No docking Station with the new iPhone ?

I see that apple took away the docking station that came in the box with the
1.0

2.0 owner's will have to pony up 29.99 for one.
Another gotcha from apple.

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In message <[email protected]> "Kevin Weaver"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>I see that apple took away the docking station that came in the box with the
>1.0
>
>2.0 owner's will have to pony up 29.99 for one.
>Another gotcha from apple.

This is probably how they're paying for the price drop *snicker*

"DevilsPGD" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In message <[email protected]> "Kevin Weaver"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>I see that apple took away the docking station that came in the box with
>>the
>>1.0
>>
>>2.0 owner's will have to pony up 29.99 for one.
>>Another gotcha from apple.
>
> This is probably how they're paying for the price drop *snicker*

No doubt.

On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:15:30 -0700, "Kevin Weaver"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>I see that apple took away the docking station that came in the box with the
>1.0
>
>2.0 owner's will have to pony up 29.99 for one.
>Another gotcha from apple.

No SCSI cable either.

Is the iPhone SCSI ? No. So tell us why apple put one in the box on 1.0 but
not 2.0 ?

"Ron" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:15:30 -0700, "Kevin Weaver"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>I see that apple took away the docking station that came in the box with
>>the
>>1.0
>>
>>2.0 owner's will have to pony up 29.99 for one.
>>Another gotcha from apple.
>
> No SCSI cable either.

In message <[email protected]> Ron
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:15:30 -0700, "Kevin Weaver"
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>I see that apple took away the docking station that came in the box with the
>>1.0
>>
>>2.0 owner's will have to pony up 29.99 for one.
>>Another gotcha from apple.
>
>No SCSI cable either.

Nor a parallel cable, but since the iPhone supports neither SCSI or
parallel, neither of these is a surprise.

On Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:22:45 -0600, DevilsPGD
<[email protected]> wrote:

>In message <[email protected]> Ron
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:15:30 -0700, "Kevin Weaver"
>><[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>I see that apple took away the docking station that came in the box with the
>>>1.0
>>>
>>>2.0 owner's will have to pony up 29.99 for one.
>>>Another gotcha from apple.
>>
>>No SCSI cable either.
>
>Nor a parallel cable, but since the iPhone supports neither SCSI or
>parallel, neither of these is a surprise.


One could synch their iPhone in iTunes with any means of connectivity.

On Jun 12, 9:15*pm, "Kevin Weaver" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> I see that apple took away the docking station that came in the box with the
> 1.0

I have never seen anyone actually use the dock. Mine, my wife's, the
people I work with - all of them have the dock still sitting in the
retail box, wherever that is.

In article
<866326dd-4618-40b9-b75f-5ac77fdeff29@m73g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>,
[email protected] wrote:

> On Jun 12, 9:15*pm, "Kevin Weaver" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > I see that apple took away the docking station that came in the box with the
> > 1.0
>
> I have never seen anyone actually use the dock. Mine, my wife's, the
> people I work with - all of them have the dock still sitting in the
> retail box, wherever that is.

yep, 10% or less ever used the dock... if you want mine, send me $40.

thanks.

On Jun 12, 9:15*pm, "Kevin Weaver" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> I see that apple took away the docking station that came in the box with the
> 1.0
>
> 2.0 owner's will have to pony up 29.99 for one.
> Another gotcha from apple.

I use the dock all the time. It is not worth $29.

In message <[email protected]> Ron
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:22:45 -0600, DevilsPGD
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>In message <[email protected]> Ron
>><[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:15:30 -0700, "Kevin Weaver"
>>><[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>>I see that apple took away the docking station that came in the box with the
>>>>1.0
>>>>
>>>>2.0 owner's will have to pony up 29.99 for one.
>>>>Another gotcha from apple.
>>>
>>>No SCSI cable either.
>>
>>Nor a parallel cable, but since the iPhone supports neither SCSI or
>>parallel, neither of these is a surprise.
>
>One could synch their iPhone in iTunes with any means of connectivity.

Okay, so you're saying you can connect an iPhone to iTunes with a
parallel or SCSI cable?

At 12 Jun 2008 18:15:30 -0700 Kevin Weaver wrote:
> I see that apple took away the docking station that came in the box with
the 1.0
>
> 2.0 owner's will have to pony up 29.99 for one.
> Another gotcha from apple.

To be fair, it's not like you lose any functionality- most Pocket PCs and
WinMo phones no longer include cradles but only charge/sync cables as a
cost-saving move. Maybe Navas will make a FAQ about it someday... ;-)

In article <[email protected]>,
DevilsPGD <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Okay, so you're saying you can connect an iPhone to iTunes with a
> parallel or SCSI cable?

You connect it with the cable that will be included in the box.

All they've done is stop including the *dock*. The cable is still
there. If you buy a dock, you can plug the cable into the dock, and
then put the iPhone in the dock. Without a dock, you plug the cable
directly into the iPhone.

What the dock gives you is:

(1) Convenience. You can easily dock the phone with one hand. With the
cable, you probably will need both hands.

(2) The phone sitting in the dock is up at an angle where you can easily
read it. If a call comes in, you could easily read the caller ID and
decide whether to pick up or not. If the phone is hooked straight to
the cable, it is probably sitting flat on your desk, so you may not have
a good view of the display.

(3) The dock provides a line-out, which would be convenient for hooking
the phone to your sound card or to a desktop stereo, if you wanted to
use it as a music player.

--
--Tim Smith

The dock has audio out. The point is they reduce the price at a cost of
taking things away that were in the iPhone 1.0 But apple will have a dock
that will fit for iPhone 2.0 at a 29.99 cost.


"Tim Smith" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> "Kevin Weaver" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I see that apple took away the docking station that came in the box with
>> the
>> 1.0
>>
>> 2.0 owner's will have to pony up 29.99 for one.
>> Another gotcha from apple.
>
> Why would they need to buy a dock? It only has minor advantages over
> plugging the cable (which is included with iPhone 2.0, just as it was
> with 1.0) directly into the iPhone.
>
> --
> --Tim Smith

You must have a huge hard-on for SCSI cables.

"Ron" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:15:30 -0700, "Kevin Weaver"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>I see that apple took away the docking station that came in the box with
>>the
>>1.0
>>
>>2.0 owner's will have to pony up 29.99 for one.
>>Another gotcha from apple.
>
> No SCSI cable either.