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Confirmation of June 9th 3G iPhone Launch?

I wonder if we are going to see an announcement on June 9th, or an actual Launch June 9th. That is so damn soon. I'm so ready for my first iPhone.
 
I could care less about the announcement, give us a release date already and nothing vague like "soon after" or "days after" for the love of sanity!!!!!!!!

I heart :apple:
 
Questions in Kanadia...

I hope something is mentioned about the iPhone coming to Canada. I mean, it's already been confirmed, but I'd like some dates about the release so I can buy my wife some jewellery a good week or two before they show up.
 
ImNoSuperMan said:
Still it`s hard to believe how the hell did Apple screw up this bad. iPhone 3G after June 9th???? That means more than a month of zero iphone sales. They have never done something like this with any of their other products. I still cant digest it....:confused:
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You are confused, because your conclusion is wrong. It is not zero iPhone sales.

I have colleagues all over the country (US), who were buying them as recently as this past Friday. Louisiana, Washington, Utah, Illinois.

I believe sales may have been affected, but there are still iPhones available and people are just making more calls to find the stores that have them. In addition, it just gives people more time to put the cash together for their new gadget on release day! ;-)

Keep in mind, how much money Apple lost when it gave in store credit (regardless that it was in store credit, it still is a total loss in revenue). They are managing the large scale whining that will take place when the new iPhone comes out and those new owners of the old iPhone get upset.
 
with this phone only having 3G (Big whoop) possibly GPS, and just bigger harddrive size and it being thicker I'm going to have to pass on this installment , especially if the screen is 2.8 instead of 3.5 like rumored. I don't want a smaller screen.

I'll wait till the third revision, its going to be the best one of them all and probably have a new chip in it. nothing wrong with the first iphone except like people said No GPS/3G and I personally think 3G isn't worth the upgrade.
 
Those loveable sadomasochists at Apple

How is this possible: no employee leaks; no internal memos that got discovered in the dumpster out back at Apple HQ; no Apple engineers being abducted and held for ransom in exchange for info...no nothing!!? I swear, man, no other company on this planet does this - nor does it as brutally - to their loyal consumer base. And yet we keep coming back like the pathetic,
p-whipped wimps that we are! This is insane. What harm could there be in at least releasing the feature details of the new iPhone? That's ok though. Be that way. Keep your l'il precious sparkling brand new 3G iphone pictures, Mr. Jobs. I didn't wanna see it ANYWAY (you butthole)!! I am so frickin' sick 'n tired of having clicked on Apple's homepage for nearly a frickin' month now and seeing those same 3 frickin monitors and that dabnabit caption
'More Power Thinly Disguised' - without even the slightest inkling of 3G iphone news -'till I don't know what to do! They taunt me. Arghhhhh!!!! I must keep searching for a cure until I learn to control this anger that dwells within me. Damn you, Apple and Steve Jobs!!! (and, yes, I do, indeed,need professional help - but only...IN THE FORM OF A FREAKIN' new 3G iPhone!!!)
 
I'm new if I get one...

Ok, I've been waiting and holding off on the first Generation iPhone. Mostly because I got a sneak peak at what I could expect from the second generation.

But since that time a lot has changed and I have to wonder if those features will be included or might even be much better than what was on the list.

Though that's not what I really want, because we all more or less know what to expect on the software side. What I want is to see 16Gb to be the smallest of the iPhones and then have a 32GB and maybe even a 64GB version. I have an iPod Touch and the 16GB isn't enough. I need at least 32.

How do you see the natural evolution in size? You think there will be a 32 and maybe even a 64?
 
Raidersmojo said:
with this phone only having 3G (Big whoop) possibly GPS, and just bigger harddrive size and it being thicker I'm going to have to pass on this installment , especially if the screen is 2.8 instead of 3.5 like rumored. I don't want a smaller screen.
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That's more fiction than fact....but if you have made a decision already based on rumors, then more the fool you.
 
Lyra said:
Ok, I've been waiting and holding off on the first Generation iPhone. Mostly because I got a sneak peak at what I could expect from the second generation.

But since that time a lot has changed and I have to wonder if those features will be included or might even be much better than what was on the list.

Though that's not what I really want, because we all more or less know what to expect on the software side. What I want is to see 16Gb to be the smallest of the iPhones and then have a 32GB and maybe even a 64GB version. I have an iPod Touch and the 16GB isn't enough. I need at least 32.

How do you see the natural evolution in size? You think there will be a 32 and maybe even a 64?
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size: 64GB
color: black
 
I wonder how long till the people that are "dying for an iphone 2g now" will take to start complaining about data charges being expensive.

I hope you dont think that speeds are updated and the price remains the same.
 
I am eagerly awaiting this new iPhone. I didn't buy the first one for three reasons:

  • No SDK (This inhibits innovation)
  • No GPS
  • Slow EDGE (Need I say more?)

I'm still disappointed that apps will still be loaded solely through Apple who will enforce restrictions on what apps can do. I'm hoping this will eventually change due to user demands.

Now for the fun and exciting aspects of the new iPhone!

