whats the big deal about the iphone3g?

[cowboys#1]

and why would somebody camp out over night for one???

 

[tomson75]

They're badass, if you're into the tech sort of thing, and they're relatively cheap now at $199.

My phone is on its last legs, and one of these is definitely on my horizon.

 

[CATCH17]

My brother gave me an itouch...

What all should I be getting pumped about?

 

[theogt]

They are badass.

But it's stupid to camp out because the minute that last camper buys his, you can go in and buy one right behind him. THey're not going to sell out.

As for the price, AT&T raised the data/text plan from $20 to $35, so you're paying $15*24 months extra, for a net total of $160 more over the life of the contract.

 

[tomson75]

They are badass.

But it's stupid to camp out because the minute that last camper buys his, you can go in and buy one right behind him. THey're not going to sell out.

As for the price, AT&T raised the data/text plan from $20 to $35, so you're paying $15*24 months extra, for a net total of $160 more over the life of the contract.

Figures.

 

[theogt]

Figures.

Well, with 3G and push e-mail, I guess they have the whole, "it uses more bandwidth" excuse.

 

[Yeagermeister]

Nothing because as usual anything that Apple makes is overhyped

 

[tomson75]

Nothing because as usual anything that Apple makes is overhyped

'Overhyped' yet still a superior product. I'll take the hype that goes along with it any day.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

I would like an Iphone eventually but I am on Verizon... so it happening anytime soon.

With that said... Apple blew it big time.... they could have nailed the market down by having the Iphone available on more than one phone network(AT&T)...

they didnt and now everyone is coming on strong with the "touch phones"... its the future.... and their cut of that pie is relatively small when it could have been a HUGE piece.

Nokia coming on strong.... cant count our Motorola yet either...

Anyhoo

 

[theogt]

This just looks cool as hell. For the technologically ********, the iPhone has motion sensors, so you can turn the phone left and right to control various features. Here, presumably you control the monkey rolling around in the ball.

 

[SweCowboy]

'Overhyped' yet still a superior product. I'll take the hype that goes along with it any day.

The only thing that is superior about the iphone is the looks and its user interface. Everything else is the same as what the other manufacturers have in their phones or inferior technology such as the camera and missing mms functionality.

 

[the kid 05]

They're badass, if you're into the tech sort of thing, and they're relatively cheap now at $199.

My phone is on its last legs, and one of these is definitely on my horizon.

wrong. they are 199 if you are a current at&t customer...alooooot of people will get screwed cuz of it

http://www.phonescoop.com/news/item.php?n=3155

Topday AT&T formally announced details regarding the iPhone, including customer eligibility and different pricing plans. The 8GB 3G iPhone will cost $199, and the 16GB iPhone will cost $299. These prices will be available to customers who purchased an iPhone before July 11; to new customers; and to any customer who is eligible for an upgrade discount. Customers who are not eligible for a discount may pay $399 for the 8GB model or $499 for the 16GB model. Either way, a new two-year agreement is required. At some point in the future, AT&T will offer no-contract availability of the 3G iPhone at the full retail price of $599 and $699 price for the 8GB and 16GB models, respectively. The iPhone will require one of four plans, which bundle voice minutes with unlimited data for web and email use. The unlimited minutes and data plan will cost $130 per month, the 1350-minute plan will cost $110, the 900-minute plan will cost $90 and the 450-minute plan will cost $70. Separate family plans are also available. Messaging is not included in any of these plans and must be added separately. $20 buys unlimited messaging, $15 buys 1500 messages, and $5 buys 200 messages per month. As noted previously, any iPhone customer seeking corporate email support will need a $45 business data plan.

 

[jimmy40]

This just looks cool as hell. For the technologically ********, the iPhone has motion sensors, so you can turn the phone left and right to control various features. Here, presumably you control the monkey rolling around in the ball.

Well I'll admit I'm technologically ********, I just want to be able to call someone if I absolutely have to, don't care much about monkey balls.

 

[WoodysGirl]

wrong. they are 199 if you are a current at&t customer...alooooot of people will get screwed cuz of it

http://www.phonescoop.com/news/item.php?n=3155

Considering I'm an existing customer, that's not too bad. I pay about the $130/mo now for unlimited minutes and a messaging plan.

