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No LTE, the infamous metal strip will be almost complete flush with glass top & bottom, metal strip will only be segmented once, instead of 3 times, mostly resembles an iPhone 4 otherwise. Talk & data simultaneously. No Vzw bloat on board. iOS 4.3.x (just changes for cdma). If you're considering downvoting this, wait until Tuesday to do so :)
I'm currently inside the 30 day window return as a brand new iPhone/AT&T customer; I wonder if any minor differences in this phone or in Verizon's service (I really haven't had any problems with AT&T so far in the NYC area, I make very few voice calls) would be impetus enough to switch. Anyone care to speculate where the smart money might be on choosing AT&T or Verizon for service?
Reminder: date of product announcement != ship dateLooks like all the "groundless" speculation was dead on. A Verizon iPhone has been predicted for a long time, and we knew that there was an exclusivity contract with ATT whose term had to be met, but the claims of vapor have gone up in a puff of smoke. I know of several people who wanted iPhones but refused to give up Verizon's cell network for ATT. The biggest gap in cell network satisfaction--based on the word of m…
Looks like all the "groundless" speculation was dead on. A Verizon iPhone has been predicted for a long time, and we knew that there was an exclusivity contract with ATT whose term had to be met, but the claims of vapor have gone up in a puff of smoke. I know of several people who wanted iPhones but refused to give up Verizon's cell network for ATT. The biggest gap in cell network satisfaction--based on the word of m…
Granted, the breathless speculation without any shred of firm evidence about a Verizon iPhone on X date has been silly and annoying, but the fact that there would be a Verizon iPhone eventually has always been an incredibly logical step.
In the end, consumers are the ones hurt, 'cause it limits the available choices.
Here in Brazil we have regulatory agencies that set up rules against that kind of thing. SIM locking by carriers is also illegal here. (Not actually illegal, but they're legally required to unlock the phones for you without additional cost)
I'm pretty sure a lot of other countries have similar rules, or am I wrong?
No LTE, the infamous metal strip will be almost complete flush with glass top & bottom, metal strip will only be segmented once, instead of 3 times, mostly resembles an iPhone 4 otherwise. Talk & data simultaneously. No Vzw bloat on board. iOS 4.3.x (just changes for cdma). If you're considering downvoting this, wait until Tuesday to do so :)
Talk and data at the same time isn't technologically possible on cdma. How do you figure they'll pull it off?
No LTE, the infamous metal strip will be almost complete flush with glass top & bottom, metal strip will only be segmented once, instead of 3 times, mostly resembles an iPhone 4 otherwise. Talk & data simultaneously. No Vzw bloat on board. iOS 4.3.x (just changes for cdma). If you're considering downvoting this, wait until Tuesday to do so :)
I'll take my chances ;)
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Providers in the rest of the world have been rapidly losing iPhone exclusivity in the last few years and months. AT&T shouldn’t be surprised and certainly shouldn’t be pissed. It’s honestly surprising that they had the iPhone exclusively for such a long time. It seems obvious to me that it’s not in Apple’s best interest to let AT&T keep the iPhone all for itself, not at this point in time. Does anyone know why AT&T h…
Piper Jaffray estimated that AT&T was paying $18/mo per iPhone subscriber to Apple in addition to $600 per handset in '07. Presumably the persistent verizon iphone rumors in the past have been a stick used by Apple while they were negotiating extensions of that exclusivity+revenue share to extract more money.
http://www.businessinsider.com/2007/10/apples-iphone-bounty-...
I just got off a call with my wife (SV to the Bay Bridge, iPhone to iPhone) and it only dropped 4 times.
I just relocated to my number to SV a couple of months ago and I only had to call 4 times to get all the features back to what they were. Plus I got over being mad about having no message at all for callers to my old number.
Also, I really don't mind calling AT&T every couple of months to find out why that charge was on my freakishly high bill. I love the way all the call center people are trained to take an extra 15-30 seconds per call expressing AT&T's caring attitude. That script doesn't need to be shortened at all.
I never wonder if an unemployed poor person on a pay-as-you-go plan has lower costs and fewer customer service problems. And I got over the shock of the difference between the high margin Apple experience and the high margin AT&T experience. Really, I have.
Nope. AT&T has nothing to worry about.