How big is the 4? Or was?
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From: Scott Granados <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Friday, March 25, 2016 3:42 pm
Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: order the iPhone SE
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I just found an old case for my iPhone 4. I had completely forgotten how
small the phones used to be.
I bet a lot of people will like the small form factor. I like the extra
space on the screen but I also wish the phone was a bit more portable in the
fitting in a pocket sense. It fits but it's like having a big picture frame
in your pocket.:)
On Mar 25, 2016, at 11:33 AM, Rajmund <brajmund2000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I got it on a contract in the UK, in January, from Vodaphone.
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From: Matt <matt.from.florida@xxxxxxxxx>
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Date: Friday, March 25, 2016 3:15 pm
Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: order the iPhone SE
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Did you order the iphone5s from Apple and if so how long ago was it?
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I grabbed the 6, tried holding it in my palm, obviously, with fingers
around, and tried using it, but, um, despite the size of my hands, I have
put it back down, and said no thanks. The 5s, despite that I got big hands,
fit me more. And I didn't think apple would release something in March,
thought it would be September, so went and got the 5S. I'd imagine its
somewhat cheaper, too. The 5S, that is.
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From: Matt <matt.from.florida@xxxxxxxxx>
To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Friday, March 25, 2016 2:56 pm
Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: order the iPhone SE
wanted.
Yes that is exactly why I waited. I already had the iPhone5s and had
bought the iPhone 6s for my woman and she loves it I had played around
with it for a long time and just decided it was really too big for me.
I was going to get the iphone6splus for her but she said it was way
too big for her. I was thinking since she could see the screen would
be better for her. She said the iPhone 6splus screen was nice for
looking at but the phone was just too big. She is not a small woman
either she is 5 feet 9 inches and has average hands for someone a
woman that size. Any how she ended up with the iPhone 6S that was what she
I ended up or will end up with the iPhone SE as that fits me and my needs!line.
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Hi,
I'm another. I got the 5S in the first place, rather than the 6, for
absolutely no reason but size. Now I wish I had waited.
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From: Scott Granados <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Friday, March 25, 2016 2:12 pm
Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: order the iPhone SE
revolutionary I think it's going to do great things for Apple's bottom
John, I think you're right about the SE. While I don't find it that
I've been critical of apple because I thought they had an event for noQuincy as mentioned or with in that LATA.
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.
the highest point in the state is something like 8 feet above sea
As for rural areas, you're right but Florida is a special animal. I
think
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. Ibelieve 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
It's not like being in the sticks of Oklahoma where I've had to try toin Quincy they have not updated the equipment to do so!
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 inareas depending on your carrier. If your carrier supports the lower
rural
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.
wrote:
On Mar 25, 2016, at 9:39 AM, John Panarese <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
it civil before this topic degenerates into something it shouldn't be.
OK, Guys. Let's go easy on the extra curricular activities.
Please keep
the country, but I have worked with a number of people and have spoken
I have no idea about what companies are available in specific
parts of
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.
reasons, including a local client of mine who has small hands and
I know several people who are buying the iPhone SE for a variety
of
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.
TDS and No sorry you have no idea what you are talking about in my
Take Care
John D. Panarese
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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> wrote:
No don't have multi phone companies to choose from in Quincy Florida
only
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
Just because one CVS does one thing don't mean they all do the same thing.your area.
And so on!
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Matt.from.florida@xxxxxxxxx
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Sent: Friday, March 25, 2016 4:21 AMeverything you wrote is incorrect. Not only is it incorrect but it's
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Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: order the iPhone SE
Matt, do you reread what you write or just ramble on. absolutely
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.
designed parts of the fiber runs that are in your part of the world.
You do not live out in the back waters of the 3rd world. I
personally
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
As a result a lot of the services including apple pay are available there.has Apple Pay,.
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
Hell, I ran enough wireless services on top of the fiber to cover ait.
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 enableddon't know it as it's part of their point of sale system. My dentist
and
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
topographical properties of the area.me know. I wired up a good part of that state from the Pan Handle on
If you really feel like you don't have good options there in Florida
let
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
So flat signals carrie for miles. On regular 5.0 GHZ WiFi unlicensedhelp.
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.
fashioned is good, being a luddite is not. Enjoy ur options and use
AH well, don't feel you're options are unnecessarily limited. Old
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
side.envy you.
Good luck buddy, enjoy that tax free, freedom loving living down
there, I
of old fashion and don't like a lot of change unless it really going
On Mar 25, 2016, at 2:51 AM, Matt <matt.from.florida@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi, don't hate it that is different I embrace most technology. I am
sort
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
population.It is like apple pay. I sure I would love it but what good is itlikely around here in this country side and deep south it would not be
more than
used as the merchants would not carry it.
I live at least 10 to 15 miles from a town and I say a town. Theycity of Quincy but it not a city nowhere near it. the whole county
call it
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
enjoy.So I will try to use the Apple pay but I have not heard of anyoneanywhere myself and most I ask about it like merchants they look at me
using it
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 andhome center and Bell and bates home center and Walmart and wall greens
stones
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 ofFlorida 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 payof the time.
some
But to get back to 3d touch no I don't hate it just don't see a goodreason 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 toyourself to death to keep from doing a little work. All this is just
work
my thoughts for my situation . I sure it is different for others .
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I know several people who said they would hate it, they now use 3d
touch
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> wrote:just me!
Don't care at all about that! I would have turn it off anyhow. That
is
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Matt.from.florida@xxxxxxxxx
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Keep in mind it wont' have 3d touch. I read this in an article last
night
wrote:
Take care and hope that helps.
On Mar 24, 2016, at 5:19 AM, Scott Granados <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
owned an unlocked phone most likely. Verizon doesn't lock their
Actually, if you have ever been a verizon or t-mobile subscriber
you've
devices and T-Mobile unlocks them when you complete your financing or
if you travel internationally etc.
it. If it's the same innards as the 6s+ you'll love it. My 6S+ is so
Congratulations on the new device. Definitely let us know how you
like
much better on the cell network than the previous models. Good luck and
to their list subscription is:Rose gold ! It should be here the first week in April if not sooner.
On Mar 24, 2016, at 5:26 AM, Matt <matt.from.florida@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Well, just order the unlock iPhone SE from Apple store. I got the 64
GB in
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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