Sprint scores iPhone 5 exclusivity?

[YosemiteSam]

I'm going to guess what Sprint has an exclusive on is the 4S, which is akin to to what the 3GS was to the iPhone 3G. I think there will still be a legit iPhone 5... or at least I hope so.

Nope, Sprint is getting the iPhone5 when AT&T and Verizon will only have the iPhone4S. From what it sounds like, Verizon and AT&T will get the iPhone 5 sometime (after?) the first quarter of next year.

 

[Rogah]

I'm calling BS on this.

Me too. I'm following the press conference feed right now and they haven't gotten to the iPhone yet, but I don't think they'll have Sprint exclusivity. Maybe AT&T but even that I doubt.

 

[Tusan_Homichi]

Believe it.

I was talking about the exclusivity. I'm calling BS on that. I'm sure they've placed quite the order of iPhones.

 

[YosemiteSam]

I was talking about the exclusivity. I'm calling BS on that. I'm sure they've placed quite the order of iPhones.

As I said, it's supposed to be a limited time exclusivity. Till sometime in or after the 1st quarter of next year.

 

[ROUSH8692]

I won't get one if it doesn't come to ATT.

Unless Sprint can find a way to match my 24% monthly discount, I'll keep what I have.

iPhone is sweet but I'm not going to be switching carriers and bending over on a monthly basis to worship the thing.

You work for the Post Office?

 

[Dallas]

So no iPhone 5 today it seems?

huh...

Seriously. I think Apple messed UP BIG TIME bringing out the 4S. Those phones will not sell, I don't think. Those folks who want an upgrade will only wait until the iPhone 5 is available.


Folks, you are stupid to upgrade to a 4S when the 5 appears to be only a few months away.

 

[Rogah]

As I said, it's supposed to be a limited time exclusivity. Till sometime in or after the 1st quarter of next year.

A 3 month window of exclusivity hardly seems worth it.

We're over an hour into the press conference right now and while they're talking about the iPhone 4S, they haven't made mention that there is even going to be an iPhone 5 so there are a lot of heartbroken bloggers right now.

 

[YosemiteSam]

A 3 month window of exclusivity hardly seems worth it.

We're over an hour into the press conference right now and while they're talking about the iPhone 4S, they haven't made mention that there is even going to be an iPhone 5 so there are a lot of heartbroken bloggers right now.

I think the iPhone 4S was made just so Verizon and AT&T would have a new iPhone while Sprint is sporting the iPhone5.

I think Sprint is a dead duck. I think promising to buy 30 million iPhones is beyond stupid. They are making a last ditch effort to survive and they are doing it with a terrible idea.

 

[TheCount]

Holy smokes. Siri is absolutely ground breaking. I'm in awe.

In the end though, I'm not upgrading.

 

[Hoofbite]

You work for the Post Office?

Nah...

 

[Rogah]

I think the iPhone 4S was made just so Verizon and AT&T would have a new iPhone while Sprint is sporting the iPhone5.

I think Sprint is a dead duck. I think promising to buy 30 million iPhones is beyond stupid. They are making a last ditch effort to survive and they are doing it with a terrible idea.

Well if they're planning to announce a new iPhone 5 today, they're sure taking their time doing it. Just about everybody seems resigned to the fact that the 4S is all we're getting today (and there has been no mention of exclusivity). Apple stock down 2% since press conference began.

 

[YosemiteSam]

Well if they're planning to announce a new iPhone 5 today, they're sure taking their time doing it. Just about everybody seems resigned to the fact that the 4S is all we're getting today (and there has been no mention of exclusivity). Apple stock down 2% since press conference began.

What is the S4 anyhow? The iPhone4 hardware with software upgrades? (maybe iPhone4 hardware with iPhone5 software?)

 

[Jenky]

LOL, No iPhone 5. WOW.

 

[YosemiteSam]

lol. They are still pawning off the iPhone3GS models?!?!?

And there will be an iPhone 3GS for... free, with a two-year contract.

 

[Rogah]

What is the S4 anyhow? The iPhone4 hardware with software upgrades? (maybe iPhone4 hardware with iPhone5 software?)

Yes. The key hardware upgrade is their dual-antenna where the phone can switch from one to the other even during a phone call. So they claim a significant upgrade to reception and download speeds which are equal to (or better than) any 4G phone. Whether or not it can do what they promise is a whole other matter.

Plus there's the usual faster processor, better camera, better graphics deal. iOS5 on October 12 for all of us. Hopefully that's less of a disaster than when they updated the 3G to iOS4.

The software, Siri, looks kinda cool but I don't really get into voice controls so I doubt I'll use it much. I just HATE the way my iPhone4 activated voice control whenever I am working out.

 

[Jenky]

Gotta hand it to Apple. If they would have announced iPhone 5 today, everyone would have waited for that and not buy the 4s. The company knows how to make money.

 

[Rogah]

Gotta hand it to Apple. If they would have announced iPhone 5 today, everyone would have waited for that and not buy the 4s. The company knows how to make money.

Quite honestly, I think that's what many people are going to do anyway. I will probably get one because I am a gadget freak but there's no way I'm extended my contract when I do. I think I'll save much more money in the long run by paying full price now and being free to upgrade later.

 

[viman96]

http://www.beatweek.com/news/9561-iphone-5-release-date-in-2012-siri-iphone-4s-october-14th-sprint/

Apple CEO Tim Cook unveils the iPhone 4S and leaves the iPhone 5 on the cutting room floor until a 2012 release date, promoting the “Siri” voice assistant feature of the iPhone 4S instead. The iPhone 4S goes on sale October 14th with preorders beginning on October 7th via AT&T and Verizon, with Sprint also joining the iPhone 4S picture a day after priceless pre-game chatter which incorrectly had the iPhone 5 going to Sprint exclusively. The 4S will run Apple’s new iOS 5 operating system, which will also be released for free for older iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices on October 12th. The iPhone 4 is sticking around at $99, and the iPhone 3GS as a “free with contract” phone. While packed with enough enticing morsels to keep us parsing them for some time, today’s event comes as a letdown for those who had been waiting for the iPhone 5 since this past summer, when Apple’s tradition of new iPhones every twelve months would have placed its launch timeframe. However, despite looking almost exactly like its iPhone 4 predecessor, the 4S is a hardware dynamo with upgraded specs and features in every category, many of which had been rumored for the iPhone 5 instead. The most likely explanation is that Apple, having failed to ready the iPhone 5 for a 2011 release date due to manufacturing or other issues, opted to pack most of the iPhone 5 features into a modestly overhauled iPhone 4 shell instead. The specs on the new “iPhone 4S” are impressive…

 

[Cowboy Brian]

No i5

 

[Cowboy Brian]

Quite honestly, I think that's what many people are going to do anyway. I will probably get one because I am a gadget freak but there's no way I'm extended my contract when I do. I think I'll save much more money in the long run by paying full price now and being free to upgrade later.

Isn't it 600$.