I haven�t talked about the 3G iPhone since it was announced mainly because there�s not much that I can add that hasn�t already been said. I�ve been marking all iPhone content as �read� in NetNewsWire because every blog speculates and then gets the facts later. I can understand why Engadget and Gizmodo readers are always expressing their distaste with the constant iPhone coverage because I�m a Mac user and iPhone owner and I can�t stand it either.
Well, today is the 7th, which means there are only 4 more days until the iPhone 3G release. If you want to be a fanboy, 3 days and 23 hours for me as of this writing.
I�ll be doing some unique coverage:
A) Live broadcast on Justin.TV from the Apple Store Line starting Thursday at 8:00PM PST from The Apple Store.
B) Unboxing photos
C) Editorials and first impressions of the device over the next 2 weeks
What I won�t be doing is posting daily tidbits about how awesome the iPhone is with helpful tips. That�s just a waste of my RSS feed so it�ll be articles about the iPhone and nothing more. iLounge and other sites will post better photos than me, others like crunchgear will have walkthrough videos that rock and Gizmodo will flood you with tips and tricks.
I do hope you�ll all join me on the live broadcast from the Apple Store. I�ve received two suggestions. I should either line up at the Palo Alto store where the Mac celebrities will go or I should camp out at the San Francisco Apple Store where the masses will be and it will make more a more interesting broadcast. I�m not sure yet. It depends on how many people are in line the day before at each store. If San Francisco�s store only has 10 people in line, I�ll be going there. Palo Alto is quite a ride for me on BART to get there and back and the ride home would be some quality time groping the new device.
Anyway, I haven�t decided yet but there will be iPhone coverage starting on Thursday.
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AJ i wish i could get an iphone, but i have a contract with verizon, i have verizon cause the the service in boston is far superior than AT&T, i’ve talked to people that have the iphone and they have dropped cause going into various stores. i can’t have problem because I’m a visiting nurse, and have to be in stores and alike to pick up items for my patients, or patients MDs may need to get a hold of me. also verizon has an insurance plan option for your phone, so if you loose, break, or phone gets stolen verizon will promptly replace the phone after you pay $50 dollar deductible, therefore little or no disruption of service, this is important for a medical person, i like that health care vendors are providing applications for medical professionals. But i wish Verizon would carry the Iphone, Verizon is a powerful network in the Northeast corridor, Apple would sell a ton of iphones if they were with Verizon.
I use to have a mobile phone with cingular/At&t and my drop phone call rate was 60-70%, in my line of work that is unacceptable , with verizon a dropped call is rare. I’m so upset that verizon and or apple could not work things out.
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