Comments on: The Need for iPhone 3G S Speed. Or, What Did You Want, a Built-In Espresso Maker?!

By: Scriptx

Scriptx — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:17:48 +0000

Faster isn’t even a draw for me, replaceable battery, task and note sync with Exchange, etc. I’d may have contemplated the upgrade if they had a LED to notify you of mail, calls, etc. I guess these are all things I miss from my Blackberry. Those things matter when you use this thing for business first and as a toy second.

By: Alexandre Strube

Alexandre Strube — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:14:11 +0000

@only1jonarius : don’t forget, never: America is just a country. It’s a big world. And you’re quite behind the rest of it. Blame your congressmen.

By: Rene Ritchie

Rene Ritchie — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:21:24 +0000

@SpiceRak2:

It depends entirely on your usage. If you’re the type who would upgrade your computer often based on performance, and use a ton of apps and games on your iPhone, it might be worth it to you.

AT&T doesn’t have 3G in your area, let along 3.5G for the new iPhone, so you won’t get all that new speed

By: SpiceRak2

SpiceRak2 — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:32:55 +0000

Rene…I would love to hear your opinion. Shoot me an answer, please?

By: jin

jin — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:04:09 +0000

VoiceOver is really good thing I think. You can use it on a lot of things like iPod and calling. Very useful for me.

By: SpiceRak2

SpiceRak2 — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:49:09 +0000

@Rene

I can not argue with you about this; faster is better with anything mobile.

Would you recommend upgrading for those who live in areas sans 3G?

By: Spidesol

Spidesol — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:38:15 +0000

So I was at my local apple store today, I live in Omaha Nebraska, it was around 6pm and there were about 50 people in the store! I usually never see that many people in the store so it got me thinking that people might have the summer apple buzz so now I’m gonna get in line at 5am June 19th to make sure I get my 3Gs!

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:14:52 +0000

"On a tiny screen, seconds matter to me. Waiting for a page to render or apps to switch is dead time, and I’m trying to fill the interstitial moments, not just fracture them into smaller bits."

I agree. Time is money. Waiting for pages to load isn't fun when all your thinking is, "grrr all I want to check are my e-mails." Which is why I'm getting the iPhone 3G S.

By: Emily

Emily — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:12:17 +0000

I was on the Apple site filling out the forms to pre-order the GS and @#$%! AT&T now says I’m not eligible for the discounted upgrade until August. Less than a month ago, I was eligible in May. WTH, AT&T? My current phone (not an iPhone) is failing and I was really looking forward to an iPhone, which I’ve wanted since they came out, next Friday. Sigh.

By: earless puppy

earless puppy — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:59:28 +0000

I think once they realize that the AT&T upgrades to do hit their expectations the price will come down. It is not the issue to me is the speed or features worth it, to me it is without a upgrade price I will not pay what I paid for my original 2g price… I was happy to upgrade to the 3g at $299 but the 3gs is not worth $599… If the camera came with a flash I actually may have upgraded but not as of current… The upgrade price will go down once Apple sees AT&T sales start to peak… I love my Mac but I won’t upgrade every model either and I do not see how this is different…