Happy 3G Day! Are You Buying?
by Eric March on July 11, 2008 at 12:06 am
In more than two dozen countries, in about 8 hours (give or take, depending on your time zone and store hours), the iPhone 3G will be unleashed on the masses. Everyone who has been clamouring for it will finally be able to get their grubby mitts on one. In Canada particularly this is a momentous occasion, since it will be the first iPhone this country has been able to buy domestically. (Sure, other countries are in the same boat, but given that we’re usually not too far behind the US technologically, and given how Canadians have been hotly anticipating the Jesus phone and its second coming, it hits particularly close to home.) Rogers has even extended a promotional offer that’s actually not half bad and a damn sight better than their initial plans on offer.
All around it is going to be a good day, and I wish I could join in on it, but sadly, events have conspired to prevent that from happening. Oh, I will be getting my 3G, don’t you worry — just not today. How about you folks, though? Are you taking the plunge? Are you standing in line for hours just for the chance to snag one on opening day, or are you going to wait ’tilt he fervor dies down? (And if you are reading this after the fact, did you stand in line or are you still waiting?) Do you even have plans to buy one, or are you perfectly happy with your original aluminum first-gen? Or are you going to jump ship altogether and go with some other phones?
I’m especially interested in hearing from fellow Canadians. Are you going to give in to Ted Rogers’ promotional peace offering, or are you going to hold out until he sees reason and drops all of the rates to something approximating said offer? Is 6 gigs for $30 on top of any voice plan too good to pass up, or are you going to gamble on future changes? (For what it’s worth, I’m going for it. Sorry folks, I may be selling out, but let’s face it: It’s a good deal, especially for Canadians. 6 gigs is still quite a lot, and when Teddy-boy realizes his sales have petered out after the promotional period has ended he’ll have to reconsider his permanent plan structures.)
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July 11th, 2008 at 1:00 am
Not getting an iPhone here. I loathe phones in general. I have a pay as you go one from Virgin, but have now let that slide as I’m sick of being screwed with the “pay more money or lose what you have” thievery they indulge in. Companies tried that in the UK and the regulatory body stopped them. Must be nice, a regulatory body that actually does its job.
So no iPhone for me. Only two things I wish.
1) The iPod Touch had a camera.
2) The iPod Touch had an easier way to pause and skip tracks than using the damn screen.
But HAVE FUN all you folk getting a 3G. Hope you manage to get one. Especially in Edmonton where I live, where we just got a shiny new Apple store.
July 11th, 2008 at 1:49 am
Wont be getting one either… plans are too expensive even with the “special” promotion. If we got more minutes and data for around 70$ like the U.S. then I might get one… my contract with telus runs until september so I will see if anything changes then.
July 11th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
No thanks, the iphone is 90% hype. My ipod touch is fine.