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  • China Mobile could deactivate 3G / WiFi on iPhone 3G launch

    Filed under: Handsets , GSM , EDGE , HSDPA , Apple , OS X , China Mobile Currently, over 400,000 unlocked iPhones are roaming around China. Now that China Mobile is about to officially launch Apple's latest handset in the world's most populous country, we can only imagine that figure going up. In a bizarre twist of trying to keep a homegrown 3G standard ( TD-SCDMA ) alive, the carrier has announced that it is intending to launch the mobile with WiFi and 3G disabled -- a move that would make it less appealing to those who may be considering buying one, unlocking it and using it on the expected W-CDMA network from China Telecom. Uncool, China Mobile. Very uncool. [Via mocoNews ] Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

  • O2 announces iPhone 3G Pay & Go pricing / launch date

    Filed under: Handsets , O2 , GSM , EDGE , HSDPA , Apple , OS X We've known that a pay-as-you-go iPhone 3G plan was in the works at O2 since June , but the carrier has at long last fessed up and provided the formal introduction. The iPhone 3G Pay & Go plan will be live on September 16th, enabling users in the UK to purchase the handset sans contract for £349.99 (8GB) or £399.99 (16GB). Yeah, it's quite a bit more than free on contract , but those prices do include unlimited browsing and WiFi for the first 12 months after the phone is activated. Once that honeymoon ends, you're looking at £10 per month to keep browsing. Also of note, Visual Voicemail is conveniently omitted from Pay & Go phones, but if you're cool with that, you can get going in a fortnight by heading to your local O2, Apple or Carphone Warehouse store. [Via Stuff , thanks to everyone who sent this in] Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

  • Softbank lowers minimum iPhone 3G plans, begins taking reservations

    Filed under: Handsets , GSM , EDGE , HSDPA , Softbank Mobile , Apple , OS X Softbank can safely say it has a pretty decent quarter here recently, but compared to NTT DoCoMo , it's looking weak. The exclusive iPhone 3G carrier in Japan has decided to answer outcries of "too expensive!" by lowering the minimum monthly data charge that each iPhone 3G user must pay. Previously, users were forced to hand over ¥5,985 ($55) per month for unlimited data; now, users can pay just ¥1,695 ($16) per month to cover 20,175 packets of data "after which users will pay per-packet until 71,250 packets, at which time the previous ¥5,985 charge is reached and further data use is not charged." In semi-related news, the carrier has also announced that it will begin taking reservations for the handset, so yeah, there's that. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

  • What if you could change the iPhone 3G?

    Filed under: Handsets , GSM , EDGE , HSDPA , Apple , OS X You can just feel the surge of power running through your veins, can't you? Engadget Classic's latest How Would You Change touches on Apple's latest handset, and if you feel best equipped to chime in, head on over and do so right now. Like, literally, right now . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

  • iPhone 3G: guts, plants, and free SMS

    Filed under: Handsets , GSM , EDGE , HSDPA , UMTS , Apple Craziest thing, Apple apparently launched some sort of device being loosely coined as a "cellular telephone" last Friday. The darned thing makes calls, keeps track of contacts, and even receives messages -- all right from your pocket! Wild, sci-fi caliber stuff, that. We're catching up on the latest iPhone 3G buzz, and here's what we've got going on at the moment: Jonny Gladwell , better known as the first iPhone 3G owner in the world thanks to his perfect storm of location (New Zealand) and line position (first), has been outed as a plant for New Zealand's Yellow Pages . Turns out the guy was hired by the directory service to see if he could "survive" the brutal multi-day sitting experience using nothing but -- you guessed it -- the Yellow Pages to get by. Ironic that you don't need a friggin' Yellow Pages when you have an iPhone, isn't it? Hmm, Jonny? Portelligent has sacrificed an iPhone 3G to conduct perhaps the most thorough teardown thus far, finding some incremental improvements, largely to accomodate 3G and bring the design in line with the iPod touch, while carrying over a good deal of componentry that had no reason to be upgraded. Infineon and Toshiba had big wins here in the radio and flash memory departments, respectively. AIM acts as a conduit for sending text messages by allowing users to add phone numbers as "buddies." The iPhone has an AIM client. See where we're going with this? Yep, it's a cheesy way to avoid shelling out for a text messaging plan , if you want to go to the trouble of using AIM in place of the native SMS app. The plot thickens in the yellow screen issue. As we'd mentioned yesterday , Apple claims the warmer color temperature seen in the iPhone 3G was a purposeful attempt to make things prettier and sharper -- but now, Ars Technica reports that forcing an update in iTunes from the 3G's shipping firmware...

