"Kevin Weaver" <kevinkeithweaver@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> It's still going to suck. The reason for not doing it in the 1st one was
> battery life. Now that it's going to be added, there will be no battery
> life. Maybe there going to make a battery access door.

Battery life was _never_ the reason for the lack of 3G on the first version
of the iPhone. If battery life was a concern then they wouldn't have
included 802.11g either. Battery life was a rationalization used by Apple
when they were criticized for the lack of 3G.

> If that were to happen Plan to carry around a few extra.

Battery life will be shorter than with EDGE, but will still be acceptable.

Apple had no choice but to pre-announce 3G, as they are losing a lot of
sales to other devices due to this issue. The major reason that the iPhone
has been doing so poorly in Europe is the lack of 3G. Sales have been far,
far, below expectations. The price is one issue, but people would have paid
the price if the iPhone had 3G, which is even more important in Europe
because there is less free WiFi than in the U.S..