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Who is actually going to buy the iPhone?

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kepler.
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i'm watching the news and they are talking about people camping out for this thing. is anyone here actually going to get it. some news channel figured it out and with the cost of the phone and plan it's going to be about 2000 dollars for the first 2 years of your contract
Jun 28 2007 8:32PM
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fourhundred
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word skis
Jun 29 2007 10:50AM
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-justice-
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as cool as it looks and probably is I am not really that psyched about it. If i had the money to buy it I wouldn't spend it on the iphone. I'd probably just get a new regular phone.
Jun 29 2007 11:00AM
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jimmychung
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it's not all that ridiculous, i mean, you can have everything on this thing. $500 isn't actually that bad for a cell phone(more like something like a blackberry or treo)/ipod/internet. with all the features that it has, it's basically a tiny computer. i'm not going to get one, but my dad is planning on getting on in a year when all the bugs are rooted out.
Jun 29 2007 11:02AM
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Steezysmurf
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I'm buying this one
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the rubber band is an essential new feature.
Jun 29 2007 11:15AM
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Microcosm
Posts: 4765 - Karma: 153
if I had the money I'd be all over it simply because I'm the kind of person who is constantly interested in the latest technology/ what's going on/ how to get the best out of the product or hack it, etc.. but since I don't I'll just have to find someone who has it.
Jun 29 2007 11:20AM
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statuswhitegirl
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the japanise are just sending us little robots to tell us that they have weapons of mass destruction...
Jun 29 2007 11:26AM
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FartBoy05
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i have a regular phone, it works
Jun 29 2007 11:36AM
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Chunk*Unit
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If I were to ever get one, which I probably won't, it wouldn't be the first generation. I'd wait until like the 2nd or 3rd gen. comes out so they've worked out the bugs and shit and MAYBE the price will come down. But seeing as it IS, basically every major electronic put in one, $500 isn't that bad of a price. But I don't have the cash to go throwing around on that.
Jun 29 2007 12:03PM
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Swan_Solo
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also with the second or third generations, the price will probably go down, there may be more memory, and all the bugs and interface issues will be worked out
Jun 29 2007 12:35PM
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Chunk*Unit
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lol basically what I said.
Jun 29 2007 12:38PM
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Worst.NS.Member
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How dare you make a rational argument! Somebody ban this cretin!
Jun 29 2007 12:43PM
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Ryno
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Who is going to buy the iPhone?


Rich, trendy apple whores. Thats who.

who else is blind to the fact that you can get phones already with all this shit on them. Hell, they've been out for over a year. Apple finally catches on and makes one with a pretty case and suddenly they are seen a "breakthrough".

Hahaha

Poor apple loving bastards...
Jun 29 2007 12:46PM
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threejay
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I don't understand why everyone thinks the plan is so expensive??? It's $20 more a month than whatever you're currently paying for your service now. That $20 is for unlimited data (email, internet, etc), and 200 texts. how is that expensive?
Jun 29 2007 3:06PM
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threejay
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cheapest plan for any other phone is 40 a month, and i'm making the assumption that just about everyone has a normal phone plan. so it's a difference of 20 a month.
Jun 29 2007 3:24PM
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iluvBread
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i wouldn't waste my money on it...but fuck if i had a shit load of money and had nothing to buy or anywhere else to donate it hell i'd get it
Jun 29 2007 3:27PM
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threejay
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you can add the iphone $20 data plan to ANY regular att/cingular plan. Therefore it is an additional 20$ a month. And yes, the cheapest individual plan at both att and verizon is $40 a month. Please know your info before you start an argument. people spend more on coke/coffee/ciggarettes/etc than $20 a month. its not alot of money. get over it.
Jun 29 2007 3:37PM
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bhill2.0
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if you already have a cingular plan like most do . its not 2000 a 2 year. Its 500$ for the phone and then 20-60$ deoending on what more you want/texts/data/visual voicemail and such
Jun 29 2007 4:13PM
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Galli
Posts: 1076 - Karma: 378
does your blackberry have GPS on it their pal? ... dont ever compare a stupid blackberry to an iphone again, and yes that DID offend me
Jun 29 2007 4:18PM
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Grimace.
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its fairly bulkey too, my cell fits nicely in my pocket but this thing would be kinda a burden to carry.
Jun 29 2007 4:32PM
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kepler.
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isn't it the same size as an ipod? mine is super comfy in my front pocket. but what about the front screen gettin scratched? is it gonna come with some sort of cloth thing like the ipod? that would be ghey
Jun 29 2007 4:34PM
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maclem
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82 minutes till it goes on sale on the east coast.
Jun 29 2007 4:39PM
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Rev.Al_Sharpton
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its slightly smaller than an ipod, thinner than must phones.. its not bulky at all
Jun 29 2007 4:44PM
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kepler.
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best thing i ever bought for my ipod

