"Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
07/27/2017 at 18:20 • Filed to: iPhone Se
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"Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
07/27/2017 at 18:20 • Filed to: iPhone Se | 1
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So you know when I said I wanted to get back into Apple? Well.......
I chose the wrong phone to jump back into the fray with. After 3 years with 5+ inch phones, going down to four inches feels absolutely bonkers. On top of this, Straight Talk network locked this phone. I don’t care too much about that since I love ST. However, I just learned the hard way that when you get a phone that was purchased directly from ST, they use a version of iOS/Android that has a perma-locked hotspot.
This means my lovely iPhone SE here is practically useless to me. I need a working hotspot as I carry multiple devices on me at a time.
If I had to say a favourite thing about this phone, I’d say that it’s absurdly fast for a tiny iPhone. That and the iPhone 5S screen this thing wears hasn’t aged all that bad. It’s still pretty crisp with the only problem I see being a lack of colour vibrancy. For a 1.2 MP camera, the front camera actually kicks the 5 MP in the Honor 5X in the butt too.
The worst part is that the ST iPhone SE is actually a Verizon-locked iPhone SE, meaning that I can’t swap its SIM back into my GSM-only Honor 8/5X or the Nextbit Robin. And it just so happened that I sold the Droid mini to break even on the iPhone. So, I’m stuck with this thing until someone sweeps it up on eBay or Swappa.
At least I broke even with this phone before I even unsealed it, so theoretically I can sell this phone, get a 6S or a 6 Plus and pocket a decent chunk of change while keeping my hotspot. Can’t say I’ve ever “flipped” a new phone before, but I’m not complaining! :D
My next project is a restoration project on my Honor 5X. The price I paid for it ($40) is beginning to show. The battery needs to be tossed as well as the back housing and the micro USB. Thankfully it’s built like an iPhone so that should be easy.
Maxima Speed
> Mercedes Streeter
07/27/2017 at 18:27 |
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Glad you’re back to the Good side. ;)
mazda616
> Mercedes Streeter
07/27/2017 at 18:58 |
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Didn’t realize Straight Talk locked their phones. Even Verizon doesn’t do that anymore. Lame!
Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> Mercedes Streeter
07/27/2017 at 19:11 |
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The Iphone 5 was my favorite Iphone to date. I liked it’s compact size. I don’t really need that much screen as the 6/7 offer.
Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST)
> Mercedes Streeter
07/27/2017 at 19:17 |
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I love my iPhone 5S.
I’d like to see Apple continue to cater to the market they released the iPhone SE for, because if my 5S sends me its deuces, I’ll definitely be picking up an SE or whatever Apple’s latest offering may be in that segment.
I’m not a heavy phone user.
I just need a phone that does what I need it to without going to crap because it isn’t optimized with its hardware.
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Mercedes Streeter
> Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST)
07/27/2017 at 21:23 |
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Don’t get me wrong, it’s a fantastic phone. It’s crazy fast. It makes the iPhone 5S seem like a total slouch. Plus they added a bunch of improvements like some slight water resistance. I hope Apple does continue the idea of a small phone with flagship power.
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Mercedes Streeter
> Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
07/27/2017 at 21:25 |
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Ooooh if you love the iPhone 5 you’d adore the SE. It’s so much faster, they resolved the camera dust leak issues, the paint scratching issues, the antenna issues, plus they added what appears to be some basic water resistance too!
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Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> Mercedes Streeter
07/27/2017 at 21:55 |
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I have a 7 now and it’s our company standard so I doubt I will ever get a 5 SE unless specifically requested. Then I would get odd looks from IT. I don’t want odd looks from IT.
CalzoneGolem
> Mercedes Streeter
07/27/2017 at 22:19 |
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I liked that Robin you had gotten earlier I got the next best thing. An HTC Desire 530.
It isn’t exactly a power house but it is cheap, pretty and has a micro SD slot.
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Mercedes Streeter
> CalzoneGolem
07/27/2017 at 23:06 |
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Is that the actual phone design? Oh my god it looks amazing!!!!
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CalzoneGolem
> Mercedes Streeter
07/27/2017 at 23:19 |
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Yeah it’s pretty sweet got a clear case coming for it. The stars are on the whole bezel so some on mine are on the front and I keep trying to scratch them off.
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Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST)
> Mercedes Streeter
07/28/2017 at 02:04 |
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Slight water resistance... hahaha...
pip bip - choose Corrour
> Mercedes Streeter
07/28/2017 at 05:52 |
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not a fan of the iPhone 6 & 7's , i’m sticking to my iPhone SE