The tail end of hurricane Ike blew through Louisville Sunday, damaging power lines and leaving over 200,000 people without electricity. After four days without power or the use of my PC, I decided that this is the excuse I've been waiting for-- I upgraded from my old cell to a 16GB iPhone. I LOVE THIS THING!!!
Phone, camera, iPod, and slick Internet browser all rolled into one.
I think I'm in love. ;)
Anyone else out there as infatuated as I am?
My mates Ed and Ian have got one and everytime we go out for a pint they bring the damn thing out, sitting there tapping away, showing off their little lights and music. Then as i'm trying to enjoy a pint of Englands finest they start showing me internet stuff and "oh look here is you the danger signs show" or "here is treks in sci fi". Damn them, its so bloody fustrating and annoying and you know why BECAUSE I HAVN'T GOT ONE. I want one, I need to get one. Eric I think you should buy me one ;)
I'm on the verge of grtting one.
New SIM card from Virgin doesn't work properly in my WindowsMobile phone so this may well be the excuse I need to go get an iPhone. I haven't jumped yet, but my wife didn't completely dismiss it out of hand last night either. Give me a couple of days and I may join you.
In the mean time, WANT, WANT, WANT!
It really is an amazing little device. I want one too but I am still stuck in my Verizon contract for a little while longer. Once I can switch to AT&T, I'm going to get one, too. Everyone I know personally who has one think's it's great.
I love my iPhone
I want one!!!
Have you seen the new google phone that is coming out, nice.
In that case, we can oogle over the google?
:)
Some recent analyst data suggest Apple may have recently surpased selling 10 million iPhones this year, well ahead of all estimates and the iPhone is now the 2nd best selling US mobile handset. Not bad for a gadget some people thought would not be a big deal. ;)
Not to dispute Bryan, but where did you see these numbers? On all the tech podcasts I listen to they have all said it's below that number.
Data suggests Apple has cruised past 10 million iPhone goal
By Andy M. Zaky, Bullish Cross, Special to AppleInsider & Turley Muller
Published: 09:15 AM EST
Related AppleInsider articles:
An effort on the part of members of Mac Observer's AFB to track IMEI iPhone numbers has led two technology analysts to conclude that Apple has drastically surpassed analyst' Q4 iPhone sales estimates, and reached its goal of selling 10 million iPhones in 2008 three months early.
The consensus estimates for iPhone sales figures for Apple's Q4 (calendar Q3) were calling for approximately 4 million units. It now appears that Apple has sold at least 7 to 7.5 million iPhones in Q4 -- nearly 80% above consensus. Apple has far surpassed even Gene Munster's bullish estimates of 5 million iPhone sales in Q4 according to the data.
At MacWorld 2007, when Apple was trading at the same price it is today, Steve Jobs and Apple set a bold goal of selling 10 million iPhones in 2008. Despite Apple's consistent reassurances of meeting its goal, bearish analysts repeatedly raised irrational concerns about whether Apple could reach such lofty sales figures. In January, Bernstein Research analyst Toni Sacconaghi, an analyst who rarely comments on Apple, started the "missing iPhones controversy" which led to a herd of naive analysts to reduce their iPhone sales estimates to numbers that fell well below Apple's 10 million iPhone goal for 2008. Sacconaghi forecasted that Apple would only sell 7.9 million iPhones in the period. This obviously put considerable pricing pressure on shares of Apple in February.
Kathryn Huberty of Morgan Stanley estimated that Apple would only sell 9.3 million iPhones for the year. Apple now appears to be on track to sell nearly double that number. Yet, Huberty and Sacconaghi weren't the only ones to grossly underestimate the company's iPhone performance. Keith Bachman of BMO Capital also jumped on bandwagon in February when he estimated that Apple would only sell 8.5 million iPhones in 2008. Scott Craig of Bank of America also maintained bearish iPhone estimates in February with an 8 million iPhone sales target. Several other analysts followed suit and are now likely to be proven wrong.
