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Re: iPhone Moving Beyond AT&T in 2010? Maybe

Bob — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:40:54 -0000

Screw the iPhone...the HTC Hero is the way to go. Sprint's network is reliable (atleast in my area), it's cheaper, and the Hero has just as much if not more functionality than the iPhone

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MB — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:16:53 -0000

Actually you have no proof of it "ALL" being speculation. Basically your speculating that this is "ALL" speculation.

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Facebook User — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:20:22 -0000

I would really love to see the iPhone come to T-mobile, I would drop my G1 in a heartbeat.

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Free Nintendo Points — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:30:33 -0000

All I want is for Apple to give ATT the boot! ATT Sucks!

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GSM Guy — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:07:16 -0000

It is PC vs Mac deja vous again. After a couple of years, Android phone will start to be more popular than iPhone. And Apple will regret missing opportunity again.

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HATE AT&T — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:01:15 -0000

Sweet Jesus! Yes! Please make the I-phone open to other carriers. AT&T might finally have to show some real customer service and build out their network, instead of making excuses.

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Name — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:16:55 -0000

3G is not universal. GSM has its own version(s) of 3G and CDMA has its own. VZW's and Sprint's networks are still CDMA-based, and thus their 3G is still quite a bit different than the GSM-based one used by AT&T and T-Mobile. It's true that there are some "world" phones out there--basically those that have CDMA and GSM support, but their 3G support is still not quite universal as they don't always support all of the frequencies everywhere (again, especially when it comes to 3G on the GSM side).

Now, once LTE comes around, since practically everyone is moving over to that, then it will be as close as to universal as it can be, at least for the time being, but that's still at least a few years away.

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m@tt — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:55:55 -0000

That's the most idiotic and backwards comment on here. With the iPhones success, Verizon cannot wait for the exclusivety to end. They were in fact supposed to have been the 1st carrier to have the iPhone.

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Name — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:50:19 -0000

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Rachel — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:33:45 -0000

In Spain they tied to Telefónica, the most expensive and worst service company here, IMO. That's why I still don't have one (I hate that company!) and why I've decided just to get an IPod Touch. I'll stick with my old cell phone if I need to call someone and use the IPod Touch for wifi.

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anon — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:51:40 -0000

You wouldn't need a super phone for universal 3G. You can take an unlocked phone to any carrier on 3G now and pop in a new SIM card and go. Verizon and Sprint also both have 3G networks in addition to the CDMA and TMDA networks. Most of the newer Verizon phones are quadband, which includes 3G.

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Jayson Barrons — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:47:50 -0000

Verizon will never have the iphone. They're by far the most restrictive of all of the carriers - the iphone would've been in their catalog at the beginning if they were willing. this will go to t-mobile, but verizon and apple both are too anal to let someone else dictate so much to them.

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alexde — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:44:38 -0000

Speculative to say the least... but i will be the first one in line to change provider when possible!

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Seb_or_Sam — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:42:56 -0000

Let's hope for a CDMA/GSM iPhone... LTE isn't going to be ubiquitous for a bit.
Fingers crossed :)

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Kristen — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:37:45 -0000

Good! All phones should be non-exclusive. Do we let our cable providers tell us where to buy our TVs or our internet providers tell us where to buy our computers? Absolutely not; I've never known why this system worked for phones.

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ColeGeissinger — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:30:18 -0000

go go go! I hate AT&T and is partially a reason of why I have yet to get my iPhone :(
...or any other services from them. But hopefully we'll see it out on a new provider.

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justnontoxic — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:19:03 -0000

If this is true, I'm really happy. AT&T is the #1 reason I'm not getting the iPhone. I couldn't deal with it.

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Morgan Siem — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:18:58 -0000

I imagine that an end to iPhone's exclusive contract with AT&T will bring in a flood of new customers - myself among them. From what I hear in day-to-day conversation, the #1 reason for not buying an iPhone is a lack of confidence in AT&T or simply a desire to stay with a particular carrier (Verizon, in most cases it seems). I recently made the decision not to buy an iPhone based on the fact that my friends with AT&T have poor reception, and I didn't want to switch from Verizon. If there had been an option to buy an iPhone AND stick with Verizon, I would have been sold. There would have been no competition.

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Name — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:18:56 -0000

Many times I have thought about getting an I phone, But not with AT&T. I have decided that the Blackberry option even without all of the apps is still the better choice. Too bad, the Iphone would have been fun
Noah T

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Adam Ostrow — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:08:14 -0000

no, the prior article (linked in story) is AT&T's CEO saying exclusivity won't last forever ...

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kbrian — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:06:55 -0000

I feel cheated for having wasted my time reading this. Nothing to see here, folks. Move along.

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@AndrewJY — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:06:41 -0000

I would take a MyTouch 3G over an iPhone 3GS any day of the week. More functionality, more customization. Hands down... better phone.

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stevegmag — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:05:29 -0000

I think this was posted not that long ago on mashable. are we already recycling articles?

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My Amazing E — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:02:24 -0000

iPhone end exclusivity with AT&T? could bring AT&T to its knees! But I'd love to go back to reliable service from #verizon

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Dave Z — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:01:33 -0000

Of course it's not as simple as just releasing a model that works with all carriers. Sprint and Verizon are CDMA, while AT&T and T-Mobile are GSM. Further confusing it, AT&T and T-Mobile use different frequencies for 3G. So they'd need separate models or a super-model than handles all the GSM 3G possibilities. So while AT&T's exclusivity may end at some point, expect a second model to be mated to a second carrier.