This all (Lightning, Maps, WiFi, low inventory, etc.) seems to be putting a damper on iPhone 5. Personally, I was not anxious on getting one considering I have an iPhone 4S; but these issues that keep popping up have really made me decide to definitely wait for a few months. Other than the speed boost, I don't see the worth in getting an iPhone 5....but that's just my opinion.

I totally agree. There are some nice upgrades over the 4S which I had and subsequently paid extra to switch carriers in order to get the new 5 but aside the speed gains of LTE, I don't think it was a worthwhile upgrade (basically spent an additional $299 + $200 cancellation fees + taxes). Moving to Verizon was nice since now I have more consistent service on the phone but where I had about 8 different places to charge the phone now I only have 1. Can't get additional cables because everyone is out of stock, the prices are significantly higher than then 3rd party offerings of the old style cable, and the length is too short. I used to buy 5 at a time of the old iphone cables and if I lost or broke it, no biggie - just $2-4 lost. Now it's $20 and you can't even find them at this price.

My only complaint so far is that Apple is making it so hard to get Lightning compatible things. Adapters aren't shipping yet. Cables are shipping in 1-2 weeks. If Apple wants to limit the cable manufacturers they need to be able to keep up with demand. I wish I had ordered a few cables when I got my phone. Lesson learned.

I ordered a couple cables online from Apple and they showed up in just a few days. Was in our local Apple Store (Tacoma) this past Saturday, and they had a couple of rows (on hooks) of USB>Lightning cables.

Originally Posted by macmediausa

I totally agree. There are some nice upgrades over the 4S which I had and subsequently paid extra to switch carriers in order to get the new 5 but aside the speed gains of LTE, I don't think it was a worthwhile upgrade (basically spent an additional $299 + $200 cancellation fees + taxes). Moving to Verizon was nice since now I have more consistent service on the phone but where I had about 8 different places to charge the phone now I only have 1. Can't get additional cables because everyone is out of stock, the prices are significantly higher than then 3rd party offerings of the old style cable, and the length is too short. I used to buy 5 at a time of the old iphone cables and if I lost or broke it, no biggie - just $2-4 lost. Now it's $20 and you can't even find them at this price.

Uhm... consider a 3GS or 4 to 5 upgrade. Apple doesn't expect iPhone users to upgrade every year. They don't mind, of course, and expect a few to do this, but they're counting on those whose contracts have actually run out to upgrade.

I wouldn't trust my devices to $2 cables from the dollar store. One short and your phone could be ruined. Maybe this is what Apple is planning. They don't want warranty returns from people who short out their device with cheap cables.

The phone has been out less than a month. Soon they'll be everywhere. I saw them at my local Apple store last weekend. Or should Apple have delayed the release of the phone to wait for cables?