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Jun 29 2007 5:03PM
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dave_uninc
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dudes!! people well in there fifties who can't read small numbers with money flying out there asses , those are the people who are gonna buy it
Jun 29 2007 5:39PM
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SlickRick.
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not bad
Jun 29 2007 5:42PM
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720skiguy
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an extra 20 x 24 months (2 years) = an extra $480 over a standard phone and 200 text messages is nothing so youd have to pay prolly an extra 10 a month for a thousand of them.
Jun 29 2007 5:49PM
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dgcarbs
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i would get it if the price wasn't as ridiculous and if it was on a better network than at&t, if it was on the sprint of verizon network and only cost about $300 then i would definetly get it
Jun 29 2007 5:52PM
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squeakywaffle
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fuck that shit, there are way better ways to spend money.
Jun 29 2007 6:48PM
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SKI3PO
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"does your blackberry have GPS on it their pal? ... dont ever compare a stupid blackberry to an iphone again, and yes that DID offend me"



8800's do have gps, however they don't have camera's.

The Iphone will be one of the best selling wireless phones ever. Because of hype? Sure, but how well does Apple market there products?
Jun 29 2007 7:05PM
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Armada08
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yeah if verizon made it id get it but its not that sweet
Jun 29 2007 7:25PM
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purplejumpsuit
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I have no plan to get one...
I'll be getting an i-pod befor the i-phone haha...... hopfully the i-pod will be soon
Jun 29 2007 7:25PM
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gnarzard
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right on. before the ipod, pods were just lame
Jun 29 2007 7:32PM
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Kornn101
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get it in your hands...and you will fucking cry how cool it is.

unreal. so amazing.
Jun 29 2007 7:35PM
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liukangkid
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it is so nice id never buy one cus their so expensive but one of my friends brothers got one and it is sweet
Jun 29 2007 7:37PM
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kepler.
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they'll have one sooner or later. same thing with the razr. it used to only be availabe to cingular customers
Jun 29 2007 7:54PM
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mysterymanjgj
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^you're just jealous :)
Jun 29 2007 7:55PM
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Capurnicus
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dudes go no phone steeeeze. shit's free and it gives you way more time to participate in real life!!
Jun 29 2007 8:01PM
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Rez4frederick
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I want one so bad, but fuck, I cant afford that shit right now, plus there is no coverage in montana so meh....i bet in the next few years they might be available here.  It seems that alot of people think its gay because its so high tech, but fuck that, technology is the future.  This thing is basically a mini computer that fits in your pocket.  Im just gonna wait til they get cheaper or try and win one or something lol until then.  Yes other companies have made devices similar to this, but none of those companies are Apple and none of those companies make as unique interface/design as apple.  They always seem to think everything through to every possible outcome,  which especially comes in handy for trying to fix your own shit (look up the help section on their site, its bomb) and not having to hire some guy who charges like 100$ an hour to fix it for you.
Jun 29 2007 8:04PM
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Steezysmurf
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T-mobile and Sprint have $30 a month plans, Please know your info before you start an argument.
Jun 29 2007 8:06PM
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Steezysmurf
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http://hs.facebook.com/polls.php?poll_id=2396454987&ref=ptns

WOW.. 18% of people 35-49 said they were going to get one. The younger age group 25-34; 8% will buy, 18-24; 7% will buy, 13-17 5% will buy.

Definitely the age group this will be most successful with will be older people.
Jun 29 2007 9:14PM
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pmills
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at $2000 for the first year, are you suprised?


as for the whole data transfer thing being included in your phone, do people remeber the days of 56k?

i mean sure browsing the web wherever you want is "cool" but how fast is it on your phone? I bet you i could find a wi-fi cafe faster than you can download a night in paris.


there are a lot of flaws i see with the new phone technologies. a lot of wanna be cool gadgets working off of technology that is about to become the floppy disks and VCRs of yester-year. by the time we will be the "primary target" 35-49 the iphone will be the laughing stock of communication multi-media devices
Jun 29 2007 9:25PM
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*freeskierpj*
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The iPhone is fuckin dope but who wants to pay that much...
Jun 29 2007 9:41PM
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kepler.
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hahaha. i got a good laugh out of that. i really can't wait for the 2nd gen
Jun 29 2007 10:08PM
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*Fujative*
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HAHA thats awesome.
i dont want one
Jun 29 2007 10:08PM
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*freeskierpj*
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That would be awesome except there are some people you just don't want to call unless you need to...like what if someone had poison control in their phonebook...or even 911!!! Haha...
Jun 29 2007 10:16PM
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Steezysmurf
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v congratulations v
Jun 29 2007 10:18PM
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kepler.
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hahah and i was ready and willing to credit you 100% for it!
Jun 29 2007 10:39PM
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Steezysmurf
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shucks!
Jun 30 2007 12:18AM
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jimmychung
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this is pretty funny:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xXNoB3t8vM

the apple iphone is..
a cheese grater
a bottle opener
a mouse trap
a condiment dispenser
a hand grenade
Jun 30 2007 1:39AM
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threejay
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go play with an iphone at an apple store....you'll never look back.
Jun 30 2007 1:29PM
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