I'm guessing that the loss of a sale to you is not going to influence their pricing decision. Apple will sell plenty, regardless of price. JMO
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3G iPhone Specs and Prices?
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I'm guessing that the loss of a sale to you is not going to influence their pricing decision. Apple will sell plenty, regardless of price. JMO
um isnt the ipod touch able to use 2 flash cards while the iphone can only use 1? That means the 32gb ipod touch uses 2 16gb cars while a 32gb iphone would have to use 1 32gb card. 1 32gb card is far more expensive than 2 16gb cards...............
so comparing a 32gb ipod touch to a 32gb iphone is absolutely pointless...
i really dont see a 32gb iphone any cheaper than $600.
so comparing a 32gb ipod touch to a 32gb iphone is absolutely pointless...
i really dont see a 32gb iphone any cheaper than $600.
Is there? I believe Apple (and others) have already proven that theory wrong. When the RAZR first came out, they were asking $549-599, and it offered a fraction of what is rumored on the iPhone 2. Besides, Apple is targeting corporate America and their expense budgets heavily with this version. JMO
The number was 10 million by the end of 2008, NOT 10 million during 2008. For the record, that would include the 5 million plus already sold by Apple. And with corporate America accessible now, and the iPhone to be sold in many more countries, 10m total iPhones by the end of 2008, is probably going to be surpassed easily, since they are only about 4.5m short of the goal at this point. JMO
Yes there is loud speaker but is the GPS gonna talk in your convo and say, turn right on 83S, when your in a conference call? Kind of unprofessional if you ask me.
But we can play the what if game all day, I guess next week we will all find out.
I just saw this on iphonic.tv.
http://www.iphonic.tv/2008/06/rumour_3g_iphone_coming_to_uk.html#more
Looks like we could be getting a cheaper iphone, but as the story says we'll probably get stung on the monthly price plan.
I really hope the price plan's don't go up. This is more of an issue for me than a one off cost. the old £45 a month contract was that bit too much for me to afford/justify. £35 is a bit better - and I don't think it's bad for what you get in terms of Minutes, text and especially data.
£35 is a cut off for me though.
about discounting v2:
how can att do this? I mean, think about it. EVERYONE that buys an iphone signs a new 2-yr contract upon activation. I was unaware of this when i went from 8gb to 16gb, but made due. So if you think about it, new customer or not, we ARE ALL signing new contracts....?!?!?!?!
i hate that. If i wanna upgrade @ full price, dont make me sign over again, thats just nuts.
how can att do this? I mean, think about it. EVERYONE that buys an iphone signs a new 2-yr contract upon activation. I was unaware of this when i went from 8gb to 16gb, but made due. So if you think about it, new customer or not, we ARE ALL signing new contracts....?!?!?!?!
i hate that. If i wanna upgrade @ full price, dont make me sign over again, thats just nuts.
Exactly ... WHAT IF the real thing they are announcing is the iGoldenGateBridge?
(hence, the poster)
Has no one used car GPS before. If they did implement GPS in landscape, you could easily buy a suction cup mount for you window. I am also sure 3rd party vendors would jump all over this.
When I am navigating with my car navi, I get a popup asking if I want to answer the call or not. If I answer the Navi could just show a very small icon saying that I am active in a call. I can then push the icon to view the call details vs. navi. The navi commands to not work during a call just like in my car.
Next thing is, if the phone does not come with good navi, I am sure that Garmin, Tom Tom, etc will develop a nice app that you can buy. Otherwise I see Apple using Google Maps app (of course enhanced for GPS).
No way, not for $699, not even for $499 after a 2yr contract subsidy. Maybe for $399 after subsidy provided it does in fact have GPS video recording and video conf capabilities. The more features it has for $400 or less, the more my gf's chances are of inheriting my 16GB iPhone.
If there is a higher price then I believe it will be subsidized. If that's the case, then say they lop off $200 to give a $499 iPhone price and then you give them a two year contract. To make that cost up (and then some), AT&T jacks up their data rates in line with the competition, so then you're looking at roughly $79.99 per month minimum instead of the $59.99 minimum.
