Comments on: TiPb vs. TiPb: Top 5 Reasons I’m SO Upgrading to iPhone 3G

By: Finn Charles

Finn Charles — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:23:20 +0000

I love U2 until the end of the world

By: chad

chad — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:45:52 +0000

I am keeping my iphone 1.0. It’s far sexier with an aluminum backside, it’s not made of plastic. I agree that the 2.0 is the future, but I don’t like the 3 year contract and the 100.00 monthly premium. I have my iphone 1.0 on a pay as you go package in Canada for $30.00 a month. Now that’s more alluring to me. I use the wi-fi at the office, at my friends and at home.

By: NormM

NormM — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 01:39:28 +0000

The minimum iPhone bill is probably less than $70 per person. I currently pay $60/month for an AT&T family-talk plan for me and my wife plus $20 for the iPhone data plan. After July 11 I hope to be able to simply give her my iPhone and add $30/month for the new data plan. That is a total of $110/month for two people with iPhones, which is only $55 each.

By: Gary Rybold

Gary Rybold — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:35:35 +0000

Reserving a second comment entirely for one topic: I am NOT happy that the cell phone bill will be $75 MINIMUM! (39.99+30+$5txt.msgs)

By: Gary Rybold

Gary Rybold — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:33:30 +0000

I definitely want one, but I’m not going to wait in line in a lawn chair (no offense to those that do). I will show up shortly after the store opens to buy one, and if I have to put my name on a waiting list and wait a few days, that’s okay. I’ve waited this long already, lol. Why I want/need it: Wikipedia and Dictionary.com in my pocket anywhere and everywhere! GPS using a Google photo satellite image! Organizer, Google/yellowpages/411, scientific calculator and all the other bells and whistles. Plus “the Internet in my pocket!” … all at broadband speeds.

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:38:22 +0000

If you live in an EDGE only area, you can use the toggle switch to completely disable the 3G chip, and you will have BETTER battery life. The talk time on the 3G iPhone is rated at 10 hours when using EDGE, as compared to the 8 hours of the 2G iPhone. The battery actually got better, but the 5 hour talk time represents 3G use.

By: coachfreak

coachfreak — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:56:36 +0000

I have likely flipped as many times as you can in 4 days.

Now after hearing the new $30 plan w/ AT&T I will be keeping my 2G phone because I don't live in an area w/ 3G and I already have unlimited texting on my family plan so the removing 200 texts wasn't a factor.

I just won't shell out another $200 for ANOTHER 2year contract, higher monthly data cost, and with less battery life.

By: Rene Ritchie

Rene Ritchie — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:32:12 +0000

@Antonic Thanks for the heads up on the PR!

@Jason: unfortunately, yes, Canada has been extremely bad when it comes to consumer friendly telco practices. Long contracts, extremely high rates. Now it even looks like the government will make unlocking illegal:

http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/06/12/iphone-3g-in-canada-199-3-year-contract-illegal-to-unlock/

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:53:10 +0000

According to Antonic’s link, theres a 3 year contract attached. There’ll be 2 or so new iphone’s in that time! That means if Tom’s right one would miss the wow 3rd gen if you play by the rules or fit into the low spend demographic of people that apple are now targeting with the $199 or is that (long contract length) normal in Canada?

By: Fizz

Fizz — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:33:46 +0000

I cannot wait to get the iPhone 3G. I will be camping in front of my local rogers store at 4am. I cannot agree more with Tom's big speech... And i am glad i didn't get an old iPhone a week ago (I came a hair close to parting with $350 for a used 8GB) Does anyone know the low-down for rogers plans? Will it burn a hole in my wallet?

Please reply...

See ya July 11th!