Be sure to view the above video, as "Seth the blogger guy" from AT&T gives you the straight poop on the iPhone 3GS rollout. Salient points include:
- HUGE news on upgrade eligibility. Basically, if you're eligible for a new phone in July, August or September of this year, you're now eligible starting Friday, June 19.
- Regarding ordering & arrival dates: if you ordered your phone on att.com, it'll be delivered to your home (or whatever delivery address you specified). Additionally, if you ordered between June 8th and 13th, it's "likely" to arrive on the official launch date (June 19); orders placed after June 13th should add a week.
- While MMS functionality is included in the OS 3.0 upgrade, it won't officially be activated until late summer. However, MMS and text messages will be the same price.
- AT&T does plan to offer tethering with OS 3.0; no rollout date has been set, but there will probably be a surcharge for the privilege. (we will have a guide how to unable tethering on iPhone 3.0)
Click here and here to view the formal announcements from AT&T.
Accessories & Apps: Beta Testers Wanted
iOS Firmware/IPSW Download Guide
Legacy iTunes Download Archive
App Store Top Charts
Thanks for the list of updates, however, all I want is a voice recognition auto dial feature for my contacts. Is this somewher within the new upgrade? If not, what is a good app to download?
MediaCurves.com just conducted a study on 601 mobile phone users viewing the recent YouTube video posted by AT&T which addresses common issues with the iPhone. Results showed that the majority (92%) reported that the video helped the phone carrier. The study also found that the majority (87%) of viewers reported the YouTube video was effective but that the video had no affect on favorability ratings for AT&T or the iPhone. More in-depth results can be seen at:
http://www.mediacurves.com/Advertising/J7551-ATT/Index.cfm
Thanks,
Ben