IPhone 3G Eve
Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 7:30:28 pm PDT
OK, so who’s planning to try to grab an iPhone 3G tomorrow?
(Besides me, that is.)
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Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 7:30:28 pm PDT
OK, so who’s planning to try to grab an iPhone 3G tomorrow?
(Besides me, that is.)
158 comments
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Occasional Reader Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:32:20pm |
I'll check it out at some point, but I think I'll stick with my current iPhone and sit it out until iPhone 3.0.
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Killgore Trout Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:32:48pm |
OK, so who’s planning to try to grab an iPhone 3G tomorrow?
Not I. Consumerist lemmings fuel the capitalist regime.
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skree Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:34:26pm |
The software update is sweet for the 1st edition iPhone!
iTunes now has an iPhone app store with a lot free applications and some for just a few bucks. I picked up AIM, a voice recorder, to do list, restaurant tab calculator and a flashlight.
Software Christmas!
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ec marm Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:34:51pm |
I'll wait until after the election. I'm sure by the end of October Obama will be promising them to every voter. Chicago voters will get two, one for each vote.
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David IV of Georgia Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:35:36pm |
I haven't even gotten an iPod yet.
But I have about 20,000 hours* of music in iTunes...
*actual amount may vary by ±19815 hours.
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baxtrice Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:35:44pm |
Nope, it's going to cost more in the long run for the 3G goodness
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experiencedtraveller Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:36:47pm |
re: #5 Killgore Trout
Not I. Consumerist lemmings fuel the capitalist regime.
We all remember how much better communist phones worked.
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faraway Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:36:57pm |
I hope Charles is buying one for each of his hamsters.
Are these hamsters unionized yet?
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LoFlyer Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:37:02pm |
Not a snowballs chance in hell. I am resisting them giving me a blackberry at work, a cell is bad enough. When they get an I-phone down to 50 bucks and 25 a month for service, I'll buy in.
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Turbodawg Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:37:04pm |
I just told someone I was going to get a Voyager. I am contractually obligated to Verizon ;)
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NJDhockeyfan Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:37:10pm |
I have a razor phone. It does all kinds of things which are really cool. I have no idea how to operate it other than calling someone or answering it. I have used the tex message function about three times but I forgot how I did it.
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sojerofgod Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:37:13pm |
Sorry, I don't have an I phone and would be damned before I paid Apple's prices for anything. Ever since My daughter's first I pod failed and apple's answer to practically EVERY issue was "buy a new one" I have swearn a moughty oath that I'd never give money to those soul-less zombies with no teeth.
So there!
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:37:16pm |
re: #5 Killgore Trout
Not I. Consumerist lemmings fuel the capitalist regime.
I was just going to say no, but can I plaigerize yours. It sounds so errorudeite
/Run spell-check? Why? This is more fun.
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Dr. Shalit Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:37:32pm |
re: #2 Mathew1977
Change! To a Blackberry.
Matthew & Charles -
I will stick with my AT&T Wireless "Moto-Q" for the time being, thank you. For what it is worth, Opera on top of Windows 6.1 Mobile works just fine for me.
-S-
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Irish Rose Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:37:43pm |
Food, or a iPhone 3G?
Food.... iPhone 3G .... food, or... iPhone 3G .
Help, I can't decide!
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baxtrice Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:38:06pm |
The Macalope talks about the cost of iPhone vs iPhone 3G
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Kragar (Proud to be Kafir) Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:38:07pm |
I dont use the cell phone I do have, why would I drop $300+ more for another one?
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unclassifiable Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:38:08pm |
Not me.
I like my phone to be a phone, my computer to be a computer, my stereo to be my stereo, and my tv to be my tv.
Why put it all in one package? So you screw up at some airport and drop all 5 in the toilet at the same time?.
/yeah it happened
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Cognito Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:38:12pm |
I'm cavin' in and getting one.
And it won't be more expensive for me, happy to report, since I'm already an AT&T customer, and my contract has expired. So I get to keep my old plan, grandfathered in.
Sweet.
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Hard Right Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:38:21pm |
Spent all my money on hookers, booze, and guns. Not in that order though.
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Mathew1977 Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:38:40pm |
re: #17 sojerofgod
Sorry, I don't have an I phone and would be damned before I paid Apple's prices for anything. Ever since My daughter's first I pod failed and apple's answer to practically EVERY issue was "buy a new one" I have swearn a moughty oath that I'd never give money to those soul-less zombies with no teeth.
So there!
Not just an oath, but a moughty oath.
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guzziguy Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:39:09pm |
My Palm LifeDrive just died. I had plans on a new iPhone until I checked on AT&T's service in the area of my very rural school. No good.
Now, I'm not sure. I'm disappointed in the Palm's performance. It really didn't last as long as it should. Still, I already have the keyboard and other goodies.
Decisions.
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Irish Rose Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:39:11pm |
re: #16 NJDhockeyfan
I have a razor phone. It does all kinds of things which are really cool. I have no idea how to operate it other than calling someone or answering it. I have used the tex message function about three times but I forgot how I did it.
But I'll bet it has great ringtones, and a really flashy display.
Priorities!
