And it does sound like these new iphones will be locked right down.It's all smoke and mirrors. The price isn't cut in half at all because you have to pay $10 more a month. Thats $240 more without tax just for the contract.
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Plans will vary: I know Vodafone have said that they will offer it on prepaid...amba wrote:Activation is also now done at the carrier store, not at home, and Apple aren't selling them online, just at the stores (first one opens in Sydney next month). I think that it's going to get harder to get an unlocked phone.
My guess? $200. On a $69 cap plan for 24 months. Not including data.
Also: $10 for Super Monkey Ball for the iPhone....
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Does Voda prepaid have data available?
Does any 3G prepaid have data available?
This phone really needs data. And what I said before aside, I think that they will offer on around a $70 cap, but include about 500MB of data, which is plenty. That would equate in value to similar products.
Does any 3G prepaid have data available?
This phone really needs data. And what I said before aside, I think that they will offer on around a $70 cap, but include about 500MB of data, which is plenty. That would equate in value to similar products.
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oooh! oooh! oooh! I called it!
note: video calling may or may not be worthwhile, but it was one of the initial selling features of 3G...
unfnknblvbl wrote:Knowing Apple, they'll remove some feature that makes 3G worthwhile, on the claim that nobody uses it or somesuch...
note: video calling may or may not be worthwhile, but it was one of the initial selling features of 3G...
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Voda prepaid works by taking $1 off your cap for each 5 minute block you use, otherwise you can get data packs of 100meg for $12amba wrote:Does Voda prepaid have data available?
Does any 3G prepaid have data available?
This phone really needs data. And what I said before aside, I think that they will offer on around a $70 cap, but include about 500MB of data, which is plenty. That would equate in value to similar products.
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A little perspective please. 5 years ago I was paying cents per kilobyte over GSM/GPRS. 3 years ago when I first got my 3G mobile I was paying a grand total of $4/meg and had a 10 meg data pack for $12/month. 2 years ago I could pay $20 for 100MB. 1 year ago I started paying $20 for 500MB. Today I can get a gig a month plus a free USB modem for $15/month.Cardsy wrote:Prices are slowly coming down though (very fucking slowly).
Mobile data pricing has gone from complete shit to blowing low end DSL out of the water in the space of about 5 years. Nothing else has ever improved so much in the value stakes so quickly.
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I dunno about you, but I noticed a massive difference between the 2MP camera on my old N70 and the 5MP on my N95... and even comparing the quality of the current iPhone's camera to the N95, the Nokia comes out on top.mech wrote:2mp camera is fine for a camera phone, you're not going to get much better real res out of a camera that tiny anyway.
I'm curious as to why it doesn't have a flash...
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I wish Apple would clear this up. I'm happy with my el cheapo Nokia phone, but would love to buy a Touch in the near future.6. What does all this mean for the iPod Touch?
Until now, the iPod Touch has delivered all the goodness of the iPhone (except the phone part) for less money. But things look dicey for the Touch in its current form at its current price point: It doesn't have the iPhone 3G's GPS, and the 8GB and 16GB variants now cost $100 more apiece than their iPhone counterparts. If you're happy with your current phone and have no desire to lock yourself into a pricey two-year voice and data contract to score an iPhone, you might still be interested in a Touch, I guess. But it's hard to imagine that it will stay popular at its current price--and since Jobs didn't mention a price cut today, I wonder if its days are numbered.
Itunes, no ringtones, no copy and paste, no MMS, 2MP. Summary = still a gimped k750i, an ancient phone.
Iphone is probably a fine product, especially for those with selective hearing/seeing (i.e. Apple fanboys). But I dont see why we should pay premium prices for common features that are missing. If the phone were good enough that its features provided incentive to use the horrible Itunes, I may feel differently. But in its current form, it is unfinished.
Iphone is probably a fine product, especially for those with selective hearing/seeing (i.e. Apple fanboys). But I dont see why we should pay premium prices for common features that are missing. If the phone were good enough that its features provided incentive to use the horrible Itunes, I may feel differently. But in its current form, it is unfinished.
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Ok, so amidst the banter, has anyone gone into a a Voda or Optus store to get a pre-order down? I noticed that Optus' iPhone website up and running, but there isn't a hint of info on the Voda site (which is what I am waiting for given they are my current carrier). And yes, I will be getting one for sure, I managed to hold off long enough with the last version. [/apple fanboi]