IMEI Number Tracking by Mac Observer's AFB
An IMEI number or an International Mobile Equipment Identity number is a unique 15 digit code assigned to each individual iPhone found on the back of the box in which an iPhone is packaged. Within this 15 digit code are two 6-digit numerical sequences crucial to determining the number of iPhones being produced. One 6 digit number, known as the TAC, or Type Allocation Code, signifies a particular build or set of iPhones being manufactured. The second 6 digit number is unique to each individual iPhone produced in that particular series—so that 1 million iPhones can be registered to a specific TAC. In other words, one six digit code, known as the TAC, signifies a set of iPhones being produced whereas the other six digit code signifies each individual iPhone within the TAC set.
Members at the Apple Finance Board at Mac Observer have been collecting IMEI numbers [spreadsheet] from new 3G iPhones sold during the period, and have been maintaining a spreadsheet of iPhone IMEI data points along with the purchase date, model, and production week. By early September, Apple was on its eighth TAC, meaning that 8 million 3G iPhones had already been manufactured. The actual number of handsets sold versus manufactured depends on a variety of factors including the amount of inventory Apple carries in its retail chain, defects that were destroyed, defects that were sold and then exchanged, display models etc.
However, the latest IMEI data point collected by AFB was 9,190,680 -- an 8GB Black iPhone recorded as manufactured on September 29 and sold on October 5. This suggests that even if a whopping 1.5 million iPhones of the total IMEI registered devices are unsold as of today, an unlikely assumption, it would still put 3G iPhone sales at 7.6 million units and 2008 iPhone sales at over 10 million units. Coming into the quarter, Apple had already sold 2.42 million iPhones. Thus, 7.6 million 3G iPhones sold puts Apple above 10 million units for the year.
Net Applications OS Market Share:
The Net App OS share measurements based on web usage data lends further support to the IMEI tracking conclusions. In the weeks leading up to the 3G launch, iPhone OS share was rather consistent hovering at 16 bps. During this period, the population of iPhones remained static at 6 million units because inventory dried up weeks before. The share readings began to rise sharply subsequent to the 3G introduction. Due to the volatility and noise present in the data over the quarter, it's not possible to make granular assessments. However, for the last few weeks of the September quarter, iPhone OS was averaging 34 bps. This suggests iPhone units increased by 6.75M. A small portion of legacy iPhones were replaced by 3G models resulting in those sales having no effect OS market share readings. Sales into the channel are not represented in the Net Applications measurement since the device is yet to reach the end-consumer. This data together with the IMEI Number Tracking by the AFB highly suggests that Apple more than likely sold at least 7 million iPhones in Q4 and that Apple has surpassed its 10 million iPhone target.
Estimates, but good for them if true. Glad to see someone is making money in the country currently.
Well, that's yet to be seen as they sell the 3G at a much lower price, so earnings compression but hopefully offset by more volume.
I sure hope they are making money. Unless Steve Jobs has been taking lessons from Sony and selling things at a huge loss (PS3, cough,...Blu-Ray,...cough) and hope to make the money back at some point in the future.
Bryan,
Should I buy Apple?
Seems like technology is one of the few things people are not giving up in this economy, thought I'm thinking that may change.
Metron, I'll shoot you a PM about that. It's not appropriate for me to dispence stock purchase advice on the forum, IMO, especially one's I own. That's a bit of an SEC no-no :innocent
Here's the article on the US handset sales:
In a little over a year, Apple's iPhone has grown to become the second best-selling mobile handset in the United States, according to NPD.
A report issued by the market research firm Monday claims the touch-screen handset now trails only Motorola's RAZR V3 on the US sales charts. It also cited a surge in sales immediately following the introduction of the iPhone 3G that has helped the device garner a 17 percent share of the overall US smartphone market.
More specifically, NPD said the iPhone 3G was the No. 1 US smartphone based on units sales from June through August, outselling the Blackberry Curve, Blackberry Pearl, and Palm Centro.
Of those customers who purchased an iPhone during those months, 30 percent switched from other mobile carriers to join AT&T, according to the firm. That compares to 23 percent of consumers who switched carriers during the same time period for other reasons.
