Comments on: Brits snapped up Apple iPhones

By: Yadgyu, Harkeyville, TX

Yadgyu, Harkeyville, TX — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:31:15 +0000

I just can't wait until Apple comes out with their new video game system. It is scheduled for fourth quarter 2009 to second quarter 2010. I heard that an iPhone or iPod Touch software development will allow these devics to be used as controllers for the system. I also heard that the Apple system will have a 500GB hard drive and will feature a new version of Halo. This could turn out to be a major flop for Apple if this system is not successful. But if it proves as successful as the PS1 was, Apple's stock will shoot to $400 a share with no problem.

By: Jeremy, Belfast, UK

Jeremy, Belfast, UK — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:07:15 +0000

To Brian, SF, California… what makes you think that a site called dialaphone.co.uk that sells mobile phones of the non-iPhone variety is telling the truth???? Hardly difficult to knock together some shop photos obviously not taken around 6pm in November from the sunlight!

You bring a new meaning to the word gullible. However, it's looking like 70k is well over any other estimate I've seen and is hard to believe given the lack of buzz here.

By: Michael Fischer, Canterbury, UK

Michael Fischer, Canterbury, UK — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:38:30 +0000

Was taken aback by the tone of some comments – I'd be surprised is under 50000 total are sold by the end of this week, a quarter of their stated goal. True there was not much in the way of crowds, but you couldn't be the first to buy in the UK, the US buyers had that opportunity. There have been a sizeable number of the little beasts in the UK already in prominent hands, and there were a LOT of outlets carrying them.

The contract is a little dear, the standard 25/35/45 pounds per month for a data contract depending on minutes/texts wanted, + 10 pounds for access to the cloud network of wifi spots and unlimited network access (with some restrictions, e.g. no gateways can be set up, no continuous streaming of video). So basically your out an extra tenner if you had a data account before.

Here the iPhone is a similar net price to its main competitors on a similar contract. A little more expensive, and sometimes with fewer 'features', but all the features present are painless to use.

The iPhone is obviously not for people who just want a phone. It may also not be for people who just can't bear for Apple to make a successful product.

By: Alex Danielson, LA, California

Alex Danielson, LA, California — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 02:51:52 +0000

"K, I am not sure why people are so sassy in these comments…"

1. Apple haters. 98% are Microsoft loving PC GAMERS. Microsoft is their life, and Apple is the biggest threat.

2. People who are paid to write negative comments wherever articles are posted about Apple. This is a highly organized effort that seeks to discredit Apple in every way possible with negative stories in tech and gadget websites, blogs, podcasts, "class action" lawsuits, environmental lawsuits, etc.

By: Pavlina Bains , Voorhees NJ

Pavlina Bains , Voorhees NJ — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:13:40 +0000

How steep is the monthly service fee in the Uk or Europe,compared to the USA The phone is great but the monthly service fee is hefty here. That alone is a detterent. What was the price of the iphone in the UK.

By: Brian, SF, California

Brian, SF, California — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:26:08 +0000

Too bad this article is living in fiction. What ever happened to good reporting ? This article is a flat out lie!

http://www.dialaphone.co.uk/blog/?p=750

By: david, london

david, london — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:57:52 +0000

That article has more spin on it than the london eye… Write your own articles and do some decent research work Even the most aggresive estimates put iphone sals at 30 000. 70 000 is probably the actual figures including all the cheap unlocked ones bought over ebay…..

Face it its a FLOP

By: Rich, Warwick, England

Rich, Warwick, England — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:57:48 +0000

im disappointed to see fellow vrits so hyped up over the world greatest rp-of phone. It ha half he features of the n95 and a bunch of other phones on the market, that are free (we brits dont pay for our phones except the mac-oys ofc, they are found in nearly every western society) and also half contracts that are half the cost. No one except businessmen with expense accounts and metrosexuals should "invest" in this very pretty looking but arguable promitive phone. just remember the ipod is just an mp3 player and the phone is just a phone. bear that in mind when you rip urself off because u saw the letter "i"

By: Paris, Los Angeles, CA.

Paris, Los Angeles, CA. — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:10:57 +0000

I love Apple. I love England. These comments are pointless, but so are many on here.

By: Larry, Honolulu, Hawaii

Larry, Honolulu, Hawaii — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:42:17 +0000

The "BRITS" know a great product when they see it. Entering a saturated market and launching with great numbers is amazing in and of itself. It also gives one a preview as to how Germany(already good numbers) and France will react in terms of sales. What most people don't get is that Apple has achieved what any hi-tech company would want. Its developed a culture with such incredible innovation that most will have to reset how they think to catchup. Think Different!