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AT&T Webpage Leaks Black iPhone?
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iBookfan
macrumors 6502
bacaramac
macrumors 65816
NewtypeCJ
macrumors 6502
So release it without the 2.0 firmware but a version of the 1.1.x firmware that enables 3G. If it's SO FAR AWAY from being ready from primetime that would mean a loooong time to go with no iPhones for Apple to sell.
PowerFullMac
macrumors 601
Exactly, Apple are NOT going to stop selling iPhones until WWDC. Its coming VERY SOON!
I will celebrate with you all if they're released, however there was speculation that they would stop selling old iphones within 2-4 weeks of the new one so that customers couldnt return the older versions in favour of the newer ones.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but that would make sense if you're out for a buck or hundred.
You can dress up a turd to look like a Mr. Big, but the fact remains that it's still just a turd that looks like a Mr. Big.
redgaz26
macrumors 68020
good point and we know the apple doesn't like to give much away but why can't they just announce "hey no iphones just now coz we are going to announce new ones shortly"
that would be enough to end all these mental threads!!!
oh wait stuff that what would we have to talk about😕😕
PowerFullMac
macrumors 601
The blackBerry Bold has a tiny calculator screen.
And, jonny, who knows? However, Apple will make more money selling iPhones for as long as possible, as not EVERYONE will want a new one. Also, if its after 14 days of purchase you cant take it back just coz you want a upgrade.
So besides 3G, what else do we expect this new iPhone to have?
There needs to be quite a few killer features to persuade someone like me, who only bought their iPhone 7 months ago (UK launch) to go out and buy a new one.
-larger capacity?
-GPS?
I'm hard pushed to think of much else they can do on the hardware side. Very prepared to be surprised though.
There needs to be quite a few killer features to persuade someone like me, who only bought their iPhone 7 months ago (UK launch) to go out and buy a new one.
-larger capacity?
-GPS?
I'm hard pushed to think of much else they can do on the hardware side. Very prepared to be surprised though.
jayducharme
macrumors 601
AT&T store experience
Today on the way home from work I stopped by my local AT&T store. I've decided with 3G coming to take the plunge and get the iPhone family plan for myself, my wife and daughter. At the same time, I wondered if AT&T could bundle other services with it at a discount (such as home internet and TV).
The lone AT&T rep in the store seemed pleased to see me. I said that I was interested in talking about the various plans for the iPhone. The rep immediately stiffened up and replied, "I'm sorry. We don't carry the iPhone anymore. You have to go to the Apple store."
I expressed puzzlement at that. I said I didn't want to buy the iPhone itself; I just wanted to talk about plans available and whether AT&T could bundle other services with it. Again the rep replied, "We don't deal with the iPhone, sir. You'll have to go online to find out what services are offered."
Then he pulled a phone from under the counter and said, "Instead, we have this really nice phone we just got in, made by LG." (I'd never seen the LG knock-off before. I was surprised how narrow it is.) I told him that I was only interested in the iPhone, and his response was that he couldn't help me; I had to go online.
😕
EDIT: I just called AT&T and spoke with a sales rep. It was surreal. I told the rep what I was looking for and his response was, "Yes sir, we can certainly help you with that. Have you seen the new LG phone?" I told him I had. He said, "It's really nice and it's just like the iPhone." I told him that I wasn't interested in the LG. He asked why I wanted the iPhone. I told him, "The iPhone will interface seamlessly with my Mac, I love the user interface, it works like a PDA plus I can watch movies, listen to music and also project slideshows when I'm doing presentations."
He respsonded without missing a beat. "Yeah, well the new LG can do most of those things, plus you can watch TV!" I just said, "Thank you," and hung up.
WTF?
Today on the way home from work I stopped by my local AT&T store. I've decided with 3G coming to take the plunge and get the iPhone family plan for myself, my wife and daughter. At the same time, I wondered if AT&T could bundle other services with it at a discount (such as home internet and TV).
