I know that just last Friday I wrote a blog post about my intention to buy the new 3G iPhone, but I guess I’ve had a little change of heart since then. It’s not really that I want the phone any less, it’s just that I’m feeling more and more satisfied with my current phone. The fact of the matter is that I honestly can’t justify the cost and the rate increase for what little of an upgrade it actually turns out to be.

I have this rule when it comes my gadgets. When I ‘upgrade’, it has to be a true Upgrade. I generally try to avoid buying the newer version of the same thing. When it comes to the new 3G iPhone, it unfortunately feels like more of the same. I would love the speed boost and the extra hard drive space, but I’m not willing to pay $300 plus the $20-30 a month over what I’m already paying just to get it.

Anyone who has actually played with the phone knows that the best part of the phone is the 2.0 firmware, which I’ve had since the day before the phone was released. I have all the apps I want and my EDGE iPhone still does everything that it would do if I bought the 3G version. You know what they say. ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’

posted by Christopher Schnese

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