iphone

[RonC]

played with 1 a bit over the weekend. i am hooked. are these readily available now?

 

[David]

yes.

poor reports on the batteries. cannot replace them yourself. have to send the phone back when it no longer charges because it is soldered in place.

 

[RonC]

hey dave, dont ruin my night...just kidding. any reports on how long the battery should last before needing replacement.

 

[cvm4]

I think my next phone will either be the iphone or razr2. But that's a couple years down the road when they get MUCH cheaper.

 

[caudio51]

The non personal replacement of the batteries has always been an issue with Apple. You can replace the iPod battery yourself and I'm sure someone on the net sells a kit for a replacement battery.

If you get the phone, see if the Apple iCare is available, it's basically a very good extended warranty which will cover you for the battery. I have it for my iPod and will use it when I need to.

Have they spoken about a second version release coming out? I would think you might want to wait if/when that comes out to get all the bugs out.

 

[dpricenator]

DON'T BUY A RAZR!!! worst phone I've ever owned.

 

[RonC]

i am sure that in a couple of years, there will be improvements on the iphone. i will still buy one soon. in a few years, i will replace it with the newer version.

 

[waterboy]

DON'T BUY A RAZR!!! worst phone I've ever owned.

Sorry to hear that, dude. My wife and I have owned a Razr with I tunes for about a year and we LOVE 'em. No problems at all! Maybe you just got a bad one.

 

[Rank_Tyro]

Supposedly Apple is dropping the price down to $399.00

http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/05/apple-cuts-iphone-price-to-399/

 

[blessednxs65]

Dude... NO

http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tr/downloads/home/dl_10_reasons_no_iphone.pdf

 

[blessednxs65]

As an IT Professional I can tell you that there are so many phones out there that are better and offer many if not all of the features that iPhone touts. I personally have a Treo and with a 2 GB San Disk, I am running most of the apps (second party software) that Apple offers.

Check out the Cingular 8525 (http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-ph...tails/?device=AT%26T+8525&q_sku=sku970003) or the T-Mobil Wing (http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/phones/Detail.aspx?device=acc8102d-4506-4eaa-bc2f-9c7b8ec1b1e0)

Just my two cents.

 

[RonC]

price drop on the iphones. $299 and $399. Happy days

 

[David]

DON'T BUY A RAZR!!! worst phone I've ever owned.

same here. went through 3 of them in 5 months.

 

[cvm4]

I've had good luck with my Razr, except when I got some water on it, but that was my fault!

 

[Eric]

I had very good luck with my RAZR until I "lost it". I've got a SLVR now and eh - it's only okay.

The price drop on the iPhone is very, very tempting though!

 

[sascha]

I got my iPhone the day it came out, had 4 people in front of me at 11.30 at night, so no problem. it's so much fun it still makes me giggle and I had a Treo600, Treo650 and treo680, great phone but about as much fun as an enema.
the iphone is awesome, I am not worried about the batteries, apple customer service is amazing. the price drop is even better. I don't care, I would have spent up to a grand on it, but for that money..............and today they announced that even early adopters will get $100 bucks back through apple store credit. a nice gesture but I would have been cool even if they wouldn't have done that.

the iPhone is fun and I promise you that you will NEVER put it down even if you don't have to make a call all day. battery lasts me 1day and I have it on all day long, making calls, using it for work, watching videos and pictures and browsing the web.


but I have to say, I am not one to wait for second generation anything, just wasted time, I rather enjoy right away

 

[rpb67]

Like they are doing anyone a favor with this $100.00 credit.

You have to spend it at Apple and you most likely spend even more than that.

So they just made themselves a ton of money and just sold a ton of products.

 

[Electric Sheep]

My wife is now *DEFINITELY* getting an iPhone. She was on the fence before, because $599 was just a tad outside her price range (and she was definitely going to get the 8GB version). But now at $399, she's ready to pull the trigger. Shoot, that's LESS than she paid for her iPod and her Treo650 combined.

Even better tho...at $399, she might let ME get an iPhone, too! :rolling:

 

[sascha]

Like they are doing anyone a favor with this $100.00 credit.

You have to spend it at Apple and you most likely spend even more than that.

So they just made themselves a ton of money and just sold a ton of products.

I don't really believe in the big, bad Apple conspiracy.
but that's me...

 

[cvm4]

If I was Apple, I would have waited atleast a couple more months before I cut the price. But, it has been said time and time again, those that have to have the newest toys first always pay more.