Comments on: Is Apple Just That Into AT&T? -- Fact Checking the Carrier Relationship

By: Monroe Bardach

Monroe Bardach — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:47:36 +0000

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By: Dean wys

Dean wys — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:54:26 +0000

Please apple get these things onto multiple carriers ! It’s a move that would benefit everyone actually including AT&T as well since it would relieve their already strained and stained network. Who knows maybe AT&T will stop dumping money on luke Wilson and put it into fixn the dropped NYC calls.

By: iphoneduke

iphoneduke — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:23:25 +0000

like i said before lol, regardless of what the first iphone-att deal was, i GUARANTEE u that att extended it to a much longer time. they arent dumb. the iphone is att's star athlete. the iphone is kobe and att is LA. and kobes not going anywhere anytime soon lol

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:27:19 +0000

iPhone for the win

By: Zachary

Zachary — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:08:28 +0000

I honestly think they will be keeping the exclusivity to AT&T for a lot longer than 2010.. Think about all the money they are making together and to have an iPhone on AT&T most of us pay a minimum of 105 a month, if lets say T-Mobile got a hold of the iPhone we could all switch to them and only pay the $60... I can very well bet you AT&T is paying Apple very well to keep the phone with them.

By: Gregg

Gregg — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:49:16 +0000

Business don't have hurt feelings? I guess you don't know much about Steve Jobs.

By: jbrandonf

jbrandonf — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:43:11 +0000

Fassy's got it. Businesses don't have hurt feelings when it comes to making more money.

By: Freaknasty

Freaknasty — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:03:17 +0000

Some of you read way too much into a few commercials. At the end of the day business is business and the dollar trumps all slights, percieved or real.

By: fassy

fassy — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:57:46 +0000

It does not matter if Verizon attacked Apple, or if Apple attacked Verizon. They are not petulant schoolkids who refuse to play with the kids who teased them at recess yesterday. They are large, successful companies looking out for themselves and their shareholders. If they can make more money working together, they will. If either one finds it more profitable to stay separate, they will remain at odds.

While they are apart, they will preen, pump themselves up, and talk down about the other's weaknesses right up to the point they announce a partnership, at which point all those weaknesses will vanish, never to be spoken of again. There is nothing personal or profound here, just large businesses conducting their business.

By: SpiceRak2

SpiceRak2 — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:51:19 +0000

I just don't see how T-Mobile or Sprint can handle the iPhone. Coverage will be an issue if things are as they are now. Apple does not want to deal with poor performance on a multi-tiered US scale. AT&T dropped calls and service loss are damaging enough. As for Verizon, it really feels like a bridge is smoldering (if not burned) between Apple and them.

By: Samson

Samson — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:40:00 +0000

I have heard, and I believe that T-Mobile has positioned themselves very well. They are a better option than verizon. Due to their network technologies, and their great customer service. Apple has seen the results of opening up to multi carriers in other countries. I cant beleive that they wouldn't do it here.

By: commentor

commentor — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:21:34 +0000

While apple didn't attack verizon directly, I don't think apple will be too inclined to go with Verizon after the Droid "iDon't" commertials.

By: frog

frog — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:10:47 +0000

CDMA is end of life, I can't see Apple releasing one for Verizon. Maybe when LTE comes along.

By: Desmond

Desmond — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:59:22 +0000

The part I'm not understanding is that ATT and Verizon will nth be up and running with the LTE. they will both be running on the same networks. They are really cousins. Both coming from MaBell. Something crazy with both companies will happen in when the exclusivity ends.

By: iDavey

iDavey — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:44:48 +0000

@Jfelipe83

I thought that all over the interwebs and such...it has been stated that Verizon is the one that turned down Apple. Not vice versa. It may have been a dumb decision, but they did indeed turn down Apple.

With Verizon and Apple though, if the iPhone will be exclusive for almost another 2yrs. Wouldn't LTE be out and about? And won't LTE support simultaneous data/voice the same as GSM 3G?

AT&T's commercials are directly attacking Verizon. Nothing else. Same as Verizon's are attacking AT&T and nothing else.

All Apple's commercials are attacking is the CDMA network and the limitations of its 3G. That said...the possibility of Apple and Verizon is still there. Neither Apple nor Verizon has attacked each other. So there really is no defining factor showing that it won't come to Verizon after exclusivity. If it does, it could possibly take time to make it happen, but it's still possible.

By: Louis Wheeler

Louis Wheeler — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:44:40 +0000

The technology is unready for Apple to go anywhere.

Verizon is built on CDMA technologies and AT&T and Apple are on GSM. It will be three to five years before there will be chips to handle all techs and frequencies and the ISP's are built up to provide 4G services.

So, anyone expecting change is out of luck for a while.

