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Matt OS X · Sep 7, 2005, 12:18 PM

Wasn't sure if it's true.. I looked around and found nothing?

iTunes Phone

turtle777 · Sep 7, 2005, 12:20 PM

How unexpected.

-t

Matt OS X · Sep 7, 2005, 12:27 PM

Originally Posted by turtle777

How unexpected.

-t

Wait....

MacRumors

Scandalous Ion Cannon · Sep 7, 2005, 12:29 PM

Man that is a whole lot of suck. I am getting the Sony Ericsson 800

turtle777 · Sep 7, 2005, 12:38 PM

Originally Posted by Scandalous Ion Cannon

Man that is a whole lot of suck. I am getting the Sony Ericsson 800

What did you expect ?
That the first iTunes phone would be a high-end smart phone with all the bells and whistles ?
Come on, we knew better...

-t

crazyjohnson · Sep 7, 2005, 12:41 PM

http://forums.macnn.com/89/macnn-lounge/268904/so-whens-big-music-announcement-apple/

agentz · Sep 7, 2005, 12:48 PM

http://onlinestorez.cingular.com/cel...unes_ROKR.html

videian28 · Sep 7, 2005, 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by agentz

http://onlinestorez.cingular.com/cel...unes_ROKR.html

gah, 2 year contract required

I hate cingular, but will probably still buy this

Scandalous Ion Cannon · Sep 7, 2005, 12:56 PM

Originally Posted by turtle777

What did you expect ?
That the first iTunes phone would be a high-end smart phone with all the bells and whistles ?
Come on, we knew better...

-t

No but I was expecting something better than what Sony and others has been offering for a long time.

The damn thing even has the style of a phone from a year ago.

baw · Sep 7, 2005, 01:08 PM

iTunes phone hold 100 songs? What is this, 1998?

the_glassman · Sep 7, 2005, 01:23 PM

I'm glad I bought my SE W800i when I did instead of waiting it out for this. While I do like the phone and think it's a step in the right direction, it's also disappointing for obvious reasons.

Doofy · Sep 7, 2005, 01:31 PM

And what colour is it?
Yep. Silver.

Someone wake me up when the silver fad is finally over.

videian28 · Sep 7, 2005, 01:40 PM

despite the looks of it and the storage size I just bought one, I needed a new phone, generally only listen to audio books on my commute..

you can ONLY get this through cingulars online store with a 2 year agreement right now, you can't even call an order it.

I know this thing has an SD card, anyone know how large it is? (can't find that anywhere) I would be willing to bet that you can put larger cards in but it is software limited to 100 songs, wonder how long that will last

baw · Sep 7, 2005, 02:05 PM

Originally Posted by videian28

I know this thing has an SD card,

Originally Posted by apple.com

What type of memory card is supported on my mobile phone with iTunes?

Mobile phones with iTunes manufactured by Motorola accept TransFlash memory cards.

Is TransFlash the same as SD?

videian28 · Sep 7, 2005, 02:07 PM

yes it is transflash, I just saw that, 512 card comes with it, thats enough for my purposes

funkboy · Sep 7, 2005, 02:13 PM

This shows how unique Apple is; when they have to collaborate with other companies, the other company pulls down the original vision and compromises. Apple keeps it going until the concept is great.

Seriously, no Bluetooth? and such a small amount of memory? Count me out this round.

baw · Sep 7, 2005, 02:18 PM

I thought I read it has bluetooth, but BT can only be used for phone calls, not playing music.

turtle777 · Sep 7, 2005, 02:36 PM

Originally Posted by baw

I thought I read it has bluetooth, but BT can only be used for phone calls, not playing music.

So its crippled BT, like in the Verizon Motorola phone ?

-t

typoon · 04:06 PM

Easily store up to 100 songs with included microSD memory card

I wonder if that will be able to be changed. If so that would ROK.

Just noticed this on the Cingular site for this phone: Removable microSD memory card (microSD memory card must be installed in the device in order to use iTunes) That means if you can get larger sized SD cards it should technically work and store more music.

analogika · Sep 7, 2005, 04:46 PM

Originally Posted by Doofy

And what colour is it?
Yep. Silver.

Someone wake me up when the silver fad is finally over.

You know the cycle:

Next up will be the "black" phase for a couple of years, followed by (blech) champagne.

iMOTOR · Sep 7, 2005, 04:58 PM

iTunes Phone

1. Cingular sucks

2. That phone is craptastic

3. Cingular sucks

turtle777 · Sep 7, 2005, 05:07 PM

Originally Posted by iMOTOR

1. Cingular sucks

2. That phone is craptastic

3. Cingular sucks

You forgot 4.

4. That phone is craptastic

-t

typoon · Sep 7, 2005, 07:02 PM

Originally Posted by iMOTOR

1. Cingular sucks

2. That phone is craptastic

3. Cingular sucks

I'll have to disagree with you that Cingular Sucks. I've had great service with them since I've had them. It's actually gotten better since they bought AT&T. Their Customer Service is great too. Well at least for the things I've dealt with so far.

AS for the iTunes Phone. I'd have to see it in person first to make a decision on how "craptastic" it is.

Scandalous Ion Cannon · Sep 7, 2005, 08:05 PM

Originally Posted by typoon

Easily store up to 100 songs with included microSD memory card

I wonder if that will be able to be changed. If so that would ROK.

Just noticed this on the Cingular site for this phone: Removable microSD memory card (microSD memory card must be installed in the device in order to use iTunes) That means if you can get larger sized SD cards it should technically work and store more music.

"Nope. The phone includes a removable 512MB Flash memory chip (found under the battery in the back of the phone). This chip will hold up to 100 tracks but the number of songs it holds isn’t dependant strictly on the size of the chip (though it obviously can’t contain more than 512MB of data). Rather, the 100 track limitation is part of a DRM scheme that prevents the phone from playing more than 100 tracks.

iTunes 5 keeps track of the number of tracks authorized for playback on the phone so even if your 100 tracks have used only 350MB of the card’s capacity, you can’t add more. Similarly, although you can swap in a new card that contains new tracks, those tracks won’t play until they’ve been approved for playback by iTunes."

http://playlistmag.com/weblogs/today...php?lsrc=mwrss

videian28 · Sep 8, 2005, 09:18 AM

mine will be here tomorrow, I will post a review after a few days of toying with it

Salty · Sep 11, 2005, 01:04 AM

This seems pretty sucky... I dono if I'd wanna buy this if I could... maybe I'll wait till the more awesome phone from apple and moto... it'll come.... right?

MaxPower2k3 · Sep 11, 2005, 01:08 AM

Originally Posted by Salty

This seems pretty sucky... I dono if I'd wanna buy this if I could... maybe I'll wait till the more awesome phone from apple and moto... it'll come.... right?

You could get a RAZR and a Nano and it'd probably still take up less space than the ROKR (and be a whole lot nicer, to boot)

Salty · Sep 11, 2005, 03:05 AM

Yah I already have my mini... I'll probably just end up getting some crap phone. I want one with BT but... meh I dono, I'll sync it now and again and USB isn't that bad... I'll go with what's cheap when I get a plan when I have the cash.

the_glassman · Sep 11, 2005, 08:50 AM

Originally Posted by MaxPower2k3

You could get a RAZR and a Nano and it'd probably still take up less space than the ROKR (and be a whole lot nicer, to boot)

Or just get a W800i like I did have have both in one package including a nice camera.