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FCC Approves iPhone

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the hitting-the-airwaves dept.

An anonymous reader alerted us that the iPhone is one step closer to hitting shelves. "The Federal Communications Commission approved Apple Inc.'s iPhone, clearing the way for the combined phone and music player to hit the shelves. Apple expects to begin selling the phones in late June. Some of the FCC documents confirm a few features of the phone, including it will have Bluetooth and Wi-Fi and will operate in the 1900MHz and 850MHz frequency bands. The phone uses GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) technology and the low-speed GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) wireless data standard."

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  1. well-thats-not-very-exciting by Roadmaster · · Score: 5, Funny

    No 900/1800 GSM. Slow GPRS. No user-installable applications. Lame.

    At least it has wireless!

    1. Re:well-thats-not-very-exciting by mollymoo · · Score: 4, Funny

      Will that be the jPhone or the iiPhone?

      --
      Chernobyl 'not a wildlife haven' - BBC News
    2. Re:well-thats-not-very-exciting by simcop2387 · · Score: 5, Funny

      i'm waiting for the iPhone-shuffle, no display, just a button to call a random person on your contacts list.

    3. Re:well-thats-not-very-exciting by emj · · Score: 4, Funny

      i++
      iPhone

    4. Re:well-thats-not-very-exciting by imikem · · Score: 2, Funny

      My RAZR already does that.

      --
      Perscriptio in manibus tabellariorum est.
  2. 20 minutes later... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    "Just kidding!"

    (stock value drops)

  3. Re:too bad by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I feel sorry for all 12 residents of Vermont.

  4. Re:Important Points by T-Bone-T · · Score: 2, Funny

    I wish it was still modded flamebait. The very first statement was blatantly false and misleading and the last was "Lame". That looks like classic flamebait to me.

  5. Re:Important Points by qengho · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sorry. There was this whooshing sound that, um, destroyed my concentration. Yeah, that's it.

  6. Re:Apple will still need lots of luck by Onan · · Score: 4, Funny

    What part of 'Apple cache'' didn't you read?
    The t.
  7. Re:Important Points by value_added · · Score: 4, Funny

    I read some of the comments in that old story and came across this gem:

            Raise your hand if ...
            Raise your hand if ...
            Raise your hand if ...
            Raise your hand if ...

    There is Apple's market. Pretty slim, eh?

    I'll say. I've never seen anyone with four hands.

  8. Re:too bad by R3d+M3rcury · · Score: 2, Funny

    Don't be too sure--I think it's only within the last twenty years that there were finally more people than cows in Vermont.

    I grew up there. A wonderful place to grow up. A great place to visit. But I don't think I could live there anymore.

  9. Next time you're in India... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    ... pop round to meet the family.

    Yours, Kali

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali

  10. This feature is not called "shuffle"... by tlambert · · Score: 2, Funny

    This feature is not called "shuffle"... it's called iDrunkDial.

    -- Terry