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^^^^^^this is a problem with the current iteration, too

yep

but for the sake of an extra 1-2mm it could have bumped this just slightly and used it as a sales point.

who uses their phone to browse the internet for 6 hours straight?

i'm relatively sure i won't need that much time on the web on my phone every day.

The problem is more that spending 5 minutes browsing the web on your phone cuts your standby time from "up to 300 hours" to "3 hours".

ha.

I bet HI DERE has a Treo and is v v defensive.

no word on how much the contract will be? i kinda expect at&t to charge more for 3G data plan...

only internet i'd use would be like maps, headlines, and bar bets. surfin stevens all over ilx for more than like ten minutes would probably make me realize i should suicide myself, stat

xp I saw somewhere US$30 for data and US$40 for calls. Can't remember where though.

HI DERE gave up his Treo for a free iPhone and hasn't experienced battery life this bad since 1997.

(Granted the iPod is awesome but that's the only area where I feel like this thing is better than a Treo. The apps may change my mind.)

no cut & paste = deal-breaker

(Actually I like the Maps application when it decides to work; when it doesn't it's the most frustrating thing ever.)

battery life is way way better than any windows mobile phone i had in the past.

yeah, looks like $30/month for data, i.e. an extra $10/month from current.

I had to charge my Windows Mobile-based Treo 750 once every 4-5 days. I have to charge my iPhone every day.

You rarely have to charge a phone if it's too shitty to bother using.

^^ I lol'd

I think Microsoft is fucked in more ways than one.

they have been fucked in so many ways since about 2003!

odderviously, but I mean the company rather than its products.

No 3g in my backassward city yet, and at&t randomly drops calls at my girlfriend's place. Time for new city/girlfriend?

That came off as kind of harsh, it's been a very infuriating day

I can go days without charging my iPhone, and I use the notes/camera/texting/e-mail/map/Internet/etc. pretty regularly. It actually stays charged better than any iPod I've owned.

NO C+P

SRSLY WTF

8 mths on designing the sexiest phone possible and 0 secs on fixing c+p

anyone heard any rumors about a possible macbook update being announced? My wife just had an unfortunate coffee incident (with a four year old ibook luckily), and it's time for a new computer.

finally

Changes in the way the iPhone deals work:

http://www.macworld.com/article/133841/2008/06/att_dataplan.html

any more uk details?

lol at no video call support (although aus has had 3g video call availability for 6-7 yrs and nobody cares)

you sure laugh out loud a lot at minor iphone details

lol at unchanged home button

now that's a knee-slapper i'll give you that.

more lols: NO MMS

last time I checked the 2.0 firmware was fully hacked for all carriers

so unless you have to sign up for a stupid contract on the spot, or they have tiered pricing then its £100 iphones for everyone

I didn't think the last iPhone contract was that bad a deal really. However, do as you wish although the word on the web is that activating the iPhone will be done in store now.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/iphone-3g-purchase-and-activation-will-be-in-store-only/

gah

uk prices http://www.o2.co.uk/iphone/paymonthly

There would be penalties for users who do not activate the iPhone in the first 30 days, AT&T said, in a move aimed at reducing the number of customers who buy an iPhone and tweak the software so they can use it on another network.

- http://www.reuters.com/article/companyNews/idUSN0926011020080609

The Australian operators who signed on to this thing use a country 3g frequency that's not supported by the iphone. So, you know, well fucking done.

Oh, and they don't use Edge.

who's lolling now

Apple

people are paying hundreds for PHONES? and PHONE PLANS???

-- 2010s Man

3g?? lolololololol

-- 2010s Man

maybe they will have c'n'p app in appstore

too bad they couldn't sell flush headphone jack in appstore

Apple zealots are really fucking me off. 'No c+p? Why would you want to do that?' 'No MMS? Why would you want to use that?'

I thought this breed of Mac user had died off.