I just re-signed up my contract with Verizon, but this could woo me over to AT&T next year. But I am sure this will get the other cell phone manufacturers to put out new stuff to try to keep up.
iPhone
- Thread starter avid toker
- Start date
No way this stays exclusive with Cingular. I give it 12 months MAXIMUM. IMHO, Apple would be more than stupid to keep this with one service provider.
Oh, and what's up with the 5 hour battery life I just read about? That's gotta hurt.
Oh, and what's up with the 5 hour battery life I just read about? That's gotta hurt.
Hmmm...I had not seen this before posting. How firm is this? I can't believe that Apple would be stupid enough to tie themselves to one provider for that long! Like it or not, but it's the nature of the industry that some people simply are NOT going to go with Cingular no matter how bad they want the phone. I could have seen 2008 (like JUNE of 2008 maybe), but 2009? That puts this in Cingular's hands exclusively for a year and half. Longer than I would have expected, for sure.
Electric Sheep
Dsicle - BoM Dec 06
If you watched (or followed) the keynote, you'd understand WHY they choose one single carrier. They did it because they wanted to go BEYOND what a normal phone can do (specifically with the voicemail feature), so they had to have a "deeper integration" that required a lot of under-the-hood tinkering...something not possible with the normal programming hooks provided by the carriers.
I think they will eventually be able to duplicate it with other carriers, but it's not a simple as just saying, "everyone come to the party!" and have lotsa carriers available.
I think they will eventually be able to duplicate it with other carriers, but it's not a simple as just saying, "everyone come to the party!" and have lotsa carriers available.
smokem94
BoM Sept. 05
I am hoping for the same Jason!
unfortunately that won't happen. verizon is still stuck on CDMA, so their network won't ever be able to support the iPhone (which uses the newer GSM standard)
well, maybe after about 3 years they will release a CDMA version of it too, like motorola did with the razr, but personally, i dont see it ever happening
Quadry
Master Shake
I would not expect the price to drop. Apple is so far ahead of the curve that the price will most likely be the same for quite a while. Also the iPods have not really dropped in price until a new model has come out.
avid toker
Regulator
2009 will probably see the 2nd gen iPhone which will support CDMA carriers. The price won't be likely to drop at that point.
avid toker
Regulator
If it's Verizon/Sprint (CDMA) then no chance in hell.
avid toker
Regulator
Well I take that back, there is a way but I'm not sure if it's worth the hassle.
Electric Sheep
Dsicle - BoM Dec 06
WOW, here's a *FANTASTIC* article on the background/thought process of the iPhone from the folks who always get the exclusive, TIME Magazine:
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1575410-1,00.html
Read the entire article, it's a suberb look at the mindset behind Apple.
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1575410-1,00.html
Read the entire article, it's a suberb look at the mindset behind Apple.
Electric Sheep
Dsicle - BoM Dec 06
For those who just can't wait and want an iPhone now:
http://iphonecountdown.com/iphone_readymech.pdf
http://iphonecountdown.com/iphone_readymech.pdf
caudio51
BoM Nov '05; Mar '06
This is one badass phone. If it works as well as the Ipod it will be a great peice of technology.
I will not go back to Cingular however. It is not that their service is bad in Jersey, but all my friends use Verizon so it is cost effective for me to have the "in network" where I am not charged for minutes.
I will not go back to Cingular however. It is not that their service is bad in Jersey, but all my friends use Verizon so it is cost effective for me to have the "in network" where I am not charged for minutes.
Hell, I'll go back in a heartbeat. The only problem I had was with dropped calls and I'm convinced that was the phone. I simply don't make enough phone calls to worry about minutes.
I will try and find someone with one and get them over to my house to see what reception is like first though. I swear I actually LIVE inside of a dead spot.
I will try and find someone with one and get them over to my house to see what reception is like first though. I swear I actually LIVE inside of a dead spot.