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ModerateWolverine Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:39:11pm |
I'd love one but there's no way I'm getting on line for 7 hours to get it. I hope that's not the case tomorrow.
Plus the typing is going to be a pain for the first little bit...until you get used to that little virtual keyboard.
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LoFlyer Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:39:40pm |
re: #20 Irish Rose
Food, or a iPhone 3G?
Food.... iPhone 3G .... food, or... iPhone 3G .
Help, I can't decide!
You can't eat an I-phone. And you can't talk on a steak. The choice is yours, would you rather talk than eat?
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lawhawk Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:39:50pm |
There's an object known as an iPhone? Curious. Very curious.
Does it work with any network besides AT&T? Or do we have to crack it like a scrambled egg to make it behave?
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sojerofgod Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:40:14pm |
I have a blackjack now and the text is so small I can barely read it w/o glasses, which since i don't need to see, drive or etc, make it impossible to use very well on the fly. why would I want to have a phone I have to touch in just the right spot to answer? While I am driving in particular.
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sngnsgt Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:40:21pm |
re: #26 Hard Right
Spent all my money on hookers, booze, and guns. Not in that order though.
It's the armed hookers you gotta look out for...
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Hard Right Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:40:24pm |
re: #20 Irish Rose
Food, or a iPhone 3G?
Food.... iPhone 3G .... food, or... iPhone 3G .
Help, I can't decide!
Buy it, then eat it. Problem solved.
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Pvt Bin Jammin Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:40:37pm |
Not me. I just spent all my spare money on a new bluetooth jawbone for my daughter so that we can hear her with clarity. She has the current model of iphone. BTW the new jawbone is great!
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Irish Rose Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:41:14pm |
re: #31 LoFlyer
You can't eat an I-phone. And you can't talk on a steak.
That was helpful ;).
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oneeyesquare Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:41:15pm |
I'm struggling with it. I have the upgrade cash and current iPhone owner. I want GPS and the 3G. I do not want to upgrade the current iPhones til it's determined if 2.0 can be unlocked (jailbreak has already been confirmed) lest I ruin their 1.1.4 value.I don't want to pay an extra $15/month to achieve the same level of Gen! service.
I think tomorrow's purchase wholly depends on the line size and availability at 9:45am tomorrow....
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sojerofgod Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:41:43pm |
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LC LaWedgie Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:41:57pm |
Not me. I'm looking up my future.
When the Dhimmis destroy all the evil corporations and the environmentalists destroy all the hard-goods manufacturing and the anti-war crowd destroys the defense industry, I'll be ahead of y'all, you'll see.
I plan on takin' prezumtive nominee BarryO's words to hart and spend my money lerning to speech and spel more than just "housekeeping!" in five or six languages.
The man's a visionery.
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sngnsgt Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:42:00pm |
re: #35 Hard Right
Set on ring or vibrate? Nevermind, don't answer that.
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LoFlyer Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:42:27pm |
re: #37 Irish Rose
That was helpful ;).
Sorry, personally I would take the steak....
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JeremyR Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:42:43pm |
re: #16 NJDhockeyfan
I have a razor phone. It does all kinds of things which are really cool. I have no idea how to operate it other than calling someone or answering it. I have used the tex message function about three times but I forgot how I did it.
OH NO! I've been clowned.
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maddogg Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:42:59pm |
Not tomorrow, not the day after, not ever. I hate to carry any cell phone. Makes me feel like there is a leash around my neck. Intolerable. BTW, the spooks can track your celll phone even when it is turned off.
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sojerofgod Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:43:57pm |
re: #38 oneeyesquare
GPS?
You really want Steve Jobs to know where you are at all times?
Some of my daily acts I prefer to do un-localized, thanks very much.
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Killgore Trout Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:43:59pm |
re: #12 experiencedtraveller
Heh. I have an old Russian phone that my dad picked up in Afghanistan in the early 80's. I rewired it to work on American phone lines. The sound quality is shit but I love the sound of the ring.
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JeremyR Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:44:04pm |
re: #20 Irish Rose
Food, or a iPhone 3G?
Food.... iPhone 3G .... food, or... iPhone 3G .
Help, I can't decide!
Food is over rated.
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David IV of Georgia Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:44:11pm |
re: #18 pre-Boomer Marine brat
I was just going to say no, but can I plaigerize yours. It sounds so errorudeite
/Run spell-check? Why? This is more fun.
Sumtymes I gette inn the mood to just spel hovveuer I wish in the spirit of pre-standardized Englysche. I figure if I can ace the vocab section of the GRE, I shouldn't worry about it.
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Hard Right Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:44:16pm |
re: #34 sngnsgt
It's the armed hookers you gotta look out for...
They make it interesting. ;)
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Big Steve Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:45:12pm |
Well off to vacation in Cleveland of all places.
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Hard Right Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:45:57pm |
re: #42 sngnsgt
Set on ring or vibrate? Nevermind, don't answer that.
The days of the pager was good to me. Had two...one for each pocket. Heh. >:)
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sngnsgt Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:46:13pm |
re: #50 Hard Right
They make it interesting. ;)
As long as they're straight shooters.
