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Apple’s iPhone 3G promises a faster performance at half the price of its predecessor.
What does the iPhone have in common with Steve Austin? Three words: better, stronger, faster.
OK—stronger may be stretching it a bit, but the new iPhone 3G will supposedly be twice as fast at half the price.
We knew the price would drop at some point, but this new 3G uses a quad-band GSM and tri-band HSDPA, and features support for Wi-Fi, 3G and EDGE networks.
Another added bonus: The 3G will incorporate GPS as well as the new iPhone 2.0 software, which has the iPhone SDK and support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync right out of the box. The unit will also include the App Store, which promises plenty of applications to play with—including one just announced by Sling Media, makers of the Slingbox.
“iPhone 3G supports Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync right out of the box, runs the incredible third party apps created with the iPhone SDK, and will be available in more than 70 countries around the world this year,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO.
The iPhone 3G will cost $199 for the 8GB model and $299 for 16GB. Don’t start smashing your old, $500 unit just yet; the iPhone 3G won’t be available until July 11.
2 year contract is nothing. It IS easily hackable. I pay 90 a month (20 cheaper than I did with tmobile) and have UNLIMITED bandwidth, SMS, EMAIL, etc and have 1500 mins a month, far more than needed with free weekends, nights AND they ROLL OVER unlike tmobile.
The difference between an iPhone and basically any other phone is truly night and day, there simply is NO true comparison. We’ve been forced to deal with horrible peices of crap phones long enough. Thank god apple made this.
I will stick with my current iPhone and my $50 T-Mobile plan (1500 minutes and 1000 text).
HW, your comments about the plan prices are completely untrue. All Iphone plans come with unlimited Data. For the first gen the plans were $59, $79 and $99. This included various amounts of talk time and SMS text, while all of them include unlimited Data.
I remember asking how much for the data and voice together when the iphone came out and it was something like $110 per month! Ouch! Plus, it was not unlimited use. I found out later that some iPhone users were averaging over $300 a month bill. I guess the internet surfing really burns the time like crazy!
I will buy it; if it is easily hackable. Otherwise I will just wait till they come out with a version that is unlock. At&T;plans are really expensive!
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I WAS going to buy the new iPhone when it came out in July but of course…...AT&T;had to be greedy…..Not only would I have to pay at least $40 for the voice….then put a data plan for another $30 dollars and by the way, this doesn’t include the original plans 200 text messages!! This would be an additional $5….That’s a whopping $75 dollars for what the original iPhone delivered for $60!!! I think AT&T;is making a wrong move trying to cope with loosing money on the iPhone and for people turning off their land lines…...No thanks! I’ll pass!