Human_Shield
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jts said:
Buy black, but put a white case over it. Then you can be as manly or girly as the day requires.
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Buy black, but put a white case over it. Then you can be as manly or girly as the day requires.
DefectiveReject
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Carphone Warehouse in the UK are now taking pre-orders for delivery on the 19th.
Saves heading off into town!
I ordered just waiting on the confirmation email.....if you get one at all!!
Saves heading off into town!
I ordered just waiting on the confirmation email.....if you get one at all!!
StrikerObi
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Black is a fingerprint magnet. White is a dirt magnet. You're pretty much screwed either way. I went with white, I think it looks more "Apple".
Mr.Squirrel
Tom
Kinda OT, but I work for AT&T in their network backbone for the US and we just received an email from network operations to be very careful what routers we touch on 6/17-6/19 to make sure we don't bring down anything for the 3.0/3gs launch without the VP's approval.
I'm guessing this is kind of a big deal for AT&T :lol
I'm guessing this is kind of a big deal for AT&T :lol
Keylime
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They know they're already in hot water for blowing dicks on the tethering and MMS front. Having the network go down for the next iPhone release would just push everyone over the edge.bdizzle said:
No offense to you, but I hate AT&T now that I've been on them for awhile with my iPhone.
Give me a Verizon iPhone and I will fill buckets with my excitement seed.
Solideliquid
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RubxQub said:
I would NEVER in my life have listened to anyone saying ATT wouldn't have MMS ready when 3.0 came out. I'm also pretty surprised the rumor mill wasn't churning the possiblity of no MMS before WWDC. It still blows my mind that after 3 years, we STILL don't have MMS.
To tell the truth I'm perfectly comfortable using email as a method of sending pics and such, but C'MON!!! my four year old Razor can send MMS.
Keylime
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The best part about it is that AT&T can't wait to charge us extra for MMS and tethering. Not only are they late to the party, but they are going to charge us for features that other carriers are going to be giving out like candy.Solideliquid said:
Seriously seriously can't stand AT&T.
...and to think that Verizon could have prevented all of this if they had just accepted Apple's offer in the first place!
Now Apple's in a position where they can't get rid of AT&T, because so many customers will be locked into contracts. Best case scenario is they start putting out GSM and CDMA dual-band devices that can run on both networks without a hitch, as well as giving Verizon customers in the US the ability to have network support when traveling abroad.
I'm glad they kept the design, it's a really good one. Plus, it means all of the existing cases and car docking type things already work so you're not waiting months for something to come out. Two thumbs up. That redesign above with the rectangular button at the bottom blows.
Saw this Tweet and I thought it was pretty amusing.
http://twitter.com/rudileung/status/2126339139
"Seriously? Mission Impossible? That iPhone 3GS commercial is tacky as hell. They have the guts to market it by the video functionality?
Look, I know the thing will sell no matter what, but don't tell me when Steve Jobs isn't at work you morons are going to be put out half-assed work with bad taste."
http://twitter.com/rudileung/status/2126339139
"Seriously? Mission Impossible? That iPhone 3GS commercial is tacky as hell. They have the guts to market it by the video functionality?
Look, I know the thing will sell no matter what, but don't tell me when Steve Jobs isn't at work you morons are going to be put out half-assed work with bad taste."
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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They'll definitely be leaving AT&T.RubxQub said:
Don't forget all of the stupid data restrictions AT&T puts on iPhone apps, which neuters the unlimited access everyone is paying for. SlingPlayer works on 3G on Blackberries but requires Wifi on the iPhone. What the fuck.
Keylime
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Forgot about that stuff as well...Liu Kang Baking A Pie said:
I always said that if the iPhone was getting iChat AV support, there is no way AT&T would allow that stuff to happen over 3G, and would make it a WiFi only thing.
