Apple Announces iPhone 3G S, Launching June 19th

[Mr Maui]

I don't think these updates are REALLY worthy of being a new device.

The good: battery life, speed, video

The bad: Virtually USELESS compass application that will do nothing but take up a spot on your iPhone, a still-terrible camera, and AT&T.

This doesn't merit a separate device. It's lame, lame, lame. I've never been so disappointed by Apple.

Still terrible camera? Have you seen the camera or it's results? It's appears better than the camera on the previous iPhones (3.2MP vs 2MP), and comparable to other Smart Phone cameras on the market, can do video (versus none), and has auto-focus (versus none). The iPhone is not designed to replace a Nikon D5000. It is a Phone / Music Player / Gaming Device / Video Device / Digital Tape Recorder / etc. Can your Nikon play music? Can your Canon play a racing game? Can your Pentax make phone calls? And ... can it do it for $299-399? Come on people, stop complaining about the iPhone not replacing the Wii/Nikon/Sony/Mac/etc all in one shot for $99 bucks. If you don't like the update, don;t buy it!! 🙄

 

[SAIRUS]

Well I honestly don't feel as bad for buying my 8 gig 3g now. For my purposes (phone, internet, directions, pimping, movies on the go), its plenty fine, and since there was no case change, purpose #4 remains.

Video? Jailbreak, or I use my standalone camera. Standalone GPS will always be better than a dinky phone.

Looks like the apple is keeping this doctor away.

 

[8CoreWhore]

Mms

http://www.wireless.att.com/learn/messaging-internet/messaging/faq.jsp#general-mm

 

[coasterswim]

Getting tired of seeing this page... Comes into my e-mail every time I get the error message ordering online.

I can't even get that far. After I OK my $30 data plan, I get the following screen. This has happened about 10 times between 3:00 pm and now.

 

[Tones2]

I have to say that I'm astounded at the number of people complaining over the pricing structure. What did you expect? It works this way with every other phone and every other provider.

Why do you need a new phone every year, anyway? I'm perplexed.

I'm confised about whether it was a $400 subsidy or a $200 subsidy, and why some people are getting it for $499 and others for $699 even though they purchased the phone around the same time.

Tony

 

[Sarcasmo]

... I was more excited by the Snow Leopard stuff and the laptop announcements! LOL 😉

Agreed. For all the bitching about pricing plans for iPhone, $49 to upgrade both my macs to Snow Leopard is pretty sweet. Looking forward to it.

 

[Admonitor]

http://shop.o2.co.uk/update/paymonth.html

UK prices if not already posted/if people are interested.

 

[Brett3rThanU]

I wasn't planning to upgrade, nor do I want to, but I'm curious why I have to pay $699. I bought my phone on July 11th last year at the $499 price which required a 2 year contract of course. That was the unsubsidized price, and I understand it required a 2 year contract, which I would still be fulfilling with the new iPhone, so why don't I get the cheaper price?

 

[Object-X]

We wantsss it

Trying to order!!!

Has anyone been able to order one. I have tried but Apple's site keeps hanging up...

AT&T's site has nothing!

I ordered mine from Apple's site. Took many tries to get through the process. I also couldn't get it to let me pick up at an Apple store, I finally gave up and had them ship it to me.

 

[jeffmo]

wondering about the casings

am i good with the current 3G cases sold instores and online? i don't want to have to wait for a special 3GS case, i want to wrap this thing up when i get it right away..

also anyone have any suggestions for good, durable, low profile cases? screen protectors? any help is greatly appreciated. thank you

 

[Eriden]

Right, because it wasn't subsidized when you bought it.

Non-sequitur.

It is irrelevant whether the original iPhone was subsidized. Subsidy pricing with carriers is triggered by the amount of time left in your contract rather than whether your previous handset was subsidized. AT&T let iPhone owners upgrade with the subsidy last year, regardless of the fact that only 12 months of the existing contract had elapsed.

Since it seems that AT&T is changing the game this time around, those of us who bought early last year are going to feel short-changed. Deal with it...

If 3G owners are indeed allowed to get the subsidized price in July as some are suggesting, then admittedly, my gripes will have little merit.

