Numberzz Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 Today, the boss of AT&T just announced that the 3G iPhone will in fact, be available in 2008. Currently, Apple said that they haven't used the 3G chipsets because they draw too much power, and they do. At it's slowest, 3G is still faster than EDGE. If Steve Jobs announces a 3G iPhone during Macworld 2008, it's likely the improved iPhone won't be available until later in the year because of the FCC approval process. Full Story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeNL Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soündless Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 does verizon use 3G? i would actually get one if i could run it on verizon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scj312 Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 does verizon use 3G? i would actually get one if i could run it on verizon Possibly me too, especially since Verizon is the only phone service that works more than 60% of the time here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mebster Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Apple said that they hasn't used the 3G chipsets because they draw too much power, and they do If I remember correctly Jobs said a 3G version of the iPhone at the moment runs for less than 5 hours (fairly pathetic). I guess they managed to get this notched up a fair bit if they are now able to have 3G incorporated in the iPhone by next year. Oh wait 2008 is 1 month away. Did they mean 1 Jan 2008 by any chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmdshft Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 VZW uses CDMA and EVDO. I wonder if they will be moving to the 3G system as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numberzz Posted November 30, 2007 Author Share Posted November 30, 2007 Nope, 4G. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_am...me Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Nope, 4G.Link We dont run off 4G yet.. thats not coming up for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Marvin Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Or.... Get the N95 with 3.5G! Seriously, I find it amazing how people are buying a smartphone that is that expensive without 3G! Yeah, it's pretty... but my 2 year old N70 can browse the internet faster! BUT REMEMBER ITS NOT KOOL LIKE TEH IPHONE!!!!one!11! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Jovero Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Now will current iPhone owners be able to upgrade to 3G with a firmware update? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soündless Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 no, its different hardware Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InorganicMatter Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 FINALLY!!! I see an iPhone on the horizon for me in 2008. I wonder if it will use EVDO... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Jovero Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Ehh, no big deal. I'm never really too far from a hotspot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FUKKU Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Now will current iPhone owners be able to upgrade to 3G with a firmware update? nope. maybe if you crack an iphone open and install a new radio in it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmdshft Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 So Apple is probably going to stiff customers again with the new iPhone. I'll be very surprised of apple offers some kind of transfer policy to move customers who bought the first gen phone to the new one. Maybe they will exchange for free but I seriously doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Yes the N95 is great, I must say. It's like a full on computer in your pocket. The iPhone is just like...a full on Mac in your pocket! I still think this is awesome if you crack an iPhone, because we have a great 3G network here in South Africa, and the improved latency and speed of 3G is just be the missing feature right now. I'm sure Apple will implement a low power 3G chip or somehow keep the battery life acceptable. Anyway, like I said, a cracked 3G iPhone is still awesome. All the new apps are already great...I can't wait for the SDK, then we'll have even better ones, and the iPhone will prove to be the best 3G cellphone platform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLiDE FTW!!1 Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 So Apple is probably going to stiff customers again with the new iPhone. I'll be very surprised of apple offers some kind of transfer policy to move customers who bought the first gen phone to the new one. Maybe they will exchange for free but I seriously doubt it. Mac users don't get free processor upgrades everytime a Mac is revised... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmdshft Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 I was offered a free upgrade to the new VX-8550 which is technologically superior to the VX-8500, so you never know. Of course, I refused. I love my VX-8500... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FUKKU Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 So Apple is probably going to stiff customers again with the new iPhone. I'll be very surprised of apple offers some kind of transfer policy to move customers who bought the first gen phone to the new one. Maybe they will exchange for free but I seriously doubt it. Apple doesn't owe current iphone owners anything other than software updates. They bought the iphone knowing what it can do, it's a given with cellphones that a new version with more features will come out in the future. I don't see how 1st gen iphone owners are getting "stiffed" by a future product's development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osxhtpc Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 Found this in a you tube video about getting free ipods or iphones. Elaborate, Anybody. Fake or real what.tiff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmdshft Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 Fake as a pair of silicon jubblies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcwilli Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 does verizon use 3G? i would actually get one if i could run it on verizon VZW uses CDMA and EVDO. I wonder if they will be moving to the 3G system as well. Verizon's data technology is called EVDO, which IS a "3G" technology. 3G just specifies a generation or family of technologies. In a sense, it's the generic term for contemporary technologies that offer similar end results. The reason that the iPhone won't work on Verizon is that the radio in the phone used to communicate with the cellular tower uses a different technology. It would be like trying to get FM signals on an AM-only radio. It just won't work. It is not likely that Apple is too concerned with making a CDMA (verizon's network) version of the iPhone since North America is really the only continent on the planet that has CDMA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FUKKU Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 It is not likely that Apple is too concerned with making a CDMA (verizon's network) version of the iPhone I'm sure they'd be going for a cdma phone if they weren't tied to at&t exclusively for 5 years. since North America is really the only continent on the planet that has CDMA. not true, japan and south korea have cdma networks (notice how most cdma phones, i.e. lg and sanyo, are from korean manufacturers). I believe parts of south america do as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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