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    Image of Gram Ponante Gram Ponante
    06/08/09

    In reply to iPhone 3GS Hands On
    I just bought a 1972 rotary phone from an antique store, the kind given out by Bell. It cost $45. The hoops I have to jump through to make this phone functional (rewiring, figuring out a way around the octothorp) take the same amount of time as making the iPhone work in a practical fashion. Granted, I can't whip out my 10-lb. rotary phone to casually check where I am or what song is playing in the elevator, but I'm not paying $699 for it and dropping calls, either.
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    Image of Ozzie's Secret Code Name: MisterWho Ozzie's Secret Code Name: MisterWho
    06/08/09

    In reply to iPhone 3GS Hands On
    Why would we need to know silly things like:

    -Processor speed

    -GPU

    -RAM...?


    Thanks to Apple, my retraining is almost complete. Pretty soon I will have no further use for actual numbers.

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    Image of madog madog
    06/08/09

    @misterwho: "Excuse me, Steve. What are the actual specs of the iPhone?"


    "What do you mean. All the info is posted at Apple's site"


    "No, not that. I mean the processor speed, RAM, etc."


    "What? Why would you need to know that?"


    "Well, I like making informed decisions on long term purchases such as th..."


    "It's got a compass."


    "I know that, but I wan..."


    "It also has voice controls."


    "Yes. Yes. I know that. That's all well and good, but I want to know exactly what I am paying for."


    "COOOOOOMMMMPPPASSSSSS! COMPASS! Now stop asking questions you don't want to know the answers to."


    "But I REALLY want to know."


    "Are you sure?"


    "Yes."


    "Sure, sure?"


    "Absolutely!"


    "Wait. What are you doing with that gun?!? No! NOOOOOOO!!!!!"

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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    06/08/09

    @misterwho: Right, but since when is mhz of the cpu a good measurement of its ability these days?


    We've downstepped in clock speeds for most systems, yet the cpus are faster. Funny that.

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    Image of Nick Nick
    06/08/09

    In reply to iPhone 3GS Hands On
    abra ca dabra show me true north.


    *poof*


    no, not a blue fork. jebus

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    Image of frigg frigg
    06/08/09

    In reply to iPhone 3GS Hands On
    Sadly, I can't wait to get one.
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    Image of brianworkman brianworkman
    06/08/09

    @frigg:


    Sadly, I don't know anyone who can afford to upgrade to one.

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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    06/08/09

    @brianworkman: I'm buying one... (Finally)


    You see guys, I've been saying this for years on Giz. True apple fanboys, wait until Revision C of the hardware is out.


    Carry on!

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    Image of wrd74 wrd74
    06/08/09

    In reply to iPhone 3GS Hands On
    including existing AT&T customers who want to upgrade from another phone or replace an iPhone 3G, the price with a new two-year agreement is $499 (8GB), $599 (16GB), or $699 (32GB)


    Read the fine Print!!!!

    [store.apple.com]

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    Image of madog madog
    06/08/09

    @wrd74: I'm sure they will have actual contractual upgrade prices posted at ATT soon.


    ATT has a different upgrade scheme for the iPhone than it does every other phone. Something to the effect of: 12 months into your current contract will allow you to renegotiate a new 2 year contract with ATT and qualify for discounted prices with every other phone, but when you upgrade to the iPhone, you have to wait around 16 months to qualify for a new contract/discount on the phone.


    It may not have been 16 months exactly, but this is what I was essentially told when I first went in to get the 3G (I was over a year into my contract but still had to wait several months till I qualified).

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    Image of Jon Ta Jon Ta
    06/08/09

    In reply to iPhone 3GS Hands On
    "You calibrate the compass, before all that, by twisting a figure 8 in the air with the phone."


    Wow, that's pretty epic, lawlz.

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    Image of John Herrman John Herrman
    06/08/09

    @Jon Ta: I've had to do this a few other phones before, and I can confirm: FUNNY, and only sorta effective
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    06/08/09

    @Jon Ta: So I guess it calibrates the direction by sensing the phone's movement relative to the ground. Does this mean that the accelerometer is constantly monitoring your phone's rotation, or do you have to calibrate every time you want to use the compass?
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    Image of Andre Ondre Andre Ondre
    06/08/09

    In reply to iPhone 3GS Hands On
    The new iphone 3GS features are a joke mms, copy, cut, past, undo, compass, 3mega pixel camera and people get excited by this almost every phone has those features
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    Image of UnicornMaster UnicornMaster
    06/08/09

    @Andre Ondre: really? i've never seen a phone with a compass before.
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    Image of Andre Ondre Andre Ondre
    06/08/09

    @UnicornMaster: Either way the compase is A useless feature
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    Image of KaitouKID KaitouKID
    06/08/09

    @Andre Ondre: I agree man. Rehash..rehash...rehash...


    people based the goddamn PSP Go as a rehash but AT LEAST IT IS DIFFERENT.