Nearly half of iPhone switchers (47 percent) made the jump to AT&T from rival Verizon Wireless, while 24 percent switched from T-Mobile. Another 19 percent are reported to have switched from Sprint.
"The launch of the lower-priced iPhone 3G was a boon to overall consumer smartphone sales," said Ross Rubin, director of industry analysis for The NPD Group. "While the original iPhone also helped win customers for AT&T, the faster network speeds of the iPhone 3G has proven more appealing to customers that already had access to a 3G network."
The average price of a smartphone sold between June and August was reportedly $174, down 26 percent from the average $236 price tag during the same period last year.
Also on Monday, two independent Apple analysts issued a report suggesting that Apple has more than surpassed its self-imposed goal of selling more than 10 million iPhones during the 2008 calendar year.
I love it. You can use it as a skype phone with the fring app in the app store and save your minutes, you can send email your text messages to other people's phones, there is never a reason to pay an overage. And a rock solid browser that handles so many pages, including this fourm so well. In fact, It has an app for twitter, netflix, myspace, facebook, IM, etc. It is a good thing for net addicts who want to get some fresh air every now and then.
I love my phone better, it looks like a communicator :D
I LOVE my iPhone!!! :wub
I was waiting for a take-out order at a local restaurant today, and remembered- "wait a minute... I can browse the net while I wait!"
With the push of one button and just one slide to unlock, I was online at the last page I visited!
This thing has also banished my iPod to "The Island Of Forgotten Toys". With 14GB of memory, it easily accommodated all of the songs, TV shows, and movies in my iTunes library. Man; I can't stop grinning just thinking about it. ;D
Yeah, I told some folks a while ago how great it would be but they were...skeptical. :)
I still want one. I've got another 111 months on my phone contract so have to wait. massive boo!!
Quote from: Rico on October 06, 2008, 11:42:54 AM
Estimates, but good for them if true. Glad to see someone is making money in the country currently.
Turns out they have sold 13 million since July :).
Apple sold a staggering 6.9 million of its iPhone 3Gs in the quarter, more than the 6.1 million total first-generation iPhones sold. The iPhone launched July 11 and is available in more than 50 countries.
Research in Motion reported it sold 6.1 million BlackBerry smart phones in the quarter that ended Aug. 30.
Edward Jones analyst Bill Kreher said overtaking RIM in such short order was a "tremendous accomplishment."
"It's jaw-dropping," Kreher said.
Apple also set quarterly records for Macintosh and iPod sales. Apple said it sold 2.6 million Macs and 11.1 million iPods, further allaying fears that the sluggish economy would weigh on Apple's back-to-school sales.
Going to have to see if i can upgrade to a iphone, even if i have to pay a small charge.
Quote from: HawkeyeMeds on October 21, 2008, 11:07:49 PM
Going to have to see if i can upgrade to a iphone, even if i have to pay a small charge.
I assume you're currently with O2 then?
Yeah I'm with O2, bloody pain in the arse.
The AOL/CBS radio app now works with edge.
Or maybe it always did and I couldn't get it to work. But I can now walk the dog and listen to internet streaming radio. Kind of like having XM on the phone. It has a 24X7 uncensored comedy station and several music, news and sports stations.
I decided I couldn't justify the expense last time I posted about getting an iPhone in this thread and one of the limitations that also persuaded me was the fact that you need (or needed!) access to the PC/Mac to download podcasts to the thing.
Looks like Apple's addressed that with the 2.2 OS release allowing direct OTA download of podcasts. If that's the case, I may be back to seriously considering getting one.
Has anyone tried it yet? (I figure that anyone here with an iPhone probably listens to podcasts too :D)
I'm also really leaning towards getting myself one. Once my current contract expires in March I'll be seriously looking into it.
My 02 contract runs out in January and I considered an iphone for ......about 3 minutes.
I cannot get a phone that will only last half the day without a recharge.
A 2mp camera for stills and no video camera? Unforgivable. Ok, so I don't often need the video camera, but if I do need one....
