[IxDA Discuss] iPhone 2.0 Game Over? I think not!

[Joe Sokohl]

In my case, it absolutely is.

ATT's own coverage map (and we know how "optimistic" these things can  
be) shows that they cover very little of Virginia--primarily their  
coverage is only along the major highways. As a motorcyclist who  
enjoys riding on other-than-major highways, I need coverage in these  
more remote places. It's primarily a safety thing--if Bambi decides to  
commit suicide by stepping into my path (and probably severely  
injuring me in the process), then I need to know that I can contact  
emergency responders.

So from a user's needs' perspective, the lock-in with ATT obviates the  
iPhone as a choice--and it does engender some level of resentment at  
both Apple & U.S. telecos: Apple for choosing ATT instead of Verizon  
specifically and for offering the iPhone exclusively to ATT, and  
telecos for continuing a Byzantine stranglehold on service  
possibilities.

joe
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> Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:09:22 -0400
> From: Christopher Fahey <chris.fahey at behaviordesign.com>
> Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPhone 2.0 Game Over? I think not!
> To: IxDA Discuss <discuss at ixda.org>
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> On Apr 26, 2008, at 10:47 AM, Will Evans wrote:
>> ... precious little words are spent with what I consider, being an
>> iPhone
>> owner, the significant drawbacks which I have briefly  mentioned
>> before on
>> the list - the biggest, most egregious, most heinous one being the
>> lock-in
>> with one of the worst networks known to man.
>
> *All* of the wireless networks in America SUCK. A lot.
>
> The difference between how much they each suck is tiny, and for most
> people negligible. For every person who claims AT&T is the worst you
> will find another person who thinks each of the other carriers are the
> worst.
<..snip..>
>
>
> In short, AT&T is probably not much of a disadvantage to iPhone.
>
> Cheers,
> -Cf
>
> Christopher Fahey
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