RSSIs Apple making overall headway with the iPhone 3G?
By Jacqueline Emigh | Published August 25, 2008, 3:29 PM
As Apple rolled out the iPhone 3G to 21 more counties last week, T-Mobile pointed to sales of 120,000 of the phones already in Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands, despite distribution and connectivity problems.
T-Mobile experienced delivery delays in all three countries, but customers complained about connectivity only in the Netherlands, according to Hamid Akhavan, CEO of T-Mobile's parent company, Deutsche Telecom.
"Our sales expectations were surpassed," said Akham, in an interview published today the the German news magazine Focus.
However, some customers in Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands had to wait weeks for delivery of the iPhones they'd ordered, he acknowledged, attributing the delays to Apple's launch of the iPhone in 21 others countries on Friday of last week.
Instituted in keeping with Apple's often repeated sales goal of 10 million iPhone 3Gs for 2008, last week's rollouts included Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Ecaudor, El Savador, Estonia, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Latvia, Lithuania, Paraguay, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, and Uruguay.
Also, Apple is now rumored to be talking with three Russian carriers about possible introduction of the iPhone in Russia during the month of October.
Meanwhile, in a posting on its Web site Friday, AT&T said that Apple's 16 GB iPhone 3G is available in most of its US stores today, and that AT&T will be restocking its stores with an 8 GB model later this week.
Also according to Akhavan, however, like users in many other countries, some Dutch users have complained about dropped calls and slowed access, with the phone reportedly reverting to lower speeds than 3G.
As previously reported in BetaNews, one user in the US has now filed a lawsuit charging Apple with false advertising in promising that the iPhone 3G performs "twice as fast for half the price."
Yet last week, too, Apple released a firmware upgrade aimed at improving connectivity performance. While many users have continued to complain, others could be benefiting from connectivity improvements.
In tests conducted at the labs of Swedish-based Bluetest, a vendor of wireless test equipment, researchers found little difference in signal transmission and reception between the iPhone, Sony Ericsson's P1 phone, and the Nokia N73.
"The P1 is a little better at receiving signal and the N73 a little better at sending signals. But the difference is small. The difference between the iPhone's and the P1's receive sensitivity is 2 dB," according to an article which appeared today in the Swedish newspaper Goteborgs-Posten (The Gothenburg Post).
The tests in Sweden also showed no differences between the three phones in their ability to maintain network connections, in the midst of noise from other wireless signals.
On the other hand, as previously reported in BetaNews, last week's iPhone rollouts received ho-hum responses in countries such as India and Poland, where availability and 3G connectivity issues seem to be overshadowed by affordability and a lack of widespread Internet access, which is necessary for activation.
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|The iPhone 3G sales has had an indirect affect on Mac sales: A 10.4% market share according to Gartner. Woohoo! This is huge folks! The Mac has finally cracked the double digit market share!
With what the mighty Apple has planned in the future, this isn't even scratching the surface with what you are getting ready to see. A Mac revolution is underway and there is no end in sight! Time to join the fun folks and get a Mac. :)
http://macdailynews.com/...p/weblog/comments/18268/
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|iCrap 3G sucks!! would prefer sony or Nokia instead like I have always had. Made a big mistake by purchasing that crap. Will never touch any Apple crap again. Apple sucks
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|you would have a point but your opinion does not count.you bought one tried to be "cool" so deal with it.
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|Nice username, genius.
Trying to get the record for fastest ban?
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|LOL what a great name.
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|Banned for what? Having a legit opinion on the matter at hand? I mean seriously. Apple is the second coming of the hippies,we all know that.
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|I love all they hype, non-stop blogging, and "hip" software development despite the reality that relatively few people actually own these phones.
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|That is Apple's genius. They are marketing mavens.
Seriously, if Apple and MSFT ever joined forces, the world would end.
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|Ok, so I'm guessing someone has an idea of when the perfect phone from Apple will come out? All I want them to make is an iPhone that has full flash and java capabilities, and mms (and video if I can get it ;) I'm holding out on upgrading till then. Any rumors?
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|"As Apple rolled out the iPhone 3G to 21 more counties last week"
12 Counties? Helluva rollout.
Maybe Countries?
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|LOL!
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|@Hollywood
To be honest, I live in Ohio and they're still generating huge lines for the iPhone. So I don't really doubt what internetworld7 was saying... although, you can tell he's a huge fanboy. That aside, I picked up an iphone a couple weeks ago and I'm impressed. If you live in central ohio, you get fantastic service with 3G speeds at about 780kbs. The highest I have seen is 1200kbs and the lowest 348kbs. I'm overall, satisfied with my purchase. I wouldn't worry too much about porting your software over. For now, its the closest thing to a true pocket PC.
