iPhone Slaves

[BarneePhife]

Assuming all you techno geeks / iPhone slaves have already heard the news?

Our phones are essentially worthless now.   

Good news though... the hotness arrives on July 11th.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/steve-jobs-keynote-live-from-wwdc-2008/

299.99 for a 16GB white one
199.99 for a 8GB black one

Someone better tell the forum mods/owners to be prepared for a whole new level of 3G iPhone high-speed post-whoring from the DFWM crew!

[bryant8]

Yep, I heard about it this morning... I'll be dumping my iPhone off to my nearest relative and picking up the new one

[Duc L'Smart]

I drove past the Apple store on Knox... Pretty sure I saw McCain camped out

[♣ McKraut ♣]

are all of the iPhone zealots selling off their phones?  i'm wanting to go to the iPhone, but am not sure if i'll just look for a used 1.0 iPhone, or go with the $200 2.0 iPhone.

[bryant8]

Rich, just get the new phone... EDGE network is the suck compared to the 3G network

[♣ McKraut ♣]

yeah...i'm pretty sure that's what i'll be doing... for people to be selling the 1.0 iphone, they're going to have to price them pretty low to be attractive at all....   

i'll have to mark the 11th on my calendar...wonder when they start taking orders?

[BarneePhife]

Yeah, I figure my cruddy iPhone 1.0 with 8GB is worth about $100-$150 now.

On my advice, a co-worker of mine was wise and dumped hers about 2 weeks ago for $425!!
Why didn't I take my own advice!

[bryant8]

Damn, if I did that I'd probably have ordered parts for the bike instead of a new phone 

[Duc L'Smart]

they're going to have to price them pretty low to be attractive at all....

How attractive is $150.?

[Ideapimp]

I already scheduled a summer "flex day" for the 11th. Not going to campout, but will be running up there early to grab one. What the hell? Might as well be a geek every once in awhile.

[♣ McKraut ♣]

man...it's going to be a freaking mob scene on the 11th....i'm not sure if i want to attempt getting one or not... are they only available via the apple store starting out, or will ATT carry them as well?

[BarneePhife]

man...it's going to be a freaking mob scene on the 11th....i'm not sure if i want to attempt getting one or not... are they only available via the apple store starting out, or will ATT carry them as well?

If it's like last time, ATT will carry them.  But from what I recall, your odds at nabbing one at an ATT stores weren't any better.  However, 2 weeks after launch, I did find mine at an ATT store while the Apple stores still couldn't keep them in stock.

I'm thinking if they learned anything from the first go-around is to have a better stock available for launch week.  Probably wishful thinking, I know...

[♣ McKraut ♣]

what's the minimum $$ you have to pay per month though for your plan (out the door)?

[DesmonsterS4RS]

I am glad I didn't get an old iPhone a few months ago. Thanks to Bryant for telling me about the new one 

[BarneePhife]

what's the minimum $$ you have to pay per month though for your plan (out the door)?

I can't remember for sure.  I bet it's on ATT Wireless website.

However, I know there were only 3 options at the time iPhone 1.0 was released, and they were like $59, $79, or $99.

But, I think all that has changed - at least that's what many of my friends have told me.  Now, AT&T apparently just adds on $20/mo to whatever plan you currently have.  The $20 is for "data".  For example, if you currently have an AT&T plan for $25/mo, you add $20 when you buy and iPhone and your monthly rate would be $45/mo - same minutes, features, plus unlimited data.

Swing by an  AT&T store and chat them up about it.  They might actually know more than the general public (but I wouldn't wager any money on that).