I just don't think that Apple can walk away from AT&T now that so many people are locked into AT&T contracts. They'd have to do a phased approach of announcing new hardware on another carrier and not providing that same hardware to AT&T, or releasing this dual-band device as I mentioned and slowly ween people onto the Verizon network through increased functionality.
If it started to become a "you can do this on Verizon but you can't on AT&T" conversation, I think people would start to switch as their contracts were up.
SnakeXs said:
Got it this morning. As long as you got the little bing pop-up when you clicked through on the "Bing Cashback" link when searching for AT+T, you should have it soon.
Got $104 off the 32gb black iphone. $213 total, which is less than I would have paid at retail for a 16gb after tax.
jonnybryce
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jts: said:
Black because I don't like how the white is two tone. Now, if they made the front and wallpaper white so that everything was white it would be a different story, but front black and back white is like an oreo.
Battlezone
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Mamesj said:
How the hell does this work? I went to Bing and searched for iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPhone 3GS, and the only cashback thing that popped up were tied to eBay. What do I need to be searching for to get the cashback popup?
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RubxQub said:
I don't know. With the premium AT&T pays to Apple for iPhone exclusivity, who is to say another carrier wouldn't be pulling the same shit to recoup the investment? I would like to think that wouldn't be the case and Verizon or whoever might get the phone next would be different, but I will take a wait and see approach.
Also, even though AT&T is holding up MMS for a few weeks, I still can't believe it took this long for it to be available on the iphone in the first place.
At the end of the day, I am extremely happy with my phone. I guess that is all that matters.
Jugendstil
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I ended up canceling my order, not because I'm not excited for the 3GS, but because I can't stomach signing another 2 year contract with AT&T at the moment. My OG iPhone still works like a charm and I am happy to keep using it until it finally gives up the ghost. Hopefully it can hold out till Apple opens up the phone to other providers, although I think our options in the US are pretty limited. Verizon, T-Mo, and Sprint all have their fair share of issues. I would just hope that any other carrier would be slightly more reasonable regarding plan prices for the phone.
Charred Greyface said:
when you buy the phone they will add iphone data to the line you upgraded, just take the sim card out and put yours in after you leave, put that new sim in the phone it replaced, wait 24 hours and call at&t or go online and remove the iphone data from the upgraded line
Why does it need to be obvious exactly? If you're in the store to pick one up, they'll be clearly labeled as 3G or 3GS. If you've got two iPhones in the home, take a quick glance on the back; if the text is shiny, its the 3GS.Manics said:
If you mean it's not immediately apparent to strangers that you've got the newest and greatest iPhone, well, I'm glad I stopped caring about that shit back in high school.
N Coward Parody
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Server search on gmail is working for me now. Someone must've flipped a switch in the last 24 hours. Pretty amazing feature to (finally) have...
Maybe the most important update (for me)...
Maybe the most important update (for me)...
Battlezone said:
You have to search for "At&t wireless." Keep searching until you see a link at the top of the list that mentions bing cashback with a little icon.
RubxQub said:
it's microsoft's search engine. They've been trying to buy users with it for ages! It used to be called "live.com" but now they're going for another one of those classic Microsoft attempts to "attract the young/tech-savvy demographic" by changing the name/design. Though this is by far the best and most amazing deal I've seen with it.
The ebay cashback is what I usually use it for. 10-20% is nice.
Battlezone
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Mamesj said:
Hmm. So I found the link, but Safari keeps telling me the link isn't valid. I hope they haven't pulled it...
Tobor said:
Ummm.. I'd assume MOST people want one of those- me included? My current iPhone is 8GB. I have no need for 32GB. 16GB is more than enough. Please, enough with the ridiculous Apple apologizing. Just admit its just fucking stupid they couldnt just place '3GS' on the back to make things easier and avoid confusion.
TurtleSnatcher
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Slurpy said:
I agree.
but in the end.. I dont even care. I know what my phone is.. and thats all that matters. I don't need it to say "S" to make myself feel better at night.
