Apple 3G iPhone

[DUFFM4N]

so with all the new info and new previews coming out for the new apple 3G iphone, im actually thinking about canceling my current service with tmobile and switch over to AT&T

here's a quick video with Apple CEO, Steve Jobs going through all the new features and keynote walkthrough

[ame]http://youtube.com/watch?v=gruAiT8_H7k[/ame]


8GB = $199 w/2 year sign up contract
16GB = $299 w/2 year sign up contract

RELEASE DATE IS JULY 11TH


thoughts?


discuss

[Flipzide]

i have been thinking the same thing.. my contract with tmobile ended a couple months ago.

[Dutchmalmiss]

Any idea on how much they'll be without contracts?

[ESmorz]

I just got a glyde for 99 bucks.

Fuck iphones touch interface, it's like mentally retarded.

[2iv0 sx]

http://www.macrumorslive.com/

Still debating.. Gots a Blackjack now but always wanted iphone.

[BustedS13]

no buttons = huge gimmick for people who don't really use their phone much

also

[Dutchmalmiss]

^^ Hence the cheaper price. With production costs probably at an efficient minimum, I'd say it's a 2g iphone with a different case.

[Inland180]

Originally Posted by BustedS13

no buttons = huge gimmick for people who don't really use their phone much

also

I been having an Iphone for almost 1yr. I can text alot faster than I ever did on my Treo/blackberry/pocket pc/! its all about getting used to it. I am also on my phone 24/7 literally! on the job/school/home/gym and I have dropped it many time on concrete (really hard) and has not busted or cracked! maybe im just lucky...
I love the iphone browser( should be faster) but thats why the 3G is out next month. I will forsure give it a try.

[jdm538]

you can buy an iphone and unlock to work with any provider. at&t service plan sucks.

[flclsteve]

selling my first gen iphone for 125 8 gig =) to get this new one but i might wait to see how it works out the new one that is

[an_orange_s2k]

i think i'll be getting the blackjack II for my new phone. the iphone is great and all IF u can maximaze all the features. a lot of people i kno use it jus as a phone that can go online...main thing for them is that they can say they have an iphone

[Inland180]

Originally Posted by an_orange_s2k

i think i'll be getting the blackjack II for my new phone. the iphone is great and all IF u can maximaze all the features. a lot of people i kno use it jus as a phone that can go online...main thing for them is that they can say they have an iphone

this is very true!^^^....... but the browser looks awsome and is quite fast on WI-Fi.

[DUFFM4N]

Originally Posted by jdm538

you can buy an iphone and unlock to work with any provider. at&t service plan sucks.

for the 2G....supposedly the 3G will be "unhackable" but im sure someone will figure it out

[grnappletree14]

Originally Posted by ESmorz

I just got a glyde for 99 bucks.

Fuck iphones touch interface, it's like mentally retarded.

how do u like the slide. i was thinking aobut it but i dunno now since the 3g

[Bobafreak]

I have the slide and the phone is the shit! better sound quality over my old lx and sk3. Very small, discreet and it does not look like a brick.

[usdm180sx]

Originally Posted by DUFFM4N

for the 2G....supposedly the 3G will be "unhackable" but im sure someone will figure it out

Yeah. Hopefully they'll give the guy a gt-r instead of a 350z like the frist hacker

[an_orange_s2k]

for the 2G....supposedly the 3G will be "unhackable" but im sure someone will figure it out

i thought the old iphone was "unhackable," that and the new GTR's ecu....

[ESmorz]

Originally Posted by grnappletree14

how do u like the slide. i was thinking aobut it but i dunno now since the 3g

It's really bad ass having the qwerty keyboard, and a better touch interface than the iphone.

Plus it's a lot smaller than the voyager.

[ScottMan]

I love the iPhone. I'm not upgrading to the 3g one yet, but I'll probably buy one for my girlfriend. As for the "gimmick for people who don't use their phone" everyone I know can pick it up and do everything with it pretty much instantly, even people who are fairly tech-illiterate. It's simple, easy to use, etc. To me, my old phones with buttons seem a bit silly now. Everything is rigid as far as the interface goes. I'm sure there are better phones out there, but I haven't found one so far.

