3G Don’t Mean GGG
Posted on | June 9, 2008 at 9:33 pm | 2 Comments
Pet Peeve of the Day: So, as expected, Apple announced its iPhone 3G today, which goes on sale July 11th. And, as expected, it’s zippier and lighter and oh so much better than those old iPhones. But what I didn’t expect was that the price of the 8GB unit is only $199, which is half of what I paid for a non-3G 8GB unit just a couple of months ago. Do I wish that I had held off? Oh yeah, now I do. I can only hope that they’ll offer some sort of upgrade deal, especially for those of us who have had the old model for such a short time. Yeah, my naiveté astounds even me sometimes.
Other Pet Peeve of the Day: I had recorded the latest episode of The Venture Brothers (the funniest show on TV) last night off the Cartoon Network HD channel and watched it during dinner tonight. However, the show obviously started early and I missed recording the first couple of minutes. I don’t know if that was just on the HD channel or if that happened on the regular one too. Luckily, I was able to catch the parts that I missed on the Internet. The episode was the second one of the third season, and was very good (who doesn’t love Dr Henry Killinger and his Magic Murder Bag?), although not quite as good as last week’s Venture-less season premiere featuring the sordid backstory of The Monarch and Dr Girlfriend. It’s a rare show that can keep the principles offscreen for an entire episode and focus on some supporting characters and still be riotous and interesting. But the Venture Universe contains multitudes and is ever-expanding. Just when I think there’s nothing new to learn about the characters, they surprise me. For a show that’s so full of satire and parody, it’s extremely consistent about sticking to a set of rules within its own established universe, and it takes that responsibility very seriously.
In other wonderments, when did banks stop requiring deposit/withdrawal slips? Did I miss the memo on this? I went to my bank today (actually a shared services center for the credit union I belong to) to get some money from the ATM, but the drive-thru was having dispensing problems. So I went inside, totally missing the ATM in the lobby, and couldn’t find any forms at the customer desk with all the pens. So I got in line. When I asked the teller about it, she said “Yeah, we don’t do that any more. Just give me your info and tell me what you want.” I gotta admit, that does save time. Good thing I have my checking account number memorized. Although I guess I would’ve needed that if I filled out a slip too.
Latre.
Jogged Today: Nope – back is still out.
Poignant Search Term Of The Day That Led To This Blog: “threw out my back”.
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June 9th, 2008 @ 10:53 pm
So, as expected, Apple announced its iPhone 3G today, which goes on sale July 11th.
I noticed the Fox News story’s first body text line was The new models will feature … a regular flush headphone jack. Earth-shattering engineering breakthrough, eh?
In other wonderments, when did banks stop requiring deposit/withdrawal slips?
The credit union I belonged to in Denver didn’t require slips inside its main branch, and that was decade(s) ago. I don’t recall now if they ever required them inside. At the drive-thru, they were always required.
I got so used to it, when I made my first deposit at a bank here, I just walked up to the teller and handed them the check. They gave me the “what planet are you from?” look. So I countered with “what do you need a deposit slip for?” and the teller had no idea.
June 10th, 2008 @ 3:56 am
The 2.0 iPhone firmware (allowing non-Apple developed software and other goodies) will be available as an upgrade for older phones. You can cut a few stickers to size and put them on the back of the phone to emulate the “slightly thicker” form factor, and a friend of mine informs me that certain “little yellow pills from Mexico” can help make the 2.5G access seem as speedy as any 3G service you can name…
I think you mentioned that you knew about the possibility when you bought the phone; you’re on yer own.