Apple iPhone : Releasing June 29th

The hype is building up. It's been called one of the most anticipated electronics releasing in 20 years. Steve Jobs says it will double Apple's revenue. He expects to sell 10 million within 18 months.

The question is, how much will the price deter sales? It comes in at $599 plus the monthly charges from AT&T.

I can't afford that :-(

There is no point in getting this. Your better off getting a black berry that is cheaper. 599 is just an absolute ridiculious price.

People will then say "yeah but can a black berry play music?" If that is teh case, go buy a shuffle or nano and get a cheap cell phone and you still get everything offered.

Then alot of people will argue the matter of convience. However 600 bucks is not the price of convience, its just the price of stupidity.

Imagine taking that phone to Pakistan! And someone calls you whilst in the streets or even here in UK east london.

ill wait for my friend who knowz some other friendz who knowz a guy that steals high tech gadgets from rich kids to get me one......or i could just stick to my cheap cellphone

lols
where about in east london r u from?

It's set to be released in Canada in late 2007 or early 2008.

I myself will at least wait until at least the 2nd generation if I were to buy it. As of now, it only comes with 8GB and the price is ridiculous.

I think its worth for all the features it has. Is it going to be unlocked? I want to get it right away but I am in canada

it's a ridiculous price but there are some people who will pay it, then 6 months later they'll bring it down to $300 to $400 and then the rest will buy it!

Will obviosuly give it some serious thought once the price comes down. A phone, and an 8 GB iPod video. Me likes the sounds of that.

I think the extra 300 dollars pays for the 'I got the new iPhone brand new when It came out...i'm well hip'...

i heard its features are really nice but the price is insane if you are in the right mind who would pay for that, except a business man who really needs one, i dont think apple are going to 'boom' from this gadget

my next phone

Well said Amir.

But the iPhone is bring sexy back! Its so HOT! Not worht the money, but HOT!

Barking! U?

Barking, cool, me? Docklands.

Omg...
I'll murder for the IPHONE NANO....

that looks sweet

• Songs as Ringtones
• Games
• Any flash support
• Instant Messaging
• Picture messages (MMS)
• Video recording
• Voice recognition or voice dialing
• Wireless Bluetooth Stereo Streaming (A2DP)
• One-size-fits-all headset jack (May have to buy an adapter for certain headphones)

Stuff we already knew it didn't have
• 3G (EV-DO/HSDPA)
• GPS
• A real keyboard
• Removable battery
• Expandable Storage
• Direct iTunes Music Store Access (Over Wi-Fi or EDGE)

Am I the only one who thinks it nowt special?

i agree with OXY ,it nothing special and way to expensive for a phone.

I certainly this it is. Can you name anything that has the sort of features it has?

fan/concept art. No such thing as the last two.

I don't like it. It is over-rated. Should have implemented 3G on it, that is the biggest let down. But simple things like voice dialing are important features that it lacks. Costs too much for very little benefits. My current phone does all of that. It doesn't have iTunes, but it can play mp3s, videos, browse the web. Sure it runs windows and the interface is not all that sleek but I can do all that without paying over 600 for it. Apple came to the party very late, and when they did, they did not bring anything new.

Heres some facts about the iPhone.


-The camera can't even take videos..
-The Phone "OS" takes up 700mb of the main memory you paid for to store your music on... when most phone OSes fit on a 16mb flashROM
-No Java.
-No music ringtones despite storing thousands of mp3s
-No support for A2DP headsets. If you don't know what that is, that is most Bluetooth stereo headsets.
-No 3G, which hasn't been missing from any serious smartphone for the past 5 years or something now, at least in the UK, although I hear the situation is different in the US.
-$599. And then $36 for activation. And then a minimum of $60 every month for a minimum of 2 years. Alternatively, you can take a $175 termination fee. So yeah, the minimum service plan is $1,440, excluding the cost of the already expensive handset.

Yea...i dont think ill be getting one.

I'm no phone expert - but what it DOESNT have should cause concern - at that price!

One for the (rich) technophiles!

one of the accessories you can purchace is Liliputinas inside the phone that will type what you want, or think of something to type or say if you get stuck.

Actually the Blackberry Pearl and the new Blackberry Curve play music. I own the Blackberry Pearl and fitted it with a 1GB microSD card, voila..it can play approximately 250 mp3s. It's my all in one device.

If it doesnt have a DAB radio, its no good to me!

Just talked a an old friend of mine living in New York. He said he and some buddies decided to camp out at one of the stores selling the iPhone. Then, they sold their spots in line for $250 a piece.

Some of the first iPhones on eBay are going for over $1500.

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So it's confirmed. This is nothing but rich people falling over each other to prove to the rest of the world how much money they have.