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PSSSTT....Wanna Buy an iPhone?
If you're in the market for an unlocked iPhone that you can buy in the "Toronto area", check out the above video from a Windsor-based man hawking a bunch for $550. That's a nice mark-up on the $399 sticker tag you could buy it for in the US, but I guess it's the price you have to pay for not crossing the border AND getting someone who knows what they're doing to unlock it for you.
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For those of you that are interested, I hope you enjoyed the post. Personally, I thought it was interesting to see how this guy was using YouTube to sell his services. But that's just me.....
I'm assuming people want this phone because it's some kind of status symbol because it's expensive (??) Like honestly how "good" of a phone do you need? Don't you just need it call people?
The appeal behind the iPhone is due to a few things. First, obviously, is the status of owning Apple products. Apple has been rated the #1 'coolest' brand on the planet, with Google right behind them.
The second is the user experience. No other company in my experience has replicated the polished, near-flawless experience and interface design of the iPod. It's fun to use, and easy to use. Those two things are rarely mutually inclusive.
The last thing is that almost all cell phones are universally awful. Apple's doing revolutionary things in a segment of the market that is anything but. You can buy that new Razr 2, but it's still doing to have the same god awful Moto UI and painful ways of getting your video/audio on there.
There's something to be said for a seamless, simple user experience. Not a lot of people (or companies) perceive the value, so when Apple comes along with a product like the iPhone, it's bound to make some waves.
Maybe you don't care about developments in digital devices, that's fair, but to call it "just a phone" shows that you don't really comprehend the difference between the rotary thingy in your kitchen and the glowing box you're typing this comment into.
Also, the iPod Touch is definitely not the same product sans phone capability, compare the two in detail online or in person and this is obvious:
http://blogto.com/city/2007/10/ipod_touches_down_in_canada_but_dont_get_your_hopes_up/
I couldn't watch all the way through this video though - honestly, what is with this YouTube habit of throwing in totally unrelated and distracting music for the soundtrack? There's nothing epic and rocking about taking shrinkwrap off a box...
But, I just don't see why BlogTo ought to spend this much press -- as we are talking several entries -- on one product (regardless of whether it's Apple or not) over all others. Lots of products are the top of their category. Because industry folks say it's the "hottest trend" doesn't mean it needs to be discussed absolutely everywhere.
This isn't particularly related to any community trends unique to Toronto or its neighbourhoods; I haven't heard if Toronto is one of the hotbeds for iPhones any more than any other city. I'd understand seeing this if BlogTO did do occasional features on gadgets, but there aren't many I can remember.
It's what I like about blogs like these. They *don't* feel the need to have to cater to every interest, and it's why they have an audience, unlike many outlets that rely on their generality.
It just seems silly for BlogTO to build itself a brand and an audience based on "Torontoness" and yet sometimes abandon it like it has here. Yeah, it's about where you can find the iPhone *in* Toronto, but what's so Toronto about that?
Dude - If you read carefully, the phone sells for $399 with a 2 year AT&T contract. While I am not for payng $550 for an unlocked phone .. and really do not care if this person you have sells any phones or not - you are providing incorrect ionformation and the crazy folks wqho left comments are fighting and getting aggravated over nothing really. pay $400 with a 2 your contract (us service provider) or buy it in Canada unlocked @ $550.. that infact should eb the real debate...