I believe you can't bluetooth files to another phone, not sure of this fact, but if its true....again, unforgivable.
The touch keyboard is a real drag to use, only used it a couple of times but as a BlackBerry Curve user, I find the whole touch screen diabolical, there's nothing like a proper qwerty keyboard, even if it is small.
The only things I like about it are that it looks pretty and is unbeatable as a mobile browser.
I did consider the G1 but again battery power sucks and It's only available on T-mobile.
My next phone will probably be the BlackBerry Bold. I really love my curve and will upgrade to the Bold, which means I may have a fairly new Curve on an 02 sim for sale if anyone is interested.
I hate my sony phone, just gives me grief. Just found out that my contract doesnt end till October, OCTOBER. O2, they stink.
My iPhone is updating to 3.0 now...
Let's see if the hype was justified :)
I can't tell that much difference. Just the spotlight and copy/paste. Hopefully there's more under the hood we'll see later?
Is the 8 or 16 gig I-Phone big enough? I'm thinking about buying one and I'm not sure I want to spend $300 for the 32 and another $100 in accessories. Also, does it support mp3 or only mp4? And can you listening and watch streaming content? I'm particularly interested if streaming radio can be listened to since AT&T has unlimited internet for only $30.00 a month. I assume that includes cellphone use as well. Or is that just internet? Anyone help me decide here?
Kevin
Just depends on if you already have a music, video player. I have the ipod classic on my car so i don't really store media on the phone. I just use it as a hand held computer and a phone. Other people want all their content on one device can get crowded. But just for the apps, pictures, and say, a couple hundred songs, the 8 gig is fine.
I use the pandora app as well as the aol radio app for streaming radio/music. There is also a clearchannel app that has all their stations on it. There is a youtube app that plays video over the cell network, also a hulu app comming but not sure if that will be cellular or 3g only.
The main accessory you need is a car charger and maybe a transmitter for your car. (two birds with one stone) I don't have any other accessories. $30 is just the 3g data only. I still have the $20 because I haven't made the 3G upgrade yet.
Mp3 is fully supported.
Quote from: Ktrek on June 18, 2009, 08:30:43 PM
Is the 8 or 16 gig I-Phone big enough? I'm thinking about buying one and I'm not sure I want to spend $300 for the 32 and another $100 in accessories. Also, does it support mp3 or only mp4? And can you listening and watch streaming content? I'm particularly interested if streaming radio can be listened to since AT&T has unlimited internet for only $30.00 a month. I assume that includes cellphone use as well. Or is that just internet? Anyone help me decide here?
Kevin
The minimum monthly for these is at least $60 or more per month.
Thanks guys for the help! I went and talked to a salesman again today and he also answered some of my questions. I did not purchase one though. I just am not sure I would really use it fully. I probably will just buy another basic cellphone.
Kevin
Apple sold 1 million of the new 3GS handsets over the weekend and had 6 million downloads of the new 3.0 software. 12% of the new buyers were current Blackberry owners switching to Apple.
Must be nice to pull in 300 MILLION(?) in 2 days
Well, what's interesting and very powerful is that a lot of current owners ponied up another couple of Franklin's to buy the new model even though they had the previous one.
Yeah, I don't quite get that. If you have a 1st gen iPhone, great. For those with a 3G, I don't see what the compelling feature is to upgrade. Sure, it's faster, it has a slightly better camera. Is that enough for people?
Even in this economy people seem to still have money to burn. Never underestimate the power of mass commercial hysteria.
At least some of those handsets apparently have a 'tone' problem whereby it hums to itself for a period of three seconds after switch off.
With 1 Million sales in a weekend even a small percentage with a problem is a large number of devices.
Quote from: Rico on June 23, 2009, 06:15:31 AM
Even in this economy people seem to still have money to burn. Never underestimate the power of mass commercial hysteria.
Ha, a little harsh!
It's by far the best PDA I've ever owned but I agree that the mobile contract is a big disincentive (as is the price of a pay-as-you-go device). Still, having got one now, I'm not giving it up.
