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Crazy to think my $200 phone is now more powerful than my $1200 desktop Mac was only ten years ago.

same old fallacy again. iPhone total cost is much more than $1200.

Your statement is more fallacious: the iPod Touch has the same hardware, but a TCO exactly equivalent to its retail price. Similarly, you could buy an unlocked iPhone and then just turn off the 3G radio. It would still be strictly more powerful.

To pick nits, the iPod touch lacks the camera and GPS. An unlocked iPhone is more expensive than a locked iPhone. None of that makes the grandparent post correct, but it does bear pointing out that your alternatives are either inferior or cost more than $200.

do you pirate all software to your iPod touch?

also please let me know when I can edit video and likes on it

No matter what phone you use, you have to pay a monthly fee to use it... If you buy the hardware alone, it's less than $1200.

N900 works great as a wifi phone (since it has skype, google talk and google voice) and costs $580. Of course, it's also a nearly complete linux computer.

ever heard of prepaid SIM cards?

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