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Hard Right Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:46:53pm |
re: #53 sngnsgt
As long as they're straight shooters.
That was my....oooo never mind.
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sojerofgod Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:46:55pm |
re: #49 David IV of Georgia
Get a copy of Steven Ambrose's "Undaunted Courage" the story of Lewis and Clark. Now that man (Lewis) could Spel !
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Dr. Shalit Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:47:32pm |
re: #15 Turbodawg
"Dawg"
Verizon IS really good - as a cell phone - my company has them as well as AT&T. I know it really hurts - mentally more than fiscally - to blow off a carrier. Think of it this way, on average - breaking a cell phone contract costs on average $175.00. If that is what it takes - IT IS THE CHEAPEST DIVORCE YOU WILL EVER EXPERIENCE. We went through the same thing with Sprint/Nextel. We were close to the end of the contract, and so paid for two (2) months in advance and "ended" the contracts. That was it, and everybody in the company is "Reasonably Unhappy" these days - works for me.
-S-
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sngnsgt Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:47:46pm |
re: #52 Hard Right
The days of the pager was good to me. Had two...one for each pocket. Heh. >:)
LOL! Too much information...
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counter terrorist Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:50:01pm |
I think I want one. But what should I do with my Black Blackberry?
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Dr. Shalit Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:50:02pm |
re: #31 LoFlyer
"Lo" -
Without getting into detail, I know people in my building that WOULD RATHER TALK THAN EAT.
-S-
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MarineGrunt Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:50:02pm |
No thanks, I already have a reliable phone with call waiting to boot
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NJDhockeyfan Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:50:18pm |
re: #47 Killgore Trout
Heh. I have an old Russian phone that my dad picked up in Afghanistan in the early 80's. I rewired it to work on American phone lines. The sound quality is shit but I love the sound of the ring.
I have one of those old Motorola suitcase mobile phones. It's large with with a full handset that has the dialing numbers on the back of the receiver that light up.
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Hard Right Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:51:03pm |
re: #57 sngnsgt
LOL! Too much information...
You started it and I'm easily led into mischief.
Since we're on the subject, I look at those "back massagers" the stores sell and just chuckle. I've dated a few women who "misused" them.
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Jewels (AKA Julian) Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:52:01pm |
no lizards about in the lounge....." It's very cold in here, muphy"
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tyree Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:52:21pm |
My favorite son-in-law. We are Catholic and he is Lutheran, but it is not a mixed marriage because both families are Mac people.
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Dr. Shalit Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:52:42pm |
re: #62 NJDhockeyfan
"NJDhf" -
Thanks - the stuff all 'y'all mentioned makes my Moto-Q look smaller and smaller.
-S-
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Electron Shuffler Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:54:10pm |
I don't want a cell phone, but if I did.
If I had the talent that is I'd put together this!
Port-O-Rotary
Realy get someones attention when that ol' bell goes BRRinnnng!
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Sloppy Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:56:51pm |
If God wanted me to have a cell phone or some similar gimcrack He would have put my mouth up on my cheek.
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Dr. Shalit Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:57:08pm |
re: #65 tyree
My favorite son-in-law. We are Catholic and he is Lutheran, but it is not a mixed marriage because both families are Mac people.
"tyree" -
ROTFLMAO - Guess that makes Simi and Me a mixed couple. We are both Jewish - AND - because of applications, She is a Mac - Y - Yo soy Sr. Ventanas - en Espanol por Sr. Obama - el quien no lo entiende.
-S-
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kiwiviv Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:57:59pm |
I hate to brag....but it is already on sale in New Zealand
[Link: www.nzherald.co.nz...]
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RememberSekhmet? Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:59:39pm |
I'm on Sprint. Had to sell the iPhone I got.
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kiwiviv Thu, Jul 10, 2008 8:01:51pm |
re: #72 ploome hineni
Here are the NZ prices:
The cheapest price for the phone is $199 but consumers must sign up to a two-year, $250-a-month call plan with Vodafone.
It can be bought outright for $1129 (16GB model) or $979 (8GB).
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sleepyone Thu, Jul 10, 2008 8:02:51pm |
I'll get one when my trusty Palm dies.
/get your mind out of the gutter.
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Dr. Shalit Thu, Jul 10, 2008 8:03:57pm |
re: #72 ploome hineni
what does it cost to have access to the internet and phone service wtc.?
the phone is cheap enough, the monthly bill must be more than the cost of the phone
ploomie -
Of course it is - that is how all 'y'all get the phone as inexpensively as you do. For reference, my Moto-Q, unlocked, through Motorola costs $499.00, through AT&T Wireless it cost a Net of $149.00. Where do you think the extra $300.00 comes from?
-S-
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Mathew1977 Thu, Jul 10, 2008 8:05:19pm |
re: #68 Sloppy
If God wanted me to have a cell phone or some similar gimcrack He would have put my mouth up on my cheek.
If God wanted you to wear clothes, wouldn't he have put trousers and a shirt on you?
