Yes, you will want the NEW iPhone, Next Year. - Page 4

minivini · 12-31-2007, 05:14 PM

Originally Posted by Hawk

It's been stated plenty of times. 3g coverage is poor in the US through AT&T. Those that argue differently either a) live in a 3g area, or b) travel to the major cities that have coverage.
Anyone living in the outskirts of a major metropolitan area have a 50/50 shot of using it, and it goes downhill from there.
Edge might not be the fastest network, but it is one of the most widely covered in the US. That's one of the main reasons Apple went with AT&T (plus the fact that they are a GPM network)
As far as GPS is concerned, for "true" GPS, you have to pay an additional fee for a supported phone to use it. With the My location feature on the next version of Firmware coming up, this is hardly anything to write home about, unless AT&T somehow miraculously doesn't charge for GPS service for the new iPhones...

So far, the 2 biggest hype points of the next iPhone version are batting .000

What exactly do you consider the "2 biggest hype points..."? Most users who have been using data capable phones for a while now (I've had various smartphones since 2002), are familiar with the ins and outs of 3G and spotty coverage. It IS coming eventually, and it's fantastic when available. As far as GPS, really, this is one feature I'd just as soon not have in my phone. Personally, I don't want to pay the expense for a GPS radio in a device with a screen so small, real time GPS is only usable while on foot. Triangulation would (most of the time) be adequate for that purpose. I don't want to have to use my iPhone screen for driving directions (while driving). I'd rather have a real GPS with a 4 or 5 inch screen that has voice interaction.

To me, 1.1.3 update aside, the big draw for the NEXT iPhone would be 16/32GB, file management, 3G (even though I don't have access yet), FLASH (a giant biggie), and document interactivity (.doc and .pdf, at least). Obviously, some of these are software driven, so hopefully the SDK will open up some of these features for our current devices, but without more memory (significantly) and a 3G radio, I will probably not upgrade when the next hardware implementation arrives. Additionally, I would love to see the option to go landscape in all screens. Typing is just a lot easier in that orientation.

lman · 01-01-2008, 09:21 PM

I could have waited for the next iphone to come out, but i decided not to. I just got mine about a week and a half ago, and my rationale was that I wouldn't want to upgrade to the next phone with any of the features that have kept being mentioned. I know people have been saying it, but i thought i'd just add myself to the list of those who do not think these "potential" features are worth the upgrade. 3G being spotty and all really doesn't create much an incentive to upgrade and fork over the money. I have a garmin gps and to be honest, a phone's gps shouldn't be better then a company who specializes in creating GPS products, and thus i wouldn't use the phones GPS. The extra memory would be awesome, but if thats the only addition besides 3G and GPS, its not worth it to me, especially because my older ipod still works and i have a ton of songs on it. So i'm pretty much agreeing with alot of other people in this thread

impaler · 01-04-2008, 07:26 PM

Originally Posted by Lester56

3G

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/iphone/at...ear-327815.php

Ummmm....nope. Don't even have 3G around here, it's all EDGE. We're not all city types. :-)

Greer · 01-07-2008, 02:11 AM

So, when is the new phone coming out?

Hawk · 01-07-2008, 09:32 AM

Probably not till late next year. I personally can only speculate that unless they have already been manufacturing, or will start this month, that there is no way to have enough on hand for a release any earlier than september. And I only say that because it's not just the US, but Europe as well.
The other thing to mention is that releasing a new version too early would hurt projected sales, since many who would even consider upgrading to the new version would probably have owned their current version for less than 6-8 months and wouldn't feel that the upgrade would be worth it.

amiroo79 · 01-08-2008, 12:37 AM

Originally Posted by Greer

So, when is the new phone coming out?

They are planning on a March/April launch as of now. Don't ask how I know please.

Hawk · 01-08-2008, 08:59 AM

Originally Posted by amiroo79

They are planning on a March/April launch as of now. Don't ask how I know please.

Wow, if true, it proves that Apple really doesn't know it's customers -ESPECIALLY the ones that are new to Apple products.

chavezr6 · 01-08-2008, 08:59 AM

How do you know?

chris · 01-08-2008, 09:11 AM

Originally Posted by Hawk

Thanks for verifying my statement. Coming from you might help drive home the fact that those that run out and buy the new iPhone (as it is currently purposed/speculated) are just wasting their money.
Can you confirm for me that they charge a fee for the GPS on the curve?
Thanks!

You can use the GPS for free, but the navigation service requires a monthly fee. Programs like Navizon are free.

-Chris

minivini · 01-08-2008, 01:35 PM

Originally Posted by chavezr6

How do you know?

Assuming you can read, and just didn't see it, here's another chance...

Originally Posted by amiroo79

They are planning on a March/April launch as of now. Don't ask how I know please.

There are actually occasionally people who post stuff on here who happen across accurate info and share it. They usually regret it due to harrassment. Take the poster's statement for what it's worth, and if he can't tell how he knows, like he said, don't ask.