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post #161 of 220
9/9/07 at 3:54pm
Just returned the Iphone and quit AT&T. The iphone was good device I thought. It seemed to mix everything well (phone, mp3, etc) ... the problem is AT&T. The service sucks ... I got no reception in my apartment, I go into Meijers and can't pick up a signal at all. Overall, they were the reason for me taking back the iphone.
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post #162 of 220
9/9/07 at 4:59pm
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Originally Posted by Skeletor View Post
Just returned the Iphone and quit AT&T. The iphone was good device I thought. It seemed to mix everything well (phone, mp3, etc) ... the problem is AT&T. The service sucks ... I got no reception in my apartment, I go into Meijers and can't pick up a signal at all. Overall, they were the reason for me taking back the iphone.

Are you in Michigan?
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post #163 of 220
9/10/07 at 4:42am
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Originally Posted by Kakaze View Post
People were snapping up plenty of iPhones at 600 dollars. But Apple wants more than money with the iPhone; they want market share. And not just to stave off the clones.

They probably made back most, if not all, of the money they spent making the iPhone when it was at 600 dollars a pop. But now, what with the huge success of the thing and the holiday season coming up...what better time to lower the price and start seriously building market share?

Or maybe sales numbers were lower than they expected at this point in time, so they lowered the price of the iPhone.
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post #164 of 220
9/10/07 at 5:19am
From everything Apple has released they're perfectly on track with their sales goals. It was the best selling smartphone in July...can't find any data for August yet.
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post #165 of 220
9/10/07 at 8:43am
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Are you in Michigan?

Close to MI actually, northern Ohio. I was on tech support with them both to find out if it was the phone or the service. They kept pointing fingers at each other. We just had an AT&T store open up in my town, and I chatted with one of the workers about how good their signal strength was. It sounded like it was more of an AT&T thing after I talked to him. The customer support said I was in one of the better areas around, yet when I was sitting at my computer or dining room table, the service dropped to one bar or no service.

I wasn't positive it wasn't just a faulty phone though, but they don't allow you to trade it in for a new one. I would have to pay a restocking fee. Apple said I would need to get it serviced to see if it was the phone and not AT&T / reception area. The only thing, I had 3 days to cancel my AT&T for a full refund (they said after 3 days I would be charged ~127$ for the setup fee and first month) and I had 14 days to take back the iphone. I opted for the route that would cost me less money if it turned out that it was not the phones fault. The whole ordeal cost me around 45$ for the restocking fee, but at least I've got to try out the iphone and can say AT&T wasn't really for me.
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post #166 of 220
9/10/07 at 12:37pm
Well Apple just announced that they sold 1 million of them 74 days after release, which was on track of their goals.

*still waiting for 16Gb 3G iphone... or a gphone (if such a thing exists)...*
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post #167 of 220
9/10/07 at 12:58pm
Apple Sells 1 Millionth IPhone
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070910/apple_iphone.html?.v=5

Looks like Kakaze wins.

In any case, with 1 Million sold in just over 2 months, they are certanly buidling market share before a competitor gets a chance to get a foot hold.

The first batch had the early Apple devout adopters, now with the price drop, the sales numbers should continute since the rest of us have a better chance to afford one.

Btw, AT&T is very good if not the best cell phone service coverage where I live in California.
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post #168 of 220
9/10/07 at 5:27pm
Apple was ahead of their goals...the 1 millionth one wasn't supposed to be sold until the end of the month.
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post #169 of 220
10/2/07 at 1:06pm
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Ed Sutherland - AHN Editor New York, NY (AHN) - A New York woman is suing Apple for $1 million, charging a $200 price cut on the 8GB iPhone constituted price discrimination. Dongmei Li said drop from $599 to $399 prevents her selling the now-discontinued $499 4GB iPhone for a profit. In early Sept., Apple lowered the price of its iPhone, touching off loud complaints. Hoping to quell the uproar, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the company would give a $100 store credit for purchasers who didn't qualify for a $200 refund for recent iPhone buyers. The Queens, N.Y. woman also named AT&T in the lawsuit. AT&T, the exclusive U.S. carrier for the iPhone, requires a two-year service contract, a measure Li considers unfair.
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post #170 of 220
10/2/07 at 1:24pm
ha ha, lose the i and she's Dongme...
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post #171 of 220
10/2/07 at 4:04pm
LOL! I wonder if thats the same ladie who tried to buy like 100 iphones to only be told selling 1 per customer. She gave $800 to cut first place in line 2.
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post #172 of 220
10/16/07 at 6:59am

iPhone contains toxic chemical

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October 15, 11:53pm EST

Paul Icamina - AHN News Writer

Atlanta, GA (AHN) - Apple should clearly label the iPhone because it contains the hazardous chemical phthaltes, the National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) said Monday.

Ultimately Apple should get rid of them altogether, the environmental group said as it declared it was suing Apple based on the report by environmental group Greenpeace that found hazardous materials, including phthaltes, in Apple's iPhone.

Greenpeace - in a report released Oct. 15 - said it has disassembled an iPhon and claims to have uncovered two types of hazardous substances: toxic brominated compounds (indicating the presence of brominated flame retardants) and hazardous PVC, according to a PC World report.

Phthalates in the vinyl plastic earphone wiring are at levels that are prohibited in young children's toys in San Francisco and the European Union (EU).

Under California's Proposition 65 law, products that can expose consumers to phthaltes or other chemicals that are reproductive toxins or carcinogens must carry a warning label, said NCEH.

"Two of the phthalate plasticizers found at high levels in the headphone cable are classified in Europe as 'toxic to reproduction, category 2' because of their long-recognized ability to interfere with sexual development in mammals," said Dr. David Santillo, senior scientist at the Greenpeace Research Laboratories.

"While they are not prohibited in mobile phones, these phthaltes are banned from use in all toys or childcare articles sold in Europe. Apple should eliminate the use of these chemicals from its products range," he added.

"There is no reason to have these potentially hazardous chemicals in iPhones" said Michael Green, NCEH executive director. "We expect Apple to reformulate their products to make them safer from cradle to grave, so they don't pose a threat to consumers, workers or the environment."

http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...cid=1122169218

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post #173 of 220
10/16/07 at 11:29am
* makes cell phone with mail carton box*
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post #174 of 220
10/16/07 at 11:32am
* One-Ups moidock: makes cellphone out of tofu. *
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post #175 of 220
10/16/07 at 11:38am
* mmmmm.....tofu..... *
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post #176 of 220
10/16/07 at 2:32pm
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* mmmmm.....tofu..... *

*uses real cell-phone to beat G5's cellphone into a pile of mush, then eats it.*

*tummy starts vibrating*
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post #177 of 220
10/16/07 at 4:22pm
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post #178 of 220
10/21/07 at 10:31pm
I got the Iphone and I have to say it's more impressive than I thought...very well put together cell phone/computer whatever you wanna call it. For 400 it's not a bad deal considering it WAS 600 and other phones that are less advanced are 200-400 themselves.
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post #179 of 220
10/21/07 at 10:35pm
My phone can do more than that apple iphone and I only paid 58 dollars for it.. lol, I love Caterpillar business cingular.

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post #180 of 220
10/21/07 at 11:18pm
haha I love the iphone
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