Comments on: Sorry, iPhone 3G Owners, I’m Not Sympathetic

By: Microsoft CRM

Microsoft CRM — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:17:58 +0000

This is a pretty funny thread. I am surprised that Apple does not have some sort of upgrade policy. I guess they figure that they really don't need to. I wonder if they will put such a plan in place if the Android continues to sell really well and take market share away from Apple. Hmmmm.

By: iPhone 3G Whiners Should Just Get a Life | Joe Wilcox

iPhone 3G Whiners Should Just Get a Life | Joe Wilcox — Thu, 20 May 2010 00:09:26 +0000

[...] that among all the babies calling AT&T a bully, there are a few adults. Over at Technologizer, Harry McCraken writes (I’ve reversed the order of the paragraphs): I’m not that sympathetic towards iPhone 3G [...]

By: How Much are iPhone 3GS Owners Going to Pay For the Next iPhone? | Hot Electronics Trends

Wed, 12 May 2010 04:08:50 +0000

[...] iPhone 3Gs a year previously that they didn’t qualify to buy a 3GS at the full subsidy. Seemed reasonable enough to me. But after lots of vocal complaints from iPhone 3G owners who wanted to be iPhone 3GS early [...]

By: How Much are iPhone 3GS Owners Going to Pay For the Next iPhone?

How Much are iPhone 3GS Owners Going to Pay For the Next iPhone? — Tue, 11 May 2010 20:46:38 +0000

[...] iPhone 3Gs a year previously that they didn’t qualify to buy a 3GS at the full subsidy. Seemed reasonable enough to me. But after lots of vocal complaints, the company decided to let some 3G owners buy the 3GS model on [...]

By: iPhone 3G Whiners Should Just Get a Life

iPhone 3G Whiners Should Just Get a Life — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:06:14 +0000

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:45:18 +0000

What we’re forgetting here is that tech advances occur every 3-6 months and expecting someone to own a phone for entire 2 years is outrageous. I hate at&t because of this. Why am I expected to hold an ancient phone when I paid 400 plus for it. I was paying at&t a total of 500 a month for all my services. I have it down to 150 a month and by target is to not use at&t for anything.

As soon as the iPhone is offered elsewhere I am gone like the majority on iPhone owners.

Plus I’m a developer for iPhone and they expect me to develop on an ancient.

You don’t build customer loyalty by pissing on them. Forcing them to use you, because your the only choice. Builds anger and fuels a revolt. When the iPhone is no longer a manopoly at&t is screwed with thier crappy network.

I blame Steve Jobs for letting this happen. Both Steve and at&t are screwing us.

And People right an article proclaiming that we should have sympathy with a corporation. You are a pathetic lobbyist.

By: HMM

HMM — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:59:32 +0000

Ugh, get real I just had my purse stolen with my Iphone in it.. which of course I need for work! I bought the Iphone in December of last year..So now I am not able to get an upgrade until 2010!!! There are no comparable devices in that price range available to me… Which means I would have to pay the full price yet again for the Iphone since you can not insure the bugger. SO tell me again how this is fair to loyal long standing customers????! (I and when I mean long standing I mean close to 20 years)…

Whine, Whine with cheeeessse and crackers…hmm

By: Resolved: Gadgets Are Incredibly Cheap | Technologizer

Resolved: Gadgets Are Incredibly Cheap | Technologizer — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:13:05 +0000

[...] us who are fortunate enough to be middle-class Americans. Remember that the next time you feel like griping about iPhone pricing or the cost of satellite radio… Share/E-Mail | Read more [...]

By: dan

dan — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:26:32 +0000

Totally off the mark. “$699 for a regular price on the iphone and that sounds about right?” No way. Considering the huge price we pay for data and texting, which has nothing to do with actual voice calls, we should be paying $99 for current Iphone users and $59 for new users. Furthermore, there should only be one year contracts, if any. Consumers, myself included, are paying out money hand over fist for cell phone companies that keep coming out with a new phone every year knowing that our greedy, “gotta have the latest and greatest” attitudes will make us buy these phones. If there’s anyone that has escaped the current recession is the cellphone companies. How about toning down the profits just a bit and get everyone a new iphone that is reasonably priced? No, Harry, I expect I will not stop whining any time soon. Sorry, but I don’t believe in the whole “subsidies” bullcrap.

By: John Andersen

John Andersen — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:57:58 +0000

Inferior product with battery issues, software glitches, and missing features. But as loyal ATT customers shouldn’t complain about getting raped on an upgrade? I would completely understand his concept if, as with any new phone, had very few issues, but the previous Iphones were riddled with software problems, battery problems, etc. So the loyal ATT customers who were Guinea pigged should at least be given the opportunity to upgrade with a FAIR price if you’ve had an Iphone for a year!!! Old contracts used to be 12 months. With technology progressing on phones, a year should get you something! I have been an ATT customer for 10 years have 4 phones, and never had an issue upgrading after 12 months. Ive never had a problem with Apple, but I see now how they fell off the map in the 90s to Microsoft. Greed and no respect for their loyal customers.