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This article was written on August 06, 2008 by CyberNet.

Details are emerging about where the first million iPhone 3Gs were sold. At WWDC in June, Steve Jobs stressed availability and how the iPhone 3G would be sold in more countries than ever at an affordable price. July 11th was the launch day for 22 countries, and 70 more countries will eventually be selling them. With this widespread availability, we’ve been curious what the demand is around the World. The Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research report was recently released which breaks it down, and Medialets has graphed this information.

Before we fill you in on some of the data, the graph is a bit deceiving because they weren’t able to properly represent the number of iPhones sold in the United States in proportion to the other countries. Also note that this is the data for the number of phones sold in the 3-day launch period in July.

The top five sellers:

1. United States with 600,000 units sold
2. Japan with 70,000 units sold
3. Germany with 69,000 units sold
4. France with 67,000 units sold
5. Spain with 55,000 units sold

600,000 units is a lot and that means that the United States accounts for a whopping 60% of all sales. Helping the international effort will be the launch of the iPhone 3G in 20 additional countries on August 22nd. Included with those countries will be Romania, Singapore and Estonia. India is said to be getting the iPhone 3G soon as well.

In somewhat related news, Sprint lost over 900,000 subscribers this past Spring. Could part of this be due to the new iPhone 3G? This big loss in the Spring follows a big loss they had last Winter. Things aren’t looking so good for Sprint, even though they have that spiffy Samsung Instinct that was supposed to help retain customers.

Sources: TechCrunch, Mac Rumors

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This article was written on June 11, 2008 by CyberNet.

With the announcement of the iPhone 3G has come some confusion over who qualifies for an upgrade. This time around the phones are being subsidized by AT&T which means they have control over who gets upgraded pricing and who doesn’t. Some current 2G iPhone owners have been confused thinking that they won’t be able to get the phones priced at $199 and $299. Thankfully an internal memo to AT&T employees explains the upgrade process and who qualifies. Assuming this is a legitimate memo, here are the answers to your upgrade questions.

I own a 2G iPhone, will I be eligible for the $199 and $299 pricing for the iPhone 3G?

The short answer is yes (big sign of relief). The long answer, from the memo says: “When the 3G device launches, all active postpaid customers in good standing with a 2G iPhone will be eligible to receive the qualified upgrade pricing for a 3G device regardless of service tenure. Customers that would not otherwise be eligible due to tenure will be made eligible at launch.

Just keep in mind that you will have to re-sign a 2-year contract and you’ll also be forced to change your current plan to one that includes the increased price for faster 3G speeds.

I’m an AT&T subscriber but I don’t have a 2G iPhone. Will I be able to get the iPhone 3G for upgrade pricing?

The short answer is maybe. The long answer is that it will depend on when it was that you signed your contract, and possibly when (or if) it was that you upgraded to your current phone. AT&T hasn’t outlined the specifics here yet, and they haven’t said what the non-upgrade pricing will be. Our guess is that it will be about $100 more for each model.

What if I sign-up for AT&T and get an iPhone 3G when it launches and I don’t like it. Can I return it?

Certainly you can return it and cancel your service, just as long as it’s within 30 days from when you bought it in the first place. Some people thought this might be the way that they’d be able to purchase phones to unlock and re-sell, but as it turns out, it won’t be. If you take advantage of their return policy, the customer will have to return the device within the 30 day time period after initially buying it.

So what am I to do if I want an unlocked phone?

The only way we can see that you’ll be able to get an unlocked phone is to go into AT&T and purchase the phone, sign-up for a 2-year contract, and then cancel the service and pay the early termination fee of $175. This would mean you could get a phone for about $375 and then unlock it or do whatever you choose to do with it, assuming the software will be available right away to do so.

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This article was written on July 16, 2008 by CyberNet.

There’s been a lot of missed iPhone 3G news while we were gone, so we wanted to make sure we kept everybody up-to-date with this round-up post. We’ll include information from a few reviews, information about how much the iPhone 3G costs to make, what it looks like under the shiny black (or white) case, a couple of tips, and info about why it might be a pain in the butt to return a defective phone.

