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Anyone Else Happy To Stick With Their 3G iPhone ?
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Touché. I never really looked at it from the other side, but maybe this is what Steve alluded to at D8. That is, coverage and service could improve not based on actions related to AT&T network improvements, but rather to reductions on AT&T load when iPhone hits Verizon.
Isn't anyone fed up with AT&T? I guess I can understand the awesomeness that is iPhone 4 hardware since I have iPad 3G, but aren't folks tired of AT&T and their overloaded network with poor coverage/load capability in certain areas, like San Francisco and New York?
I bought my iPhone 3G the day it was released. I resisted the urge to get the 3GS when it came out because I really wasn't that blown away by it and suspected that the next iPhone (iPhone 4) would be the one to get. I feel that I planned correctly. I'm definitely looking forward to getting the iPhone 4 on the 24th. I've definitely outgrown my 8GB 3G.
My 3G iPhone is painfully slow compared to my iPad. I'm definitely upgrading to the 4.
OP: have you used an iPad? Think that speed on your phone.
OP: have you used an iPad? Think that speed on your phone.
After the smoke clears & the madness dies down, I don't find anything about the 4 that I _ must_ have. I've got a nice new Lumix ZS7 that takes far better pictures than any phone will. The main improvement I would like in an iPhone is greater battery life. During the keynote it was hyped that the 4 had significantly better life than my 3Gs. But when I went to Apples comparison page on their site there is no significant difference when surfing the web. I don't care about talk time because my AT&T BlackBerry Bold has a much better phone. This is why I know that AT&T is not the culprit everyone thinks. My BlackBerry phone is clear, strong & doesn't drop calls. On the other hand my DROID on Verizon is just average. So I've decided to stay with my 3Gs till the next gen iPhone is released next year. By then we will know if Apple is going to significantly improve battery life to catch up with Android & others or not.
I've had my 3G for 2+ years and skipped the 3GS upgrade (it wasn't enough). But my 3G battery drains in half a day, and that's just for light use. So it's ready to be retired. I thought about selling it but the lousy battery wouldn't be good for anyone else either.
Battery aside, the camera is a real draw. I have a DSLR but it stays home most of the time, and the best camera is the one that's with you. 5 megapixels is as good as my first POS.
For those waiting for the 2nd gen iPad, I can only say that what the iPad offers right now has become indispensable to me. I recently printed out a 650 page PDF (a digitized book) I need to read, which was huge and heavy. Now that PDF is on my iPad, where I can annotate it and bookmark it and use the search function. No going back!
I've been buying Apple for 20 years, and at least a few square feet of Steve's mansion belongs to me. Or a thousand pairs of jeans...
Battery aside, the camera is a real draw. I have a DSLR but it stays home most of the time, and the best camera is the one that's with you. 5 megapixels is as good as my first POS.
For those waiting for the 2nd gen iPad, I can only say that what the iPad offers right now has become indispensable to me. I recently printed out a 650 page PDF (a digitized book) I need to read, which was huge and heavy. Now that PDF is on my iPad, where I can annotate it and bookmark it and use the search function. No going back!
I've been buying Apple for 20 years, and at least a few square feet of Steve's mansion belongs to me. Or a thousand pairs of jeans...
I had the iPhone 2G and now have a 3GS, I wont be upgrading as I am content with having the iOS 4 features on the 3GS and don't see the iPhone 4 as a big enough upgrade. Sure, the screen is nice, the camera is better and it's faster, but everything I can do on it I can also do on my 3GS basically. However, I can see that if you still have a 3G then the upgrade is definately worth it.
I sold my 3GS quite a while ago and am content knowing my 32GB iPhone 4 is probably sitting in a warehouse somewhere. It's the wait that's killing me. 
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My wife recently acquired an iPhone 3G to replace her SonyEricsson w595 so she will be sticking with the 3g for a while yet. The one thing she has noticed is how much slower it is than her old 32gb iPod touch but it will do her fine for what she will use it for (I hope!).
I've played with it and it is far slower than her 32gb iPod touch and even my 8gb 2nd gen touch beats it a little (that extra 100 odd MHz on the CPU is noticeable!).
The good thing is that I have inherited her 32gb touch so between that and my N1 with it's wireless hotspot, I'm set.
Now is the test to see how long my wife can put up with the 3G. I may get the iPhone 4 for her if she complains too much.
