Babylon Posted 10 January 2007 Posted 10 January 2007 I've seen a few people mention this so I thought a new thread was in order. Here is the keynote launch of the iphone, keep watching and it will blow you away. It did me anyway!!! http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/j47d52oo/event/ http://www.apple.com/iphone/
Tommeh Posted 10 January 2007 Posted 10 January 2007 phone and ipod should be seperate I think, this thing just doesnt appeal to me, its like playing songs on your mobile I don't know why but it just doesnt seem right.
lookwhaticando Posted 10 January 2007 Posted 10 January 2007 phone and ipod should be seperate I think, this thing just doesnt appeal to me, its like playing songs on your mobile I don't know why but it just doesnt seem right. Quite a few people like the idea of combining devices - it's one less thing to carry around with you. Sony Ericsson, Nokia, Motorola, Samsung and LG are all going to be troubled by Apple finally plunging into the market. Apple was late with their MP3 player - but look where it took them in the market! This move spells big trouble - Sony Ericsson perhaps the most, as they've made a big play on the Sony 'Walkman' connections. Can't wait for the phone to hit the market. If it's anything like the iPod, the market won't know what's hit it.
lookwhaticando Posted 10 January 2007 Posted 10 January 2007 any idea what the memory on it is? 4GB and 8GB models will be available initially - it's basically an iPod Nano in that respect. How much is that going to set you back ? Between $499 (4GB) and $599 (8GB) in the US. Expected UK retail will probably be 350+ quid and 450+ quid respectively.
lookwhaticando Posted 10 January 2007 Posted 10 January 2007 Looking at the Tech Specs, it's clear Apple aren't doing a half-arsed job about it either. It's a quad-band phone, which is great news for business travellers who may consider buying this phone. It also operates on 802.11 wifi networks, EDGE wireless and has Bluetooth capabilities. It really is a fully featured smart-phone. Bad news for other smart-phone makers.
samingram_uk Posted 10 January 2007 Posted 10 January 2007 Looking at the Tech Specs, it's clear Apple aren't doing a half-arsed job about it either. It's a quad-band phone, which is great news for business travellers who may consider buying this phone. It also operates on 802.11 wifi networks, EDGE wireless and has Bluetooth capabilities. It really is a fully featured smart-phone. Bad news for other smart-phone makers. just makes you think, how much is Apple really worth?
lookwhaticando Posted 10 January 2007 Posted 10 January 2007 just makes you think, how much is Apple really worth? The company's market capitalization was put at about $80bn as of yesterday. That was after their stock price climbed by about 8% upon the launch of iPhone and iTV. The Apple brand is the 39th most valuable in the world - the brand name alone being valued in excess of $9.3bn, as of July 27th 2006.
Babylon Posted 11 January 2007 Author Posted 11 January 2007 Seriously guys you should watch the video I posted. It might look quite smart, but it is the operating system and the touch screen that sets the apart from the rest. Little things like how you make photos bigger and move them about on the screen are just amazing.
Dr The Singh Posted 11 January 2007 Posted 11 January 2007 Seriously guys you should watch the video I posted. It might look quite smart, but it is the operating system and the touch screen that sets the apart from the rest. Little things like how you make photos bigger and move them about on the screen are just amazing. It looks good, sure to be a hit..............but the internet facility is still not the best!!
Babylon Posted 11 January 2007 Author Posted 11 January 2007 It looks good, sure to be a hit..............but the internet facility is still not the best!! How is it not?
Master Fox Posted 11 January 2007 Posted 11 January 2007 They look and sound fantastic. I wonder if I'll be able to upgrade my mobile to the iPhone for free in Dec ??
Jon the Hat Posted 11 January 2007 Posted 11 January 2007 No 3G!!! What does 3G do that this doesn't?
Dr The Singh Posted 11 January 2007 Posted 11 January 2007 What does 3G do that this doesn't? I have no idea, it's just what I have heard on the media???
Rincewind Posted 11 January 2007 Posted 11 January 2007 trouble with combining things is if a part of it is faulty you have to send all of it for repair. Theres more to go wrong. Like video tvs. If you lose the picture or sound you cant use the video on another tv while its in for repair. Anyone see Room 101 the other night? Cilla Black was on and one of her pet hates was camera phones and Paul Merton fetched one out with a razor attached. Thought it funny. Just put razor phone into google and Motorola have a mobile with the name Razer. Another pointless video from You Tube PHONE SEX
lookwhaticando Posted 11 January 2007 Posted 11 January 2007 3G is hardly hot-stuff right now, so it's not a primary concern. It does have EDGE capabilities for quicker data services on a cellular mobile network. Also, because it's wifi 802.11 capable, when you're in the city, you'll get 1 to 108mbps internet capabilities at various and ever-increasing numbers of wireless hotspots. And let's face it... being a smart-phone, it'll be used by business people - or that's the idea anyway - and business people tend to stick around the cities.
Jay Posted 11 January 2007 Posted 11 January 2007 4GB and 8GB models will be available initially - it's basically an iPod Nano in that respect. Between $499 (4GB) and $599 (8GB) in the US. Expected UK retail will probably be 350+ quid and 450+ quid respectively. that's a pretty average price to be fair for a phone to by the latest models sim free they are usually around the £350 - £400 mark so on a contract will probably be about £100
Simi Posted 11 January 2007 Posted 11 January 2007 Quite a few people like the idea of combining devices - it's one less thing to carry around with you. Sony Ericsson, Nokia, Motorola, Samsung and LG are all going to be troubled by Apple finally plunging into the market. Apple was late with their MP3 player - but look where it took them in the market! This move spells big trouble - Sony Ericsson perhaps the most, as they've made a big play on the Sony 'Walkman' connections. Can't wait for the phone to hit the market. If it's anything like the iPod, the market won't know what's hit it. I agree. I much prefer to carry round phone with mp3 built in. Just one less thing to have in my pocket. iPhone looks impressive. If it gets by the first few months without to many issues it should do well.
