Rumors of a much-anticipated 3G version abound as reports surface of shortages at Apple stores
Posted 04.03.2008 at 9:44 pm
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iPhone 3G?
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Apple’s flagship store in San Francisco is out of iPhones? Online orders will take five to seven business days? Retail stores around the country are reportedly running extremely low or, in many cases, just plain out of iPhones. This shortage may simply be due to Apple’s shortsighted estimate of demand. But many believe it to be an early indication that they're trying to clear product to make way for a (clouds part, sun shines, choir sings) 3G iPhone.
Apple insists they're replenishing the stock as quickly as possible, but many analysts are calling foul (Piper Jaffray, for one, pegs the likelihood of an early launch at 80 percent). Are 3G iPhones imminent? Hit up the comments and tell us what you think.
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give us some info
If it is really true, I might finally break down and get one. I don't understand why they didn't make them 3G compatible in the first place, if they had I would have bought one a long time ago.
I think they didn't incorporate the 3g iphone thing because the chip that allows it drained too much energy for it to be efficient and apple didn't want that. So yeah, but now it should be here and its going to be dope. I also heard a rumor that there will be a front mounted camera to be able to ichat that would be sick
I heard a rumor that the next version would come in black, pink, or yellow with purple polkadots. The reason they didn't do that before was that the chip that controlled the paint took too much energy from the battery.
Theres no reason to be sarcastic. What "fromagesfon" said is true. They didn't release 3g in the first iphone because it drained too much batter power.
My dad has a phone and we live in a small town that doesen't have the 3G network. And its amazing how much faster it makes these phones are with the 3G network.
I've been waiting for the "itunepodairphonepro" Just give it time, I'm sure it will be out in a year or two. :)