Video: iPhone 3G unboxing and first look
By Ryan Block 
posted Jul 10th 2008 9:19PM
posted Jul 10th 2008 9:19PM
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why the european version?
New Zealand's in Europe now?
Well it sure as hell aint in Asia!!!
Of course not, it's in Antarctica.
It's actually in Oceania, and,more specifically, Australasia.
czesco, yeah well, everyone except Brian knew that.
Why does it have applications installed, if this is a "first look"
first look.. lol
whoop de doo. i still say it cost to much to run.
It's kind of disingenuous to "spike" speed-tests because of coverage issues. Honestly, if you're seeing that EDGE is faster than 3G where you are because of coverage, that's something important, especially considering the veritable AT&T uprising going on now over their 3G deployment in the US.
However, I think the iPhone 3G coverage has really been good this time around, engadget. Good job! (I'm being serious, there's plenty of good news as well as the iPhone going on that you're covering)
A speed test is about speed, not coverage. It should have equal coverage on both parts to be accurate -- otherwise the coverage influences the results. Coverage testing is another story.
Who cares about the USA - The 3G iPhone is a huge deal in Europe and other countries with near-100% 3G coverage. I personally know at least 10 people who held off on buying the first revision because they knew a 3G version was coming.
In the U.S., 3G coverage is limited to the big cities / population centers. Point being, for the U.S. the 3G iPhone is a neat improvement over the 2G one. For Europe, it's like light and day, no one's gonna buy a new high tech gadget that can't do 3G (and nobody did...)
Expect the sales in EU to go through the roof.
Ahh. Actually, it is because there is no EDGE network in New Zealand; there is no way to establish a fair comparison.
That's odd. It looks the same?? No other company can get away with something like that. LOL.
I guess the redesign on the back is so that people advertising the phone don't hold it upside down.
I'll take the Low Ranked.
Take the opposite fine fellow.
If you can't tell the difference then don't worry, I'm not sure you're the target demographic.
Thats because no other company could have designed such a nice piece of hardware the first time around.
And in the spirit of arbitrary ranking, I bestow upon you a high ranking.
took a while to get that email :p
34 seconds? That doesn't seem unreasonable. Email isn't IM.
Did the gentleman doing this unboxing video work for Steven Bochco on NYPD Blue?
wow. a phone. neat.
"..We had to travel some distance to get it." How far?
New Zealand... it says voda NZ in the corner
Is there MMS support in iPhone 2.0?
Nope
Awesome!
Ryan flying to New Zealand $4500
Ryan Staying at the Westin $500
Ryan getting to do the 16th Unboxing and streaming it home PRICELESS!!!
Don't forget....the cost of the contract he signed with Vodafone NZ to get the data working for the video!
Maybe not $4500....it is low season in New Zealand after all...
No the Westin actually costs from about $1000+ a night depending on the room. If he had a room facing the Vodafone building I could probably see him from my house :p
Ryan getting a check from Apple = $50,000
I suppose this is the first legit unboxing... my question is, when are we going to get our 2.0 software? I keep waiting, but it never updates, and surely Apple wont make us wait till 8 tomorrow...
Yay for the cat empire! seems appropriate that your in New Zealand and you play an awesome australian band! cant wait to find my iPhone. Good Video, Covered most of what i wanted to know.
Too bad you couldn't make the video with an iPhone.
How could you make a video of yourself unboxing the iPhone with the iPhone you're unboxing?
"How could you make a video of yourself unboxing the iPhone with the iPhone you're unboxing?"
Even if that were physically possible, the iPhone couldn't do it.
Only Apple could introduce last years technology right into last years phone and get praise for it.
But i am glad the iPhone forced other phone makers to revamp their product lines and asshole carriers here in Canada to be a little more flexible on their data plans.
Disappointed, It looks a bit slow.... Get a Samsung Omnia, better CPU performance, better build/finish quality!
Right. We'll jump on that.
Hello Apple Hater
FACT: The Omnia photo gallery LAGs while rendering zooms.
What an amazing device.
Anybody know if he actually said anything when he was typing the random Chinese characters?
i too would like to know this... asians, help?
He typed "Free Tibet! Sweet and Sour Chicken. Panda murder. 3G"
@Zamboni
Wait, for serious? because that would be funny as hell.
Not a HTC Diamond... *YAWN*
I think your in the wrong blog. This is Engadget!
THANK GOD.
anybody else in Canada notice some apps are not available in the app store? i can't find the google app anywhere, and i read on another gadget blog (i know i read another gadget blog, im sorry engadget :() about a super mario sound emulator thing... you activate it, put the iphone/touch in you pocket and when you move around, it emits sound effects from the classic mario games. awesome right? but so not awesome that i can't find it.
why doesnt the gps position marker continuously move? my tilt does a way smoother gps with google maps....but i lose....because it doesnt say apple on my phone...