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document.write("<h5>I-ripp off</h5>");
document.write("Oh joy..the south african consumer to be ripped off again..almost 10 grand for the iphone?...WTF!...considering the ipod touch retails for 3 grand...the added bonus of making a call will cost you 7 grand more??? why are we south africans permanantley being ripped off in this economicaly sensitive environment?....all i can say is..i will laugh at those who buy one...you can't even mms!. colin");
document.write("<h5>Too much</h5>");
document.write("I agree that it's a lot of money for a phone. I'll continue having a \"normal\" cellphone contract at low rates and then buy the iPod Touch when my current iPod goes feet up. GG");
document.write("<h5>iPhone Launch</h5>");
document.write("The iPhone is being launched at VodaWorld tonight (25 September) at 21h00 for 00h00.. MacBoy");
document.write("<h5>iPhone</h5>");
document.write("I agree - it's broad daylight robbery that we have to pay so much for an iPhone.. Tania");
document.write("<h5>Ripping us off</h5>");
document.write("great phone but to charge thousands more that it's actual worth is borderline theft. Buy the phone online from UK / US stores would cost just R1600 at current exchange rate. Software readily available for SA networks - where do they get off? 6 months from now they'll be giving em away free on weekend contracts. WTF?. Agie Adams");
document.write("<h5>yawn</h5>");
document.write("Another marketing ploy for the sheep.<br />The Google phone will p0wn this toy.. Pieter");
document.write("<h5>Let the buyer beware</h5>");
document.write("The iPhone was launched to much fanfare in Australia about 8 weeks ago. Many buyers were disappointed that it can't do very basic things like:<br />1. Forward an SMS <br />2. Send an MMS message<br />3. Record or play Mpeg Movies<br /><br />Of course you are also locked into Apples proprietry, iTunes system, where you have to pay the highest market rate for music downloads, while everybody else is going the music subsription route.<br />As well as this the software has had to be upgraded many times just to get the thing to work. <br />Google will be launching a phone within the next month too, so my verdict is... Thanks but no thanks. Ninja Turtle");
document.write("<h5>I had one</h5>");
document.write("I was lucky enough to get one brand new for R1000 from a mate in the UK when i was there who worked for Apple.<br /><br />This phone is a piece of ####. You cant use MXit, send MMS and a load of others things... the screen is extremely sensitive and the buttons are often mis-judged/touched when typing.. so you find yourself deleting keys to correct SMSs..<br /><br />i must admit.. the applications were fun... with the Gyro function for movement inside...<br /><br />but for the priuce.. your mad...<br /><br />this is for the pseudo-socialite or pretty-boy who have to use gadgets and \"image\" to compensate for other things.....<br /><br />Booyah....<br /><br />ps : oh yes, if you like to touch type when sending messages etc... you cant.... very annoying..<br /><br />dont buy this shyte. Simple.. Tyronne");
document.write("<h5>price justification?</h5>");
document.write("if the iPhone is selling for USD200 in the States, then how can they justify charging R8000 here when, if converted, the price would be only R1600?!<br />. Dom");
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