DISQUS

Morgan Sherwood · 6 months ago

I think I'm going to suck it up and wait. I've boycotted services over less, and AT&T is no different.

Thank you for putting together such a well written blog post, bud!

Dred242 · 6 months ago

Part of me wants to hang in there for another 2 years to see if Apple moves over to Verizon but I've held off buying the iPhone since launch because I knew that better iPhone models would follow. I get company sponsored corporate discounts with the big 4 (Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T) so it's less about money and more about time spent waiting for the perfect marriage between customer, manufacturer, and carrier....that being me, Apple, and Verizon.

I'm going to wait until July to decide. Also because I really want to hear what folks think about the 3Gs once they get their hands on it. And just for the record Adam, I've been saving money to buy an iPhone since the iPhone launched. As of right now I have enough money to buy seven 3G iPhones, or three 16gb 3Gs iPhones, or two 32gb 3Gs iPhones with plenty of cash left over to hit TacoBell for weeks....who's with me?

mickerlodeon · 6 months ago

I completely agree with you on all points. I also waited in line for the original iPhone and forked over $599 for it. But, I didn't buy the iPhone 3G, my area didn't have 3G coverage until about 6-7 months ago so it wasn't worth it for me until then. I'm glad to say that I will be able to pay the fully subsidized price for the iPhone 3G S but get frustrated when I hear people complain about the unsubsidized price. It's unfortunate but that is just how the cell phone industry works, they need to sell you a device for cheap and without locking you in for 2 years it is tough for them to recoup those costs.

FishOil · 6 months ago

This is exactly why I didn't buy the 3G. Adam, I'm actually in line in your original images up there and have been very happy with the original phone - but not with AT&T.

When the 3G came out, I decided to do my boycotting then. Why? Easy - no 3G service. It amazed me how many of the locals jumped into the 3G price without checking to see if the service was even available. To this day, I still do not have a 3G iPhone because of this reason. People griped about the pricing then and here we are a year later hearing it all again. Seriously? Are people paying attention?

So, fast forward to this coming Friday. (3Gs release) Will I have a 3Gs? Nope. Why? Because of the exact same reasons - pricing (again) and coverage (again). During the past year I have repeatedly written AT&T to point all this out. As recent as two days ago, I told them once again how much money they've lost from me during the past year and the possible next year simply because their coverage is swalloed by Verizon and Sprint when it comes to broadband - and the fact that they don't listen to their customers.

AT&T announced in Februaray of this year that 3G will FINALLY come to us in St. Johns county and St. Augustine. Wow - I finally feel like I'm leaving 1994. Seriously, Sprint and Verizon have had braodband (and really great speeds at that) down here for years. However, is AT&T's announcement just to push sales? Very likely. Should we believe them? Probably not. However, I guarantee that come this fall, lots of St. Augustine iPhone peeps are going to have a very difficult decision on their hands... to wait a few short months for any possible Verizon announcement - or jump into AT&T for another 2 years upon an announcement of finally getting 3G service this fall. ('09) It will be a tough call for me as well. Sprint lost me due to customer service, but they had amazing quality. AT&T has already proven their service sucks - they're following Sprint's CS lead as well. It's going to be a real tough call in a few short months for everyone in our little town.

iPhone - awesome device.
AT&T - worst partner Apple ever made.

WeaponII · 6 months ago

I would be in line myself if AT&T's service wasn't outdated, partially because of T-Mobile not trying hard enough to catch up to the competition.

AT&T's 3G service still remains capped at 3.6Mbps download, where in other countries HSDPA is up to twice that. The iPhone 3GS is set to support those speeds, but what good is it if the carrier doesn't? Just like T-Mobile is now: Approximately 15% of their coverage area across the US was moved over to 3G. The difference is it was BEFORE their flagship phones, the G1 and the latest Sidekick, were released. The proposed dates for the initial 3G rollout were met by T-Mobile, whereas AT&T still refuses to lay out concrete dates to move their customers to the next level.

It's amazing how obsolete we are, considering the amount of money us foolhardy iPhone/iPhone 3G/3GS users spend not only on the hardware, but on the services as well.

Finally, I would jump on Verizon if the iPhone were to be ported to CDMA. Verizon picked the wrong fruit (read: Blackberry) to support it's first touchscreen mobile handheld.

- Adrian