As the 3G iPhone draws near, what's your plan of attack?

And so forth. If you're like many of us, you very well could be weighing your options as the 3G iPhone seems increasingly imminent. Some might have a wad of cash already laid aside, others might be thinking of jumping ship to one of the iPhone's numerous competitors, or just getting some more months of utility out of their current iPhone. And then there's the trouble of disposing of your existing iPhone when you do upgrade. Do you give it to a friend, mount it on the wall, or bury it in the backyard with the hope of growing it into a cute little iPhone tree? The options are endless. Let us know which way you're leaning.

Are you going to buy the 3G iPhone?

I'll upgrade the day it comes out.I think I'll wait and see how it fares.Sticking with this one until it craps out or there's a price I can't refuse.Going to jump ship to something else as soon as my contract is up.Never bought one, and 3G won't change a thing.I think 3G means it's finally time to head to the dark side.Vote

What'll you do with your old iPhone 1.0?

Give it to Apple for recycling.Give it to a friend or family member.Sell it.Hack it.Trash it.Keep it around for a backup.Never bought one.Vote

[Aaron Chiles @ May 14th 2008 3:27PM]

Just sold my old iPhone and ready for the new one. Sadly, I'm using a crappy Nokia flip until then.

[mulder_fbi @ May 14th 2008 3:40PM]

Apple is releasing a new iPhone?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!

[spass @ May 14th 2008 3:51PM]

I am getting the new one as soon as the unlock is around.
This should be an option in the poll, imo.

I don't care about 3G, I care about a better camera more.

[vdogg89 @ May 14th 2008 5:53PM]

i wouldn't imagine they would put a better camera on it

[iofthestorm @ May 14th 2008 7:22PM]

Nokia makes flip phones? What?

[Viakenny @ May 14th 2008 9:45PM]

@iofthestorm: does he mean a really old Nokia flip phone, or a Nokia clamshell?

[Mike Cerm @ May 14th 2008 9:46PM]

I've been using a crappy Nokia flip for 3 years now. It's a great phone, but it doesn't really do anything else.

Everybody knows that a 3G iPhone is coming, but the other features are still a mystery. Will it have GPS? 3-5 megapixel camera, with video? How restricted with the apps actually be? Is everyone in the app-store going to try to charge for things that jailbroken iPhones currently do for free? Will they allow a proper messenger client? (Signs point to 'no')

I couldn't care less about 3G data. It's not that much faster (and the latency is just as bad). Also, if you can't tether, and Safari won't let you download files, and email doesn't support file attachments, what good is 3G anyway? Is the update going to change all that?

It's the other features that matter - like cut and paste. Unfortunately, we don't currently know anything concrete about the other features.

[Jonathan @ Jun 2nd 2008 12:37PM]

OMG I did the same exact thing and am using a Nokia 6682 hahahha...Whatever..its so worth it.

[w00t @ May 14th 2008 3:27PM]

Hehe gotta love that picture :)

[wrabbit @ May 14th 2008 4:11PM]

I know it's totally awesome. Brings me way back to the days of... what was it called now, MUG, I think... or was it MUD). Anyhoo, I only played one but it was damn fun.

As for the iPhone - 3G is too little, too late as far as I'm concerned. There are many great smartphones on the market now, many are better than iphone, at least in the specs (eye candy can only get you so far), and many more will come. And even in the eye candy department the iphone is no longer king, at least as far I'm concerned.
I'm not trashing it by any means, it's a great devices but I think apple is too slow and too stubborn in upgrading and updating it. Plus, it's still way too expensive for what it does.

[John W. @ May 14th 2008 4:52PM]

You gotsa love the throwback to Zork!

[Alaskan Mac Geek @ May 14th 2008 4:28PM]

Hey - Sell it on Craigslist unlocked for full price (or close)!! I've
sold 2 so far, and both were snapped up right away. Especially with
all the stores being out, you might even make a little $$$...

[Monkut @ May 15th 2008 2:35AM]

Love the pic.

Btw-The zork games are freely downloadable now. I also found "hitchhickers guide" awhile back and played it using frotz. I can seem to find the original download link for hitchhikers, but here are some treats:

Frotz (Infocom game emulator platform?):
http://frotz.homeunix.org/frotz/

And found this "Php Zork":
http://thcnet.net/zork/index.php

[Jake @ May 14th 2008 3:27PM]

First!

Also, Can't wait for the 3G iphone, but want to wait to see how it fairs.

[Jake @ May 14th 2008 3:27PM]

*sigh* not first.

[FrankTheCrank @ May 14th 2008 3:29PM]

cue O&A sound effect:

BOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

[Jake @ May 14th 2008 3:34PM]

haha, i love O&A!

[vdogg89 @ May 14th 2008 5:54PM]

seriously, i don't get why you people always wright "first" you don't become cool or popular just because your comment happens to land first

[Jonathan-DBOSS @ May 14th 2008 6:37PM]

Yes you do.

[Jake @ May 14th 2008 6:45PM]

You never saw that Collegehumor video, did you?

let me kindly link you to it! :D

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1771556

[vdogg89 @ May 15th 2008 12:15AM]

lawl! Nobody can hear me! nobody can hear my comment!

[andy @ May 14th 2008 3:27PM]

hack it man

[FrankTheCrank @ May 14th 2008 3:28PM]

Dude..I already beat you to it. I sold my 4GB $299 iPhone for $330 on eBay.

No cancellation fee since I used the pay as you go hack.

3G, 2.0 iPhone...here I come. Now if they drop the price to $199 for the 8GB, that's icing on the cake.

