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original iPhone (Edge)
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Damn right! Edge is painfully slow, but I'm on wifi as much as possible...
Love it though and I'm never gonna get rid of it (I will upgrade, but I'm never going to sell or give it away).
Love it though and I'm never gonna get rid of it (I will upgrade, but I'm never going to sell or give it away).
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I'm still using mine. I switched to prepaid ages ago, but I haven't added minutes in months. I don't miss it much, since I have to drive a mile from home to get signal, and there are dead zones all over the county.
Cell reception is garbage in this part of Appalachia. I check out the newer iPhones at the AT&T store on occasion, but can't convince myself to upgrade with another contract. There was no 3G coverage here when the iPhone 3G was released, so no point in upgrading. Shortly after 3GS, service showed as 3G, but with ~100kbps download speeds. I checked the iPhone 4 yesterday, and it got average of 400kbps down on 3G.
I've had AT&T and Sprint here, and they're both pretty terrible with Sprint being marginally better. Some disagreement between AT&T and T-Mobile resulted in no more T-Mo service here. I haven't used Verizon, but I'll test out the iPhones in the store once they're in.
I love the iPhone 4, but the service here isn't worth the monthly fees. I'm hopeful for Verizon iPhone, but not really expecting service to be any better. The combination of terrain, low population density, and low median income just make this a bad area for cell coverage.
I may just have to live with an iPod touch and a Tracfone. Either that or move somewhere decent.
I'm still using mine. I switched to prepaid ages ago, but I haven't added minutes in months. I don't miss it much, since I have to drive a mile from home to get signal, and there are dead zones all over the county.
Cell reception is garbage in this part of Appalachia. I check out the newer iPhones at the AT&T store on occasion, but can't convince myself to upgrade with another contract. There was no 3G coverage here when the iPhone 3G was released, so no point in upgrading. Shortly after 3GS, service showed as 3G, but with ~100kbps download speeds. I checked the iPhone 4 yesterday, and it got average of 400kbps down on 3G.
I've had AT&T and Sprint here, and they're both pretty terrible with Sprint being marginally better. Some disagreement between AT&T and T-Mobile resulted in no more T-Mo service here. I haven't used Verizon, but I'll test out the iPhones in the store once they're in.
I love the iPhone 4, but the service here isn't worth the monthly fees. I'm hopeful for Verizon iPhone, but not really expecting service to be any better. The combination of terrain, low population density, and low median income just make this a bad area for cell coverage.
I may just have to live with an iPod touch and a Tracfone. Either that or move somewhere decent.
I still have mine. I'm probably waiting for whatever version comes out this summer at this point. I won't have 3g service in my area until later this spring so there's not a ton of reason to upgrade yet. This phone is a tank though. I've smashed it, dropped it, hit it on things and it takes the damage and keeps on going. I'm a little nervous with the new all glass iPhone 4's since I go without a case. Hopefully the next design has some durability in mind.
LiquidMetal hopefully, but I doubt a redesign this early. Man, how I wish I was an original iPhone owner. That's a piece of history there, mates! Never get rid of it!
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I'll was considering selling it in a few weeks along with the Apple Bluetooth Headset, but I may hold onto them until I can get a collector's premium. Still have all the original boxes and accessories, but they don't fetch much on eBay at the moment.
Apple... said:LiquidMetal hopefully, but I doubt a redesign this early. Man, how I wish I was an original iPhone owner. That's a piece of history there, mates! Never get rid of it!
I'll was considering selling it in a few weeks along with the Apple Bluetooth Headset, but I may hold onto them until I can get a collector's premium. Still have all the original boxes and accessories, but they don't fetch much on eBay at the moment.
One of these days, I'm going to buy an original iPhone from eBay. I love the look of them and would like to have one just as a collector's item.
It's funny this thread came up because I just bought an original iPhone off of Ebay today! I have had all versions as they came out (and have a iPhone 4 now) but still feel like the first was still the best. Felt great in the hand.
Weird being nostalgic for a phone that only came out 3.5 years ago!
Weird being nostalgic for a phone that only came out 3.5 years ago!
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I can't imagine not having 3G (with a good 3Mb/s)
Actually I could, but still.
Edge isn't too bad here. I haven't ever found my phone on edge besides on a road trip on the middle of some random highway. But at home, I can only get on edge by disabling 3G. Edge is still pretty fast here. Just takes a second or two longer to load the page.
Anyways, I know a few people who still use their original iPhone. Not many people bought it back then because of the price, but it sure looks nice.
Thanks All for replies . Purchased mine on "day one".Still amazed how strong the original battery is after 3.5 years.I haven't used my old ones in a long time. Never had any issues with the phone side, but like the others have said the data speeds were horrendously slow on the edge network! If I hadn't used anything better I would have no trouble still using it.
Here is a family shot of my iPhone history. From left to right: 1st gen Edge, 3G, 3Gs, 4
Here is a family shot of my iPhone history. From left to right: 1st gen Edge, 3G, 3Gs, 4
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Nice. All four generations of the iPhone. Are you going to move onto the fifth then as well?
I'm not sure, I'm thinking not. But, then again that's what I said when I got my iPhone 4. I was actually really happy with my 3Gs, I upgraded my fiancee 3G to a 4 and liked hers. We had lots of issues with the 3G after the 3.0 os update.
I sold the others off to buy an iPad, so I won't be able to do a 5 generation photo with the next one
There's 5 iPhone users in my household. Between ourselves and the unused phones, we have:
2 x iPhone (original) - both currently unused
1 x iPhone 3G (white)
2 x iPhone 3GS (both black)
2 x iPhone 4
And next week we'll be adding a Verizon iPhone 4 to the mix.
2 x iPhone (original) - both currently unused
1 x iPhone 3G (white)
2 x iPhone 3GS (both black)
2 x iPhone 4
And next week we'll be adding a Verizon iPhone 4 to the mix.
I have a Edge iPhone which was imported specially from the United States for me. Very few people in my country managed to get their hands on an Original generation iPhone, so I love it a lot and often just pick it up and hold it in my hand to look at it's beauty, I still love the design and think it is the greatest iPhone design aside from the 4.
Heaps of people have offered my hundreds of dollars for it but I have refused all offers, I love the phone to much to let it go.
I don't use it as my primary device as I need a 3G connection as I am often out of wifi range and need to download large PDF'S and images but I still have a prepaid sim in phone and use it when I feel like it.
Heaps of people have offered my hundreds of dollars for it but I have refused all offers, I love the phone to much to let it go.
I don't use it as my primary device as I need a 3G connection as I am often out of wifi range and need to download large PDF'S and images but I still have a prepaid sim in phone and use it when I feel like it.
I did until getting a 4 a few months ago. Worked great. Loved it. I wouldn't mind still using it.
Yup. That and the fact that it's built like a tank.
I hope to get a sealed in box 1st gen. Just to have.
Yup. That and the fact that it's built like a tank.
I hope future generation iPhones are built like tanks, yet somehow manage to retain their upscaled stylistic lines.
I love the iP4, but it veers a bit on the delicate side -- yielding to the 'form over function' factor.
I have an original iPhone, and it's true... that thing looks as good as the day it was bought.
Agreed. Knowing Apple, I'm sure they can pull it off. The question is when? iPhone 5, perhaps?
I say replacing the iPhone 4 glass both back and front with a unsmashable material but still glass like, I'm sure a material like this can be created and getting a nice unscratchable metal for the antenna (I've scrachted my antenna in a case). Also making sure the internals can withstand a certain degree of shock.