Looks like we'll have to get up bright and early to buy the new iPhone. Also, AT&T says a "no-commitment" iPhone is "coming soon."First things first: The new iPhone 3G will go on sale at 8 a.m. next Friday at AT&T retail stores and Apple stores. So if you're planning on lining up, you'd better be ready well before sunrise.
Also, AT&T has finally clarified pricing for current AT&T subscribers who want the iPhone 3G.
In a nutshell, if you're "upgrade eligible" (log into your AT&T account to see if you are), you'll be able to buy the new iPhone for the discounted price of $199 for the 8GB version or $299 for the 16GB model. (AT&T is somewhat vague about the eligibility criteria, although your credit history and the time remaining on your contract are factors.) You'll also have to pay an $18 "upgrade fee."
If you're not eligible for the discount, you'll have to fork over extra for an "early upgrade"-$399 for the 8GB iPhone 3G or $499 for the 16GB model. Ouch.
AT&T also says that a "no-commitment" (read: no contract) iPhone 3G will be available soon, at $599 for the 8GB version and or $699 for the 16GB handset. Pricey, but hey-no two-year contract.
View: yahoo.com
If it cannot make a good cup-o-pg then it aint worth avin!
If it cannot make a good cup-o-pg then it aint worth avin!
Errm. OK.
It should be £250 for the 16 GB version, but any bets it will be closer to £400 ?
Absolutely crazy, no way worth it
Glad I sold mine after the novelty of having a touch screen phone wore off and realised I could have bought a much better phone for cheaper than the iPhone.
Glad I sold mine after the novelty of having a touch screen phone wore off and realised I could have bought a much better phone for cheaper than the iPhone.
Your expectations would be wrong then... O2 already published the none contract price: £299
Macrumors of course.
The Motorola ROKR partnership with Apple received very little fuss because the product stank. The iPhone (despite your needless cynicism) is an excellent product and has sold exceptionally well - of course there is going to be huge interest about the updated version, which packs in more features and hacks the price.
The Motorola ROKR partnership with Apple received very little fuss because the product stank. The iPhone (despite your needless cynicism) is an excellent product and has sold exceptionally well - of course there is going to be huge interest about the updated version, which packs in more features and hacks the price.
i'm saiyng about lacks of feautes IPhone has, like not being able to send MMS, not being able to use camera as video recorder, etc, when other manufacturers had those features in their mobiles for years
It is not true, the success of Apple is not the "number of unit sold" but how much Apple (and At&t) bribes for each unit.
Also some statistics show that Iphone has sold well and reached the top ten of sales but the small footprint say "only in a single country, only for a few months and only in comparison with other smartphones (not regular phones)", so yes the success if iphone is true also tricky.
But what about the things that Apple have done WELL with this product? Apple have made a mobile browser which everyone is raving about. Companies have been trying to do this for long enough (how long as Mobile IE been around?) - yet with their first release of the product they've put in a killer browser.
Apple typically doesn't include features if they don't think they're worthwhile. MMS I think is a waste of time, especially if with the iPhone you have unlimited data as you can just email a high quality version of the picture to someone rather than send them a mobile phone display resized version. Seriously - i've sent and recieved no more than 20 MMS messages in all the years i've owned mobile phones and I suspect i'm not alone. Video recording would be a good feature and is something I have used in the past - and something i'm sure Apple will address at some point.
Guess you don't date young women then?
I do, and their email doesn't come to their phone, but an MMS does. So I send the picture they want to their phone AND then do a follow-up to their email if the reaction is a winner. And they reciprocate in kind.
So yeah, no MMS on the iPhone is a small but definite c**kblocker.
I'm 27 mate and my girlfriend is nearly 30.. so no, MMS messages from young slappers aren't something I regularly recieve
*2 minutes pass*
"I'll call you back. I'm out of time on my phone."
Repeat...
Last edited by Gabe3 on 03 Jul 2008 - 04:30
Hello, i'm from Brazil. I"ll be at N.Y, from July 7, till July 20. What they mean about "iPhone 3G will be available soon" ??
I mean, i can't buy an "no-commitment" iPhone at the first days of sell (July,11) at AT&T or Apple stores ??
How long we should wait for that ? anyone have an idea ?
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