The iPhone 3GS: Should You Get It?

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/30/the-iphone-3gs-should-you-get-it/

by vaksel • 17 years ago

14 12 17 years ago

iPhone 3GS seems to be have overheating issues (http://theappleblog.com/2009/06/30/iphones-heating-up-anyone...) Strangely I had overheating issues and battery charging problems in iPhone 3G after upgrading to OS 3.0. Managed to solve it (http://www.manu-j.com/blog/fix-iphone-os-30-battery-charging...) but it included a hard reset. On the upside phone now runs ultra cool and battery is lasting longer in 3.0

sahaj• 17 years ago

haven't had any heating issues, but the battery definitely is lasting longer in OS 3.0.

nailer• 17 years ago

Many of the reasons to want a 3GS apply just, if not more validly, to the Hero or Pre. Alas, there's no mention of other multitouch phones.

TweedHeads• 17 years ago

Yes.

If you want to have a beautifully crafted full-fledged computer in your pocket. Yes.

Bonus, it also makes phone calls.

weegee• 17 years ago

this is how I feel about my iPhone 3G. Bonus, it doesn't overheat like the 3GS does.

cstejerean• 17 years ago

I haven't had any problems with overheating. The increased CPU speed, RAM, better camera and oil resistant screen coating are a big improvement over the 3G. (Note that I don't particularly care about the compass, I've never needed one so far).

quizbiz• 17 years ago

I just can't afford the monthly bill. That bill, despite my lifestyle, tells me it's a want not a need.

chaosmachine2• 17 years ago

If you're in Canada, wait until October, Telus and Bell are supposedly going to break the Rogers iPhone monopoly this fall. And next year, a whole bunch of new wireless companies are joining the market. It's a bad time to be signing a 3 year contract.

mgrouchy• 17 years ago

While this would be great if it was true, I highly doubt it. Bell and Telus are on a cdma network, currently no cdma iPhone exists. So unless apple has one hiding around for all this time, we are not getting any iPhones on Telus or Bell.

As for the new companies, who knows?

Edited for grammar(which is still terrible, just less terrible).

chaosmachine2• 17 years ago

They've been building a HSPDA network for about a year now:

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/07/21/tech-cellphone...

Rumor has it they are ahead of schedule, and launching in October.

http://www.thestar.com/business/article/656939

heyrhett• 17 years ago

Video taking, scrubbing, uploading to youtube, and sending a link to the grandparents is pretty nice. I can do all that in 10 minutes on one device now.

I guess this is not a big deal to most people.

The iPhone 3GS: Should You Get It?

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