Current iPhone update to 3.0?

[Prissy]

So I was watching the video from March about the 3.0 iPhone and they said that when the new iPhone is out, we can upgrade our current iPhone to the 3.0 but not everything will work such as MMS, but do you guys think the better screen rotate function (ie: in Email) will come with the update? I really don't care about the MMS feature, so maybe I am going to give up on purchasing the iPhone 3.0.

 

[Drumjim85]

The current iphone will get it all, and it will be a free upgrade for all iphones. You won't have to purchase anything.

 

[fishkorp]

The 3.0 update is free for all iPhone users, paid for iPod Touch users. Current iPhone 3G users get all the features, the first-gen iPhone users don't get the MMS or Bluetooth stuff.

 

[The Californian]

Yah, everything demoed in that video you watched will be on your 3G that you got ripped off for, I'm guessing you never maned up and went back to the AT&T store?

 

[trainguy77]

The current iphone will get it all, and it will be a free upgrade for all iphones. You won't have to purchase anything.

Thats not completely true. Its possible some features will not work. Video recording may or may not work. As well as any new hardware features.

 

[Prissy]

Yah, everything demoed in that video you watched will be on your 3G that you got ripped off for, I'm guessing you never maned up and went back to the AT&T store?

Cool guys, thats good to know, ya I did go back to the store today and asked for a change . Anyways, then how come everyone told me to return my newly purchased iPHone 3G and wait for the iPHone 3.0 in the summer? Isn't it a free upgrade?

 

[randomusername]

While there may be unannounced features for the 3rd gen. iPhone, everything that was announced at the 3.0 keynote will be available for the iPhone 3G. A2DP Bluetooth and MMS will not be available for the first generation iPhone.

 

[Drumjim85]

Thats not completely true. Its possible some features will not work. Video recording may or may not work. As well as any new hardware features.

Technically there isn't video recording yet, and no new hardware. For everything we know (announced) my statement is true.

 

[Drumjim85]

Cool guys, thats good to know, ya I did go back to the store today and asked for a change . Anyways, then how come everyone told me to return my newly purchased iPHone 3G and wait for the iPHone 3.0 in the summer? Isn't it a free upgrade?

they told you to wait for the new hardware. Which will probably be announced at WWDC

 

[Prissy]

they told you to wait for the new hardware. Which will probably be announced at WWDC

oh... so the new iPhone with the hardware will not be the next coming out iPhone (summer) right?

 

[aristobrat]

oh... so the new iPhone with the hardware will not be the next coming out iPhone (summer) right?

Apple hasn't officially announced anything about the new iPhone hardware.

People are expecting that at the WWDC (world-wide developers conference, which is in the early part of June) that Apple will make an official announcement about the next iPhone hardware.

Until that announcement is made, nobody knows about the hardware.

You've already seen what they've announced about the software.

 

[trainguy77]

The current iphone will get it all, and it will be a free upgrade for all iphones. You won't have to purchase anything.

https://www.macrumors.com/2009/04/0...-compass-voice-control-and-auto-focus-camera/

This is what i was referring to. It seems like it may be for the new iPhone only. However, who really knows until its announced?

 

[Drumjim85]

https://www.macrumors.com/2009/04/0...-compass-voice-control-and-auto-focus-camera/

This is what i was referring to. It seems like it may be for the new iPhone only. However, who really knows until its announced?

oh i know what you were referring to, and i believe all of that will come.

 

[Cap41]

So I was watching the video from March about the 3.0 iPhone and they said that when the new iPhone is out, we can upgrade our current iPhone to the 3.0 but not everything will work such as MMS, but do you guys think the better screen rotate function (ie: in Email) will come with the update? I really don't care about the MMS feature, so maybe I am going to give up on purchasing the iPhone 3.0.

Yes screen rotation comes with 3.0. ie Landscape. For all other versions There is an app out called suretype (i think) allows you to type in landscape, spell check and than send email.

 

[Prissy]

all thanks guys... so I misleaded myself from the brgining. But anyways I got my new iPhone 3G

 

[clborden]

Has anyone heard a release date for 3.0? Or will they most likely announce it at the WWDC? I'm just getting a little anxious here.

 

[aristobrat]

Has anyone heard a release date for 3.0? Or will they most likely announce it at the WWDC? I'm just getting a little anxious here.

See post #11 above.

 

[wackymacky]

.... but not everything will work such as MMS, ....:

I don't really care for MMS, but I always thought that this was just a software issue rather that hardware?

 

[aristobrat]

I don't really care for MMS, but I always thought that this was just a software issue rather that hardware?

Yeah, it's always been my understanding that as long as the phone can connect to the data network somehow, it's technically capable of sending a MMS message. Wonder if this is an artificial limit Apple is throwing in to encourage people to upgrade hardware?! That'd suck.