Why I won’t be upgrading to the iPhone 3G
I’m really happy with my iPhone, but I must admit I was initially tempted to upgrade to the new 3G version which is released this Friday. However, after thinking things through I’ve decided to stick with the “old” version. Why? Well, with the free OS 2.0 upgrade, I will get these features for free anyway:
- Native applications
- Cisco IPSec VPN support
- MobileMe
- Improved mail client
- Enhanced contact management
- Better battery life
Meaning the only differences between my iPhone and the 3G iPhone is:
- 3G
- GPRS
So it boils down to whether I want to pay £99 for these two features. And I don’t: they are nice options, but far from essential. 3G is faster than EDGE, but for general browsing of websites I don’t think it will make a huge difference, especially because many sites serve up optimised iPhone pages already. Furthermore, enabling 3G on the phone will zap the battery faster than when using EDGE. And GPRS, while a nice idea, is far from essential in my day-to-day usage of the phone right now.
I thought the same initially, but I’m selling my iPhone to Adam for £100, taking that £100 to the O2 store and getting a new one. It’s practically a free upgrade.
Nice idea. Need to find myself another Adam
Got my iPhone 3G on the day of release. Can confirm that enabling 3G does indeed require a lot more juice. So much so, that I have 3G switched off when not in use.