iPhone 3G: From 'must have' to 'maybe later'

I waited in line for the iPhone 3G. I had actually bought an iPhone just a few months ago, but wanted to upgrade.

I didn't really know why: I just figured the next version of what Apple was doing could only be cool. I'm a Mac fan.

As I wrote here, however, Apple and AT&T completely botched the activation process, leaving me without the iPhone 3G and, frankly, without much desire to undergo the ordeal again. Apple continues to ration the iPhone 3G for AT&T stores (the one place where you're pretty much guaranteed to have the phone activated), while its Apple retail stores are awash in the iPhones (but also awash in activation problems).l33tdawg: I tend to agree - I was actually quite eager to 'work something out' and pick one up when I was in Hong Kong recently - but after all the hassles of trying to get a local residents card and use a local credit card to sign up it just didn't seem that worth it anymore - sure it's a great device, but there are LOADS of much better (in terms of specs) devices out there - The Nokia E71 and N82 come to mind...