Comments on: Rumor: 3 New 3rd Generation iPhones Coming This Summer

By: Ron Nevada

Ron Nevada — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:53:59 +0000

Bob cobb has it right “Seriously, it’s apple we’re talking about here” With ATT negotiating for a contract extension with Apple (til 2011) guess who is calling the shots. Hint: His initials are Steve Jobs. The iPhone is too much of a moneymaker for ATT to be hardnosed.

By: Bugs

Bugs — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 06:24:26 +0000

Verizon will not allow a phone whos imie is not in their system

By: JOse

JOse — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:15:11 +0000

I always have 3g on and have no problems.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:50:41 +0000

When will AT&T have 4G. Cuz Sprint has it.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:49:42 +0000

I always leave my 3G on edge is 2 slow

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:36:26 +0000

@frog:

Yes, I have 3G always off... but not by choice. My iPhone won't ring or indicate voicemail messages with it on. Just a problem with my area. But there seems to be WiFi everywhere anyway... so no Edge needed by me.

By: Larry

Larry — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:26:46 +0000

I’ve never turned 3G off.

By: frog

frog — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:46:37 +0000

Apple gets statistical usage figures on every iPhone out there remember. I’d not be surprised if they do bring out a cheap EDGE only phone, stating 50% of people turn 3G off anyways – everyone I know does!

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:09:38 +0000

Sure would be nice to learn that T-Mobile somehow got the EDGE phone.

By: AnteL0pe

AnteL0pe — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:33:53 +0000

Also remember that China Mobile services both CDMA and GSM so Apple doesn’t NEED a CDMA version just to get into China AFAIK.

By: Larry

Larry — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:13:17 +0000

I’ve heard rumblings that point to what steve said. Perhaps a less expensive phone that does everything except data. It would be a phone, do SMS, iPod and apps. Targeted at younger folks whose parents don’t want to shell out $30 for a data plan but are okay with their kids having a iPhone. Somewhere in between the Touch and the iPhone.

By: Mr. Hi-Definition

Mr. Hi-Definition — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:49:43 +0000

Let's keep looking forward instead of taking steps backward. I am into the next-gen iPhone, not another EDGE only capable iPhone.

Then again, I have T-Mobile, so it doesn't really matter what the data capabilites of the next-gen iPhone are unless they manage to sneak in support for the 1700Mhz band which T-Mobile uses for their 3G. I guy can dream can't he...?

By: The Reptile

The Reptile — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:48:55 +0000

I can see it. New phone for markets on the current Risk board, CDMA to add China and the Edge to take the rest of the board = Game Over.

By: Mlm

Mlm — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:39:49 +0000

I’m gonna stick with my iphone 3g till my contract is up rather than go and get 1 of these new 3, the iPhone 3g is fine the way it is plus I have a camera app that can record gr8 no need for a new 1 for me

By: sting7k

sting7k — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:32:52 +0000

@Adam, it was only that price for 2 months, then Apple hosed us and dropped the price to $300/$400. But 3G was a major factor in many not getting the iPhone when their BB/WinMo/etc. phones all had 3G.

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:12:30 +0000

The first iPhone was $600 on a two-year contract.. The fact that it didn't have EDGE or GPS was mind-boggling at that price.

If it was free on contract, it would be expected for it to have edge.

By: RimeOne

RimeOne — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:53:34 +0000

Sting7k hit it on the head. Why would Apple release a product lacking the feature that kept half of the market from buying the first iPhone.

By: Bob cobb

Bob cobb — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:52:44 +0000

if they do cdma it wont be a verizon or sprint phone. No way ATT would allow it. The edge phone rumor has no chance either. Seriously, it’s apple we’re talking about here

By: Rene Ritchie

Rene Ritchie — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:48:41 +0000

Chinese CDMA bands don’t work on Verizon, hence baseless. Edited in to clarify

By: Wyatt

Wyatt — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:35:41 +0000

This is interesting at best. Who knows what Apple will really do but the CDMA version for China would be nice if that’s their only option. But it would probably be tied to China’s carrier and unusable in the US.

By: sting7k

sting7k — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:35:23 +0000

AT&T is killing EDGE off. Carriers are already talking about moving to 4G within the next 2 years. Making an EDGE only phone wouldn’t make sense, especially when EDGE was one of the biggest complaints of the original iPhone.

By: Antel0pe

Antel0pe — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:56:40 +0000

Apple always says they aren’t interested in creating a certain product right up to the point they release one.

By: steve

steve — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:55:23 +0000

I would suspect if that “low end” model were to be released it would be a phone/ipod only. More or less they would take the smart out of smart phone.

By: Jeremy Sikora

Jeremy Sikora — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:54:53 +0000

I don’t buy it… EDGE only would be a bad idea.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:48:04 +0000

"Would anyone be interested in an uber-cheap (free on contract, low EDGE data plan) version of the iPhone?"

Wouldn't this be considered a "low-end" phone that Apple has already made clear they would not be involved in marketing?