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Justin — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 03:15:03 -0000

I found a site recently.... Buy iPhone .. bought my iPhone through them and love it!

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Jon — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 23:22:17 -0000

Not me. I can live without the iPhone for now. I'll keep my Blackjack for the time being.

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thelocomono — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 22:15:29 -0000

Nowhere, I am Profoundly Deaf so the iPhone is useless, unless I want to use it as a doorstop. I'll stick to my Blackberry. Thanks for asking, Scobleizer

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Robert Scoble — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 21:24:56 -0000

Smeagol: not PodTech (the folks I work for). PodShow (competitor).

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Smeagol — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 21:23:25 -0000

You got Dvorak as a VP? AHahaahahahahaha! There goes PodCast. What a nincumpoop he is!

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David Grossman — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 18:38:49 -0000

2-4 hours of talk time, only 8 gigs, $600 with 2 year commitment... I will pass.

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Ken Gardner — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 18:14:41 -0000

Apple Store @ Stanford Shopping Center. I sure hope Steve is building enough to meet initial demand.

Come on people. If you are in the technology business for a living you need to have one of these for your own education.

I believe this device is a game changer. Web apps delivered to where you are. This is the future coming right at you.

When high end PCs cost $9,000 (yes, I AM that old) would you have owned one?

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Bill Holcomb — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:59:19 -0000

Let's see.. We have hardly any fresh water left in the world, people are dying daily in Iraq, People are brutally murdered everyday by bratty teenagers with gun permits, gas is $4 a gallon, unemployment is up, stock is down, The Sopranos is almost over, PS3 is crap! The Wii is nice but no one cares, The polar ice caps are melting, Melinda Doolittle didn't win Idol.. I could care less about a $600 phone. But hey thanks.

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Robert Scoble — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 16:18:01 -0000

Andru: I TOTALLY expect long lines, even in Salt Lake City.

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Brevin — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 14:59:17 -0000

Even though most of the above posters indicate they are not getting an iPhone (and there seems to be a backlash at having it shoved down our throats as the best thing since sliced bread), Apple fanboys will buy this thing in droves. And Apple will make plenty of money servicing that market, even if they never expand much past the Apple fanboy market.

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Andru Edwards — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 14:32:28 -0000

I live in Bothell now, so I have to figure out where the freak to go...does anyone REALLY expect long lines? I mean, it is an expensive phone that requires a 2 year contract. I fly back on the 28th from speaking at Web Video Summit. Hopefully, I am not too late ;)

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Olav — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 13:59:38 -0000

My next phone will be an HTC S730. I hate Apple software.

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mike — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 13:49:28 -0000

T man.. when you use the term 'enough said'.. you're supposed to STFU after.

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mike — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 13:47:48 -0000

Cingular store, at least 1 more year. Wouldn’t get a 1st gen.
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You're shooting yourself in the foot a bit hear, as Apple will be upgrading on the fly for the next 2 years, for free. The whole Gen1, Gen2 thing is misplaced, methinks.

Same goes for the AppleTV... constant free system upgrades and features added for 2 years

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deannie — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 13:05:39 -0000

Not interested in living on the bleeding edge.

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Chris — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:56:54 -0000

I'm only getting one if Rogers.ca makes it available for $99 with a 3 year plan. If not then no. My Moto RAZR is just fine. My car already has GPS. If you are buying this for GPS, DON'T, manual GPS on the road will be impossible to use while driving. I guarantee it. You'll crash.

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Don MacAskill — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:10:22 -0000

I'm camping out on University Avenue with a bunch of SmugMuggers. :)

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Brad — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:06:02 -0000

iPhone? iYawn.

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FAW — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 11:18:37 -0000

Nope, not buying and not even slightly interested. All I want/need is something for phone calls, you know, a PHONE. I'm looking for a phone that doesn't have a camera or texting or anything except call capabilities. Less can be so much more...

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macbeach — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 10:40:58 -0000

No hurry to get another phone. Mine allows me to send/receive e-mail (incl. photos and movies) for no additional charge to my $30/mo plan. I'm just trying to hold down the cost curve for the rest of you.

I don't think Apple will last very long in the phone business, but will be happy to be proven wrong.

Cranky Geeks is a great show. I wish there were more like it. The gravitas of the panelists makes a big difference, so some of the shows are better than others. Why hasn't anyone been able to resurrect the Gillmor Gang? With a fairly stable group of LONG TIME industry watchers I think it was a best of breed in its category. I hadn't been so bummed out since CNet left XM (causing me to cancel subscriptions to both).

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T Man — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 10:12:38 -0000

No where. I have my misgivings about a few things:
1) Crapular, enough said.
2) No replaceable battery. So you'll probably have to send your phone away for a few days while they replace the battery on this thing. What are you supposed to use for a phone in the meantime?
3) EDGE, enough said.
4) High premium price.
5) Still no reviews about stuff that is important, such as call quality, real talk time, signal strength, you know, the important phone stuff. I'm sure Mossberg and Pogue won't even test this part out.

However, if you don't want that N95, I'll gladly take it off your hands. I'll even pay for the shipping. Sounds like a good deal to me. Think it over.

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Alejandro — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 10:11:21 -0000

If my Nokia 1100 dies, I'll buy another. If I can't get someone to donate me one, that is. I'm tremendously loyal to a cellphone that can survive immersion in toilets, 15 meter falls, and being hit by rabid policemen's nightsicks (I know several 1100s that have survived those situations). I don't need my cellphone to compensate for anything - that's what desktop PCs are for.

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Emily — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 10:09:29 -0000

I am amused at those of you who think the interface doesn't matter. If I'm going to use the thing as much as I currently use my much-beloved Treo 650 (going on two years old now; I won't be out of my contract until November), I darn well better enjoy using it.

But that's just my philosophy. Doesn't make yours wrong. (WRONG!)

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paulfabretti — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 09:55:37 -0000

"Where are you going to buy your iPhone?" - maybe WHY are you going to buy your iPhone is a more appropriate question!

There's a reason everyone is talking about the N95 - wifi, gps, 5MP camera...is Apple missing something here?

If Apple's name alone was good enough to carry sales, why did they have to have Bootcamp on Macbook's and Dual Core Processors? Technological advances clearly matter.

It'll be interesting to see the graveyard of iPhones once people realise that a) they can't get on with the OS X operating system and b) there are other phones out there with vastly better operating systems and capabilities.

My iPhone is already on order...

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Alfredo Octavio — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 07:31:59 -0000

Robert, can I have your N95 after you get the iPhone and before you regret buying it? ;-) That's my next phone. The iPhone for me is too much of an unknown with too many negative things. You can't change the battery, don't know if it's going to be sold unlocked and at what price, it is not even clear you can insert anothe SIM Card! Crummy 2 Mega pixel camera, my N80 has a 3 Megapixel one and Wi-Fi. Yes, I know the interface will be cool, but a phone is not like an iPod. We depend on it much more. It has to work well.