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Apple Announces iPhone 3G S, Launching June 19th

Pre-ordered 32GB 3GS!!!

And having it shipped to my door, free! Beats all the suckas waiting in line last year. Love it! After living with the 2G turtle-like speeds and only 8GB -- 32GB is going to be awesome!!!!!
 
brn2ski00 said:
Since I bought the 3G on launch - it looks like I will again be eligible to an upgrade (at the subsidized price) in July.

Thoughts?
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I was told 1 year from the time of my purchase of the 3G iphone,which was last year on the release date (camped out) so it will be July.
To be perfectly honest, if they are doing current 3G owners in this fashion this year, there is no telling what will emerge next year when the next version comes out.I might not even upgrade.
 
coolpal said:
The iPhone prior to 3G was a special agreement b/w apple and att.. the phone was not subsidized so the owners of original iPhone who never upgraded are all eligible to upgrade to the new iPhone 3Gs (or 3G) for the discounted price.
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Thanks for the answer. I was posting to ask what my price would be a original iPhone owner (still 6 months left on contact), but MacRumors froze on me. Now I definitly getting the upgrade. 😀
 
ahhhh i don't like the glossy black, where was the rumored matte black 🙁 will still be getting it though 🙂
 
Renwood said:
Odd. Just got my confirmation e-mail, and whereas throughout the ordering process shipping was marked for "Delivery by June 19," it now says "Ships June 19, Delivers June 24."

Still free and all, but I would've ate an extra 10 bucks to get it eariler. Unless this is just a mistake in the system, since same-day delivery for free is a special case for those who reserve?
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The same thing happened to me. I'd love to find out which is true because I'd definitely upgrade the shipping, if possible.
 
I might actually get a Pre ....Now

I want that new Iphone 3Gs but...seriously 400 bucks?! I have been a loyal customer. But I'm willing to move to Sprint to Piss off Att
 
so what I want to know is if this is iPhone 2,1 or iPhone 3,1.
if it is iPhone 2,1... may be we will see iPhone 3,1 soon(I hope this does not happen though...)
 
Ok, this answers my question now. I'll gladly sell my unlockable iPhone 3G for $250 and upgrade to the iPhone 3Gs for another $250. 🙂
 
where is wireless-n?

SERIOUSLY. Apple has wireless-n enabled in every Mac, every Airport, every Time Capsule. Not happening in the new iPhone. So essentially, the 3G speeds will dwarf the AT&T Wi-Fi speeds, which means it's more taxing and expensive for AT&T since everyone will use 3G 7.2 now.

Could this mean AT&T will jack up the price of their data plan even more???
 
Renwood said:
Odd. Just got my confirmation e-mail, and whereas throughout the ordering process shipping was marked for "Delivery by June 19," it now says "Ships June 19, Delivers June 24."

Still free and all, but I would've ate an extra 10 bucks to get it eariler. Unless this is just a mistake in the system, since same-day delivery for free is a special case for those who reserve?
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Got this same message... you'd think apple would have the details worked out.
 
MAJOR FAIL from AT&T today. First the MMS and Tethering and now they aren't offering the subsidized price for current 3G owners. I'm no analyst and have no data to support this, but I am guessing at least 15-25% of current 3G owners would upgrade at the subsidized price. Horrible decision on their part and I really hope the sales of the 3GS kick them in the ass because of this decision along with their other blunders that were announced today.

Maybe I will take a trip to check out the Palm Pre in person.
 
Im quite prepared to pay for the new 3GS with O2 but if they dont offer it at a decent price I wouldnt expect to sign for a longer contract. They canny have it both ways, if its more like how the first phone was done then the phone will be mine without O2 subsidising it so why would i sign a longer contract? I will stay with O2 for the forseeable future but then the same problem arises if a new phone is released every summer!!!!!!!!!!
 
ATT: sign for 2 more years, but NO discount

It is such a rip off that ATT makes us pay the extra to get the new phone AND makes us sign for 2 more years. If we sign for 2 more years we should get the discount like a new customer. No wonder no one likes them. As soon as I can pay my money to someone else I will.
 
Ok, so some AT&T users are saying that it is going to cost $699 for the 32GB, while others are saying $499. What is it?
 
chr1s60 said:
MAJOR FAIL from AT&T today. First the MMS and Tethering and now they aren't offering the subsidized price for current 3G owners.
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The no tethering and MMS is VERY lame. But, why did people EVER think that AT&T owners were going to offer the new iPhone subsidized? We already got our subsidized price. As with ANY phone on ANY network, you only get one subsidized price per 2 years (if you sign a 2 yr contract).
 
clayj said:
In my case, they want $400 over the subsidized price: $699 for the 32 GB 3GS. 😡

I call BS on AT&T. I've been a loyal iPhone customer since the beginning, bought each phone the day it launched, and they pull THIS on me? No way in hell am I shelling out $700 for a phone.
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I agree. This is BS!!! At&T can suck my gonads and lose the $300 tat i would have paid.
 
Just completed my order around 30min ago.. arrives june 24! The conversion has slowly begun for me.. next on tap is a new macbook pro, but all in due time =)
 
i have to say it's great timing.

i'm leaving to europe this friday for 10 days. that means when i'm back i can upgrade to 3.0 because the most serious bugs would have shown up by then.

after that i'll wait another 6 weeks till the kinks have been worked out of the iPhone 3GS and i can simply upgrade. (does anybody know how much it costs to upgrade from a 2G that is 20 month old? i hope it's the normal price since the 2G wasn't subsidized.)

during the 6 weeks i can think if i want to get the 13"MBP with edu discount and an ipod touch🙂 now the 13" seems to be a worthy replacement for the 12"PB assuming the screen is as great as they say.

in september snow leopard is released. so in december i can upgrade to that since most bugs should be fixed or at least be known by then.

great WWDC i have to say.



for all the 3G owners in the US: what do you not understand about the word "subsidized" that you thought you get the upgrade to the 3GS for the same prize as new customers?
 
Wow, I can't believe all the complaining about the price of the upgrade. When you bought your 3G iphone last year, AT&T ponied up $400 for you to sign a new 2 year contract. That means that you agreed to keep your plan for 2 years. If you want to take advantage of the subsidy again, you have to sign a new 2 year contract. To do that, you would have to cancel your current plan, and pay whatever fees, then create a new account.

AT&T IS helping out loyal customers, but the deal is every 2 years. It is like that with any phone you buy from them, and they don't care about new stuff being released.
 
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