Oh no, I don't think people who don't have one as of yet or still have an original iPhone are not justified. To me, the changes from the 3G to the 3Gs are not compelling enough for an upgrade. That's just my opinion.
I have been having this conversation with clients recently. Smartphone and Notebook biz is going top be very strong the remainder of the year heading into the holidays. These devices are becoming perceived as a commodity people NEED as opposed to want. That will drive sales as they become as ubiquitous as cell phones and prices come down. I like Apple, RIM, Palm, Nokia and I like the companies that make the gut's of these devices like Intel, Qualcomm, and I like the stores that sell them like Best Buy, and the service providers like AT&T and Verizon. This entire sector is proving very recession proof and we should take note.
Quote from: billybob476 on June 23, 2009, 06:26:22 AM
Oh no, I don't think people who don't have one as of yet or still have an original iPhone are not justified. To me, the changes from the 3G to the 3Gs are not compelling enough for an upgrade. That's just my opinion.
Upgrade from a 3g?
Not a chance. There's not enough in there to make it worth the effort.
Quote from: Feathers on June 23, 2009, 06:22:52 AM
Quote from: Rico on June 23, 2009, 06:15:31 AM
Even in this economy people seem to still have money to burn. Never underestimate the power of mass commercial hysteria.
Ha, a little harsh!
It's by far the best PDA I've ever owned but I agree that the mobile contract is a big disincentive (as is the price of a pay-as-you-go device). Still, having got one now, I'm not giving it up.
Not harsh - just the truth. Lining up for a phone no matter how good, is a form of commercial hysteria. It happens for sporting events, concerts, other product releases, etc. I'll even admit to doing it too for certain reasons. It's a good product and Apple has a genius marketing department. Heck, I'd still like to have one but I can't justify that monthly fee. Not when I'm always normally next to a computer or phone for the most part. I think it's an ideal item for someone always on the road. But for me it would be overkill.
Yeah, I don't think you can call the general success of the iPhone as a product mass commercial hysteria at this point. Apple has introduced a product which is an unqualified success, not simply a marketing success. It's ok to now want or need one, I'm in the same boat, but that point of view diminishes the realty of what the product is. I have felt strongly from it's introduction that it would be a game changer and I have been correct in that analysis. Again, in general, the Smartphone space is a place of incredible growth and all players will benefit.
You misunderstand Bryan - I'm not calling how the iPhone has done so far commercially, hysteria. I'm calling running out and lining up to buy it on Day one (again for many) hysteria. I also still feel strongly that for most people it's overkill and not needed. And that's marketing at it's finest.
Indeed. It's quite impressive for a phone, smart or otherwise. You don't see people lining up for the new blackberry or latest Nokia. I don't know what Apple did over time to have the ability to generate such reactions from people.
The only thing I can really relate it to is a big movie opening.
Quote from: Rico on June 23, 2009, 06:46:26 AM
You misunderstand Bryan - I'm not calling how the iPhone has done so far commercially, hysteria. I'm calling running out and lining up to buy it on Day one (again for many) hysteria. I also still feel strongly that for most people it's overkill and not needed. And that's marketing at it's finest.
I see and I agree with that.
In regards to how we may "feel" about the usefulness of the product I have long learned to seperate out my personal feelings or opinions and look instead at where a product will find it's customer and what motivates them. So although I might think it's not needed, clearly that would be wrong for a huge number of people and I am more interested in the looking at that as clearly people do seem to feel that they NEED it.
Quote from: billybob476 on June 23, 2009, 06:49:08 AM
Indeed. It's quite impressive for a phone, smart or otherwise. You don't see people lining up for the new blackberry or latest Nokia. I don't know what Apple did over time to have the ability to generate such reactions from people.
The only thing I can really relate it to is a big movie opening.
Yep - and that's what I admire most about Apple. Not their products, but their ability to generate this type of fervor - even for an incremental product upgrade. Genius - or a lot of people that are lemmings out there. ;)
Let me give you another example. The receptionist where I used to work was a single black woman with kids who didn't make a lot of money. I am not stereotyping, these are simply the facts. But, she knew I was into computers and things and she was very excited to show me her new iPhone. I asked her what she used it for and she said, "oh, to call my friends and text them." I don't think she knew or used most of the other apps, and so on. But some of her friends got one and she went with them to get hers too. Again - Apple genius.
