Comments on: Hell of a Way to Get Out of Your AT&T Contract, Varney… http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20090706/hell-of-a-way-to-get-out-of-your-att-contract-varney/ by John Paczkowski Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:08:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Wireless Carriers Face FCC Inquiry Over Pricing, Policies | John Paczkowski | Digital Daily | AllThingsD http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20090706/hell-of-a-way-to-get-out-of-your-att-contract-varney/comment-page-1/#comment-12554 Wireless Carriers Face FCC Inquiry Over Pricing, Policies | John Paczkowski | Digital Daily | AllThingsD Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:50:12 +0000 http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/?p=20756#comment-12554 [...] not clear what will come of the meeting, though given the Obama administration’s intent to ratchet up scrutiny of antitrust issues it’s likely that the inquiries proposed will be approved by FCC [...] [...] not clear what will come of the meeting, though given the Obama administration’s intent to ratchet up scrutiny of antitrust issues it’s likely that the inquiries proposed will be approved by FCC [...]

]]> By: Fred Hamranhansenhansen http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20090706/hell-of-a-way-to-get-out-of-your-att-contract-varney/comment-page-1/#comment-9849 Fred Hamranhansenhansen Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:43:23 +0000 http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/?p=20756#comment-9849 The only iPhone that was exclusive to AT&T was the very first one. The iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS are available from about 80 carriers and are also available unlocked if your carrier is not on the list. Even in the US you are free to buy an iPhone 3GS for about $600 and attach to T-Mobile. The whining comes from the unfortunate fact that Verizon and Sprint cannot run global standard phones like the iPhone. So to make Verizon the 81st carrier, Apple has to build them a special Verizon-specific phone. To me, that is a much more outrageous crime than the fact that AT&T is the only carrier subsidizing the iPhone. The only iPhone that was exclusive to AT&T was the very first one. The iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS are available from about 80 carriers and are also available unlocked if your carrier is not on the list. Even in the US you are free to buy an iPhone 3GS for about $600 and attach to T-Mobile.

The whining comes from the unfortunate fact that Verizon and Sprint cannot run global standard phones like the iPhone. So to make Verizon the 81st carrier, Apple has to build them a special Verizon-specific phone. To me, that is a much more outrageous crime than the fact that AT&T is the only carrier subsidizing the iPhone.

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