iPhone Discussion Thread

[Scott]

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4G?

no clue yet...

[Heelfan71]

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hopefully Verizon will get the phone sometime this year. will definitely drop ATT if they do.

[Scott]

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hopefully Verizon will get the phone sometime this year. will definitely drop ATT if they do.

Don't expect it with all the cheap shots Verizon has taken at the iPhone.

[Scott]

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Rumour: iPhone 4G Gets OLED, removable battery, video chat

With Google's Nexus One sporting an OLED screen, Apple may have more incentive to upgrade

Jared Newman PCWorld.com
<hr> Those check boxes on your iPhone wish list? The latest rumour says a few of them are covered in the next-generation iPhone.
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Korea Times quotes unnamed, high-ranking executives at KT, Apple's exclusive local partner in South Korea, as saying the iPhone 4G will have an OLED screen, support video chat and - perhaps most surprisingly - have a removable battery.
It'll also reportedly have a dual-core processor, more powerful graphics and an improved camera. The officials say that KT's corporate clients will get the new phones in April as a "litmus test" before they're provided to local distributors in June.
U.S. and UK availability isn't specified in the report, but an upgraded iPhone in June wouldn't be surprising, as that falls in line with Apple's previous annual updates to the popular smartphone, 2008's iPhone 3G and 2009's iPhone 3GS.

But let's take a closer look at some of those supposed new features:
An OLED screen seems likely. It was rumoured for the iPhone 3GS and didn't happen, but with Google's Nexus One sporting an OLED screen, Apple may have more incentive to upgrade.
I'm somewhat skeptical about the removable battery because, if anything, Apple was moving away from that trend with its unibody MacBook, the latest in its laptop line to adopt a built-in battery.
And I doubt Apple would want to mess with the iPhone's sleek and solid design. However, last February, The Register dug up a few battery-related Apple patents, one of which describes a method for removing batteries from mobile devices and charging them in a host computer, so Apple might have a trick up its sleeve.
As for video chat, I don't doubt that Apple could make it available in the next iPhone. But if that happens, users could have a déjà vu of the iPhone's tethering debacle suffered by US users, where the feature was offered outside of the United States, but not by AT&T due to bandwidth concerns. Still, this feature would also require a front-facing camera, which could be valuable even without video conferencing.
Korea Times says the 4G iPhone is being pushed out early to quell rising interest in Android phones, but I don't think these three rumoured features will be enough, given that the Nexus One has an OLED screen and removable battery. They're nice features to have, but there's got to be more in store.

[Heelfan71]

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Don't expect it with all the cheap shots Verizon has taken at the iPhone.

It probably will happen this spring / summer. All those commercials are taking shots at ATT's 3g coverage. Which does suck .

[Scott]

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Don't expect it with all the cheap shots Verizon has taken at the iPhone.

Such as this....

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[DocHolliday]

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Just bought a 3GS Iphone and want to get some Apps.

You guys have any games or apps that u think are must buys? I don't care if they are free or not.


List em!

BTW I Love the phone. I was rocking the original blackjack for 4 years before getting this. That little guy just wouldn't die.

[Scott]

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Sportacular for Sports Scores is the main one I recommend. iConcert

[Brandwin]

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So what's the deal with Verizon and AT&T making their data packages cheaper?

[rspencer86]

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So what's the deal with Verizon and AT&T making their data packages cheaper?

I don't know but I love it. $30 cheaper!

Link

[Slymm]

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What is everyone paying per month. I currently have the tmobile my faves plan with data plan and pay 83 a month.

[Brandwin]

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So how does this work? Family plan you get an extra $30 off your bill?


So this is only for unlimted talk plans?

[Heelfan71]

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So how does this work? Family plan you get an extra $30 off your bill?


So this is only for unlimted talk plans?

yeah, that $30 savings is for family plans with unlimited minutes , data , text etc.

[Fiddy]

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wooooo

i been paying roughly 183 thats including taxes on just a 700 min family plan (3 lines)..

i just called and checked, my bill maybe a tad cheaper now and we get unlimited voice..

again, woooooooooooo!!

i had to add the 15 dollar early night and weekends bc of the old lady going over all the time.. lol. they also gonna credit my bill $50 bucks bc im losing a lot of roll over mins!!

[Fiddy]

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lol there is a hook..

i didnt know this, but for unlimited voice/date/text on family line. main line is now 169.99, my other 2 lines would be 49.99 each..

hahahahahaha

sorry ATT, no dice..

they also told me if i switched to that unlimitd plan that i lose my 25% discount..

jokes..