http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/ Engadget Comments for Vodafone to have exclusive rights to 3G iPhone in Q1? http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/Jun 25th 2008 7:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/And everyone wants to have something with a long battery life =)]]>Nov 20th 2007 5:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/Nov 20th 2007 5:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/Nov 20th 2007 6:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/
News flash: If you really want longer battery life, you can SWITCH OFF 3G and go back to 2.5G on virtually every 3G phone out there, then SWITCH IT ON AGAIN when you want the raw speed instead. How is "no choice at all" any better than that?

I just don't understand why people switch off their brains whenever Teh Steve speaks. That RDF is powerful mojo.]]>Nov 20th 2007 6:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/
When SE puts a much larger screen, movie playing capability and full browsing capability on it's handsets, then come back and brag about battery time. Apple keeps trying to fit everything in the same size package. I don't think that's a great idea, but that's not my call. I say increase the size and weight to fit features, but then you get a chunky brick. Sorry, but it's all a matter of compromise and what sells.

Depending on what you do with your handset determines how much battery life you'll get.

Anyway, mostly techies are screaming about 3G. If I was using a handset I'd yell that there's not enough bandwidth on 3G since I'm used to 10 MB/s download cable speeds. It's a relative speed thing. I think most non-tech users will be satisfied with 2.5G. At least in the US, anyway.]]>Nov 20th 2007 4:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/
For all of you that went out and bought the iPhone and get jacked 2 months later, or 2 hours later, I don't give a FUCK! You bought the damn thing, deal with it if it's obsolete before you even walk out the store.

First off, I own a palm treo. Not because I can't afford a iPhone, If I wanted a damn iPhone, I could by 6 of them a month just to chuck em at windows and still have enough money to pay off my rent, bills, and any other crap I want out there. Why haven't I bought one? Cause it doesn't freaking offer what I want from it!!!!!!!

Second, if you buy one, and you get jipped the next week, boo fucking hoo. Deal with it jackass. I want you to go to the car dealership you went too last week and tell them that you wanna get 5,000 bucks back because the car you bought last week depreciated that 5 grand over the past week, and you want them to make it up to you. Go see what they tell yo ass.

Third, quit your fucking bitching and sounding like a bunch of irritated pussies because you got suckered into buying a freaking iPhone you couldn't afford in the first place, and then after something better comes out you feel juked.

I for one, WANT the 3g, with a higher storage capacity for the freaking iPhone. And I'm willing to wait till it comes out. All you sucka's out there that just whine and gripe about forking out cash for a phone you can't afford, should maybe just be grateful you got something. YOU made the choice to buy it. Don't get all pissy cause the price dropped 2 months, or 3 months or whatever later. Maybe yo dumb ass shoulda held out for when you COULD'VE afforded it, or better yet, came with the options you wanted it too.

You people make me SICK! FUCK YOU ALL'S! ]]>Nov 20th 2007 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/
did you have an unhappy childhood?]]>Nov 20th 2007 12:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/Nov 20th 2007 5:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/Nov 20th 2007 5:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/Nov 20th 2007 5:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/Nov 20th 2007 5:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/
It's a testament to the iPhone's slick interface that people bought it despite the outdated 2.5G radio - but it's still a tiny slice of the hundreds of millions of phone-owners who *haven't* bought one yet.]]>Nov 20th 2007 7:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/
Because it's flopped (relatively speaking) in countries like the UK and Germany where 3G is ubiquitous.]]>Nov 20th 2007 7:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/You are in a smaller group than you think. Most people don't even know what 3g is. They don't know what Edge is. They just know that they can get the internet on their iPhone, and it looks like (for the most part) the internet on their computer. There may be a lot of tech nerds (no offense, this includes me too) out there waiting for a 3g iPhone, but the average consumer knows little and cares less.]]>Nov 20th 2007 8:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/
It flopped because not many people are willing to pay £270 when they're used to getting the latest mobiles for free (or close to it) adding 3G isn't exactly going to bring the price down either ]]>Nov 20th 2007 9:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/A fair comment. However, the growing number of people who use their phone for email, web-browsing and even just sending MMS pics to their friends can still tell the difference between "slow" and "fast".

