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Best iPhone prepaid plan

hunkofaman — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 20:13:01 +0800

Sisters are down for 3 weeks
Which is the best value prepaid plan for smart phone user now as of December 2012

iPhone 5 Bluetooth Hotspot : Need someone to test

hunkofaman — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 16:33:21 +0800

Guys
I plan to get iPhone 5
Bluetooth tether to wifi iPad mini

How long can the battery last from a full charge if I Bluetooth tether to the iPad mini (non stop connection)

Can I use both devices for a full day?
Can someone help test and share here ?
Will be so much appreciated!

iPad tethering : Bluetooth vs wifi

hunkofaman — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 21:15:52 +0800

I plan to get a 4g lte iPad mini and use it as a personal hotspot
Can I pair the iPad to iPhone via Bluetooth ?
I read this is better so the connection will be always On compared to wifi

I also read that FaceTime and iMessage won't work over Bluetooth
Is this true ?
What other functions are hindered if use iPad as a personal hotspot and tether via Bluetooth ?

iPad : wifi or wifi + cellular

hunkofaman — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 16:06:44 +0800

EDIT
now that we have established that cannot do maxis multi sim and share data
Which is the best data plan that gives the best service, faster speeds, higher fair usage policy quota and lower monthly commitment?

Have biz68 and wanted to get multisim and share unlimited data on iPad in addition to my iPhone .
Found out multisim data share discontinued since may 2012. So now...

Option 1
Get wifi iPad and tether to iPhone
+ save money
+ no additional fee/month
- tethering drains iPhone battery like water
- tethering very troublesome sometimes need to restart hotspot
- no always on connection
- no gps

Option 2 get a cellular iPad and pay another data plan
+ gps
+ always on connection
+ no troublesome tethering
+ iPhone battery no drain
- a bit more expensive
- additional maxis unlimited data plan (another 68/month)

Very disappointed no data sharing multi sim from Maxie now.
What is the best course of action to take ?

64GB 4S : New iOS 6 vs Worn iOS 5

hunkofaman — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 13:22:03 +0800

Hey guys

Might sell my Black 64GB iPhone 4S soon, but need your opinion.
Which is more worth it?

Exchange brand new with Maxis but on IOS6
- Non jailbreak
- Non downrgade

(OR)

Sell as is on IOS 5.1.1
slight scratches on the aluminum side
fully downgradable and jailbreakable

Which do you think is a better way to let my 4S go?

Format iPhone Restore Only Contacts and Messages

hunkofaman — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 18:47:51 +0800

Hi guys...

Unless you live in a cave, you’ll know that iOS 5 takes a serious hit on your battery life – especially the iPhone 4S. Countless users have been experiencing problems such as these:
- Battery doesn’t last half a day
- Usage time is approximately half of standby time (ie. Standby 6 hours, Usage 3 hours 30 minute)
- Usage time is exactly the same as standby time (ie. Standby 4 hours, Usage 4 hours)
- iPhone drains 50% in 2.5 hours
- Overheating
- Increased data usage
Reasons for the above symptoms are unknown. Clearly some rogue app or process is running in the background causing the iPhone to run even though it’s in sleep mode – ironically.

THE SOLUTION : DO A CLEAN RESTORE and DO NOT RESTORE FROM BACKUP
“But I will lose my contacts and messages!”
THIS IS HOW YOU CAN PRESERVE YOUR CONTACTS AND MESSAGES

You can check out a FULL TUTORIAL here on how to Format your iPhone while restoring ONLY your contacts and messages.... after all that's what really matters (to me at least).