Comments on: And Yet More Proof Of Why AT&T Needs To Keep That iPhone Exclusivity

By: lily

lily — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:56:53 +0000

The iphone on T-Mobile imo = perfect phone with best service. I had TMO for 3 years, plans were the best priced, customer service was always kind, honest, and effective, and I encountered very few dead zones anywhere I’ve gone in the USA. TMO has the GSM 3G network! Yea, people jailbreak the iphone to use on tmo but they can forget upgrades then. So Apple, end your beauty-and-the-beast relationship with AT&T – please go TMO!

By: Philip Finlay-Bryan

Philip Finlay-Bryan — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 08:34:11 +0000

I live in Ireland. Who is A T & T?

(Still no Flash, no widgets, no PDFs ~ No Adobe support!)

By: Frank Castle

Frank Castle — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:01:35 +0000

What I find amusing is all these people complaining about the lack of 3G signal yet can’t wait for LTE to roll out – do you realize 3G has been rolled out for almost 2 years and it’s not even at 50% coverage yet? LTE will BEGIN to roll out end of 2010 with decent coverage not until 2012 (or later). I’m really interested to see how roaming chargers will look as you switch to another carrier LTE signal.

Apple has is very good with at&t, their getting a nice chunk of change with every iPhone sold. They will have to give that up – which I’m not sure their eager to do as Verizon will not allow half the crap they want. So if you think your nickel dimed now .. be careful what you wish for.

I can’t see them even bothering with TMO or Sprint as they have such a small market share in the states though both do have cheaper plans that could help drive more sales.

The biggest thing impacted iPhone is the same thing that impacts all other smartphones – there is just so many people willing to foot a voice / data plan. After the upgrades are done – lets see the month to month sales trends as every other iPhone dropped off – until the next OS / model came out.

By: Naval

Naval — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:06:18 +0000

Mark I agree with you. If they are so exclusive in signing up carriers (only 1 per country) they should allow the users to use their iPhone with other designated carriers Globally. Fine they run the risk of phones being bought for cheaper in other countries and being misused but to counter that, they can have the original carrier enable and disable your services within a month for roaming with a new sim of another designated iPhone carrier.

By: Naval

Naval — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:03:18 +0000

I think Apple should start signing up with different carriers at the same time. Create competition for the consumers to benefit which carrier they use – yes profit sharing might remaing the same for Apple or see a marginal increase but they will solve the issue of phone hacking and gain more with more users downloading from the app store.

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By: Mark Brooks

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:03:58 +0000

The iPhone offers the best browsing experience on any phone combined with the best multimedia offerings, and a zen like user experience.

I’ve bought two iPhones (for me and my wife), plus two iTouches as presents. Still, what I really really need is an iphone I can use in the USA and Europe with different SIM cards. I’d pay extra for that. I’m not keen on jailbreaking my 3G phone, but perhaps that what I’ll be forced to do.

By: mark2

mark2 — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:54:59 +0000

i will second that

they just keep getting better… more crappier more twitterier and applier

doughbag

By: F. Fellini

F. Fellini — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:33:55 +0000

Apple. The only company on the planet that could have pulled this whole iphone thing off without an outright revolt…and they don’t need at&t to do it.

By: Cpuenvy

Cpuenvy — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:00:13 +0000

You all think that Verizon will allow the iPhone to be “open”??

Since when have they allowed a phone to be “open”??

My RAZR had to be hacked just to get vibe&ring enabled. Verizon would kill the functionality if this phone.

My iPhone rocks

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By: Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:18:05 +0000

AT&T is awesome. I’d give them my firstborn if they didn’t ask for it already.

By: iWyre

iWyre — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:38:58 +0000

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By: Ulana Illiano

Ulana Illiano — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:32:54 +0000

I, too, am hoping that the exclusivity contract ends soon. I am not one for instant gratification but I cannot forgo this little gem for many more years!

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By: Colin

Colin — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:41:53 +0000

I also got original iPhone when it first came out, and never had trouble with coverage or voicemail. Now that I have a 3GS, however (my first 3G phone), I have trouble actually getting a 3G signal, even though AT&T’s coverage map shows my area fully covered with 3G. Most of the time I only have an EDGE signal.

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By: JMZ

JMZ — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:10:22 +0000

It’s that the Iphone is GSM, Verizon And Sprint are not GSM

By: JMZ

JMZ — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:03:40 +0000

Lets not forget that the Iphone is GSM. Verizon is not GSM. And when they do go GSM with LTE/4G, it will be very limited. Verizon should let Vodaphone run Verizon Wireless not Verizon. I know Vodafoine is a partner in Verizon wireless. They would have been GSM a long time ago. And the Iphone would have been there. I think here in the US T-Mobile which is GSM will have a great chance of getting the Iphone.

By: EJ

EJ — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:54:56 +0000

FWIW, I switched to AT&T to get the Edge iPhone two years ago and have had few complaints – no dropped calls, no voicemail issues. The people who are unhappy with AT&T (for good reason, no doubt ) yell the loudest, but in many areas, their service is as good as Verizon. Talk to someone in your area about network quality if you’re curious about getting an iPhone.

By: former sprint screwed customer

former sprint screwed customer — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:54:11 +0000

You have Sprint?
Sounds worse than the Swine flu.
Good luck.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:36:28 +0000

More bars in more places?