apple i phone..........

[BUD]

Has anyone heard how much the i phone is.

[Yankeegirl]

I heard it was 600.00.... Rushing out to get mine now.... NOT!!!!

[Brent]

At least $400-$500 is what I've heard.

I've been intrigued but really don't need it and can't really afford it(well I could but I'd rather not spend so much).

[Opal storm]

At least $400-$500 is what I've heard.

I've been intrigued but really don't need it and can't really afford it(well I could but I'd rather not spend so much).

Same here. Besides, when I'm out and about I don't have time to stop and watch youtube videos. lol

[artist]

the basic model is $499
The jazzed out model is $599

4 versus 8 gig of storage

http://www.apple.com/iphone/pr/20070628iphone.html

rate plans start at $59.99 a month for unlimited data and visual voicemail

http://www.apple.com/iphone/pr/20070626plans.html

[Miss Mary]

You're looking at a $2000 committment.

A little steep when you factor in the initial cost and then 2 yr monthly agreement.

[Stephanie]

It would be cool to have sometime in the future - when it's cheaper.

[Miss Mary]

That's what I say - maybe someday when they're cheaper.

Even though they look so cool - we are avid Mac users - my main problem would be that I need reading glasses now. I think I'd have headaches from viewing the web that way! But should I win the lotto or something, I'd have Lasik eye surgery and be able to afford one too. LOL

[lurkey]

I just want the iPod portion of the iPhone. I love the new touch widescreen iPod part of the iPhone. Hopefully, the new generation iPods will come out before Christmas.

[Dee Bee]

Our neighbor's 15-year-old son stood in line for 7 hours yesterday to buy one. My husband went over to look at it today and says it's fantastic. We, too, are Mac people from way back (we currently each have our own iBook and iPod). Kurt wants to wait for the second generation iPhone model after any kinks which show up with this version are resolved. The operative phrase here is "wants to." I have a feeling that he won't be able to wait that long!

[vbhoutex]

I realize I am just an old phart, but I do not understand why everyone seems to have the need to be totally connected on every level all the time. I am all for new and better technology, but just do not understand the need to have it all at my fingertips 24/7/. Can someone explain this to me?

Don't get me wrong, I think it is an amazing product, I just don't understand like I said above. If people want and can afford one I think they should get them.

[Miss Mary]

Well, scoot over old phart. I'm the same way. I don't quite get it either. I'm not so good at multi tasking and need my down time. I won't even drive and talk on a cell! And I don't even own my own cell phone yet (borrow hubby's for road trips!).

But I do think this up and coming generation needs to be connected. Or at the very least ~think~ they need to be connected! My college aged daughter is lost w/o her cell and then laptop! Each phone conversation I have with her is hard b/c she's always IM'ing several friends, sending emails, someone's texting her. On and on it goes.

And they thrive on this pace! So all Steve Jobs is doing is keeping them connected, at all times. Can't fault him for that.....

Oh no, I sound just like my parents.....LOL

[southerngale]

When I'm out and about, I don't want to get online for the most part. There might be a few instances where I want to check the weather or something like that, but I can use my regular cell phone to call someone who is home, to just check it for me. Or it can wait until I can get home and get online myself. I do have my cell on me all the time though (and I always will.. for safety reasons if nothing else), I have a radio and CD player in the car. I have an MP3 player, stereo, satellite TV with music stations, videos, etc. a camera on my phone (that I really only use to be able to take quick pics and send them), a few digital cameras, even a 35mm camera, desktop and laptop computers... that's enough!

I just can't see paying that much money to have all that in one. I get IM'd enough when I'm on the computer at home... leave me alone when I'm gone. lol

[JonathanBelles]

I'm gonna wait a year or so to go into the internet-on-the-go era. This phone is simply to expensive.

[gtalum]

I want one, but I'll give them a year to work out the bugs and bring the cost down. The cost isn't bad if you need to replace both a PDA and a cell phone.

[abajan]

It would be cool to have sometime in the future - when it's cheaper.

Exactly.

I've been trying to figure why people would inconvenience themselves by camping out (sometimes for days) just so they can get their hands on the first batch of whatever hot new gadget is on the market.

Is it about bragging rights or something?

As a rule, I never buy electronic stuff when it's fresh on the market. It's better to wait a couple years for most of the kinks to be ironed out and bugs fixed. By then it's invariably cheaper and better. Who cares if by that time practically everyone has one already? What's the big deal?

[alicia-w]

this should go over well....

http://www.azcentral.com/business/artic ... ne05.html#

Not all iPod accessories work on iPhone
Walter S. Mossberg
The Wall Street Journal
Jul. 5, 2007 07:25 AM

The hundreds of thousands of people who have bought the Apple iPhone since its debut Friday may soon start looking for add-on hardware and software for their shiny new devices.

