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  • Apple starts shipping the iPhone 12 -- but don't expect it to arrive early

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    mikeybabes said:
    Anilu_777 said:
    Who the heck would even expect the phone to arrive before the 23rd???
    Desperate headlines to make content. Quite a common element for AI these days.
    This is a little rough, don't you think?

    There is a huge thread on reddit about this. I have the tracking number to my iPhone 12 Pro shipment and it shows a scheduled delivery for Wednesday October 21 for delivery. People would clearly get excited and think the device will arrive early with the information UPS is providing.
    ronnjdb8167StrangeDaysfastasleepwatto_cobra

  • A custom USB-C cable can jailbreak the T2 chip in a MacBook Pro

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    JFC_PA said:
    I try and stay off nation states raider as a matter of principle so I expect my kitchenware browsing history is safe. 
    Terrible way to live "I don't have much to worry about, because I have nothing to hide!" We must fight for our freedoms as every government tries to impede on those in the name of National Security or more recently the Trump admin's DOJ - child exploitation.
    elijahgwatto_cobra

  • iPhone 12 lineup pricing identical across carriers after blowback over $30 difference

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    designr said:
    aross99 said:
    Isn't the $30 discount really just to "make you feel better" about the $30 upgrade fee that the carriers charge?  The price really went up $30 as others have said, so in the end you pay the same amount as last year:
    2019: $999 + $30 AT&T upgrade fee = $1029
    2020: $1029 - $30 "Discount" + $30 AT&T upgrade fee = $1029

    The $30 fee is crazy because they never touch the phone and aren't really involved in the "upgrade" of a device.
    I think this is exactly it. The $30 activation fee by the carriers is kind of a sham. Sounds like most people who try can just get it waived by the carrier.
    Activation fee's are added to the bill, not to the price of the phone. This sounds like the price of the device went up, which is inline with the articles stating the reason for discontinuing packaged charger and headphones was a cost cutting measure. 
    dm3