O2 to announce 3G iPhone in "the coming weeks"
By Paul Miller 
posted May 14th 2008 10:25AM
posted May 14th 2008 10:25AM
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Stop being a mac user. who cares if you are first.
One "3-G iPhone is coming" article per day, eh?
Tomorrow's article's title: Facebook group predicts iPhone to come out in June.
Friday's title: "June" "3-G" and "iPhone" spotted on a T-shirt.
Ok Ok =). I will stop now. Hehe.
Find out when Sprints dropping the insight and you can gurantee the 3g iphone will be withing a week of it..
Apple is releasing a 3G iPhone?!?!?!?!?!
But will O2 allow me to upgrade my iPhone to a 3G iPhone immediately, or do I have to wait until the 18-month contract expires?
engadget please STFU about the 3G iphone already!
Couldn't agree more...we all know it is coming, we all know it will almost surely be announced at WWDC. No need to quote every darn little ultra-vague comment even slightly pointing in that direction...
*Sigh*
My mate Dave told me down the pub that a 3G iPhone might be coming out soon. Why hasn't Engadget reported this news???
Engadget will STFU when you and other people like wise STFU.
More hits = cash = win
Just don't click on the damn things.
Kizorblade is right, ironic huh?
I don't know a ton about the inner workings of corporately owned large-scale news blogs, but...
I really doubt that Engadget does a rundown at the end of the day every day checking hits for each post, and saying "okay, 3G iPhone post got a lot of hits, make sure someone finds some news about it tomorrow so we can get more."
Then again, I could be wrong. Maybe that is how they work.
Why on earth should they STFU about the 3G (really 2G, but that's another flame for another day)? They exist to report that stuff. Just because you don't care doesn't mean no one does. I am planning on getting the new iPhone the moment it's available, so I want all iPhone-related posts I can get!
So, why don't you and all of the other armchair-editors STFU?
Wow, so TEH AWESOMER's post can get deleted, but a user's comment telling Engadget to "STFU" still remains? Erm, okay.
no the whole thing is a lie.
The cake is a lie...
Isn't it a bit pointless to wait until June if the bloody owner of O2 has already confirmed that the device is coming??
Don't be cockblocks people, engadget can't be blamed for not listening to its reader...wait it can.
Not listening to its readers? Engadget readers are the ones who keep commenting in the iPhone and Apple articles, which bump the post counts, which tells Engadget that Apple articles are popular. Seriously, how dense do you have to be not to get that? Furthermore, Apple products also won a bunch of categories in the 2007 Engadget awards. And those were voted on by... wait for it... Engadget readers.
I'd say it's pretty crystal clear what Engadget readers want.
Zak 1 - Broli 0
What a great point you make. I bet the categories it won was "Best touchscreen phone.", "Best all in one computer." and "Most overpriced laptop.". It's called giving people little choice dickhead.
bump
Engadget: Do you moderate your forums? Why do you waste the time of those of us who specifically view the forums to see how people react to news by letting pointless postings like the first two on this O2 iPhone item get through? I saw that there were some comments, clicked the link and have just wasted my valuable time. This has been going on for a while now and if you don't begin to filter the forums of fluff, I plan to cease reading Engadget - so you'll lose a regular reader, poster and viewer of ad banners. And I'll consider creating my own technology blog that filters out the immature. And that will be of value to advertisers. I enjoy Engadget (in particular some of the hillarious writing style), but immature pointless postings dents it's cred. Please remove dents ASAP. This is my first warning of 3, and I hope others will follow.
hahaha, what a douche. dent censorship? good riddance. create your own tech blog and get the hell out of here.
bwahahahaha! No one cares if you read or not! LAWLZ
I'm fairly sure Engadget trembles at the thought of you creating a techblog. One more of about 2,46725 trillion F-list tech blogs. Good luck *lol*
"Please remove dents ASAP. This is my first warning of 3, and I hope others will follow."
Are you seriously issuing an ultimatum?! Pfft, and what, when you reach the third warning a bomb goes off somewhere and the internet stops working? Good riddance, perhaps you'll manage to destroy yourself and your Orwellian ideals while you're at it.
Nobody is forcing you to read the comments, so don't read them. Engadget used to heavily censor the comments, but as it has matured they've adopted a much more hands-off approach, and I think everything has gotten much more... entertaining since.
Engadget. I am ashamed of you because you had to lose the "Lowest Ranked" moniker.
