Love it...But I'll wait
Like every other blogger out there, I'm posting on Apple's newly announced and highly anticipated iPhone. It looks incredible and I suspect the new functions are very cool. However, going with Cingular as its sole provider is a major stumbling block for me. Frankly, I don't know much about Cingular's service here in the DC area, but I'm a Verizon guy. It doesn't really matter for the short term, though, because I'll wait for the 2nd or 3rd generation version of the phone anyway. This "late adopter" approach has worked well for my Powerbook and iPod.
I agree. There are rumors that the device will be able to be used on other networks (for a price), but I emphasize "rumors." I'll be with Verizon for the forseeable future. There was an interesting article in today's LA Times (I'd link, but it requires registration) about how this hardly causes a ripple in Japan because all-in-one devices like the iPhone are common there, owning in part to the next-level communications network (3G) that enables all sorts of fun web-based connectivity.