Did you get one? Iphone by Apple

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Get one

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Post by SharkOnLand »

Zuke wrote:
surfpirate wrote:Nah. Absolutely no desire at the current price/features/network. I'll give them a year or so to work out the bugs. By then they'll hopefully also expand to other networks so AT&T/Cingular is not the only option. I use Verizon Wireless. By then the price will also be dropping and the features will be better.

In the meantime I'll stick to my blackberry for mobile phone, internet, IM and email and use my iPods for music if I want that.

.... surfpirate
ATT/Cingular has an exclusive 2 year agreement, it will be at least that long before any other companies can sign on.
I read somewhere that it was a 5 year exclusivity agreement. And that AT&T paid buttloads to Apple for it.

As to the original post, nope, don't have one. Won't be getting one. I'm not an Apple fan. Maybe the Apple IIe, but none of their current products. You pay for style over substance. I'll stick with my iriver mp3 player and LG phone.

Besides the fact that you can't even get AT&T service where I live.
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jonesbeach10 wrote:
LIPH wrote:The only thing I need a phone for is to make calls and receive calls. Anything else is a waste.
wLarrys plus texts. I'm kinda a text addict. But I never use the camera or video on my phone.
I don't text too much, it takes too long to type stuff. I only use the camera when I see something interesting in mitown Manhattan, if you know what I mean. :lol:
what I really mean . . . I wish you were here
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sonofabeach wrote:Can't see why I'd need to look at photos, surf the web, or whatever the hell else it does.
All I really need is my tunes. The rest is overkill.
I hear there could be problems working the keyboard.

Besides it's so fancy looking that I'm not sure it would survive my manly, rugged lifestyle.
I need one with toggle switches and diamond plated steel or rhino liner.
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Won't get one. Too expensive. My phone is just fine and the money saved can go to the Buffett concert fund! :lol: :lol:
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Post by 12vmanRick »

A guy at work had bought 4 of them and was going to sell me one at face value $650. I said no, I want one but not out of my pocket. I will wait until I can get the company to purchase it for me. :D
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Post by RinglingRingling »

Marnin Grita Guy wrote:
RinglingRingling wrote:
ragtopW wrote:
Marnin Grita Guy wrote:
RinglingRingling wrote:I'll wait until the price drops, AND they get affiliated with a better network. Rumour has it that Verizon had first shot at the iPhone and passed because it was too easy to bypass the "we are going to sell you everything from Ringtones to Hold Music" features on the VZW network.

morons.
Actually he is waiting to see if they float and are water proof.

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Post by miphinz »

I heard on the radio the other day that there is a website where you can place bets on problems that the iphone would have. The odds were 30 to 1 that they would be recalled within like 3 or 4 months, there was another one that was like 20 to 1 that said the battery life wouldn't last more than a day or 2. I forgot what the website was but I thought it was pretty funny. I'll stick with my blackberry for now, has everything I need.
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Post by ragtopW »

:D just found this

The Top 15 Surprise Features of the iPhone
(Part II)




Comes with a default "One of us! One of us! One of us!" ringtone.

The middle row of the new keypad arrangement spells out "B I L G A T E S U X."

Won't work if it detects you wearing eyeglasses and a suit.

Dial #666 to change all the digital "paintings" in Bill Gates' mansion to anime p***.

The right key sequence turns it into a Jedi lightsabre.

Purchasing the iJack add-on feature means you need not actually be in the same vicinity as your significant other ever again.

Just drop it in a glass of Jolt Cola to recharge it.

Includes video of a steel-cage match between the nerdy-cool "I'm a Mac" guy and the nerdy-cool "Can you hear me now" Verizon guy.

Comes with its own "Official Apple Beta-Tester Club" card and badge.

The new touchscreen, combined with AT&T's wireless service, allows you to reach out and fondle someone.

Rounded edges and mirror smooth surface makes it easier to shove up the ass of a smug owner.

iVelcro features allows easy attaching to your Segway or Vespa.

It conveniently combines all your indispensible functions -- phone, camera, music player and PDA -- into a single overpriced, easily lost device.

It's name is an anagram of "hip one" -- how friggin' cool is THAT?!?

and the Number 1 Surprise Features of the iPhone...


Cranial-GPS feature comes in handy when you realize you've lost your mind and paid $600 for a freakin' PHONE !!!!

:D :D :D
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Post by TheSecretsInTheCrust »

I will wait to ATT is not exclusive. However, I believe that iPhone will change phone's and how G-Public views them forever. I saw a demo on it.....simply WOW.
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ragtopW wrote:The right key sequence turns it into a Jedi lightsabre.
Dammit. I'm going to have to get one now. Image
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Post by ragtopW »

SharkOnLand wrote:
ragtopW wrote:The right key sequence turns it into a Jedi lightsabre.
Dammit. I'm going to have to get one now. Image

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Post by creeky »

Wont ever own anything Apple ...

Dont like the Mac computer ...

Heard bad reviews about the Ipod so got an MP3 instead...

Will still to my Nokia phone that does what I want.

I dont know the "joneses" and have no need to keep up with them 8)
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Post by Zuke »

The next one will be out in January, if Apple puts out a version without the W-Fi, the price would drop into the $350 range.
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Post by 12vmanRick »

creeky wrote:Wont ever own anything Apple ...

Dont like the Mac computer ...

Heard bad reviews about the Ipod so got an MP3 instead...

Will still to my Nokia phone that does what I want.

I dont know the "joneses" and have no need to keep up with them 8)
Heard bad things? Try it for yourself, don't believe what "others" THINK.
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Post by creeky »

12vmanRick wrote:
creeky wrote:Wont ever own anything Apple ...

