I think it's just you.
With all the threads you have been posting downing the 3G, why on earth are you buying one? Is there anything you don't dislike about the 3G iPhone?
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Does this irk you...even a little?
- Thread starter WhySoSerious
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
With all the threads you have been posting downing the 3G, why on earth are you buying one? Is there anything you don't dislike about the 3G iPhone?
I think it's just you.
With all the threads you have been posting downing the 3G, why on earth are you buying one? Is there anything you don't dislike about the 3G iPhone?
there are a ton of things i dislike about the iphone, but i still prefer it over any other phone.
isn't that how it works in the consumer world? you evaluate all your options and choose the lesser of the evils? the iphone has a bunch of things it CANT do, yet for the things it CAN do it makes up for it.
i think you need to check yourself and stop trying to pick a fight....
Wow.... you guys need some serious help. Seriously. It's not a big deal, some guy touches your phone for a few minutes...
When you have a baby do you demand the Dr. let you deliver it?
When you have a baby do you demand the Dr. let you deliver it?
I think a lot of people on these forums need many years of therapy.
Seriously. The OCD is out of control!
Are these the same guys that carry wet-naps with them everywhere and wipe off the bank pen before they touch it? And get annoyed if their burger comes with an odd-number of french fries?
Here's another horrifying thought: Some guy in China put your iPhone in a box and you weren't there to see it!
He wouldn't let me deliver it, but I got to cut the umbilical cord. I think it would have been cool to deliver my baby though.
In the UK, it appears that activation will still be done at home: This from Carphone Warehouse
Insert the SIM card into your iPhone 3G. (Upgrading Pay Monthly and existing iPhone customers should use your existing SIM card.)
Download and install the latest version of iTunes.
Connect iPhone to a USB 2.0 port on your Mac or PC (not on the keyboard) using the included cable. iTunes opens automatically.
Follow the onscreen instructions in iTunes to activate iPhone 3G and sync your contacts, calendars, music, photos, podcasts, videos, email accounts, and web bookmarks.
If you're new to O2 and transferring your existing number, contact us with you PAC code if you've not done so already.
So it seems that the actual activation hasn't changed (apart from having to put the SIM in yourself): What has changed is you can't get your mitts on a phone without first signing up to a new contract. I guess this means the contract will be tied to the SIM (which makes sense, as that's what they were designed for!) and when you activate it it ties you to the phone. This would explain why you have to insert the SIM yourself: You get an unopened phone and a SIM in a separate packet that they use for signing you up...
Insert the SIM card into your iPhone 3G. (Upgrading Pay Monthly and existing iPhone customers should use your existing SIM card.)
Download and install the latest version of iTunes.
Connect iPhone to a USB 2.0 port on your Mac or PC (not on the keyboard) using the included cable. iTunes opens automatically.
Follow the onscreen instructions in iTunes to activate iPhone 3G and sync your contacts, calendars, music, photos, podcasts, videos, email accounts, and web bookmarks.
If you're new to O2 and transferring your existing number, contact us with you PAC code if you've not done so already.
So it seems that the actual activation hasn't changed (apart from having to put the SIM in yourself): What has changed is you can't get your mitts on a phone without first signing up to a new contract. I guess this means the contract will be tied to the SIM (which makes sense, as that's what they were designed for!) and when you activate it it ties you to the phone. This would explain why you have to insert the SIM yourself: You get an unopened phone and a SIM in a separate packet that they use for signing you up...
yeah, but there is a small difference between allowing a highly paid doctor that went through years of schooling to bring a new life into the world.. He's qualified, I'm not.. On the other hand you have someone making somewhere near minimum wage that could have been asking if you wanted to supersize that combo last week ripping the cellophane off a cardboard box... I can do that myself
I like your analogy though
Lighten up, Francis...!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hyy5xZkwsMA
start at about 2:07 or so.
...any of you touch my 3G, I'll kill you!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hyy5xZkwsMA
start at about 2:07 or so.
...any of you touch my 3G, I'll kill you!
yeah, but there is a small difference between allowing a highly paid doctor that went through years of schooling to bring a new life into the world.. He's qualified, I'm not.. On the other hand you have someone making somewhere near minimum wage that could have been asking if you wanted to supersize that combo last week ripping the cellophane off a cardboard box... I can do that myself
I like your analogy though
Who is more qualified at opening an iPhone 3G box? Someone who has done it 30 times already, or the person who's hands have been getting sweaty from anticipation while waiting in line? Oh, wait, that'd be the AT&T/Apple rep, or as I like to call them "Corrugate Removal Technician."
I brought back an iPhone once that I had issues with. Thinking they'd maybe swap it, I re-wrapped the phone carefully. Apple took one look and RIPPED the plastic off. I freeked cuz that might've been my phone if they refused the return. ALSO - YANKED the sticky screen skin off. I was mortified.
No one touches the box or my phone. I know they have cutter tools to slice the plastic properly - but yea, I might bring a little pocket knife (and fully warn them I have one and like to use it so I don't get tackled by security).
Oh and you just know if they are in a hurry, they're going to miss the port with the plug and graze the plastic or the bezel. I will plug in my own phone also.
I'm a female so I plan to smile sweetly and might pull this off better than most here. And of course I plan to be efficient to not hold up the line a second more than norm. BOOM
No one touches the box or my phone. I know they have cutter tools to slice the plastic properly - but yea, I might bring a little pocket knife (and fully warn them I have one and like to use it so I don't get tackled by security).
Oh and you just know if they are in a hurry, they're going to miss the port with the plug and graze the plastic or the bezel. I will plug in my own phone also.
I'm a female so I plan to smile sweetly and might pull this off better than most here. And of course I plan to be efficient to not hold up the line a second more than norm. BOOM
I think a lot of people on these forums need many years of therapy.
Not at all, it's a part of a larger trend, called control freak.
as long as the person opening it isn't hiding a bucket of KFC under the table, It really doesn't bother me