Yesterday Steve Jobs announced at WWDC the new iPhone 3G. Now I’m not surprised about Apple coming out with a second generation iPhone. It was expected by just about everybody. However, what surprised me was the new price point: $199 for a 8gig and $299 for a 16gig. A far cry from the $599 price point for the original 4gig model.
With the 3G there comes some frills and some hardware improvements. The audio is said to have been improved, along with battery life and talk time. The fact that the phone is 3G capable now means quicker download speeds can now be reached, even bragging that it could beat the speeds of the Nokia N95 and the Treo 750. The iPhone will also have updated software that will be compatible with the Microsoft exchange server, so I sense seeing more of these in the Financial District here in NYC.
On the frills side is built in GPS, which shows a moving dot on Google maps to show your location, as well as the iPhone now coming in white as well as black (for the 16gig model).
I’m sure at least some of the early adopters are none too happy about buying so soon, but I’m sure there are some who are still pleased that they did. Me? I’m glad I’m waiting. Not only did I figure version 2.0 of the iPhone would be a good improvement, but I also don’t like AT&T. I’ve had bad experiences with their “customer service” in the past, but I have been told that it is improved.
The iPhone 3G will be released July 11th. Maybe sometime in the future I will get one and cope with AT&T…
For more information and the official press release, check out Gizmodo’s page here.
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Just to put it out there, I used to have issues with AT&T before it was Cingular and then became AT&T again, but I must say that I haven't had one ounce of trouble with them since they dumped the Cingular name, etc. You may remember my brief stint with Sprint when my Cingular phone wouldn't work in Queens. Well, I must say I am glad that I'm back again. Once my contract is up in January, I will be getting an iPhone--especially since I anticipate being on tour sometime in the near future, it will be quite the asset.
In short, AT&T, from my recent 2 years of experience, no longer sucky.
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