The IPhone is totally awesome oh my gawd thread

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Thu May 31, 2007 8:16 pm

NEWS FLASH: I have a cell phone. NEXTEL provided free cell phones to PR people from NEXTEL Cup Series tracks. I have unlimited everything -- calling, texting, Web.

The phone is damn handy when I'm out, I must admit. If I didn't work at home, I'd have a cell phone, for sure.

I'm not sure when I must return this phone, but I'm not calling my friends at NEXTEL motorsports PR to find out. They can come get it when they want it back.

Take care,
PK

Sport73 · Post by **Sport73** » Thu May 31, 2007 8:39 pm

Welcome to 1993 PK500.

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Thu May 31, 2007 9:29 pm

Hey, it's free, so it must be for me.

Take care,
PK

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:11 pm

Bunch of ads for the iPhone...coming June 29th.

Looks pretty sweet...yet, it is gonna be crap for business use. Imaging typing emails on that keyboard that pops up in the Calimari ad. Ouch.

http://www.apple.com/iphone/ads/

Sport73 · Post by **Sport73** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 12:44 am

dbdynsty25 wrote:Bunch of ads for the iPhone...coming June 29th.

Looks pretty sweet...yet, it is gonna be crap for business use. Imaging typing emails on that keyboard that pops up in the Calimari ad. Ouch.

http://www.apple.com/iphone/ads/

Me WANT now. Me must have. Will be camping out. Not sure how I'll make the contract requirements work since I'm under a corporate account.

wco81 · Post by **wco81** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 1:10 am

Maybe some third-party will develop some interface to support Exchange -- Jobs supposedly said this past week that they will eventually find a way to have third party software on the device.

But really, even if that was done, IT isn't going to rush to support an Apple product. Too many of them have their livelihoods tied to MS products (which they're credentialed for with various MS certifications).

Nor has Apple tried to cater to the enterprise. Their success in recent years have been built all on selling to consumers.

Some executives will find a way to get one of these things paid for by their employers, like they did PowerBooks.

JRod · Post by **JRod** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 3:19 pm

It seems the apple has done their homework and has not done anything to crush hype or sales of this thing.

I'm in a contract with Verizon (I hate Verizon) until August 1st. I'm wondering if I should just get an iPhone up and then cancel Verizon in August. Can you transfer numbers on an existing active phone and not use the old phone?

Can you transfer to your old number later?

This iPhone thing is nuts and I bought into all the hype.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 3:28 pm

You have two choices to get your current number on the IPhone.

One, cancel Verizon now (pay the 175 ETF) and port your number immediately.

Two, get an Iphone with a new number, wait for a month, then cancel Verizon and there is a chance your number cannot be ported. They say it is possible but I have seen numerous people cancel and they immediately release the number and you can't do anything about it.

I vote heavily for option one if you really want to keep your number. Remember, you're going to pay for another month or so of service regardless...so if you cancel and pay the 175, that cost of service comes off the 175...so it's much less than that in reality. The 100 or so left over just ensures that you get to keep your number. Is it worth that much to you? Sure, you could save the 100 and cancel in August, but I wouldn't guarantee you get to keep your Verizon number.

JRod · Post by **JRod** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 3:42 pm

Your last sentence...

You mean if I cancel in August but get an iPhone now. If I cancel Verizon in August but get an iPhone in August then there's no problem.

So there's no way to keep Verizon active or atleast keep the account payable until August but switch to the iPhone and have the number switch now. These wireless carriers have us by the short and curlies.

Spooky · Post by **Spooky** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 4:02 pm

Yeah...I am buying into this iPhone hype big time! I was not even interested until about a month ago. The thing is really freakin' cool!

What sucks is that I am with Sprint until 4/08. I am absolutely miserable with them as well which makes it even more frustrating. I guess AT&T is no step up in service either though.

I have a list a mile long of customer service issues in my file but they still won't let me out of my contract. I was just on with them today for 2 hours.

Anyone know any loopholes to get out of a Sprint PCS contract?

JRod · Post by **JRod** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 4:06 pm

I was in an accident, not phone related haha, and needed to call the state patrol. I was on a major interstate in Colorado. I used Verizon and couldn't get a signal, I'm lucky I had a work blackberry or I would have been screwed.

Is that enough.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 4:12 pm

JRod wrote:Your last sentence...

You mean if I cancel in August but get an iPhone now. If I cancel Verizon in August but get an iPhone in August then there's no problem.

So there's no way to keep Verizon active or atleast keep the account payable until August but switch to the iPhone and have the number switch now. These wireless carriers have us by the short and curlies.

You definitely can't port the number and have the Verizon account active...it cancels the account as soon as the port goes through.

If you cancel Verizon in August but get an IPhone now...you likely will not be able to keep your current phone number. Meaning, you get a temp number until your Verizon contract runs out, then port the Verizon number to At&t. I said previously that I know a few people that tried to go that route and they ended up losing their number anyway. So they jumped through a bunch of hoops for no reason.

You definitely are better off just getting the IPhone and going through the number porting process now. It'll cancel the Verizon account automatically and you'll get billed the 175 ETF. Like I said though...you were going to pay for Verizon service anyway and the cost of the monthly service will negate a portion of the ETF.

