The iPhone Collective

[smphbear]

I am eligible to upgrade from my miserable LG Shine on the 22nd. I will be ordering online since DH has to go through them for discounted service plans.

The best part of all is DH. He has been making fun of my desire for the Iphone for a long time. We went to the Apple store yesterday to pick up a case. He was watching the monitors and playing with the apps on the demos. He asked it there was a discounted family plan. I told him that I would check when we got home. Looked it up and there is. I had him watch the demo video on the new 3GS phone. He kept saying I could use that for work. Then, he started putting apps into our Itunes account. He is coming over with me.

Thanks for all the info. I get about the phone here. Keep it coming!

 

[Anna114]

I have the 2G IPhone and pre-ordered the new3GS phone. I can't wait til Friday when the phone arrives. I'm tried of surfing on the slow Edge Network.

My husband and I are getting ours too on Friday. We have first gen. now, skipped the 3g and are getting the new 3gs can't wait!

 

[Mr. Plutes]

i hate you all. my wife is getting her first iphone this week. she will have the
3gs, and i'll being very jealous of her i just hope the 4g come out next year for my update.

 

[cslittle999]

The extra storage and battery life make an upgrade so tempting but I can't justify the extra $100 they would charge me.

 

[BillM99999]

I ordered the 3GS; I was just waiting to be upgrade eligible to get rid of my WM phone. I bought the DW a 3G for Christmas and have been jealous since!

 

[DisLUV]

Got a 3G in april ..... WIll be a while before I can get a new one... But I love what I have.... Just wish there was a way for them to put a video camera into the 3G's with the OS update!!

 

[Disneybridein2k3]

i hate you all. my wife is getting her first iphone this week. she will have the
3gs, and i'll being very jealous of her i just hope the 4g come out next year for my update.

Don't let Pete find out!!! He'd buy a 3gs just to be able to say on his FB page - I have a 3gs phone and James Leonard doesn't!

Personally, I just got my 3g this past February so I'm not upgrage material. But that is okay - the new phones look nice but I can't imagine having been without my iPhone since February. I'm not saying when I can upgrade I won't be standing outside the door before they open waiting...waiting...waiting.... but it will be a while. I don't understand something though. I checked for DH's phone (we both have iphones) and he is eligible on 8/5/09 - I bought his phone for him as a Christmas gift this past year. He got mine for me on my birthday in February and my upgrade date is 1/31/10. Guess after the dust settles I'll go to the store to figure it out.

 

[Disneybridein2k3]

Something else just hit me (figuratively, not literally). I bought the warranty on mine and DH's iPhone 3g phones. Since the warranty doesn't transfer over to the new phones, we aren't just out the upgrade money on the phones, we would also be out the warranty as well. Does anyone know if the warranty would transfer to a new owner if one would sell the 3g on say, ebay?

 

[bidnow5]

Something else just hit me (figuratively, not literally). I bought the warranty on mine and DH's iPhone 3g phones. Since the warranty doesn't transfer over to the new phones, we aren't just out the upgrade money on the phones, we would also be out the warranty as well. Does anyone know if the warranty would transfer to a new owner if one would sell the 3g on say, ebay?

I just looked over my plan and it is transferable I got my phone in November so I will be able to get the new phone in April next year

 

[disneyholic family]

woo hoo
iPhone is FINALLY coming to Israel!!!!
(the cellphone companies here have finally given in to apple's conditions)..

i can't believe it....

finally!!!

my first post on this thread...

i wonder how long it will take to get here..
i wonder how much it will cost..
and i wonder what sort of internet packages will be offered (right now there is no such thing as unlimited anything here )

anyway....iphone's coming!!!!! woo hoo!!!!!

 

[thewall2k]

I have to wait until Feb 2010 to get a new Iphone which really isn't that bad, but I might wait to see what the next gen of the phone is at that point. 399.00 is just to much to spend right now, that is money for a much needed Disney Vacation.

 

[DisLUV]

Everyone Ready for the NEW IPHONE 3.0 operating system for the 3G? it will "supposedly" be avaliable at 12:00am pacific time. But who knows!

 

[Annette_VA]

Everyone Ready for the NEW IPHONE 3.0 operating system for the 3G? it will "supposedly" be avaliable at 12:00am pacific time. But who knows!

Just came into the office to check & it's not up yet

DH found some thread on some apple message board that said 10am. Of course I'll be at work then. Guess I'll have to wait until this afternoon.

 

[luke]

Nothing on 3.0 has me excited enough to join the mad early rush to get it, so i'll wait.
Obviously wanna make sure the jailbreak for it is in decent order too

 

[burberryplaid]

I think the latest buzz is 1pm EST. I'll try to get it tonight or tomorrow morning, depending on how difficult it's going to be to get with server capacity limits and all.

 

[luke]

Seems 3.0 is out now.
Like I said before tho I think I'm gonna hold fire for now...

 

[DisLUV]

Yes it is out now.... But like luke said... There really is not alot of features to make me make a mad rush. i do like the MMS when ever it is availiable!

 

[luke]

I've had mms on my iphone for ages and used it once.
Plus I don't think AT&T support it at the moment do they?

 

[safetymom]

I have 3.0 installed on my iPhone. The landscape view when typing is nice.

 

[Becx N Gav]

Anyone else had problems getting the new iphone software installed?

DH managed to get it downloaded and installed, but seems to be stuck on the final verification stage. The Iphone tries to connect to Itunes after the install, presumably to verify the phone again. However, DH is getting the error message:

"We could not complete your Itunes store request. The network connection timed out"

Basically he can't use the Iphone. Phone display shows that he should connect it to Itunes - same as when you first get the Iphone.
So he now has no Iphone and no PC (as that's still in 'rebuild') and he's not a happy bunny!!!

We are assuming it's because their servers are really really busy. However, he had no trouble getting it downloaded and installed - just the final step seems to be a problem.

Anyone else had similar problems?