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zerodamage Thu, Jul 10, 2008 8:06:24pm |
I've been running the 2.0 firmware all day today and I have to say that it is about damn time. The phone seems to be snappier and runs just all around a lot better. The only app that I really miss from my jail broken iphone is the video recorder application that I had. I am thinking that it will end up on the app store really soon.
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Hawk59 Thu, Jul 10, 2008 8:07:43pm |
Updated my iPhone to the 2.0 firmware earlier today, and added OMA and Mobile Sync to my Exchange servers. This step alone makes the iPhone a Blackberry killer, and the new Mobile Apps Store on itunes has some awesome free software (and some software that I am certain is awesome as well, but not free). Exchange Email Push, Active Directory lookups, calendar sync....It's pretty near seamless.
Just an observation, but it appears to me that the 2.0 firmware might have "upclocked" the processor on the older iPhone. It seems to run a bit hotter (temperature-wise) and the battery seems to drop more quickly....Or it may just be that I have been messing with it all day ;-)
Tom
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Macker Thu, Jul 10, 2008 8:07:50pm |
re: #12 experiencedtraveller
We all remember how much better communist phones worked.
And here lies one of the many Secrets of the Ancients....
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libertexian Thu, Jul 10, 2008 8:10:23pm |
I'm looking to get the Nokia N95, unlocked.
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FrogMarch Thu, Jul 10, 2008 8:10:30pm |
i-Can't. Knowing me I'd either lose it, wash it, or accidentally flush it down the toilet.
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Blueprinter Thu, Jul 10, 2008 8:12:03pm |
Gimme, gimme, gimme!
A new Apple toy. He who dies with the the most toys- WINS!
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sadhu Thu, Jul 10, 2008 8:14:42pm |
I upgraded my iPhone to 2.0 today the nerdly way instead of waiting. There is enough GPS built in for me not to need to buy the new one - and I can get wifi pretty much everywhere, so the faster "edge" network aint no big thing. The speaker is better in the new unit supposedly.
There was a good discussion all day about how to upgrade to 2.0 so I dove in, upgraded iTunes to 7.7, downloaded the update file for iPhone via Firefox (all on Windoze Vista cause it was all I had to work on) and off I went to the App Store ---- and got next to nothing done all day work-wise having so much fun.
The App Store is awesome.
Some of my favorites so far: AIM, Google, Remote, Facebook, Evernote, Twitterrific, Jott, NetNewsWire & Flashlight ---- oh, and AquaForest (which is best for kids in the back seat of the car and a complete time sink, and wonderful). Many are free.
The first RSS feed I added to NetNewsWire was Little Green Footballs.
By the way, there was discussion among comrade nerdlies on FriendFeed today about the Photoshop job on the Iranian missile can't get it up launch. Mention of the Lizard Army was made.
Truth prevails.
Keep on keeping on!
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FurryOldGuyJeans Thu, Jul 10, 2008 8:16:06pm |
In times like these I am so glad I live on a VERY limited income and so can't afford to splurge on the latest tech gizmo. I am too much of a tech-geek to let the newest toy pass me by if I can afford it.
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Hard Right Thu, Jul 10, 2008 8:16:37pm |
re: #86 Blueprinter
Gimme, gimme, gimme!
A new Apple toy. He who dies with the the most toys-
WINSis still dead!
:)
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Hawk59 Thu, Jul 10, 2008 8:17:49pm |
re: #88 sadhu
There was a good discussion all day about how to upgrade to 2.0 so I dove in, upgraded iTunes to 7.7, downloaded the update file for iPhone via Firefox (all on Windoze Vista cause it was all I had to work on) and off I went to the App Store ---- and got next to nothing done all day work-wise having so much fun.
Heh....I didn't see any instructions on getting the new 7.7 iTunes ;-( Spent about 30 minutes crashing the upgrade before figuring that one out!
Tom
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slokat Thu, Jul 10, 2008 8:18:25pm |
re: #45 maddogg
Not tomorrow, not the day after, not ever. I hate to carry any cell phone. Makes me feel like there is a leash around my neck. Intolerable. BTW, the spooks can track your celll phone even when it is turned off.
not true. turned off it is a collection of parts... on the other hand - on, but not in use?
I could track you, if I knew your phone's ID#.
I'm not a spook & not a geek. just know where to find geek tools...
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baxtrice Thu, Jul 10, 2008 8:18:41pm |
re: #86 Blueprinter
Gimme, gimme, gimme!
A new Apple toy. He who dies with the the most toys- WINS!
I like your style.
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Dark_Falcon Thu, Jul 10, 2008 8:19:02pm |
I won't be getting it. I work for one of AT&T's competitors, and it would not be prudent for me to buy one.
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Colonel Panik Thu, Jul 10, 2008 8:21:27pm |
re: #26 Hard Right
Spent all my money on hookers, booze, and guns. Not in that order though.
Hookers, booze and guns? Sounds like a Warren Zevon tune!
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maddogg Thu, Jul 10, 2008 8:22:02pm |
re: #92 slokat
I'm not a spook & not a geek. just know where to find geek tools...
I was assured by an actual spook that a turned off phone still signals and can be tracked with proper equipment.
