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iPhone 4

Tuomo Tenhunen, Photographer

	Lohja \| - \| Finland \| Posted: 3:04 PM on 06.07.10
	->> http://www.apple.com/iphone/

David Vega, Photographer

	Santa Ana \| CA \| U.S. \| Posted: 3:31 PM on 06.07.10
	->> I knew I made a good decision to skip the 3Gs and and wait for the 4G.

Mark Loundy, Photo Editor

	San Jose \| CA \| USA \| Posted: 3:40 PM on 06.07.10
	->> Dsvid, No, no, no! Don't get the 4G. The 5G is going to be AWESOME! --Mark

Butch Miller, Photographer

	Lock Haven \| PA \| USA \| Posted: 3:45 PM on 06.07.10
	->> Cute Mark .... ;-) Sure does look nice .... if Apple would extend the service to more than one carrier ... I think they would garner an even larger slice of the pie ... sure looks interesting from a technological/design point of view ....

Steven Bisig, Photographer

	Seattle \| WA \| USA \| Posted: 3:59 PM on 06.07.10
	->> Looks pretty cool. I will be upgrading. Lets not make this a Verizon vs AT&T thread please. Steven b~

Butch Miller, Photographer

	Lock Haven \| PA \| USA \| Posted: 4:17 PM on 06.07.10
	->> "Lets not make this a Verizon vs AT&T thread please." That was not my intention ... which is why I didn't specify any carrier designations .... just an observation ....

Eric Isaacs, Photographer

	Santa Barbara \| CA \| USA \| Posted: 4:30 PM on 06.07.10
	->> I'll likely upgrade as well and add my old phone as a second line. I really like the increased resolution and front screen camera. Steven, I'm a non-traditional kind of guy. Would it be okay to make this a Nikon vs Microsoft thread? How about Verizon vs Chevy? EMI

Jason Jump, Photographer

	Humble \| TX \| USA \| Posted: 4:44 PM on 06.07.10
	->> Can't wait to upgrade.

Bryan Hulse, Photographer

	Nashville \| Tn \| USA \| Posted: 4:52 PM on 06.07.10
	->> It's not about Verizon vs AT&T. It's about GSM (AT&T and T-Mobile) vs CDMA (Sprint and Verizon) and the current iPhone being GSM and not usable on the CDMA networks. So the real question is, will the new iPhone work on CDMA or will there be a version that does? I don't think that has been answered yet.

Erik Schelkun, Photographer, Photo Editor

	Tipp City \| OH \| USA \| Posted: 5:11 PM on 06.07.10
	->> in order to upgrade, will it be just as simple as renewing your at&t contract for two more years and getting the new contract price? Or will we have to buy the phone outright since we already have a contract?

Chuck Steenburgh, Photographer

	Lexington \| VA \| USA \| Posted: 5:14 PM on 06.07.10
	->> Yawn

Butch Miller, Photographer

	Lock Haven \| PA \| USA \| Posted: 5:29 PM on 06.07.10
	->> Erik, I noticed this ... http://www.powerpage.org/2010/06/07/att-offers-early-upgrade-dates-to-custo.../

Jim Colburn, Photo Editor, Photographer

	McAllen \| TX \| USA \| Posted: 6:43 PM on 06.07.10
	->> Damn shame about AT&T cutting off the unlimited plan...

Eric Isaacs, Photographer

	Santa Barbara \| CA \| USA \| Posted: 6:44 PM on 06.07.10
	->> Thanks Butch, looks like I am eligible. I also managed to get a 20% discount on all services through my school. I pay something like 24/mo for my data plan and 63/mo for my phone service. Anyone planing on starting new iphone service should definitely investigate the enterprise plans for a nice discount. EMI

Yamil Sued, Photographer, Photo Editor

	Peoria \| AZ \| USA \| Posted: 7:23 PM on 06.07.10
	->> I would also get one, if it wasn't AT&T.. Not because they are bad, it's because there's no service in my subdivision... NONE!! That's why I moved to Verizon!! I lost 12K Rollover Minutes!! Y

Steve Allen, Photographer

	Concord \| CA \| USA \| Posted: 7:25 PM on 06.07.10
	->> i'll be upgrading my 3Gs OS to version 4 and keeping my 3Gs

Lisa Hall, Photographer

	Oklahoma City \| OK \| USA \| Posted: 7:52 PM on 06.07.10
	->> I've been waiting for the IPhone 4 to come out and have been looking at cases. I saw one that covers the whole phone so the front doesn't get scratches. Does anyone recommend that case and is the extended warranty worth it? Thanks

Bradly J. Boner, Photographer, Photo Editor

Jackson | WY | USA | Posted: 8:05 PM on 06.07.10

->> Jim - it should be noted that those on the unlimited plan now can keep it. However, once you switch there's now going back.

