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But the 3G iPhone was subsidized, plain and simple.

What AT&T did with the 1st gen is no longer relevant. There's a subsidy of some sort on the heads of every one who bought the 3G up to this point (and until AT&T releases "no committment" pricing). And that will probably complicate further upgrades for some.

You will be able to get a new phone and and upgrade. The 6 months you have left will go on your new 18 month contract (or whatever the new plan is) and you will owe for however long. They will let you upgrade much like you can trade in a car. It just goes on your contract. Even if the contract is $20 more a month they will let you do it.
 
Oh my.

I hate the whole "3G, 2G" naming scheme. How about the first generation, and the 3G?
Whoever started this post was a fracking loser. You call it the iPhone 4G, but then say you weren't referring to network speeds? That would mean it was the fourth iPhone, and there's only been two. I hate stupid people.
 
Personally, I'm hoping around the holidays of this year (2009). My iPhone will be in pretty bad shape by then and I'll probably need a new one.
 
I hate the whole "3G, 2G" naming scheme. How about the first generation, and the 3G?
Whoever started this post was a fracking loser. You call it the iPhone 4G, but then say you weren't referring to network speeds? That would mean it was the fourth iPhone, and there's only been two. I hate stupid people.

Seriously. If you don't know what you're talking about, use more words. "Timeframe for next-generation iPhone?" If you don't know that 3G stands for the cellular data/voice technology, you really are a noob on here or just haven't been paying attention.
 
Haha...you're funny. The 3G just came out and you're talking about the next iPhone already? Get a life! As you can see, Apple already have many issues with the 3G network. However, the 4G network is not even finalized and set up in the US or the world. Any talk about 4G phones at this point is just premature.

Actually new iPhones are coming out in June so you telling him to get a life kinda makes you look dumb.
 
Haha...you're funny. The 3G just came out and you're talking about the next iPhone already? Get a life! As you can see, Apple already have many issues with the 3G network. However, the 4G network is not even finalized and set up in the US or the world. Any talk about 4G phones at this point is just premature.

I agree with the main idea (except for the people bashing words).
 
I realize this is the scenario we're faced with as it stands, but is Apple really going to sit by and watch as literally millions of people skip buying the next version of the phone because they're locked into a subsidized contract...especially after 2 years of customers becoming accustomed to buying a new iPhone as they please?

If Apple spends millions in R&D on the 3rd generation iPhone, but can't sell it to anyone who bought a 3G because of a contract, seems to me there's not much incentive to produce a new phone.

I think either they will revamp their partnership with the carriers to bring back profit sharing, enabling another upgrade scenario, or they will skip a new iPhone model entirely until the majority of the current customer base is out of contract. Or maybe, as it has been rumored before, they'll explore the option of creating their own MVNO.

I believe competition will require apple to up grade the iphone at lest once a year or lose their postion in the industry.
 
Didnt Apple sa that the iPhone product cycle is every summer?
I mean they update everything else once a year why not the iPhone as well.
The Mobile industry moves way too fast for Apple NOT to update the iPhone every year whetherit is major or not it will happen. I dont expect them to do anything major until next year but there will be an update this year.
 
Ya know what makes me laugh... all these idiots on here ripping people to shreds over something so trivial as calling the ip 3.0, a 4G model...

WHO FREAKIN CARES! DO YOU HAVE NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT IN YOUR LIVES THAN TO NIT-PICK ON PEOPLE OVER COMPLETELY MEANINGLESS THINGS? Have you not had an intimate relationship with a woman, EVER??? Did your moms hate you THAT much? Did your dads beat you? Did that girl you talked to at the party tell you you're fat, ugly, greasy and you smell like old cheese?

And worse, you're doing it ONLINE! What, did the girl-scout who you tried to shoo away from your door for selling cookies to your cellulite-laden butts kick your sacks in?

Why are you so angry?

What's even more humorous is that, being a hard-core Apple user & hoe for the past 17+ years myself, having friends that work at Apple, etc... I KNOW that ALL OF YOU ARE JUST SPECULATING what the new iP will have, contain, look like, etc...

SO for you to call them names and act as though you're on a higher knowledge plateau than they are, you're actually the ignoramus' that you claim them to be and you're doing a spectacular job in pointing that out to everyone!

Thank you for being ignorant and wearing such a big badge displaying it to be as such!

Thank you very much, ladies and gentleman, Elvis has left the building!
 
Haha...you're funny. The 3G just came out and you're talking about the next iPhone already? Get a life! As you can see, Apple already have many issues with the 3G network. However, the 4G network is not even finalized and set up in the US or the world. Any talk about 4G phones at this point is just premature.

realized I already responded, the next iPhone will be the 3rd generation of the iPhone I think he meant 4th Gen not 4G.
 
Ya know what makes me laugh... all these idiots on here ripping people to shreds over something so trivial as calling the ip 3.0, a 4G model...

WHO FREAKIN CARES! DO YOU HAVE NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT IN YOUR LIVES THAN TO NIT-PICK ON PEOPLE OVER COMPLETELY MEANINGLESS THINGS? Have you not had an intimate relationship with a woman, EVER??? Did your moms hate you THAT much? Did your dads beat you? Did that girl you talked to at the party tell you you're fat, ugly, greasy and you smell like old cheese?

And worse, you're doing it ONLINE! What, did the girl-scout who you tried to shoo away from your door for selling cookies to your cellulite-laden butts kick your sacks in?

Why are you so angry?

What's even more humorous is that, being a hard-core Apple user & hoe for the past 17+ years myself, having friends that work at Apple, etc... I KNOW that ALL OF YOU ARE JUST SPECULATING what the new iP will have, contain, look like, etc...

SO for you to call them names and act as though you're on a higher knowledge plateau than they are, you're actually the ignoramus' that you claim them to be and you're doing a spectacular job in pointing that out to everyone!

Thank you for being ignorant and wearing such a big badge displaying it to be as such!

Thank you very much, ladies and gentleman, Elvis has left the building!

You registered just to yell at people in a 2 1/2 month old thread? Good job. :rolleyes:
 
realized I already responded, the next iPhone will be the 3rd generation of the iPhone I think he meant 4th Gen not 4G.

4G is currently the highest mobile network speed used by sprint their new line of phones. so yes the new iphone will more than likely have the potential to use 4G when it comes out.
 
4G is currently the highest mobile network speed used by sprint their new line of phones. so yes the new iphone will more than likely have the potential to use 4G when it comes out.

Umm, not it most likely won't, if it comes out this summer like expected, seeing as how iPhone runs on ATT not sprint.
 
Look At The Dates!

They won't have 4G networking. His point is valid, yours is not.

Andrew K and Tallest Skil, both of you are being silly. Try checking out the date of the original comment by crazyyankeefan. He wrote that wayyy back in Aug 2008! Back then the 3G HAD just came out, however you're right TS, he was confusing the 4G network with the 4th Generation of iPhone. But still, you have to pay attention to the dates. :rolleyes:
 
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