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Recently bought iphone 3g, upgrade in summer?

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biw999

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So I've had my iPhone 3g for about a month now and I absolutely love it. Don't know how I ever lived without this phone.

Anyway, I knew before buying it that there were rumors of a new iPhone being released sometime this summer to coincide with the release of OS 3.0. Being the patient person that I am (not really), I went ahead and bought the iPhone 3g 16gb model.

My question is, come summer time, if Apple releases a new iPhone, can I upgrade to that model? I know if could, I'd probably be paying retail price right? I figure if I sell my iPhone 3g on ebay or craigslist, I could get the majority of the money I'd be paying to upgrade. I know nothing on pricing has been announced but, I'm just wondering how that would work.
 
TSX said:
You should have waited.
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Yeah, it's not really THAT big of a deal though. Not big enough for me to continue using my old Razr2. It would drop calls and was VERY beat up. Phone was borderline unusable. It was either buy an iPhone 3g now, or attempt use a device that had a cracked nonfunctional outer lcd, 6 hours of battery life (new battery wouldn't work for some reason), would turn off randomly, drop calls, etc.
 
Yes, you'll be able to upgrade. It will just cost more than the $200 or $300 you paid for your current iPhone.

Also, it's possible you'll be satisfied with your current iPhone. The new 3.0 software will work great on it, and there will be plenty of new applications and other things to try. You just won't get the new features (which I think will be more storage memory, more RAM, a faster processor, faster (n) wifi, and a better camera).
 
dwsolberg said:
Yes, you'll be able to upgrade. It will just cost more than the $200 or $300 you paid for your current iPhone.

Also, it's possible you'll be satisfied with your current iPhone. The new 3.0 software will work great on it, and there will be plenty of new applications and other things to try. You just won't get the new features (which I think will be more storage memory, more RAM, a faster processor, faster (n) wifi, and a better camera).
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Yeah, I kinda figured that. Not really a problem. I'd be willing to pay a little extra for the new features.
 
Well O2 here in the UK did an upgrade program, you could get an iPhone 3G, and it would end your current 2G iPhone contract, and start a new 18 month contract with the 3G. Hope they do a similar thing again this year, assuming a new iPhone is released.
 
Lukeeeee said:
Well O2 here in the UK did an upgrade program, you could get an iPhone 3G, and it would end your current 2G iPhone contract, and start a new 18 month contract with the 3G. Hope they do a similar thing again this year, assuming a new iPhone is released.
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That's because the 2G wasn't subsidized.
 
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