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So Are You Getting A 3G iPhone?

July 8th, 2008

Just tossing this question out there to see what the answers are from the hapless readership of this blog: Are you planning on getting Apple’s new 3G iPhone coming this Friday? Why or why not? Let everyone know in the comments below.

Or, just gawk at the picture (drool).

iPhone 3G

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December 31, 1969 at 7:33 pm MG Siegler

Yes.
December 31, 1969 at 7:33 pm Dan Kaplan

Ditto.
December 31, 1969 at 7:33 pm Duncan Riley

yes, but not sure of the carrier yet.
December 31, 1969 at 7:33 pm Akshay Dodeja

Yes
December 31, 1969 at 7:33 pm Rahul Das

will have to see the pricing here first but probably
December 31, 1969 at 7:33 pm Mike Fruchter

NO
December 31, 1969 at 7:33 pm Jason Carreira

Yep, Friday morning
December 31, 1969 at 7:33 pm Bill Sodeman

Maybe. Depends upon the reviews.
December 31, 1969 at 7:33 pm Bwana McCall

No
December 31, 1969 at 7:33 pm Hutch Carpenter

Yup
December 31, 1969 at 7:33 pm Andy Tinkham

Probably, but it'll likely be a few weeks after release
December 31, 1969 at 7:33 pm Gerard Barberi

No
December 31, 1969 at 7:33 pm Matt Donders

Nope. I will be sticking with my Blackberry 8800.
December 31, 1969 at 7:33 pm Jason Kaneshiro

It'd also be interesting if y'all can elaborate a bit, why or why not?
December 31, 1969 at 7:33 pm MG Siegler

i did in the comments on site, but i am because i'm addicted to the current one and this one is faster with GPS
December 31, 1969 at 7:33 pm Matt Donders

@Jason -- I currently own an iPod Touch and I carry that and my Blackberry with me. No need to consolidate devices and the Blackberry keyboard is the best out there, IMO. With the update of the iTouch to allow for WPA2 Wi-Fi I have everything I need in both devices.
December 31, 1969 at 7:33 pm Brian Daniel Eisenberg

No, but I was able to upgrade My Verizon LG VX9900 to a new LG Voyager for $50 today :-)
December 31, 1969 at 7:33 pm Andru Edwards

Unquestionably.
December 31, 1969 at 7:33 pm Jim Kukral

I'm hearing that the overage charges could kill you if you really use it. I'm thinking about not getting one if that's the case?
December 31, 1969 at 7:33 pm Scott Wamsley

On the fence ... but they are beautiful.
December 31, 1969 at 7:33 pm Akshay Dodeja

@Matt I am using WPA2 Wi-fi on my iphone. You sure its not the same with the touch?
December 31, 1969 at 7:33 pm Matt Donders

@Akshay -- Sorry WPA2 Enterprise. My school uses certificates to login to the wireless and from what I understand this 2.0 software update will allow me to login to these secured networks.
December 31, 1969 at 7:33 pm Jason Kaneshiro

This is interesting. I'm refraining from any analysis, just collecting yes's and no's and reasons.
December 31, 1969 at 7:33 pm Arlan Koizumi

I will probably get it but may not be on day 1. I'll try the firmware upgrade first and go from there. I think Apple made a bad call in releasing it this Friday instead of last month. I would have gone and bought it without the pros and cons simmering in my head.

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MG Siegler 3 months ago 1 point
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Yes, because I'm utterly addicted to the first one and this one is faster.

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webomatica 3 months ago 1 point
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I appreciate your honesty that's pretty much my deal too :)

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Robert Barr 3 months ago 1 point
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No...reason? One word....at&t

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webomatica 3 months ago 1 point
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Yep AT&T is increasingly, the least appealing aspect of the iPhone.

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Timmargh 3 months ago 1 point
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If O2 will let me break my current contract early, then yes. I've been with them a while and currently have two £30+ monthly contracts with them so I'm hoping that'll give me some leverage.

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webomatica 3 months ago 1 point
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Yep, the devil is in the details, and with cell phones it's the
contract.

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420greg 3 months ago 1 point
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I am not getting one until the slingplayer shows up inthe app store.

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webomatica 3 months ago 1 point
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That would definitely be way cool. Now I'll be waiting for that, too http://www.macrumors.com/2008/01/10/slingplayer...

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Phil Nash 3 months ago 1 point
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Yes I am :)

I didn't get the original iPhone and this one tipped the balance in favour of the iPhone (I really didn't want it without 3G for a start).

I ordered mine on Monday and will be waiting by the door for the delivery on Friday. I'm excited!

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webomatica 3 months ago 1 point
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Cool! The whole go-to-the-store thing will be fun, but I'd definitely
have ordered it online if I could have.

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jcieplinski 3 months ago 1 point
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If not by Friday, I'll have a white 16GB 3G before the end of the weekend, as long as Apple doesn't run out completely.

Why? Because I'm nuts, that's why. Apple builds it; I buy it.

What I'm looking forward to most is the 2.0 software, which I could get for free anyway for my current iPhone. Still, at least this way I'll be under warranty for another year.

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webomatica 3 months ago 1 point
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haha, from my perspective you're a very sane guy, but that's only
because I'm an Apple addict myself.

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DaveD 3 months ago 1 point
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Nope. The nearest 3G coverage is over 100 miles away. So I'm sticking with my v1.0 iPhone for another year.

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webomatica 3 months ago 1 point
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I'm glad you did your homework and checked out the 3G coverage, which
was kinda sparse IMHO. Unless you live in a major metro area it's not
there. I wonder if there will be a bunch of folks buying the new phone
come this weekend, and then wondering why the heck they aren't getting
3G where they live after the fact?

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tunequest 3 months ago 1 point
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I'd love to get my hands on one of those "revolutionary internet communications devices" but if I get one, my wife gets one. Even with family plans, that would more than double our current monthly cell phone bill. And I'm just not thrilled about paying that much money to AT&T.

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webomatica 3 months ago 1 point
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Yeah... the general trend from all the comments to this question (and
on FriendFeed) has been AT&T is a big deal-breaker for many. That was
my suspicion beforehand and this questioning confirmed it. I'm still
gonna do a deal with the corporation just because, but in an ideal
world I could use Verizon.

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emi 3 months ago 1 point
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no but can't wait to try the apps on my old iphone.

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