What is U-Verse? I saw something on that and it was talking about programing a dvr, etc. Is this something that works with some kind of home tv/cable package? I've never heard of AT&T in the television market around here. I have Fios and it rocks, I'll never switch to anything else.
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.
More Details on Next-Generation iPhone? 3G Netbook Due This Summer?
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
What is U-Verse? I saw something on that and it was talking about programing a dvr, etc. Is this something that works with some kind of home tv/cable package? I've never heard of AT&T in the television market around here. I have Fios and it rocks, I'll never switch to anything else.
U-verse is AT&T's cable TV / internet service. They have mentioned an app to control the U-verse DVR to set up programming when away from home way back when, now it appears they mention the ability to play as well. That will be sweet.
My bad. That's actually the one I was referring to, and I thought it was $199, not $99. I heard about it on Leo Laporte's podcast, where he was talking about a women suing AT&T because apparently it's got a 5GB a month cap, and it's in the fine print, the lady didn't realize it, and boom: $5000 bill.
no prob. And yeah, with that cap and the monthly fee it's a bit of a rip. still, if I'm gonna get ripped off, it might as well be with an apple product.
Agreed. No way in hell would Apple release something so cheap. If they're not even dropping the price on the iPhone which would be tons cheaper then a full size netbook, what kind of crazy ass monthly plans would they require to cover a netbook?
I would love an Apple netbook, or something in a similar size. Would be tons handier then carrying around a full size laptop. But with a required monthly data plan, both Apple and AT&T can go *bleep* themselves.
Then it wouldn't be $99. Knowing Apple, it won't be less then $1200.
Hell, if I could get it for 99 dollars without a monthly plan, I'd get a dozen of them.
why buy a netbook when you can get a MacBook that does even more and is just as light? Well... Maybe 1x-2x heavier but 10x the performance Better OS than XP and has a DVD drive. Average battery life and a much much better customer support compared to other brands.
I just hope that if Apple does release their brand of netbook, they make it appealing for netbook buyers and not to notebook buyers. That way they won't loose customers on their MacBook line for cheaper netbook causing a rivalry against each other.
Better OS than XP and has a DVD drive. Average battery life and a much much better customer support compared to other brands. I just hope that if Apple does release their brand of netbook, they make it appealing for netbook buyers and not to notebook buyers. That way they won't loose customers on their MacBook line for cheaper netbook causing a rivalry against each other.
Too add a new data point: I did in fact get a job offer to make an iPhone app for AT&T under a 3-month contract. I just renewed my current contract through the end of the year and I have enough work as it is, so I passed.
I don't know if the iPhone job is definitely for U-verse, but I just wrapped up work on release 9 of U-verse activation for the Mac and release 10 is already underway.
FWIW.
I don't know if the iPhone job is definitely for U-verse, but I just wrapped up work on release 9 of U-verse activation for the Mac and release 10 is already underway.
FWIW.
!!!
I never said anything about $99. $1200 is a bit steep considering you can get a macbook for 999. I would buy one if it offered netbook like funtionality. look at the UMPC's that sony has, they're way more than $1200 I don't need a full blown laptop. I just need something small that I can grab and go with. Check email, do some web surfing. I really think this is when we'll see tethering become available. I wish everyone would shut the hell up about a cellular data plan.
I never said anything about $99. $1200 is a bit steep considering you can get a macbook for 999. I would buy one if it offered netbook like funtionality. look at the UMPC's that sony has, they're way more than $1200 I don't need a full blown laptop. I just need something small that I can grab and go with. Check email, do some web surfing. I really think this is when we'll see tethering become available. I wish everyone would shut the hell up about a cellular data plan.
why buy a netbook when you can get a MacBook that does even more and is just as light? Well... Maybe 1x-2x heavier but 10x the performance
But what if that netbook is running some variant of OSX? being 1x-2x lighter is a pretty big deal. More often than not if you're looking for a small, light device you don't need the DVD player and size/weight takes precedence over raw performance. Netbooks aren't primary computers. they're adjunct mobility.
$99? No way
This has been said over and over again, I agreed that it will be impossible for a $99 netbook, not even Acer is coming up with that one....
If ever it would be around $499-$599 for a netbook (or a 10" screen iPod touch)
As for the new iPhone? I'm excited, skipped 3G because there's not much of a big diff anyways...
This has been said over and over again, I agreed that it will be impossible for a $99 netbook, not even Acer is coming up with that one....
If ever it would be around $499-$599 for a netbook (or a 10" screen iPod touch)
As for the new iPhone? I'm excited, skipped 3G because there's not much of a big diff anyways...
That too. I see additional features just for the mini-tablet (like multitasking and split-screen/windowed views), although it would still be a type of iPhone OS.
Agreed on all points. The mini-tablet is also a good device to include iLife and iWork (iPhone OS versions).
Amazing.
Agree with all three of you...a standalone netbook from Apple would be closer to $2,000. If anything, $99 would be the subsidized price. But I don't buy it either.
EDIT: Woah, now even that sounds unlikely. A $2,000 Apple product would be about $999 subsidized. Just a guess.
What the Freaking - A.
I was arguing with people about the 10" touch screens means a tablet. Something in the $600-700 range. Running iPhone 3.0 - modified to run desktop apps + AppStore apps, 1ghz+, 1gb ram and Dockable.
Now it looks like that dream was shot to hell....
I was arguing with people about the 10" touch screens means a tablet. Something in the $600-700 range. Running iPhone 3.0 - modified to run desktop apps + AppStore apps, 1ghz+, 1gb ram and Dockable.
Now it looks like that dream was shot to hell....
Asus's Eee PC is as cheap as $250. 7" screen, Linux, 512MB RAM, 2GB SSD, 2.0 lbs. The iPhone, with subsidies, is $299 - and newly revealed to be $699 with no commitment. That's a $400 difference. Is it really that hard to believe that an Eee PC like device costing with integrated 3G could be sold for $250 on its own, and with mandatory 2-year AT&T service contract for only $99? (Not to say it'll be an Apple OSX device, Linux is much more likely.) I think a $99 Linux device with integrated 3G service is a neat idea. Not sure there's a market for it, but it's certainly neat - and doable.
would make anything that cheap.