Since I happen to like my phone (Sony Ericsson w810i), I probably won't get one...at least for the foreseeable future. So no reason for me to upgrade at the moment.

 

[tomson75]

wrong. they are 199 if you are a current at&t customer...alooooot of people will get screwed cuz of it

http://www.phonescoop.com/news/item.php?n=3155

So how am I wrong again? 199 = 199 last time I checked.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

I hate cell phones.

Ok...continue with your discussions.:laugh1:

 

[Yeagermeister]

I hate cell phones.

Ok...continue with your discussions.:laugh1:

It could be a tumor :laugh2:

 

[Danny White]

and why would somebody camp out over night for one???

This very funny article from Cracked.com wonderfully sums up the mentality of those who "camp out" for fad items, and why "camping out" has become such a fad in and of itself.

http://www.cracked.com/article_15773_2007-seven-things-we-should-pretend-never-happened.html

Huddled Masses Lining Up for Bullsh*t

The biggest shortage in 2007 was shortages. In this part of the world, there was so much food and clothes and stuff stacked around us that we weren't really short on anything. This was a terrible source of frustration for us, because it turns out shortages are kind of necessary. They gave us a reason to get out of bed in the morning.

The whole phenomenon was made worse by a wave of adults who were raised in the 80's. Movies like The Road Warrior and Terminator had promised us that by the time we grew up, we'd be living in the aftermath of a nuclear apocalypse, tear-assing around a wasteland wearing leather and firing huge guns at each other, while fighting over precious food and gasoline. Shortages, in other words, were going to give us a blank check to act awesome.

None of that happened and, by 2007, shortage shortages were reaching desperate levels.

iPhone

In June, Apple released a phone that was the same as other phones, except instead of pushing buttons to make it work, you rubbed your finger around the screen. Astonished by this life-changing invention, masses of desperate Americans took to the streets, braving the elements and camping out on sidewalks, clinging to the hope that they may finally escape the tyranny of their cruel, buttoned phones.

These people needed purpose in their lives, and for that one morning, their purpose was to get a f---ing iPhone even if it meant sitting on the sidewalk all night in front of the Apple store.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

In July, fans ranging from age 10 to pedophile lined up at bookstores around the world for the midnight release of the seventh and final Harry Potter book. Unlike the iPhone, there were in fact no shortages of the book and everyone involved knew that stacks of them would be available in every single retail outlet and grocery store in the free world the next day, and for the foreseeable future. No, these lines were purely so that the fans could find out Harry's fate that night, rather than getting a good night's sleep and picking it up the next day.

Here was a line, not for the chance to have the desired object, but only to have it a few hours sooner than their friends, so that they would be first to know that (SPOILER) the good guys win and everything turns out OK (END SPOILER).

Nintendo Wii

In November and December, the Christmas shopping season arrived, a holiday when the Western world celebrates the birth of free-market capitalism. These days, the most important part of the ceremony is declaring one gift to be the "hot" gift of the season and swarming over it like a school of piranha skeletonizing a cow.

The object of the frenzy is usually some mildly amusing toy that the manufacturer has failed to make enough of. In 2007, for the second year in a row, this was the Nintendo Wii. The Wii was an innovation over previous game consoles much in the same way the iPhone was an innovation over previous phones. Instead of pushing the buttons on the controller to play the game, the user shook the controller like a maraca.

This innovation set the bullsh*t-buying public aflame, clawing and scratching each other for a spot in line at their local Best Buy, and paying grossly inflated prices on eBay.

These buyers typically had two or three older game systems sitting unused in the closet, which is where the every single Wii was destined to wind up in just a few years when the cycle would begin again.

 

[the kid 05]

So how am I wrong again? 199 = 199 last time I checked.

its 499 and 599. its only 199 if you are a current iphone owner and at&t subscriber.

 

[theogt]

The only thing that is superior about the iphone is the looks and its user interface. Everything else is the same as what the other manufacturers have in their phones or inferior technology such as the camera and missing mms functionality.

That is like saying the only thing superior about a Porsche is that it looks cool and is fast. Everything else is the same as other cars -- it has wheels, tires, seats, and mirrors.

its 499 and 599. its only 199 if you are a current iphone owner and at&t subscriber.

Or if you sign up for a 2 year contract.