You guys heard about iPhone?

sirwilliam · Post by **sirwilliam** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 3:17 pm

LINKY

Unfortunately they are partnering w/ AT&T/Cingular

I don't think I can give up my Verizon service/reception and go back to the AT&T crap service/reception.

Mr Kleen · Post by **Mr Kleen** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 3:18 pm

will have to wait till June for reviews, and August for availability.

chicken n waffles · Post by **chicken n waffles** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 3:27 pm

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Cereb Daithi · Post by **Cereb Daithi** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 3:28 pm

i think im in love... i was waiting to see what apple would do with that "multi-touch" technology they acquired the liscening to a while back!

Post by **Sabre** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 3:29 pm

I'd rock it as long as the size isn't TOO big... Looks good size, I might still rock it even if it is large, haha.

Libra Monkee · Post by **Libra Monkee** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 4:50 pm

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Libra Monkee · Post by **Libra Monkee** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 4:51 pm

Sabre wrote:I'd rock it as long as the size isn't TOO big... Looks good size, I might still rock it even if it is large, haha.

I know it's been a while but I think it's quote board time again.

Post by **Sabre** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 5:03 pm

Fine, up it goes...

chicken n waffles · Post by **chicken n waffles** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 5:57 pm

Libra Monkee wrote:carrier =

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BITCH PLEASE!

cingular is the stank-nastiness. almost as bad as sprint.

schvin · Post by **schvin** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 6:39 pm

i heard that the phone will work with verizon and tmobile as well--standard sim card stuff and supposedly it won't be locked into cingular. should be interesting to see if that is true, etc...

anyway, i'm getting one before colin.

Post by **Sabre** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 7:39 pm

^^^^ Oh snap, someone just threw down the gloves!

Not if I get there first all

WRXWagon2112 · Post by **WRXWagon2112** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 8:13 pm

schvin wrote:i heard that the phone will work with verizon and tmobile as well--standard sim card stuff and supposedly it won't be locked into cingular. should be interesting to see if that is true, etc...

anyway, i'm getting one before colin.

T-Mobile and Cingular both use the GSM standard (which uses SIM cards) so typically you can crack phones from either carrier to work on the other.

Verizon uses the CDMA standard which does not use SIM cards. Phones from Verizon are incompatible with Cingular/T-Mobile and vice-versa.

--Alan

schvin · Post by **schvin** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 8:29 pm

^^^ yup yup

Libra Monkee · Post by **Libra Monkee** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 9:27 pm

chicken n waffles wrote:BITCH PLEASE!

cingular is the stank-nastiness. almost as bad as sprint.

I don't know about you you but I've never had a problem with Cingular. Don't get me wrong I'm not defending them. Just saying I've never had a problem with their rates, service, or anything.

Mr Kleen · Post by **Mr Kleen** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 10:15 pm

my first cell was a Cingular. I thought they sucked until I got a Nextel. now I realize ALL cellular companies suck, you just have to find your brand of suck.

WRXWagon2112 · Post by **WRXWagon2112** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 7:45 am

CNN.com Article wrote:There was some question as to whether Apple would be able to use the iPhone name for the device. But Cisco Systems ..., which owns the rights to the iPhone name, said Tuesday it expects to reach agreement with Apple later Tuesday on using the name for its device.

I was wondering why they were throwing the "iPhone" name around so freely.

--Alan

Osiros · Post by **Osiros** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 8:23 am

lol - somehow I doubt that deal involves Apple giving Cisco some free computers. God, I wonder how much $$ that "agreement" is worth.

Libra Monkee · Post by **Libra Monkee** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 9:45 am

Mr Kleen wrote:my first cell was a Cingular. I thought they sucked until I got a Nextel. now I realize ALL cellular companies suck, you just have to find your brand of suck.

This is true. The main reason I went with Cingular over anyone else is because they had they rollover thing with the minutes. Beyond that, one's just as good as the other.

EDIT: spehl czek

Mr Kleen · Post by **Mr Kleen** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 10:05 am

NYTimes blog gets 60 minutes with an iPhone

Post by **complacent** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 2:55 pm

i will reserve judgement until the phone's actual launch.

Mr Kleen · Post by **Mr Kleen** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 3:44 pm

anybody have a smartphone with cingular? they have 2 data plans ($10 and $20) plus the phone minutes ($40 and up). I wonder what the monthly will be after all is said and done?

Cereb Daithi · Post by **Cereb Daithi** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 3:59 pm

less than im paying for my Moto Q. $130 a month when it's all said and done.

Libra Monkee · Post by **Libra Monkee** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 8:56 pm

Ew!! The battery life if only about six hours.

Cereb Daithi · Post by **Cereb Daithi** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 12:57 am

for the iPhone? that's horrid...

WRXWagon2112 · Post by **WRXWagon2112** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:21 am

Looks like Cisco and Apple couldn't come to an agreement ...

WashPost.com Article: Apple Sued Over iPhone Name

Article wrote:Cisco Systems sued Apple in federal court Wednesday, saying Apple's new cellphone violates a trademark Cisco has held for six years.

...

Cisco said Tuesday that it had been negotiating for several years with Apple over a licensing agreement but that lawyers for Apple had not returned the final contract.

--Alan