Positives and negatives on Iphone 3G?

[JessTheMess]

So I'm pretty close to buying an iphone off of ebay. I was just wanting to ask yall what some of the bad things about the iphone 3g were, and some of the really good things. I know a little about it from messing around with some of my friend's phones. I'm not worried about the screen cracking since I take very good care of my electronics.

I bought a phone near Christmas without looking at the reviews..worst decision in my life. That's why I'm getting a new phone. My current phone, Samsung Impression, freezes, doesn't send texts half the time, doesn't tell me when I recieve the messages, and the keyboard lags a lot.


Any advice would help :]

Thanks :]

 

[Saberon]

I highly recommend you go 3GS instead of 3G. The 3G is painfully slow

 

[SpaceKitty]

I highly recommend you go 3GS instead of 3G. The 3G is painfully slow

True. I have a 3G running 3.1.3 and i hate using it now because it is just too slow. Don't even think about running 4.0 on it.

I suggest a 3GS or an iPhone 4.

 

[asleep]

I highly recommend you go 3GS instead of 3G. The 3G is painfully slow

^^^This.

 

[Marlon177]

3g is really slow, just spend a little more for 3gs, u wont regret it.

 

[TruckdriverSean]

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I'm going to have to disagree with everyone else, and say "Get a 3GS instead of a 3G."

Oh, wait.

 

[JessTheMess]

Thanks yall...I looked back at the listing, and it is a 3GS

All I gotta do is wait 4 days :/ and hope no one randomly starts bidding at the end.

 

[ohaithar]

and hope no one randomly starts bidding at the end.

Good luck with that

 

[Fernandez21]

pros:
web browser
media player
apps, apps, and more apps
smooth ui
google maps
itunes sync
tons of accessories available
touch screen keyboard is best available
cut, copy, paste best on any platform

meh:
email
battery life ok
reception ok
screen ok

cons:
call quality
apple control
pop up notifications

 

[Petronas]

All I gotta do is wait 4 days :/ and hope no one randomly starts bidding at the end.

Good luck with that

lol eBay is a cut throat world mate...

Last 0.5 seconds you loose things... Back in the days of 56k you'd loose things just cause of a slow connection...

 

[JessTheMess]

Yeah, I've looked on Craigslist, but nothing yet.

*sigh* this sucks. I can't find one anywhere. That I could actually own. And not lose at the last minute.

 

[Aucun Express]

Do not buy the iPhone 3G. Seriously, don't.
3GS is the perfect choice if you don't wanna pay too much but still have a great phone.
At first I thought that I didn't really need multitasking, but once you use it, it's a pain to go back not having it. And if you jailbreak a 3G and add multitasking (that's what I did), your phone will be even slower than it would be with the current iOS.
So, 3GS if you want to pay less.