Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Tue 9th Jan 2007 21:45 UTC
Apple today announced the long awaited iPhone, a device that I predicted about years 1.5 ago that it would happen (I won't forget how a fellow editor from a Mac site emailed me to say that I am crazy after reading my blog back then). But the iPhone is real, and it's public information now. So based on the little we know about the device so far, let's see how it stacks up against its smartphone competition.
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RE[2]: It's locked to Cingular
by ormandj on Wed 10th Jan 2007 05:44
in reply to "RE: It's locked to Cingular"
Member since:2005-10-09
T-Mobile (if you have good service where you live) is generally considered a good cellular provider. They are constantly rated best for customer service, etc.
Since the phone doesn't have 3G anyway, pretty much the only complaint people have about T-Mobile is moot.
You're right though, no matter what provider was picked, some people would have complained. I suspect less so if they had chosen T-Mobile, but that's ok. 
If they are smart, they'll offer an unlocked/unbranded version along side the Cingular exclusive version. Having an exclusive contract with Cingular as a partner for wireless service doesn't prevent them from offering the phone on its' own. We'll see...
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2006-08-21
I'd totally agree, but for the simple fact that, as others have said, the American mobile phone business is designed from the top down to screw its customers. In other words, you hate Cingular, I hate Verizon... I don't think Apple could have picked a carrier that would have made people happy.
Of course, if they want to sell it outside the States, they'll have to make it unlockable...