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The One and ONLY best guess release of a 3G iPHONE thread
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Yes no one hear knows for sure when it will be released BUT many folks here have followed Apple for many years and might have some insight in to when a release might happen. Also many people who are here might be techie folks who know what to look for as a precursor to a release or how long it would take for a 3G phone to be tested and released.
Some might have marketing experience and have some ideas on what Apple might wait for before releasing a 3G version.
So keep your wise ass remarks to yourself please.
I would be very surprised if it costs any more for 3G data than it does now for the EDGE data.
well if you iphone is on AT&T network it will cost more because all their other phones that have 3g, the data plans be at least 30.00 a month......so bye bye 20.00 ......hello 30.00
My guess is the SDK holds secrets, Apple needs to give a preview of the 3G iPhone before it previews to get the proper certification, and that it'll be out for the Japan launch. They ain't got EDGE. 3G's a minimum. If it waits longer, the whole touch screen isn't a exclusive. The internet is coming to the other browsers, and they're packing Flash with them.
Jobs said that effectively Apple's gone tick tock on our asses, akin to Intel. Product out, price drop range change, software update. MSWF 2008 Jobs said Apple would be banging out new product all year long. I'd expect iPhone and iTouch changes of some sort nearly every other month.
If you think they'd wait much longer than June, check the hell of a lot of competition building up for 2008 3rd quarter. Have a look at the press releases for the N96:
Quad-Band GSM; HSDPA, WCDMA/HSDPA 900/2100, EGSM 900, GSM/EGPRS 850/1800/1900 MHz. On top WiFi b/g, BlueTooth 2.0 +EDR, GPS (SiRFprima my guess), aGPS, and a DVB-H TV receiver option. Oh, and a 5MP cam, Carl Zeiss optics, dual LED flash/video light. Video at MPEG-4 with VGA resolutions at 30fps. Geotagged videos and stills. A 16GB integrated storage space, and kind enough to have a microSD card slot. 2.8-inch QVGA display showing MPEG-4, AVC/H.264, RealVideo, WMV9, Flash Lite 3.0, & Flash videos. Some streaming, and DVB-H stuff. MP3, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, & WMA through integrated stereo speakers, the 3.5mm headphone jack, or via the A2DP Bluetooth profile that is included. S60 OS inc the the N-Gage gaming system.125g and 103×55x18 mm. Upgraded Nokia Maps (multimedia city guides, user-downloadable maps, satellite images, navigation. Nav being voice-directed car nav or pedestrian turn-by-turn directions) Details from Slash Gear & engadget
Jobs said that effectively Apple's gone tick tock on our asses, akin to Intel. Product out, price drop range change, software update. MSWF 2008 Jobs said Apple would be banging out new product all year long. I'd expect iPhone and iTouch changes of some sort nearly every other month.
If you think they'd wait much longer than June, check the hell of a lot of competition building up for 2008 3rd quarter. Have a look at the press releases for the N96:
Quad-Band GSM; HSDPA, WCDMA/HSDPA 900/2100, EGSM 900, GSM/EGPRS 850/1800/1900 MHz. On top WiFi b/g, BlueTooth 2.0 +EDR, GPS (SiRFprima my guess), aGPS, and a DVB-H TV receiver option. Oh, and a 5MP cam, Carl Zeiss optics, dual LED flash/video light. Video at MPEG-4 with VGA resolutions at 30fps. Geotagged videos and stills. A 16GB integrated storage space, and kind enough to have a microSD card slot. 2.8-inch QVGA display showing MPEG-4, AVC/H.264, RealVideo, WMV9, Flash Lite 3.0, & Flash videos. Some streaming, and DVB-H stuff. MP3, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, & WMA through integrated stereo speakers, the 3.5mm headphone jack, or via the A2DP Bluetooth profile that is included. S60 OS inc the the N-Gage gaming system.125g and 103×55x18 mm. Upgraded Nokia Maps (multimedia city guides, user-downloadable maps, satellite images, navigation. Nav being voice-directed car nav or pedestrian turn-by-turn directions) Details from Slash Gear & engadget
Pretty much. Watching Apple won't help. Watch the component availability.
That being said, I bet Apple is doing everything they can to get what they need for an Auguest-launch. The back-to-school shopping is a nice fat target for this type of device.
Here's my guess. As most of us know, the FCC will spill the beans before it comes out. With the original iPhone, Apple took the opportunity to announce it itself rather than let the FCC do it in less than apple fasion. So, we can probably assume they will announce the 3G one themselves.
