I must admit, I lied. I told you I wasn’t going to get an iPhone 3G. I kicked and screamed and cried about AT&T’s price gouging on the device, and bemoaned the lack of “new” features just because I have a blog and therefore am entitled to a little whining.
But thanks to the miracle of eBay and a little common-sense concept disguised in fancy economist jargon called profit margins, I am the proud owner of the aerodynamically organ-like 3G.
Like brothers on a hotel bed, except one of them is going to live with some lady in Canada.
If you are a current owner (“early adopter”), you might want to think about selling yours on eBay. The bubbly concierge at the Boylston Street store told me that prices are only going to increase on used original iPhones, but that was before anyone figured out how to unlock the 3G.
Do you need an iPhone 3G? No way. The 2.0 software update should’ve made your old iPhone kick some serious ass. How cool is Remote, or Urbanspoon, or the program that turns your eye into a myriad of shapes when you hold it up to the camera? In fact, the 3G really doesn’t improve anything — except voice clarity. The people I call can actually understand what I’m saying, I get reception in essential places like my apartment in Boston, and I needn’t worry about the occasional gust of wind on Beacon Hill killing the mood. Still – if you can sell an original iPhone, get twice the amount of cash required to by a new one, and can stomach AT&T’s ridiculous plans for data devices, then I say divide and conquer.
As of this writing, 8gb unlocked iPhones from the first generation are selling for nearly $500 on eBay. $500 for a year old product! I have one of these in my basement in Delaware. Think it’s worth anything?
