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cellinnovation_2
Anon
2009-Jul-27 6:09 pm
We All Agree to Disagree Yet......Our comments are futile. The US is a huge place. Everyone has an opinion on how they rate AT&T service in their area or past experience. We will never always agree on this.
What we can agree on is that it would be nice (for iPhone lovers out there) to be able to choose what provider works for them and use their coveted handset accordingly.
Let me buy my iPhone from the Apple store and sign up with the wireless service provider I choose. Apple doesn't force me to use Verizon FiOS or ATT DSL when I buy my Macbook Pro yet I'm forced to use a carrier that may or may not work well in my area just for the privilege of using iPhone.
Apple could, if they want to, create devices that use multiple radios. It's not hard to do. A lot of moronic analysts out there believe Apple would only sell out to Verizon because they have a big network yet every other manufacturer can create devices that work across multiple technology platforms. Yes there are areas where Sprint works well. Yes there are areas where T-Mobile works great. Let us decide.
The AT&T's and Verizon's of the world want us to believe that without exclusivity agreements we'll all be forced to paying hundreds more for handsets. That isn't necessarily the case. If Samsung, Motorola, LG, RIM or Apple want people to buy their products to the masses on the level they do today, they'll be forced to make them affordable to all in time. |