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reine.de.tout Thu, Jul 10, 2008 8:25:42pm |
re: #29 Irish Rose
But I'll bet it has great ringtones, and a really flashy display.
Priorities!
The Razor does have good ringtones. Mine is the "Pink Panther Theme".
People around when it rings get a kick out of it, instead of getting aggravated when I get a call..
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experiencedtraveller Thu, Jul 10, 2008 8:26:04pm |
re: #47 Killgore Trout
Heh. I have an old Russian phone that my dad picked up in Afghanistan in the early 80's. I rewired it to work on American phone lines. The sound quality is shit but I love the sound of the ring.
Nice! I bet it weighs a ton!
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Colonel Panik Thu, Jul 10, 2008 8:26:36pm |
re: #96 maddogg
I was assured by an actual spook that a turned off phone still signals and can be tracked with proper equipment.
Pull the battery.
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Maximu§ Thu, Jul 10, 2008 8:26:44pm |
I still have my original iPhone and I see no need to replace it. Ill just wait for the next generation of iPhone to come out...if the world is still around.
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astronmr20 Thu, Jul 10, 2008 8:28:26pm |
I finally decided to pull the trigger on one of these.
Coincidentally, my tmobile contract is up at the end of the month. I will wait until a few days before it ends, as the bastards will pro-rate the very end of the contract until the last day.
Watched the WWDC conference with the 3rd party developers unveiling their stuff for the Iphone 3g, and it was pretty stunning.
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maddogg Thu, Jul 10, 2008 8:29:35pm |
re: #99 Colonel Panik
Pull the battery.
That'll do it.
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slokat Thu, Jul 10, 2008 8:29:57pm |
re: #96 maddogg
I was assured by an actual spook that a turned off phone still signals and can be tracked with proper equipment.
Inactive yes, most phones check in @ scheduled intervals, if for no other reason than to check the time.
off - there is no signal, its an inert piece of plastic, silicon & metal.
Cell phones are extremely glorified fm walkie talkies, they are not magic.
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Colonel Panik Thu, Jul 10, 2008 8:31:58pm |
Because I work in the Wireless Location Based Services (GPS) industry, I am up to my a** in cellphones. I've got a Nextel i580 that feels like a flat hand grenade, a Sprint Sanyo 7050 and BlackBerry 8830 which I lovingly refer to as my electronic ball and chain. All of which are paid for by my company so I don't have to spend a dime on monthly cell service. The iPhone is cool but since I moved out of Silicon Valley to Arizona I am not as smitten by electronic gadgets and am more interested in spending my money on the sort of hardware the Obamahdi is probably going to try to ban.
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astronmr20 Thu, Jul 10, 2008 8:40:08pm |
For me it's between the moto-Q and the iphone.... just not too sure about windows mobile.. heard it's a bit slow.
Main thing, other than email and web for me, is spreadsheets. I'm pretty sure the iphone will read excel docs?
So if the iphone is faster and more stable than windows mobile (as OSX is much faster and more stable than windows in general on a similar computer), then I might spring for the Iphone.
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Dar ul Harb Thu, Jul 10, 2008 8:43:22pm |
I'm going to be updating from a Treo 270 with a crappy battery, so I'm looking forward to the new hotness perhaps more than most...
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Hucbald Thu, Jul 10, 2008 8:47:17pm |
I'm keeping my original. I live over 150 miles from the nearest 3G hub and 300 miles from the nearest Apple Store. EDGE works fine, even out here in the desert.
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avspatti Thu, Jul 10, 2008 8:48:08pm |
I am waiting for the next iPod Touch and a cheaper price. I don't need no stinking phone. LOL
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Kiernan Thu, Jul 10, 2008 8:48:59pm |
I myself will be getting a white one. And no, I am not a girl.
Don't be hating on my future (soon-to-mine) all white retro ivory colored internet machine, that just happens to have a gps and make phone calls.
I feel like Gollum and soon I will be repeatedly chanting, "My precious ... my precious..."
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Occasional Reader Thu, Jul 10, 2008 8:58:48pm |
re: #45 maddogg
Not tomorrow, not the day after, not ever. I hate to carry any cell phone. Makes me feel like there is a leash around my neck. Intolerable. BTW, the spooks can track your celll phone even when it is turned off.
1) You are perfectly capable of controlling the phone (and not it, you) if you want to.
2) Turn it completely off, and no, spooks can't track you. There is no power going to anything emitting a radio signal when the phone is completely shut down.
3) And anyway, spooks aren't tracking you.
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Colonel Panik Thu, Jul 10, 2008 9:03:00pm |
re: #84 winston06
I am happy with my blackberry and I won't get iPhone...
As Bob and Doug McKenzie said in their 24th Anniversary Special: "Research In Motion: Canadian geniuses, eh."
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LeePro Thu, Jul 10, 2008 9:03:12pm |
re: #106 Dar ul Harb
I'm going to be updating from a Treo 270 with a crappy battery, so I'm looking forward to the new hotness perhaps more than most...
Dar...
you still here...?