I can deal with the subsidized phone, but what would really hurt is if the data plans go up to compensate for the phone discount. I currently have just a $39 per month plan. I can stomach another $20 a month, but another $40 would be a hard price to swallow. That's $1,920 on top of the $499 you spent.
What has attracted me most about the iPhone is the interface, features and the fact that AT&T (US) had the cheapest data plan. I hope that AT&T doesn't become charge happy with the latest release next week. They've had one LARGE capital expenditure to get 3G capability across the major cities in the US, so it will be interesting to see if they introduce some additional fees/charges and how that will affect customers coming on board.
I do believe the iPhone price will be higher due to what additional hardware & software features are being included in this version. An additional camera, 3G, GPS, video conferencing, larger hard drive (32GB) plus Apps Store later this month.
I can deal with the subsidized phone, but what would really hurt is if the data plans go up to compensate for the phone discount. I currently have just a $39 per month plan. I can stomach another $20 a month, but another $40 would be a hard price to swallow. That's $1,920 on top of the $499 you spent.
What has attracted me most about the iPhone is the interface, features and the fact that AT&T (US) had the cheapest data plan. I hope that AT&T doesn't become charge happy with the latest release next week. They've had one LARGE capital expenditure to get 3G capability across the major cities in the US, so it will be interesting to see if they introduce some additional fees/charges and how that will affect customers coming on board.
I do believe the iPhone price will be higher due to what additional hardware & software features are being included in this version. An additional camera, 3G, GPS, video conferencing, larger hard drive (32GB) plus Apps Store later this month.
People show a remarkable ability to get annoyed at rumours sometimes. How dare Apple 'attempt' to sell a phone for this price?! We'll all see next week.
I think there has been a considerable change in consumer's sentiment since I stood in line for 5 hours on launch day to purchase version 1.0 . Most people I know now look at spending $700 on a cell/internet device as a foolish expenditure. I'm as big an Apple fan and technology junky as anyone, but with the economy in the tank and people shelling out tons of cash just to get to work and feed you're face, I hope Captain Jobs prices this for the times. I know the argument is " I'm not hurting, and I'm not worrying about the economy because I make tons of cash" et all, but I just don't think 10 million people worldwide would spend the kind of money ($500-$700) on a device.
Ya, but those phones are subsidized by the service provider making them much cheaper if you sign the 2yr contract.
There has been rumors about the new iPhone being subsidized.. I guess we will have to wait and see.
I just feel like $700 for a phone is absurd. That price is laptop territory!
Not a chance. $700+ tax for a 32 gb iphone?
LOL.
Do they think we forgot what they did to us a year ago? Unless this new iPhone can clean your house for you, everyone will wait for the September price reduction.
I'm not paying more than 400 for a new 3G iPhone. Simply isnt' worth it. My iDay 4 giger is still going strong and I have no reason to upgrade for slightly faster internet and a few more gigs.
Bleh.
LOL.
Do they think we forgot what they did to us a year ago? Unless this new iPhone can clean your house for you, everyone will wait for the September price reduction.
I'm not paying more than 400 for a new 3G iPhone. Simply isnt' worth it. My iDay 4 giger is still going strong and I have no reason to upgrade for slightly faster internet and a few more gigs.
Bleh.
This is my worry. That there will be a 32GB model (good), that I it will be ever-so-slightly overpriced and that I will end up getting that model (bad)
This is similar to what I see happening. Prices might stay the same or go down for models with similar specs to the existing iPhones (+3G), but I think Apple will come out with something on the high end at $499-$599. Whether it is added storage, GPS, or some other unknown feature, I really think Apple will have a "premium" model while lowering the price on "lower-end" models.
This allows them to sell a crapload of the lower-end models while giving those (like me), who have had $499 earmarked for a 3G iPhone for a while, an excuse to go ahead and spend all of that budgeted amount.
No, dont believe that the iphone will feature a voice option for GPS but even if it will you still dont NEED the voice. Why not look at the screen? If the thing has voice it could automatically be turned off when in a call.
Isnt it illegal to talk in the phone while driving in the US anyway, so that wont be a problem for you timimbo.
Edit: I see now that its still legal to use headsets. never mind my comment