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What will you 3GS owners do in one year?
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Sell my 3GS for a price close to that of the new iPhone duhhhh. I don't know why some of you are complaining about upgrading/pricng, just sell your iPhone and you'll make more than enough back for the new iPhone or close to it.
3GS doubles the RAM and storage, adds a better camera, voice controls, video recording and a much faster processor and you call it minor. If next year Apple doubles the RAM again and adds flash, you will call it "something big." Hmmm...
Seems simple to a geek that just keeps wanting the newest iPhone.
- Bought iPhone #1 on day 1 for $599 (I think that is right) got $100 back from Apple shortly after.
- Bought my second iPhone (3G) on week one for $199 (8GB) and sold the "old" one for $440 on ebay.
- Bought my third iPhone (3GS) on day one for $499 (32GB) and sold my "old" on on ebay for $330.
Worth it to me to keep upgrading. Inexpensive, and I have a brand new phone that is MUCH better. This time I got drawn in by the VIDEO, 32GB, and the promise of TOMTOM (that cradle rocked.)
- Bought iPhone #1 on day 1 for $599 (I think that is right) got $100 back from Apple shortly after.
- Bought my second iPhone (3G) on week one for $199 (8GB) and sold the "old" one for $440 on ebay.
- Bought my third iPhone (3GS) on day one for $499 (32GB) and sold my "old" on on ebay for $330.
Worth it to me to keep upgrading. Inexpensive, and I have a brand new phone that is MUCH better. This time I got drawn in by the VIDEO, 32GB, and the promise of TOMTOM (that cradle rocked.)
agreed.plus, family plan - someone is always eligible
and on top of that, i always jailbreak/unlock and sell it.
this year, i sold my 3G for $200 and i didnt even spend the time to jailbreak or unlock it. basically got my new 3GS 32GB for $100. i LOVE the new 3GS - sooooooo fast & i love the voice dialing
I am eligible for upgrade again on June 20, 2010, so if the next iPhone comes out in June/July like the previous ones have, I'll be able to upgrade to it.
I think it depends on what city you live in. In more affluent areas, you are more likely to get a higher price, also in more populated cities (i.e. major metropolitan areas), there are more people and it is more likely that you can find a buyer for your price.
As of right now, I'm keeping my 3G and here is my logic: Right now, it would cost me $399 to upgrade, but if I wait until January (or, more likely, when the next phone is launched in June/July), then my price will be $199 and I can sell my current phone for $199 and the new phone will cost me nothing.
after the HORRIBLE decision from AT&T to give us the LUXURY of paying the extra price, along with a new 2 year contract & what the hell, an activation fee too....thanks AT&T, its like christmas again
no thanks, gonna wait. sure it would be great to have video, and the new camera is incredible, but not going to go through that just for those 2 features.
exclusive contract ends in less than a year
my contract ends in just over a year
willing to cancel it in a heartbeat if apple decides to go with Verizon
Gonna hold out for the new one to roll out next year. In my mind, it will only have a performance boost, a speed boost when the new 4G network comes out, etc etc...but I guess we'll have to see.
its even more worth it to wait, and not have to pay $500 and a new 2 year contract.
just my two cents on the situation
no thanks, gonna wait. sure it would be great to have video, and the new camera is incredible, but not going to go through that just for those 2 features.
exclusive contract ends in less than a year
my contract ends in just over a year
willing to cancel it in a heartbeat if apple decides to go with Verizon
Gonna hold out for the new one to roll out next year. In my mind, it will only have a performance boost, a speed boost when the new 4G network comes out, etc etc...but I guess we'll have to see.
its even more worth it to wait, and not have to pay $500 and a new 2 year contract.
just my two cents on the situation
after the HORRIBLE decision from AT&T to give us the LUXURY of paying the extra price, along with a new 2 year contract & what the hell, an activation fee too....thanks AT&T, its like christmas again
no thanks, gonna wait. sure it would be great to have video, and the new camera is incredible, but not going to go through that just for those 2 features.
exclusive contract ends in less than a year
my contract ends in just over a year
willing to cancel it in a heartbeat if apple decides to go with Verizon
Gonna hold out for the new one to roll out next year. In my mind, it will only have a performance boost, a speed boost when the new 4G network comes out, etc etc...but I guess we'll have to see.
its even more worth it to wait, and not have to pay $500 and a new 2 year contract.
just my two cents on the situation
i understand many people wish for the phone to be with verizon. I don't get it. How will things be any better? Some people just complain all the time and are never happy. ATT has much better service and coverage in my area, so ATT > Verizon for me. Is Verizon that much better that they won't try to make money by charging the same amount for things and having bad cs?
The other phone on my family talk plan will be eligible for an upgrade. My gf will get the 3Gs and I'll get the 3Gss
My gf will get the 3Gs and I'll get the 3Gss 
Me 2 ... i just checked my account so i guess I know what I will do if i want the next edition iPhone
Had I have been eligible for the upgrade now, I PROBABLY would have done so... upgrading at the end of the year makes little to no sense as you're already half way through until the next iphone comes out.
As far as the whole verizon thing goes, I think most people who are talking about this are complaining more about the coverage in their area than about AT&T's service. I've been at Verizon, the service isn't anything to write home about.
I'm also closing on a house this fall, and while I could spend the cash to buy 2 3gs's at the unsubed price, I'd rather keep it for now.
Next year and every year after I will likely buy the new one each year and sell the previous version as I think most people plan to.
As far as the whole verizon thing goes, I think most people who are talking about this are complaining more about the coverage in their area than about AT&T's service. I've been at Verizon, the service isn't anything to write home about.
I'm also closing on a house this fall, and while I could spend the cash to buy 2 3gs's at the unsubed price, I'd rather keep it for now.
Next year and every year after I will likely buy the new one each year and sell the previous version as I think most people plan to.
I would really hope that the next iPhone is a major upgrade. The phone market is too competitive. Of course that didn't stop Apple before.. i.e. no MMS, Copy/Paste, etc until 3.0 OS. I wouldn't mind getting a 32GB 3GS if I was qualified for subsidized price, but I'll probably just hold off until the next model. I would really like a 64GB model. Hopefully those modules fit in Apples pricing plan and design by the next refresh, but I am not holding my breath.
What was horrible about it?
Seems the sales were good
I didn't even upgrade either as I still have the 3G