I want an iPhone

[disneysteve]

Its the 3GS that is now free, and yes it can run iOS 5. I think the $99 to go upgrade to a 4 is well worth it tho. Much better camera, much better display etc.

In that case, I retract my earlier OS issue. Yes, the 3GS does run iOS5. The 3GS is also faster than the 3 (I know because I have the 3 and my wife has the 3GS).

I agree that the 4 has some advantages but I think the 3GS is a darned good device to get for free. If you don't want to spend the extra $100, you wouldn't be upset with a 3GS.

[Nika]

My husband has an iphone, and I was supposed to have one last week (it was stolen in shipping). I love it. We have ipads too and I was resisting getting an iphone for the longest time because of the data plan, but I eventually gave in, because there just isn't a better phone. So after using DH's iphone every phone sucks by comparison.

I love apple products. They are not so overpriced for the quality that you get.

Apple is one of the true innovator companies and they are changing the way we live. I am never lost with its "maps" that is just like a hand held gps, I can always get an update to train schedule or service changes no matter where I am, I look up reviews on a restaurant that I randomly found to decide if we should eat there, I take a photo in a store and amazon will comparison shop for me, I am entertained and much more patient waiting in the doctor's office, DH face-times with me and baby every evening from his hotel when he is on a business trip, we save articles with "instapaper" to read them later and share etc... the list just goes on and on.

Yes, I love Apple!

[elessar78]

Well that's causing me to change my tune. So 3gsI worth it free and 4, I can swing it, worth the 99 bucks. My wife has a Motorola DROID and its pretty cool but cost 200.

[disneysteve]

Well that's causing me to change my tune. So 3gsI worth it free and 4, I can swing it, worth the 99 bucks.

If the $99 isn't an issue, I'd get the 4 without question. Why? It is the newer technology. It is better, stronger, faster... all the things you'd expect from newer technology. Better camera. Better display. Faster processing speeds. I still think the 3GS is a perfectly good device, especially for free, but given the choice, I'd pick the newer model.

[elessar78]

I guess verizon no longer has the unlimited data plan either.

[Like2Plan]

DisneySteve,
Did you upgrade to the 4S?

[disneysteve]

DisneySteve,
Did you upgrade to the 4S?

Not yet. Not due for an upgrade yet. When it is time, I will. I hate getting a brand new model anyway because there are always bugs that need to be worked out. I also don't advise people to upgrade the software right away (although both my wife and daughter did anyway).

[mcfroggin]

I love Iphones! I've had them from the beginning. With that said, I am not upgrading to the 4s unless my 4 dies on me. The features have not improved enough to warrant the premium for a 4s. I'd stick with the 4 until the 5 comes out.

[elessar78]

I just upgraded to an iPhone 6. Should I get the insurance? It's $14/month for two lines.

There's a $200 vanishing deductible. I can cancel the insurance any time. I'm considering it for the first year at least.

Thoughts? Or is it better, in the event I kill the phone, to go on ebay and get an iPhone 5 as a replacement? They go for about $200 on ebay right now.