  • iPhone 3G and firmware 2.0: the day after

    Filed under: Handsets , GSM , EDGE , HSDPA , UMTS , Apple So many of you are probably still in your jammies, reveling in the afterglow of yesterday's purchase, repeatedly opening Maps on your glossy new iPhone 3G and watching in exaggerated wonderment as your location is determined with frightening speed and accuracy. Others might be standing in a line snaking hundreds of bodies long into your friendly local Apple Store, reading this post from the comfort of your Motorola RAZR V3 and realizing that these are some of the last moments you'll be using a physical keypad. Still others are bemused by the fuss -- but whatever your stance on the phone, it's pretty hard to ignore the buzz that's floating around in the aftermath of day zero. Here are some of the goings-on we're tracking: The masses of humanity continue to collect . Massive stock shortages don't seem to be an issue (yet), but patience is not a virtue we hold dear to our hearts, so we really can't blame these people. Some buyers are reporting a yellow tint to their screens -- probably not enough to notice without another unit side-by-side for comparison, but real nonetheless. Of course, the first iPhone suffered from the occasional crappy backlight, bum touchscreen , or negative black, so we wouldn't be surprised if a few lame displays made it out of the factory floor for this model as well; we're following up with Apple on this and we should have more for you later today. We took the iPhone 3G on a decent drive around New York, and found its tracking to be impeccable. In a situation where we might have veered off the path following Google Maps directions, the blue blip kept us right on track. Despite what you've read ( we're looking at you, Mr. Pogue ), we see no technical reason that the aGPS can't provide turn-by-turn directions, provided there's software to take advantage of it. There are some complaints floating around about 3G reception, but it's been...

  • Rogers iPhone 3G in-store activation process gets detailed

    Filed under: Handsets , Rogers Wireless , GSM , EDGE , HSDPA , UMTS , Apple , OS X For the smattering of Canadians wealthy enough to pick up an iPhone 3G from Rogers Wireless without worrying over the lack of an unlimited data plan , we've stumbled across what appears to be internal verbiage detailing the in-store activation process. Quite frankly, there doesn't seem to be any real surprises here, but it is somewhat interesting that retail locations will be required to download and use a special version of iTunes with an "Activation Only Mode," which will enable employees to unbrick the mobiles before customers leave. In any case, feel free to hit the read link if you're anxious to know exactly what the sure-to-be-hair-raising experience will be like come July 11th. [Via GearDiary , thanks to everyone who sent this in] Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

  • Apple's iPhone 3G to go on sale at 8:00AM on July 11th?

    Filed under: Handsets , ATT , GSM , EDGE , HSDPA , Apple , OS X Don't take a vacation day just yet or anything, but early word has it that Apple's iPhone 3G will actually go on sale at 8:00AM (local time, most likely) on July 11th. If you'll recall (how could you forget, right?), the original iPhone didn't go on sale until 6:00PM on launch day , but considering that the whole checkout process will likely be a fair bit more involved this go 'round, we'd say it's a smart move to get the line rolling early. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

  • China Unicom to fetch iPhone 3G in August?

    Filed under: Handsets , China Unicom , GSM , EDGE , HSDPA , UMTS , HSUPA , Apple Chalk this one up as just another rumor for now, but whispers around the Chinese web have it that China Unicom could be netting Apple's latest handset (yeah, that 3G one) this August. If you'll recall, Steve had issues in the past getting Chinese carriers to buy into his demanding revenue sharing model, but now that those days are gone , we suspect talks may go a little smoother. And c'mon, Apple didn't add in Chinese character recognition for kicks and giggles, now did it? As of now, China Mobile has yet to make a peep on the rumblings, but we've only got a few months before finding out either way. [Via IntoMobile ] Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

  • The iPhone 3G on AT&T: we ask the burning questions

    Filed under: Handsets , ATT , GSM , EDGE , HSDPA , UMTS , Apple So wait just a second here -- you say you have to activate the iPhone 3G in-store , and unlimited data is going to run another $10 a month ? With the new model comes an entirely new way of doing business , it seems, and that brings on a whole slew of new questions for the good folks at AT&T. Here are a few we've managed to ask so far, the official answers, and in some cases, information we've managed to gather on the side. Continue reading The iPhone 3G on AT&T: we ask the burning questions Permalink | Email this | Comments

  • Exclusive details on new iPhone firmware confirm 3G and GPS

    Filed under: Handsets , Features , GSM , EDGE , HSDPA , UMTS , Apple Hey, did you hear that there might be a new iPhone being announced (and possibly released) next week? Yeah, us too, and we've been slid some details on what exactly the gold master firmware for the new 3G-laden model contains. Hardware-wise, we've been able to confirm the presence of a whole lot of HSDPA along with the oft-rumored GPS receiver, which is going to help us get a couple good nights' rests ahead of Steve's WWDC keynote on Monday. Head on over to Engadget for the full scoop! Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

  • 3G iPhone to support 42Mbps Evolved HSPA data?

    Filed under: Handsets , Telstra , HSDPA , Apple var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/apple/3G_iPhone_to_support_42Mbps_Evolved_HSPA_data'; Get this. Australian site ChannelNews claims that a "senior executive of Telstra" is the latest 3G iPhone bean spiller. They quote the exec as saying the following: "We know what is coming we have seen the new device and it will be available on our network as soon as it is launched in the USA. By Christmas this phone will be capable of 42Mbps which will make it faster than a lot of broadband offerings and the fastest iPhone on any network in the world." Interesting. We know that Telstra's Next G HSDPA network has been capable of 14.4Mbps since 2007 . At GSMA Mobile World Congress, they even committed to 21Mbps before the end of the year and 42Mbps using HSPA+ (aka, Evolved HSPA, HSPA Evolution ) technology in 2009... not Christmas of 2008. Hard to say if this is just industry blow-harding or actual insider info. June 9th : T-minus 17 days and counting. [Thanks, Paul S.] Read -- Telstra 42Mbps HSPA+ in 2009 Read -- Telstra 3G iPhone rumor Permalink | Email this | Comments
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