Comments on: More on iPhone – AT&T exclusivity

By: Pete

Pete — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 12:13:09 +0000

I would like very much to know something…
What advantage does Apple have by having an exclusive contract with one wireless carrier?? I see this as a limitation myself, especially when that exclusive contract is with one of the worst wireless service providers. The iPhone is an amazing device, the best smartphone out there hands down. I bought one and absolutely loved the “phone”, but I returned it within 2 weeks because of very poor reception and dropped calls. I could not even use it in my own home, and I live in the city. Granted its a small city of 36,000 but within 1/2 mile of an interstate highway. WHY would Apple not open this phone up to the millions and millions of other consumers??? I just don’t see their reasoning here.

By: jake

jake — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:08:47 +0000

Basically this whole talk of exclusive contracts is between apple and AT&T. The only other network that can support the iPhone is T mobile. Verizon is barely going to start implementing the 4G LTE standard which is based on GSM which the majority of the world uses. Whats sad is that the full potentialof 3G would not be reached and 4g in it’s begining would be a lil faster than 3g until the rest of the world changes to 4g, 3g will be dominant. It’s not like verizon is better they are just as expensive as AT&T…

By: joe

joe — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:28:32 +0000

i think it’s highly probable that apple will sign a deal with verizon. this article states that apple wants to stay with at&t because of the GSM format. when the next iphone comes out in june 2010 its going to be for a 4g network. Both verizon and at&t are currently working on their 4g networks which will both be LTE. Therefore it would be pointless for apple to remain exclusivly with at&t because iphone users are not satisfied with the at&t service, and verizon is the most reliable service in the country.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:14:14 +0000

I dont know I have been with att for a couple years now and I like them alot. they have the cheapest rates locally and I have only lost signal a few times and its because of steel beams and vallies.