 

[crazedbytheheat]

3GS is Mine!

I'm totally stoked that the existing 3G owners can't get the cheap upgrade price. That must be why I'm getting mine by the 19th!!!! Shorter lines.

Stop your incessant whining and take a basic math or business class. Why would AT&T pay several hundred dollars for you to upgrade at a discount when you already have a contract? Seriously, have you thought this through at all? And anyone who wants a Pre and all 18 apps should just go for it. At least claim you want an Android to preserve some dignity.

 

[koalition]

if this deal with ATT ever runs out watch people flee from that über crappy phone company..

 

[iGod 2.0]

AT&T with yet...another disappointment...

Are the people at AT&T on vacation or something? What is the deal with you people

 

[Le Big Mac]

But I do have a lot of music. Is there a way to customize what music gets loaded onto the iPhone versus what gets loaded onto my 30GB iPod?

For each iPod you can choose the music sync preferences (i.e, what playlists get synced). Shouldn't be different with iPhone.

 

[Red-red]

It seems to me they have missed the ball a little here with the pricing, especially in the UK.

Apple push their luck making us pay for the phone to begin with because you generally get phones for free on contracts.

Having already bought the original iPhone, then upgraded to the 3G you would think they would offer current iphone users the option to upgrade and just extend your contract again paying a sum of £100+ or so like we did with the 3G and capture all the sales for those like myself and many others on here who would instantly upgrade. What they are going to find is most of us will have to sit this update out and like myself go a few months without a contract and possibly leave to another carrier and another phone?

It will be interesting to see what's actually in the phone tech wise and how much it costs them to make it because the pricing is a little off when you consider the reductions in Mac's and the cheap upgrade of snow leopard it's a little out of place.

 

[Le Big Mac]

Point being, they should bridge us day-1 people 1 freakin month and not penalize us. I can go into apple store on 7/12 and get one at 299... but that is outrageous to make me wait an extra month just because I am a day 1 person.

If you were a day 30 person, you'd have to wait even longer. So you're first in line of the 3G buyers.

 

[Chrispy]

I can't even get that far. After I OK my $30 data plan, I get the following screen. This has happened about 10 times between 3:00 pm and now.

I get that screen right before I get the e-mail. I have 7 e-mails in my inbox asking me to go pickup my iPhone at my specified location (which I never specified). I'm an original EDGE network iPhone customer as well. This should be straight forward.

 

[Bevz]

No, lame would be a map that spun randomly for every minute movement of your device.

I agree that would be lame and it certainly wasn't the alternative i was suggesting.

You should know by now that not every single detail of behavior is iterated in these keynotes.

I agree.... Fingers are well and truly crossed.... 😉

 

[anon789]

Ipod touch

what does this mean for the ipod touch? when will that be updated?

 

[macbook yes]

The S looks really weird on the end. It seems like they said "Oh crap, it's supposed to be announced tomorrow and we forgot to come up with a name!" It's not centered, its an odd weight and its a bit far away from the 3G. They should fire the graphic designer and whoever approved it.

 

[Tones2]

So did anyone actually get the $499 price for 32 GB on June 19? Or is it either $299 or $699? I'm still confused.

Tony

 

[lagringa]

Swap SIM from 3G to 3Gs?

I have an iPhone 3g, and would have to pay $499 for a 32gb iphone 3gS. My parents both have original iPhones, and are on a family plan...

Can my mother upgrade to a 3gS for $299, then swap phones with me? As long as we switch our sim cards, it would work, correct?

In a similar situation - I can't upgrade until end of the summer, but my spouse can upgrade to now at the lower price. Can I swap phones and SIM cards if the upgrade originates with her line?

 

[xerenthar]

when i get home from work i am going to call and ask if it's 12 or 18 (or 24) months from buying the 3G. there's really no reason i should be at 12/15, others march or july 2010, and some early adopters (that bought the 3G the first week like i did) are 7/15.

So did anyone actually get the $499 price for 32 GB on June 19? Or is it either $299 or $699? I'm still confused.

Tony

no one got 699. it's all 499. i got that on the site.

 

[Tones2]

what does this mean for the ipod touch? when will that be updated?

Most likely September.

Tony