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Comments on: Apple may soon be free from AT&T

Don Reisinger thinks Apple may try to get out of the exclusivity agreement with AT&T. But will AT&T let that happen?

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by b_abbott June 11, 2008 9:19 PM PDT: How do we know that the first iPhone was not subsidized? Apple could've actually charged At&t $600 for the $399 phone. In order for Apple to sell a ton of iPhone 3Gs, they had to be cheaper, so Apple had to give up their share of the service revenue so that At&t could afford to provide such a subsidy to make the phone $199. My guess is that Apple will stick with At&t, because other companies such as Verizon and Sprint INSIST on shoving their noses in everything from ads, to logos and software on their phones!; Like this Reply to this comment


by vans217 June 12, 2008 9:51 AM PDT: CDMA phones have poorer battery life on phones anyway....they would definitely have to redesign the iphone to make it work well on CDMA and still have decent battery life; Like this Reply to this comment


by sandysone June 14, 2008 7:21 AM PDT: To late for the T-Mobile. I know several students who have rigged the phone on T-Mobile carriers. Everything works except the cell phone service is not that great.; Like this Reply to this comment


by DPecora June 14, 2008 8:03 AM PDT: Love my I-Phone but HATE AT&T's incredibly POOR Signal. Our Verizon & Sprint phones had very good reception in our area, coastal NH. When Sprint merged with AT&T the signal disappeared. Rumor has it that certain towers were shut down to save $$! Just one more reason to not like AT&T.
I would drop AT&T & go with Verizon in a heartbeat!; Like this Reply to this comment


by TheMadResearcher June 16, 2008 12:01 PM PDT: Visual Voicemail is not exclusive to Apple. It's a licensed technology from some 3rd party. Sprint has already announced that the Samsung Instinct will support Visual Voicemail when it launches later this month.; Like this Reply to this comment


by h3llodotcom August 5, 2008 6:29 PM PDT: Does anyone know when I can buy the iphone online? I tried to buy it from h3llo.com and there are none available.; Like this Reply to this comment

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Don Reisinger is a technology columnist who has covered everything from HDTVs to computers to Flowbee Haircut Systems. Besides his work with CNET, Don's work has been featured in a variety of other publications including PC World and a host of Ziff-Davis publications.

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