Comments on: The New 3G iPhone Is A Scam? Please

By: ladymisskier

ladymisskier — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:34:14 +0000

I loved my iphone 3gs – unfortunatly it was submerged in water the day after purchase – so i went back to buy another one and apple said it now costs 600 $ to replace because it was a one time deal ! they blamed att and att blamed apple.

By: GadgetAdvisor

GadgetAdvisor — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:42:34 +0000

The iphone fake phones have already come out. and there are lot of problems in iphone which is being used in India.

so i don't think its a good idea going for an iphone.

By: Ps3

Ps3 — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:31:55 +0000

The i phone is not a scam. for gods sake please guys.
more than a million people can, explain to you people that the i phone is not a fake .

By: corporatenarc.com

corporatenarc.com — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:24:02 +0000

3G lol….what next!

By: DaFerret

DaFerret — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:34:35 +0000

Perhaps Steve Jobs should create a MacBell carrier? >_>

By: webomatica

webomatica — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:25:07 +0000

Yeah I do agree with you that the pendulum has swung back to the AT&T
side – the deal now looks more similar to the familiar cell contracts
we may have hoped Apple could have done away with (subsidized phone,
higher prices for the plan to make up the difference).

By: DaFerret

DaFerret — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:10:21 +0000

One of the big pros for me when I bought the 1.0 iPhone was that the plan was cheaper than what I was currently paying AT&T. I had an HTC 8525 and was paying $80 a month. With the iPhone, I began paying $60. I bumped that up recently to $70 for unlimited text messages to take advantage of many web services. With the launch of the 3G iPhone, I expect to go back to the $80 a month ('cause I still want unlimited messaging).

Moral of the story? The iPhone plan becomes just a standard data/voice plan instead of the steal it was back in the days of 1.0. I feel pretty certain that when Android equipped phones come out, people will still need to sign up for a 2 year contract and have to pay a cellular carrier $60 - $80 a month. And that's different from the iPhone, how?

For the record, I'm no longer leaning towards buying a 3G iPhone. I'm interested but might very well be content with my first gen or might even be tempted to get a HTC Touch Diamond.

By: webomatica

webomatica — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:21:06 +0000

Heh sounds good to me….!

By: MG Siegler

MG Siegler — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:15:54 +0000

1500% agree. Is that enough?

By: webomatica

webomatica — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:00:22 +0000

Yeah... 3G better than Edge, so you pay for it... what's the surprise?

The subsidy is a smart move as it puts the iPhone in the realm of the
"impulse buy" and many people won't even notice the higher fees since
they're spread out over time.

Anyhow - the complaining bugs me - I think I saw another post somewhere,
suggesting Apple owed early adopters money for this new iPhone. Wha?

Just lends more evidence to the impression there's a whole generation of
"digital cheapskates" who are increasingly reluctant to pay for real
products / services.

By: jcieplinski

jcieplinski — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:02:34 +0000

Great points. You also have to keep reminding people, as no one else seems to be doing, that 3G service costs more than 2G service. Period. Why people expected the iPhone 3G data plan to be the same cost as the EDGE plan, I'll never know. It's a classic example of the impossible, impractical, standard that everyone holds Apple to, but no one else to. No one complains that 3G Blackberries cost more to operate than 2G Blackberries, for example.

Personally, I would have been happier if Apple had not subsidized the 3G, just because the in-store activation is draconian compared to the original iPhone's innovative iTunes activation process. But up-front costs were a major factor in people's reluctance to buy the iPhone, so Apple had to make a compromise. Now the same idiots who complained that the iPhone was too expensive (even though it was cheaper over the course of the contract than a Motorola Q) are complaining that the long-term costs have increased. You can't have it both ways, people.