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lkrupp said:

Meanwhile the c|net article referenced in this post was in March of this year. Not a mention of the Consumer Reports test anywhere on the c|net website so far. Or buried so deep no one will ver find it. Coincidence? 

I'm not sure what you're doing or if you misread.

This Apple Insider article is reporting on an article by Consumer Reports. And additionally references an older article from CNET which reports on a waterproof test from another company.

So two things:
1) Consumer Report Article from July 8:
http://www.consumerreports.org/smartphones/samsung-galaxy-s7-active-fails-consumer-reports-water-resistance-test/

2) Cnet's article from March. Which is linked above in the article.

It seems like you wanted to find Consumer Reports' article by searching within Cnet? Because that's not it. I found Consumer Reports' article by searching google. 

I actually HAAAAAATE to say it, but I use Walmart Pay a lot. I use Apple Pay everywhere I can and where it's available too (Sprouts, Walgreens, restaurants etc.). Apple Pay is way better.

I was adamant that I wouldn't use some dumb QR code thing. I've tweeted to walmart, criticizing them for not using Apple Pay. And when they announced that CurrentC bull shit, I emailed them and tweeted them the same criticism. Especially since CurrentC required access to your checking account as opposed to a credit card.

But I like using Walmart Pay for the reasons:
1) Electronic receipt - I don't have to worry about saving a receipt in case of future returns; along with all the benefits of e-receipts.
2) There's a "Savings Catcher" feature that automatically searches for lower prices on the things you bought to give you back the difference in lower prices in the form of "credit"; it's little by little and accumulates but it's pretty kool since it's automatic.
3) The Walmart app has a 3D Touch shortcut for Walmart Pay. It saves a step; not much but it does save a step.
4) I use the walmart app while inside walmart anyway. I scan the product, and sometimes the prices on walmart.com are lower than in store, and they'll match the price. Don't think the "savings catcher" feature compares between their online vs in store prices. Their details say prices are compared to local advertised circulars; not a word about their own online prices.

Some other comment said that the app wants your savings account? Wtf?

No, and actually it won't allow you to link/add a savings account or checking account. Only two payment methods you can add are Walmart gift cards or Credit and Debit cards. I added two credit cards. 

And security concerns, well I added credit cards. So if they get fraudulent charges one day, they should be easily fixed with my bank. I've had a few fraudulent charges on credit cards and my bank makes it easy to dismiss them.

The steps are less convenient than Apple Pay. 100% agree. But I do the Walmart Pay thing while the cashier is ringing up the items, and by the time he/she finishes, the payment is already in place, no receipt needed, and I walk away as they say 'thank you'. I know, you can swipe (or insert for chip credit cards) the credit card too before the cashier actually finishes ringing up the items, and it saves time; few people actually know this and the cashier never tells you that you can do it.

When I do Self Checkout, well I guess it's not any longer than having to use my credit card with the chip reader. That chip reader takes a while to read/process the damn payment. Walmart Pay takes about the same to unlock iPhone, swipe on page over to find my walmart app, 3D Touch for walmart pay, it scans fingerprint with Apples Touch ID (not some walmart pay version of fingerprint scanning), and line up the QR code on screen. After that it's virtually instantaneous to "accept" the payment. Inconvenient, but the e-receipt and savings catcher are incentives.

It's not that bad.

I just really hope they add Apple Pay somehow. Although I can't see how it'll be seamlessly integrated the way Apple Pay works today. And walmart would have to upgrade thousands of Point Of Sale terminals to ones with NFC support. Which would cost a lot. I don't see it happening in the near future.

rpt said:

kent909 said:

Maybe if you have auxiliary power and you don't have enough battery life to get through the day, have you considered that the problem is not battery life but how much time you spend with your phone? Do you spend more time looking at your phone than your family? While that may not be a problem if they are also mesmerized by their little screens at the same time. But you remain outraged while spending all you non phone time detesting thinness. Just an observation. To each his own. Hey if your phone is dead, just pick up that iPad your wife no longer uses. Between the two maybe you can be assured of another day without having to sleep.

Of yes, I really love spending a long day using the phone on a business trip, of course playing games so I dont have to bother about following the ongoing boring negotiations, just being in the red part of the  battery indicator needing the downloaded  boarding pass.

You may not believe it, but there are people using the phone as a professional tool!

The iPhone is the best for that purpose I belive. BUT BATTERY TIME BEATS THE IMPORTANCE OF A FEW FRACTIONS OF AN INCHE IN THICKNESS.

And its a joke that you need to haul around auxiliary power, which usually somehow tends to end up out of reach when really needed.

That's understandable, man. Legitimate concern there. Have you considered those battery cases? They add bulk and I personally think they're ugly, and cases in general are ugly so I use my iPhone bare, but they'll extend battery life a hell of a lot. Maybe you already use them if battery is a high priority for you, but you wish you didn't have to use one. 

The battery built into a case would be more convenient and portable than hauling around an auxiliary power brick and having to connect it with a cable. 

radarthekat said:

dasanman69 said:

Apple's been running a BOGO offer as well. How's that for confidence?

Not on a phone that's been out only two months.  Context is everything.

Just to be fair. And I love Apple.

It's not Apple that is selling you the Buy One Get One Free deal. It's AT&T and Sprint that have the offers and there are caveats (like buying a second line, keeping a plan for at least 30 months, etc).
AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, etc. were the ones selling the BOGO for Galaxy S7 also. It's not directly from Samsung.

I thought the same thing while watching a commercial for Galaxy S7: "Oh how cheap, they have to resort to giving them away through BOGO". Until I saw the same commercial for iPhone and was humbled. Whoops.

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For AT&T (which is extending the BOGO deal it launched in February), customers will need to buy the iPhone 6s (or iPhone 6s Plus) on any Next installment plan. You’ll then need to buy another iPhone (again, the 6s or 6s Plus) to be eligible for the BOGO deal, and at least one of those lines needs to be a new line. In addition, the second Next installment plan has to be a 30-month Next option.

AT&T will be offering up bill credits for the second device every month, with the first credit appearing within three billing cycles. AT&T will credit a device up to $695 over the course of 30 months.

For Sprint, the deal is somewhat similar. The Now Network will allow customers to pick either a monthly installment, which includes payments up to 24 months, or a leasing option with 18 monthly payments. Customers will be able to either lease one and pay the other off with the monthly installment plan, if the want to shake things up a bit.

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And in December 2015, AT&T was apparently offering BOGO on iPhone 6s. Three months after its release.

http://9to5mac.com/2015/12/11/att-iphone-6s-buy-one-get-one-free/

So I think it's a moot point to talk about BOGO offers, much to my surprise as well. I wanted really bad to believe it was only for "crappy" phones with "crappy" sales.

Boom