iPhone out 20 July

Keeper said:
I will be getting and spending R7500 soon - either an iPhone or a Huge Flatscreen...which should I go for?

I think I will have more enjoyment from a Plasma, but I dunno - If I buy the iPhone I get GPS too, which costs about R2000 anyway....

Decisions Decisions....
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if you dont have a plasma get a plasma, but if you have one then the decision is a little harder.

But really, R7500 should never be spent on something which is essentially just a phone. Rather upgrade your pc or something.
 
tjunyat said:
You'll get more enjoyment and use from the Plasma/LCD than you will from an iPhone, I'd suggest you go for the TV, but that's just MHO
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Most people have their phone most of the day . . even when they're parked off in front of the tv. :D

I'd go for the plasma btw. ;)
 
@ $199 +/- R2k for a 8Gb and $299 +/- R3k for a 16Gb , It is competitively priced I think.
 
telkomsuig said:
Luckily I was not an early adopter on this one..
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innovators - early adaptors - early majority - late majority - laggards

I presume you have some marketing history behind your name:p, I just wrote an exam like last week. This is a pointless reply i suck:eek::)
 
WoW!

StellenboschStudent said:
Watch www.engadget.com or gizmodo.com around 6pm tonight, Apple press conference and the launch of the new iPhone is on the agenda! So keep a look out...
Speculation is that it will have GPS, 3G... all the things the first gen didn't have
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It's confirmed
It's been a long, leak-filled wait, but Apple finally took the wraps off its 3G iPhone. Thinner edges, full plastic back, flush headphone jack, and the iPhone 2.0 firmware -- Apple's taking a lot of the criticisms to heart from the first time around. Obviously 3G is at the forefront, but they're also making sure it's available all over internationally, works with enterprises, runs 3rd party apps... and does it all for cheaper. Apple claims its 3G speeds trounce the competition, with pageloads 36% faster than the N95 and Treo 750 -- and of course it completely trounces the old EDGE data. Battery life isn't getting put out to pasture though, with 300 hours of standby, 8-10 hours of 2G talk, 5 hours of 3G talk, 7 hours of video and 24 hours of audio. GPS is also a go. Apple is using A-GPS, which supplements regular satellite GPS data with info from cellular towers. WiFi data is also worked into the mix, which should give users a pretty solid lock on where the heck they are on this planet. Unfortunately, there's no front-facing cam, which syncs with what we were hearing, but is still a little disappointing. Apple hopes to launch in 70 countries this year. 8GB is available for $199, 16GB for $299 -- and the 16GB comes in white. Both pricepoints require a contract. Apple will be hitting the 22 biggest markets, including the US, on July 11th.
South Africa is on the list! Thru Vodafone(Vodacom)
 
Question: In the keynote Jobs mentions that the new iPhone will be $199 worldwide..
so will vodacom try to screw us into taking out a contract??
 
docb said:
Question: In the keynote Jobs mentions that the new iPhone will be $199 worldwide..
so will vodacom try to screw us into taking out a contract??
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I think a contract will be mandatory globally, hence the price.
 
docb said:
Question: In the keynote Jobs mentions that the new iPhone will be $199 worldwide..
so will vodacom try to screw us into taking out a contract??
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Yeah I think so, why wouldn't they? It just means more customers for them, and then over and above the contract fee I presume you'd still have to pay the $199, but who really knows anyway...gonna have to wait and see
 
Dobee said:
I think a contract will be mandatory globally, hence the price.
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crap man.. that sucks..
i wonder how much it will be on prepaid..
i guess i'll just wait then :(
 
Rest of the world the iPhone is on an unlimited data plan... look at the features - the syncing, the push mail, it's going to eat bandwith. Good luck with that on a prepaid... I think they'll probably have it tied to some 3Gb package or something, I mean, I seriously doubt you'll see an unlimited data plan on a 3G phone in South Africa?
 
sakkie said:
Rest of the world the iPhone is on an unlimited data plan... look at the features - the syncing, the push mail, it's going to eat bandwith. Good luck with that on a prepaid... I think they'll probably have it tied to some 3Gb package or something, I mean, I seriously doubt you'll see an unlimited data plan on a 3G phone in South Africa?
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Not everywhere. I know Ireland, for example, doesn't offer unlimited data on the lower iPhone plans.
 
docb said:
crap man.. that sucks..
i wonder how much it will be on prepaid..
i guess i'll just wait then :(
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There might still be hope though..

If ZA store or digicape stocks the iPhone then you just need to unlock it using pwnage since the contract is needed to unlock the iPhone.

*prays for zastore to stock the iphone*
 
I dont get the whole $199 thing? Is that subsidised with a contract or what? Or will it be free on a regular Voda Weekend Everyday contract? - doubt it but i can dream :)
 
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