Thread: Should I upgrade my Iphone 3g to 3GS?

Yes I upgraded

Why? The 256Meg real memory, instead of 128.

I have too many jailbroken apps causing low memory conditions forcing me to reboot my phone every 2-3 days.

And 32g is great to load more of my mp3 collection and more video.



And, finally, my work pays for the upgrade

Hey guys, question, for example, lets say I have 1 year left in my contract and that I can still upgrade (paying for the phone all over again) does the new contract of 2 years add to the year left?
So that be 3 years left?

Originally Posted by Neutron

Who here is planning on upgrading from the 3G to 3G-S?

I am still undecided, but I am leaning towards the no for now.

Who knows what apple might come out with.
Few months ago Endgadget was talking about the IPHONE 3G HD + OLED screen and that good stuff, if something like that comes out within 1 year...then it be def worth waiting for it, and I am sure by then there will be a much better processor and video chip.

Originally Posted by IcEWoLF

Hey guys, question, for example, lets say I have 1 year left in my contract and that I can still upgrade (paying for the phone all over again) does the new contract of 2 years add to the year left?
So that be 3 years left?

I don't think so. I think it's just 2 years. But I don't know this. Havta ask AT&T.

I see, I barely use the 8gb lol not even half used. But if I can get 2 years instead of 3 I might do it.

After sitting in line with no new phone today we've decided to see if the 3.0 OS fixes the stability issues we've seen (phone crashes, dropped calls, etc) before upgrading.

The line at the Apple store was a joke today. Lets let 10 people in at a time every 30 min.

I love the pics of the people waiting outside for Black Friday and the launch of cell phones...funny as hell. I hate going to the cell store when there's no one in line...they always try to sell you something else...feed you line of crap that doesn't even make sense...then when you ask them a question they just give you a blank stare and repeat the question back to you as they figure out some BS to feed you. I'll take it in a brown box with a UPS label on it at my doorstep!

Overall sounds like as far as bandwidth goes no real big improvement on the 3GS. Sounds like the telcos have really run into limit issues. Will be a year or so before the get on some new stuff before you see improvements.

Sounds like AT&T reach some limits I would wait due to in the near future other telcos have taken the lead some on newer bandwidth impoverments. Until they get some of their new stuff up called LTE I dont see bandwidth being much better.Looks like WiMax and Clearwire as faster speed up to 8xs faster than IPhones 3GS. So I think we might see WiMax and Clearwire devices in the future and these guys it seems already have a head start. Just my 2 cents.


Giz Explains: What AT&T's 7.2Mbps Network Really Means.

Read this kind of explains some what I'm taking about.


Gizmodo - Giz Explains: What AT&T's 7.2Mbps Network Really Means - At&t

Both Verizon and AT&T are within a couple of years of deploying LTE in their networks, and WiMax is already out there in some cities. Our own WiMax tests on Clearwire's network peaked at an astounding 12Mbps—nearly eight times faster than the iPhone 3GS on AT&T.

And even if WiMax is shaping up to be more of a general broadband protocol than a cellular one, this is the kind of thing that'll be in your phones in a few years, and the promises are mind-boggling: earlier this year, Verizon's LTE were breaking 60Mbps.

The AT&T store asked for 499$ for the 16gb and 599$ for the 32gb lol. The apple store website for upgrade which was linked with att's website wanted 399$ for the 16gb and 499$ for the 32gb. It sounds like AT&T stores are trying to rip people off. Anyways I'd rather wait for the next iPhone, this doesn't seem like a huge upgrade for me from my 8gb 3g.