New I phone 4s

[BPBOB]

Just got an Apple I phone 4s (Verizon) -any tips on it's use or usefulness or apps I should consider?(From a fisherman's point of view) How about an "otter" case to protect it?

[Northlander]

Otter case and the Navionics USA/Canada app. Its a must for smart phones and CHEAP! Mine was under $10

[Mike Wallace]

Find a good weather app that you trust/like.

+1 on the Navionics (I got the Canada one, too)

I put my new iPhone in a Griffin Survivor case. Make the phone more bulky, but I think it protects it better than an otter. To each their own...

[Finns]

List of apps down in the computer forum. Look for a post from 09/07/13

[BoxMN]

Otter is good for the normal guy who uses it outdoors, but if you want the real deal, look at LifeProof case. I have my 4S in one and it is great. Been over a year and it waterproof (fully, though I have not tried dunking it) and not bulky as you would imagine. It slides in and out my pocket real easy, and I believe less bulky than Otter (at least the ones buddies have).

The only two downsides that I see are you can NOT slap it into a docking station (connection area has a trap door) and the speakerphone gets a bit muffled - can still use speaker but it is not as loud.

I really like it, and my brother has one for his ipad mini to use on the boat, and it just works. I took my phone out a month or so ago, just to look, and it still looks brand new, despite being dropped from treestand, left in the rain on boat, dropped on concrete, gravel, and greasy grandkids fingers playing games on it.

[Walleye Bill]

BoxMN is right. the LifeProof case is awesome. I have found my I phone in my live well because it was ringing. Great case if your an outdoorsman.

[Raider4ever]

Otterbox defender or one of those Lifeproof jobs. Get as many free weather apps as you want. It is nice to compare forecasts to get an "average". That Navionics app is the bomb! Most lakes I fish are in 1-foot contours. Some people on here mitch and boan about it, but it gets your close enough to where your FF can take over. One thing I would make sure of is that the Navionics app is compatable with your 4s. The app site says it requires IOS 6.0 or later and is optimized for the iphone 5. Check it out before you buy it. There should be something on here regarding 4s compatibility, I know there have enough threads on here about the app itself. If you get the app, do all your "research" on wi-fi. Once you get the areas you are looking for "yellowed" in you won't need to use your data plan out on the lake other than whatever you use for GPS'ing.

[Ufatz]

The Iphone4s is an incredible piece of technology, regardless what some may say about newer devices. In addition to a GOOD weather app you should ad one of the several GPS Driving apps and for fun, get the app that allows you to dial up radio stations from all over the world. Great fun and entertainment too.

Oh. And YES....do get one of the various protective "cases" for it.

[Down Deep]

One problem with iPhones is that photo transfer to another computer is all but impossible. There is an app call "Photo Transfer App" that makes transferring photos up or down easy.

[Ufatz]

Huh? I don't understand that. But hey!....I'm no big computer whiz either. But I plugged my iphone 4s right into a Toshiba laptop the day I got it and now regularly plug it into my traveling Mac. Maybe I'm too dumb to know what I can't do.

[Down Deep]

I should have provided more of an explanation and stated "wirelessly" which is the way I do just about everything I need to download.

[BoxMN]

Photobucket App. I used to be a nay-sayer, but it works great and auto-backs up (just on wifi if so desired).

Also Navionics is the best $15 you will spend.

If you use for Business at all, "Docs To Go" is a very useful app. Not sure how much, but not cheap, but worth it.

TurboScan is great scanning app, and FaxBurner is good as free version, limited to only so many a month, but who uses it anymore only need it once in a while, but when you NEED one, you NEED one.

Snow Trails by Polaris is good if you are a sledder, but it has it bugs, but only one like it that I have found. Shows all trails.

Knot Wars or Columbia's WhatKot is good, as is Knots 3D for any knots you need to tie.

Those are a few I use