Apple iPhone 3G 8GB - Expert Reviews

Review summary: I've been fooling around this afternoon with Telecom's new T-Stick, an 8cm long 3G cellular broadband modem that looks like a fat thumb drive and plugs into your laptop's USB port. (It's official name is the Sierra 597 Wireless Compass USB Card; as a ...

Verdict: on Consumer's website I repeatedly clocked around 660Kbit/s. That's pretty good, at least in terms of doing what it says on the packet (rated download speeds are usually fanciful maximums, usually only achievable at an off-peak time, with still ...

Review summary: Physics-based Puzzle game Enigmo is now available for Apple's iPhone, and games developer Pangea Software has successfully made the transition to the new platform.

Verdict: We like the iPhone 3G. For all its quirks and things that it could do better, it's a pleasure to use. It's as good a phone as we've ever used, a better internet browser than we've yet seen on a mobile device, and of course as an iPod it's, well, an ...

Review summary: Innovative design and seamless integration between software and hardware propelled the first-generation iPhone to instant stardom. Its successor, the iPhone 3G, at once expands upon that innovation--and delivers it at half the entry price of its ...

Pros: Has a 3G radio for faster wireless data Integrates assisted GPS

Cons: Mediocre battery life Service plan is more expensive

Verdict: If you already own a first-generation iPhone, though, you should be wary of upgrading. You'll pay more for service, and if you don't live in a 3G-friendly area, or can manage well enough using a Wi-Fi network for Web browsing instead of a cellular ...

Review summary: If you're stuck in one of the few places where it is not possible to officially purchase an iPhone 3G, you're in luck...

Verdict: Before the software based solutions came along, people were unlocking their iPhones using a specialized piece of hardware. Seeing how the iPhone 3G is fundamentally the same as the classic iPhone (it's funny how something only one year old is already ...

Review summary: The latest iPhone's 3G wireless radio accelerates data surfing, but the new model offers little else to justify upgrading from the previous iPhone.

Pros: Has a 3G radio for faster wireless data ; Integrates assisted GPS

Cons: Service plan is more expensive

Verdict: If you already own a first-generation iPhone, though, you should be wary of upgrading. You'll pay more for service, and if you don't live in a 3G-friendly area, or can manage well enough using a Wi-Fi network for Web browsing instead of a cellular ...