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I gotta reiterate what Jwins said. Do not jailbreak until people have had sufficient time with the new 3.0 OS. You want your phone to be stable when you do it!

I jailbroke my 3g phone for a couple months and decided it wasn't worth it to me.

Funny, that the capability is there to have a camcorder and camera zoom currently on the phone, but Apple won't make that available. M
y phone did crash way too much when it was Jailbroken.

I went back and restored it to normal. It was kinda a headache to have it jailbroken, even aside from the crashing.
 
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Couple of things:

1) It's pro-rated, so it drops off like $5 a month or so for every month you've been on the current contract.

2) Verizon often has rate increases (I'd say every 3-4 months) that allow you to opt out of your contract legally with no early termination fee. I'd check on slickdeals or cellphone sites to see if there are any active ones right now. You just missed the one that went into effect in May (for which notice was sent earlier).
 
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CentralMOBuck;1483236; said:
Do the new features of the 3G S make it that much better than the 3G?
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The features are largely tied to the software, which is available for the old 3G as well (for $10 IIRC). The phone is largely the same, just a little faster/better (camera, etc).

Once the 3Gs is released, the internets will be filled with user tests comparing the performance between the two. That will be the best gauge of how much value you're getting out of the newer hardware.
 
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jwinslow;1483252; said:
The features are largely tied to the software, which is available for the old 3G as well (for $10 IIRC). The phone is largely the same, just a little faster/better (camera, etc).

Once the 3Gs is released, the internets will be filled with user tests comparing the performance between the two. That will be the best gauge of how much value you're getting out of the newer hardware.
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I'm curios to see how the new TomTom and Navigon apps work.
 
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CentralMOBuck;1483236; said:
Do the new features of the 3G S make it that much better than the 3G?
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If the expanded Bluetooth support finally allows for pairing of any universal BT stereo headset/earbuds, I say yes. The digital compass and PowerVR OpenGL acceleration and faster processor are nice and all, but speaking as somebody who has made running 3-5 miles every other day part of my summer routine, I'd really just be happy with proper wireless earphone support.
 
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Some iPhone 3G S orders set to be delivered tomorrow
by Chris Ziegler, posted Jun 16th 2009 at 2:33PM
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Waiting days in the blistering sun for a phone that more level-headed folks (that is, not us) will be able to get by simply waltzing into a store a few days later just isn't what it used to be, is it? As iPhones make the inevitable transition from wildly-anticipated objects of lust to commodities, it seems that Apple's putting progressively less effort into carefully orchestrating and micro-managing launches -- and if you want solid proof of that, look no further than the shipping tracking numbers coming off of the online Apple Store's order status site where you'll find that some iPhone 3G S units should be in buyers' hands tomorrow. If you're counting, that'd be a full two days before the official release of this Friday -- and while we suppose the company could have some agreement in place with its carriers to hold onto the units until the official release, we're not giving UPS that much credit.
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