I've noticed a lot of people complaining about how they don't have 3G as though that's Apple's problem. Also, I saw a post about how India has to pay so much more for the phone. What you guys are failing to understand is that you're buying a phone. With that phone you get a service plan from a service provider. For USA, its AT&T. AT&T is subsidizing the iPhone's cost which is why I paid $300 for my 16gig instead of the $599 they were charging a few months ago.
The first generation iphone was a profit share between Apple and AT&T. Apple got a cut of the monthly AT&T service plans. That is no longer the deal. AT&T pays the $300 to Apple and I get a cheaper phone but a more expensive service plan.
With all that said. 3G is only as good as your service provider. So if your 3G service sucks in your area, then you're not going to get the speeds that are advertised. There is no breech of contract or misleading ads. You just didn't do your research before you bought the phone. How many of you look to make sure you have service before you buy into a cellphone company? The same rules apply when you're buying a smart phone. You need to make sure you have the reception in the areas that you frequent or it will be worthless to you.
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|I just found out that one of our clients insists that we have to port our custom software to the *gulp* iPhone. This should be interesting as we are getting one for free to beta test with.
This guy has more money than brains.
internetworld7, no one is falling for your troll tactics anymore and if you really mean what you post, you are pathetic.
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|The worse the Apple product, the more the Apple sheeple gobble it up. No sim card, an imbedded battery, and Apple's own software (iTunes) prevented people from using the phone for up to a day. Like all Apple products it's half the product for twice the price.
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|Of course it has a SIM card that can be easily removed and replaced. And iTunes enables you to easily update the phone's software or copy files to it unlike anything Microsoft has with Windows Mobile. ActiveSync is a mess.
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|And yet Apple products are shattering the competition! It seems you are half misinformed but twice the dimwit.
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|trolls
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|to copy files...i ...erm... drag them to the 'windows mobile' icon in my computer, to update firmware, i double click on the firmware. tho i rarely do this because my phone did what it said it would from the day i purchased it.
im not saying the iphone is bad. im saying youre a mis-informed fanboi who is basing his arguments on conjecture.
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|Seems to me like your are misinformed as well. They are hardly shattering the competition in regards to certain areas.
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|Yah Ill have to disagree with you on that one.
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|So, just what other phone do you keep talking about?
Please inform us?
Whether you like the damned thing or not, its the one making the headlines and generating the market buzz.
That fact really gives you a hairball, doesn't it? Deal with it ferret.
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|Sure makes its much more capable and much smarter competition look mighty stupid then, doesn't it?
So where are all of the intelligent consumers? And what are they buying? And why aren't we talking about that?
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?
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|That's the core issue. The Apple-blinded KNOW that the competion is smarter and more capable. The intelligent consumers are buying phones that are Java capable, have removeable sim cards, removeable batteries and basically, phones that can handle a 3G environement. Apple is scrambling with patches for it's telephony because THEIR product is the problem. Not the network.
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|Apple products only shatter their users egos. They're never used in mission critical situations because they're unreliable. iPhones aren't recommended for corporate use because they crap-out. Apple MobileMe was hamstrung for a MONTH, iTunes shuts down iPhone usage. That makes half mis-informed twice as smart as an Apple iDiot.
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|Does this good news come as a surprise? The awesome iPhone is made by the greatest company on earth, led by the greatest CEO on earth.
I live near beautiful Manhattan Beach, California. I was just at the Apple store Friday and there are still long lines of people waiting outside the Apple store in the Manhattan Village mall to purchase an iPhone!!!!!
What other company on earth generates this type of massive hysteria and obsessions with it's products other than Apple? These people still forming long lines at Apple stores across America and other countries come from all walks of life.
The iPhone is what is fueling the massive Mac market share growth and eventually will be the cause of making Microsoft obsolete in the near future! :)
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|"What other company on earth generates this type of massive hysteria and obsessions with it's products other than Apple?"
How about Sonic? We got our first one and four months later, you still can't get in without waiting in a separate queue.
The only people who obsess over niche products have nothing better to do. I'd rather be munching carpet or playing with sweater melons than cheerleading Apple, unlike yourself.
The fact that you are proud to live in California (a.k.a the armpit of the nation) with all the other "me too" materialistic sheep that only worry about what popular products people see you in public using says it all.
I completely understand now, you have enough problems without me berading you in public. I'd wish you luck but you wouldn't know what to do with it if you got it.
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|"How about Sonic? We got our first one and four months later, you still can't get in without waiting in a separate queue."