Because this guy deserves it.
What is iPhone?
"iphone" is the first in apples new lineup of "idevices"
Soon to come, "itoaster", "iblender", and "istapler". Keep your eyes peeled people, apple is here to rock your world.
The iPhone is a handset that if you were to own one, you would become a mobile genius and chick magnet. Then you wouldn't have to spend all day asking questions on Engadget. Go to the nearest Apple store and buy an iPhone to see for yourself.
False.
The iphone will NOT make you popular with t3h females. Only charm and good looks can accomplish this.
Or perhaps an overwhelming amount of monies.
These are, however, only speculations. As for now, science has yet to prove just what attracts these strange beings. "Women" as they have dubbed by the masses.
what is this iPhone you are speaking of ? :)
ps.. i want one .. a t-shirt that is ..
yeah yeah .. and one of them ithings too :)
grazie
I want such a t-shirt :)
I want an iT-Shirt =D
what about the FCC approval? They bypassing it this time? Or will Apple pull a fast one, and 3G only in Europe?
Any news on the older iPhones and what they are going to do with them?
They are just working this situation with guerrilla marketing prowess- about as well as the original release. I wonder if people will camp out on a sidewalk for this phone? I'll be inside watching my stock, hoping too many people don't "buy the rumor, sell the news" which is exactly what happened last time Apple released a phone. The stock flirted with 100 then, and is coyly eying 200 right about now.
Well, the low supplies at the moment are obviously already part of that guerilla marketing campain. Nothing hypes a product quite as much as "I got one, you can't have one"...
So how many "rumors" (more like confirmations) are we getting a day now? 2, 3, maybe 5?
Sweet, I can't believe they are going to bring out a 3G iPhone, never thought it would happen!
Meizu's phone is still nowhere to be seen.
@Richard lai
Fuck meizu, they can rip my ass off
Meizu's Assphone. Sounds good to me. Stamp your autograph on it while you're there.
Other possible names:
jPhone (engineers will understand that)
realPhone (expect tumble weed to roll across the screen)
eyePhone (no comment)
iFone (I'll have to buy Meizu's OEM a drink if he dares to)
nuPhone (and we'll play along)
MeiPhone (now this is cool, cos they'd just add "Me" to iPhone. Nice personal touch.)
To my understanding it will be '3G capable' meaning it most likely won't have 3G(EDGE) until late 2008 to early 2009, Apple still hasn't solved the battery drain issue. Not to mention Att's 3G network is not even close to being nationwide!
hi,
why would they launch a 3G iphone if its not 3g? doesn`t make much sense, might as well wait until its ready in that case...
also, where have you heard about the battery issue?
tx
patrick
Dear Engadget:
I have an iPhone, I own multiple Mac computers. I have even looked into programming on the Mac platform. I will most likely purchase a 3G iPhone after the crowds disperse.
But for the sake of Zeus, if I hear another 3G iPhone rumor I will freaking go absolutely insane. Either go all super-spy and get us some real dirt like actual dates, stores that will have them first, definitive pictures or just stop blogging about it. Get a job at apple HQ and take spy photos of El Steve-O's email.
These rumors remind of of a clock I had on Linux. You could set it to be more and more vague. Like 5:00 could be "Afternoon" and the like.
Sometime in the next few weeks does nothing for me. An actual date, time, second and millisecond of when Steve-O says the "Thaa-ree" in 3G. Not that I actually really care about 3G. Sure EDGE is slower than dog-crap oozing uphill - but I'm sure I'll still complain about 3G too.
I just want MMS motherquackers.
Thank You
I concur with your comment, but I felt I should specifically comment on this section of it:
"Sure EDGE is slower than dog-crap oozing uphill..."
You Sir deserve a +1 for that original description.
:)
June 9th, 9:47am 7 seconds and 195 milliseconds.
You heard it here first ;)
Esat:
I wish Engadget had slashdot style karma points.
:-)
w00t: Okay, watch is set. Wouldn't it be funny if its even close.
@Oliver
I`m sure they`ll like that firm young ass :)
Engadget is becoming a parody of itself…..enough with the non-news iphone posts
…..and yet I read the post and commented on it…..Engadget you are geniuses!!
geeksugar is saying that their source said June 9th at wwdc
Not only does TEH AWESOMER claim the First! which is a very lame thing to do, he does so with his CAPS LOCK key on and adds a few profanities for some unknown reason
Unhappy childhood? Got dumped?
