Apple iPhone on eBay for only.....

[mjn]

$2499!!! Ouch!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ME:B:FSEL:US:1

[johnscarlet]

Someones already decided its of no real practical use

[Nimby]

I wouldn't touch an iPhone without wearing very thick rubber gloves.

Which might make using it very difficult.

Apparently it turns you into a screeching monkey as soon as you touch it!

[wormvortex]

if its anything like the iPod its gonna scratch just by looking at it and with a screen that size that can't be a good thing

[RMCF]

I think the hype that is surrounding this phone sums up the sad way our world is changing.

Did you see the dozens of people sleeping out on the US for days and days to be the 1st to get A PHONE !!

They must have very sad lives.

I never understand why people would sleep outside when they could just come along the next day after they go on sale and buy one. Are they so anal that they have to be able to say they owned it first?

[loz]

Originally Posted by RMCF

I never understand why people would sleep outside when they could just come along the next day after they go on sale and buy one. Are they so anal that they have to be able to say they owned it first?

Well sometimes there is a very nice reward
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/...cle1557256.ece

But the wait was worth it for the hundred people who queued at the Virgin Megastore in Oxford Street, London, for the official launch. Minutes before the console went on sale, Sony announced that each would be given a 46-inch flat-screen TV worth £2,000.

“We wanted to repay the patience and loyalty of all the people who have waited the extra few months for the European launch.” Jonathan Fargher, Sony’s UK spokesman, said. “We obviously want them to enjoy PS3 in the way it’s meant to be shown off, and that’s on high-definition television.”

[Henry]

And they can't be unlocked to any other network at the moment! No doubt that will change soon.

[Setenza]

I've been told that Apple are talking to Vodafone for the European release. But they don't like Vodafone's habit of subsidising handsets purchases.

Also, the present i-phone is not 3G compliant.

[Nimby]

Yet another case of an American monopoly that is freely tolerated yet would bring down their wrath if the monopoly was held by any other nation.

[Pat_C]

Originally Posted by Xusia Of Delos

I've been told that Apple are talking to Vodafone for the European release. But they don't like Vodafone's habit of subsidising handsets purchases.

I suspect they are talking to anyone they can. Many mobile operators are rejecting the terms imposed by Apple, where they get a cut of the monthly revenues.

The mobile business model in the US is very different anyway, as the person being called gets hit with the high charges, not the caller. A bit like roaming in your own country.

[udsf]

funnily enough if you go on the 'fast car' forums (Nova owners etc - LOL!!)

they are going mad to get this latest toy even though to date its non viable in the uk!

madness i say

[Hi-Def]

not only is the phone network locked but its locked to the sim card so will be no chance of using it here

[Pat_C]

Originally Posted by Hi-Def

not only is the phone network locked but its locked to the sim card so will be no chance of using it here

That's never stopped anyone from buying anything on eBay though.

[unique]

Originally Posted by Hi-Def

not only is the phone network locked but its locked to the sim card so will be no chance of using it here

isn't it quad band? thus you just set your account up in america and use it to roam in the uk. if you can afford $2500 on a phone, then the bill shouldn't be a problem. if it's not got quad band for that money, then it's a teensy bit overpriced if you ask me

i'm sure someone will hack it shortly. i saw on the bbc news site that some mac fans had already prised it open with a knife to see what was inside (oh, look, it's a phone!)

[LFC_SL]

Yeah, I hear they're talking to Vodafone and O2, who are 2 out of 4 European suitors. At least they have decent networks. Seems this AT&T don't have a lot of love in America, so it puzzles me why they got the contract