New Iphone is released!

[BKLYNH2]

Here's the news:
Apple Announces iPhone 3G
posted by longofest on Monday June 09, 2008 02:49 PM


After months of anticipation, the heavily rumored 3G iPhone was announced today during Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference Keynote.

Features
- 3G-capable. 2.8 times faster than EDGE.
- GPS built-in
- Thinner
- Better battery life - 300 hours of standby, 2G talk-time 10 hours (as opposed to 5), 5 hours of 3G talk-time (competition is 3 hour 3G talk time), 5 to 6 hours of high-speed browsing, 7 hours of video, 24 hours of audio.
- flush headphone jack

Pricing and Availability
The iPhone 3G will be available July 11th in 22 countries for $199 for 8 GB and $299 for 16 GB. The 16 GB model also comes in white.

It will be available in many countries, even in Canada

Memory still topping out at 16GB, so I think I'll wait on upgrading for now.

[BKLYNH2]

Oh yeah the prices : 8gb 199$ 16gb 299$

[KenP]

Kinda sucks for those that bought the old out of date phones.

[DennisAJC]

Originally Posted by BKLYNH2

Memory still topping out at 16GB, so I think I'll wait on upgrading for now.

How much penguin porn do you need to store? That's plenty!

[CO Hummer]

I'll be buying it soon. But I'm gonna wait a couple of months after the first release to let them get the bugs out. I wouldn't wait if I didn't already have one. But 50% of the time I surf by WIFI and 3G isn't gonna speed that up.

I had hoped for more stuff that just GPS and 3G. But that itself is enough to warrant another $299 for a new phone.

Now that the SDK is out, I'm waiting for someone to come up with copy/paste functionality. That is the #1 thing on my list besides 3G.

[DRTYFN]

Announced =/= Released

I'm with CO - I'm going to wait a month or two so they can work out the bugs. The it'll be a Friends of iPhone free-for-all.

[CO Hummer]

Originally Posted by DRTYFN

The it'll be a Friends of iPhone free-for-all.

Can't wait!

[DennisAJC]

Meh. They have the bugs out already. Lessons from the 1st gen IPhone.


July 11th it shall be mine and that's that.

[DRTYFN]

Here's Steve Jobs' keynote speech.
http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.ne...ent/index.html

[KenP]

HAHA!!! You fairies will love this article:

Think that new $199 iPhone is going to save you money over the older $399 model? Guess again.

AT&T is raising its minimum monthly service subscription for the new iPhone from $60 to $70 per month, according to the Associated Press.
That's an extra $240 over the lifetime of the two-year contract ? more than the $200 initial savings on the handheld's retail price.

And all you "unlockers" probably won't be able to buy an iPhone directly from Apple isn't going to sell them online any more. It's not taking pre-orders on its Web site, as it has for every other device it unveils before they're ready to ship.

Instead, you're instructed to go to a brick-and-mortar Apple Store ? where dollars to doughnuts you'll be forced to sign your name on a two-year AT&T service contract, just as you would in an AT&T retail store

In a way, that $200 you save on the new iPhone is really a loan you'll be paying back to AT&T at 10 percent yearly interest.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,365347,00.html

[CO Hummer]

Originally Posted by KenP

HAHA!!! You fairies will love this article:

You'll be coming around, son. The I-told-ya-sos will be enjoyable.

[BKLYNH2]

Originally Posted by DennisAJC

How much penguin porn do you need to store? That's plenty!

Well going through 4 rounds of the playoffs all the way to game 6 of the stanley cup takes up a lot of memory. ...

Oh I forgot you wouldn't know what that's like!

I can download the games off of itunes already if I want and watch them over and over.

[BKLYNH2]

Originally Posted by CO Hummer

I'll be buying it soon. But I'm gonna wait a couple of months after the first release to let them get the bugs out. I wouldn't wait if I didn't already have one. But 50% of the time I surf by WIFI and 3G isn't gonna speed that up.

I had hoped for more stuff that just GPS and 3G. But that itself is enough to warrant another $299 for a new phone.

Now that the SDK is out, I'm waiting for someone to come up with copy/paste functionality. That is the #1 thing on my list besides 3G.

Bugs what bugs? The phone you have now will have the same software as the 3G. I got mine on the first day and there's not a thing wrong with it. Also the FCC requires them to test the sh!t out of them before they get a license anyway. The idea of getting the bugs out is ridiculous.

Wait because there has to be a better one coming out soon. A lot of people are not satisfied. This phone is to increase the market share, but soon they will actually make something that's a substantial improvement.

[BKLYNH2]

Originally Posted by DRTYFN

Announced =/= Released

Someone's being a bit anal, aren't they?

[BKLYNH2]

Originally Posted by DennisAJC

Meh. They have the bugs out already. Lessons from the 1st gen IPhone.


July 11th it shall be mine and that's that.

Will you be getting the Canasian (english) or Canasian (french) version?

[BKLYNH2]

Originally Posted by KenP

HAHA!!! You fairies will love this article:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,365347,00.html

Think that new $199 iPhone is going to save you money over the older $399 model? Guess again.

AT&T is raising its minimum monthly service subscription for the new iPhone from $60 to $70 per month, according to the Associated Press.
That's an extra $240 over the lifetime of the two-year contract ? more than the $200 initial savings on the handheld's retail price.

This is not an increase. Its the standard (existing) rate for 3G service, and apparently the higher cost of 3G service is consistent throughout the telcoms

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And all you "unlockers" probably won't be able to buy an iPhone directly from Apple isn't going to sell them online any more. It's not taking pre-orders on its Web site, as it has for every other device it unveils before they're ready to ship.

Instead, you're instructed to go to a brick-and-mortar Apple Store ? where dollars to doughnuts you'll be forced to sign your name on a two-year AT&T service contract, just as you would in an AT&T retail store

God forbid that ATT who is subsidizing the price of the iphone so you can have it for 50% or less than it is actually worth get a return on their investment. God forbid that ATT the company that agreed to work with apple to bring the iphone to market, and give them the freedom to make it such a groundbreaking phone, be rewarded for the risk they took. Why is it that everyone that reaps the rewards of capitalism starts whining when capitalism doesn't suit them. Apple & ATT built a better phone to get customers away from the competitors, not to help them. PS you can still get around this snafu if you want to unlock it its just going to cost you more than if you got the contract with Att.
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In a way, that $200 you save on the new iPhone is really a loan you'll be paying back to AT&T at 10 percent yearly interest.
Just like any other phone you might get anywhere else. DUH Oh yeah its called a service plan and you need it to or else all your holding is an expensive paperweight
Now that Apple has let outside developers design software for the phone it will be one of the most amazing breakthrough devices to come out in a long time. Some better chips and more memory and soon the iphone will be more capable than you laptop from 3 yrs ago.

[BKLYNH2]

Oh I almost forgot

[H3NCO]

Looks like they improved some things with the iphone, but still no "cut and Paste" capability? WTF

[06-H3]

Originally Posted by BKLYNH2

I can download the games off of itunes already if I want and watch them over and over.

I would recommend games 4 & 6 based on the results and game 5 as a sort of 2 for 1 deal.

[BKLYNH2]

Originally Posted by 06-H3

I would recommend games 4 & 6 based on the results and game 5 as a sort of 2 for 1 deal.

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