Just got an iphone

[Jand3rson]

meh, my treo still does what I need it to do. My wife wants one 'cause "its pretty"

Our local carrier (cincinnati bell wireless) is tied in with AT&T -- all our out of the local area stuff is done over AT&T's network. They are supposed to have them soon. She wants one - trying to talk her into waiting for the next gen of them or at least until the bugs get found/worked out.

Another thing I've never been a fan of, is buying the first release of any new gizmo that comes out. Game consoles, phones, anything like that, I ALWAYS wait until the 2nd or even 3rd gen. So many people learned that the hard way with things like the Playstation2 and the Razr.

[atomic]

Personally I am not a fan at all of anything apple.... I had a 30gb ipod video and could not stand it. There was nothing more confusing to try to understand how they work than the apple products... since they do not come with any kind of instructions at all. And when using with microsoft software it just seems to complicate things a bit. I am sure this phone is no different than the ipods and is nothing more than a vanity item. I hope verizon NEVER offers them in the future

[KenC]

ive had one in my trunk since friday evening ;). picked one up for a buddy who was out of the country

[Jand3rson]

ive had one in my trunk since friday evening ;). picked one up for a buddy who was out of the country

Probably not a smart thing to go around advertising, Ken... :D

[BDSax]

well, i know first hand that e30 trunks are not easy to get into. takes me about 20 with some pliers and a 10mm ratchet wrench.

[Jand3rson]

well, i know first hand that e30 trunks are not easy to get into. takes me about 20 with some pliers and a 10mm ratchet wrench.

You're not a professional thief.

Have you guys seen ebay lately? There's one right now with 6 minutes left that's up to $1500, and several that are "Buy it Now" for $900-1000.

[Kruzen]

Yup. Fucking amazing and very pretty. Right up until you drop it. Which you will.

AT&T really had themselves prepared, too. They sold so many, they weren't even able to activate them all! There are still people that bought them that haven't been able to activate them yet, who right now are sitting at home with a $600 paperweight. Way to go Apple/AT&T!

I don't know, call me a hater. I just think it's completely overdone, overhyped and over the top. I'll wait 3 years, and get one when it's the free phone you get for starting a new contract.

I wouldn't be too sure about anything happening when you drop it :p

http://youtube.com/watch?v=czCCavcnNd8

From the way it looks this thing would take a bullet for you and still work, and be shiny at that.

I know you were probably joking about the free phone bit as well, but part of the 5 year contract on the iPhone is that AT&T cannot decrease the price of the phone or offer it without a 2 year contract whatsoever during the 5 year contract they have with apple. So you will be shelling out 4-600$ for an iphone for the next 5 years, the only thing that will change is when your contract is starting and what kind of features you get based on what the current release of the phone is.

I'm waiting for them to address a couple of issues before picking one up, probably in 6-8 months.

[8atman]

Yup. Fucking amazing and very pretty. Right up until you drop it. Which you will.

AT&T really had themselves prepared, too. They sold so many, they weren't even able to activate them all! There are still people that bought them that haven't been able to activate them yet, who right now are sitting at home with a $600 paperweight. Way to go Apple/AT&T!

I don't know, call me a hater. I just think it's completely overdone, overhyped and over the top. I'll wait 3 years, and get one when it's the free phone you get for starting a new contract.

HAHA well said. I really dig the iphone and I really like how they are integrating all the other accessories into one to save space and time. I own an mda which I love and couldn't really see myself picking up an iphone which I will admit out beat my mda in most any category but I like my phone and it does most everything I want. I guess it is just the big hype that is killing it for me. Fuck this whole iphone deal reminds me of willy wonkas golden ticket haha, people are going fucking nuts for this shit and it is just the start. As stated above I will just wait and get it for free or for $50 in a few years as it is out dated. I am curious to see the faults and the problems it will have as with the crappy Ipods. I love that it is a new start in the right direction, but the hype is just way to much. Just wait until we have technology like that minority report movie, then people can go crazy hahaha.

Props on your buy man, enjoy :).

[BeirBrennerE30]

I agree with the overhype. But it is great and durable. I actually dropped mine on a tile floor in the mall i got it in within 15 minutes of getting it. Didnt skip a beat. Everyone that doesnt think its easy to use or better than every phone on the market really need to go to an apple store and try it. I feel very comfortable using all the phones features in less than a day. My razr and chocolate took a lot longer to master. You guys may not like it but at least give it credit it does a lot of things very well and is also easily the best standalone cell phone Ive had without the other features.

and no the post wasnt from the phone... i cant spell. Good thing it auto corrects.

[e30prideTN]

Yup. Fucking amazing and very pretty. Right up until you drop it. Which you will.

AT&T really had themselves prepared, too. They sold so many, they weren't even able to activate them all! There are still people that bought them that haven't been able to activate them yet, who right now are sitting at home with a $600 paperweight. Way to go Apple/AT&T!

I don't know, call me a hater. I just think it's completely overdone, overhyped and over the top. I'll wait 3 years, and get one when it's the free phone you get for starting a new contract.:!:

I'm really not big into having the "newest little gadgets." You made a good point Josh about dropping it and whatnot. Considering the size of the screen and it's a touch screen.

At least if you get one, wait a few weeks to see if there are any glitches?

[george graves]

Credit due where credit deserved.. Hats off apple...congrats....

(Just don't over hype it and become a mac fan boy= gay)

[James Crivellone]

Until the Iphone has 3G, installable applications (not talking about WEB 2.0) and Exchange Activesync support (which Apple did license from Microsoft) I'll pass.

I played with one, and the internet speed is horrid, it reminds me of the piss poor GPRS Days on T-Mobile. On my EVDO 6700/Sprint I'm pulling 2Mbit downstream without a challenge, and my phone is 2 years old.

The Iphone is an Ipod with a telephone in it, and was not even built to be a good business PDA. I'll pass, but I'm happy you enjoy it.

[8atman]

yeah I agree with everyone else, my hat is off to mac for stepping it up a notch but the hype is just weak. I think like anything, if you like it and it works for you then congrats. I really cant wait for technology in the next 10-20 years we will laugh at the iphone, or any phone for that matter.

[george graves]

I really cant wait for technology in the next 10-20 years we will laugh at the iphone, or any phone for that matter.

"coffee - hot"

Thank you Captain Picard

[8atman]

HAHAHA yeah yeah, I love the future and I love just thinking of all the bad ass improvements our lives will have. Makes me smile just typing this lol.