LOL! I used to feel the same way back when cell phones were very expensive and yet folks who clearly had very little disposable income all seemed to have cell phones! Same thing here. I do think that the iPhone itself is the best pure product solution right now, not taking anything away from RIM and Palm, but Apple's design and functionality I think is still the best and clearly the other manufacturers are mimicking a lot of the iPhone features and functions as opposed to innovating. That not marketing that technology.
Makes you wish you bought some Apple stock in the 90's when they were going through a CEO a year and virtually out of business.
Quote from: billybob476 on June 23, 2009, 07:04:15 AM
Makes you wish you bought some Apple stock in the 90's when they were going through a CEO a year and virtually out of business.
Forget that, you could have bought the stock below 80 6 months ago and now it's at 134! Opportunity is always there. :)
Quote from: Rico on June 23, 2009, 06:46:26 AM
You misunderstand Bryan - I'm not calling how the iPhone has done so far commercially, hysteria. I'm calling running out and lining up to buy it on Day one (again for many) hysteria. I also still feel strongly that for most people it's overkill and not needed. And that's marketing at it's finest.
OK, I misunderstood too and with that I agree. I work with a guy who got a 1st gen iPhone almost on day one then did the same with the 3G. He's bowing out on the 3GS - not worth the upgrade pain - but everywhere else has been right there at the front of the queue.
I just don't get that. I maybe see it more with the 3GS. The platform has proven itself now so you know a lot more about what you're getting (as a new customer, not a 3G upgrade) but even then, I may be a Brit but I HATE queues.
Everyone knows that Macs are almost purely based upon the idea and sexiness of the product more so than the actually power or things that it can do. People want to have the latest and greatest. They want the sexiest, sleekest, phone that can do it all even though very few really harness all the things the Iphone can do. Everyone can argue if it is really worth paying so much money for something along with the payment plan that does all these things, but they only use to text and call their friends.
I love my phone I have right now. It's perfect for what I want to do with it and I just purchased a 16 gb Ipod Touch for an absolute steal of a price only because I really wanted something that I can easily surf the internet with and check my email when I'm at class or work or out and about and don't want to lug the laptop around (also factors that the laptop is somewhat unreliable and needs to be plugged in to work) that doesn't ring up the bill using fees to connect to towers and get internet from. It is the perfect hybrid for me in turns of processing power and things I really like and will use often. Yesterday, while I was eating lunch outside and enjoying the day it was nice to listen to my music with the touch and also read a manuscript from a biochemistry journal all in one simple to use piece of technology.
I don't think anyone is going to argue against the fact that the Iphone the Ipod Touch and the other apple products are good products, but in the end it is definitely more about the fact that apple puts a high emphasis on the fashion of the technology because that's what the average Joe Blow customer is going to see. He is going to see this heady piece of technology with one button and looks sleek as hell and he is going to think about the cute blonde girl at the bar he can impress with his Iphone even though he just needs something for text and talk.
I'd argue that over and above sexiness (which is appealing of course), the iPhone and iPod touch represent a substantial leap forward in user interface design. I've never used a touch sensitive device as intuitive.
I would also argue that Macs offer a very different user experience than Windows based machines and that is what at the end of the day keeps customers coming back or switching to the Max OS platform over Windows. The growth in Mac sales proves this out.
One of my closest friends told me yesterday that he wished he had never bought the I-Phone. He said the Blackberry is a much more efficient phone and he tires of the lag time and cumbersomness of the I-Phone. I guess I'm going to wait a while longer and do more research before I invest.
Kevin
As with all things, a particular OS or UI is all down to personal choice at the time of purchase. What your friends do or don't like shouldn't influence you too much since try are not you.
I think you're doing the right thing - go an be sure you get what you believe will be best for you.
