Why I'm not upgrading to an iPhone 3GS

26.06.2009
Elsewhere on the site, we've posted , some of whom are upgrading to the new phone and some who aren't. Put me in the "aren't" group.

I love my and I'm sure the is a nice step up, but I'm sticking with what I have for now. And AT&T's upgrade pricing is only part of the reason why. At the end of the day, it's just not that compelling an upgrade for me to run out and get one.

I admit, I'm a somewhat late adopter for the iPhone. I was, at one time, a , until mine died out of warranty and circumstances dictated that was in order. That was the original iPhone, which I've since deactivated and passed along to my wife--a loyal Verizon customer--who uses it as a PDA and occasional game console. (She's fond of Sudoku).

Last year I got an iPhone 3G, though I waited a bit after they were introduced. So it's no surprise that I can't get a heavily-subsidized price on a new 3GS now--AT&T wants me to wait until March, 2010 before it'll extend that courtesy. That's fine. I understand the terms of my service contract with AT&T--I don't think I deserve a cheap iPhone 3GS just because I want one.

It's all just as well, because I'm not really anxious to get an iPhone 3GS, all things considered.

The video camera capabilities would come in handy, for sure; my kids do cute things I'd like to record, and I do find myself using the less-capable iPhone 3G camera more and more for quick snapshots these days. But I have a at the ready for video, and I'm pretty happy with that right now.