 GlobalMindDomino Dude, POWER Systems GuyPremium
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Hollywood, FL | Going back to networks... Being one who's at the point of looking for a new device it really stinks to have to choose a network vendor I don't like just because they've got exclusive on the device I want, and that we've got such a screwed up system here that all the mobile carriers aren't using the same technology.
Sprint's been good to me network wise but not being GSM I can't get the Bold or iPhone (the two most likely picks) and hence either stick with my Palm 755p or move to the Pre.
I'd like to see AT&T lose it's exclusivity deal just because of the pathetic way they've handled themselves, and heck I don't even have the iPhone.
More competition is a good thing, make them improve the service instead of getting the subs because of the device they offer.
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fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
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kudos:3 | said by GlobalMind:Being one who's at the point of looking for a new device it really stinks to have to choose a network vendor I don't like just because they've got exclusive on the device I want, and that we've got such a screwed up system here that all the mobile carriers aren't using the same technology. What a lot of people forget is this.. Void of an exclusive agreement, there's nothing stopping apple from simply not making the device available to other networks.. would they do that with out an agreement? POSSIBLY! They'd have to develop a new phone for each carrier which costs money... apple also like their stuff to work a certain way and places high requirements on providers..
So even outside an exclusive contract with American Thieves & Thugs, there's still no guarantee that they'd have their phone available ont he CDMA carriers like Sprint and Verizon. |
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GlobalMindDomino Dude, POWER Systems GuyPremium
join:2001-10-29
Hollywood, FL | said by fiberguy:...even outside an exclusive contract with American Thieves & Thugs, there's still no guarantee that they'd have their phone available ont he CDMA carriers like Sprint and Verizon. Oh I'm aware.
The issue is the carriers, not Apple per se.
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