So... who's getting one?

I just preordered now to replace my POS Helio Ocean. It was cool when I got it... for about 3 months. Then I realized how awful it was and suffered through it for two years. My contract expired on 5/28.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/08/iphone-3gs-announced/

3G Still Available as 8 GB for $99
3GS in 16 GB for $199 (white or black)
3GS in 32 GB for $299 (white or black)

Not a ridiculous upgrade... but no point in getting the 3G when I can get more space that I'll be able to use.

I have the current 3G and if I wanted to upgrade, it would cost me $700 for the 32GB phone. AT&T really screwed existing customers this time. I gotta wait for my contract to be up (which won't be until Oct '10) and by then, there should be an iPhone 5G or something.

lol i JUST upgraded to my Bold last month, this crap came too late for me, the $100 is really appealing though..not to mention the new Macbook Pros :(

Ya, the upgrade pricing is kind of lame... but honestly that's how it would be under any other carrier - or at least close. You don't get the new contract price til like 18 months or something into it. Though I think it's actually $500 for the 32gb if you're mid contract.

I just got a Storm a few months ago for my work phone... and it's OK... but I've loved my iPod Touch enough to hold out for an iPhone as soon as I could get out of my Helio contract.

just got my iphone TWO months ago......and now they come out with a new one...............that's totally not cool and the upgrade cost it way too much................><

the 3GS is nothing new technologically than the 3G. If you jailbreak the 3G you get the 3GS and more.

Apple releases new products every year, but with a 2year contract from AT&T and the fact that they still don't have MMS working yet (yes the phone can do it, but AT&T can't/wont send the data on) the consumer is shafted.

Also all the 'new features' on the phone are nothing more than apps that Apple is including with the phone....nothing new technologically with it.

Despite what people say about Apple and the iPhone, personally, I'm glad I have held off on buying one. It seems like more of a hassle than its worth to me. I'll stick with my current phone for a couple more years.

haha yea i've been with verizon ever since 2002 and finally switched to apple two months ago and my last phone was the lg voyager which i loved lol...and don't want to jailbreak the iphone cuz it voids warranty ...(i went through 4 voyagers with verizon) LOL

just got my iphone TWO months ago......and now they come out with a new one...............that's totally not cool and the upgrade cost it way too much................><
I have purposely waited b/c it was all but guaranteed they would be releasing some sort of newer version this month. And even if they didn't, I'd at least know for sure and would just pick up a 3G.

As for the technology... they either rewrote the entire iPhone OS (yes, I know 3.0 is coming) or the hardware is upgraded. You don't get those kind of speed differences or battery improvements with the same hardware. No, it's not a huge change... but the performance is significant.

As for jailbreaking... I did that to my Touch when I got it last year. Was nice for a while... but as soon as the app store was released, it made it useless IMO. I restored and went back to normal.

The only thing I really, really wish would happen without jailbreaking is some sort of theme support. That really bothers me... out of all of the things.

you can in fact get battery life to increase with a software change. You can implement commands that use fewer cpu ticks, better management of existing hardware power consumption through firmware updates, etc.

Granted, those all have limits.

They could also have stuffed in a different model of battery also into the new phone. And since you can't change the battery in an iPhone without a bit of a mess, they call that an upgrade. Every other phone on the market has a removable battery that can be swapped out for an extended life one. Apple just wants you to buy a new phone instead of getting nickle-and-dimed selling extended life batteries.

Either way, this 3GS phone is a real piece of .....

1st gen iPhone crew.....holla! Ill be upgradding to the 3GS, thank god im eligible and dont have to pay $500+ for it!

you can in fact get battery life to increase with a software change. You can implement commands that use fewer cpu ticks, better management of existing hardware power consumption through firmware updates, etc.

Granted, those all have limits.

They could also have stuffed in a different model of battery also into the new phone. And since you can't change the battery in an iPhone without a bit of a mess, they call that an upgrade. Every other phone on the market has a removable battery that can be swapped out for an extended life one. Apple just wants you to buy a new phone instead of getting nickle-and-dimed selling extended life batteries.

Either way, this 3GS phone is a real piece of .....
Honestly, the battery thing is not a problem at all for me. I've never had a phone long enough to need a new battery - except for once. With a Motorola I had a few years ago - but that's only because I lived in an area with poor signal so the battery was constantly draining and I was charging it. Went through too many cycles WAY faster than normal.

Other than that, I've never bought or owned a second battery for any of my phones.

i got shafted lol... i bought my 3g in december upgrading from the OG Iphone. with claims of longer battery life I really want the new 3Gs

I have the 3G now and to be honest, I'm kind of sick of it. I've had it since 9/08 and it seems more like a novelty now. There are other phones out there that will do what I need better than the 3G.

-JB

just got my iphone TWO months ago......and now they come out with a new one...............that's totally not cool and the upgrade cost it way too much................><
Well, they had been announcing that the new phone was due in June for months...

I got my 3G in October and I'm fine with it.

im good with my 3G for now too....who knows if i have one of those moments i might just upgrade....but i rather put that money else where

I have the 3G now and to be honest, I'm kind of sick of it. I've had it since 9/08 and it seems more like a novelty now. There are other phones out there that will do what I need better than the 3G.

-JB
The thing that gets me is having an iPod Touch and playing with a few things and downloading a few apps thinking... geez... this would be really nice if I could use it all of the time and not just on wifi at home.

I'll certainly agree that it's not for everyone though.

Anyone upgrade the firmware yet? The gold master is available on torrents and it's identical to the release that's coming on the 17th.

Ian u got a a link to that torrent?

and i like the 3GS and all but i mean i have Video on my 3G, and im sure there will be a Jailbreak for teh new OS and somebody will put up all the stuff that the new 3GS has like they did for the iPod Touch when the iPhone came out

I use a private tracker, so no... but...
You can get it here: http://www.iphone3g-mods.com/

did u get it yet?

