http://gigaom.com/2007/01/11/for-ma-bell-nowhere-to-hide-from-the-internet/ Tracking the Internet Evolution Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:12:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 http://gigaom.com/2007/01/11/for-ma-bell-nowhere-to-hide-from-the-internet/#comment-896735 Hide Windows Free Sun, 31 Aug 2008 11:47:42 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/11/for-ma-bell-nowhere-to-hide-from-the-internet/#comment-896735 Iphone is great, but will not do for Europe. The GPS feature is not as powerful as the ones in smart-phones. Good for web browsing and music though Iphone is great, but will not do for Europe. The GPS feature is not as powerful as the ones in smart-phones. Good for web browsing and music though

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/01/11/for-ma-bell-nowhere-to-hide-from-the-internet/#comment-81961 Roger Smith Tue, 16 Jan 2007 11:38:10 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/11/for-ma-bell-nowhere-to-hide-from-the-internet/#comment-81961 <p>iPhone is available with Cingular ONLY!? And what if I am stuck under contract with a carrier OTHER than Cingular but still want a iPhone? Well, the only solution I could fine was http://www.Cellswapper.com - they get you out of any cell phone contract!</p> iPhone is available with Cingular ONLY!? And what if I am stuck under contract with a carrier OTHER than Cingular but still want a iPhone?
Well, the only solution I could fine was (link) - they get you out of any cell phone contract!

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/01/11/for-ma-bell-nowhere-to-hide-from-the-internet/#comment-81960 Richard Hamilton Fri, 12 Jan 2007 09:23:10 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/11/for-ma-bell-nowhere-to-hide-from-the-internet/#comment-81960 <p>I too like this piece although I think the iPhone comment does show a blindspot. The iPhone actually represents vertical integration, albeit small, by Cingular working closely with the world's best interface design company, Apple, on the terminal end. It might be a new model. Not dissimilar to what AT&T has done with Microsoft on the IPTV end. In both cases, AT&T/Cingular are bringing network-based features to the party (visual voicemail, QoS) to make the end service delivery more compelling, something a dumb Internet cannot do. This is perhaps why they are willing to let the net neutrality issue go -- in any case, this strikes me as the right way for a network provider to add value and avoid becoming a bandwidth utility.</p> I too like this piece although I think the iPhone comment does show a blindspot. The iPhone actually represents vertical integration, albeit small, by Cingular working closely with the world’s best interface design company, Apple, on the terminal end. It might be a new model. Not dissimilar to what AT&T has done with Microsoft on the IPTV end. In both cases, AT&T/Cingular are bringing network-based features to the party (visual voicemail, QoS) to make the end service delivery more compelling, something a dumb Internet cannot do. This is perhaps why they are willing to let the net neutrality issue go — in any case, this strikes me as the right way for a network provider to add value and avoid becoming a bandwidth utility.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/01/11/for-ma-bell-nowhere-to-hide-from-the-internet/#comment-81959 Jesse Kopelman Thu, 11 Jan 2007 23:22:29 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/11/for-ma-bell-nowhere-to-hide-from-the-internet/#comment-81959 <p>I like this piece. However, how is the iPhone an entirely new category of communications device? It is in the same category as a Windows Mobile smartphone -- smartphone. There is not a single thing you can do on the iPhone you can't do on a Windows Mobile. Hopefully you can do them better on the iPhone, but that remains to be seen.</p> I like this piece. However, how is the iPhone an entirely new category of communications device? It is in the same category as a Windows Mobile smartphone — smartphone. There is not a single thing you can do on the iPhone you can’t do on a Windows Mobile. Hopefully you can do them better on the iPhone, but that remains to be seen.

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