[kyoru]

the 2.0 firmware has been unlocked already...it only takes time. I have the first iphone and it's awesome I plan to get the 3g one right away and start learning how to develop programs for it.

[cali240sxdrifter]

can't wait to get mine

[Daniel.]

I still don't understand what the big hype behind the iphone is. The interface and user experience are phenomenal, but the 3g iphone doesn't really have much more to offer over the original version.

I can't wait to get my hands on an HTC diamond, and the new xperia x1.

[redtop91]

AT&T's 3G is still freaking slower than all hell. Not to mention their weird smartphone/no insurance policy. I have lots of friends with the iPhone and there is nothing they can do that my Pocket PC can't already do cheaper (if not free) faster, and more efficiently. The iPhone is a toy meant to be shown off to those who are easily impressed.

[Akiros]

I sold my old iPhone to get the at&t 8925 Tilt. and I freaking love it. Safari is a better browser, but there is one in the works, and the mobile opera browser is pretty good. OH, and it also has a 3.0 megapixel camera, and records video, AND can hold up to a 32gb microSD card, AND they are hackable, once you tweak it a bit it is a freaking sweet phone. $550 without contract, but I think you can get one from amazon for $99 with a 2 yr service agreement or so I've heard. Mine was 150 for a refurb with a 2yr agreement. Those prices alone KILL the fucking $300 pricetag for an iPhone.

P.S. Chrono Trigger is fun on my phone

conclusion: techies get a tilt, easily amused people get an iphone.

[Darkadious]

Originally Posted by redtop91

I have lots of friends with the iPhone and there is nothing they can do that my Pocket PC can't already do cheaper (if not free) faster, and more efficiently. The iPhone is a toy meant to be shown off to those who are easily impressed.

i could use my iphone as a portable HD, an mp3 player, and it's a phone, on top of other not so important things.

you're talking like everyone who gets one gets it doesn't know anything

[yokotas13]

when is japan release

[redtop91]

Originally Posted by Darkadious

i could use my iphone as a portable HD, an mp3 player, and it's a phone, on top of other not so important things.

you're talking like everyone who gets one gets it doesn't know anything

Base model phones have been doing that for years and I have more storage out of my phone that reads SDHC cards (Supports microsd up to 32GB). You're talking like Apple doesn't actively target the less technically savvy with their products. I never said or implied everyone who has an iPhone is a simpleton. For the record however, everyone iPhone user I've ran across is enthralled with tech Homebrew apps without an Apple budget have been doing for years. (For the iPhone users who have no/little access to 3rd party apps homebrew is an independently developed application that is usually free). When someone shows me Youtube on their iPhone, I remote desktop into my home computer and remotely access Youtube, download and reencode a video, email a copy to my phone (Synced with my Exchange server) and burn another copy to a DVD remotely. None of that is fiction. My Remote desktop connection is as effective as me sitting right in front of my PC

[S14DB]

Originally Posted by yokotas13

when is japan release

Softbank Mobile will launch the iPhone 3G on July 11 with the same $199 price as the US.

Originally Posted by an_orange_s2k

i think i'll be getting the blackjack II for my new phone. the iphone is great and all IF u can maximaze all the features. a lot of people i kno use it jus as a phone that can go online...main thing for them is that they can say they have an iphone

LOL, I just dumped my Crapjack. It is slow as balls and if anything goes wrong you have to format it. At least get the tilt(HTC).

[YoungGun]

How much are the monthly bills, for like basic service with internet?

I was messing around with a friends ipod touch, pretty badass.

[origin_s135]

Originally Posted by YoungGun

How much are the monthly bills, for like basic service with internet?

I was messing around with a friends ipod touch, pretty badass.

i would also like to know. my friend has one but he's far off in the east coast.