SomeAzn Posted June 4, 2007 Author Share Posted June 4, 2007 The iPhone sounds really great but it blows majorly how it's only for AT&T. I'm with T-Mobile...and because I won't switch companies, I won't buy the iPhone...unless it's unlockable. :wink wink:I wonder if T-Mobile has anything in store to compete with AT&T/Apple's iPhone. T-Mobile just came out with the Wing which is the follow up to the MDA. Also, with regard to the Treos, they are beyond awful for watching movies. They have a 240x240 screen which is...odd to say the least. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/564937-iphone-coming-out-june-29th/page/2/#findComment-588601363 Share on other sites More sharing options...
myNando Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 T-Mobile just came out with the Wing which is the follow up to the MDA. Yeah but the Wing's not in the same "hypeness" as the iPhone...lol! I don't know how to describe it...but you know what I mean. Is the Wing a touchscreen too? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/564937-iphone-coming-out-june-29th/page/2/#findComment-588601366 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smigit Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 This will take like 2 more years to start shipping in Australia.. God i hate this country sometimes. Tell me about it. But with my battery on my 2 year old mp3 iAudio player starting to go I'm more interested in the new iPod Hard disk based lineup which I doubt we will hear alot about until these are on the market in June. However I would love to see this phone in action and will have to wait. By the time they are available in AUS we'll probably be getting a 2nd or 3rd gen product. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/564937-iphone-coming-out-june-29th/page/2/#findComment-588601368 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle101 Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Can someone please please tell me if I can use Iphone with T-mobile? What will happen if I go to Apple store and purchase an empty iphone without contract and pop-in my T-mobile SIM card? Will it work? Thanks Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/564937-iphone-coming-out-june-29th/page/2/#findComment-588601372 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurmoth Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Can someone please please tell me if I can use Iphone with T-mobile? What will happen if I go to Apple store and purchase an empty iphone without contract and pop-in my T-mobile SIM card? Will it work?No, the iPhone will only work with the AT&T/Cingular network. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/564937-iphone-coming-out-june-29th/page/2/#findComment-588601376 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle101 Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 No, the iPhone will only work with the AT&T/Cingular network. Hows that possible? why cant someone switch the SIM card since T-mobile uses the same one as ATT/CINGULAR? Furthermore, the bands that the Iphone feauters totally agree with T-mobile? So why wont it work with T-mobile? Did Steve Jobs say that it is locked for ONLY Cinuglar/ATT or you guys just guessing? Thanks Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/564937-iphone-coming-out-june-29th/page/2/#findComment-588601379 Share on other sites More sharing options...
#Michael Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Hows that possible? why cant someone switch the SIM card since T-mobile uses the same one as ATT/CINGULAR? Furthermore, the bands that the Iphone feauters totally agree with T-mobile? So why wont it work with T-mobile? Did Steve Jobs say that it is locked for ONLY Cinuglar/ATT or you guys just guessing?Thanks You can't buy one from an apple store or from apple.com. It can only come from a att wireless store. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/564937-iphone-coming-out-june-29th/page/2/#findComment-588601385 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundayx Veteran Posted June 4, 2007 Veteran Share Posted June 4, 2007 ^no the iPhone will be available from the retail Apple store, but I am not sure about the online store. Apple and Cingular/at&t have a mutual contract, and the phone is probably locked for at&t. I am not sure what could be done or the possibilities of it being unlocked is, you will find out eventually. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/564937-iphone-coming-out-june-29th/page/2/#findComment-588601386 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle101 Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 You can't buy one from an apple store or from apple.com. It can only come from a att wireless store. I think you are wrong. I think Steve Jobs said that the product will be on sale on all AT&T stores and Apple stores. I am very possitive that i heard/read that somewhere. Thanks Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/564937-iphone-coming-out-june-29th/page/2/#findComment-588601394 Share on other sites More sharing options...
