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3G iPhone Due in 2008

Thursday November 29, 2007 6:57 am PST by Arnold Kim
AT&T Inc. Chief Executive Officer Randall Stephenson confirmed that the 3G version of the iPhone would be made available "next year".

Plans for using the faster 3G data connection in the iPhone have not been secret. Steve Jobs has stated that a 3G iPhone is coming, but that the delay is due to excessive battery life consumption with existing 3G chipsets. The iPhone presently uses the EDGE network for its data connectivity.
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MarlboroLite
55 months ago
Oh well, I won't switch from Verizon to spotty AT&T no matter what. Please Jobs come out with a CDMA version!!!!!!!!!!! Please!!!!!!!!!!:(
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GoodWatch
55 months ago
Sometimes it can be an advantage to live in a country where the launch of the first gen iPhone isn't even planned yet! :) The prices may have come down a bit as well then. ;)
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melchior
55 months ago
"you'll have it next year" is soooo informative considering no one in their right mind will have a major release between now and January...

Launch the 3G iphone in Australia. Sounds like a plan to me! (probably be november 2008)
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iBlue
55 months ago
WOW! Thanks so much apple, welcome to last year!
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chaseardoin7
55 months ago
meh. good news i guess. i've actually been surprised at how fast the EDGE network actually is.


chase :apple:



buying a 24" imac in 2 weeks :D
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jakeryansmith
55 months ago
I'm glad I waited to buy an iPhone! I almost did last weekend. This is great news.:p
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DamnDJ
55 months ago
That's great news, but doesn't help us Denver folk since AT&T doesn't have 3g active here yet.

Boo
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melchior
55 months ago
???? I suppose you're yet to use a HSDPA enabled device?


meh. good news i guess. i've actually been surprised at how fast the EDGE network actually is.


chase :apple:



buying a 24" imac in 2 weeks :D

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fastlane1588
55 months ago
so lets se there is one tuesday per week, and 52 weeks in 2008 that means we have 52 chances to get excited and dissapointed. so whos ready to start guessing?!
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takao
55 months ago

That's great news, but doesn't help us Denver folk since AT&T doesn't have 3g active here yet.

Boo


well it's mostly about europe i would guess ... some carriers here have 90% coverage already in austria (which is higher than EDGE coverage by _far_)

hardly surprising that no 2g phone has been released yet
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