    This PoS is the same old same old with "new" features that should've been in the MOTHAFUCKIN ORIGINAL.


    Anyways, sad sad sad day for apple. Why the hell would I pay an extra 100 dollars FOR A FUCKING COMPASS. FUCKIN LETDOWN APPLE

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    Image of mind in rewind mind in rewind
    06/08/09

    @KaitouKID: It's $100 less
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    06/08/09

    @Andre Ondre: Ooooh, I see you're a master baiter. Keep on trollin' man.
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    Image of AndrewJayPollack AndrewJayPollack
    05/16/09

    In reply to Verizon MiFi 2200 3G Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot Review
    Sorry to keep adding - GIZ: get an edit button for FSM sake!


    Does it have an external antenna connection? That would ROCK. To be able to add a high gain cellular antenna to this thing would really solve the last remaining connectivity problems with EVDO.

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    Image of matt buchanan matt buchanan
    05/16/09

    @AndrewJayPollack: No
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    Image of MrBlahBlah MrBlahBlah
    05/16/09

    In reply to Verizon MiFi 2200 3G Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot Review
    serious bummer about the 5GB cap. Also, I think calling it unlimited pretty much qualifies as false advertising.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag
    04/08/09

    In reply to Cox's Cellular Network Plans Are Totally For Real This Time, Says Cox
    I sure hope Cox isn't jerking us around.
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    Image of DennyCrane DennyCrane
    04/08/09

    @Oligarch_GitEmSteveDave: I know; but it's a long, hard road to start a new wireless network.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag
    04/08/09

    @DennyCrane: Let's just hope they have staying power and don't launch prematurely.
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    03/17/09

    In reply to Why iPhone In-App Transactions Could Be a Disaster
    OMG! Armored Ponies!
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    Image of frigg frigg
    03/17/09

    In reply to Why iPhone In-App Transactions Could Be a Disaster
    On the other hand, it allows content providers (bands, musicians, purveyors of fine beef and beef by-products) to open up a virtual storefront, and communicate with and sell directly to their fans.


    $3 is a lot for horse armor, though, except in actual battle.

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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    03/17/09

    In reply to Why iPhone In-App Transactions Could Be a Disaster
    Good thing I always read the reviews from first jumpers.


    "OMG APP NEEDS $$$ TO UNLOK LVEL SIX!!!11"


    Good to know!

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    Image of pixelpushing pixelpushing
    03/17/09

    @Kaiser 'St. Patty's' Machead: Thank you Kaiser, that's the smart way to navigate the AppStore, and I hope more and more people use it that way. The devs follow those comments and reactions as well, and shifty unpleasant tactics like 'horse armor' get the gas face, i.e. they get branded as 'Things the Customer Doesn't Like' and are usually avoided industry-wide after the negative reaction.
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    Image of SirNotAppearing SirNotAppearing
    03/17/09

    @pixelpushing: I try to do this as well, but a lot of the reviewers are idiots. Look at the public radio app: it has two stars due to morons one-starring it when they can't get top 40 stations.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    03/17/09

    @SirNotAppearing: I don't pay as much attention to the star rating as I do the actual review. Some reviews are not helpful at all, but even the dumb complaints can have some useful info.
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    Image of frigg frigg
    03/17/09

    @pixelpushing: "The devs follow those comments and reactions as well, and shifty unpleasant tactics like 'horse armor' get the gas face,"


    +1 for the 3rd Bass reference!

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    Image of Bradley Dobbs Bradley Dobbs
    03/17/09

    In reply to Why iPhone In-App Transactions Could Be a Disaster
    I also do not want, but if devs go too hardcore on this route, nobody will download the app.


    The app market will correct itself - I can see a slew of this to start, but when nobody wants to pay for "horse armor", and then they can go get "horse armor" included in another app without having to pay...the users will end up squashing this.


    Nice idea - but only good on paper.

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    Image of Gann Gann
    03/17/09

    @Bradley Dobbs: Hopefully they will have a 'complete as purchased' section, right next to their 'free' section so we can easily sort out the apps that contain DLC.
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    Image of gtaz19 gtaz19
    03/17/09

    In reply to Why iPhone In-App Transactions Could Be a Disaster
    I'm Out Too
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag
    03/17/09

    @gtaz19: Well that leaves just two Dragons. Will Steve Jobs get the money he needs to bring his new invention to market?
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