Comments on: Will you buy an iPhone?

You've heard and read all about Apple's iPhone. Now, let's get a sense of how many people have the iPhone itch.

[zenwaves]

As soon as my T-Mobile contract expires ...

and by then (January) any bugs will be squashed!

[marj44]

Not available here in Anchorage: (

iPhone is definately on my wish list, but unavailable until AT&T
offers service in Alaska.

[mihal1]

I'm buying one anyway (In Homer, Alaska)

I figure I'll use it until AT&T decides they don't want my money and
cancels my contract. By then, it will have most likely been cracked
so I can sign up with T-Mobile.

[rathofbuns]

Not on your life, because...

1. AT&T/Cingular? Never.
2. Too expensive.
3. Locked into a contract, phone not subsidized AND a $175 cancellation fee?? Yeah, right.
4. AT&T/Cingular.

[CeeAyy]

AT&T dislike

I might have to agree with you about AT&T. I have refused to use
them as a carrier for more than 10 years as their customer
service used to be horrible and the phone service was so-so. I
am only considering switching from Verizon because they don't
have decent price plans and I have a lot of interest in the phone
itself. Hopefully AT&T has better plans.

Actually, I thought it was funny when I got a call from a Verizon
service rep the other day asking if I was getting the most value
from my phone plan (changing plans extends your contract and
mine expires soon.) In almost 2 years nothing and now that I am
leaving... a courtesy call? Please.

[Mycroft_514]

Only if they pay me

I want a phone tha tis a phone, not an all in one gadget. And I don't trust the "apple" "We know what you want with no options otherwise" mentality.

[megazone]

No

I'll stick with my Treo 680 and my 60GB iPod Photo. My iPod holds my entire collection (~50GB) and I won't go back to having to decide which tiny fraction I pre-load and have with me, always ended up looking for a track I didn't load. And my Treo has Chatter Email with great IMAPS folder support, AvantGo for a lot of news (including CNET) that I read regularly on the go, and SlingPlayer Mobile (I don't care about YouTube on iPhone, BFD). I get the same EDGE connection, I have Google Maps loaded and it works great, and I have a real keyboard for my email.

The iPhone holds no interest other than looking good - by shiny isn't enough when the functionality is missing.

[don21140]

iphone

Not for 400+dollars.......

[beatmoses]

Probably in a year!

I love the idea. Don't care for it for music since my 80GB iPod is
FULL but i would love a portable devise for tel, email, web, etc. I
had the first iPod at $499. but a short time afterwards they
improved it so much. So I would say I would buy one next year, or
revision 2 or 3.

[tehrani625]

Latter

First i am on a family plan so there are other people in the mix and it is on verzion so i am locked into a two year contract. So and even if i could I don't think that it is perfect and I want to have the extra braging rights when iPhone 2.0 comes out and the price drops a bit more so that it is worth it and dosent make a dell look enticing. Just my take on it.

[Tech Victim]

Yes, totally... and anyone saying saying NO is lying!

Apple rocks and the iPhone will be no exception!

[knarfl1]

I'm lying. I want an iphone. I'm lying.

For $200? Yes. For $600? No. No lie.

[keyguy]

As if...

another apple fanatic that has gone completely mental... $600 for a phone. Not a f'in chance. Maybe if I was a billionaire and had to make a bunch of calls and had to see cool photos when listening to my music and then wanted to surf the web with a crappy web browser that isn't compatible with any of the web pages out there... Then MAYBE I might buy one just to laugh at and say 'How cute..." but would I buy or use one as a phone now? No. Just like noone uses a mac for anything serious...

[CeeAyy]

Trolls and Hype

It's amazing that there has been so little trolling in this thread. I
like that most people have just voiced their opinion. Notice
though, that most of the trolling occurs when people make
stupid claims or requests.

As for the hype, Apple has only just RECENTLY started
coomercials for iPhone. Where does this talk of APPLE hyping the
product come from? Where does the dislike of the idea of APPLE
promoting its products come from? Its a little weird. Promoting
their products is what companies are supposed to do...

[Olu070]

Maybe in one year

If I wasn't locked into my cellphone plan now, I would. In a
year when the dust has settled and the iPhone matured, I
can see myself taking the plunge.

Ideally Treo/Palm will get a kick in their rear-end and out
iPhone the iPhone

[onlyauser]

WAY TOO EXPENSIVE! I will wait for something different

WAY TOO EXPENSIVE!

I will wait for something different. I think much of handheld tech has a ways to go.

[zax100101]

Too Expensive?

Do you own an iPod? Do you have a cell phone? do you have a PDA? Why not add up the cost of these devices and compare it even to the $600 iPhone. Still not a good enough deal? Throw in visual voicemail and a real browser, too.

