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[ken30307]

Great story. Most complete one I've read so far!

[b1one]

Do AT&T's monthly plan costs change?? Sorry if I missed that!

[DogHouseDub]

I'm curious if the button on a bluetooth headset will also invoke the "Voice Control" prompt.

[j1h15233]

What I don't see anyone mentioning in these articles is that MMS support will not work on the original iPhone regardless of carrier right? I'm curious to see what happens when I update my unlocked iPhone regarding MMS. I have a pipe dream that it will work since it's running on T-Mobile.

[Raymondo17]

>Do AT&T's monthly plan costs change??<

That's what I want to know! I've got my finger poised on the Purchase button, but I ain't a-gonna unless AT&T lowers its price-gouging $30-with-no-texting data plan. Despite the media being all abuzz last month with rumors about an AT&T price drop, here we are at the final hours of the WWDC and still not a peep from AT&T about pricing. :(

[Jason Snell]

@DogHouseDub: That question is addressed in the story.

[jwilcox09]

Thanks for all the useful info. Not sure if any body can comment, but I bought my 3G about 4 months ago for full price (so not changing my contract at all) can I upgrade for the cheap cost?

[HellaDude]

"[Apple executives] suggested that the makers of those devices would find a way to trigger that same action" -- as DogHouseDub points out, there is an existing standard mechanism supported by many (all but Apple?) makers for triggering voice input. So Apple's response seems either bizarre, or means "not without modification to doing things in an Apple prescribed manner."[~43029]

[DBryant]

I spoke with a Zagg customer rep through their chat feature and was assured that their screen shield would work with the new oleophobic coating. I asked specifically three times to clarify; hopefully this was correct.

[Walt_Basil]

Great article! I should have offered my input question on twitter... cuz it wasn't asnwered. It's probably a stupid one, but how does the actual upgrade process go? I'll receive the 3G S in the mail from Apple. What happens from there? I am an original iPhone user from day 1. Do I remove my exisiting sim and put it in the new model and sync? Or is there some other step? Aren't applications tied to Apple ID rather than device? How will this affect my current apps I have bought. If I decide to keep the original as a backup, can I keep the apps on it too?

[MK903766]

Has the call quality (making and receiving) improved with the 3G S?

[sigma8]

My question (preceded by some background):
I have an original iPhone, bought at launch, before they jacked up their monthly plan prices for the 3G model (and apparently, across the board for all their phone offerings).
I already called AT&T and asked if they'd raise my monthly price or cut my features when my 2 year contract is up and they said no, they pretty much maintain any contract a customer has until the customer signs a new contract for whatever reason.
What are my options of getting upgrading to the iPhone 3GS without signing a new 2-year contract? Can I get it unsubsidized? Is it kosher to buy it as a new phone line, with a 2 year contract, and then cancel it (paying the full amount of the early termination fee) outside of the 30-day "you must return the hardware" period?
I've already done a test with a coworker's non-S iPhone 3G.. and swapping our SIM cards (1G simcard into 3G phone and vice versa) appears to function as expected: everything works fine and the phones assume their new identities, so all I really want is the iPhone 3GS hardware, and to keep my current AT&T monthly rate, which is $70 for the 450 minutes/unlimited nights/wknds, and 1500 text messages.

[Dan Frakes]

HellaDude said:

"[Apple executives] suggested that the makers of those devices would find a way to trigger that same action" -- as DogHouseDub points out, there is an existing standard mechanism supported by many (all but Apple?) makers for triggering voice input. So Apple's response seems either bizarre, or means "not without modification to doing things in an Apple prescribed manner."

The issue here is that Apple isn't using the standard Bluetooth "action" command (the one many phones use to initiate/end a call, redial, etc.). Voice dialing is part of a larger feature called Voice Control that's separate from Bluetooth functionality. In that context, Apple's answer makes sense, even if it's unsatisfying ;)