According to sources, AT&T might launch the MMS service by the end of summer. You can offer AT&T provides MMS for iPhone's rival Blackberry 8820. So far there are no clear indications that the tethering would be available. However, AT&T spokesman Mark Siegel confirmed that
Tethering will be available at some point.
Meanwhile, the iPhone users are consuming a chunk of AT&T's network capacity at a record clip. Roger Entner, head of telecom research for Nielsen says, an average iPhone user gobbles up to 400 megabytes of capacity each month where as an average smartphone user uses 40 to 80 megabytes. Turning the focus, Entner also added that high usage is a testament to power and popularity of the iPhone.He said
People love the device and are using it intensively.
The network demands would increase as the price of the current iPhone 3G drops to $99.
iPhone's engineering is responsible for a part of the anomalies. Since the device constantly checks back with AT&T network that makes adjustments as necessary. Although, it boosts up iPhone's performance but the back and forth consumes network capacity.
AT&T serves more than 7 million iPhone users, that is more than any other service supporting iPhone in the world.
To cope up with the situation, AT&T plans to start upgrading its wireless software with HSPA (short for high-speed packet access). According to AT&T the service would be completely upgraded by 2011. The new service would is expected to speed up four to five times. The iPhone 3G S would offer better experience on the mobile Web.
With HSPA upgrade, the iPhone users can expect a better experience with lots more benefits. For now, you can do nothing, but wait.
| General Information | |
| Anncounced | 2008, 2Q, [06] June |
| Released | 2008, Q3, [07] July |
| Dimensi | 115.5x62.1x12.3 mm |
| Berat / Volume | 133 gram / 88 cc |
| Warna | Black(8/16 GB), White (16 GB) |
| System | |
| 2 G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3 G Network | HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 |
| CPU Type | |
| CPU Speed | |
| Sistem Operasi Type | Mac OS X v10.4.10 |
| GUI Version | |
| Memory | |
| Memory | 8 GB/ 16 GB |
| Eksternal Memory | No |
| Memory Included | |
| Phone Book | Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall |
| Call Records | 100 dialed, 100 received, 100 missed calls |
| Memory Option | |
| Display | |
| Jenis Layar / Warna | Capacitive Touchscreen, 16 juta warna |
| Resolusi Layar | 320 x 480 pixels |
| Ukuran layar | 3.50 inch |
| Layar Tambahan | |
| Qwerty Keyboard | No |
| Touch Screen | Yes |
| Opsi Layar & Input method | - Multi-touch input method - Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off - Scratch-resistant surface - Ambient light sensor |
| Camera | |
| Main Camera resolution | 2 MP [ 1600 x 1200 pixels ] |
| Secondary Camera | No |
| Video Recording | No |
| Camera Feature | |
| Audio and Multimedia | |
| Ringtones | Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones |
| Speaker phone | |
| Radio Support | No |
| Audio & Multimedia Option | - 3.5 mm stereo output jack |
| Netword Data and Conectivity | |
| HSCSD | |
| GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes |
| UMTS / HSDPA /HSUPA | HSDPA |
| WLAN - Wi-Fi | 802.11b/g |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v2.0, headset support only |
| Infrared | No |
| USB | 2.0 |
| Data Cable Included | |
| Messaging and Office Productivity | |
| Messaging | SMS (threaded view), Email |
| WAP | No |
| Browser | Safari |
| Java | |
| Email Client | Yes |
| Feature | - Google Maps - Audio/video player - TV-out - Photo browser - Voice memo |
| Games | Downloadable |
| GPS Support | Yes, with A-GPS support |
| Battery and Power management | |
| Battery Tipe | Lithium ion, Standar Battery [ ] |
| Battery Amperage | 0 mAh |
| Batery Option | Standard battery, Li-Ion |
| Standby Time 2G / 3G | 12 days 12 hours | 0 days 0 hours |
| Talk TIme 2G / 3G | 0 hours 0 minutes | 0 hours 0 minutes |
| Music Play time | |
