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With all the hype, prototype leaks, and press coverage, a lot of people are talking about the iPhone 4, one way or another. OWC Tim and OWC Mike H., have differing opinions on whether or not they’re getting an iPhone 4. Here’s their thoughts, and you can leave yours below.<\/p>\n
by OWC Mike H.<\/p>\n
For me iPhone4 is the iPhone I was waiting for. Having used the 1st Gen iPhone since Launch Day 2007, I viewed the 3G and 3GS and \u201cincremental upgrades\u201d to the product line.<\/p>\n
Apple does a fabulous job at creating things you may not think or know you need until you use them. I\u2019m sure when I come across a fabulous app the uses the gyroscope in a unique fashion, I\u2019ll love having the capability.\u00a0Things I do<\/strong> want: HD video recording, the gorgeous screen, form factor, and the final upgrade to the 3G network as I\u2019ve been on EDGE 2.5G network with the 1st Gen iPhone. While my original iPhone works great, I\u2019m going to get more capabilities out of the new one, especially in regards to video.<\/p>\n AT&T and Apple really dropped the ball on pre-order and launch day selling. Pre-order, server issues at AT&T killed that for most anybody trying to do so. The 20th try seemed to do the trick for most people.<\/p>\n On launch day Apple showed they can tremendously fail with success as the lines at Apple stores didn\u2019t budge for hours as each customer was coddled for 20 minutes or more before leaving the store with an iPhone. Apple\u2019s going to sell all their iPhones regardless of timeliness of service, but they really need to study McDonalds or Wal-Mart on how to do it in large quantities. Apple left money behind with their lack of capability to process customer purchases, but they\u2019ll eventually acquire it… although customers like me are left with a bad taste, Apple\u2019s tremendous brand will recover as their products almost speak for themselves.<\/p>\n I waited in line for five hours and was told they had enough iPhones for those in line. I just couldn\u2019t justify standing in line another<\/em> five hours to get it. The must have Apple product of the year for me, and many others, was the iPad, not the iPhone 4, so I can wait on this one. I\u2019ll be getting an iPhone4 over the next 2-3 weeks, though. I\u2019ve already seen the iPhone 4\u2019s Retina Display in person\u2014\u201cphenomenal\u201d is an understatement.<\/p>\n My best advice to get your hands on an iPhone4: wait it out and get one when you don\u2019t have to wait forever or race around to get one. It\u2019ll be a much better shopping experience while Apple deals with a successful failure of the iPhone 4 launch.<\/p>\n by OWC Tim<\/p>\n With all the (usual) hype surrounding the new iPhone, this time the fourth version of the industry-leading smartphone, I have decided to put the brakes on. I am usually one of the first to jump to a new Apple product, as I did with the original iPhone, the iPad, and even the iPhone 3GS. And while I have never been remorseful in any of those purchases (although that $599 price tag on the original iPhone did sting when they eventually lowered the price), I have resolved myself to holding off on buying the iPhone 4\u2014at least for a little while.<\/p>\n It’s not a money thing, but a needs thing. I don’t really have a need for this new iPhone. It does nothing that I need it to do that my current iPhone (a 32GB 3GS) does not do. I don’t need a front-facing camera. I don’t need a gyroscope. The brighter screen would be great, but I don’t have any issues with the current iPhone screen.<\/p>\n If, however, it is proven that the new iPhone gets better cell reception and does not seem to drop off AT&T’s network quite so often, then that<\/em> is something that may cause me to jump ship. That, and my wife is looking forward to getting a newer iPhone as well, as she is the current user of my original iPhone.<\/p>\n I am curious on why you, if you plan on being one of the first to get the new iPhone, decided to make the jump so soon? Is it just the “new” factor, or is it something else? I love being one of the first people to have new technology, from video game systems to laptops, but none of those require a two-year commitment to a cell phone provider with spotty service.<\/p>\n Leave your comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I am curious on why you, if you plan on being one of the first to get the new iPhone, decided to make the jump so soon? Is it just the “new” factor, or is it something else? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5933,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,3770],"class_list":["post-5898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-random-thoughts-and-topics","category-unplugged"],"yoast_head":"\nI’m not getting one.<\/h1>\n