3G iPhone next year, says ATT CEO

[Kyle Matthews]

The Churchill Club in Santa Clara includes ATT CEO Randall Stephenson, and at a recent meeting he said in regards to the 3G iPhone - "You'll have it next year," speaking of '08.

Nice.

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[jedinight]

and guess what? thats about the time ATT will be done with there nation wide 3g rollout!!

[HotStuff2]

Ummm...the Bloomberg article is over in the Chit Chat section. And no, this wasn't said at some "Churchhill Club".

[RC_OZ]

Nice for whom ?

I think he means 3G on new iPhones coming out in '08, not existing ones you and I have today.

[Eurisko]

And no, this wasn't said at some "Churchhill Club".

And you know this because?

[ColsTiger]

I hope they can improve the battery life. 3g sucks up some batteries. Three hours talk time would suck!

[Kyle Matthews]

And no, this wasn't said at some "Churchhill Club".

CNN and Engadget seem to think otherwise...

[rwalker333]

So is it going to be an upgrade to our current phones or are we going to have to buy new ones?

[Eurisko]

So is it going to be an upgrade to our current phones or are we going to have to buy new ones?

3G requires new hardware. You'll have to buy a new phone.

[rianbattle]

hmm...perhaps if we raise hell enough like the early buyers(including myself) when they dropped the price $200 not more than two months after launch, we can at least get ourselves an tradein/upgrade discount or something and get the new model


but then again...the stance that apple has been taking lately i'm not getting my hopes up lol, if it really comes down to it i'm sticking with my phone now, i'm not forking out another few hundred dollars for faster data transfer

[wannagotopopeyes]

Im pretty sure it will be a while new iphone, I think the insides of the phone are different, like the receivers and antennas and such, on a 3g phone

[pingwhen]

I like mine now I don't want it slimmer or anything eles and I have grown to Ise edge so 3 g means nothing to me and besides i bet they will be 8 and 16 gigs so they will e around the original prices :-/

[bensen]

in the current iphone v1 the 3g is just disabled by software.

[fat x nub]

i do not think that unlocked iPhones will be able to use 3G...cuz T-Mobile only offers EGDE i think and not 3G.....am i wrong?

[Gamunda]

in the current iphone v1 the 3g is just disabled by software.

I don't think this is true as I'm pretty sure the iPhone has been disassembled and confirmed that there is no 3g antenna (hardware) in the v1 iPhone. But please correct me if I'm wrong...

[stash459]

It Will Be Dope If We Get An Upgrade To Have 3g On Our Phone Now..i Really Don't Want To Wait And Get Another Phone..i'ma Early Iphone Owner Since Day One..love My Iphone Specially All Hooked Up With Tons Of Apps..is Not A Phone Is...beatbox,drawing Pad,recorder,and You Know The Rest Playboy!!!!so Yeah It Would Be Cool 3g...like That You Won't Have In Your Screen Saying(running Out Of Space)...yeah That Will Be Crazy!!!!!!!!!

[dale1v]

It will be a good improvement over this one; if they're going to enter the 3G market, their weapon will have to stand out. Hopefully it will be the sexiest looking 3G phone ever, with all the features we use and need. I can see it now: the primary camera may be >3MP, a 2nd camera hidden behind the screen, the phone will be just as thin as the first G iPhone (maybe thinner), it will have Bluetooth, and of course...it will have a fresh new challenge to give to the hackers. Can't wait to get my hands on this.

[DoerrFan]

Can't wait to get my hands on this.

Wish i could say the same thing haha, im keeping this one, for the amount i spent this better last me till i get out of high school and more!

[Bill69]

do you relize this will be iphone v2 so if you are a REAL iPhone fan you will try and ebay ur v1 and go buy the new one.. This all will opean up a new world... i heard and dont hold me to this because i heard it from a friend who could be bull ....ing but that they would announce v2 (have a keynote) in march 08

[iphonejeff]

bring on the new iphone.. ill be the first in line!