[Ryan @ May 14th 2008 6:12PM]

imho, apple wont do this -- if this was their plan, i believe they would be restocking the current models still because they would still be in production.

apple simply would not want to have two competing iphones when they could focus on just one (or two based on storage) skus so there is basically no competition. like i said, no factual basis to this, just using my logic.. take it or leave it.

(on a side note, i did buy a refurbed 16gb today and now must decide whether i am gonna keep it and sell my 8gb unlocked or unlock it and sell it for profit -- i have no interest in 3g as i don't have a data plan)

[Farris @ May 14th 2008 3:30PM]

"Never bought one, and 3G doesn't change a thing."

Oh, Engadget, why do you always put in one option on polls that will completely screw with the results?

[Low Ranked @ May 14th 2008 4:25PM]

I was thinking about it the other way around.

The results seem to be majority none iPhone owners.

[OneLove @ May 14th 2008 4:31PM]

They always forget the "I don't give a F#%$!" poll option.

[David @ May 14th 2008 5:06PM]

nobody who truly felt that way would bother reading the options, so there's no point listing it.

[Shan @ May 14th 2008 5:38PM]

What Engadget failed to put is the "i'll get one as soon as the jailbreak, activation and unlock hacks get released.

[John @ May 14th 2008 5:45PM]

Well, Farris, consider that if there weren't an option like "I don't have one," the anti-fanboys would pick random options (because people love answering polls and because they want to see the results) and would therefore mess with the results.

When the anti-fanboys see the "I don't own an iPhone" option, they see it as their perfect opportunity to prove to the world that no one likes the iPhone, and then are instantly pleased at how skewed the results are in their favor. Meanwhile, behind the scenes, Engadget culls anyone that doesn't own an iPhone from the sample and, presto, you have results that are more statistically accurate. Everyone wins!

tl;dr: It's a metaphorical fly trap for Apple haters.

[Mel @ May 14th 2008 7:38PM]

Seriously? I'd go for "I'm never buying an Apple-made phone ever again" and "I regret buying this damn thing in the first place". Oh wait those options aren't on the table.

[bondsbw @ May 14th 2008 10:45PM]

Mel... do you have said iPhone, or are you just trolling?

[Mel @ May 15th 2008 1:59AM]

I actually have it. I'll spare you my sob story and just say I regret having made the purchase. Its a great phone, don't get me wrong, but Apple can make ownership a nightmare if it tries...

[Apreche @ May 14th 2008 3:30PM]

My Verizon contract runs out in January. At that time I will definitely make the leap to something new. However, if the 3G iPhone is impressive enough, I might bail for it now. If the price to escape the contract is low enough, it might be worth it. Then again, I might just deal with the suffering of changing phone number and keep my Verizon until I can get rid of it for no cost.

The main allure of the iPhone is still that it is two devices in one. Right now I carry an iPod and a phone. With the iPhone, I can just carry one thing. That is the number one selling factor of the iPhone, but it is the least touted.

[clak @ May 14th 2008 3:30PM]

I'm going to use both phones, the 2G and the 3G phone, while walking down the street, just to piss off the Microsoft Fanboys.

[simon @ May 14th 2008 4:26PM]

... thereby ensuring that anyone that sees you go by will know that you are a doofus

[kyoseki @ May 14th 2008 4:29PM]

Oooh, ooh! Do it whilst riding a segway, you'll be the envy of everyone who sees you! Heads will literally explode from envy....


.... or not.

[cwj @ May 14th 2008 5:20PM]

True story:

Last year, after the summer-long hoopla, I saw a guy on the bus listening to a touch...

with an iphone on his hip.

:/

[clak @ May 14th 2008 4:37PM]

Yeah, I'm John Mayer, Yo.

LOL. I'm happy someone got the reference.


Ah, Kirk, my old friend, do you know the Klingon proverb that tells us revenge is a dish that is best served cold? It is very cold in space—Khan, Star Trek II

[msm @ May 14th 2008 9:33PM]

@ cwj...

an iphone and an ipod touch? No wonder he's riding the bus...

[Nightmare @ Jul 4th 2008 5:26PM]

There's my favorite troublemaker, how youbeen? you been kicking winmo ass?

[Darien @ May 14th 2008 3:32PM]

Not fair. I live in Canada and it hasn't been released yet in ANY form.

There should have been a "Not Available Yet" option or else this skews the results.

[tiuk @ May 14th 2008 5:40PM]

No kidding. I just want to know when we're getting it. My shitty contract ended in March but I've been sticking with it in anticipation that we'll get a decent data plan with the iPhone.

[Catdogburger @ May 14th 2008 6:51PM]

http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/iphone-finally-coming-to-canada/

I don't know about you, but it's actually coming to rogers "sometime this year". Thats what a Rogers Rep told me, because they did secure the deal to carry the iPhone, but they want a 3G version?. I was actually more interested in the Nokia N95 announcement that took place with the iPhone announcement. So yes, it is coming..... you just have to wait.

[Matt @ May 14th 2008 3:32PM]

*clap clap clap*

The Mysterious Phone Cavern game is hilarious. Someone should totally write a full game -- I'd pay a dollar for it.

[Polop @ May 14th 2008 4:13PM]

I can't believe the iPhone didn't already have 3G, my £40 Sony Ericsson has 3G.
Guess Apple Idiots will buy anything.

[CluckinBell @ May 14th 2008 3:45PM]

Your £40 phone is also a piece of crap. What's your point?

[Polop @ May 14th 2008 4:14PM]

I didn't pay £300 for my piece of crap.

[Engadgetluvsappl @ May 14th 2008 4:16PM]

I have to agree, your £40 phone is a piece of crap, simply because it's a Sony Ericsson.

[scoob @ May 14th 2008 4:25PM]

You have a shit phone.
iPhone owners have the best phone on the planet.

What's your point?