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avspatti Thu, Jul 10, 2008 9:04:17pm |
re: #36 Pvt Bin Jammin
Not me. I just spent all my spare money on a new bluetooth jawbone for my daughter so that we can hear her with clarity. She has the current model of iphone. BTW the new jawbone is great!
People with those look like the Borg.
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Reluctant Democrat Thu, Jul 10, 2008 9:06:41pm |
(Besides me, that is.)
Can I have your old one?
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tommygum Thu, Jul 10, 2008 9:08:14pm |
re: #98 experiencedtraveller
Nice! I bet it weighs a ton!
Diesel powered!
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maddogg Thu, Jul 10, 2008 9:15:36pm |
re: #110 Occasional Reader
1) You are perfectly capable of controlling the phone (and not it, you) if you want to.
2) Turn it completely off, and no, spooks can't track you. There is no power going to anything emitting a radio signal when the phone is completely shut down.
3) And anyway, spooks aren't tracking you.
No, not today, but the way the country is moving tends to give me a taste of paranoia. 1984.
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NomadOfNorad Thu, Jul 10, 2008 9:26:29pm |
re: #67 Electron Shuffler
I don't want a cell phone, but if I did.
If I had the talent that is I'd put together this!
Port-O-RotaryRealy get someones attention when that ol' bell goes BRRinnnng!
Oh, but if I was going to turn a vintage phone (or, for that matter, a replica of a vintage phone) into a cell phone, I'd go for something more like a candlestick phone. But that's just me. :D
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NTropy Thu, Jul 10, 2008 9:28:52pm |
I'll get an iPhone next year, when my contract is up and I can get the discount. I refuse to spend full retail when I can get at least a portion of it subsidized.
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Dr. Shalit Thu, Jul 10, 2008 9:29:56pm |
re: #105 astronmr20
"as-20" -
For what it is worth, the 8 Gb Gen. 2 iPhone is $50.00 more than the Moto-Q - net, without having to wait for a rebate. Think out your applications and then decide.
-S-
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astronmr20 Thu, Jul 10, 2008 9:35:46pm |
re: #109 Kiernan
I myself will be getting a white one. And no, I am not a girl.
Don't be hating on my future (soon-to-mine) all white retro ivory colored internet machine, that just happens to have a gps and make phone calls.I feel like Gollum and soon I will be repeatedly chanting, "My precious ... my precious..."
I dunno... that's gonna show dirt like nobody's business...
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prikolno Thu, Jul 10, 2008 9:43:01pm |
"Unlike previous iPhone transactions, you won't be allowed to walk out the door with an iPhone 3G until you've activated it on a two-year AT&T contract."
This kills it for me. I still have another 1 year on vrizon
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Gallatin Thu, Jul 10, 2008 9:44:33pm |
re: #103 slokat
Inactive yes, most phones check in @ scheduled intervals, if for no other reason than to check the time.
off - there is no signal, its an inert piece of plastic, silicon & metal.
Cell phones are extremely glorified fm walkie talkies, they are not magic.
A cell or two ago I had a Nokia to which ATT was able to "push" (in their parlance) program updates even when the phone had been turned off completely. They were also able to cycle or reboot the phone from an "off" state. My friend that works for Verizon indicated that the only way to be completely sure a given phone is powered off is to remove the battery.
As for a new iPhone, I'm going to wait until the dust settles and the fanboys have all stopped waiting in line. I admit, I'm tempted but a few weeks from now we'll know more about any hardware/software warts
in the 3G version.
Gallatin
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4k78 Thu, Jul 10, 2008 10:01:12pm |
I sat at the first version, primarily of the slow AT&T EDGE network. Now that the new iPhone is 3G, I'm going to be in line tomorrow. I'm hoping that I will be able to access my work email through the Exchange settings.
I've been with Sprint for over 11 years. It will weird to switch. I have the Samsung A900 currently. Until I got married a few years ago, I was buying new cell phones every year or so. I've had my Samsung for well over 2 years!
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Ugh! Thu, Jul 10, 2008 10:04:07pm |
Playing golf tomorrow. Will have 3G iPhone on Saturday. Giving old iPhone to my secretary's son.
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Dekar Thu, Jul 10, 2008 10:28:16pm |
I'll wait, its basically the same price in the long run as the old phone
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Bob in Breckenridge Thu, Jul 10, 2008 10:57:43pm |
Piss on Apple and its I-Phone 3G...
/Bag phones rule! :)
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LeePro Thu, Jul 10, 2008 11:07:02pm |
Slightly OT...
I'm a LONG-time Apple fan, but I can't see switching TO AT&T-anything, just for the iPhone!
Been thinking seriously about the Palm Centro (with Sprint). Have researched and read pro and cons.
Anybody got useful info?
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Ford Prefect Thu, Jul 10, 2008 11:27:58pm |
My contract is ending with Verizon this month. I plan on getting iPhone on Saturday. I may get it tomorrow. Not sure.
LeePro. Careful with Sprint. I've had nothing but HORRIBLE service from them. I'd use them because I'd get an awesome company discount, but the last time I had a phone from them, I was in analog roam most of where I was, and when I went to return the phone and cancel the service 2 days later, they still gouged me for a cancellation fee.
