iPhone 7 jacks off

[Football_Bat]

Just as expected, no headphone jacks for the new iPhone 7 that was rolled out today. Your old headphones will be useless.

iPhone 7 and 7 Plus announced with water resistance, dual cameras, and no headphone jack

I predict the old iPhones will be more popular than '57 Chevys in Cuba.

 

[TyWebb]

Isn't there going to be an adapter that plugs into the lightning port that allows you to use old headphones? So they won't be worthless, but you'll have to pay to use them.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

I really like the new Apple Watch though.

 

[The Big Ragu]

Isn't there going to be an adapter that plugs into the lightning port that allows you to use old headphones? So they won't be worthless, but you'll have to pay to use them.

They are including the lightening port adapter w/the phone.

They also have a chip in the phone that has wireless audio connectivity with the earpods that come with the phone.

 

[TigerVols]

Isn't there going to be an adapter that plugs into the lightning port that allows you to use old headphones? So they won't be worthless, but you'll have to pay to use them.

Just like they did with iPhone 1, back in the day. Boy, did that decision to include a newly resized headphone jack really crush that product's sales.

Props for the thread title, BTW.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Water resistance and dual cameras have been in other phones for years.

 

[dixiehack]

Methinks Apple is about to come in for a rough landing. This is the first generation of iPhones that won't be subsidized by carriers thanks to 2-year contracts. People have been paying the cost in their monthly bills of course, but the upfront sticker shock could depress sales.

 

[wicked]

The carriers moved away from subsidizing phones to payment plans the past couple years and a lower rate plan. I'd prefer to just buy the thing outright, but at least with AT&T they find a way to make it more worth your while to go through with the payment plans. For example, if I bought outright and didn't do the financing, AT&T wouldn't keep my decent plan discount.

 

[Riptide]

The AirPods will be available in late October for $159.

Thanks again, corporate overlords!

 

[KYSportsWriter]

The carriers moved away from subsidizing phones to payment plans the past couple years and a lower rate plan. I'd prefer to just buy the thing outright, but at least with AT&T they find a way to make it more worth your while to go through with the payment plans. For example, if I bought outright and didn't do the financing, AT&T wouldn't keep my decent plan discount.

I'm on T-Mobile and have the same set up. Paying $25/month for the phone, which isn't bad. I prefer to pay it off over time anyway. AT&T was charging me nearly $40/month for the iPhone 5, IIRC.

 

[murphyc]

Props for the thread title, BTW.

Indeed, great head.

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

Indeed, great head.

That's what HE said.

 

[playthrough]

The AirPods will be available in late October for $159.

Thanks again, corporate overlords!

That price is incredibly short-sighted. Do you know how many teenagers will lose these? (OK, probably me too.) Get the price down to $15 so people would just buy more without pause, and sales might outpace the actual phones themselves.

 

[LongTimeListener]

@Football_Bat doesn't even know how on-point the thread title was.

In Cantonese, the new iPhone's marketing slogan — "This is 7" — translates as "This is penis." The Cantonese character for "seven" is pronounced tsat (or "chat"), which is also slang for the male sex organ.

In Hong Kong, the iPhone 7 becomes a penis joke