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Old 03-28-2007, 7:41 PM   #1 (permalink)

 
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One million AT&T users want an iPhone
AT&T confirms heavy interest in Apple's iPhone
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Apple grabbed attention at a US mobile phone trade show last night.

AT&T (aka Cingular) chief operating officer Randall Stephenson wowed the crowd during his keynote speech at the CTIA Wireless 2007 trade show when he pulled an iPhone out of his pocket.


According to Reuters, the audience went quiet, "and the room lit with camera flashes." Stephenson confirmed it was the first time he had got his hands on an operational unit

Stephenson confirmed that since Apple announced the product and its exclusive relationship with Cingular (now rebranded as AT&T), over one million people have asked the carrier to let them know when the new device becomes available.

The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Kevin Martin, managed to get his hands on the iPhone just after the keynote, before Apple came along and took the iPhone away
http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index...S&newsID=17614
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Old 03-28-2007, 8:04 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I'm sure more than a million people want an iPhone but I highly doubt that a million people (or more) are going to purchase one right off the bat.
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I don't want one unless they throw in 3G HSDPA/UMTS and make the price more reasonable.
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Old 03-28-2007, 11:19 PM   #4 (permalink)

 
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I'm sure more than a million people want an iPhone but I highly doubt that a million people (or more) are going to purchase one right off the bat.
I could not agree more with your statement...
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Old 03-29-2007, 2:23 AM   #5 (permalink)
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I'm sure more than a million people want an iPhone but I highly doubt that a million people (or more) are going to purchase one right off the bat.

Still, don't underestimate the power of buzz. Since CTIA is relatively well covered in the trade and popular press, they are using this as a buzz marketing opportunity. If it really works as advertised, they'll have plenty of buyers. But buzz marketing is the proverbial double-edged sword. Something as radical as this really has to exceed expectations. If it doesn't, people and the press will turn on it in a flash. Remember the Newton?


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for some reason I will have to agree with the numbers. I personaly know at least 30 people (that talked about it openly) that have put their name on the list and all say they want it on the first day it comes out.
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Old 03-29-2007, 10:21 AM   #7 (permalink)
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I would but I'm not a big fan of touchscreen anything. I feel like if it's going to be even more fragile than another devices.
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Why would I sign up to ask the carrier to let me know when the Iphone becomes available? Everyone knows it's coming out in June already. What's the big deal?
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Why would I sign up to ask the carrier to let me know when the Iphone becomes available? Everyone knows it's coming out in June already. What's the big deal?
Maybe they think the iPhone will be a hit like game consoles, which come out in November and become available six months later Or maybe they anticipate the release process similar to that of Nokia phones
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The problem with announcing something several months in advance of its release date is that some customers may simply opt to buy something else in the meantime. I imagine the iPhone probably will do rather well, but I think it would probably do better if the announcement was closer to the release date.
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I for one have no desire to have an iPhone...

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I would but I'm not a big fan of touchscreen anything. I feel like if it's going to be even more fragile than another devices.
I've had a Garmin GPS for a few months - no buttons, just a touchscreen. It's worked well so far.
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I've had a Garmin GPS for a few months - no buttons, just a touchscreen. It's worked well so far.
Really? I want to give it a shot, I want my next phone to be a smartphone, maybe the update that will come out for the MDA.
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Really? I want to give it a shot, I want my next phone to be a smartphone, maybe the update that will come out for the MDA.
I like the touchscreen on my iPAQ. Haven't had any problems so far.

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I wouldn't mind having an Iphone..... just as long as I don't pay for it.
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I second that.
Now if there was a Microsoft Zune phone I would be very interested. I am just too much anti-Apple to consider any iPhone, even if it was made by Motorola (which I'm sure this one is not).

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Same here. It will take a lot more to interest me in one.
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Really? I want to give it a shot, I want my next phone to be a smartphone, maybe the update that will come out for the MDA.
http://www.garmin.com/products/sp330/

This is what I use. It's pretty good, and the screen isn't really that dirty from my fingers. Sunlight washout is a bigger issue, but I don't use it much in the middle of the day.
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I don't want one unless they throw in 3G HSDPA/UMTS and make the price more reasonable.
They say it's Upgradeable to
3G HSDPA/UMTS
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