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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Is this a parody post of a joke I missed out on, like the Square/honor/Japan thing? It's just hilarious reading it. Like I can't possibly imagine someone getting so irate and argumentative over a missing "S" on the back of a phone.Slurpy said:
oh come on, I don't see how no external physical difference between 3G 16gb and 3GS 16gb results in a huge problem. Sure it would have been convenient, but it doesn't bother me in the slightest.
They probably don't want you selling these on or buying second hand, and if you were to sell them on, its not like this opens the door to loads of conmen taking advantage of gullible consumers.
Normal protocol when selling or buying is checking that the item is not a fake, still works, isn't in terrible condition and so on. The seller would just outline if its a 3G or 3GS and this can be easily verified by the buyer.
They probably don't want you selling these on or buying second hand, and if you were to sell them on, its not like this opens the door to loads of conmen taking advantage of gullible consumers.
Normal protocol when selling or buying is checking that the item is not a fake, still works, isn't in terrible condition and so on. The seller would just outline if its a 3G or 3GS and this can be easily verified by the buyer.
Battlezone
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Liu Kang Baking A Pie said:
Apple just shot themselves in the foot.
I dont know how much the rest of you know about making the plastic backs on cellphones (Im an expert), but honor and shame are huge parts of it. Its not like over at T-Mobile where you can become successful by slapping a MyFaves logo on the back. If you don't put the "S" on the back of that case, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.
What this means is the iPhone buying public, after hearing about this, is not going to want to purchase the iPhone 3G, nor will they bother with the iPhone 3G S. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but Apple has alienated an entire market with this move.
Apple, publicly apologize and add the "S" to the back of the iPhone 3GS case or you can kiss your business goodbye.
Sorry.
After more use, I have to agree with the posters before saying the wifi signal seemed a lot weaker. Can no longer get full bars in my home and felt like it was affecting my AIM app.
AIM kept disconnecting on wifi over and over again, never had that happen before.
Reading/loading email seems slower too. At least, there's more lag from choosing an email, to it showing the body.
EDIT: ^^
Still makes me chuckle.
AIM kept disconnecting on wifi over and over again, never had that happen before.
Reading/loading email seems slower too. At least, there's more lag from choosing an email, to it showing the body.
EDIT: ^^
Still makes me chuckle.jonnybryce
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Liu Kang Baking A Pie said:
It's 100% something out of nothing and I don't get it either.
Revolutionary
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Hey guys, is Stereo Bluetooth in working order for 3.0 yet?
If so, any suggestions on what headset to buy?
If so, any suggestions on what headset to buy?
Slurpy said:
I do get what you mean, and , hey it would be nice to be able to distinguish, but again, I draw the parallel to their Macs. You say the situation is different, and for sure, they are, but my point is, in this regard, does it matter? A lot of the Macs aare difficult to distinguish outside of actual physical features such as an iSight camera, an extra slot or whatever.
Apple has chosen to keep the same design, probably because they like it. With no extra physical differentiation, what else do you really expect? An 'S'? Come on, they don't even put a '3G' on their iPhone 3G. If you really must know, you can look at the model number, which is imprinted in small print.
Mr.Squirrel
Tom
RubxQub said:
no offense taken, im a contractor so i can give a fuck :lol :lol . as a cellular provider they're not in my top 10 either, but as a tier 1 provider, they do some good work (they were one for the first in the world to do a large scale MPLS rollout I believe). Besides I work on the IP side (connections to diff companies like nasa, white house etc), so I'm pretty sure the notice was in regards to people dl'ing the firmware and the shitload of potential new users registering over the internet.
Im like the only guy here with an iPhone not on AT&T. I gotta keep it on the hush though in case they can me.
Mr.Squirrel
Tom
Mamesj said:
how does the bing cashback work? i think i wanna get a 3gs (I have a 8gb & 16gb 2g i can sell to make up for the cost). and how much are cancellation fees with AT&T?
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