... Strat wrote: You reaize that AT&T has a multi-year exclusivity contract for the iPhone, right? (The pundits are claiming five years, though AT&T and Apple are, AFAIK, ...seeing a competing unlocked mobile phone from Apple in the US. Buying an overseas grey market unlocked iPhone (from a country that requires unocked phones) is a possibility, however simply unlocking an AT&T ...
...elecconnec@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote: You reaize that AT&T has a multi-year exclusivity contract for the iPhone, right? (The pundits are claiming five years, though AT&T and Apple are, AFAIK, publicily silent...a crappy carriet. You're better off just buying an unlocked one if you really want an iPhone. I've considered that option too...or just buying one and unlocking it myself.
...: I'm hoping to see a non-carrier specific version of the iPhone at MacWorld in a couple weeks so I can dump my RAZR when my .... You reaize that AT&T has a multi-year exclusivity contract for the iPhone, right? (The pundits are claiming five years, though AT&T and Apple are,... silent about the terms.) You're better off just buying an unlocked one if you really want an iPhone.
...I'm guessing that the reason Apple didn't go with Verizon is because Verizon wanted to cripple the iPhone like they do the rest of their phones and Apple wouldn't let them. I doubt it. ... monthly fee per handset. They were willing to give up the customers that chose AT&T solely for the iPhone availability. I think it was a dumb decision by Verizon, but then I don't have access to all ...
... with coverage. But I'm guessing that the reason Apple didn't go with Verizon is because Verizon wanted to cripple the iPhone like they do the rest of their phones and Apple wouldn't let them. I'm hoping to see a non-carrier specific version of the iPhone at MacWorld in a couple weeks so I can dump my RAZR when my contract is up later this year.
... fees. GSM is an open standard whereas CDMA is propietary. Apple went to Verizon at first as there IS MORE U.S CDMA customers than GSM customers. APPLE wanted to lock down its Iphone which is very common on CDMA systems. Verizon, the largest of the CDMA providers didn't want to play ball, therefore, Apple went to the next largest market penetration. That would be AT&T/...
... licensing fees. GSM is an open standard whereas CDMA is propietary. Apple went to Verizon at first as there IS MORE U.S CDMA customers than GSM customers. APPLE wanted to lock down its Iphone which is very common on CDMA systems. Verizon, the largest of the CDMA providers didn't want to play ball, therefore, Apple went to the next largest market penetration. That would be AT&T/...
...and in North America has the largest subscriber base (which is why Apple went to Verizon with the iPhone first). Actually thats not quite true. If it is, why is Verizon going to go with LTE and ...at first as there IS MORE U.S CDMA customers than GSM customers. APPLE wanted to lock down its Iphone which is very common on CDMA systems. Verizon, the largest of the CDMA providers didn't want to...
... is that GSM adoption is expanding in North, Central and South America which will continue the success of the GSM format Apple choose to support over CDMA. Verizon is begining to test ... and in North America has the largest subscriber base (which is why Apple went to Verizon with the iPhone first). The reason Verizon passed AT&T in the number of subscribers is because of their superior ...
Mark Thompson wrote: In its first full quarter of sales, the iPhone has already climbed past Microsoft¹s entire lineup of Windows Mobile smartphones in North America, according to figures compiled by Canalys and published by Symbian. Wow, I also hear McDonalds sold the most burgers.