I still have the original iphone which has a $40 per month voice plan with $20 data and messaging. Which is around the same as just about all the other guys are charging.
AT&T got greedy with the 3G and upped the price to $30 data with no messaging, which is at least another $5. Which is obviously double dipping to charge for data and messaging separately. (One trick to get around the messaging though is using the email app to just email texts to people's phones because email is included in the data plan.) Because of this gouging, I am sticking with the original iphone as long as I can. Or at least until they get to a point to where they see they would sell more if they took the data price back down.
Apple is a kind of company that will rather make 4 out of 10 people very happy than 9 out of 10 sort of happy. Some people don't like their gui. I'm in the camp that really does. The apps on the phone are extremely useful and cut down on having to load full web pages.
Happily one thing we have in Canada (at least with my iPhone plan on Fido) is unlimited text.
Quote from: AlanP on June 25, 2009, 09:05:00 AM
I still have the original iphone which has a $40 per month voice plan with $20 data and messaging. Which is around the same as just about all the other guys are charging.
AT&T got greedy with the 3G and upped the price to $30 data with no messaging, which is at least another $5. Which is obviously double dipping to charge for data and messaging separately. (One trick to get around the messaging though is using the email app to just email texts to people's phones because email is included in the data plan.) Because of this gouging, I am sticking with the original iphone as long as I can. Or at least until they get to a point to where they see they would sell more if they took the data price back down.
Apple is a kind of company that will rather make 4 out of 10 people very happy than 9 out of 10 sort of happy. Some people don't like their gui. I'm in the camp that really does. The apps on the phone are extremely useful and cut down on having to load full web pages.
Keep in mind that AT&T subsidizes all iPhone purchases with a rebate back to Apple to actually lower the price of the phone at retail. It's currently a loss leader for them but that will change and prices will drop as adoption expands.
I'm aiming to get a 2G version hoping it will be cheaper.
Quote from: HawkeyeMeds on June 25, 2009, 04:09:50 PM
I'm aiming to get a 2G version hoping it will be cheaper.
Second hand? You can't get them new.
For those interested in learning about new and interesting apps, Scott from Extralife has started a new podcast called AppSlappy (http://www.myextralife.com/appslappy/ (http://www.myextralife.com/appslappy/)) all about iPhones and apps. Interesting show and they highlight some interesting apps both free and paid.
Again that's http://www.myextralife.com/appslappy/ (http://www.myextralife.com/appslappy/)
Anyone with a 3gs, I'm curious on how well the voice control works? What does it allow you to do?
My brother was supposed to get one last week, I should give him a call and find out.
Just had my iPhone unlocked by O2.
It worked with the Virgin SIM I tried it with so, come the end of my contract, I'm free to take it anywhere. I really doubted this would ever happen but it has.
Just as well. Once we move offices, the new buildings are so well shielded that no-one other than Orange customers get a signal (allegedly). Oddly enough, Orange is the network the company uses for it's mobile phones.
iLove!
I have the 16GB iPhone and I am totally in love with it! also, with abit of tweaking and a lot of photo shop work I now have a home made Blade Runner theme!! complete with movie iconography and tex msg/ringtone sound fx!
Also, while im using it I kinda feel like im using a TNG/DS9/VOY style PADD! which makes me feel pretty cool!!
If anyone wants any help with making there own themes I have filmed and uploaded a video tutorial onto youtube, just msg me n ill send you the link.
Joostin
Quote from: Feathers on January 23, 2010, 09:50:38 AM
Just as well. Once we move offices, the new buildings are so well shielded that no-one other than Orange customers get a signal (allegedly). Oddly enough, Orange is the network the company uses for it's mobile phones.
I sit next to the data center in my building - and the 3G tower is on the other side of the data center. At my desk this gives me lousy coverage - I have to walk away from my desk about 10 paces and I get a full strength signal. Maddening!
My only complaint with my 3Gs is O2's Internet coverage. At times I loose all 3G and end up with Echo or even worse the little blue circle but I hear they are sorting that out soon because Orange are hit on their tails.