Is Siri worth $100?

[juliagoulia]

I turned suri off. It's only funny to ask her dirty things for like 2 days, then she's annoying.

[bcv513]

I don't think so. It's easier to use Google

[snickers]

I also think Suri is rather annoying.

[eb777888]

Uh, no.

I like the new iphone for the camera but I may have the iphone 5. Is that out yet? lol. We just upgraded to the new phones a couple of months ago, H does it.


I never use siri though. Other than me and H asking her dirty questions, that's the only use it's served.

[wambam]

I'm a big fan of Siri, particularly when driving.

[leancuisine]

I have the iPhone4 (got it right before 4S came out) and I am perfectly happy with it. My ipad has Suri (I always thought it was Siri?) on it and I never use it. I'd go with the free phone!

[tigress]

I never use Siri.

[MrsAxilla]

I recently had the same choice and went with the 4. DH has the 4S and said its not worth it.

[gozf]

I never use her, but I recently got a 4s instead of the 4. It moves a lot faster because it's on the 4G network, and that was worth it to me.

[FastHands]

I definitely thought someone was discussing Katie Holmes & Tom Cruise's kid's monetary value.

[sunshineluv]

Nope, I never use her.

[Deleted]

excuse me?  how dare you question suri.

[joshlyman]

I'm sure her parents think so.

[Deleted]

May 15, 2013 10:03:51 GMT -5 FastHands said:

I definitely thought someone was discussing Katie Holmes & Tom Cruise's kid's monetary value.

I thought maybe she was coming out with a fashion line. She's pretty fierce about kiddo fashion in her burn book.

[Deleted]

I'm in the minority. I love Siri and use it every single day. It's so easy to ask her to remind me to do something when I get home, send a text, open an app, play a song. I have Bluetooth in my car and drive a lot, so it comes in handy. But DH shut his off, so I think I'm definitely the exception not the rule

I would upgrade simply because I think the 4 will become obsolete soon :/

[cajungal]

I never use Siri. It would be worth the $100 for 4 vs 5, but not for a 4 vs 4s.

[poppyseed]

I am also thinking about this. My H got the 5 in January and loves it, but I mean, he still had a Blackberry before so anything was an improvement from that. I just can't really drop $200 on a phone right now so I'm thinking about the 4S. But my H is all "get the 5, it's awesome!", so I'm torn.

[Kore]

I think a 4S would be worth it to be able to FaceTime when you're connected to 3G. You have to be on a wifi network to FaceTime with a 4 (which is what I have). But I use FaceTime a lot with my niece & ILs. It's annoying to be restricted to home for it.

My other, probably more important reason for suggesting 4S is because of the bad experience I had with my 3G. When the 4 was released, the software updates nearly bricked my phone. It froze connnnstantly, crashed, & wouldn't let me answer calls half the time. The old technology couldn't support the newer iOS releases. My friends with the 3GS didn't have as many issues. Because apple wants people to continue to get newer versions of things, they don't fully support the older models forever. I'm worried you'll be stuck with outdated hardware for 2 years if you go with the 4 now, after the 5 has been out for awhile & 5S is being released in the near future. The 4S would hopefully be able to keep up longer & last for the duration of your contract.

After my bad experience with pretty much being forced to upgrade from a 3G when the 4 came out, I won't buy older model iPhones anymore.

[fivechickens]

I just got the 4s (my first iPhone) and so far I like it. I was deciding between the 4 (free), 4s ($99), and 5 ($199). My friends told me to at least go with the 4s or 5 because there is suppose to be a new iPhone coming out so the 4 would be the most outdated. I decided on the 4s because if I didn't like it I would feel better about only spending $99 rather than $199.

[Deleted]

Siri is not worth $100 IMO (Suri probably isn't either...girl looks high maintenance). I have the iPhone 5 and really only care about the camera on it, but I don't know if there's a difference in the cameras on the 4 vs. 4S.

[SKP82]

I never use Siri. She sucks.

[mrsjuleshs]

The camera on the 4 SUCKS!!!! I have a 4 and DH & DD have the 4S. The quality of their cameras are way better!

[Deleted]

May 15, 2013 9:58:56 GMT -5 @kizmet said:

(Edited title to spell SIRI right.  )

I can get an iPhone4 for free or a iPhone4S for $100.  Is it worth it? 

We are on a fairly tight budget so for now a 5 is not an option.  We currently each have an iPhone3GS so really anything is a huge improvement!  :-)

Eta: We got the 3GS phones when they were $50.  It's kind of our M.O. to buy older models for cheaper.

I would first double check that Apple will support the 4 for another two years. I know my H was having problems with apps not playing well with his 4 last fall, so he upgraded. He had already had the 4 for two years.

[soleil]

[DotAndBuzz]

My kid summons siri all the time. It is really funny to listen to Siri try to figure out the random background noise/babble of a toddler. That's pretty much all I use her for.

[isabel]

Not even a little bit. I never use her and find it annoying when I accidentally press the button to turn her on. <--- TWSS

[thebamker]

May 15, 2013 10:08:13 GMT -5 @otterama said:

I'm in the minority. I love Siri and use it every single day. It's so easy to ask her to remind me to do something when I get home, send a text, open an app, play a song.

I do this too.  It's handy and I like it.

[juliagoulia]

May 15, 2013 10:01:46 GMT -5 @kizmet said:

May 15, 2013 10:00:24 GMT -5 juliagoulia said:

I turned suri off. It's only funny to ask her dirty things for like 2 days, then she's annoying.

But.....I wouldn't just talk dirty to her.   She does so much more, right? 

Lol, not really! It is kinda funny to ask if she's single... She says something about being one but being many entities. It's very deep!

And lol that I called her suri, too. I forgot what her name is because she was that useless to me!

[agnes]

May 15, 2013 10:08:21 GMT -5 Kore said:

I think a 4S would be worth it to be able to FaceTime when you're connected to 3G. You have to be on a wifi network to FaceTime with a 4 (which is what I have). But I use FaceTime a lot with my niece & ILs. It's annoying to be restricted to home for it.

My other, probably more important reason for suggesting 4S is because of the bad experience I had with my 3G. When the 4 was released, the software updates nearly bricked my phone. It froze connnnstantly, crashed, & wouldn't let me answer calls half the time. The old technology couldn't support the newer iOS releases. My friends with the 3GS didn't have as many issues. Because apple wants people to continue to get newer versions of things, they don't fully support the older models forever. I'm worried you'll be stuck with outdated hardware for 2 years if you go with the 4 now, after the 5 has been out for awhile & 5S is being released in the near future. The 4S would hopefully be able to keep up longer & last for the duration of your contract.

After my bad experience with pretty much being forced to upgrade from a 3G when the 4 came out, I won't buy older model iPhones anymore.

I have the 4s and I can't facetime with 3g. I still have to use wifi

[shopgirl07]

For me it is. I use Siri all the time while driving to makes calls, send texts and look up phone numbers.