The need for speed
Last week, Apple announced its new iPhone called the 3Gs. It’s faster, more memory and every other cliche upgrade you can muster. One big headache on the blogosophere is AT&Ts contract clause that states anyone wanting to upgrade to a newer iPhone must pay either $200 or $500 depending on which source you want to quote.
My iPhone is a year old already, which is hard to believe. Single-handedly it surpasses the moniker of “smart phone” and has become my butler, my secretary, my guide. With that being said, I’m glad I have no desire to upgrade to the 3Gs.
I’ve never been the type that must have the latest, greatest in technology. Actually these technological advances largely gone unnoticed simply because I’m convinced version 1 of anything is just a glorified “Beta” version. When the iPhone was released, I didn’t have an urge to buy it simply because I felt the technology was still in it’s infant stage. With the release of 2.0, the technology had emerged and Apple seemed to have it’s act together.
So while the iPhone may be the fastest download capable mobile device, AT&T’s network won’t support it. So why have it? I don’t do MMS or whatever it’s called. So the only real difference I can see between my current iPhone and the new iPhone is the magnet (for their compass) and the 3 mega-pixel camera.
This probably means I won’t qualify as an Apple fan-boy, which is fine by me. Next year when the contract does expire, I’m sure Apple will be releasing a newer iPhone, with more gadgets and with any luck be open to any carrier out there.
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