Rumors of a New 3G iPhone

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    This has been rumored since the original iPhone came out but it started to heat up at the beginning of May because most Apple and AT&T stores are on low on supply, including the Apple online store which states "Ships: Currently Unavailable".
    Now it has been confirmed gizmodo.com: iPhone 3G Launch Date Confirmed
    3G is officially in but there are still rumors that it will have a bigger battery and true GPS too.

    This is great for me. My T-Mo plain is up in June and I've been planing on getting an iPhone since they came out. June also marks the month that Apple will release update 2.0 which will allow users to download applications (manny of them free) such as AIM and games.
     
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    How much do you think this will cost?
     
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    3G is impressive technically, but implemented by AT&T, it doesn't live up to its potential. I have a 3G blackjack, and web browsing is bursty; you get big chunks of www pages loaded in spurts with long delays in between.
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (o.iatlhawksfan @ May 28 2008, 08:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>How much do you think this will cost?</div>

    Priced as they are now. Or were at introduction at worst.

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    Now they are saying it will be shorter and 22% thinner. I imagine the screen will be the same size as the current model, if not bigger.
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Denny Crane @ May 28 2008, 08:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>3G is impressive technically, but implemented by AT&T, it doesn't live up to its potential. I have a 3G blackjack, and web browsing is bursty; you get big chunks of www pages loaded in spurts with long delays in between.</div>

    AT&T just upgraded their 3G service, yesterday I believe.

    http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobili...cleID=208402335
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - AP Video. Apple Inc. has unveiled an upgraded iPhone with a faster Internet connection and satellite navigation capabilities—priced $200 lower than current models, but with more expensive service.
    Analysts have said Apple needed to slash the multimedia gadget's price and upgrade it to work over so-called 3G, or third-generation, wireless networks to hit the company's target of selling 10 million iPhones by the end of 2008.

    An 8 gigabyte model is to sell for $199 starting July 11. A 16 gigabyte model will cost $299. The devices are to roll out initially in 22 countries.

    Apple has inked deals for wireless carriers in a total of 70 countries to carry the new iPhone.

    AT&T Inc., the exclusive U.S. carrier for the phone, said its plans for the phone will start at $39.99 per month, plus $30 for unlimited data. That works out to be a $10 increase from the cheapest plan for the first-generation iPhone.</div>

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    So a cheaper phone but a more expensive plan. Interesting...
     
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    Damn sucks for all those people who bought the original Iphone for like double the price just about a year ago. especially the ones camping outside stores to get their hands on it lol.
     
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