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WTF is the iPhone 2G?

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KnowNol

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Dec 11, 2009
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There is the iPhone that came out in 2007

iPhone 3G in 2008
iPhone 3Gs in 2009
iPhone 4 in 2010

wtf is the 2G?
 
It's the original iPhone.

It ran on Edge, which is considered to be a "2G" network.
 
The iPhone 2G is the original iPhone that came out in 2007, people refer to it as the 3G as it didn't have the 3G connection, it had "EDGE" this is one step down from 3G connection wise so people just started to call it the iPhone 2G, sounds better than iPhone EDGE and it's less confusing than just calling it the "iPhone"
 
2g is the original iPhone. Remember that the g does not stand for "generation," but rather for the edge network like the above poster stated.
 
There was no phone named "iPhone 2G"

The 3G does not mean third generation. It is meant to be the 3G technology that the phone operates on. The first iPhone operated on what could be considered 2G technology, aka "Edge"
 
iphone2g.jpg


the best looking one before iphone 4 came out :cool:
 
violaguy5 said:
iphone2g.jpg


the best looking one before iphone 4 came out :cool:
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I did SOO love this design. It was the best match with their product line in terms of color and materials. 3G and 3GS didn't match their stuff at all but it's still pretty but I wouldn't have had my feelings hurt if they did the 3g/3gs with similar alum & black like the old 2g.
 
violaguy5 said:
the best looking one before iphone 4 came out :cool:
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True that, if only it had 3G I wouldn't have bothered upgrading to the iPhone 3G when that came out, the build quality, battery and durability of the iPhone 2G was outstanding, it was my favourite iPhone until I got an i4 :D
 
Loved it. I was an early adopter, and I remember sitting next to a friend on a bus in NYC and she went crazy when putting it up against the display of her own smartphone.

I still have mine and am selling it to Gazelle.
 
for some reason i think i saw that the EDGE network was 2.5G in terms of speed? or am I misinformed
 
Wow. :confused:

Just sold my "2G" for $100 on craigs list. 4 Gig model.

I think I paid $500 for it. FML
 
violaguy5 said:
iphone2g.jpg


the best looking one before iphone 4 came out :cool:
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Man I miss that phone :)

My 3GS is nice, but the original iPhone will be the one we all remember when we think about how it changed the smartphone market. I still have mine, don't ever plan on selling it either...
 
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