Apple iPhone ( dialup warning )

[TheApprentice]

Well I was reading around and they saying that the only way to get the phone now is to activate at the store on purchase...

I so pumped at that $199 price tag...
It finally in my price range to upgrade from my 3yr old phone..
My aunt going nyc in august and if she cud have picked one up and bring it down, unlock it etc..

[W1nTry]

Yeah I am actually considering this phone now... not that I NEED a new phone but it is at an attractive price point! I wonder if they still have the battery soldered into the phone O_o

[rb]

its 199 with a 2year at&t contract

[Redlum08]

Yeah I am actually considering this phone now... not that I NEED a new phone but it is at an attractive price point! I wonder if they still have the battery soldered into the phone O_o

That would be a great gift for the Best Man and Groomsmen in the wedding! Hmmm.....I wonder if they will let me order 4 of them at once....LOL

[chinarakinda]

AT&T offers new option of iPhone without contract

For all those that would like an iPhone without a contract, it's going to cost you.


NEW YORK - AT&T Inc. will sell the new version of the iPhone without a service contract for $400 more than the price with a two-year plan, a break from the rules set when Apple Inc.'s popular touch-screen gadget debuted last year.


article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080701/ap_on_hi_te/tec_at_t_iphone;_ylt=ArEmsqafnKnfje5rg95HYfIjtBAF

[Arcmanov]

...and allyuh want iPhone?  Well, bend over and take it like a man.

...Any person can own a piece of shiny Apple gear, and every person who decides to buy in will pay the same high prices for admission to the club. That’s equal opportunity exploitation, and it defines Apple’s brand cachet, along with the company’s consumer-friendly, easy-to-grok retail experience.

But with new AT&T stipulations announced Tuesday regarding the pricing and policies of iPhone 3G plans, many would-be buyers of the newly upgraded Apple device are shaking their heads in dismay. This time around, AT&T has set some new rules, and they’re not exactly one-price-fits-all or comprehensible. Apple customers old and new are about to say goodbye to the sheltered Apple retail experience of yore and will now face the reality of the cellular carrier business through AT&T. Apple’s been in the business of simplifying things for consumers for years. This is hardly AT&T’s claim to fame....

Can you say 'hard n veiny'?

Still think its so great?
Apple (and by extension AT&T) could keep dat.....

[Spazosaurus]

I've said it before and i'll say it again...iphone really really SUCKS feature wise. Its probably the $hittiest phone that costs over $300 usd. When i see man blinging iphone down here i just shake my head, point to my n82 and say..."now THIS is a phone". The tech in me could NEVER spend all that money on such shitty features. Most people who buy iphones are just looking for attention.....not everyone you understand...just most.

[TheApprentice]

^I agree in terms of total features.

But one feature in the iPhone I still find is unrivalled.
Thats the web browser....Fully functional web browsed with tabbed browsing....flash player + youtube support on the device. + touch screen.

Note I've never used an iPhone...but played around with its sibling the iPod Touch.
Seeing that all I use a phone for is calls and a ring tone.
Integrating my ipod (synced itunes library), a portable internet tablet and phone in one...is pretty neat.

So I'd love a iPhone..despite other phones having more features.
But after these latest developments....

sigh...

I'll keep my Nokia 6620 til it stops working.