I do agree that it's unfortunate there isn't an unlimited option offered to new customers. But I think it'll come back in the near future, especially if Verizon and/or other carriers get an iPhone.

Lisa - there's cases out there that make the phone look and feel like a brick. I just use one of those plastic, stick-on screen protectors then cover the phone with the cheap rubber case.

Bruce Twitchell, Photographer

	Coeur d'Alene \| ID \| USA \| Posted: 8:39 PM on 06.07.10
	->> Interesting how once again Apple stole a name already in existence. The new OS is iOS which is already owned by Cisco. The new iPhone certainly is sweet looking. The ability to multitask (finally) is a selling point that has kept me away for quite a while.

Butch Miller, Photographer

	Lock Haven \| PA \| USA \| Posted: 8:45 PM on 06.07.10
	->> ->> "Interesting how once again Apple stole a name already in existence. The new OS is iOS which is already owned by Cisco. " Actually I believe Apple licensed the name from Cisco .... http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/apple-licensing-ios-name-from-cisco-acqu.../

Bruce Twitchell, Photographer

	Coeur d'Alene \| ID \| USA \| Posted: 10:04 PM on 06.07.10
	->> Thank you Butch, I had not read that yet. Guess they learned their lesson after iPhone.

Dianna Russell, Photographer

	Springfield \| MO \| USA \| Posted: 10:47 PM on 06.07.10
	->> ATT offering early upgrades. http://tinyurl.com/29sy3eb

Bradly J. Boner, Photographer, Photo Editor

	Jackson \| WY \| USA \| Posted: 10:58 AM on 06.08.10
	->> The fact the AT&T is offering early upgrades to the new iPhone is a good indicator that a non-AT&T iPhone is likely in the very near future. It could be that AT&T's contract as the exclusive carrier for the iPhone is about to expire, so they're offering early upgrades to try to get as many current customers on new 2-year contracts as possible.

James Broome, Photographer

	Tampa \| FL \| US \| Posted: 11:58 AM on 06.08.10
	->> Very insightful post, Bradly. That thought has merit indeed.

Jason Hirschfeld, Photographer, Photo Editor

	Norfolk \| VA \| U.S. \| Posted: 1:56 PM on 06.08.10
	->> FYI -- Apple has ordered 4 million CDMA iPhones...to "test, etc".

Bryan Hulse, Photographer

	Nashville \| Tn \| USA \| Posted: 4:48 PM on 06.08.10
	->> Excellent point Bradly! I will keep my hopes up!

Kevin M. Cox, Photographer, Assistant

	Galveston & Houston \| TX \| US \| Posted: 5:00 PM on 06.08.10
	->> Lisa, I'm a big fan of the Otterbox cases, several of us at the paper use them. http://www.otterbox.com/iphone-cases/iphone-3g-3gs-cases/iphone-3g-3gs-defe.../ You're probably going to have to wait a while though for a case to fit the new version. iPhone 4 is a different size then the previous 3GS so it will most likely take the case manufacturers a month or so to ramp up production.

Dave Einsel, Photographer, Photo Editor

	Houston \| TX \| United States \| Posted: 5:32 PM on 06.08.10
	->> I kind of like Matt Mendelsohn's take: http://tinyurl.com/2fh4s4u

Brad Barr, Photographer

	Port St. Lucie \| FL \| USA \| Posted: 7:18 PM on 06.08.10
	->> Early upgrade is probably to keep folks from upgrading to a droid based phone.....more so than another carrier imo.

Steven Bridges, Photographer, Assistant

Knoxville | TN | United States | Posted: 9:13 AM on 06.13.10

->> AT&T has allowed customers to break their contract with every iPhone except the 3Gs.

First it was with the original iPhone.

Second you could break your contract and upgrade to the faster (more expensive) 3G network.

Then the 3Gs came out, nothing significant enough for AT&T to make money off of.

Now that the 4G is released, AT&T will let you out of your old unlimited data contract. Side note is that you must sign their new data limited contract.

Its a business and they have to come up with ways to increase their revenue.

Matthew Sauk, Photographer

	Sandy \| UT \| United States \| Posted: 10:17 AM on 06.13.10
	->> Dave, Love the link you posted, thanks

David Harpe, Photographer

	Denver \| CO \| USA \| Posted: 11:15 AM on 06.13.10
	->> Every iPhone is dead to me as long as they are on AT&T. It's like a Ferrari with no wheels. It's pretty to look at. You can sit in it, play with the radio, have fun with the controls...all the while imagining what it would be like if it actually drove...

