Why are people calling the new iPhone 4..."4G"

[LAS22]

I understand the 3G and 3GS, in support of the "3G" cellular service which first came to the iPhone 2 years ago. And yes, I know we are still on a 3G network.

hows about:
iPhone 4
iPhone 4th gen (generation)
iP4
...

IIRC, AT&T supposedly will deploy "4G" cellular service sometime 2011.

 

[HarrisonB]

4th generation =4g GET OVER IT

 

[taybo20]

And in 2011 we will receive the true iPhone 4G...or should.

 

[stohr]

Because it is the fourth generation iPhone.

 

[uneek1]

I haven't really heard anyone call it the 4G since the keynote.

 

[HarrisonB]

And in 2011 we will receive the true iPhone 4G...or should.

the 4 wimax! or 4 LTE LOL!

 

[fuzion]

It all went to hell when the 3G came out; 3G reflects the network, not 3rd generation... So 4th gen = 4G.

I think the same people who say iPhone 4G also say iTouch which doesn't exist.


I prefer iP4.

 

[drew077]

One of my friends on facebook posted they just ordered the iPhone 4gs.......It made me laugh and kinda mad.

 

[David-fr]

Its like 3G, it did had 3G but i was 2Gen (2G) iphone and the 1st Gen iphone was called 2G for its edge connection..

We never got a 1G iphone xDDD

 

[taybo20]

the 4 wimax! or 4 LTE LOL!

Actually you probably aren't far off....I don't see Apple continuing with this number system.

They might call the next one iPhone LTE....or something to that effect.

 

[TheAppleGeek]

One of my friends on facebook posted they just ordered the iPhone 4gs.......It made me laugh and kinda mad.

Haha. It's kind of sad us iPhone geeks are the only ones who get irritated at this kind of stuff.