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The 3G iPhone Stinks

The first reviews are out, and there are major problems with the device. If you already own an iPhone, you might want to save your money and get a free software upgrade instead.

My new phone cost more than my PC or TV

I’m getting ready to buy the iPhone. I mean buy it, not lease it from AT&T. I’ve been saving my allowance, and taking bottles and cans to the recyclers, and I’m getting close to the $700 needed (plus taxes) for the 16 GB 3G iPhone, I can hardly wait.

While I’m waiting I watch a little TV on my new 32-inch HD LCD TV that only cost $449 from Circuit City. And when I get bored with TV, I turn to my new $649 Dell Inspiron notebook with a 15- inch screen.

Soon I’ll have everything I need, and all of it for under $1,000 each, although I better hurry because I know the next generation iPhone will probably be $999 plus taxes.

How come, I wonder, everything else in the universe electronic goes down in price or stays at the same price with added functionality and the iPhone goes up? Isn’t that what Moore’s law is all about?

Does Apple and AT&T know they’ve broken the law? Will they get arrested and have to go to jail? OMG – if Apple has to go to jail, what’s going to happen to all the Apple stores - will they be bought by CompUSA or Circuit City?

And how come a puny 3.5 inch 480 x 320 pocket computer costs more than my 15.4 inch 1680 x 1050 notebook computer, or my 32-inch 1900 x 1080 TV? Why does a smaller screen, with a less powerful processor cost more? I used to think I understood electronics and economics, but now, well now, I don’t know if anybody does.

You gotta give Steve Jobs credit, he is a disruptive force, breaking the law and changing the rules.

vicaphit wrote:I can't imagine being forced to get a data plan. I bought a smartphone and completely declined any data plans because I didn't want someone to mess with my phone and rack up charges. It has WiFi, so that is all I need.

I'm glad apple products are so stylish, otherwise they would still just be in the computer market, and you know they wouldn't last that way. If that happened the schools would suffer.

Alathald wrote:He has a Samsung SCH-i760, come on Matt, where's your total recall?
http://forums.legitreviews.com/about14926.html#p104506

BTW as far as that Blackjack II I have, I absolutely hate it...not really sure why either I just do

Apoptosis wrote:I'm tempted to pick one up... I broke my Treo 650 and am using a POS phone right now...

Not sure what I'll do, but I might

The first reviews say that it sucks though

The 3G iPhone Stinks

The first reviews are out, and there are major problems with the device. If you already own an iPhone, you might want to save your money and get a free software upgrade instead.

smack323 wrote:FZ1- dont feel to bad apparently AT&T/iTunes wasnt ready for all the new activations.
http://www.jsonline.com/watch/?watch=1& ... 8&id=43044

I had a Tilt over the iPhone both were just to "fancy" for me - all i really need a phone for is to text/talk .. so i downgraded to a Pantech Duo.

NAiLs wrote:I'll hold off. I like my current gen iPhone. One of the managers at my place of employment, said there shouldn't be a worry about not getting an iPhone. She used to be a manager of an AT&T wireless store. A lot of stores are supposed to be "overstocked." I guess we'll see how true that holds, eh? The price is attractive, but when you tack on the data plan, it's $10/mo. more than the current iPhone's package. In turn, you're spending more, over your two year contract, for the 2nd gen iPhone. AT&T is kinda gay too, they don't give employees discounts on the current gen iPhone phone plan, but they're going to give discounts on the new one...