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Yep, another 'should I get an Iphone' thread.
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So I had T-Mobile for about five-six years, and for the most part I been happy. Part of the reason I think I have stuck with them is because I have always gotten fantastic service when I call in. I'm just talking about the operator being friendly, etc.
But their phones man..I have never had any luck with them. I currently have the G1, and man do I hate it sometimes. People tell me that they can't hear me well when I'm talking on it sometimes, a lot of times I'll make a call and it sort of just freezes and doesn't make the call, glitches like that. I don't mind the browser, and the 3g I get here in dallas is good.
So anyways, I'm thinking of switching to ATT. Normally I wouldn't consider it as their plans tend to be higher than t mobile and they don't have the whole 'five friends' thing, but if I go in a family plan with the GF, it ends up coming up the same. And of course, the main reason to do all of this is the sexy, sexy, I Phone.
So I come to you guys to regale me with tales of ATT and the I Phone in general. Do you guys find it's worth it? How's the service? Any reason I shouldn't do it? Should I get refurbished or new?
But their phones man..I have never had any luck with them. I currently have the G1, and man do I hate it sometimes. People tell me that they can't hear me well when I'm talking on it sometimes, a lot of times I'll make a call and it sort of just freezes and doesn't make the call, glitches like that. I don't mind the browser, and the 3g I get here in dallas is good.
So anyways, I'm thinking of switching to ATT. Normally I wouldn't consider it as their plans tend to be higher than t mobile and they don't have the whole 'five friends' thing, but if I go in a family plan with the GF, it ends up coming up the same. And of course, the main reason to do all of this is the sexy, sexy, I Phone.
So I come to you guys to regale me with tales of ATT and the I Phone in general. Do you guys find it's worth it? How's the service? Any reason I shouldn't do it? Should I get refurbished or new?
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3gs if you can afford it. Otherwise, 3g is fine.
The iPhone is really good, but a couple people at work who switched to AT&T solely to get the iPhone haven't been very happy with the signal quality. I'm sure this varies greatly based on where you live though.
I've got one and I love it. I don't have any signal problems, then again I live in a mid-sized city.
Hmm I thought I had heard more than that, maybe that's if you want extra features though.
Ganluan I have no idea what extra features you're talking about, the only other thing you can do past the base plan is add more minutes, more txts, or more phones.
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For me, I got the iPhone because it was "internet in my pocket," and thanks to the app store it's really the internet in my pocket. Furthermore, the iPhone has completely eliminated any desire I had for a laptop -- mostly because while I liked the idea of a portable computer, I really wanted portable internet, which a laptop didn't necessarily give you. So now that I have the iPhone, I couldn't care less about owning a laptop.
If you're cool with AT&T (talk to some friends about coverage -- it's known to be bad in New England and parts of NY), and you're cool with the price, then do it. It's a very high quality device with a lot of excellent support. The App Store is what really makes it better than the competition, and there's pretty much something for everyone there.
I must be confused, don't mind me :P
Only drawback over a iphone seems to be the size (though iphones seem quite chunky to me) but when a site like this tells me that an iphone is going to cost just under £1000 over two years I'm pretty tempted to stick with me cheap pay-as-you go mobile and pay £150 for a portable internet/mp3/video player. I've also not forgiven apple for a friends ipod wiping out all the music on my PC by trying and failing to convert it all into a new format which makes me a bit reluctant to get one...
Any obvious catches that I can't see (only thing I can see is that you have to pay an extra £30 if you want to take it to other countries whilst getting fewer minutes of its own internet connection, going off available wifi seems uneffected)
Just don't plan on getting much reception from at&t/cingular in any building that has a roof over it.
And it's not that great of a phone.
All things considered I don't regret my purchase one bit
Agreed. I get perfect coverage. Not only that, but I'm almost always able to connect to some wireless network, at which point I use the free VOIP app and now I can talk without using any of my minutes. Then they'll roll over into a ball of awesome.
You can also in most cases safely get the lowest minute plan. You get unlimited calls to all AT&T mobile customers, so if most of your minutes are calling the g/f anyway, all your plan minutes roll over and in a few months you have something like 2500 rollover minutes.
But those are old minutes, I want new ones...
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This wont matter after 9/25.
3g and 3gs are getting full MMS support.
of course i cant find a 16gb 3gs in san antonio to save my life
wth are you talking about? both 3g, 3gs, and 2g fully support MMS since firmware 3.0 dropped.
it's AT&T that's holding it back, and they've said that on the 25th (9/25) they're opening it up.
that aside, YES GET THE iPhone.
most satisfying electronics purchase I've ever made, it is completely unparrelled in terms of usability, beauty, and functionality.
Well what ever, the phone, the service same fucking thing, either way it can't currently MMS for balls.
Not like it matters, it was worth it with out it.
Get it.
Not that I know of, but you can unlock that with some easy to access webpage thing. Friend at work said it was easy to do.
I have heard 3G service in NYC and San Fran is poor.
I was just in san fran, it was fine for me. Even in the Academy of Science.