[utollwi]

Need Exchange Push Email - will stay with Windows Mobile

Waiting for the new Windows Mobile 6 devices to launch.

[Moe2Smoke]

maybe

i live in saudi arabia thnx for my friends livin in the US i can get an i
phone , otherwise i have to wait until 2008 to get an iphone , YES ill
buy an iphone 1) coz i dont own an ipod 2) its been a while sence
i owned a touch screen device 3) i trust apple they're the best

[Timbo39]

Yes! Yes! Yes! I will buy one!

I think it's going to be a great phone, it looks as though it will fit
my needs better than anything else out there and I've shopped
around, and have had MANY phones. It always makes me laugh
to see all of the Apple "haters" out there ripping the iphone up
one side and down the other... reviewing a phone thats not even
released yet, weird! If you don't like the phone then don't buy
it- just like the computer. Use the phone you enjoy and can
afford. I won't be standing in any lines to be the first to get it,
however I will be getting one.

I look forward to another great product made by Apple...

( I had to say that, so I will deserve the "Apple Fan Boy"
comments from the peanut gallery!) :)

[gramfinn]

I laugh too, at all the ATT/Cingular "haters"

spewing their venom on these message boards. Nobody is holding a gun to their head to make them buy the phone. There are already imitators planned, so if they don't like the carrier, for whatever reason, valid or not, they should keep their mouth shut and buy one when YOUR carrier has one like it. Don't be so childish to pick apart what is surely one of the best things to come along in electronics in years. And, ATT/Cingular doesn't have the most customers in the country by being a poor carrier. Everybody's experience is different. Grow up, and I hope everybody who does buy an IPhone gets lots of enjoyment from it. No, I am not buying one yet.

[nagunuri]

Not Now - Unless the price comes down

Now a days, u get free phones when u subscribe for service! I got free Cingular 8525 for a new service! I would not pay 500$+ for the phone when I get way better phone(ofcourse no hype for this one). I would never think about it unless they put in Wi-Fi so that I can use at home using my broadband! Iam not an avid user of the net when away from my home! So my one comment - bring down the price, then I may consider it!
Why did not apple put an micro sd card slot in it

[rhett121]

YES, if AT&T doesn't soak me for a data plan!

I currently have Cingular and my Media Max data plan is only $20 a
month. If the data plan for the iPhone costs more than that, I'll
probably pass for a while. It's a cool phone, and I've been waiting
for a long time for it, but I just don't care to pay as much as my
home broadband for my "Edge" cellular network. I DO NOT think
the phone it overpriced though.

[rhett121]

Absolutely YES!

Since they announced the prices for the voice and data plans, and it
is exactly what I am paying now, I will definitely be in line for one. I
do however wish it had stereo bluetooth. What a dumb idea to have
a cutting edge video/audio player-cellphone and NOT use wireless
headphones. Especially since the technology isn't even NEW!

Oh well, it still rocks.

[mbenedict]

No way

There are better phones, like the N95.

[NewMacAddict]

One word....SPRINT

I'm on Sprint and won't leave. When it comes there I'll get an
iPhone. It looks like a great product. I've been wanting a phone
that works with my macbook.

[cassoftroy]

Want to but no

I do want an iPhone. I am on my 3rd iPod. But I cannot justify the price of the iPhone. The main problem is the cancellation fee with my current provider. Also, I haven't had any problems with T-Mobile in the past year. And their customer service and connectivity is markedly better than Cingular/AT&T who I was with from 1998 until 2006. (I was with AT&T when they switched to Cingular and they charged me a changeover fee and I had it with them...now magically they are AT&T charging cingular customers changeover fees to AT&T...I hope they are enjoying that class action lawsuit)

The price of the iphone is crazy. Ok its a phone and it has limited internet access (java weak and no flash) and iPod. Ok I have a cell phone that I like. I have internet access on my blackberry (my sidekick had better internet than the iPhone) and I have a 6MP camera. I also have a 60GB iPod. Yes all my gadgets are not all one device and that is not cool. But by carrying all three on a trip is worth it to get movies, music, great pictures and great call quality. No pain no gain.

Oh and Mr. Jobs... visual voice mail. Umm I have that on a Cisco land line at work and my email can play my voicemails as audiofiles. It may be new on a cellphone but not worth $600. Also, I can play the email audiofiles on my blackberry.

And before anyone says that I am a whiner who cannot afford the iPhone, that is not the case. I am trying to be smart and get the best value and cool factor and efficiency out of my money.

I do want an iPhone. It looks really cool, but at this juncture it has too many drawbacks to even think about buying now. I defintely will not buy this version of the iPhone, but I would be interested in purchasing iPhone 2.0.