$848 IPhone 3GS - Would U Buy?

[makapaaa]

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</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=452 colSpan=2>New iPhone 3GS to go on sale next week

By WINSTON CHAI
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APPLE'S souped up iPhone will dock in Singapore next Friday. And based on its overseas track record, scores of gadget-crazed Singaporeans will be keen to take a bite.

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The iPhone 3GS has a speedier processor and an improved operating system </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>According to Singapore Telecom, 'tens of thousands' of people have already registered on its website for the new touch-screen gizmo, dubbed iPhone 3GS.
SingTel is the exclusive local distributor for the handset under a deal that is expected to last until 2010 or longer.
The company will not reveal pricing for the phone, though market watchers expect prices to remain unchanged from last year.
Consumers can get the current iPhone for $0 to $848 from SingTel, depending on the choice of subscription plan. US operator AT&T, the first to launch the iPhone 3GS, also kept to its previous pricing - US$199 and US$299.
Aesthetically, the latest iPhone looks like a carbon copy of its predecessor but it features a speedier processor, an improved operating system, an upgraded 3.2 megapixel camera and more storage.
Most technology analysts expected these minor upgrades to dull the device's consumer appeal - but they were wrong.
The iPhone 3GS debuted on June 19 in eight countries - the US, Canada, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, the UK and Switzerland.
Apple sold more than one million units during the launch weekend, with AT&T claiming that the handset smashed various sales and store traffic records.
'iPhone momentum is stronger than ever,' said Apple chief executive Steve Jobs.
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[singveld]

Despite a few claims of overheating iPhone 3GS handsets surfacing on the web, Apple hasn't officially acknowledged the problem - if, indeed, there actually is one.

What it has done is issue a support document detailing how to keep an iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS within acceptable operating temperatures.

According to the document, both the iPhone or iPhone 3G could temporarily stop working if the device exceeds normal operating temperatures, and users could be presented with a dim display, a weak mobile signal, the inability to charge, or the dreaded temperature warning screen:

Apple states that the warning screen appears on iPhone handsets that have become too hot. It recommends turning the device off and moving it to a cooler environment before resuming use.

In the weeks following the launch of the iPhone 3GS, a number of users have reported overheating issues - with some claiming that high temperatures have led to discolouration of the handset's white plastic shell.

Have you experienced heat-related problems with an iPhone handset? Let us know in the HEXUS.community forums, and please refer to Apple's support document for further information.

 

[besotted]

Ah guas, mesmerised by ladyboy advertisers, use iPhone. HTC better.

Same like ah guas use iPod when Zen is clearly better

 

[singaporebomb]

i got trick already by singtel and apple once,i not going to be fool again:oIo:

 

[singveld]

i got trick already by singtel and apple once,i not going to be fool again:oIo:

trick ? tell us the story so we can learn