Apple obviously aren't going to mention this difference, but you can bet every other 3G phone manufacturer will.]]>Nov 20th 2007 6:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1//rant]]>Nov 20th 2007 5:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/Nov 20th 2007 7:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/Nov 20th 2007 6:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/Nov 20th 2007 10:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/Nov 20th 2007 9:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/
I got sick of the lack of freedom with Apple and had my company issue me an all Intel Thinkpad on which I used Ubuntu. After six months, when they started ordering MacBook Pros I conceded to put the handcuffs back on. The Mac UE is a drug.]]>Nov 20th 2007 10:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/Nov 20th 2007 4:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/Nov 20th 2007 6:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/
but what an anticlimax... on my RSS news feed it it didn't display the question mark at the end of the title :P]]>Nov 20th 2007 10:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/Nov 20th 2007 7:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/Nov 20th 2007 7:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/
]]>Nov 20th 2007 7:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/Nov 20th 2007 8:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/Nov 20th 2007 8:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/Nov 20th 2007 8:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/Nov 20th 2007 8:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/Nov 20th 2007 10:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/i'm with Graeme Allon, the second they release a 3G version in the UK, i'll get one. it would be very naive to think that apple's "people" don't have some idea of the amount of people who will buy a 3G version in the UK as soon as possible, and more importantly, how many *didn't* and *won't* buy the current version offered by O2.

i hope this is true, but the thing that get's me is why would O2 not have something written into their exclusive deal saying that the iphone remains exclusive to them, regardless of whether it runs on EDGE, 3G, or whatever else? O2 must have seen a 3G version coming, whether it was Q1 2008, or Q1 2009. ]]>Nov 20th 2007 8:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/
You guys really need some actual editors.]]>Nov 20th 2007 9:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/
If this is true I DON'T understand why Apple seems like they are actively trying to screw over their customers. 3G is something that has been asked for on the device since before it even came out. By locking customers into buying a product at an inflated price, then decreasing the price, then getting their legal teams to formulate insane contracts with each company they deal with... all to just release the device everyone wanted in the first place with another company?

This has to be illegal. If a 3G iphone comes out any time soon and I can't upgrade for next to nothing I will travel to California just to throw a brick through the window of Apple. Hopefully others will join in and we can have a good 'ol fashioned riot. This is getting ridiculous.]]>Nov 20th 2007 10:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/Nov 20th 2007 11:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/Nov 20th 2007 12:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/
This isn't being an early adopter (something I always accept when I buy early) it's about being messed around and lied to over contracts spanning 18 months.

Personally I don't believe this to be true but if it is then I won't trust Apple anymore and won't be using their products again.]]>Nov 21st 2007 2:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/Nov 20th 2007 2:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/
I simply cannot understand why anyone would purchase an inessential product for features it does not have.

If I refuse to live with a phone that is incapable of 3G data transfer, then what sense does it make for me to purchase a 2.5G phone and then complain afterwards that it is not 3G? If $599 is more then I'd like to pay for an iPhone, then what sense does it make for me to purchase it anyway and then complain when the price is reduced later?

The complaining should be done before money is exchanged.

I imagine that if on June 29 here in the States, Apple opened its doors and not a single iPhone sold across the country because customers demanded a 3G phone, there would have been a price cut and an announcement for a forthcoming 3G iPhone by the end of July.

I doubt there is anyone who has been forced to buy an iPhone. Therefore, any person who, after having evaluated the pros and cons of the device and determined some key feature lacking, decides to purchase the product anyway is not only part of the problem, but has only themselves to blame for any "buyer's remorse."]]>Nov 20th 2007 1:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/
I've been pushed into a contract with O2 which I wasn't happy with but I accepted, if this rumor is true then Vodafone and not O2 will be getting the 3G model. I don't NEED 3G at all, it would be nice but I'm near wifi a lot so it really isn't a problem for me but I've just cancelled my Vodafone contract and moved over to O2 and was then messed around by O2 when it came to buying the phone.

I wasn't happy about moving contract and felt that it was a even bigger mistake to make over here than it was in the US but I love my Apple products and changed over to O2. If it turns out that I could have stayed out of a contract with O2 and just waited a few months for a better model then I will feel very very messed around (and almost lied to) by Apple and O2 and I will be selling my Apple products and moving over full time to Linux.

Like I said above, I use Apple because I want to not because I have to.

I'll wait and see how much fact is in this rumor but I hope that it's nothing more than that.]]>Nov 20th 2007 3:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/Nov 20th 2007 1:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/2. Nokia or TyTNII connected to a laptop as a 3.5g modem will beat EDGE any day, especially in the UK.
3. In the Uk EDGE is known to be slow because of network latency

Some people like to have maximum flexibility, a Smartphone that is a fast modem is very useful. ]]>Nov 20th 2007 3:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/Nov 20th 2007 1:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/vodafone-to-have-exclusive-rights-to-3g-iphone-in-q1/http://www.ipodtunesdownloads.com for all my iphone and ipod music and movie downloads]]>Nov 21st 2007 6:48PM