Comments on: Did AT&T Get Played By Apple? http://www.rimarkable.com/did-att-get-played-by-apple The Unofficial BlackBerry Weblog Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:58:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: eddiehttp://www.rimarkable.com/did-att-get-played-by-apple/comment-page-1#comment-99632 eddie Mon, 03 Sep 2007 02:24:38 +0000 http://www.rimarkable.com/did-att-get-played-by-apple#comment-99632 Yea, well, thats what people get for trying to hold us back. I am a firm believer in competition, and honestly, if AT&T had no competition, we would never see a drop in price or increase in the level of service for the Iphone. Both companies knew this going into it! I think that Apple looked at it like this: If they sold the contract to cingular, then they could continue to sell the product at the same price without worries of the mobile companies pushing for price drops so they can get the better deal on the phones. Also, other features are locked down, such as warranty problems, insurance, etc. If there were competition with AT&T, then AT&T and every other company would be pushing Apple to offer them just a little more. But like this article is saying...Apple knew that they could prevent this by selling the contract to AT&T, then it would easily be hacked (its basically a mini computer). Then they would get sales over a broad range of wireless providers without giving the wireless providers rights to the technology. Good move apple... I still think that AT&T got plenty of marketing for being the only ones with the rights though. Yea, well, thats what people get for trying to hold us back. I am a firm believer in competition, and honestly, if AT&T had no competition, we would never see a drop in price or increase in the level of service for the Iphone.
Both companies knew this going into it! I think that Apple looked at it like this: If they sold the contract to cingular, then they could continue to sell the product at the same price without worries of the mobile companies pushing for price drops so they can get the better deal on the phones. Also, other features are locked down, such as warranty problems, insurance, etc. If there were competition with AT&T, then AT&T and every other company would be pushing Apple to offer them just a little more.
But like this article is saying…Apple knew that they could prevent this by selling the contract to AT&T, then it would easily be hacked (its basically a mini computer). Then they would get sales over a broad range of wireless providers without giving the wireless providers rights to the technology. Good move apple…
I still think that AT&T got plenty of marketing for being the only ones with the rights though.

]]> By: Alias420http://www.rimarkable.com/did-att-get-played-by-apple/comment-page-1#comment-99528 Alias420 Sun, 02 Sep 2007 09:38:50 +0000 http://www.rimarkable.com/did-att-get-played-by-apple#comment-99528 Make sure to checkout http://www.iphone-hacks.com for news if you are interested in unlocking your own iPhone. They will be sure to host whatever you need. Make sure to checkout http://www.iphone-hacks.com for news if you are interested in unlocking your own iPhone. They will be sure to host whatever you need.

]]> By: hellnohttp://www.rimarkable.com/did-att-get-played-by-apple/comment-page-1#comment-99107 hellno Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:53:31 +0000 http://www.rimarkable.com/did-att-get-played-by-apple#comment-99107 Alex,I don't think it's just at&t (but being GSM and the largest provider in the US sure doesn't hurt) Nokia and Sony Ericsson don't cater to at&t but they don't do cdma much if at all.If you were a mobile device manufacture who would you cater too? A standard, open, non-proprietary, global technology such as GSM with 2.5 billion plus consumers? or a dwindling, non-standard, proprietary, technology with about a 1/8 of the consumer base? There are many reasons why device manufactures don't do cdma. Alex,

I don’t think it’s just at&t (but being GSM and the largest provider in the US sure doesn’t hurt) Nokia and Sony Ericsson don’t cater to at&t but they don’t do cdma much if at all.

If you were a mobile device manufacture who would you cater too? A standard, open, non-proprietary, global technology such as GSM with 2.5 billion plus consumers? or a dwindling, non-standard, proprietary, technology with about a 1/8 of the consumer base? There are many reasons why device manufactures don’t do cdma.

