Im the exact opposite. I absolutely HATE verizon, cingular has lots of nice added benifits like roll over minutes and such, it has all the verizon does plus more. Also with me being in a major city I cant get reception on my phone in my own damn house.As a mac addict and a Apple certified reseller I am seriously pissed that they are locked in to cingular. I used to sell Cingular and I absolutely hate the company!!! I cant wait till it comes out for Verizon. Hell, I would pre order it for verizon.
Nah, they got into a contract with Cingular so that they could break into the market with their Itunes enabled phone the ROKR. It is for this reason they are stuck with them i want to say through 08'Im the exact opposite. I absolutely HATE verizon, cingular has lots of nice added benifits like roll over minutes and such, it has all the verizon does plus more. Also with me being in a major city I cant get reception on my phone in my own damn house.
I think it is dumb to only go with cingular, but I believe it was due to their online capabilities and it being a different format than verizon. Eventually it will come out to other carriers, apple said it planned for cheaper versions and different carriers in a year or so
actually i think its till 09 that they are going to do biz together... i really want one. knowing apple and rev 1 products i think im going to hold out and wait and see what everyone thinks of it first. hell thats the reason that i held out on buying a macbook pro right away. i gotta say, i hate cingular, but god damn this phone looks slick. its a shame its not 3g though. oh, and from what i remember the only down side to the iphone is lack of mms.Nah, they got into a contract with Cingular so that they could break into the market with their Itunes enabled phone the ROKR. It is for this reason they are stuck with them i want to say through 08'
this is from tuaw.com:I'm not positive but I think the retail cost is going to be around $599.
when they first had the commercials at the end it claimed you needed to have a 2 year contract with that price... but apple seems to have left that off all the recent commercials. im kinda wondering how much did they trim osx down and how much actual space are we going to have on the iphone for data/music? also will the iphone be able to store files, ala the ipod when its hooked up as a usb drive? part of the reason why im waiting it out. plus i wanna see if the euro version will be able to be brought to the states and work on the 3g networks here.Ordering, pricing, models: No preorders. First come, first served. $499 for 4GB and $599 for 8GB models. Rate plans are yet to be shared.
I guess you've never actually looked at smartphones, or pocket pc phones before, or your "every area that matters" is just to "make everyone say oooooh you have an iphone" (which has always been Apple's big seller anyhow, elitism) and not actual usage of the device . The iphone is a sorry weak mess compared to a smartphone given its price. Nonstandardard web and email programs, no ability to install any of your own software. Iffy compatibility with attachments.Bottom line... Apple makes good equipment. Apple has the #1 customer service/ Tech support of all. As far as comparing the Iphone with other smart phones: there is no comparison. Apple leads the pack in every area that matters. With people who have a cell phone and a Ipod the Iphone will be the logical next step. When you figure you will drop 300 for a video Ipod and 300 for a smart phone, Why not get both in one piece of equipment that looks awesome and will make everyone say OOOH you got a Iphone!
\Is an apple authorized reseller
\owns a mac and an Ipod and a RAZR
The problem is that with only 8gb max, you'll still be needing to carry the ipod anyhow, unless you have been carrying a nano and are used to only having a couple hours of music on tap, or you don't mind having to do your own daily reloading of music on it to have enough to make it thru a day at work. If it was at least a 30gb drive for the $599, it might be ok.Yeah but I'd rather pay for the convenience of one device w/all those features as opposed to hauliing around a bunch of different ones. Plus it's a deduction for me.
Tell me another smart phone that even comes with storage space actually included with the phone. The top rated smart phone - Motorola Q - comes with only 64mb of internal memory and expansion is a miniSD card slot which currently tops out at 4GB. Show me a Smart phone that even has internal memory worth noting, please, because I will seriously consider buying it. I am still going to wait on the Iphone till it gets loose from Cingular.I guess you've never actually looked at smartphones, or pocket pc phones before, or your "every area that matters" is just to "make everyone say oooooh you have an iphone" (which has always been Apple's big seller anyhow, elitism) and not actual usage of the device .
8gb space for email, cached web, contacts, documents, photos, videos and music? give me a break, I wouldn't be able to store enough music or video on there for it to be of any use for that.
First you will be able to add apps, they just will not necessarily be 3rd party apps, they are going to start with only apple certified apps, which isnt the greatest but there will be some selection.I guess you've never actually looked at smartphones, or pocket pc phones before, or your "every area that matters" is just to "make everyone say oooooh you have an iphone" (which has always been Apple's big seller anyhow, elitism) and not actual usage of the device . The iphone is a sorry weak mess compared to a smartphone given its price. Nonstandardard web and email programs, no ability to install any of your own software. Iffy compatibility with attachments.
8gb space for email, cached web, contacts, documents, photos, videos and music? give me a break, I wouldn't be able to store enough music or video on there for it to be of any use for that. For just a phone with web and email 8gb is ok, but video? Even music wise, at a decent bitrate thats not that many hours worth. Most IT department of major corps are refusing to support it, due to potential security issues. Apples "safety" to date has been because they have such a small footprint in the market, so they aren't an interesting target. If this becomes mass market, it suddenly is a big enough target.
The problem is that with only 8gb max, you'll still be needing to carry the ipod anyhow, unless you have been carrying a nano and are used to only having a couple hours of music on tap, or you don't mind having to do your own daily reloading of music on it to have enough to make it thru a day at work. If it was at least a 30gb drive for the $599, it might be ok.
Verizon had there chance. I hate cingular my self but cingular was the only one that said we won't even see it and you can still make it. Verizon said no way. No apple softwhere on the phone. Apple said stick it up your rear pretty much. I am with verizon my self. Verizon is comming out with a nock off from samsung that will never be as good.As a mac addict and a Apple certified reseller I am seriously pissed that they are locked in to cingular. I used to sell Cingular and I absolutely hate the company!!! I cant wait till it comes out for Verizon. Hell, I would pre order it for verizon.
3g at this piont sucks up battery so till that gets resolved and more locations have 3g wifi is fine with me.actually i think its till 09 that they are going to do biz together... i really want one. knowing apple and rev 1 products i think im going to hold out and wait and see what everyone thinks of it first. hell thats the reason that i held out on buying a macbook pro right away. i gotta say, i hate cingular, but god damn this phone looks slick. its a shame its not 3g though. oh, and from what i remember the only down side to the iphone is lack of mms.
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