By: AgBand

AgBand — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:00:31 +0000

@ jfelipe83 (post #10): WTF? That was some of the most incoherent typing I have ever read. I can't say whether I agree with your post or not, because I have no idea what he heck you were even trying to say.

By: BigMeat

BigMeat — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:47:42 +0000

AT&T is the greatest... If you don't like it shut the fuck up and unlock you iPhone and go to tmobile or get that shitty droid

By: Josel

Josel — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:43:04 +0000

Granting iphone finally reaches the big red turtle (VZW), it's going to be worse. For a data-guzzling device, you need the fastest speed you can get out of a network, at least handle voice and data (apps or browser) simultaneously. I've had my share of frustration everyday while I was still with the big red turtle in San Diego.

Sure I can have drop calls, lucky I never did, or spotty coverage. But I will not compromise on speed anymore. AT&T's 3G is like waking up from a long nightmare of timed-out browsing, cached google map, non-global phone, and geriatric BB OS.

By: WatersWest

WatersWest — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:13:29 +0000

@ Alex ... It wouldn't simply be a matter of swapping sim cards in order to use the iPhone on T-mobile. T-mobile uses a different 3G technology than does ATT. Therefore, unless users wanted to be stuck on Edge, Apple would have to make a new version of the phone with a different 3G radio in it, just like they would have to do to bring it to Verizon.

By: T-Dog

T-Dog — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:43:34 +0000

Google: Apple’s 5-year Deal With AT&T is Annoying, Strategic Wired and Cult of Mac have an article on this.

By: d.allen

d.allen — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:38:05 +0000

@fastlane.. sorry, I was just going off of what someone said in the apple commercial post, I don't watch the tube often, and never see the commercials.. I should have known better then to go by hear say though.. thanks.

By: T-Dog

T-Dog — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:31:08 +0000

5 Year Deal between Apple and iPhone...that puts it into 2012. http://www.wired.com/cultofmac/2007/05/apples5yearde/

By: Jfelipe83

Jfelipe83 — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:50:41 +0000

Verizon sucks and if they ever have the iPhone I'll bet you anything that it would be the same cuz verizon like to change things around for they on good. That is why apple end up going to AT&T. Because verizon wanted to use their Vcast shit, etc. And another thing verizon would pay apple the money that AT&T pays them. That is for sure. I was a verizon customer an I change to AT&T to be able to ge the iPhone and belece me I'm happy with AT&T. The service is good. Yeh something you do get drop calls but it's not a big deal for me cuz most of the time I text

By: fastlane

fastlane — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:47:12 +0000

@d.allen

Apple has also made commercials.. and for the first time ever, had AT&Ts logo at the end of the clip.

Almost all iPhone commercial have the AT&T logo at the end. The last one I remember not having it was the "Break In" commercial announcing the 3GS.

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:27:15 +0000

Even if verizon did get the iPhone, if the esclusivity end at the end of 2010 they wouldn't release an iPhone esclusive to verizon until June 2011 beacause they aren't going to make two separate cycles for the iPhone releases. I could see it going more toward tmobile so the phone itself doesn't have to be changed, it would just need a different sim card.

By: Use google rican

Use google rican — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:18:56 +0000

Just google it, TiPb keeps deleting the underscores from the link, so it prob won't work.

By: Use google rican

Use google rican — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:17:17 +0000

http://www.pcworld.com/article/182947/appleiphoneadsucceedswhereatandtfails.html

By: Use google rican

Use google rican — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:16:08 +0000

@roamingrican

http://www.pcworld.com/article/182947/appleiphoneadsucceedswhereatandtfails.html

By: d.allen

d.allen — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:14:29 +0000

@Roamingrican..

Scroll down a couple posts here on tipb.. Apple has also made commercials.. and for the first time ever, had AT&Ts logo at the end of the clip.. As for this though.. wow, this guy is a genius.. how did he ever come to all this wonderful speculation all on his own..?

By: Roamingrican

Roamingrican — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:59:39 +0000

When did apple take shots at Verizon? As far as I knew those were AT&T ads and apple was staying out of it ( I love their smug confidence) but if the sleeping giant has awoke I'd like a YouTube link like NOW

By: appleking

appleking — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:57:15 +0000

there is no way in hell verizon is getting the iphone if apple jus took shoots at verizon on behalf of at&t. Now verizon is goin at sprint about being dependable 3g network. Fuck verizon.

By: iphoneduke

iphoneduke — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:41:36 +0000

im pretty sure back in 07 att didnt only sign up for 3 years of exclutivity. and im sure after seeying the first year sales they extended how ever long that contract was to something alot more. never before has a phone brought this much attention and revenue to att. so now they pump more money into their network to imporove it and more money into apple to keep it on att.