Members rydia is hot Posted October 13, 2008 Members Share Posted October 13, 2008 sorry about the ot post. so my fiancee bought me a 16gig iphone 3g for my birthday. she's rad. she knows that i've been lusting after one since they came out.the phone isn't in yet, so i've got some time to think about it. we're at the end of our at&t contract, so we'll be resigning some sort of agreement anyways, so the 2-yr commitment doesn't bother me. what concerns me is paying the extra $30/month for the iphone service. that's gonna put me at about 90/month for service. i will be living in an area with 3g coverage very soon, so things should be pretty good in terms of data and connection. but i also have a car payment, rent, insurance, and the upcoming wedding to consider as expenses. she's said it's cool if i don't take the phone (as long as it's not out of guilt of her dropping that much money on my birthday gift, but i can't help but feel guilty.) is the iphone worth the money? expand on this! thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jakkeh Posted October 13, 2008 Members Share Posted October 13, 2008 Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mewithoutlouie Posted October 13, 2008 Members Share Posted October 13, 2008 personally, i wouldn't do it. but this is coming from a man who uses a prepaid cellphone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members byekittie Posted October 13, 2008 Members Share Posted October 13, 2008 what you could do, is buy one off ebay and get a cheaper plan like tmobile. and mod you iphone, the same way i did with mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members echodeluxe Posted October 13, 2008 Members Share Posted October 13, 2008 if you use the internet religiously, need to have email available on the fly, need a gps, and like the features then why not. if you have the money, i would say its not a bad idea. i mean, it was a gift. on the other hand, if thats gonna put you dangerously close to the red, you may wanna consider it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Collapse Posted October 13, 2008 Members Share Posted October 13, 2008 If you don't want it, I'll take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belt Posted October 13, 2008 Members Share Posted October 13, 2008 they are cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TomCTC Posted October 13, 2008 Members Share Posted October 13, 2008 If anything, take it for the killer iPod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jaron Posted October 13, 2008 Members Share Posted October 13, 2008 exchange it for an ipod touch if you are wary about the data plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jmez544 Posted October 13, 2008 Members Share Posted October 13, 2008 if you want it, try it out, worst thing that could happen is you unlock it and sell it for like $600-800. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NetStar Posted October 13, 2008 Members Share Posted October 13, 2008 if you want it, try it out, worst thing that could happen is you unlock it and sell it for like $600-800. Wat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpectralJulian Posted October 13, 2008 Members Share Posted October 13, 2008 personally, i wouldn't do it. but this is coming from a man who uses a prepaid cellphone you know what ripoffs those things are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NetStar Posted October 13, 2008 Members Share Posted October 13, 2008 you know what ripoffs those things are? Um, I spend ten pounds on mine every month, get 300 texts, of which I use half and the rest goes on calls.... Far less of a rip off than spending Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members andreas Posted October 14, 2008 Members Share Posted October 14, 2008 echodeluxe is wise - as it was a gift, it could be a great deal. Unless the data plan needed (you will need some sort of flat-rate deal on data transfers) will be too expensive for you. Personally, I gave the iPhone a skip - I have an iPod Touch, and while I like the user interface, I couldn't get any writing speed on the touch screen "keyboard". I ended up with the Xperia instead, which is much harder to get to grips with, but has a qwerty keyboard. It serves both as my mobile workstation/calendar/internet cafe and modem for my laptop. Turbo 3G never reaches the promised 7.2mb/s, but it's fast enough /Andreas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gomez315 Posted October 14, 2008 Members Share Posted October 14, 2008 I use mine with T-Mobile and pay like $70 for the plan and $5 bucks for Internet and E-mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mistersuperfly Posted October 14, 2008 Members Share Posted October 14, 2008 Once you start using the internet and gps you'll realize it's worth it... I have the google maps based gps on my blackberry and it's amazing if you do any sort of driving in cities that you aren't completely familiar with... and i'm using a crappier opera browser on my blackberry, I'd love the full featured safari on the iPhone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mewithoutlouie Posted October 14, 2008 Members Share Posted October 14, 2008 you know what ripoffs those things are?I pay $20 a month for unlimited texting and add minutes as I go, which is usually like $10 every 2-3 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheAtomicJeff Posted October 14, 2008 Members Share Posted October 14, 2008 Sell it for a couple of pedals that you'll flip within 2 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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