iPhone 1.0, R.I.P.: 2007-2008
By Paul Miller 
posted June 9th 2008 5:56PM
posted June 9th 2008 5:56PM
posted June 9th 2008 5:56PM
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$100!
You may want to throw that on ebay. They are going through the roof at the moment.
just got £200 ($400) for mine, moments after the announcement. good bit of business i think, get to keep my dock and headphones aswel. Currently going through thee process of restoring phone to factory settings for its new owner.
WHY?!?!?!?!?
apple is queer and everyone is blowing a load over it. its just new hardware killing the old in the typical cycle. soon 3G will be a piece of shit too.
Take a look at the newly listed ones. Talk about the price gougers getting screwed, they're getting raped.
If you want a cheap iPhone, hit up ebay.
yep...same here. anyone interested?
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Apple-iphone-8gb-in-box_W0QQitemZ190228529705QQihZ009QQcategoryZ3312QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
I say wait a while. Current models can be unlocked - and if the rumours are true, as seems likely, the 3G iPhone will be activated in-store, which means unlocking will cost you hundreds of dollars/pounds/whatever. FWIW, O2's early cancellation policy involves paying off the entire contract; unlocking that baby isn't financially viable for anyone who's not in the 40% income tax band.
So you still own an *unlockable* phone, capable of all the software features of the new one, and missing only GPS and faster data... There's a chance prices might hold up, after the initial glut of them on eBay. Just a thought.
R.I.P.
For my Scandinavian friends: http://www.teliasonera.com/press/pressreleases/item.page?prs.itemId=360269#
"TeliaSonera and Apple® today announced that the highly anticipated iPhone™ 3G will be available in Denmark (Telia), Finland (Sonera), Norway (NetCom) and Sweden (Telia) on July 11, and in Estonia (EMT), Latvia (LMT), Lithuania (Omnitel) later this summer.
TeliaSonera will begin taking pre-registrations for iPhone 3G soon."
Cool?!
Does anyone have any idea how they are going to do with upgrading the existing 2.5G users?
I really really want 3G when it comes out, so do I have to start a new contract or like update it?
Obviously won't be any subsidizing or trade-ins since the 2.5 is dead now. sadface(
hello where are you from?
im from sweden... what do you think about the selling plan here in sweden?
i dont want to buy it with contract.. cause i dont call too much.
Knowing that the original iPhone is no longer in stock and will never be manufactured again, let's say my iPhone "broke", that means I get the 3G version right?
I think I'll just keep plugging it and unplugging it from my PC until it breaks, and say it happened on it's own.
It must work. I bricked my PSP on purpose and got the slim version for free, hopefully Apple is as dumb as GameStop.
... but soon you can get a new 3G phone for $199
good luck selling that ;o
20 bucks, no more
Well, my iPhone hasn't self-destructed yet, so R.I.P. not-yet.
BTW, Engadget, you guys did extremely well with the leak:
http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/25/the-second-gen-iphone-3g-gps-only-slightly-thicker/
My iPhone is working just fine and I'm going to keep on using it for a while. I would like 3G but I don't need it so I have no plans to buy the new iPhone yet. Why mess with a good thing?
After writing, but then deciding not to post a sarcastic iPhone comment, I think I'll just say that I'm taking a couple day break from Engadget; this non-stop Apple barrage is starting to get a little too much.
I'd pay you $129 for it..Its going on ebay for $400 still
can everyone stop jacking off, about the iphone?
We can, if you just buy us one? Seriously I understand if you are tired of the iPhone news (but still there is only about 8-10 posts about it), no one say you have to click on them?
Eg. I could care less about another Chinese PMP, therefore I usually don't click on the story, you should try the same.
@Jakob Henner
Look just because you have a brain and can muster up the willpower to not click on the link and post an unintelligent comment, doesn't mean everyone has too.
Let them say what they will on an Apple related post, It only makes them look cheep, picky, uninformed, and childish.
$50
Just in case you missed one of the other 6 stories about the 3G iPhone currently on the front of engadget ;-)
wait what??
They might be trying for a record.. first the most on one page, then the most consecutive posts! dam damage proof hdds getting in the way!
Seriously Engadget you guys need more Iphone coverage. You only have about 6 stories on the 1st page. I need my apple fan boy fix for the day. ..... sarcasm
If you guys hate the iPhone so much, why don't you go some where else. We don't come here to read about other stupid technologies, like cameras or video games or general technological advancements. We come here to read about the iPhone and Chinese-iPhone rip-offs. If you don't like it, leave.
Engadget should change its slogan to "Fair and Balanced"
yeah...you guys need a makeover...enadget is down the drain...you guys have become enapple
$80
I hope that they don't amount to just a lot of e-waste as I'm sure plenty of folks would be into tiling walls with them
its funny because the phones are still selling for $300+ on craigslist... hope people know that the new iphones are out!
I don't know about everyone else, but I'm keeping my old iPhone... Don't care much for the 3G or tacky plastic, the only thing different that is actually useful is the GPS.
Its appears as apple has taken a couple steps back with this one... (aside from the price)
Yes, increasing the OTA speed is taking a couple steps backward... somehow. Wait, how does that work again?
The plastic is because metal blocks cell radios. With 3G and GPS, Apple had to make the back all plastic to accommodate that. This is real basic stuff here. didn't you ever notice the black strip on the bottom of the first iPhone? That was plastic. Want to guess why?
A month back when i heard the 3G for $199, i sold my 16GB, later i bought 3 refurbished from ATT for $250 each , sold two on ebay for $300 profit. Now my 8gb iPhone is free and i can keep it as backup.....
What's an iPhone?
It's a linksys VOIP phone, check it out.
Mine will live on as long as it's $10 more a month for data or there's no way to get around it.
*YAWN* Bring on the new macbooks already.
New iPhone is twice as fast as the old (That is not quite 3G) and looks virtually identical *YAWN*
Why would they announce Macbooks at a DEVELOPER'S CONFERENCE? Were you just not aware of what this event was today or something?
why not? they announced iphones at a DEVELOPER'S CONFERENCE, didn't they?
haha oooooh burrnnnnn
Enough about the iPhone engadget.
Amen, there are literally dozens upon dozens of more worthy phones to discuss on here rather than this trite, over-hyped, under-functional device.
Funny how you post a "news" like this one here at engadget while the HTC Diamond review got dumped at Engadget mobile.
Like it or not, but iPhone appeals to much more people than Diamond (which I admit, is awesome)
More popular products get more media coverage
iPhone gets trounced by the Diamond however in terms of functionality, versatility, and capabilities.
iPhone is a joke compared to most PPC phones out there.
Mine will just end up being target practice....
Who in their right mind would buy a 4GB 1st Gen refurbished iPhone with a small scratch on the screen top-left?
Yeah, that's what I thought... My brother wouldn't even take it for free...
I'll buy your iphone or anyone elses omgitsmaxx@gmail.com
hey i'll buy your iPhone for $130
email me @ greendai93@gmail.com if you're interested