in my life. Besides I
not too lazy to open something up to see what is in side.
It is like apple pay. I sure I would love it but what good is it more than
likely around here in this country side and deep south it would not be used
as the merchants would not carry it.
I live at least 10 to 15 miles from a town and I say a town. They call it
city of Quincy but it not a city nowhere near it. the whole county
population is under 50 thousand . the next largest city to me is the State
capital of Florida and it is by no means a city either . It is in Leon
county and called Tallahassee Florida . it population is only for the whole
county is under 300 thousand and most or a lot of that is students as there
is Two major collages in that county FSU and FAMU and then a major
community college TEC and a major trade school Lively VoTech . and several
other smaller collages . the Population of Tallahassee itself is just under
200 thousand and here again this is mostly students as all these schools
are in Tallahassee Florida. So students more than likely make up 50 percent
of the Tallahassee population.
So I will try to use the Apple pay but I have not heard of anyone using it
anywhere myself and most I ask about it like merchants they look at me if
could see like I was crazy. They say what is that never heard of it.
So around here in Quincy for example: Wind Dixie, Pig wiggly and stones
home center and Bell and bates home center and Walmart and wall greens and
CvS and then some fast food places and other small shops I sure is not
going to even have apple pay in the stores.
Then traveling 40 miles to the next biggest city and the capital of Florida
Tallahassee Florida it might be a little better but doubt it. maybe some of
the major places over there like Lowe’s and Home depot and so on might take
it. But don’t know if that will be the case in that small southern town
either.
But all this being said I will embrace and hope I can use apple pay some of
the time.
But to get back to 3d touch no I don’t hate it just don’t see a good reason
to use it as a second or 2 off my life a day is not really going to matter
and just would rather look into the app by opening it up then to peek into
it and then still have to open it up.
I just not that lazy and to me only it sounds like you are going to work
yourself to death to keep from doing a little work. All this is just my
thoughts for my situation . I sure it is different for others .
Matt.from.florida@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:Matt.from.florida@xxxxxxxxx>
From: mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>[mailto:mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>] On Behalf Of Sarah Alawami
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2016 9:39 PM
To: mack for the blind list blind list
Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: order the iPhone SE
I know several people who said they would hate it, they now use 3d touch to
just look at stuff. They have disabilities with their hands so for them 3d
touch works grate. I can't wait to try it out as I hate opening something
just to look at what i need to look at. Hopefully I'll get a chance to
upgrade in the next few months.
On Mar 24, 2016, at 5:18 PM, Matt <matt.from.florida@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:matt.from.florida@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Don’t care at all about that! I would have turn it off anyhow. That is
just me!
Matt.from.florida@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:Matt.from.florida@xxxxxxxxx>
From: mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>[mailto:mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>] On Behalf Of Sarah Alawami
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2016 4:48 PM
To: mack for the blind list blind list
Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: order the iPhone SE
Keep in mind it wont' have 3d touch. I read this in an article last night
on my tech twitter list. I was hoping it would but oh well.
Take care and hope that helps.
On Mar 24, 2016, at 5:19 AM, Scott Granados <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Actually, if you have ever been a verizon or t-mobile subscriber you’ve
owned an unlocked phone most likely. Verizon doesn’t lock their devices
and T-Mobile unlocks them when you complete your financing or if you
travel internationally etc.
Congratulations on the new device. Definitely let us know how you like
it. If it’s the same innards as the 6s+ you’ll love it. My 6S+ is so
much better on the cell network than the previous models. Good luck and
enjoy.
On Mar 24, 2016, at 5:26 AM, Matt <matt.from.florida@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:matt.from.florida@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Well, just order the unlock iPhone SE from Apple store. I got the 64 GB
in Rose gold ! It should be here the first week in April if not sooner.
Don’t think it was a bad price for a unlock iPhone. Total with tax and
everything came to around 536 bucks. I have never had a unlock phone
before so this is my first!
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