iPhone coming out June 29th

[SomeAzn]

The iPhone sounds really great but it blows majorly how it's only for AT&T. I'm with T-Mobile...and because I won't switch companies, I won't buy the iPhone...unless it's unlockable. :wink wink:

I wonder if T-Mobile has anything in store to compete with AT&T/Apple's iPhone.

T-Mobile just came out with the Wing which is the follow up to the MDA.

Also, with regard to the Treos, they are beyond awful for watching movies. They have a 240x240 screen which is...odd to say the least.

[myNando]

T-Mobile just came out with the Wing which is the follow up to the MDA.

Yeah but the Wing's not in the same "hypeness" as the iPhone...lol! I don't know how to describe it...but you know what I mean.

Is the Wing a touchscreen too?

[Smigit]

This will take like 2 more years to start shipping in Australia.. God i hate this country sometimes.

Tell me about it.

But with my battery on my 2 year old mp3 iAudio player starting to go I'm more interested in the new iPod Hard disk based lineup which I doubt we will hear alot about until these are on the market in June. However I would love to see this phone in action and will have to wait. By the time they are available in AUS we'll probably be getting a 2nd or 3rd gen product.

[Eagle101]

Can someone please please tell me if I can use Iphone with T-mobile? What will happen if I go to Apple store and purchase an empty iphone without contract and pop-in my T-mobile SIM card? Will it work?

Thanks

[Hurmoth]

Can someone please please tell me if I can use Iphone with T-mobile? What will happen if I go to Apple store and purchase an empty iphone without contract and pop-in my T-mobile SIM card? Will it work?

No, the iPhone will only work with the AT&T/Cingular network.

[Eagle101]

No, the iPhone will only work with the AT&T/Cingular network.

Hows that possible? why cant someone switch the SIM card since T-mobile uses the same one as ATT/CINGULAR? Furthermore, the bands that the Iphone feauters totally agree with T-mobile? So why wont it work with T-mobile? Did Steve Jobs say that it is locked for ONLY Cinuglar/ATT or you guys just guessing?

Thanks

[#Michael]

Hows that possible? why cant someone switch the SIM card since T-mobile uses the same one as ATT/CINGULAR? Furthermore, the bands that the Iphone feauters totally agree with T-mobile? So why wont it work with T-mobile? Did Steve Jobs say that it is locked for ONLY Cinuglar/ATT or you guys just guessing?

Thanks

You can't buy one from an apple store or from apple.com. It can only come from a att wireless store.

[sundayx Veteran]

^no the iPhone will be available from the retail Apple store, but I am not sure about the online store.

Apple and Cingular/at&t have a mutual contract, and the phone is probably locked for at&t. I am not sure what could be done or the possibilities of it being unlocked is, you will find out eventually.

[Eagle101]

You can't buy one from an apple store or from apple.com. It can only come from a att wireless store.

I think you are wrong. I think Steve Jobs said that the product will be on sale on all AT&T stores and Apple stores. I am very possitive that i heard/read that somewhere.

Thanks

[#Michael]

I think you are wrong. I think Steve Jobs said that the product will be on sale on all AT&T stores and Apple stores. I am very possitive that i heard/read that somewhere.

Thanks

I might be but my local store manager said the phone was a store only buy. Meaning you could only get thru att.

[Chad]

Why would ATT make a phone that won't support 3g? Beside, I will stick with the blackjack. Does everything that the iphone will and more. Plus it is the microsd slot for expansion.

Wifi, touchscreen, good ui, etc....I could go on. I had the blackjack and the thing I hated most about it was the terrible ui.

I won't be getting it simply because of the price. No way my company buys a phone for $600. Do we even know what the plans will be?

[Hurmoth]

I think you are wrong. I think Steve Jobs said that the product will be on sale on all AT&T stores and Apple stores. I am very possitive that i heard/read that somewhere.

I think it is only available at AT&T stores, Apple won't carry it because they can't setup AT&T accounts.

AT&T Mobility, formerly Cingular Wireless, will be the exclusive carrier of the iPhone in the United States and will remain so until 2009. The iPhone may be purchased only with a two-year service plan with AT&T.

http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/09/technology..._jobs/index.htm & http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file...MNGMPNG4LL1.DTL

Wifi, touchscreen, good ui. I had the blackjack and the thing I hated most about it was the terrible ui.

That's what I hate about most of the Smartphones, which is why I've resisted getting one.

[Churma]

Oh yay GPRS...Weak! You won't catch me buying one. Apple dropped the ball not including UTMS.

[#Michael]

Wifi, touchscreen, good ui, etc....I could go on. I had the blackjack and the thing I hated most about it was the terrible ui.

I won't be getting it simply because of the price. No way my company buys a phone for $600. Do we even know what the plans will be?

I would never buy that expensive of a phone. But my bet is that you can get any of the phone plans on it and then also must have the pda connect plan (39.99/month) or the mediamaxx (29.99/month)

[Chad]

I would never buy that expensive of a phone. But my bet is that you can get any of the phone plans on it and then also must have the pda connect plan (39.99/month) or the mediamaxx (29.99/month)

Yeah I had thought that. But I can also see ATT adding a new 'iPhone' plan at a higher premium.

[ritsuke Veteran]

What's the big deal over the Lamborghini? It's just an overpriced car and the trunk space stinks compared to my Kia Spectre!

Oh, wait...wrong discussion. :whistle:

[psyko_x]

what's the big deal about 3g? what does 3g capability let you do?

[#Michael]

what's the big deal about 3g? what does 3g capability let you do?

Basically what 3g service in the US is: http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-11288_7-5664933-1.html?tag=arw

It's a little outdated but still good.

Mostly everyone is complaing that apple/att is building this next-gen phone that has all these features but lacks 3g. It's like building a formula 1 racing car but putting in a chevy aveo engine.

[SomeAzn]

what's the big deal about 3g? what does 3g capability let you do?

Download stuff at high speeds. I've never used it because my phones have WiFi.

[myNando]

Basically what 3g service in the US is: http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-11288_7-5664933-1.html?tag=arw

It's a little outdated but still good.

That's a really good link. Thanks, dude.

[Le Master]

I have a 2-year contract with Verizon that I committed to in Decemeber in order to get the LG Chocolate. How much do you think it'd cost to end the contract?

[#Michael]

I have a 2-year contract with Verizon that I committed to in Decemeber in order to get the LG Chocolate. How much do you think it'd cost to end the contract?

It's usually like a $175 or $200 early termination fee.

[ahfunaki]

It really does suck it's not a 3G phone...

[Helba]

I guess I shouldn't be surprised that 'out in June' equates to 'out at almost the end of June' instead of first week of June as I was hoping.

Still would love to get one.

[Le Master]

It's usually like a $175 or $200 early termination fee.

Well hell, that's much better than I imagined. It looks like I'm getting an iPhone!