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Mossberg: 3G iPhone In 60 Days
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It seems that Apple is much more willing to release advanced information about future iPhone releases than with any other product they have ever released.
Why would anyone buy an iPhone now with the 3G version a confirmed 60 days away?
Why would anyone buy an iPhone now with the 3G version a confirmed 60 days away?
Correct. I had my 8GB stolen so I felt like upgrading at the time to the 16GB. At first AT&T had my contract wrong on their system. I had to call them about it and they said issues in the system prevented it backdating to June 2007. They just called me last week, and said they resolved the issue and backdated my contract.
I assume we can all do the same if we choose to buy the 3G model.
I don't necessarily think it is Apple that is willing. They had to with the first iPhone as they were shopping around for a provider. This is all speculation and despite the likely hood of the rumor it is that; a rumor.
As one who could not care less about 3G, I second that call to pay attention to the rant about American 'broadband'.
Don't too enthralled with pixel count.
You can put all the pixels you want into the thing and its still going to be a mediocre camera.
I'd much prefer camera body with good zoom lens, flash, and its own battery for which the iphone or touch just becomes a great brain.
If June brings 3G and a silly 2nd camera for worthless video chat, I'll stick with my touch or a first gen iPhone (which will probably get cheaper.)
A 3G iPhone should have video recording capabilities, since it would have access to a data network capable of sending it quickly. Then again, Apple wouldn't settle for extremely low-res video (176x144) on a device with a huge screen. It would have to be QVGA (320x240) or iPhone's resolution (480x320), probably in H.264 format.
Watch the film "Idiocracy" by Mike Judge - it be all that! ... um, I mean: This film explores the decline of civilized discourse and culture in America, elucidating in a satirical fashion what our future might resemble in five hundred years.
It was nice to hear Mossberg touch upon net neutrality and the pathetic service of North American ISPs. It's currently a very heated debate here in Canada (CRTC / Unions / Wholesale Partners vs. Bell Canada), as it was in the recent past with Comcast in the USA.
For me it means I'll be able to use the BBC iPlayer when not in a hotspot. I've given the iPlayer a whirl on o2's Edge and it isn't good. 3G isn't incredibly fast but good enough to watch TV anywhere.
And of course the iTunes and App store away from wifi networks. There aren't many of those around me so buying songs on the go is out of bounds for me
I'd put money on the next iPhone having proper video recording functionality. It's entirely possible to do it with the current model but recording might be an artificial reason to get everyone upgraded to a new iPhone.
3g has been a given, and this has been the timetable the rumors have discussed for some time now. that doesn't ensure that it's true, but makes this less surprising.
that said, now i'm more curious about whether or not the new iphone will have wireless N in it so that i can set my time capsule to N only and have all my stuff work with it. i wouldn't expect it to be faster because of wireless N, but i just want to set my home network up that way. since ALL of apple's wireless now is N capable, i'd like to see this in the phone as well.
that said, now i'm more curious about whether or not the new iphone will have wireless N in it so that i can set my time capsule to N only and have all my stuff work with it. i wouldn't expect it to be faster because of wireless N, but i just want to set my home network up that way. since ALL of apple's wireless now is N capable, i'd like to see this in the phone as well.
It will be late June. Apple and under estimating time are one in the same.
More importantly then 3g, where is the talk about GPS?
More importantly then 3g, where is the talk about GPS?
I'm afraid you don't know S. Jobs well enough. Apple will release a new iPhone on time, but will have workers take out the 3G chip the night before.
Well also go ahead and factor in the fact that Japan is smaller than four US States and Korea is smaller than 37 states.
I think thats what he means... they are small countries so therefore the resources required are more easily obtainable than in a huge market like USA.
It still doesnt make a lot of sense though and stinks of monopoly tactics by these companies
I think the point is that "broadband" here is crippled and suffers exponentially as more users rely upon the same connection. AT&T is looking ahead with 4G rollout in 2009. Anything Apple does in the interim is just filler. (But, boy, consumers love Apple filling.)
There is significant incentive to forge ahead with a 3G iPhone for many reasons, even if the experience does not yield tremendous performance to everyone, everywhere.
- Apple must maintain its status as innovator and technology leader
- Apple supplies an international market where 3g is commonplace
- Consumer demand will skyrocket sales
- 3G leaves room for next year's hardware upgrade
- 3G is less expensive and more power friendly than a year ago
- Faster connection will translate to more iTunes sales w/o WiFi
- Performance of iPhone Web apps dependent upon Internet connection need broadband
- GPS on iPhone requires instant status updates - broadband (unless countries' maps are stored inside)
It's a funny how a boat can leak from the top. These are not announcements from Apple. These are individuals within the inner circle with flatulent lips.
I sure hope this was sarcasm, though it sounds all to familiar from whiny people who think Apple thinks they OWE them something. It's technology, it moves fast, deal with it.