Lord_Black
join:2006-07-08
Walnut, CA
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Re: Not an apple fan boy...
said by truocchio  :...I can't see calling this ones popularity "shaky" because of a few missing features. What I (and BBR users) like/demand in products and what the general masses buy are often very different... You may be correct. I think the masses however will avoid this phone due to the $500-600 price tag plus being chained to Cingular for two years; I know that is the reason I am. |
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Cjaiceman
Premium,MVM
join:2004-10-12
Parker, CO
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| said by truocchio :I think the masses however will avoid this phone due to the $500-600 price tag plus being chained to Cingular for two years; I know that is the reason I am. I'm on Cingular (came over from AT&T) and I have no problems with them. They have great service everywhere I go, have good phones, and have reasonable prices. (NOTE - Your milage will vary). But the $500-$600 price ON TOP OF a contract is just WAY to expensive. My question is, why didn't Apple put UMTS and HSDPA support? Cingular already has a device that WILL support it for less money. I don't mind using the Pocket PC OS as I have been using it for several years. I currently have a PPC-6700 through Sprint that was provided by my company. I'm mainly saying, wait a while, the price might come down, and Apple might unteather from Cingular and go with TMobile as well. Apple said they have NO plans on making the phone in any other technology than GSM (which is a world standard) meaning Sprint, Verizon won't ever get this phone.
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Transmaster
Don't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY
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| said by Cjaiceman :said by truocchio :I think the masses however will avoid this phone due to the $500-600 price tag plus being chained to Cingular for two years; I know that is the reason I am. Isn't this the story of Apple's life they come out with fantastic stuff but put it at a price point that scares people off, a 7 series BMW is a great car put if you have a KIA pocket book it just isn't going to happen,
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NEP1611
join:2002-03-27
Northford, CT
| reply to Lord_Black
said by Lord_Black :said by truocchio :I think the masses however will avoid this phone due to the $500-600 price tag Agree 100%. This thing is going to be $200-$300 before Christmas. At most. Write it down. |
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insomniac84
join:2002-01-03
Schererville, IN
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The iphone isn't fantastic. I bought a dell axim 2 years ago and it plays movies, mp3s, and runs third party apps and games. Sure it's not a cellphone, but they have cellphones that run the same windows mobile OS. I can bet with 100% certainty that those phones which have probably been out for years are way better than the iphone. |
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