New iPhone info annoucend today

[Alex]

I haven't yet delved much into it, but there is a free app for the Pre that allows it to run apps developed for earlier Palm products. Don't know the merits of them though.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Alex, what's your feeling so far on the construction/durability of the phone? When I played with it in the store it seemed a little bit on the cheap-o side.

[BarTopDancer]

AT&T has unlimited mobile to mobile, which I'm guessing is the same as Verizon In calling and T-Mobile My-Faves. Their plan is $39.99 for 450 anytime minutes and 5,000 nights and weekends.

Interesting, you also have to pay $1.99 if you want a detailed bill, vs. I guess a pay this amount bill.

Steve,

You might want to look at the Blackberry Storm. It's similar to the iPhone, has an App store (with a lot of similar applications), touch screen, pretty and shiny to look at.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Yeah, that "pay for detailed billing" thing is such b.s. What other industry in the world gets away with, "You'll have to pay extra to see if we're charging you correctly for our services. Otherwise, just take our word for it."

[mousepod]

There are thousands of apps in the iTunes store. And if you want apps that were not approved by Apple, then jailbreak your iPhone and you have access to thousands more not approved by Apple.

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Yeah, that "pay for detailed billing" thing is such b.s. What other industry in the world gets away with, "You'll have to pay extra to see if we're charging you correctly for our services. Otherwise, just take our word for it."

I wonder if you can see the detailed bill online and you're paying for a copy to be sent to you. That'd be ok by me... then again I get 99% of my bills online, only getting hard copies of my credit card statement and my water bill (online bills aren't available).

[innerSpaceman]

Originally Posted by mousepod

There are thousands of apps in the iTunes store. And if you want apps that were not approved by Apple, then jailbreak your iPhone and you have access to thousands more not approved by Apple.

Forgive my naivity, but do you just buy these apps and be done with it, or are many of them a service that you subscribe to and pay monthly for?


Pfft, I'm not nearly tech-saavy enough to jailbreak my phone. I doubt I'll need any of the apps that are not "official." But if I have to add the monthly price of application subscriptions to my monthly service, it's pretty much a deal-breaker (the base price itself is close to deal-breaking as it is.)


If they are buy and be done with it, I could enter the modern age. If they are pay and pay and pay, I'm remaining a troglodyte.

[Not Afraid]

I'm loving the iPhone upgrade! I keep finding new surprises!

[Alex]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Alex, what's your feeling so far on the construction/durability of the phone? When I played with it in the store it seemed a little bit on the cheap-o side.

Seems fine to me, but I've never held the competitors for more than a few seconds.

It's my first non-clamshell phone though so I'm worried about damage to the screen (but that would be true of any non-clamshell) since I know I won't be good about making sure it isn't in my pocket with my keys.

[Stan4dSteph]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

If they are buy and be done with it, I could enter the modern age. If they are pay and pay and pay, I'm remaining a troglodyte.

You pay one time.