Actually, the Infineon SGOLD3 chip that they should be using is HSDPA 7.5 capable.Faster than my DSL.
It actually a maximum downlink of 7.2 not 7.5 as you have stated.
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It actually a maximum downlink of 7.2 not 7.5 as you have stated.
I really want a 3G iPhone ... price is going to be the major determining factor in it. Chances are, I will need to drop down another very heafty deposit. (Had to give them $750 last time)
My goal is to upgrade my phone to the 3G version and give my girlfriend the EDGE version. (and moving her off T-Mobile) I have a funny feeling AT&T are going to be bastards about it.
I tried calling them today to find out if this was possiable, each person I spoke with had no idea how adding a line works with iPhones. I gave up after being transfered 5 times.
My goal is to upgrade my phone to the 3G version and give my girlfriend the EDGE version. (and moving her off T-Mobile) I have a funny feeling AT&T are going to be bastards about it.
I tried calling them today to find out if this was possiable, each person I spoke with had no idea how adding a line works with iPhones. I gave up after being transfered 5 times.
While I agree with you on a very thin and narcissistic level, I have an iPod, so I'm obviously not THAT interested in exclusivity. A good product is a good product, and as such should be available to the masses, no matter what ivory-tower egomaniacs such as yourself might feel. I imagine you use the phrase "Everyone is entitled to the best level of care they can afford."
Heh, I was actually trying to think of the PRADA Chocolate, but yours is better
BTW, ur sig r0x0rz
Heh, I was actually trying to think of the PRADA Chocolate, but yours is better
BTW, ur sig r0x0rz
Thank you. I think I may upgrade my iPhone Black to the 128 GB model soon though
Yay subsidies!
Hopefully offset the contract cancellation charge I'll be facing from my current provider.
Hopefully offset the contract cancellation charge I'll be facing from my current provider.
Most likely, though I am sure if you call them up nicely and reason with them a bit they will help you out. I always remind them of how much I pay a month (we have 6 lines currently in my home) and how loyal I am and they always go out of their way to help me out.
Worse comes to worse I hope they stick with the current iPhone's price structure.
That's all understood, but it's definitely looking at things from a network optimization standpoint, whereas from a device optimization standpoint it doesn't make sense to even bother with the more expensive chip (thus my second comment). Putting in an 802.11n NIC does absolutely nothing for the device except make it more expensive, possibly larger, and more likely to burn through batteries quicker. The processor probably isn't powerful enough to handle the increased throughput. Those of us who don't care about the performance on our Draft-N network are saying "Please don't" in regards to Draft-N vs B/G.
Lighten Up...
Hmm...so now I'm a "thin, narcissistic, ivory tower-dwelling egomaniac," huh? Ok, I can live with that. IMHO, no top-of-the-line Apple product (key phrase: top-of-the-line) has EVER made it into the hands of the masses. And the iphone can definitely be considered a top-of-the-line product...for the most obvious of reasons. Besides, the demographics of a typical Apple product user tend to be among the, ahem, higher echelon of individuals in our society (ie., income level, education level, etc etc etc). Surely you can't dispute that. Discount this kind of high-end technology so steeply such that it gets into the hands of every Tom, Dick and Harry in the universe then suddenly it becomes the target of every shadowy, underground hacker from Tennessee to Timbuktu. Kiss the security of the OS operating system on the phone goodbye!! Just look at the plague known as jailbraking that has occurred so far!! Or am I overreacting? But back to the original point of my original posting: dude, I just wanna be known as THAT cool guy with THAT cool phone and not just ANOTHER cool guy with that cool phone when I enter a room. Is that too much to ask? And stop taking things so freakin' serious?! LOL
Hmm...so now I'm a "thin, narcissistic, ivory tower-dwelling egomaniac," huh? Ok, I can live with that. IMHO, no top-of-the-line Apple product (key phrase: top-of-the-line) has EVER made it into the hands of the masses. And the iphone can definitely be considered a top-of-the-line product...for the most obvious of reasons. Besides, the demographics of a typical Apple product user tend to be among the, ahem, higher echelon of individuals in our society (ie., income level, education level, etc etc etc). Surely you can't dispute that. Discount this kind of high-end technology so steeply such that it gets into the hands of every Tom, Dick and Harry in the universe then suddenly it becomes the target of every shadowy, underground hacker from Tennessee to Timbuktu. Kiss the security of the OS operating system on the phone goodbye!! Just look at the plague known as jailbraking that has occurred so far!! Or am I overreacting? But back to the original point of my original posting: dude, I just wanna be known as THAT cool guy with THAT cool phone and not just ANOTHER cool guy with that cool phone when I enter a room. Is that too much to ask? And stop taking things so freakin' serious?! LOL
If they're like any other cell company, which they are probably worse, then yes, thats more than likely the case. I highly doubt they're nice enough to let you by a new phone for the discounted price and let you not extend the contract. If you paid full price, the no contract. You usually can't have both, unless you want to complain to CS for a week.
Digging yourself deeper, huh? go get yourself a GoldVish and then you can be THAT cool guy (aka THAT a$$hole). So sorry that you're in the lower echelon of society that can't afford a GoldVish.