I have it, but I haven't tried using it yet. Seems like 98% of people haven't had problems, but there were some reports of a glitch with visual voicemail.

hmm well im downloading it right now so ill install it once it finishes, no more hacked iphone for me! lol until the legit 3.0 is out and hacked

I'm going for it. *fingers crossed*
I updated my dad's iPod Touch after work as a guinea pig... worked fine.

just ordered the iPhone 3GS 16GB Black, will recieve it in the mail ON June 19! woohoo, dont have to wait in a long a$$ line of geeks!

I'm pretty jealous. I'm just looking forward to the 3.0 software... which has installed and is now syncing! Woo!

Well, I officially have 3.0 on my phone and it's working perfectly.

Well, I officially have 3.0 on my phone and it's working perfectly.

x2, minus tethering =[

and MMS

yeah, bastards,

Ian u have a mac right?

Yup

i have teh file to make tethering work if you want it, i cant use it with windows but if u have a mac u can do it

How big's the file? I might try it, but I don't want AT&T to get all uppity and hit me with a fee.

its a small 35kb .dmg file

Email it to me...

pm me your email

i have 3.0 its alright suck mms wont be here till late late sumer 3gs is lame i thing they should have a early up date for old 3g owners

I'm not sure it's Apple messing up the MMS date. If you look on their site, the small print says "MMS support from AT&T coming in late summer". This leads me to bleieve when AT&T set up the iPhone network, they left out MMS support to save costs, and now needs to go back and upgrade their own stuff independant of Apple. Keep in mind I'm not talking the towers here, rather the data servers currently serving up the stupid webpage for picture messages. it will need to be rolled into true MMS. At least we'll be able to cut / paste the login and password now. Anyone confirm MMS on 3.0 works out of the box on other carriers?

As for the hardware on the 3GS, the only things I noticed were the digital compass and moe memory. I doubt they're using a different processor, display, battery, etc. Maybe a different antenna to claim the 2x speed over 3G, but I'm not sure.

I have the 3G and can see no good reason to trade it in, if I need a compass I'll get a regular old analog one. I am hoping Garmin, Tom Tom, or someone will finally release a turn-by-turn GPS so I can finally get rid of my old Garmin i5, preferably with local map storage so i can still drive in poor cell reception.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/10/iphone-3g-s-processor-specs-600mhz-cpu-256mb-of-ram/

Specs are higher all the way around in the S.

AT&T was the one who blew it on the MMS support.

And yea, the 3Gs does have significantly better hardware, still isn't enough for me to buy one for 600 bucks though. Mine will do fine.

EAmon, you got problems with voicemail? Mine can't connect.

my visual voice mail works fine with 3.0

AT&T was the one who blew it on the MMS support.

And yea, the 3Gs does have significantly better hardware, still isn't enough for me to buy one for 600 bucks though. Mine will do fine.
yea not a HUGE upgrade from 3G but me having a 1st gen iPhone, i think it will. glad im able for the upgrade since i paid $400 on this phone. cant wait to get it.

EAmon, you got problems with voicemail? Mine can't connect.

no mine connects just fine

1st gen iPhone crew.....holla! Ill be upgradding to the 3GS, thank god im eligible and dont have to pay $500+ for it!

w00t w00t... 1st gen user here too... 3gs is something to think about, think about real hard... hmmm!! :lalala:

f uckin att man holding back on mms ____es me off!!!

At least you guys recieve the link to view your mms. My phone doesn't even get that for some reason since I first bought it last year I haven't been able to recieve one picture unless it was through email

i ahve tethering working woohoo

^ how?

At least you guys recieve the link to view your mms. My phone doesn't even get that for some reason since I first bought it last year I haven't been able to recieve one picture unless it was through email
the iPhone never supported mms, and still doesnt even after the 3.0 update. it wont untill later this summer when att adds it on, it has nothing to do with apple, its att.

i heard teathering is going to cost?

3GS crew…holler! UPS just dropped it off about an hour ago at work. Looks clean, can't wait to activate it later when I get home. Then going to bestbuy tonight for an Incase Slider and an anti-glare screen protector.

Mine is on the truck for delivery. :(

Just waiting for the "delivered" notice and I'm out of here!

I've been reading some a tivation problems with AT&T. Saying it may be 48hrs for some due to the high volume? They beter have this fixed by th time I get home!

Sushi, how did u get tethering? tell me!

Sushi, how did u get tethering? tell me!

i ahve mms woohoo

hate you

3.0 os Landscape texting FTW...

eghh starting to hate 3.0 so much lag and its slow

just activated, only took 5 mins and holy sh*t this thing's crazy fast. Start-up, apps, videos, web, everything is wayyy faster than edge. in love right now. on my way to get a case and screen protector. the speaker got louder aswell.

I love my 3GS!!

How did that guy get tethering to work?

i just jailbroke my iPhone 3G running 3.0

^ nice again 3.0 is so slow for some reason mms got blocked from my account eghhh iphone starting to get lame again

I got the Iphone 3GS and now I can't use the Ipod/Iphone connector to charge my iphone (I can still control it through the stereo, though). I have the Scion Xd RS1.0. I never had a problem with the 1st gen iphone even after I updated to 3.0 software. Is anyone else having this problem? Is there a solution?

nope, you've just been apple'd. that is all.

they usually do stuff like that to make you buy newer stuff to make your old stuff compatible with new stuff.

i.e. you now have to buy a new car (not literally, but if you had something like an iDock or an old phone charger then you would likely need to buy a new one) b/c they couldn't work in simple programing/design alterations to make the phone backwards compatible with other iphone/ipod products