Originally Posted by
Hartmann
My reluctance to buy an iPhone has mostly been the lack of 3G. Recently though, there have been a lot of rumors that 3G will be coming in the future.
They aren't rumors, both Steve Jobs and Randall Stephenson have stated that the 3G iPhone will be available in 2008. That probably means Nov-Dec, but still 2008.
Do you think that this will work on iPhones that have been purchased to date or will people have to buy a new iPhone to get the functionality?
No, there is no 3G radio in the current iPhones.
Originally Posted by
stimpy
You will absolutely have to buy a new phone for 3G as there is no 3G chip in the current shipping phone. I'll probably give away my current iPhone when a 3G version comes out.
Actually there appears to be a 3G capable chip in the iPhone, but no radio.