5 Reason not to get an iPhone

[tld221]

Originally Posted by CrimsonTide4

Uuuuhhh I hope no one thought I still have my tape player walkman that I got for Christmas in 1988. Mine plays CDs only, lol.

bwhahaha i saw this old guy with a sony walkman (the old school, yellow and grey "sport" ones) in the airport last week. he was amazing - rocking out to something drinking coffee. hell, he mightve been listening to sports radio.

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

Why wouldn't they? My BB is AT&T and mine roll-over.
- Unless they figure the people who run out and get iphones the day they come out have too much disposable income in the first place and really wouldn't mind not getting the roll-over minutes.

with that logic, will people who get iPhone later on eventually get rollover minutes? if the product is as big a hit as the iPod (and maybe not cause there are already similar products out there), there were future generations, and potentially cheaper and more affordable for the masses (well the target market masses). so... do i get rollover minutes if i buy an iPhone, say, a year from now? 2 years? hmm...

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by tld221

bwhahaha i saw this old guy with a sony walkman (the old school, yellow and grey "sport" ones) in the airport last week. he was amazing - rocking out to something drinking coffee. hell, he mightve been listening to sports radio.




with that logic, will people who get iPhone later on eventually get rollover minutes? if the product is as big a hit as the iPod (and maybe not cause there are already similar products out there), there were future generations, and potentially cheaper and more affordable for the masses (well the target market masses). so... do i get rollover minutes if i buy an iPhone, say, a year from now? 2 years? hmm...

still.....600 dollars for a f**king phone............

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by tld221

with that logic, will people who get iPhone later on eventually get rollover minutes? if the product is as big a hit as the iPod (and maybe not cause there are already similar products out there), there were future generations, and potentially cheaper and more affordable for the masses (well the target market masses). so... do i get rollover minutes if i buy an iPhone, say, a year from now? 2 years? hmm...

I would say two years because thats when ATT's exclusive contract with Apple ends. When you have T-mobile, Sprint, ETC all carrying iphones you will start seeing service pricing wars, especially since they will all be playing catch-up to ATT.

[_Opi_]

The #1 reason why I wouldn't get an IPhone:

AT&T service

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by _Opi_

The #1 reason why I wouldn't get an IPhone:

AT&T service

They're fine unless you actually have to talk to them. I've been on AT&T now for several years and they are far superior to what I had before (Sprint).

They don't offer Verizon in OKC, so I have no experience with that, but I've heard bad things. Also, they have proprietary phones with proprietary software which disables a lot of the phone's functionality.

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by Kevin

They're fine unless you actually have to talk to them. I've been on AT&T now for several years and they are far superior to what I had before (Sprint).

They don't offer Verizon in OKC, so I have no experience with that, but I've heard bad things. Also, they have proprietary phones with proprietary software which disables a lot of the phone's functionality.

July 5, 2007 10:13 AM PDT
iPhone hack enables wireless without AT&T
Posted by Robert Vamosi
Norwegian researcher Jon Lech Johansen, aka DVD Jon, has found a way to activate the iPhone via Windows without subscribing to an AT&T wireless plan. After using the hack, some Internet features, such as YouTube, may still not work. What you do get is use of the wide-screen iPod and Internet access through the Safari browser.


http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-973...?tag=cnetfd.mt


also...more info on the battery replacement plan:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19627590/

[btb87]

. . . and I want to know if anyone has since the beginning of this thread purchased an iPhone, especially since the prices have dropped. I must admit, I reallyreally want one, and since I didn't upgrade 3 months ago, may get the 4g one if there are any available at my local store.

Are your views still the same?

[AlethiaSi]

Originally Posted by btb87

. . . and I want to know if anyone has since the beginning of this thread purchased an iPhone, especially since the prices have dropped. I must admit, I reallyreally want one, and since I didn't upgrade 3 months ago, may get the 4g one if there are any available at my local store.

Are your views still the same?

I have friends that have it. I don't have it, nor want it, and def don't like AT&T, so I would never. They like it, but are mad that the price dropped so much AFTER they bought it...

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by btb87

. . . and I want to know if anyone has since the beginning of this thread purchased an iPhone, especially since the prices have dropped. I must admit, I reallyreally want one, and since I didn't upgrade 3 months ago, may get the 4g one if there are any available at my local store.

Are your views still the same?

I was at the Apple store yesterday (getting the new iPod Touch)I saw at least 3 people who want the iPhone but weren't interested in the AT&T carrier. I heard some say that they like what it could do but didn't want to break thier contracts. One guy was upset because he thought that it was 16GB of memory on it and had it confused with the iPod touch (which looks almost exactly like the phone)

So...I would say...if you want the features w/o the phone (get it?) get the Touch...otherwise...get the phone and grit your teeth.