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LeePro Fri, Jul 11, 2008 12:25:01am |
re: #129 Ford Prefect
My contract is ending with Verizon this month. I plan on getting iPhone on Saturday. I may get it tomorrow. Not sure.
LeePro. Careful with Sprint. I've had nothing but HORRIBLE service from them. I'd use them because I'd get an awesome company discount, but the last time I had a phone from them, I was in analog roam most of where I was, and when I went to return the phone and cancel the service 2 days later, they still gouged me for a cancellation fee.
8 years with Sprint and counting. Trick is to speak only with supervisors, never with the doo-dah who answers!
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Greenwich Village Guy Fri, Jul 11, 2008 2:31:32am |
Waiting in line at the Soho/NYC store. Only about 50 of us so far.
Have you guys seen the 3rd party apps? Amazing.
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DoubleU Fri, Jul 11, 2008 4:18:34am |
I have always viewed the me-me-me devices... I am sorry the "I" devices as a liberal status symbol thing. All liberals seem to go out and get one to impress each other. Some of them who waste their money on these me-me-me products then complain they have no money .
Of course they never complain about the huge profits of apple corp, or how apple back dated their stocks like Enron.
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Empire1 Fri, Jul 11, 2008 4:44:15am |
TracPhone here -- got it about 9 months ago, in case of emergency, and aside from doing set-up, have used one minute of time (non-emergency, thank heavens). It's about $20 every three months -- why would I pay a fortune for something that would never get used?
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DoubleU Fri, Jul 11, 2008 4:49:18am |
re: #128 LeePro
Been thinking seriously about the Palm Centro (with Sprint). Have researched and read pro and cons.
Anybody got useful info?
I looked quickly at the Verizon version, I also would like more info. I don't desperately need a new phone but I can get mine free with discounts. My current phone is one of those old phones that makes phone calls, but has a lot of problems when I try to recharge it. I can't tell if it is the connector on the phone or the charger but it doesn't connect properly.
So anybody have into on the Palm Centro?
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elrushbuni Fri, Jul 11, 2008 5:25:53am |
I'm gonna sell all 3 of my old ones and me 3 new ones. Already got 2 of the 3 old ones sold.
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SecondComing Fri, Jul 11, 2008 5:59:13am |
I want one really bad but it's AT&T exclusive and we're with Sprint along with my wife's family and mine. We get Sprint to Sprint minutes(free calls between Sprint users) so it would be hard to convince the wife to switch carriers and give that up. Not to mention the plan for the phone.
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Kiernan Fri, Jul 11, 2008 6:13:06am |
re: #131 Greenwich Village Guy
I think the Apps Store is the number one reason that I am getting this phone. All that OS X goodness will make an amazing platform for all kinds of applications. I wouldn't be surprised if there were special lizard applications in the future!
Now, I have to drink more coffee, drive to New Hampster, and decide if I can take the social ostracism of buying a white phone, or if I should get black.
And, off topic, I can't remember the name of the philosophy where all choices are "black and white", or good or evil.
More caffeine is needed.
Have fun in the big apple.
Waiting in line at the Soho/NYC store. Only about 50 of us so far.Have you guys seen the 3rd party apps? Amazing.
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grahamski Fri, Jul 11, 2008 6:34:45am |
The cell phone I have is just fine, But I do have an iTouch, and a Macbook Pro....Love the Apple!
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Land Shark Fri, Jul 11, 2008 6:48:08am |
Maybe I'm missing something here. Is there anything dumber that standing in line all night to be one of the first to get a product that will be available later at a much reduced price and with the bugs of the original unit worked out? Does being the first with the latest matter that much? It makes no sense to me. Wake me up when the price comes down, though since I never had any interest in the original I-Phone I doubt I'll be interested in the new one.
Will the dim bulbs who stood in line for the first I-Phone stand in line for the new I-Phone? And will they stand in line to get the next one? You don't want to know what I think the "I" in I-Phone stands for.
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Occasional Reader Fri, Jul 11, 2008 7:02:30am |
re: #137 Kiernan
And, off topic, I can't remember the name of the philosophy where all choices are "black and white", or good or evil.
Manicheaism?
(Just trying to be helpful. Better late than never.)
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hepcat Fri, Jul 11, 2008 7:28:18am |
I'm waiting for the Dick Tracy wrist iPhone. I hear it's coming out soon.
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tradewind Fri, Jul 11, 2008 8:44:53am |
I'm about to plug my original one in to get the updates......
Everyone gripes about the slow surfing speed, but I am usually near a wifi spot and don't find it runs all that slowly except when it's using edge....
I love this phone... it has freed me untold hours from using laptop, remembering an ipod, pda, etc. And the camera is easily as good as some less expensive digital cams without phones attached.
Charles, the very best thing is snapping a picture and instantly clicking it into an email. I just hope the update lets you insert more than one photo at a time.
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tradewind Fri, Jul 11, 2008 8:47:17am |
re: #139 Land Shark
My, how sour the grapes are today...
