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Old 04-07-2008, 12:36 PM
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I've still got an n-gage, so I need a new phone for sure
LOL, so have I - it has been sitting in a drawer for two years and has 3 games for it that I paid like $60 each for when it came out. Man oh man, what a waste of money that thing turned out to be. Now I can't even sell it because noone wants it.
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Apple went 2G because the US has more infrastructure in place than 3G. But shit gets upgraded with better gear dude. Live with it.
That, and the chipsets with the features they needed were still on the drawing board/prototype stage. They could have waited another year for the chips to mature but they decided to go with what was best at the time.

Like you said, live with it.
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Old 04-07-2008, 12:50 PM
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1) GPS...worthless, I already have a stand alone gps in my jeep already. Any cell phone gps is worthless. I had a 8800 blackberry or whatever the top of the line model was. GPS..never used once. To top that off the data usage u will use will cost you BIG bucks. So this addition is worthless
Not true - most people DO NOT have GPS but wouldn't mind having it - friends who have started using GPS are those who have smartphones like the N95 - sure, iPhone doesn't have turn-by-turn GPS, but hopefully that can be added.

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2) 3G...... ???? ... all I can say is .. WOWWWW.... WHO CARES. When I'm at home I will surf the internet UNLIMITED and download UNLIMITED via speeds 10x faster than 3G. When I'm at a bar with friends, iPhone turns into a 'cell phone'. Voice calls only.... When I'm driving .. no need to browse. When I go to work, no time to browse. When I go to a coffee shop during lunch break...cry me a river...I don't need no extreme speeds.. this is 'casual' browsing just to pass time by. What is the point of 3g? I don't get it. It helps me in no way, and everyone that I've spoken to that I know feel the same way.
Wifi is not available everywhere - and 3G is faster than GPRS, so having that as a backup option is a GOOD thing - it may not help you, but it sure helps a lot of other people.

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It's like buying a TV with the model 5080 that only displays 720p, or buying the 5010 model that displays 1080p. Same generation, just that the 5010 is the upgraded model with better features. You won't get what you 'really' want until the next gen comes out.......... end of story.
Completely wrong analogy. You are talking difference in resolutions - the right analogy would be if the new iPhone has a new resolution - the iPhone now has newer features like 3G and GPS - so the correct analogy is if you are buying a TV that has a new feature built-in, like a HD Bluray player, or Teletext, or ability to connect wirelessly etc.


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Old 16-09-2008, 09:42 PM
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+1

Totally agree, all these blamers, complainer or explainers, You go Apple, make billions of dollars, almost feels like WA, where money seems like it isn't an issue, give me what I want NOW mentality.

I'll get the phone when it arrives, why, cos I am an Apple user, and i want a phone that actually synchs with my MBP! Thats all, nothing more.
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Old 16-09-2008, 10:07 PM
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2 exceptionally clever or talented : a brilliant young mathematician | a brilliant idea.
• outstanding; impressive : his brilliant career at Harvard.
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Old 16-09-2008, 10:29 PM
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I like 3G. If everyone stopped buying iPhones i would be certain that Apple would stop producing such product as there would obviously be no demand. If you want Apple to care give them a reason to care. If you would like a product to be developed a certain way you should create a competing product yourself in a hope that many others share your needs, maybe then when you have gain a bit of the market share Apple will pay attention to you.

It's very simple, if the good is not demanded by you then intrinsically you will not buy it, there is no you telling people not to purchase a product purely as a basis of trying to further product development. Technology and products cannot be furthered without capital, no sales = no advancement.
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