First Reviews

We are holding off on our review until we’ve had ample time to play around with the iPhone 3G and really get a feel for what it’s like. Look for our review in the next week or so. Until then, some sites have already posted reviews on certain aspects of the phone, and here’s what we were able to learn from them:

• Battery life varies, A LOT which means your experience will probably be different than mine. Gizmodo took a look at nine different 3G battery life test results and not one was the same. The bottom line from all of the tests seems to be that if you’re doing heavy browsing, your battery is going to drain pretty quickly. (READ)
• The Pandora add-on “rocks” according to TechCrunch. They say “streamed music plays flawlessly over Edge and 3G networks – during a 40 mile drive I didn’t once run into any kind of skipping or static. Even better, the app currently has no advertisements playing, though we can probably expect that to change.” (READ)
• Engadget has posted their reviews already and pointed out the good and the bad. One thing they aren’t impressed with is the battery life and the glossy black plastic back. The good is that calls are a lot clearer and 3G speeds are impressive. (READ)
• Popular Mechanics did a quick out-of-the-box review and included a video. They compared the iPhone 3G with the “old” iPhone and the Samsung Instinct. What they found was that the original iPhone had a better backlight, the Samsung Instinct was the winner of data speed (although it was far more difficult to navigate and read than the iPhone 3G), and the call quality winner was the iPhone 3G. (READ)

Where to find an iPhone 3G

The iPhone 3G isn’t going to be too easy to come across in the following states where the devices are completely sold out:

Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, MInnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennesse, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin

(READ)

How Much Does the iPhone 3G Cost to Make?

iSuppli estimated that the original iPhone cost Apple about $227 last year to make when it launched. Now they are saying that the iPhone 3G costs Apple about $173 in parts. It appears as though Apple found ways to make the new iPhone 3G more cost-effective which could ultimately help their market share grow. (READ)

Oh, and in case you were wondering what it looks like inside, take a look:

(READ)

iPhone 3G Tips!

Gizmodo points out how with the new iPhone 2.0 software, if there are YouTube videos embedded into a site, you now see a preview of them. Once you tap to view the video, it will take you to the YouTube player, and then once you are done with the video, you press done and you’ll be taken back to the page you were on in Safari. (READ)

Keyboard shortcut

Another tip comes from Lifehacker where they explain a domain keyboard shortcut. This trick will give you quick access to more than the “.com” keyboard shortcut. Now you have “.org,” “.edu,” and, “.net” shortcuts available. (READ)

Jump to search field in Contacts

This is a feature that comes with the new iPhone 2.0 software — you can easily jump to the search field in your contacts on the iPhone by tapping the status bar at the very top (like what you would do in Safari). (READ)

Need to Exchange that iPhone 3G?

Unfortunately, there will be some of you who get your iPhone 3G only to find that it is defective. One person has already experienced this and the process of exchanging it wasn’t very pleasant thanks to AT&T. Luckily Apple took care of them and went out of their way to resolve the issue. (READ)

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If you have an AT&T iPhone in your possession, there’s a good chance you’ve quickly glanced at available insurance options and noticed they’re… well, a tad on the spendy side. Big Blue’s only solution requires a $12 monthly asking price — considering that’s before the deductible gets factored in, we just can’t imagine it selling like hotcakes. The tides appear to be turning, however; according to AT&T’s official site, iPhones will be eligible for Asurion Mobile Insurance plans on July 17th. With these new plans, the monthly cost will plummet to a much more reasonable $5, placing it lower than Verizon’s version. We’re still awaiting word on the deductible, though other smartphones on the same protection plan require a $125 replacement charge. Here’s the drawback: it’s only available for the first 30 days after the device is purchased, which means anyone who procured an iPhone before mid-June will want to keep those cases and screen protectors glued on tight. There’s also no intimate details on what kind of damage is covered — good thing these things are so difficult to destroy, eh?

AT&T to offer standard insurance for iPhone owners starting July 17th originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 04 Jul 2011 15:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The unveiling of iOS 5 at this year’s WWDC keynote brought a wonderful feast of features, but it left us wondering if the iPhone 3GS would be updated with a few cards short of a full deck — the same way the 3G was treated last year. Reports are starting to flow in from folks who’ve tested it, so let’s get the bad news out of the way first: yes, some features are being withheld from the 3GS. The good news? They’re much more minor than we feared. So far, it appears that full Twitter integration and notifications are included; the newsstand and App Store are also intact, as well as the Safari reading list and grid lines in the camera. The only things we see missing so far are the photo editing features in the camera and the tab bar in Safari. So breathe a deep and well-deserved sigh of relief, fans, because your iPhone 3GS isn’t obsolete — at least, not yet. The full walkthrough of iOS 5 on the 3GS is right after the break.

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