Comments on: Why the End of AT&T's iPhone Exclusivity Would Be Good for Apple http://gigaom.com/2009/10/09/why-the-end-of-atts-iphone-exclusivity-would-be-good-for-apple/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:07:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: AT&T Seen Keeping the iPhone Through 2011: Analyst – GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2009/10/09/why-the-end-of-atts-iphone-exclusivity-would-be-good-for-apple/#comment-226315 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:48:28 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=73713#comment-226315 [...] AT&T will likely keep its exclusive hold on the iPhone for the next 12-18 months, rather than ending its exclusivity in mid-2010, writes Jonathan Chaplin of Credit Suisse in a note issued today. And because he thinks [...]

]]> By: Pouvons-nous Identifier les États-Unis comme un Mauvais AT&T la Zone de service ? | Technologie de Web et Fusion de Vie Réelle http://gigaom.com/2009/10/09/why-the-end-of-atts-iphone-exclusivity-would-be-good-for-apple/#comment-226314 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:47:21 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=73713#comment-226314 [...] critique où la Pomme décide s’il faut renouveler leur rapport exclusif avec AT&T ou se développer à d’autres réseaux comme la Radio Verizon qui se préparent à lancer leur 4G le réseau de LTE dans tout le pays. [...]

]]> By: Können wir die Vereinigten Staaten als ein Schlechter AT&T Dienstgebiet Identifizieren? | Webtechnologie und Echte Lebensverflechtung http://gigaom.com/2009/10/09/why-the-end-of-atts-iphone-exclusivity-would-be-good-for-apple/#comment-226313 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:47:22 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=73713#comment-226313 [...] kritischen Zeit, wenn Apfel entscheidet, ihre exklusive Beziehung mit AT&T ob zu erneuern oder sich zu anderen Netzen wie Verizon Radio auszubreiten, die sich vorbereiten, ihren 4G LTE Netz landesweit zu starten. [...]

]]> By: Мы можем Идентифицировать Соединенные Штаты как Плохое AT&T Зона действия? | Tehnologija Seti i Рjeal'noje Slijanije http://gigaom.com/2009/10/09/why-the-end-of-atts-iphone-exclusivity-would-be-good-for-apple/#comment-226312 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:46:15 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=73713#comment-226312 [...] возобновить ли их исключительные отношения с AT&T или расшириться к другим сетям как Радио Verizon, кто готовится начинать их 4-граммовую [...]

]]> By: The Wish List: 7 Things We Hope Will Come True in 2010 – GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2009/10/09/why-the-end-of-atts-iphone-exclusivity-would-be-good-for-apple/#comment-226311 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:44:42 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=73713#comment-226311 [...] bode very well indeed for the entire Apple ecosystem, from iPhone users to application developers. As we noted here, Apple itself, despite the substantial kickbacks it gets from AT&T from service contract sales, [...]

]]> By: Can we Identify the United States as a Bad AT&T Service Area? | Technosailor.com http://gigaom.com/2009/10/09/why-the-end-of-atts-iphone-exclusivity-would-be-good-for-apple/#comment-226310 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:58:30 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=73713#comment-226310 [...] time when Apple is deciding whether to renew their exclusive relationship with AT&T or to expand to other networks like Verizon Wireless who are preparing to launch their 4G LTE network nationwide. Meanwhile, [...]

]]> By: Derek Kerton http://gigaom.com/2009/10/09/why-the-end-of-atts-iphone-exclusivity-would-be-good-for-apple/#comment-226309 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:56:41 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=73713#comment-226309 “LTE is indeed the future, but at current rates, Verizon could well beat AT&T to market with it.”

More than “could”. Verizon has stated aggressive LTE roll-out dates and began deployment, and AT&T has publicly stated a delayed approach, emphasizing HSPA+ upgrades first.

]]> By: Verizon to Launch an iPhone Next Year? http://gigaom.com/2009/10/09/why-the-end-of-atts-iphone-exclusivity-would-be-good-for-apple/#comment-226308 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:57:06 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=73713#comment-226308 [...] Sebastian noted last month, Apple could benefit greatly from loosening AT&T’s stranglehold on the iPhone in the [...]