At first glance, this should be easy. The iPhone uses the same hardware ports as the iPod, which has attracted thousands of accessories. And the iPhone uses a modified version of Apple's Macintosh operating system, which runs numerous small programs called "widgets" that would be perfect for the iPhone.

But, in fact, using add-on hardware for the iPhone will, in many cases, require buying new gear, or at least adapters to make the old iPod gear work, because of subtle differences in the way its hardware ports work. And there is no way to load Mac software onto an iPhone - even widgets. So you have to access iPhone-specific software through the phone's built-in Web browser.





I have been testing some of the very first crop of iPhone add-on hardware and software. Some work well, others not so much. I expect to return to this topic when the add-on market is more mature, but here is an early look.

Most of the first hardware accessories are cases and headsets, for both music and phone calls. I didn't test any cases, though I liked the look of one from Belkin, called simply the Acrylic Case, because it has a kickstand on the back that makes it easy to watch videos on the iPhone without having to hold it upright. It costs $30.

A good guide to third-party iPhone cases, headsets and other accessories can be found at ilounge.com. Apple's own limited selection of accessories can be viewed at apple.com/iphone/accessories.


Headphones may not fit
Many headphones for the iPod won't work on the iPhone, because its headphone jack is deeply recessed and the connectors on even expensive headphones just can't reach in deep enough. Belkin sells an $11 adapter to solve this problem. I tested it with my expensive Shure iPod headphones and it worked.

The bigger problem is that even the costliest iPod headphones lack a microphone and a call-answering button, so they can't handle the dual functionality of the iPhone - listening to music and conducting phone calls.

Apple includes such a combo headset with the iPhone. It looks like the standard white iPod earbuds, but includes a tiny controller, embedded in the right earbud cord, that incorporates a microphone and also acts as a button. Push it once and it answers calls or ends them. When playing music, a single push pauses a song and a rapid double push skips to the next song. I found these Apple earbuds worked very well and were much more comfortable than Apple's old iPod earbuds.

If you want to use your existing third-party earbuds or headphones, Shure will begin selling in August a $40 adapter called the MPA-3c. It not only fits the phone's recessed jack, but also includes a microphone and control button that works just like Apple's. I tested it with several iPod earbuds, from Apple and others, and it worked fine, though the mic is very low on the cord and must be clipped higher up on your clothing to work optimally.

Altec Lansing has several iPhone-compatible wired headsets in the works. I tested one, the $90 UHS306, due in August, and liked it a lot. It doesn't require any adapter and it has a combination microphone/control button mounted high up on one cord, plus a second cord-mounted controller for volume adjustment and muting.


Wireless headsets still planned
Plantronics also plans several wireless Bluetooth headsets to work with the iPhone. Most existing Bluetooth headsets should also work, but only for phone functions. The iPhone doesn't currently support playing stereo music through Bluetooth. I tested a new Plantronics Bluetooth headset, the $130 Discovery 665, and it worked well. It is available now. Apple will also be bringing out its own Bluetooth headset for phone calls for $129.

Many accessories, such as car audio kits and home speakers, that worked with the iPod's bottom connector, will require a simple plastic adapter for the iPhone to fit into them. Apple sells these for $9 for a pack of three.

Other accessories that use the iPod connector won't work right on the iPhone because they don't reroute the sound from its speaker, a feature the iPod lacks; or because they aren't properly shielded against interference from the iPhone's transmitters. New versions are likely to be rolling out. These will display an Apple-endorsed label that says "Works with iPhone."


Games and more add-ons
I also tested about a dozen add-on iPhone software programs. Most were either rudimentary, pointless, or worked poorly.

There were two that I liked a lot. One is a Sudoku game, at sudoku.myiphone.pl. The second, at showtimes.optimalconnection.net, lets you look up movie show times in any zip code, and links to the phone's Google Maps program and to the Fandango ticket-buying site.

Still, the whole system of running programs through the browser is more cumbersome and less satisfying than if you could directly install them on the phone.

You can find a growing list of iPhone software at iphoneapplicationlist.com.

[alicia-w]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19627590/

and now it's revealed that the battery costs 79.00 plus 6.95 for shipping (three days). costs just keep adding up for users of this new toy!

[Yankeegirl]

Yeah, i dont have a cell phone, nor do i want one... When i leave my house I dont want to be found!!! I leave to get away from all the kids and everyone bugging me all the time!! If i had a phone, they would be calling me nonstop... I think its a great product and i am too an Apple user... but not for me....

[lurkey]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19627590/

and now it's revealed that the battery costs 79.00 plus 6.95 for shipping (three days). costs just keep adding up for users of this new toy!

It costs 59.00 plus 6.95 for shipping to replace the battery of an iPod. . . . It's nothing new about cost of the iPhone battery. It is in the supporting documentation of iPhone at the Apple website. MSNBC (MicroSoftNationalBroadcastingService, btw) is hyping the negatives of the phone. I've yet to see a postive article about the darn thing from them.