With the 4.3 udates hitting dev's, I was wondering how much longer before the 3GS becomes what the 3G is now. I have a 3G and over the last few updates have seen how the 3G has been neglected (for obvious hardware reasons) and has been slowed (speed and overall functioning).
Was wondering if purchasing a 3GS (with "mandatory" 2 year contract) is going to worth it, or within a year (or sooner or later) be frustrated by some of the same issues I am experience now with 3G. Personally, the phone is not for me but my wife (I'm holding off until summer to get on a cycle of hardwared upgrade- my contract is actually up in Feb of this year), so it would be her first iPhone.
I know the 3GS will be better then her current phone, and the deal is hard to pass up (new 8GB $49.99)... I'd just hate to see her "new" phone become slow and lagged down within the next year, and am just wondering if the 3GS is capable of hanging in with "updates" over the next 2 years (I realize we can't forsee future updates- but more from the perspective of what 3G users are dealing with now).
I've been a macrumor visitor for over 2 years, and just a recent poster, and have definitely learned a lot from this site- I just don't want to buy an iPhone that is rendered to slow speeds, misses out on "basic" upgrades, and isn't a pleasurable experience because of these issues
Was wondering if purchasing a 3GS (with "mandatory" 2 year contract) is going to worth it, or within a year (or sooner or later) be frustrated by some of the same issues I am experience now with 3G. Personally, the phone is not for me but my wife (I'm holding off until summer to get on a cycle of hardwared upgrade- my contract is actually up in Feb of this year), so it would be her first iPhone.
I know the 3GS will be better then her current phone, and the deal is hard to pass up (new 8GB $49.99)... I'd just hate to see her "new" phone become slow and lagged down within the next year, and am just wondering if the 3GS is capable of hanging in with "updates" over the next 2 years (I realize we can't forsee future updates- but more from the perspective of what 3G users are dealing with now).
I've been a macrumor visitor for over 2 years, and just a recent poster, and have definitely learned a lot from this site- I just don't want to buy an iPhone that is rendered to slow speeds, misses out on "basic" upgrades, and isn't a pleasurable experience because of these issues