{"id":31,"date":"2007-06-30T03:41:00","date_gmt":"2007-06-30T03:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thedealguru.com\/2007\/06\/30\/with-much-fanfare-apple-iphone-is-here-will-it-live-up-to-the-hype"},"modified":"2007-06-30T03:41:00","modified_gmt":"2007-06-30T03:41:00","slug":"with-much-fanfare-apple-iphone-is-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedealguru.com\/blog\/dg\/2007\/06\/with-much-fanfare-apple-iphone-is-here.html","title":{"rendered":"With much fanfare, Apple iPhone is here. Will it live up to the hype?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/dm\/main\/deal\/361\/Apple_iphone.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"link to iPhone\" src=\"\/blog\/dg\/images\/apple_iphone.png\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWith much fanfare, after 6 months of waiting Apple iPhone is finally arrived. People waited days in line to get this device, but is it worth to buy? Total cost to own iPhone is around $2000 over 2 years with AT&amp;T service.<br \/>\nI wanted to own this device from the day one it was announced, but over the months I read iPhone features and short comings and finally I decided not to buy iPhone. I will wait for the dust to settle.<br \/>You know iPhone is Video iPod, Internet Device, iPhone etc. but:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>After paying $499\/$599 the iPhone is locked. You won&#8217;t able to replace SIM use local SIM abroad. You can use iPhone abroad, but you will have to pay roaming and will not have local number. I hope Apple\/AT&amp;T does something about it. This is biggest show stopper for me.<\/li>\n<li>iPhone doesn&#8217;t support 3G network. 3G should not be a big deal for most of the people as people carrying iPod and mobile phone both may not have 3G\/Internet access at all. I do care for extra 20 bucks for slow unlimited Internet access. Remember this device has Wi-Fi which is way faster than 3G but you may need to pay extra if it&#8217;s not free places like Starbucks etc.<\/li>\n<li>It doesn&#8217;t have external memory slots. I don&#8217;t care for this feature as most of the Smart Phones which allow external memory slots supports up to 2GB\/4Gb and are slow.<\/li>\n<li>No actual keyboard. You will get used to it sooner than you think.<\/li>\n<li>Battery life. I think it&#8217;s best in class, and unless you are travelling transatlantic you should be fine. About replacing battery, it would have been nice if you won&#8217;t have to go apple store for that, but not a big deal.<\/li>\n<li>No MMS. Remember this is a software feature which Apple can always add it later.<\/li>\n<li>Corporations E-mail support. Again this is a software issue, but better wait if you are super blackberry users instead of some work around like forwarding email etc.<\/li>\n<li>No GPS. Again it would have been nice but not a big deal.<\/li>\n<li>No third party applications. I think this will change in future. No big deal for me.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>The Bottom line: If you can afford, don&#8217;t care for 3G, SIM access iPhone is the best for you. You will not regret it.<br \/> For me SIM access is the most important feature, and I don&#8217;t like that after spending $499\/$599 I have to sign two years contract and pay extra $20 for slow Internet.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"text-align:right;\"><a href=\"\/blog\/dg\/ebay\/iphone\/ebaysearch.html\" target=\"_blank\">Find Apple iPhone Accessories on eBay<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"offerfooter\"><b><span class=\"offerheader\">How to get iPhone :<\/span><\/b> <\/p>\n<ol class=\"offerol\">\n<li><a href=\"\/dm\/main\/deal\/361\/apple_iphone.html\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to see technical specifications or buy online from <a href=\"\/dm\/main\/deal\/361\/apple_iphone.html\" target=\"_blank\">Apple.com<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With much fanfare, after 6 months of waiting Apple iPhone is finally arrived. People waited days in line to get this device, but is it worth to buy? Total cost to own iPhone is around $2000 over 2 years with AT&amp;T service. I wanted to own this device from the day one it was announced, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thedealguru.com\/blog\/dg\/2007\/06\/with-much-fanfare-apple-iphone-is-here.html\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;With much fanfare, Apple iPhone is here. 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