]]> By: Alexhttp://www.rimarkable.com/did-att-get-played-by-apple/comment-page-1#comment-99091 Alex Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:43:51 +0000 http://www.rimarkable.com/did-att-get-played-by-apple#comment-99091 hellno, thanks for the update on the GSM situation here in the US. Say what you will about AT&T but they seem to getting all the love from the manufactures...ok, Apple and RIM, but getting love non-the-less. hellno, thanks for the update on the GSM situation here in the US. Say what you will about AT&T but they seem to getting all the love from the manufactures…ok, Apple and RIM, but getting love non-the-less.

]]> By: Amithttp://www.rimarkable.com/did-att-get-played-by-apple/comment-page-1#comment-99088 Amit Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:08:59 +0000 http://www.rimarkable.com/did-att-get-played-by-apple#comment-99088 Hellno,You would make a good wireless industry lobbyist in DC. I don't mean that as slight. My father-in-law is one and, at least from your writing, you've got the nack for it. Hellno,

You would make a good wireless industry lobbyist in DC. I don’t mean that as slight. My father-in-law is one and, at least from your writing, you’ve got the nack for it.

]]> By: hellnohttp://www.rimarkable.com/did-att-get-played-by-apple/comment-page-1#comment-99071 hellno Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:50:25 +0000 http://www.rimarkable.com/did-att-get-played-by-apple#comment-99071 Alex,Not quite right... we have two nation-wide GSM networks but there are 60+ separate GSM networks in the US. As with most phones the device manufactures have many many good reasons why not to develop and manufacture for the dwindling, non-standard, proprietary, cdma market. No unlocking will help that. Alex,

Not quite right… we have two nation-wide GSM networks but there are 60+ separate GSM networks in the US. As with most phones the device manufactures have many many good reasons why not to develop and manufacture for the dwindling, non-standard, proprietary, cdma market. No unlocking will help that.

]]> By: Alexhttp://www.rimarkable.com/did-att-get-played-by-apple/comment-page-1#comment-99067 Alex Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:21:43 +0000 http://www.rimarkable.com/did-att-get-played-by-apple#comment-99067 The thing that we in the US forget is that we only have two GSM networks - AT&T and T-Mobile. So unlocking from one to go to the other, in my eye, aint that great of a change. It's not like I can unlock the iPhone and use it with Verizon or Sprint as they are CDMA networks and wouldn't work with the iPhone. The unlocking of the iPhone is good for those non-US customers that wanted the iPhone but didn't want to wait for the official version to hit their country as the rest of the world has various GSM providers to select from. The thing that we in the US forget is that we only have two GSM networks – AT&T and T-Mobile. So unlocking from one to go to the other, in my eye, aint that great of a change. It’s not like I can unlock the iPhone and use it with Verizon or Sprint as they are CDMA networks and wouldn’t work with the iPhone. The unlocking of the iPhone is good for those non-US customers that wanted the iPhone but didn’t want to wait for the official version to hit their country as the rest of the world has various GSM providers to select from.

]]> By: Thoughthttp://www.rimarkable.com/did-att-get-played-by-apple/comment-page-1#comment-99023 Thought Thu, 30 Aug 2007 04:33:51 +0000 http://www.rimarkable.com/did-att-get-played-by-apple#comment-99023 Let's also not forget that these unlocking techniques are still rather suspect as to their reliability, their impact on the iPhone, etc. After the flurry of hype, they have yet to really produce the product, and none seem like totally ready for prime time. Right now this unlock hack is just that: for rather diehard hackers. Let’s also not forget that these unlocking techniques are still rather suspect as to their reliability, their impact on the iPhone, etc. After the flurry of hype, they have yet to really produce the product, and none seem like totally ready for prime time. Right now this unlock hack is just that: for rather diehard hackers.

]]> By: gquagliahttp://www.rimarkable.com/did-att-get-played-by-apple/comment-page-1#comment-99014 gquaglia Thu, 30 Aug 2007 02:38:12 +0000 http://www.rimarkable.com/did-att-get-played-by-apple#comment-99014 Couldn't happen to a douchery company. Couldn’t happen to a douchery company.

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