SHOCKER: Why I wont be buying the 3G iPhone
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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I consider buying a ps3 obf drop kicking the 360 off a 3 story building a worthy upgrade.
lol, I’d say so. Though I have a strong loyalty to my Xbox / Xbox360 (until they die like the rest)
i totally see your point… i almost think the new one is best for someone who hasn’t adopted yet… and 2.0 YESSSSS… it was worth it just to have my touch be a remote, not to mention everything else…
I’m nearly too shocked to comment!
…nearly….
It just goes to show how you shouldn’t be one of those fools waiting in line all night to be first to obtain the newest offering from the iGods… you would have probably bought one if you could have, and now you’ve had that enforced time to consider you realise (hooray!) that there is no real point.
I’ve been fairly underwhelmed by he 3g iPhone so far. I really wanted it to sell itself to me, but there are a few key things that keep me from buying it:
1) they didn’t make a bigger model (32gb.. i know they can do it, look at ipod touch)
2) AT&T REMOVED text messaging from the plan structure, so the monthly cost goes up by much more than the advertised $10/month
3) AT&T’s coverage area *still sucks* which is why I didn’t buy the *first* iPhone
Yeah, me too. The Apple Fanboy in me wanted one so bad, but the more I thought about it the less I was impressed with it (at least when compared to the cost of the phone and plan)
Though nothing has really changed about the txt msg plan from ATT. When early adopters got the original phone, the text messaging was bundled but not included. You basically took your pre-iPhone plan and added $20, $30, of $40 to it based on how much text messages you wanted. Basically, there was still a $20 premium to get unlimited text messages.
Smart guy!