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More iPhone Details - $599 4GB and $649 8GB? [Updated]
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You live in the UK, the handset will be subsidised. You're very unlikely to have to pay a single penny for it. If you do the phone will probably cost around the £50 mark. So I wouldn't lose any sleep over it
jay
relax. it's just estimated, not real. we should keep watching it. probably it will be dropped the price unlikely rumors. it's all about rumors. recently, Apple seems to hit our back before rumors will be real. so just wait for it.
I'm hoping thats the contract-less price. If not- don't make me laugh. I'm very happy with my pearl and nano. Personally, I don't think there is ANY way apple would release a cell phone with THAT high of a price tag.
That's a good thing you didn't believe them since they stated in the article that the phone was "mythical" and it was pretty implied that the images were fake and just a rendering that someone put together.
dur.
It will be even cheaper than that. Possibly around £50 if it follows current pricing trends from O2, with the lower end model more than likely being a free handset unless you're on a low user tariff.
I defo agree with you about the OS
Jay
Oh no...
It depends what you get I suppose, but for that cost, it better have an inbuilt camera, pull out qwery, video phone capabilities, etc. with a massive screen.
Not good, not good at all. What happened to an iPod Nano with the innards of a 50 dollar phone shoved in? Where's the simplicity? This is not going to happen.
You heard it here first. There will be no camera, there will be no video conferencing. There will probably be some method of accessing iTMS, hopefully run by Apple so it only costs the normal amount to buy. There will be a slide out number pad.
The iPhone should be an inexpensive iPod with the ability to phone and text people, not just another expensive complicated phone with the ability to play music. If Apple wants to make something with a camera and stuff, fine, but they have to keep the simple model too!
How about a chunkier iPhone with a 100Gb HD? I'd be tempted...
These prices are much too high.
P.S. I see no reason why Apple cannot sell these for around the same price as a normal iPod. Basic phones are not expensive. The (pre-pay) phone I have now cost AU$40 brand new, unlocked, and came with $30 credit. It phones, and texts. I think the iPhone should cost no more than about $50 more than the iPod of the same storage.
If they want, Apple could replace the iPod Nano with the iPhone. It may be a relic from using such a crappy phone for so long, but the iPhone doesn't need to be special, as long as it is cheap, especially in the basic model.
It depends what you get I suppose, but for that cost, it better have an inbuilt camera, pull out qwery, video phone capabilities, etc. with a massive screen.
Not good, not good at all. What happened to an iPod Nano with the innards of a 50 dollar phone shoved in? Where's the simplicity? This is not going to happen.
You heard it here first. There will be no camera, there will be no video conferencing. There will probably be some method of accessing iTMS, hopefully run by Apple so it only costs the normal amount to buy. There will be a slide out number pad.
The iPhone should be an inexpensive iPod with the ability to phone and text people, not just another expensive complicated phone with the ability to play music. If Apple wants to make something with a camera and stuff, fine, but they have to keep the simple model too!
How about a chunkier iPhone with a 100Gb HD? I'd be tempted...
These prices are much too high.
P.S. I see no reason why Apple cannot sell these for around the same price as a normal iPod. Basic phones are not expensive. The (pre-pay) phone I have now cost AU$40 brand new, unlocked, and came with $30 credit. It phones, and texts. I think the iPhone should cost no more than about $50 more than the iPod of the same storage.
If they want, Apple could replace the iPod Nano with the iPhone. It may be a relic from using such a crappy phone for so long, but the iPhone doesn't need to be special, as long as it is cheap, especially in the basic model.
I don't know what you people are smoking, but there is NO way Apple will make a phone with all the features everybody wants and the build quality Apple is famous for and sell it for less than $350. You all own Apple products(I assume) you know how they are priced. Use your common sense if you have any. These prices are probably right on for the most part, so quit crying and get used to it or buy a Nokia instead.
Has no one looked at cell phone prices lately (without contracts)?
I am in no way surprised by these prices and I expect them to be more than halved with contract agreements.
-Mat
I am in no way surprised by these prices and I expect them to be more than halved with contract agreements.
-Mat
all you people bitching and whining about the price, get real.
These prices are NOT that bad. First of all... you have to realize this is going to be WAY more than just a phone. If it was only a phone and served no other function, I'd agree, that would be way to much $. But.. this is going to have iPod functionality, and more than likely some PDA functionality. So.. $600 for a phone/iPod/PDA is NOT a bad price. Look at the prices of all the other smart phones out there. You can easily spend $600 on one. Plus, they don't have 4-8gb worth of storage.
Personally, I don't care how much the phone costs. I know its going to blow the pants of any other phone out there because it's Apple. I'd gladly pay $700 for a phone that would eliminate other things I usually carry.
These prices are NOT that bad. First of all... you have to realize this is going to be WAY more than just a phone. If it was only a phone and served no other function, I'd agree, that would be way to much $. But.. this is going to have iPod functionality, and more than likely some PDA functionality. So.. $600 for a phone/iPod/PDA is NOT a bad price. Look at the prices of all the other smart phones out there. You can easily spend $600 on one. Plus, they don't have 4-8gb worth of storage.
Personally, I don't care how much the phone costs. I know its going to blow the pants of any other phone out there because it's Apple. I'd gladly pay $700 for a phone that would eliminate other things I usually carry.
These iPhone rumors have me on a rollercoaster of emotion, and I don't even need a new phone! Of course, once this comes out, it will so dwarf the razr in style that I will fast for weeks to buy it.
... and by then, Leopard will probably be out... and I will be dead...
oh well, worth it
... and by then, Leopard will probably be out... and I will be dead...
oh well, worth it
I want IM. I want a calculator. I want the ability to call people and hear them on the other end. I want bluetooth. I want Wireless so I can use broadband to make calls. I want kick *** sync abilities with OS X. I want a mobile OS X that I can install programs on, and I want the ability to play music.
My almost 2 year old phone can do everything except use broadband to make a call. Everything else is just software. My phone currently retails on eBay for $100. I think $400 is a bit of a premium to pay for better software and wireless, don't you?
Yeah .... I sure do hope not.
IMO I think $249 seems like a more realistic price...at most $300....l but definitely not $599
IMO I think $249 seems like a more realistic price...at most $300....l but definitely not $599
There are alot of desktop computers out that cost $500 or less that do everything my Powermac G5 does and I paid $3000 for it. Do you get my point. Your $100 phone is prob. ugly and cheaply made.
My god I can't believe the people here. Do you really think Apple is that stupid? Do you really think they are going to try to sell a regular phone at crazy prices? C'mon, give them some credit. Wait until it comes out and stop whining about pure rumors. I'm sure they researched it to death what the iphones features should be and how much it should cost.