Like it or not, Apple's plan is to put an iPhone in the hand of every person who has a cellphone. They don't make it to only sell to a handful of individuals (but GoldVish does!), but rather want to make as much $$ as possible from it. Furthermore, ALL new phones go through the same process. Look at the RAZR and Blackberry. Alpha consumers and business users picked them up first, not caring about the high price (I had a day 1 RAZR and paid $600 for it); at this point, supplies are still low because of high manufacturing costs. Once the phone becomes popular, the company ramps up production, manufacturing costs go down, so they lower the price. Everyone wants it and everyone buys it. Meanwhile Mr. Alpha consumer buys a newer phone (I had a day 1 iPhone and paid $600 for it) and the circle of life continues.
A word of advice: Don't be so smug, arrogant, and self-absorbed...it will only hurt you in the future, whatever path of life, and GUARANTEES flaming on these forums.
PS: as far as jailbreaking is concerned...Apple was founded by 2 guys whose first business venture was phone hackery products...Apple encourages this kind of behavior (note Apple's response to jailbreaking was releasing an SDK).
Lullaby
Awww poor baby. Here. Here's a slice of deliciously moist chocolate cake. Take it. Go ahead. It'll make you feel better. Dude. Really! C'mon now. It was a fun, light-hearted commentary. Lighten up.
Awww poor baby. Here. Here's a slice of deliciously moist chocolate cake. Take it. Go ahead. It'll make you feel better. Dude. Really! C'mon now. It was a fun, light-hearted commentary. Lighten up.
Yeah they will let you have the phone most likely, either way they are making money and would rather give you more incentive of buying it. However, I don't think it's legal for a cell company to tack you for anything more than two years. So in any case they would only be renewing your contract for time you have been in it. I.E. if you have served 8 months of your two year contract, then they would essentially restart your 2 year contract. At least thats how it works with AT&T here in the state of Florida, I am not sure about other states.
Make my day!
Dude, I dare Apple to make ANYTHING plastic-ky on this new phone. I dare 'em! No, I double dare 'em!! If the back of it is indeed black as some vicious rumor has suggested, it'd damn well better be black CHROME!! Can you imagine them taking a perfectly fine recipe of aluminum from the first phone and cheapening it by making it plastic? Hell, even the plastic that they have to use out of necessity on certain parts of the phone better be of a high-grade!!! I seriously will consider not buying one if they place a plastic, cheap-lookin' glossy back on it! Eww ewww ewwww!!!
Dude, I dare Apple to make ANYTHING plastic-ky on this new phone. I dare 'em! No, I double dare 'em!! If the back of it is indeed black as some vicious rumor has suggested, it'd damn well better be black CHROME!! Can you imagine them taking a perfectly fine recipe of aluminum from the first phone and cheapening it by making it plastic? Hell, even the plastic that they have to use out of necessity on certain parts of the phone better be of a high-grade!!! I seriously will consider not buying one if they place a plastic, cheap-lookin' glossy back on it! Eww ewww ewwww!!!
so if they are black plastic, i don't think they will use anything cheap. I don't know about you, but what has Apple designed that you hated so much you wouldn't buy, appearance wise. People hated and still hate the new nano, they still sell a ton...
Exactly. Thats how sprint/nextel works. I was maybe a year in, got a new phone for the discounted rate, got 2 more years for it. Even though I thought my buddy who worked for nextel said he could do it without the contract. oh well. Lookin forward to a new iphone.
Accurate GPS crucial...
Umm...yeah...all's I gotta say is satellite-based GPS had betta be included on this new iphone. Google Maps is cool (the actual interface is AWESOME!), but I, ahem, "deliver" for a living and Google Maps is seriously lacking in its database reach (unlocatable addresses, jacked-up turn-by-turn directions in some instances, etc etc etc).
Umm...yeah...all's I gotta say is satellite-based GPS had betta be included on this new iphone. Google Maps is cool (the actual interface is AWESOME!), but I, ahem, "deliver" for a living and Google Maps is seriously lacking in its database reach (unlocatable addresses, jacked-up turn-by-turn directions in some instances, etc etc etc).
hehehe maybe so but...
Well I live in a sleepy little ol' town called Atlanta (perhaps you've heard of it?) and from what I've seen they haven't exactly saturated the market here lol! But we southerners are always a bit slow to catch on t'things I guess.
Well I live in a sleepy little ol' town called Atlanta (perhaps you've heard of it?) and from what I've seen they haven't exactly saturated the market here lol! But we southerners are always a bit slow to catch on t'things I guess.
right, next time I'll make sure to lay out my post the way you would see fit. that way you don't have to worry about sending a comment back. did something I say like that really make you get that up in arms? get a life
if something is started on a "rumor site" especially one like macrumors. I'm going to respond to it and say "well based on this I wouldn't want this phone because this is what is rumored" no one knows whats going to happen thats why its a "rumor" site and according to these "rumors" I don't want iphone 2.0 because of what was out.
if you hate people basing things on "rumors" maybe you shouldn't post here?