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You guys heard about iPhone?
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 3:17 pm
by sirwilliam
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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.
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 3:18 pm
by Mr Kleen
will have to wait till June for reviews, and August for availability.
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 3:27 pm
by chicken n waffles
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Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 3:28 pm
by Cereb Daithi
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!
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 3:29 pm
by Sabre
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.
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 4:50 pm
by Libra Monkee
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Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 4:51 pm
by Libra Monkee
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.
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 5:03 pm
by Sabre
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 5:57 pm
by chicken n waffles
Libra Monkee wrote:carrier =
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BITCH PLEASE!
cingular is the stank-nastiness. almost as bad as sprint.
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 6:39 pm
by schvin
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.
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 7:39 pm
by Sabre
^^^^ Oh snap, someone just threw down the gloves!
Not if I get there first all
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 8:13 pm
by WRXWagon2112
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
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 8:29 pm
by schvin
^^^ yup yup
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 9:27 pm
by Libra Monkee
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.
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 10:15 pm
by Mr Kleen
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.
Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 7:45 am
by WRXWagon2112
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
Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 8:23 am
by Osiros
lol - somehow I doubt that deal involves Apple giving Cisco some free computers. God, I wonder how much $$ that "agreement" is worth.
Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 9:45 am
by Libra Monkee
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
Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 10:05 am
by Mr Kleen
Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 2:55 pm
by complacent
i will reserve judgement until the phone's actual launch.
Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 3:44 pm
by Mr Kleen
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?
Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 3:59 pm
by Cereb Daithi
less than im paying for my Moto Q. $130 a month when it's all said and done.
Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 8:56 pm
by Libra Monkee
Ew!! The battery life if only about six hours.
Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 12:57 am
by Cereb Daithi
for the iPhone? that's horrid...
Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:21 am
by WRXWagon2112
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