With 3G and GPS it is just a matter of time before I will be able to sell my TomTom GPS and use an iPhone for directions while driving (one less device to worry about). I also look forward to the inevitable innovations that will come as a result of the SDK. I think one of the next "Kill Apps" will be one that associates your GPS location with what stores and products and events are nearby. Walking near a StarBucks? Buy and pay for your coffee on your iPhone and have your coffee ready for you when you walk in. Walking down Main St and want to know what's being sold in a nearby store... take look on the iPhone. You could even have the option of turning on little popup ads that will associate your past behaviors with products and services that are nearby (this could be used to subsidize your phone service)

Utility crews could use the iPhone as a "see through x-ray visor". Using a combination of the GPS, Video Camera, Motion Sensor and the high-speed 3G connection a utility crew could point the camera at the ground and see an overlay image of all of the pipes, tunnels and cables that are underground. As the crew member moves the iPhone around the images will auto-slide and will act like an "window" to see everything that is buried in the ground.

With the GPS your photos will have GPS coordinates imbedded in the metadata of your pictures. As you post them on you website Google will be able to index your photos, and everyone else's, and then pragmatically assemble all of the photos into one large panoramic view that will include the ability to extrapolate the 3D structure of builds, roads and any other landmark. People could then go to Google maps and "fly" through an area. All of this stitched together from everyone posting their pictures anywhere on the web.

There is SO much more the new iPhone will be able to do with GPS and 3G. I can't wait to see what all people come up with using the SDK!!!
 
Raidersmojo said:
with this phone only having 3G (Big whoop) possibly GPS, and just bigger harddrive size and it being thicker I'm going to have to pass on this installment , especially if the screen is 2.8 instead of 3.5 like rumored. I don't want a smaller screen.

I'll wait till the third revision, its going to be the best one of them all and probably have a new chip in it. nothing wrong with the first iphone except like people said No GPS/3G and I personally think 3G isn't worth the upgrade.
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I don't know why people insist on assuming things that have never been confirmed are true, and then basing a purchasing decision off of those "facts." No one has ever confirmed ANY of the physical dimensions of the 3G iPhone, or any of the features. Also, how do you know the third revision will be the best of all of them? Isn't that what you could say about every revision? They SHOULD be better than the previous model, otherwise there isn't really any point to the new model existing. If someone is happy with the current one, that's fine and all, I just wouldn't be so set on something that you, nor anyone outside of Apple has any idea about.
 
thaitillidie said:
Ugh at the thought of Apple or AT&T offering discounts on THE coolest phone on the planet. I realize this is simply a moneys game and Apple wants to sell as many phones as possible, but...I CHERISH MY EXCLUSIVITY! This reeks of what happened with the RAZR! Remember when you were the ONLY person who had one then suddenly EVERYBODY (literally) got one?! Remember how it sucked to then have the same phone as every other lowlife on the planet? This is exactly what's gonna happen if they discount the iPhone so deeply that everybody can afford one! I currently get a cheap thrill outta knowing that at any given time in any given place I'm one of if not the only dude with an iphone! Oh well. Say goodbye to that if they cheapen it. Mass consumerism sucks!
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ha...try walking around Manhattan for a day. you'll see more iphones here than all other phones combined.
 
Elsewhere said:
I am eagerly awaiting this new iPhone. I didn't buy the first one for three reasons:

  • No SDK (This inhibits innovation)
  • No GPS
  • Slow EDGE (Need I say more?)

I'm still disappointed that apps will still be loaded solely through Apple who will enforce restrictions on what apps can do. I'm hoping this will eventually change due to user demands.

Now for the fun and exciting aspects of the new iPhone!

With 3G and GPS it is just a matter of time before I will be able to sell my TomTom GPS and use an iPhone for directions while driving (one less device to worry about). I also look forward to the inevitable innovations that will come as a result of the SDK. I think one of the next "Kill Apps" will be one that associates your GPS location with what stores and products and events are nearby. Walking near a StarBucks? Buy and pay for your coffee on your iPhone and have your coffee ready for you when you walk in. Walking down Main St and want to know what's being sold in a nearby store... take look on the iPhone. You could even have the option of turning on little popup ads that will associate your past behaviors with products and services that are nearby (this could be used to subsidize your phone service)

Utility crews could use the iPhone as a "see through x-ray visor". Using a combination of the GPS, Video Camera, Motion Sensor and the high-speed 3G connection a utility crew could point the camera at the ground and see an overlay image of all of the pipes, tunnels and cables that are underground. As the crew member moves the iPhone around the images will auto-slide and will act like an "window" to see everything that is buried in the ground.

With the GPS your photos will have GPS coordinates imbedded in the metadata of your pictures. As you post them on you website Google will be able to index your photos, and everyone else's, and then pragmatically assemble all of the photos into one large panoramic view that will include the ability to extrapolate the 3D structure of builds, roads and any other landmark. People could then go to Google maps and "fly" through an area. All of this stitched together from everyone posting their pictures anywhere on the web.

There is SO much more the new iPhone will be able to do with GPS and 3G. I can't wait to see what all people come up with using the SDK!!!
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Sounds interesting...also, what are you smoking? Dope that lets you see several years into the future???
 
uNext said:
I wonder how long till the people that are "dying for an iphone 2g now" will take to start complaining about data charges being expensive.

I hope you dont think that speeds are updated and the price remains the same.
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I concur. Current AT&T Data plan comparison:
iPhone (EDGE) = $20/month unlimited data
BlackJack II (3G) = $30/month unlimited data
 
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