:)
Try it, you'l like it. You don't have to stand in line, just wait until near closing and find an out of the way ATT outlet.........
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avspatti Fri, Jul 11, 2008 8:49:38am |
re: #139 Land Shark
Maybe I'm missing something here. Is there anything dumber that standing in line all night to be one of the first to get a product that will be available later at a much reduced price and with the bugs of the original unit worked out? Does being the first with the latest matter that much? It makes no sense to me. Wake me up when the price comes down, though since I never had any interest in the original I-Phone I doubt I'll be interested in the new one.
Will the dim bulbs who stood in line for the first I-Phone stand in line for the new I-Phone? And will they stand in line to get the next one? You don't want to know what I think the "I" in I-Phone stands for.
It's because it is like a party! People are chatting, getting to know one another, sharing Apple stories etc. I went down to the Apple store to take photos of the first iPhone day and had loads of fun. The only experience like that I have had was standing in line for World Series tickets when I lived in St. Louis.
No, I didn't buy an iPhone since I hate to talk on the phone. LOL
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toms38 Fri, Jul 11, 2008 8:52:54am |
I'm going to wait for the iphone software update so I can see what is in store for my old iphone. Can't wait to try out that app store. Then in a few months I'll probably break down and get the 3G.
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avspatti Fri, Jul 11, 2008 8:58:17am |
re: #133 Empire1
TracPhone here -- got it about 9 months ago, in case of emergency, and aside from doing set-up, have used one minute of time (non-emergency, thank heavens). It's about $20 every three months -- why would I pay a fortune for something that would never get used?
Virgin Mobile here. $15.00 every three months. Almost never use it except for emergencies and traveling. That's why I am waiting for an iTouch update with a lower price. Come on Steve, don't forget us.
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Land Shark Fri, Jul 11, 2008 10:18:05am |
re: #145 tradewind
My, how sour the grapes are today...
:)
Try it, you'l like it. You don't have to stand in line, just wait until near closing and find an out of the way ATT outlet.........
Sour grapes? Over what? I can afford an I-Phone if I ever decide I want one. If people want to stand in line all night for something it's their right. And that was my point, why wait in line all night and pay top dollar to get something first when after a while you'll be able to find it at an ATT outlet without standing in line for much less? But, hey, to each their own.
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SecondComing Fri, Jul 11, 2008 11:51:18am |
Did you get an iPhone Charles? I saw they were having problems with them today.
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Noam Chumpski Fri, Jul 11, 2008 12:15:03pm |
Thanks to an accidental "washing" of my iPhone (v.1) on Monday I was there in line this morning at 5am (EST) and got mine around 10:20am.
By then, AT&T had pretty much crashed (no one saw that coming? lol) and they politely asked me to activate it at home.
MobileMe is still a mess though and I guess it will work itself out over the weekend. I'm not sure what they were thinking releasing these things at the same time, but...
I don't wait in line for nothin', but I have to say I like this thing.
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judahsabre Fri, Jul 11, 2008 12:19:45pm |
Land Shark: I found an out of the way AT&T outlet, and there was 1) a line, and 2) they had run out of iPhones by noon. Good theory, though: I mean, I figured I'd be better off there than at the Apple Store, and that I'd just walk in and buy one, as if it were, you know, sort of normal!
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swampy Fri, Jul 11, 2008 12:24:31pm |
I have a Razr and I hate it. Too many menus and too many buttons to push just to do simple things. The text is too small to read and there's no way to read it in harsh daylight.
I'd like an iPhone, but AT&T does not offer 3G service in my area, but would charge me for it anyway! (grumble, grumbls). I may pick up someone's generation I iPhone off of eBay or someplace later.
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ackomanyuki Fri, Jul 11, 2008 12:45:54pm |
Motorola Q does it good enough for me.
However, today the Big Brown Trick is bringing me a gadget much more utilitarian and more befitting of the current Zeitgeist, A PVS-14.
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uptight Fri, Jul 11, 2008 2:13:22pm |
It's phone...that you can get Web pages on? That takes photos and allows you to play music?!
How could we ignore such an innovation!
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connertown Fri, Jul 11, 2008 3:41:27pm |
Sorry, but personally, I hope they all catch fire. Can't stand the iPhone. Ridiculously over-hyped. This is consumerism at its worst.
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mannyishere Fri, Jul 11, 2008 7:11:06pm |
Consumerism, conschmunerism...
I got myself one at 7:30PM AEST. Had a night on the town. When I got home, started playing with it. Golly...am I tired this morning.
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greenwich village guy Fri, Jul 11, 2008 11:21:11pm |
@146 avspatti - "it is like a party! People are chatting, getting to know one another..."
Yep. But we'll always have the grouches, eager to get up on their soapbox. I learned some Japanese this morning from a cool Japanese couple. Talking about technology, enjoying a beautiful Summer morning...
@#149 Land Shark - "why wait in line all night and pay top dollar to get something first when after a while you'll be able to find it at an ATT outlet without standing in line for much less?"
Umm, no. The price will not be dropping from $199 anytime soon. Not for many months, if ever.
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