This is proof Engadget commenters have no grasp of sarcasm.
Did I REALLY need to put a /sarcasm at the end of my post?
Apparently I did.
I'm dissapointed in you engadgeters....
Every carrier or source saying the iphone is to be announced is from another country (or planet). I hope this does not mean (or maybe I do hope) that the US release of the new iphone will be at the same time. I guess the only place you can really keep it quiet is in the US.
I would imagine, it must be on the FCC somewhere by now.
i heard it'll be a 4G iphone w/ a ps/2 port for my keyboard.
The good news, is that the 3G Iphone is coming soon, and then the wait will be over. And then we will stop hearing about some stoolie making some announcement that its on its way. However... I have heard rumbles about a WiMax Iphone... coming sometime in the not so near, but not sooo far future... better wait for that
I heard from someone, who heard from someone, who heard from guy who knew someone that worked at the apple store and they said a 3g iPhone is coming soon! Please use this information and post another "rumor!"
My Sister's Husband's Father's Brother's Wife's Cousin's Former roommate said that there will be a 3G iPhone before the end of the millennium.
And, I guarantee that 80% of the people on Engadget will be disappointed, 60% of the time.
:-D
Great.. everyone complaining about another pointless 3G iPhone rumour.. I can understand its hardly news, but whilst you all post to complain about it, this is generating exactly what engadget want, more hits on the page, therefore more ad views and more $£$£$$£$
If you really wanna protest, DONT READ THE ARTICLE! being here only backs up their theory that this kinda non-news still generates revenue :)
... if only people would see that. I would LOVE to read some insightful comments occasionally.
and just so my comment isn't completely worthless like the rest of them, i'm going to agree, June 9 definitely has to be 3g iphone week. If not, then i will be just as dissappointed as when apple decided to hold off the sdk until this june
But I use FireFox and Adblock Plus. So I don't see any of the ads. Does that make me a bad person? Because I also have a DVR and I *GASP* SKIP the commercials. I also report all SPAM I get to spamcop.
Heck even on Snail mail, when I get junk mail I write "RETURN TO SENDER, RECIPIENT DECEASED" and put it back in the mailbox.
I *HATE* advertising because 99.99999999% of the ads, don't interest me or things I would purchase.
I'd like to know why is there so little 3G iPhone information on Engadget. I saw at least five different rumors today, yet there have only been two articles on Engadget. I think there should be an article every few hours every day until the release of the iPhone which is rumored to be released to the world in a few weeks with every conceivable mobile feature known to mankind. If that isn't newsworthy, I don't know what is.
Nothing is more important than keeping up the buzz and hype to sell millions of 3G iPhones in the quest for world smartphone domination.
CAPS LOCK is cruise control for cool.
Didn't you guys know that?
I KNOW PEOPLE NEVER BELIEVE MAC RUMORS but, TAKE IT FROM ME...
BESIDES the notification of the 3G iPhone, Apple has made a new projector, WITH VIRTUAL KEYBOARD that is roughly the size of the TIME CAPSULE.
I considered getting an iPhone briefly after messing around with one, but switching back to AT&T is the big drawback. With the Samsung Instinct coming out (and being on SERO), I never have to have these impure thoughts again.
The lady at the at&t store said its going to be available june 6th at her store. Maybe she just told me that to shut up, but hey,
It looks like 02 will be brining iPhone to India too:
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/14/o2_fuels_3g_iphone_frenzy_as_bharti_says_deal_signed_for_india.html
it looks like Apple will use two providers for iPhone launch in India.
Here is the announcement on the Bharti Airtel's website:
http://www.bhartiairtel.in/index.php?id=372&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=687&tx_ttnews[backPid]=253&cHash=593429369a
I wonder how Uncle Steve is handling all the big wigs out there 'confirming' the 3G iPhone.... I'd be willing to bet hes PISSED.
Will the 3G iphone really change their prices from the old iphones? i hope its not 1000 bucks. i am still planning to get one.
i wonder if there is a way to check what has been filed with FCC... anyone knows if they disclose the application files?
can you send me a tee shirt?
Will the 3G iphone blend? thats the question. lol.
Yeah he will announce the thing and even show the thing, but release it?
I really hope he doesn't screw up the 3G iphone. Make it look slick as hell but requires you to purchase another cell phone to access the iphone's cell phone feature. It's like buying a laptop with no hard drive