LOL. That just says everything I need to know about you. You're an illiterate hillbilly living in an inbred hick town that goes yonkers over a sonic that is found commonly in many places!!!!!!
"The fact that you are proud to live in California (a.k.a the armpit of the nation) with all the other "me too" materialistic sheep that only worry about what popular products people see you in public using says it all."
All of this California jealously coming from a 3rd generation inbred redneck who goes by the user name Hollywood_... REALLY? ROFL ^__^
And for the record, I'd rather live in the "armpit" of the nation than the A$$ of the nation, hillbilly boy. :)
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|You make such a fool of yourself it humors me.
I swear this guy is worse than dave....if anyone remembers him...
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|You like that one huh? I'll be sure to post many more like that one just for your entertainment.
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|Of this, we never had any doubt, iTard7.
If there's one thing regarding Apple we are absolutely sure about, it is that any article posted on slashd^H^H^H^H^H^H^Betanews, you'll be there, playing the part of the drooling, raving, brain-dead fanatic.
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|You betcha he will be.
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|I guess the problems faced across countries are unique to them.
Here in India, we don't have 3G, so the 3G functionality is pretty useless.
To top that, Apple hasn't stuck to its promise of 'twice the speed, for half the price'. The 8gb model costs $700, while the 16gb model costs $800, with a lock-in to an operator. For a third world country, making us pay 3-4x the cost in US is ridiculous.
That's like 4x the price, at half the speed.
I wouldn't be surprised if the latest Samsung, HTC touch phones become iphone killers, along with the latest line of HTC touch.
It's about time Apple had some competition breathing down their neck to get them to not take consumers hostage.
Sam
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|You too are right of course - no 3G so the claims of 3G performance are a violation of its 'promise' - get a grip! If there is no 3G the claims of increased 3G performance are superfluous! And only an idiot would expect something that doesn't even exist!
Yeah, and of course you are right again! Apple has no competition in the cell phone business. In fact, if I remember correctly, Apple invented cell phones and has a monopoly...so its nice to see a company like Samsung decide to finally make a cell phone - although I am sure they realize entering the cell phone business is a risking venture.
Its one thing to hold Apple accountable for the things they do, but quite another to simply make sh!t up!
BN, where do you find these idiots?
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|to Catch22:
OH,PLEASE!!!!!!!!!
JUST shut-up!
Did you read your post before you hit the submit button????!!!
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|Wow are you misinformed. Im sure thats all that needs to be said for you to come back and whine some more.
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|whine????
Can't you recognize sarcastic hyperbole, you stupid ferret?
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|he is NOT misinformed...if so.. explain why/where!!!
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|Who cares about india. if given the chance 3rd world countries like yours would just attempt terrorist acts and make us regret giving you modern technology in the first place. go back to your dirt hut and take a nap you worthless brownie.
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|Wow, you couldn't have chosen a more appropriate username!!!
You and PC_Troll must be in bed together?
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|No competition......O please.
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|Sounds like Apple is expanding their market for these new 3G phones a little too quickly considering all the issues people are already having with them. Be interesting to see if this back fires on a global level. Is Apple just trying to stuff these down peoples throats before they realize what they've eaten?
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|Sure. Apple is just forcing people to line up days in advance and to complain if they have to wait several hours.
That damned Apple...forcing people to accept an iPhone.
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|I know!, right!! Its darn right ridiculous! :P
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|Oh no! Some had to wait for delivery of their phones!
Such a tragedy in our 'instant gratification' world.
This preoccupation with several hour delays in the US and perhaps having to wait a short time for delivery reflects the screwed up values and expectations of this culture and the authors then it does of Apple or any other company for that matter.
If they can't bear to wait during a delay, perhaps companies should stock a supply of pacifiers just for that purpose.
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|Well said. I'd be willing to wait 10 years on Apple to deliver my iPhone if I had to. As far as I'm concerned Apple can do no wrong.
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|internetworld7,
I dont think you actually believe that or even own an iPhone for that matter.
You get some twisted erotic satisfaction from getting the people who buy into your BS all excited.
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|well as you can tell he's Steve Jobs' secretary and secret lover always whining about every "negative" comments to apple
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|He does and its so funny.
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|Dude don't be so rude. That's def. true that he keeps praising rotten Apple products if they are not worth it. He is Steve Jobs gay partner, that's why he does that.
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|hollywood and internetworld7 just suck each others c***s and get it over with.Its common knowledge that f**s love apple.Especially the apple logo with the rainbow. internetworld7 you should know better, this clown is in california their opinion never counts but yet again neither does yours.
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