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View Poll Results: are you going to get the new iphone 3g ?
I have never own a iphone and I'm buying the new one 52 36.62%
I own a iphone I'm not going to buy the 3G iphone 19 13.38%
I own a iphone and I'm going to replace it with the new 3G iphone one 41 28.87%
I would never get an iphone 30 21.13%
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      06-10-2008, 02:05 AM   #67
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The iphone isn't a business man's phone, its for merely entertainment. Why do you think Congressmen, Business owners, CEO's and CFO's all use blackberries.
Barack Obama uses one too

Not to mention hotties like Alessandra Ambrosio, Angelina Jolie, Heidi Klum, Jessica Alba, Kate Hudson, Natalie Portman, etc.
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The iphone isn't a business man's phone, its for merely entertainment. Why do you think Congressmen, Business owners, CEO's and CFO's all use blackberries.
Barack Obama uses one too

Not to mention hotties like Alessandra Ambrosio, Angelina Jolie, Heidi Klum, Jessica Alba, Kate Hudson, Natalie Portman, etc.
Because until now iPhone has not had exchange active sync. With V2.0 it does which will change alot of peoples views. Personally, having used an iphone for 8 months, the only real downside is that you actually have to look at it to work it. With my old Nokia I could push buttons without looking and navigate around it pretty accurately.

Would I go back though - nope, never.
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I bet they will come out with a 18GB or at least something bigger then an 8. Waiting for that one then I'll bite.

I own an 18GB right now
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I bet they will come out with a 18GB or at least something bigger then an 8. Waiting for that one then I'll bite.

I own an 18GB right now
is 8 and 16 my friend not only 8GB, the 16GB version is $299 and is the only version you can choose in white
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Getting one. I need GPS in my car.
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is going to be a pain in the ass to get the new iphone .

no online order only in store, phone must be activated at the store no more in home activation, and when they start selling it online if is not active with in 30 days there are going to be penalty fees.

so is not going to be as easy to get one like the original iphone was.

I'm glad that I'm actually an AT&T customer but I don't want to wait in line for an iphone

source : http://www.macrumors.com/2008/06/09/...one-unlocking/

Wow that blows

Forget that shit, aluminum backs FTW
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      06-10-2008, 08:19 AM   #73
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The iphone isn't a business man's phone, its for merely entertainment. Why do you think Congressmen, Business owners, CEO's and CFO's all use blackberries.
Barack Obama uses one too

Not to mention hotties like Alessandra Ambrosio, Angelina Jolie, Heidi Klum, Jessica Alba, Kate Hudson, Natalie Portman, etc.
Well said, BUT a real business man does not need a phone. That's what assistants and secretaries are for.
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Wow that blows

Forget that shit, aluminum backs FTW
Yeah, it does. I am still going to upgrade to the new one, but I did send an email off to one of many Steve Job's drones( I doubt he actually reads his own email) containing my complaint and inquiring about upgrading from the old one to the new one.
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Yeah, it does. I am still going to upgrade to the new one, but I did send an email off to one of many Steve Job's drones( I doubt he actually reads his own email) containing my complaint and inquiring about upgrading from the old one to the new one.
yeah I probably will still be thinking about getting the new one , only I'll wait a little longer to see how people will work around it. I just hate being forced into useless and limiting cell phone contracts (eventhough I'm a current AT&T customer myself). And what's up with the 'penalties', how the heck will they impose that? Will they charge up your credit card? I'm guessing, there will be no way to walk into an Apple store and buy the iphone in cash.
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yeah I probably will still be thinking about getting the new one , only I'll wait a little longer to see how people will work around it. I just hate being forced into useless and limiting cell phone contracts (eventhough I'm a current AT&T customer myself). And what's up with the 'penalties', how the heck will they impose that? Will they charge up your credit card? I'm guessing, there will be no way to walk into an Apple store and buy the iphone in cash.
The 1G iPhone was credit card only, so I assume it will be the same for the 3G for credit reasons.

PS: I might see you in line depending on which Apple Store you go to.
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The fact that this doesn't have video conferencing I'm not going to upgrade. Asia has the capabilities to do this a long time ago. I'm surprised they didn't include this on the new 3G iPhone.
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The fact that this doesn't have video conferencing I'm not going to upgrade. Asia has the capabilities to do this a long time ago. I'm surprised they didn't include this on the new 3G iPhone.
You really want to see the people you're talking to? Fuck that shit I'd rather not have people seeing whatever I'm doing when I call them.
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You really want to see the people you're talking to? Fuck that shit I'd rather not have people seeing whatever I'm doing when I call them.
I don't care so much about video conferencing via phone with another person, but the fact that iChat is getting pretty popular with people (I guess you can say they're the samething) but I'm surprised Apple didn't take that into consideration. I'm sure they will when they release the next gen iPhone sometime next year.
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I don't care so much about video conferencing via phone with another person, but the fact that iChat is getting pretty popular with people (I guess you can say they're the samething) but I'm surprised Apple didn't take that into consideration. I'm sure they will when they release the next gen iPhone sometime next year.
Apple can add iChat anytime they want( it will probably be WiFi dependent like iTunes is) through a software update. I am just surprised they haven't done it now as it is one of the most request features.
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The price finally got reasonable, so I may give it a try. I've been with AT&T for years via my work phones, and they've been great for coverage the last couple years. I currently have a BBerry 8820 and a Curve, but may try the iPhone for shits and grins.
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its not actually less expensive, because the plan is $10 extra,
but this phone is going to be beast (ftw)

the app store is going to be amazing too
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^ That's correct, but at the same time you are using a faster service so its not like they are charging more for the same thing.

Well, I just shipped out my iPhone today so for the next month I'm stuck using this POS Panasonic GD55 since I have given every other old phone of mine to someone as a hand me down. The icing on the cake is that there isn't an Apple store here in the dump of Wilmington where I moved so it looks like I'll have to drive 2 hours next month just to get the damn phone... God, how I miss Long Island.
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I was talking to a colleague today and she agreed that in addition to MS Active Sync, a Blackberry "connector" type of software loaded on the phone would make it a no-brainer for a lot of people to get this. Of course, RIM would probably charge Apple an arm & three legs for that capability
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just sold my iphone for $358 on ebay to some guy in Canada

there is a lot of demand for the old generation iphone.

so if you are an AT&T customer SELL your phone
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Hmmmm should I or should I not sell my unlocked 8gb?
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just sold my iphone for $358 on ebay to some guy in Canada

there is a lot of demand for the old generation iphone.

so if you are an AT&T customer SELL your phone
Will we be able to purchase a 3G iphone without extending the AT&T contract?

Initial reports say that you won't be able to purchase a 3G phone unless you sign another 2-year agreement with AT&T.

I will wait to see what happens on July 11th. I am thinking about giving the Android platform a try though .
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