]]> By: Garrie http://gigaom.com/2009/10/09/why-the-end-of-atts-iphone-exclusivity-would-be-good-for-apple/#comment-226307 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:05:30 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=73713#comment-226307 Quote from FT

“Ralph de la Vega, head of the wireless division, said that the company had other products that could pick up the slack and that because of its network the iPhone would run fastest with AT&T.”

If Ralpy thinks his network is any good he is smoking crack.. at&t has a long way to go before it catches up to Verizon. I’m a big lover of my iphone but, hate my at&t service. Hopefully at&t will start working on their network but right now I’d switch to Verizon in a heart beat if I could.

]]> By: Survey Says: PCMag’s Readers Crown the iPhone King, Despite Quibbles http://gigaom.com/2009/10/09/why-the-end-of-atts-iphone-exclusivity-would-be-good-for-apple/#comment-226306 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:04:18 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=73713#comment-226306 [...] PT | 0 comments | 0 tweets retweet » Despite rumblings from some iPhone users about how Apple’s exclusive contract with AT&T as service provider for the iPhone should end, respondents in PCMag.com’s 2009 Cell Phone [...]

]]> By: iPhone Sales: Now Bigger Than Ever http://gigaom.com/2009/10/09/why-the-end-of-atts-iphone-exclusivity-would-be-good-for-apple/#comment-226305 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:17:55 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=73713#comment-226305 [...] Apple opting for polygamy in its choice of iPhone carriers, the company has a chance to even further increase its market share. With China and India as new [...]

]]> By: Derek Kerton http://gigaom.com/2009/10/09/why-the-end-of-atts-iphone-exclusivity-would-be-good-for-apple/#comment-226304 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:34:50 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=73713#comment-226304 Nope, Verizon is switching to the GSM evolution path with LTE, starting 2010. At that point, they will converge with Apple’s chosen radio technology.

When the time comes, and VZW has acceptable urban LTE coverage and GSM rural roaming deals, then VZW can offer an iPhone 4G.

]]> By: Richard Bennett http://gigaom.com/2009/10/09/why-the-end-of-atts-iphone-exclusivity-would-be-good-for-apple/#comment-226303 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:22:13 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=73713#comment-226303 Net neutrality Bolsheviks railing against handset exclusivity isn’t news; Prof. Wu sent them in this direction with his wireless Carterfone paper in 2007. Comrade Rupley discounts the value of the revenue-sharing deals possible in a carrier-handset vendor relationship. If Apple can make more money by walking away from revenue sharing, they will; they’re good capitalists, after all.

]]> By: F1Mikal http://gigaom.com/2009/10/09/why-the-end-of-atts-iphone-exclusivity-would-be-good-for-apple/#comment-226302 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:58:43 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=73713#comment-226302 “…the iPhone’s market share grew 136 percent in France when it was offered on multiple carriers. iPhone sales in the U.S. would double if Apple ended its exclusive contract with AT&T, she predicted. “We expect Apple to broaden iPhone carrier distribution over the next two years and believe this opportunity is under-appreciated by the investment community,” she wrote.

Apple is clearly aware of the multiple-carrier opportunity, and can’t ignore it, despite the substantial kickbacks that it earns from AT&T’s premium-priced iPhone service plans. There are now multiple carriers for the iPhone in the UK, and all three major carriers in Canada are now supporting it.”
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The consumers will not get the same benefits that they do in other countries because the USA mobile phone services are not all using the GLOBAL standard, GSM… there would be more competition but for some reason Verizon has its own system and apparently T-mobileUSA is not widely used outside of cities.

Apple wins. YEA!

But if Verizon gets the iPhone, be prepared for more dropped calls, more bandwidth clogging with more data usage…and customer service, HAH! I hear lots of ‘issues’ with Verizon’s customer service. For example they told me sister on her first trip to the UK & Europe this past summer that she could use her phone there.

Thank goodness I got her sorted.

My 2 cents

]]> By: TimB http://gigaom.com/2009/10/09/why-the-end-of-atts-iphone-exclusivity-would-be-good-for-apple/#comment-226301 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:42:47 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=73713#comment-226301 Huh? Your point seems to be that the growth that would come from offering the iPhone beyond 1 of the 4 (US) national carriers would be offset by the extreme difficulty of offering it with two different radios? Tell that to Blackberry which has done so for years.

LTE is indeed the future, but at current rates, Verizon could well beat AT&T to market with it.

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