#Michael Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 I think you are wrong. I think Steve Jobs said that the product will be on sale on all AT&T stores and Apple stores. I am very possitive that i heard/read that somewhere.Thanks I might be but my local store manager said the phone was a store only buy. Meaning you could only get thru att. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/564937-iphone-coming-out-june-29th/page/2/#findComment-588601398 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Why would ATT make a phone that won't support 3g? Beside, I will stick with the blackjack. Does everything that the iphone will and more. Plus it is the microsd slot for expansion. Wifi, touchscreen, good ui, etc....I could go on. I had the blackjack and the thing I hated most about it was the terrible ui. I won't be getting it simply because of the price. No way my company buys a phone for $600. Do we even know what the plans will be? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/564937-iphone-coming-out-june-29th/page/2/#findComment-588601408 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurmoth Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 I think you are wrong. I think Steve Jobs said that the product will be on sale on all AT&T stores and Apple stores. I am very possitive that i heard/read that somewhere.I think it is only available at AT&T stores, Apple won't carry it because they can't setup AT&T accounts.AT&T Mobility, formerly Cingular Wireless, will be the exclusive carrier of the iPhone in the United States and will remain so until 2009. The iPhone may be purchased only with a two-year service plan with AT&T. http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/09/technology..._jobs/index.htm & http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file...MNGMPNG4LL1.DTL Wifi, touchscreen, good ui. I had the blackjack and the thing I hated most about it was the terrible ui. That's what I hate about most of the Smartphones, which is why I've resisted getting one. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/564937-iphone-coming-out-june-29th/page/2/#findComment-588601410 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Churma Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Oh yay GPRS...Weak! You won't catch me buying one. Apple dropped the ball not including UTMS. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/564937-iphone-coming-out-june-29th/page/2/#findComment-588601411 Share on other sites More sharing options...
#Michael Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Wifi, touchscreen, good ui, etc....I could go on. I had the blackjack and the thing I hated most about it was the terrible ui.I won't be getting it simply because of the price. No way my company buys a phone for $600. Do we even know what the plans will be? I would never buy that expensive of a phone. But my bet is that you can get any of the phone plans on it and then also must have the pda connect plan (39.99/month) or the mediamaxx (29.99/month) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/564937-iphone-coming-out-june-29th/page/2/#findComment-588601420 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 I would never buy that expensive of a phone. But my bet is that you can get any of the phone plans on it and then also must have the pda connect plan (39.99/month) or the mediamaxx (29.99/month) Yeah I had thought that. But I can also see ATT adding a new 'iPhone' plan at a higher premium. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/564937-iphone-coming-out-june-29th/page/2/#findComment-588601423 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ritsuke Veteran Posted June 4, 2007 Veteran Share Posted June 4, 2007 What's the big deal over the Lamborghini? It's just an overpriced car and the trunk space stinks compared to my Kia Spectre! Oh, wait...wrong discussion. :whistle: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/564937-iphone-coming-out-june-29th/page/2/#findComment-588601426 Share on other sites More sharing options...
psyko_x Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 what's the big deal about 3g? what does 3g capability let you do? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/564937-iphone-coming-out-june-29th/page/2/#findComment-588601433 Share on other sites More sharing options...
#Michael Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 what's the big deal about 3g? what does 3g capability let you do? Basically what 3g service in the US is: http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-11288_7-5664933-1.html?tag=arw It's a little outdated but still good. Mostly everyone is complaing that apple/att is building this next-gen phone that has all these features but lacks 3g. It's like building a formula 1 racing car but putting in a chevy aveo engine. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/564937-iphone-coming-out-june-29th/page/2/#findComment-588601436 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeAzn Posted June 4, 2007 Author Share Posted June 4, 2007 what's the big deal about 3g? what does 3g capability let you do? Download stuff at high speeds. I've never used it because my phones have WiFi. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/564937-iphone-coming-out-june-29th/page/2/#findComment-588601437 Share on other sites More sharing options...
myNando Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Basically what 3g service in the US is: http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-11288_7-5664933-1.html?tag=arwIt's a little outdated but still good. That's a really good link. Thanks, dude. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/564937-iphone-coming-out-june-29th/page/2/#findComment-588601440 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Master Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 I have a 2-year contract with Verizon that I committed to in Decemeber in order to get the LG Chocolate. How much do you think it'd cost to end the contract? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/564937-iphone-coming-out-june-29th/page/2/#findComment-588601449 Share on other sites More sharing options...
#Michael Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 I have a 2-year contract with Verizon that I committed to in Decemeber in order to get the LG Chocolate. How much do you think it'd cost to end the contract? It's usually like a $175 or $200 early termination fee. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/564937-iphone-coming-out-june-29th/page/2/#findComment-588601455 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahfunaki Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 It really does suck it's not a 3G phone... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/564937-iphone-coming-out-june-29th/page/2/#findComment-588601460 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helba Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 I guess I shouldn't be surprised that 'out in June' equates to 'out at almost the end of June' instead of first week of June as I was hoping. Still would love to get one. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/564937-iphone-coming-out-june-29th/page/2/#findComment-588601461 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Master Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 It's usually like a $175 or $200 early termination fee. Well hell, that's much better than I imagined. It looks like I'm getting an iPhone! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/564937-iphone-coming-out-june-29th/page/2/#findComment-588601467 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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