Second, we know that the washington post is reporting there will probably be a 3g phone by mid year.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/433677/
Finally, we know that there may be a mac event planned for the end of this month.
https://www.macrumors.com/2008/02/07/apple-event-in-last-week-of-february/
So, as the article stats, what big announcement would they have to necessitate an entire event? Macbook Pro updates? iPhone SDK? Neither of these seem big enough on it's own (to me). But when combined together with another little surprise thrown in, I think it will happen.
So, here's my prediction. I say said event happens. They start off by talking about the new Pros. They then transition into The SDK and talk about it and a whole host of new third party programs (and more than likely a new rom with new features). Finally, I think we get that "one more thing" at the very end where Steve announces a 3G iPhone. When it will be scheduled for release is a little more difficult to nail down, but I'm gonna say July.
That's my story and I sticking to it!
Second, we know that the washington post is reporting there will probably be a 3g phone by mid year.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/433677/
Finally, we know that there may be a mac event planned for the end of this month.
https://www.macrumors.com/2008/02/07/apple-event-in-last-week-of-february/
So, as the article stats, what big announcement would they have to necessitate an entire event? Macbook Pro updates? iPhone SDK? Neither of these seem big enough on it's own (to me). But when combined together with another little surprise thrown in, I think it will happen.
So, here's my prediction. I say said event happens. They start off by talking about the new Pros. They then transition into The SDK and talk about it and a whole host of new third party programs (and more than likely a new rom with new features). Finally, I think we get that "one more thing" at the very end where Steve announces a 3G iPhone. When it will be scheduled for release is a little more difficult to nail down, but I'm gonna say July.
That's my story and I sticking to it!
sorry, but the "one more thing" only happens at macworld. Thanks for playing.
Honestly though, I think because updates just occurred so recently, there won't even be a mention of the new 3g iphone until WWDC. I believe the event at the end of the month will be strictly dedicated to the SDK, possibly with a mention of the new MBP's.
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sorry, but the "one more thing" only happens at macworld. Thanks for playing.
Honestly though, I think because updates just occurred so recently, there won't even be a mention of the new 3g iphone until WWDC. I believe the event at the end of the month will be strictly dedicated to the SDK, possibly with a mention of the new MBP's.
my .02
Maybe it's just me, but I don't consider the update to 16GB an update. All it really means is that the chip got cheap enough that they could plug it in and sell it. A 3G iPhone (with I'm guessing some other additions) would be a real update.
sorry, but the "one more thing" only happens at macworld. Thanks for playing.
Honestly though, I think because updates just occurred so recently, there won't even be a mention of the new 3g iphone until WWDC. I believe the event at the end of the month will be strictly dedicated to the SDK, possibly with a mention of the new MBP's.
my .02
The original iPod Nano was a "One more thing" and it DIDN'T HAPPEN AT MACWORLD! Thanks for playing.
The Data plans are going to cost at least $10 more, minimum..
AT&Ts current unlimited data plan + 200 text messages on their 3G network for a Blackberry is $35. Same with the Samsung BlackJack.
The real question should be, Will AT&T still offer an Edge-only plan for iPhone???
I wonder if Apple was coy enough to put a provision in their exclusivity agreement to prevent a data pkg price increase when they inevitably moved to 3G. I also doubt you can compare the Blackberry plan to the iPhone plan, as any ATT iPhone plan is exclusive to the iPhone. I don't see an EDGE only plan either, I think ATT likes to keep the Apple "simplicity" mantra with their iPhone plans.
well if you iphone is on AT&T network it will cost more because all their other phones that have 3g, the data plans be at least 30.00 a month......so bye bye 20.00 ......hello 30.00
I have a 3G phone with AT&T and do not pay anymore than if I had an EDGE only phone. I pay $20 for an unlimited plan. The BB and the Blackjack plans do not cost more because they are 3G they cost more because they are different because they are business oriented and will usually use more data than regular phones.
The iPhone is the iPhone and we pay for what it is. 3G doesn't necessarily mean you will use more data it just means you will receive the data at a faster rate. I don't know if they will charge more or not but I doubt it will happen.
Just to let you know, the iPhone is pushing way more data than pretty much any other phone. Even buisness phones. Email is the main use for them and that isn't that much data. iPhone users have acces to full web-pages. I don't have one, but I'm guessing that those that due use it quite often for general browsing. My phone I pretty much use for checking sports and email becuase it isn't good for general browsing. So with the iPhone, the main thing is going to be downloading images from websites. This is the large majority of the data and it's something you won't really hit with other phones.
It is still unlimited date for $20 whether it is the iPhone or regular phone 3G or not.