The lone AT&T rep in the store seemed pleased to see me. I said that I was interested in talking about the various plans for the iPhone. The rep immediately stiffened up and replied, "I'm sorry. We don't carry the iPhone anymore. You have to go to the Apple store."
I expressed puzzlement at that. I said I didn't want to buy the iPhone itself; I just wanted to talk about plans available and whether AT&T could bundle other services with it. Again the rep replied, "We don't deal with the iPhone, sir. You'll have to go online to find out what services are offered."
Then he pulled a phone from under the counter and said, "Instead, we have this really nice phone we just got in, made by LG." (I'd never seen the LG knock-off before. I was surprised how narrow it is.) I told him that I was only interested in the iPhone, and his response was that he couldn't help me; I had to go online.
😕
EDIT: I just called AT&T and spoke with a sales rep. It was surreal. I told the rep what I was looking for and his response was, "Yes sir, we can certainly help you with that. Have you seen the new LG phone?" I told him I had. He said, "It's really nice and it's just like the iPhone." I told him that I wasn't interested in the LG. He asked why I wanted the iPhone. I told him, "The iPhone will interface seamlessly with my Mac, I love the user interface, it works like a PDA plus I can watch movies, listen to music and also project slideshows when I'm doing presentations."
He respsonded without missing a beat. "Yeah, well the new LG can do most of those things, plus you can watch TV!" I just said, "Thank you," and hung up.
WTF?
xraydoc
Contributor
I'm sure its been said already, but I don't feel like reading through 11 pages of posts...
AT&T can get nothing right. From the on again/off again/on again/off again iPhone wifi to the "black" option on their website, they (collectively) have no idea what's going on - the left hand has no idea what the right hand is doing.
Perhaps the left hand is too busy picking your pocket while the right hand is, uh, doing something to themselves that I wont mention in mixed company.
AT&T can get nothing right. From the on again/off again/on again/off again iPhone wifi to the "black" option on their website, they (collectively) have no idea what's going on - the left hand has no idea what the right hand is doing.
Perhaps the left hand is too busy picking your pocket while the right hand is, uh, doing something to themselves that I wont mention in mixed company.
NewtypeCJ
macrumors 6502
Many possibilities here. Might not be a corporate AT&T store, might be unknowledgeable salespeople, might be sold out of iPhones and is sick of fielding questions about it. Any number of things could be going on here.
Well, I think Apple wasnt going to introduce 3G at WWDC but now there's so much pressure over them (also because of AT&T leaks), they can't disappoint everyone anyone.
PowerFullMac
macrumors 601
Well there have been plenty of rumors pointing to the iPhone being sold on my networks.
Manic Mouse
macrumors 6502a
They wont announce a 3G iPhone at WWDC. Why would they announce it at a developers conference? It's a consumer product. It'll simply be released, or have it's own event. Apple have never, to my knowledge, announced a consumer Mac or iPod at WWDC let alone a phone.
Maybe AT&T backed out of the exclusivity contract they had with apple and now we consumers are free to choose the service provider of our choice
johnnyjibbs
macrumors 68030
Oh god hope those images weren't real! Black glossy (aka the black case/colorware mod) I can live with, but those crappy LG-style images I can't! 😱
iPhone 3G now announcement now imminent. Expect an announcement this week I'd imagine. Tomorrow? 😀
iPhone 3G now announcement now imminent. Expect an announcement this week I'd imagine. Tomorrow? 😀
newyorksole
macrumors 603
If they use plastic then I guess it is easier for waves to travel through that.
However, the MacBook Air which is Apple's latest or one of their latest products, is thin and made with glass/brushed aluminum. I think the new iPhone should take the same route and keep the chrome and do an all black brush aluminum back.
Brushed Aluminum Black iPhone🙂
However, the MacBook Air which is Apple's latest or one of their latest products, is thin and made with glass/brushed aluminum. I think the new iPhone should take the same route and keep the chrome and do an all black brush aluminum back.
Brushed Aluminum Black iPhone🙂