JRod · Post by **JRod** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 4:20 pm

It's really not worth paying 175, less if you consider July's payment.

Update
I'm going to try and see if I can just pay for July and then cancel the account. Seems to be the cheapest option if I don't want to pay the cancellation fee. Just called Verizon the contract is to a date not if you payed the account WTF.

I hate cell phone carriers. Maybe I should just be like PK and not have one.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 4:23 pm

JRod wrote:It's really not worth paying 175, less if you consider July's payment.

I'm going to try and see if I can just pay for July and then cancel the account. Seems to be the cheapest option if I don't want to pay the cancellation fee.

They won't let you pre-pay for a month...there are variable charges on your bill every month, so they want you to use their service for that month.

The VERY best option is to wait for a month to get the iPhone...then everything is moot and you save the 100 or so bucks. But then again, hype will get you to do crazy things.

Spooky · Post by **Spooky** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 4:33 pm

dbdynsty25 wrote: But then again, hype will get you to do crazy things.

Maybe my new sig...(especailly if I end up with an iPhone by the end of this week!!!)

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:06 pm

Spooky wrote:
dbdynsty25 wrote: But then again, hype will get you to do crazy things.
Maybe my new sig...(especailly if I end up with an iPhone by the end of this week!!!)

Which is precisely why I haven't even looked at the tech spec stuff on the phone. I'm sure it will be great for the gadget whores, but when 90% of my phone usage is email and text messaging, that just will not work with the iPhone.

Spooky · Post by **Spooky** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:16 pm

dbdynsty25 wrote:
Spooky wrote:
dbdynsty25 wrote: But then again, hype will get you to do crazy things.
Maybe my new sig...(especailly if I end up with an iPhone by the end of this week!!!)
Which is precisely why I haven't even looked at the tech spec stuff on the phone. I'm sure it will be great for the gadget whores, but when 90% of my phone usage is email and text messaging, that just will not work with the iPhone.

But you are the biggest gadget whore of us all!

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:26 pm

Spooky wrote:But you are the biggest gadget whore of us all!

I know...but even I don't dabble in gadgets that don't meet my fundamental needs. If the thing comes out and can be a messaging powerhouse like my Blackberry 8830, than I'll give it a look. But I doubt it with a touchscreen keyboard.

JRod · Post by **JRod** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:27 pm

Will I think if I end up getting an iPhone, I'm going to take my chances on porting my number over in a month.

What are the chances of this thing being scarce for a very long time? Is there a chance that this thing will become scarce like a Wii or a 360 and take months to find them?

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:39 pm

JRod wrote:I hate cell phone carriers. Maybe I should just be like PK and not have one.

I have one, dude, at least until late July. It's a NEXTEL freebie. Unlimited everything. Mega.

Take care,
PK

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:56 pm

JRod wrote:What are the chances of this thing being scarce for a very long time?

Not any worse than a brand new Ipod. I'm sure the supply chain will be stocked within a few weeks. I have a feeling that it's going to be a huge deal around launch day then it will tail off.

JRod · Post by **JRod** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 7:19 pm

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/27/techn ... ue.html?hp

I always liked David Pogue's writing.

Seems like everything bad the public assumed before the launch is everything bad after the launch.

ATT network blows. Keyboard is a little slow. No java or flash (you have to think that these will be updates down the road)

I don't think the keyboard is a really an iPhone killer. I think the hype for new phone buyers will wear off immediately once they get on the internet with the iPhone.

Knowing Apple, there won't be a 3G iPhone in the US for some time. Sure there will be 3G version in Europe next year. Apple likes to put out new products but I can't see a 3G version that pisses off the early adopters by the end of the year in the US.

And by choosing Cingular, they don't even have their fastest network in a bunch of cities.

I wonder how much they will be investing to get EDGE faster in the next year before the iphone is almost forced to go in the 3G network. In Colorado it wouldn't make a bit of difference. There are no 3G cities on Cingular.

Apple has to know that the slow network is going to damper the iPhone a bit. They have to have something up their sleeve. That or ATT is going to make a made push to put 3G in major markets and we'll see a 3G iPhone 8 months sometime around March.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 7:28 pm

JRod wrote:Seems like everything bad the public assumed before the launch is everything bad after the launch.

Then again, you have the guys who swallow Mr. Job's semen...like Mac honk, Mossberg...who loves the thing.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1182893 ... stories_hs

Sport73 · Post by **Sport73** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 11:40 pm

dbdynsty25 wrote:Then again, you have the guys who swallow Mr. Job's semen...like Mac honk, Mossberg...who loves the thing.

Awfully fond of the semen swallowing reference; something you're trying to tell us?

I excited to get my mouthful (and an iPhone) on Friday. Just hope I can get it activated on my corporate account somehow...

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 12:47 am

Sport73 wrote:Awfully fond of the semen swallowing reference; something you're trying to tell us?

I excited to get my mouthful (and an iPhone) on Friday. Just hope I can get it activated on my corporate account somehow...

Well your name was in that statement as well, but I thought I'd be semi-decent and just leave it out. But go ahead and slurp...just be sure to wipe your chin. Last time you had a little left over. Just lookin' out for you bro.