Dont like the Mac computer ...

Heard bad reviews about the Ipod so got an MP3 instead...

Will still to my Nokia phone that does what I want.

I dont know the "joneses" and have no need to keep up with them 8)
Heard bad things? Try it for yourself, don't believe what "others" THINK.
It was from our consumer watchdog - it was about their service - pretty poor.
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creeky wrote:
12vmanRick wrote:
creeky wrote:Wont ever own anything Apple ...

Dont like the Mac computer ...

Heard bad reviews about the Ipod so got an MP3 instead...

Will still to my Nokia phone that does what I want.

I dont know the "joneses" and have no need to keep up with them 8)
Heard bad things? Try it for yourself, don't believe what "others" THINK.
It was from our consumer watchdog - it was about their service - pretty poor.
The only thing I have heard or think I don't like is that AT&T is the only carrier here in the US. The phone itself is a great tool for those that need it but for most people it's just a toy and a "look at what I got" type of thing.

Ipods are great when using them with Itunes. I can assure you they last just as long as any other rechargeable device. I have a Creative Labs MP3 player and an Ipod. The MP3 sits in the desk and the Ipod gets used.
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SharkOnLand wrote:The b*tching begins:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19627590/wi ... ?GT1=10150
I was aware of the battery issue before the thing launched...not how much, but that it was a non replaceable battery and the the user would have to send the unit to Apple for replacement.
(And it will likely need replacement before the 2 year service plan expires :roll: )

Our local "Computer Guy" did a review that noticed several issues...the above being just one. :wink:
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what did you expect
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Post by Conolulu »

There's already iphone jokes all over the net... :lol:

The bad part is...most of them are bad jokes... :roll: :lol:

iphone pick up lines...

There she is. Sitting there at the bar. Time to make your move. But what do you say? You start to get a little nervous. Then you remember. “Oh yeah. I have a new iphone. And some oh so witty pick up lines.” You relax. You walk up to her casually and say:

I’m no Fred Flintstone, but I can make your bed rock. Plus I have an iphone!

If I could rearrange the alphabet, I’d put u and iphone together.

Hey baby. iphone you tomorrow?

Hi. My friend over there bet you wouldn’t let me google you on our first date. So what do you say? I’ll buy you a drink. You can even google me back. My iphone battery is big and strong and fully charged up, so we could google all night.

Did you know my iphone is also a remote control? Let’s go somewhere remote and you can have control.

Hi there angel. Did it hurt when you fell from heav- oh, sorry, I’m getting a call on my new iphone…. Oh, it was Saint Peter. He said have a great time on your trip to Earth, and don’t worry about being good- they won’t keep score up there while you are on leave.

I AM happy to see you but that’s just an ipod in my pocket.

Hi there. Wanna use your fingers to enlarge my pixel size?

Is your dad a thief? Because if he is, I’ll keep my new ipod hidden when you introduce him to me next Saturday.

I think I need to call Heaven- on my new iphone- because they lost one of their angels.

I forgot my phone number. Can I have yours? I’ll store it in my new iphone.

Excuse me- I’m new in town. Could you give me directions to your place? Let me just open up Google maps in my iphone.

How much does my new iphone weigh? Enough to break the ice. Can I enter in your phone number?

You know, inheriting 50 million dollars doesn’t mean much when you have a weak heart, even if you have a four houses, two islands and a brand new iphone like this one.



how tough the iphone is..


When Chuck Norris goes to sleep, he checks its closet for the iphone. Too bad he didn’t look under the bed.


The iphone can taser your enemies so hard that it can actually alter their DNA. Decades from now, their descendants will occasionally clutch their heads and yell “What the hell was that?”


If you can see the iphone, it can see you. If you can’t see the iphone, you may be only seconds away from instant death.


When Bruce Banner gets mad, he turns into the Incredible Hulk. When the Incredible Hulk gets mad, he turns into Chuck Norris. When Chuck Norris gets mad, he still is very, very, very polite to his iphone.


The iphone has already been to Mars; that’s why there are no signs of life there.


It is believed dinosaurs are extinct due to a giant meteor. That’s true, if you want to call the iphone a giant meteor.


The iphone does not follow fashion trends, they follow it. But then it turns around and tasers them. NOBODY follows the iphone.


If you ask the iphone what time it is, it always says, “Two seconds ’til.” After you ask, “Two seconds ’til what?” it tasers you in the face.


Insurance companies can no longer afford to offer insurance protection against “Acts of iphone”.


The iphone can win a game of Connect Four in only three moves. Before you have decided to play.


Faster than a speeding bullet … more powerful than a locomotive … able to leap tall buildings in a single bound… These are some of the iphone’s subscription features.


There are no steroids in baseball. Just players that have touched an iphone.


When someone with an iphone is crossing the street, the cars have to look both ways.


The best part of waking up is not Folgers in your cup, but knowing that the iphone didn’t kill you in your sleep.


The Great Wall of China was originally created to keep the iphone out. But NOTHING can keep the iphone out.If the iphone had been around, you wouldn’t have heard of David or Goliath because it would have tasered both of their asses.


The iphone does not sleep. It waits.


What was going through the minds of all of the iphone’s victims before they died? An iphone.


The iphone uses a language that incorporates taser shots and sudden temperature changes. So the next time the iphone is totally kicking your ass, don’t be offended or hurt, it may be just trying to tell you it likes your hat.


In a recent survey it was discovered that 56% of women whose romantic partners had an iphone reported asking their lovers to bring their iphone with them to bed. And then asking them to leave.
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