Trumpet Posted 11 January 2007 Posted 11 January 2007 that's a pretty average price to be fair for a phone to by the latest models sim free they are usually around the £350 - £400 mark so on a contract will probably be about £100 And if we take into account it has a 4gb ipod nano, youd be looking at £250 without it, so i guess its reasonable pricing. From what ive already saw of the phone, id pay it.
lookwhaticando Posted 11 January 2007 Posted 11 January 2007 I agree. I much prefer to carry round phone with mp3 built in. Just one less thing to have in my pocket. iPhone looks impressive. If it gets by the first few months without to many issues it should do well. If it goes the first couple of months with no serious issue, it could dominate the market a la the iPod.
Smudge Posted 12 January 2007 Posted 12 January 2007 trouble with combining things is if a part of it is faulty you have to send all of it for repair. Theres more to go wrong. Like video tvs. If you lose the picture or sound you cant use the video on another tv while its in for repair. Anyone see Room 101 the other night? Cilla Black was on and one of her pet hates was camera phones and Paul Merton fetched one out with a razor attached. Thought it funny. Just put razor phone into google and Motorola have a mobile with the name Razer.Another pointless video from You Tube PHONE SEX Excellent point. In the US I am told it will only be available from Singular, does that mean that it will not have a SIM card? In which case you'll not be able to use another phone while it's being repaired. The memory is also suspect, I have the 60 gig ipod and am able to listen to my music at the lossless rate, Mp3 is crap. So until they bring out this puppy with much more memory, it will not be on my Christmas list.
lookwhaticando Posted 12 January 2007 Posted 12 January 2007 Excellent point. In the US I am told it will only be available from Singular, does that mean that it will not have a SIM card? In which case you'll not be able to use another phone while it's being repaired. The memory is also suspect, I have the 60 gig ipod and am able to listen to my music at the lossless rate, Mp3 is crap. So until they bring out this puppy with much more memory, it will not be on my Christmas list. Cingular just have exclusivity on the phone, in the near term at least, in the US. Don't think that means it will be without a SIM card, that wouldn't make any sense at all. So if it was in for repairs, just whip the card out and stick it elsewhere.
Daggers Posted 13 April 2010 Posted 13 April 2010 Buyer's Advice: Now is a really bad time to buy an iPhone 3G If you're thinking about buying an iPhone 3GS right now, here's some very simple advice: wait. Based on not only industry rumors but also historical patterns of iPhone releases, it's widely expected that Apple will debut a new iPhone in less than two months. While we don't know anything concrete about the next iPhone, it seems obvious the next iPhone will have more storage, a faster processor, and possibly even more RAM than the current iPhone 3GS. All of that equals better performance, and it's likely the prices will remain exactly the same as the current models -- meaning you get more bang for your buck. Even if you think the iPhone 3GS is good enough for your purposes, it's likely the iPhone 3G will be discontinued, with the iPhone 3GS filling its place as the "budget" model of iPhone. On the other hand, you might be looking at an iPhone 3G right now because of its very low price (US$99 with a 2-year AT&T contract; some international carriers are even offering the iPhone 3G for free with certain plans). In the case of the iPhone 3G my buying advice is slightly different, but I can still condense it down to one word: DON'T. The iPhone 3G is nearly two years old now. That's enough reason by itself not to drop money on this model of iPhone, but thanks to the upcoming iPhone OS 4.0, there's an even more compelling reason not to buy it: Apple's next iPhone OS won't offer all of its features on the iPhone 3G. Specifically, the iPhone 3G will not be able to take advantage of multitasking, the ability to run several third-party apps at once. To some of you potential buyers that may not sound like a big deal, but there's one more thing to consider: the original iPhone is only a year older than the iPhone 3G, but support for the original iPhone is being abandoned entirely as of OS 4.0. There's no way to know yet if dropping support for iPhone models after three years on the market will be a trend, but the safe bet says yes. This means that if you buy an iPhone 3G today, you might only have a year of officially supported software updates from Apple before the company considers your iPhone too obsolete to run its latest version of the iPhone OS. That makes the iPhone 3G an extremely unattractive prospect right now, no matter what the price. It seems odd that Apple is even still selling the iPhone 3G at all, considering that it won't enjoy full support for the next OS update. Apple stopped selling PowerPC Macs years before making an Intel-only OS with OS X Snow Leopard, so while G5 Mac owners were dismayed their Macs had been rendered obsolescent so early on, at least they had a couple years to get used to the idea that their Macs might not be supported forever. The current situation with the iPhone 3G is a bit like if Apple had still been selling G5 Macs only a couple months before Snow Leopard's release as an Intel-only OS, and some people are furious about Apple's lack of full support for the iPhone 3G (not-safe-for-work language at that link). Once the next-generation iPhone is introduced (most likely in June), it's likely Apple will discontinue the iPhone 3G altogether. Personally, I think Apple could have avoided a lot of ill-will toward the company by discontinuing sales of the iPhone 3G upon the iPhone OS 4.0 announcement; Apple's going to have a tough job explaining to customers why their "new" iPhones aren't fully supported. The bottom line: if you have yet to jump on the iPhone bandwagon, don't get an iPhone 3G.
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