So my plan of buying it and using it in Thailand is out of question now...

why would they do such a thing !!

http://blogs.pcworld.com/techlog/archives/004739.html

oh shit i need beer Chang now to drown my sorrow .. must wait till 2008 for iphone now !!!

oh well life goes on ...

This makes Baby Jesus cry.

SE K810i for me then!

The ICCT forum contains countless posts about web sites being blocked and ISPs providing slow internet speeds. I cannot imagine what an iPhone would be used for in Thailand, other than for making phone calls. Seems to me you could do that with a less expensive phone.

the HTC polaris sounds like it might be what I want in a smartphone - I have a axim x50v and a nokia n72 , so it might be my upgrade at the end of the year.

Polaris

* OS: Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional

* 3.5 inch, VGA TFT LCD, touch screen

* Memory: ROM 256 MB/ RAM 128 MB

* Wireless WAN

* Qualcomm MSM7200, 400 MHz

* WCDMA 2100 MHz, HSDPA 3.6 Mbps

* EDGE/ GSM/GPRS, quad-band 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

* Bluetooth

* Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g

* GPS/AGPS

* Digital compass

* FM radio

* Camera: 3 mega pixels with auto focus

* miniUSB, USB 1.1

* Expansion: MicroSD slots

* Schedule: October, 2007

http://mobilitysite.com/2007/06/htc-polaris-info/

Well done apple Making a brand new sexy phone that lacks basic support to many things others do for... cheaper price !

Thanks for the tip on the Polaris. It sounds like the phone I want to wait for.

I have had one of HTC's older smartphones with an OMAP850 CPU for a couple of years and, until a couple of months ago, was still one of the most advanced phones in the market. (Imagine people gawking at the same cell phone for 2 years straight!) It has worked like a charm, even after dropping it a number of times. Its quality is superb.

I will snap one of these up as soon as it comes out.

The iPhone does have a SIM slot, but it is carrier-locked to AT&T. Typically you can unlock them after 3 months of service.

The major advantage that the iPhone has over anything else on the market is that it is a clean user interface in an extremely compact design. The Windows Mobile phones are just sluggish to me; the Blackberry does a better job at performance. The iPhone has a chance of pulling off quite a coup.

Rumors are that they expect to sell 1M units in the first week! RIM sells 1M units per month with a very established channel. Curious how many HTC sells... looks like it is close to 1M/month.