My wife recently acquired an iPhone 3G to replace her SonyEricsson w595 so she will be sticking with the 3g for a while yet. The one thing she has noticed is how much slower it is than her old 32gb iPod touch but it will do her fine for what she will use it for (I hope!).
I've played with it and it is far slower than her 32gb iPod touch and even my 8gb 2nd gen touch beats it a little (that extra 100 odd MHz on the CPU is noticeable!).
The good thing is that I have inherited her 32gb touch so between that and my N1 with it's wireless hotspot, I'm set.
Now is the test to see how long my wife can put up with the 3G. I may get the iPhone 4 for her if she complains too much.
Personally I think the 2 year upgrade cycle is perfect. You have to skip a generation to really feel the improvement. I'm on a 3GS and would not upgrade except that ATT bumped me up and I can get $400 for my 3GS so it would be an even swap plus an extra year w/ the T which is no big b/c looks like the iPhone is going to be a T exclusive for at least that long.
I will be happy to turn my 3G into an iPod for my clock radio and a backup phone. It is too slow and the ringer switch is broken.
The 3G hardware in the iPhone 4 is different from all previous iPhones in one important way: Upload speed potential has jumped from 384Kbps to 5.8Mbps. That was mentioned in passing during the keynote but it's a very big deal if you are attempting to use a function like two way video (FaceTime) which requires good upload speed as well as download speed.
One possible reason Steve Jobs said FaceBook initially runs under WiFi only is because AT&T may not be able to support two way video with their current infrastructure no matter what upload and download speeds the iPhone 4 is capable of. Verizon and Sprint, on the other hand, can support such activity.
My girlfriend has a 3G and I have a 3GS. When I use her phone it's painfully slow compared to the 3GS. I guess if you don't need the speed, there's no need to upgrade. But I can't imagine going back to the 3G after using the 3GS. That said i'll be getting the new phone and giving her my 3GS. She will definitely notice the speed difference.
I got my 3GS in December and I'm sure it will be fun until Dec 2011--or beyond. I am not much of an up-grader. 
Ugh, the pure difference in speed between my EVO and 3G is downright stupid. I feel for you guys who are going to stick it out with a very outdated phone. If it gets you by for your day to day uses that's cool and all....I used to think the phone was still fast too but then I got my EVO and it was like stepping 5 years into the future. You don't really know how slow the 3G is until you see the side-by-side comparisons with an EVO or even the iP4.
I recommend to fellow 3G users that you upgrade ASAP!!
I recommend to fellow 3G users that you upgrade ASAP!!
Even though Im jailbroke, I look forward to using a faster phone. Ill keep the 3G for tethering, until I can get MyWi to work on the 4.
I have a 3G iPhone and an iPad (which I LOVE). I'll be upgrading to iPhone 4 for some major reasons.
The first is that the 3G is so slow compared to my iPad. I've used a 3GS a couple of times and its super slow even compared to that.
A few of the major things in iOS 4 won't work with a 3G. Multi-tasking being a big one.
I'm also able to sell my 3G and get 50% of the cost of an iPhone 4. My goal is to hold onto a smartphone for another 2 years before upgrading again. I think spending $100 on a 16GB iPhone 4 (after selling my 3G) is worth doing considering its wayyy faster, better screen, multitasking, better camera, etc.
That being said, if I had a 3GS, I might be less hesitant to upgrade, however, you can get $200 - $300 for a 3GS on Gazelle.com or ebay or other ways. If you're willing to do a little work, the upgrade can cost you VERY little, and in some cases nothing.
The first is that the 3G is so slow compared to my iPad. I've used a 3GS a couple of times and its super slow even compared to that.
A few of the major things in iOS 4 won't work with a 3G. Multi-tasking being a big one.
I'm also able to sell my 3G and get 50% of the cost of an iPhone 4. My goal is to hold onto a smartphone for another 2 years before upgrading again. I think spending $100 on a 16GB iPhone 4 (after selling my 3G) is worth doing considering its wayyy faster, better screen, multitasking, better camera, etc.
That being said, if I had a 3GS, I might be less hesitant to upgrade, however, you can get $200 - $300 for a 3GS on Gazelle.com or ebay or other ways. If you're willing to do a little work, the upgrade can cost you VERY little, and in some cases nothing.