3G iPhone

[scottpuig]

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Bought the 8G for $399 last month, and was reborn!!!! leave the laptop @ home exept when I need to carry music on ( serato) but the new version is only going to put my old one in my wifes hands now must have upgrade to me!

[maddlingo]

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Side by side the only thing the iphone has over the blackberry is the screen size. I may have to upgrade my Curve with the new blackberry when it comes out.

[Kamal]

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and the browser..... mucked in together with the 3G, its a hell of a device

[res0nat0r]

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According to gizmodo, Apple is lowering the iPhone price, but over time you will be paying even MORE than the current iPhone due to the increase in the plan cost.

Since Apple announced that they're lowering the price for iPhone 3G down to $199, people have been rumbling about how the increased AT&T data plan price negates any savings you get up front on the phone. Over two years, the iPhone 3G will cost $160 more over the original iPhone.

http://gizmodo.com/5015540/iphone-3g...price-compared

[Kamal]

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yea the data plan went up to $30 from $20 so you pay like $40 more over the 2 year contract price. but $40 over 2 years vs. $200 lower at one shot is definitely more sensible

[arielus]

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I'll stick to my N95

Love it!

touch screen? naaah.. .don't really need it

gps? 3g? had that about a year ago

[tiddles]

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i'm thinking about getting one of the old ones for 79 euros.
phoneandphone.com has a deal where you get an unlocked iphone if you sign up for a 24 month contract, which i can get at 24 euros a month.
i only really want to use it cause my ipod is dying and my french phone is a piece of shit

[res0nat0r]

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so i am debating getting this (once i can find one after all the fanboys camp out and buy them all). just resigned up for sprint a couple of months ago, which the service is fine, but the phone i have is a piece of shit
i really would like to have this playtoy...seriously thinking about it. anyone know how much it costs to break out of a sprint contract nowdays?

[res0nat0r]

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wait, what, no mms messages? what the hell is that shit.

[feather]

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Prices for the iPhone are out in Australia. AUD729 for 8GB and 849 for 16GB without any plans. But there's the usual contract plans as well. How does that compare with the US?

[Corven]

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AT&T has announced detailed pricing information for its iPhone 3G plans and will start selling the iPhone 3G at 8am on July 11th in the U.S.





AT&T also confirmed that they will be subsidizing the price for new and current iPhone customers at the WWDC-announced price of $199 (8GB) and $299 (16GB). These prices are specifically available to the following customers:

- iPhone customers who purchased before July 11
- Customers activating a new line with AT&T
- Current AT&T customers who are eligible, at the time of purchase, for an upgrade discount

For AT&T customers who are ineligible for the subsidized pricing, AT&T is offering an "early upgrade" price of $399 (8GB) and $499 (16GB). You can check your eligibility in your online AT&T account (screenshot).

Finally, AT&T is offering an unsubsidized price of $599 and $699 at a later date as a "no commitment" price for individuals who do not wish to sign a long-term contract.

AT&T is offering a iPhone 3G common questions guide for existing and new AT&T customers.

http://www.macrumors.com/2008/07/01/atandt-iphone-3g-pricing-details

[cyrus32]

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i work for at&t and i am not recommending it to customer because of the price hike. with the old iphone plan u got text messaging included but with the new plan it doesnt come included so you gotta pay extra on top of the $30.

[-fo]

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Side by side the only thing the iphone has over the blackberry is the screen size. I may have to upgrade my Curve with the new blackberry when it comes out.

Not true, what the chart seems to undermine is support for third party applications which have opened up a world of possibilities for this mobile device. Video Recording has been implemented naively by third party developers, an application that's coming out soon even allows you to record video and send it straight to youtube or your facebook account *pretty fuckin sweet * MMS is also something that has been integrated as an app through third party developers.. n for txt msging buffs, I can write text messages faster on this device then i could on my old nokia 95... The touchsreen keyboard's autocorrection feature is quite sophisticated.


Only complient i've got is with apples CEO Steve Jobs, which presents a gift n a curse type scenario... Iphone has been Beautifully designed, with attention focused on the smallest of details with optimal functionality, while on the flipside JOB's restricted ONE vision reality of how he wants the device to function is what relaly caps its potential , namely having payed 500 plus US dollars for my device, and not being able to send pictures via bluetooth, lol fuckin jokes..


Despite Apples closed philopshy the coming of the new 2.0 software, along with the rapid growth of the underground development community, which have been responsible for jailbroken, cracked and ready to function on non-AT&T carriers, has given rise to a truely different mobile experience. 100's upon 100's of apps have been created within the underground community, making this device one i've grown quite fond of...

Wont be upgrading to the 3g iphone, felt it was a HUGE dissapointment.. No second camera for video confrencing, not even the implementation of an apple made video recording application... N sadly there is no 3g support in Lebanon anyway, making me not even want to purchase the newer one... What i've found is ppl either love it or hate it... Never get that inbetween feel for it... Although i have to admit having my favourite mp3 player mixed in with a phone, n a USEABLE web-browser is pretty much any tech-junkies dream *winky*

[res0nat0r]

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yeah i am suprised that they didnt include mms functionality in it, what the hell? did they just wait to let a 3rd party to that, and hopefully distribute it on the upcoming apps store? also i dont want to pay 10$ for an app to do this, when it should be for free. hopefully they better not be charging for something like this.

i am sure there will be some cool apps to play with here soon, i am probably going to switch my service here soon so i can play with one of these. too bad i just got into my new damn sprint contract with a crappy phone

[layla17]

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I'm not so sure I want to upgrade my iPhone. Is it really worth it to get the new one?