The iPod Touch is Sublime But…(markevanstech.com)

6 pointsby buckpostvor 18 Jahren11 comments

http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/08/25/the-ipod-touch-is-sublime-but/

5 comments

mcormiervor 18 Jahren

For Canadians, or like minded thrifty purchasers, the iPod touch is a great alternative to the iPhone. I'm planning on getting one myself but I'm waiting until September as there is a rumor that Apple is changing/upgrading their iPod line.

darjenvor 18 Jahren

These were exactly my thoughts when I got my touch. The iPhone is just too costly for me. I don't really need always on data that much. Now if only we could get voip and a built in microphone on the touch...

josefrescovor 18 Jahren

Don't hold your breath.

gigawattvor 18 Jahren

I'm fairly forgiving of typos in blog posts, but to use the wrong product name in the first sentence, about 75 pixels away from the correct product name in the title, is a little too much.

maneeshvor 18 Jahren

What? He wrote iPod Touch? What's the problem?

gigawattvor 18 Jahren

Said "iPhone Touch" before. Glad to see he fixed it.

phoenixyvor 18 Jahren

GPS is missing! :(

briansmithvor 18 Jahren

The iPhone costs $199 + $175 ETF = $374. The cheapest iPod Touch is $299. You only save $75 by buying the iPod Touch instead of the iPhone. Considering the extra functionality of the iPhone, the iPod Touch is a rip-off.

josefrescovor 18 Jahren

Uhh please factor in total cost of ownership. Contracts from AT&T aren't free.

nirmalvor 18 Jahren

There are two numbers that are missing, one is the $70 you pay for the first month and the other is the $36 activation fee. That in addition to the Early Termination Fee and the cost of the device would be the total minimum cost.

http://gizmodo.com/5021186/dont-buy-an-unlocked-iphone-from-...

briansmithvor 18 Jahren

Thanks for the link. I had not realized that there were all those extra fees. Besides the $36 + $70 + $175, apparently AT&T will charge an additional "device fee" for early termination.

[deleted]vor 18 Jahren