Apple slashes iPhone price

[Lespaul20]

Originally Posted by Strider iPhones could be $20.00 and I still wouldn't buy it.

Really? I'd buy for that even though I wouldn't activate it.

[David M]

Originally Posted by mairving So you are back to being an Apple fan now that their stock is up?

Not quite....I have been a fan and shareholder since their share price was down in the low 80's. It's had a nice run since then. I have traded in and out a few times towards the top. The other reason is that I replaced my broken Creative Zen MP3 player with an iPod...which I like much better. I admit it, I am much more of an Apple cheerleader than before. In fact, Mac Medic and I are the best of buddies now!

Overall I am very bullish on Apple because of increased computer sales and sales of innovative new hardware. The company comes out with something new or something improved a few times a year, which is saying a lot more than other tech related companies that sell consumer products. Revenues are way up as well. I don't see an end or a shortfall of new products or existing product improvements coming down the pipeline either.

To answer your question mairving, I went from not thinking much of the company last year to really liking the company this year, both from an investor and a consumer perspective.

[HAL9000]

Originally Posted by David M Hey, that beats being an AMD cheerleader.

LMAO.. now that's funny.

[jimmyrules712]

speaking of the subject, I'm posting this message from my new shiny iPhone!

[David M]

Originally Posted by jimmyrules712 speaking of the subject, I'm posting this message from my new shiny iPhone!

Tell us what the pluses and minuses are. How is the connection speed in your experience?

[jimmyrules712]

I ran a speed test while just using edge (not wifi) and got 87kbps. I ran the same test a second time and got 126kbps, so there is a bit of inconsistency there. I'm also in manhattan kansas so the edge speeds may not be what they are in a large city.

typing on the keyboard seemed difficult at first, but as I got used to it I figured out some smart little things apple did to make it easy. It's hard to explain if you haven't done it, but I think I'm only typing a little slower then what i was doing on my treo 650, and as I get more used to it I will get better.

there's a few small functionality things that apple left out that I would hope and imagine will be added in with an update or future release, my biggest wish being the ability to start typing a contact name and the phone searching up possibilities as you do.

Other then a few somewhat common features that seem to be missing I have nothing to complain about. I love how seamlessly it switches from edge to wifi and back when I move around.

I haven't even gotten the chance to put music on it, so no comments on the music player yet. Spent most of my time so far getting my contacts moved over and setting up my calendar and email.

also, I had no trouble activating it through itunes. It took about 2 minutes and I was up and running.

[jimmyrules712]

i also want to add this. I just used the visual voicemail feature for the first time today and i'm pretty impressed. I've kind of forgotten over time how annoying most voicemail systems are, this is amazing.