Dave Prelosky, Photographer

	Lower Burrell \| Pa \| US \| Posted: 11:53 AM on 06.13.10
	->> Other than the Cool Factor, I'm still trying to figure out what necessary function an Iphone serves that makes it worth adding $360 plus tax to my annual phone bill.

Andrew Carpenean, Photographer

	Laramie \| WY \| USA \| Posted: 11:53 AM on 06.13.10
	->> Ditto what David said. As much as I would love an iPhone I am unable to use one where I live. And I don't know if I am so crazy about having AT&T as my carrier.

Gil Batzri, Photographer, Assistant

Oakland | CA | USA | Posted: 6:27 PM on 06.13.10

->> I think the iPhone usage pattern would kill any network the phone was attached to. The only positive from the perspective of network is that ATT has the best out there. If that phone had been contracted with VZW, TMO or Sprint, the networks would have been crushed much more so then ATT's has been.

My understanding from my brother who works at ATT is that the contract was or is shortly going to be re-upped, and I don't see any reason why Apple would stray from the exclusive they have in place, ATT has very much slowed all of their competitive smartphone rollouts so as to not antagonize Apple (where is the ATT Android phone?) , and exclusives make more money for the principals, and never forget, it's all about the money, not some notion of fair play, or competition, or fast data for the customer.

So don't hold your breath on that VZW iPhone. I hope I'm wrong because in SF ATT's network is dreadful, if that phone leaves it will be better for me.

David Harpe, Photographer

	Denver \| CO \| USA \| Posted: 7:34 PM on 06.13.10
	->> You're absolutely right that it would have killed any ONE network. That's why it would have been far better for the customers if they rolled it out on multiple networks.

Delane B. Rouse, Photographer, Photo Editor

	Washington \| DC \| US \| Posted: 8:15 PM on 06.13.10
	->> Gil- The real growth is with multiple networks...not limiting the phone to a single network. I doubt Apple will sell 2x the number of phones since some (many) would switch to Verizon but having a single carrier was good initially but to maintain the growth (i.e. stock price) Apple will have to open up the phone to other carriers.

Scott Morgan, Photographer

Rockford | IL | United States | Posted: 9:27 PM on 06.13.10

->> "Other than the Cool Factor, I'm still trying to figure out what necessary function an Iphone serves that makes it worth adding $360 plus tax to my annual phone bill."

I thought about this for a while. The best way to describe it is the difference between having a home phone and a cell phone. Yes, you already have the Internet at home and your office, but having it in your pocket is totally different. Any time you need to look something up, get directions, send/receive email, or goof off, you can. I'm not sure how I worked as a photographer without it.

I wouldn't argue that an android phone is any different than an iPhone, but I haven't lived with an android. Either way, I'm not likely to give up cell service for just a home phone. Neither am I likely to give up having the Internet in my pocket.

Jim Wells, Photographer

	Calgary \| AB \| Canada \| Posted: 9:34 PM on 06.15.10
	->> FYI The iPhone4 will be sold unlocked in Canada...when it arrives...I'm still a crackberry man though! From the Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/personal-tech/apple/apple-to.../

Steven E. Frischling, Photographer

	\| \| \| Posted: 9:50 PM on 06.15.10
	->> Well I was planning on waiting for the iPhone 5s ... but a client (non-photo obviously) just informed me that they've pre-ordered me one and I should have it on June 24th. I was going to argue, but choose to say "OK" instead :0)

Butch Miller, Photographer

	Lock Haven \| PA \| USA \| Posted: 6:56 PM on 06.16.10
	->> Seems so many folks were so eager to pre-order the iPhone 4 ... they stomped the pre-order system at Apple ... not sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing ... http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/06/16iphone.html

James Broome, Photographer

	Tampa \| FL \| US \| Posted: 9:55 PM on 06.16.10
	->> I got my pre-order in before they ran out. Upgrading from a 3GS.

Bradly J. Boner, Photographer, Photo Editor

	Jackson \| WY \| USA \| Posted: 5:59 PM on 06.29.10
	->> Verizon Wireless Said to Start Offering IPhone in January http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-06-29/verizon-wireless-said-to-start-off...

Joshua Brown, Photographer

	New York \| NY \| USA \| Posted: 6:07 PM on 06.30.10
	->> Here is another iPhone video accessory http://wantowle.com/

David A. Cantor, Photographer, Photo Editor

	Toledo \| OH \| USA \| Posted: 6:59 PM on 06.30.10
	->> via Burf http://i.imgur.com/uEZ1b.jpg

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