I have a perfectly good iPhone 3G, but am dying to throw money away and get an iPhone 4. Tell me why buying one is a great idea, or if I'm just being the spendthrift American consumer with more dollars than sense...

I have a perfectly good Motorola Razor...............and I need an I-phone because.........???

Wait until they buy it for you on your contract renewal.

Smart phones have become, for their heavy users, completely incorporated into their lives. The RAZR is a great phone, but it won't sync with my corporate email or act as my gps, or handle music for my car via bluetooth, or ...well, you get the point.

the only reason to buy one at retail is that its going to add to your quality of life......to the tune of the $$ you would spend.

I want an iphone too....Verizon will eventually have it....right?!?!?!?!?!

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77' 300D, "Cartman" SOLD @ 150K (didn't know what I had)
83' 300SD, "The Superdon" 325k+ @ 28mpg
95 E320 wagon, "Millennium Falcon" 231k+ @ 24 Mpg
95 E300D, "Sherley" 308k @ 33.69 Mpg, currently anticipating a head
99 Suzuki Intruder "Trudy" @ 45 mpg

I have some inside dope on that situation and they might choose to avoid it........depending on the success of Droid.

Jobs wanted a small fortune from AT&T to get the i-phone........so much money, in fact, that it will never be profitable for AT&T. Verizon can't justify that payment to Apple and might just stick with the Droid...........far more profitable.

I'll give you $50 for the old iPhone 3G.... Mine is slowing down radically, and I really don't want the 4G till they fix the problems.

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On some nights I still believe that a car with the fuel gauge on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. - HST

1983 300SD - 305000
1984 Toyota Landcruiser - 190000
1994 GMC Jimmy - 203000

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Wait until "Black Friday" in November. Last year, I bought two 16GB 3GS through the AT&T refurbished program for $50 each. They had warranty and qualified for AppleCare extended warranty. Phones were absolutely flawless and work great.

Listen to me. I'll tell you why you shouldn't get it. Ready?



You there?


Can you hear me?


Dang musta dropped signal.


Call you back in a bit.

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You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows - Robert A. Zimmerman

That may still be true in some areas, but AT&T has greatly improved service in many areas with the addition of addtional towers and bandwidth. Users in cities like San Francisco, who were particularly conflicted over iPhone ownership, have seen vast improvement in service, so as with many things . . . your results may vary.

It really sucks when you're driving on a highway and can't get data coverage. I mean wtf is that ATT?

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You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows - Robert A. Zimmerman

I have a 32GB 3GS that still works fine for me. One of my kids has my old 8GB 3G, which is running pretty slow on iOS4, so I think I will buy a iphone4 for her when they are easier to find. I will probably wait until next year to upgrade mine (hopefully there will be a 64GB model by then).

Worked at the AT&T building Down Town LA last Sunday on the 30th floor: zero to one bar.

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1979 Black on Black, 300CD (sold), 1990 Black 300SE, Silver 1989 Volvo 780, 1988 300CE (vanished by the hands of a girlfriend), 1992 300CE (Rescue).

Actually, Apple admitted to the 4G having service issues when the antenna was blocked... To the point where it would drop calls. :/




With that said, the new iPhone has a very bright, crisp screen, amazing camera, and is pretty quick. Not to mention it looks pretty damn good too.

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91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

You're just being the spendthrift American consumer with more dollars than sense. There, I said it.

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1984 300D, 228k, Light Ivory, Java MB-Tex

ATT is a pain if you are in a marginal service area, in other areas it does better than Verizon. At the moment, both my iphone and ipad have decent "edge" service in the middle of no-place, TX; the data is slow, but it works and the voice is fine.

You can't hang around all of the cool people with that old Razr...