Lots and lots of people were waiting for the iPhone 3G model and skipped the first one. Considering it's the only model with the cell tech in the name (there's

Lots and lots of people were waiting for the iPhone 3G model and skipped the first one. Considering it's the only model with the cell tech in the name (there's no iPhone 5G), I think even Apple knew the first model was a ground laying device, not the "pave the world" model the subsequent versions would become. They still weren't even committed to the app store yet.