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- JackoliciousLegs - 06-09-2008
Well, early adopters always pay for the privilege...
- Apoc - 06-09-2008
JackoliciousLegs Wrote:Well, early adopters always pay for the privilege...
That's one hell of a privilege premium.
- Evan - 06-09-2008
according to the apple fanbois on engadget, the whole point of owning an iPhone is to show off that you can afford it.....
- .RJ - 06-09-2008
Evan Wrote:the whole point of owning an iPhone is to show off that you can afford it.....
Thats not much of a point. I'd think most high school kids with a part time job could scrape together $400.
- Evan - 06-09-2008
I agree.
Everyone knows that the whole point of buying an iPhone is
.RJ Wrote:desire for cool factor
- .RJ - 06-09-2008
Its the trendy thing to do :dunno:
- Mike - 06-09-2008
i'm getting an iphone because...
1) i already carry an mp3 player with me just about everywhere
2) i was going to purchase a digital camera to take with me everywhere
3) i was going to purchase gps soon
4) the internet anywhere is pretty f'ing handy
so by buying an iphone, i'm saving a considerable amount of money
- JackoliciousLegs - 06-09-2008
I think at a $200 price point, they'll sell like hotcakes. HOT. CAKES. There's no reason not to anymore. What are their drawbacks? Are there features that the iPhone is lacking?
The ones I can think of are MMS (but email is better imo) and video recording (99% sure third party app will take care of this).
- Ginger - 06-09-2008
JackoliciousLegs Wrote:There's no reason not to anymore.
AT&T.
- Beej - 06-09-2008
asteele2 Wrote:After having Verizon for years (and loving it), I've found AT&T's coverage to be just as good - I don't know that I've ever not had coverage. Similar dropped call rate (very low with both), etc - I have no regrets except below.JackoliciousLegs Wrote:There's no reason not to anymore.
AT&T.
The one huge selling point of Verizon is that it works in the Metro - I just didn't know I'd be living in the city when I switched.
Anyone want a 1st gen EDGE iPhone on July 12th?
- Sijray21 - 06-09-2008
Beej Wrote:The one huge selling point of Verizon is that it works in the Metro - I just didn't know I'd be living in the city when I switched.
one *big* reason i like verizon wireless is because a lot of people that i call during the peak hours of the day are also verizon wireless customers and thus do not tap into my monthly limit - so i can run a cheap, low-limit plan
if Verizon offered the iPhone i'd be all over it for $199
- JackoliciousLegs - 06-09-2008
Well, yeah, in DC it's tough. In SF, att has the BART exclusively.
- Apoc - 06-09-2008
JackoliciousLegs Wrote:There's no reason not to anymore. What are their drawbacks? Are there features that the iPhone is lacking?
A hard keyboard.
That's actually my #1 complaint after using one for a bit.
Well there's that and the fact that I'm a certified apple hater.
- JackoliciousLegs - 06-10-2008
Bah... I actually like the soft keyboard better. I got super fast on it. It just took some getting used to.
- Apoc - 06-10-2008
JackoliciousLegs Wrote:Bah... I actually like the soft keyboard better. I got super fast on it. It just took some getting used to.
You asked.
It's actually a deal breaker for a lot of people.I've also never seen anyone carry an iphone in their pocket and not take it out when they sit down. I guess I wouldn't see it if they didn't take it out but a lot of people seem to. Is that attention whoring or is it because it's too big?
- BLINGMW - 06-10-2008
so..... at $200, they can't be making much $ on it. I guess AT&T gives a % back to Apple for service? Or are they going to flood the market, then dump AT&T and whore it out to other providers for more of a share? Start their own service? I just wonder what they're up to....
- .RJ - 06-10-2008
Apoc Wrote:Is that attention whoring
Yes. That and everyone around here seems to be unable to function without a phone permanently attached to their head or sending a text message.
- Ginger - 06-10-2008
BLINGMW Wrote:so..... at $200, they can't be making much $ on it. I guess AT&T gives a % back to Apple for service? Or are they going to flood the market, then dump AT&T and whore it out to other providers for more of a share? Start their own service? I just wonder what they're up to....
I don't know what the reciprocal agreement is, but I know that hey want to sell 10 million phones this year... whatever their margin is, times a lot of phone is still a lot of money
- Maengelito - 06-10-2008
.RJ Wrote:Apoc Wrote:Is that attention whoring
Yes. That and everyone around here seems to be unable to function without a phone permanently attached to their head or sending a text message.
how else are they gonna plan their vacation to OBX?
- BLINGMW - 06-10-2008
Just searching real quick, I find a lot of stories on the previous model's profit margin, over 50%!
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But it still cost them ~$280. Others claim as low as $250. So maybe they've cut out another $50 from their costs and they're making nothing? I can't imagine they got it down much more than that.