Re: iPhone's here... Say Goodbye to Nokia
 

I think the iPhone will have 3G support but it won't be activated at launch. I think an firmware update will activate it when ATT is ready for it to happen.

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EDGE is not 3G. Different technologies. It depends on the implementation, so a firmware upgrade is not likely to give you 3G.

Insert: Whether EDGE is 2G or 3G depends on implementation. While Class 3 and below EDGE devices clearly are not 3G, class 4 and above devices perform at a higher bandwidth than other technologies conventionally considered as 3G (such as 1xRTT). Because of the variability, EDGE is generally classified as 2.75G network technology.

Re: iPhone's here... Say Goodbye to Nokia
 

What I'm saying is that it's likely the technologically needed parts are in the iPhone and are probably disabled. Apple has done this before. Firmware update and suddenly your device can do things it couldn't (wouldn't) do before. I can use my iPod as an example.

Re: iPhone's here... Say Goodbye to Nokia
 

firmware doesn't install a piece of "hardware" that isn't there to begin with. its like saying my machine has bluetooth, but wait I bet you they'll make a firmware update to make it be wifi also. - its stupid.

Re: iPhone's here... Say Goodbye to Nokia
 

Earl, you make a valid point. However, I can recall my N800 didn't have an FM radio when I bought it in January...

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Hey, if it looks like a duck... All thats needed for the N800 is for GPE to be able to be sync'd and refined a bit. I'm not a programmer and don't know the first thing about how to do it. I just want to use it. It's not like Nokia has never done it.

By the way, $400.00 for this thing is not hamburger. I'm not asking to do solid modeling and rendering on it, just to easily have my contact info, to do's and calendar to be on both my laptop and N800. All I'm asking for is onions, pickles and a bun.

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I didn't say that firmware installs hardware. I'm not an idiot. If you read the post you'd see that what I said was that apple has a habit of hobbling hardware and then "activating" it with a firmware update. You know...software that activates hardware.

I'm beginnning to understand what sets Texrat off.

Re: iPhone's here... Say Goodbye to Nokia
 

Archos 605 coming out this summer.WiFi capable and can download movies etc

Anyone familiar with it?

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There is no FCC approval for a 3G radio is there? Second, as it is being released in the US, there is no need for 3G. 3G is more than needed in Europe and the iPhone would be a waste without it. HSDPA is on the way, with the US also lagging in this. EDGE is just right for the US.

Re: iPhone's here... Say Goodbye to Nokia
 

iPhone is going to suck and to make matters worse there service is truly garbage in my area.(im really not going to buy it):D