AT&T wants to keep the iPhone exclusive

28. McMillian (Posts: 29; Member since: 07 Apr 2009)

LOL! If the Iphone goes to VZW all those VZW fanboys who always hated on the Iphone will do a complete 180 and say that its the greatest phone ever and its on the greatest network. LOL! how ironic.

31. Jyakotu (Posts: 852; Member since: 12 Dec 2008)

Haha, I agree! Everybody hates the iPhone because it's on AT&T. But I bet if the iPhone goes to VZW, then people will call it the greatest phone ever. Ugh, hypocrites.

35. E.N. (Posts: 2610; Member since: 25 Jan 2009)

And then people are going to say how it wasn't the iphone they hated, but AT&T, which is total bull considering how iphone is getting complaints left and right from people who don't even own the handset.

4. heavybreathing (Posts: 276; Member since: 26 Feb 2009)

Did you the the Iphone was originally shopped to VZN and they denyed due to the cost of upkeep?

5. theDiamondKid (Posts: 2; Member since: 15 Apr 2009)

ok lets be real.............. every company wants to make money and Apple is no different. in order to maximize ones own revenue they need to release that phone for all the carriers to pick it up. staying with ATT is only a fraction of the cellular business.

6. theDiamondKid (Posts: 2; Member since: 15 Apr 2009)

oh and just for your info Sprint's 4g network is already been released in some cities and more to come by 2010

21. The Spartan (Posts: 98; Member since: 27 Jan 2009)

Oh and just for YOUR info, Sprint's 4g (If that's what you want to call it) which has burst to in preliminary tests at 72MBs will be annihilated by LTE (VZW, AT&T,rest of the world, etc) which has burst up to 360MBs (Courtesy of Nokia and Siemens BOOYAH). VZW have announced in press releases in the last few months that LTE will be up in test markets by end of 09, a wide commercialized release expected in 2010. Your Xohm Project was supposed to be up by now and it isn't. And I, unlike you, don't count the test markets in Portland and Baltimore. I also think it's hilarious that the hometown of the Sprint/Nextel World HQ Kansas City isn't even on the list getting the "wide release" (what is it, like 8 cities?). Xohm has been plagued by the economic crisis at Sprint/Nextel, and the fact that they fail epically at getting it out on time isn't making it any better. After all, it's the "WTF is my network!?!? Network."

13. SellPhones82 (Posts: 569; Member since: 11 Dec 2008)

The Chicago Xohm/Clear has not even launched yet so the fact that it even works is surprising. Only B-more and Portland have had commercial launches. Chicago is one of the eight markets to launch in 2009. Not sure where you get your info but it is not a reliable source. http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/clearwire-will-launch-least-eight-markets-09/2009-03-05

32. E.N. (Posts: 2610; Member since: 25 Jan 2009)

So you're saying Verizon will never agree to having the iphone? You could be right but I think if Verizon is offered the iPhone again they will take it. But that's my guess. I mean that phone is their number 1 competition (I think). So bringing that phone into the company would eliminate a lot of competition, so wouldn't it be smarter to say yes to the iphone?

40. Fanboys Suck (Posts: 609; Member since: 12 Dec 2008)

You think? I agree with you, but I believe VZW loathes the iPhone because they passed up/missed out on a GREAT opportunity. The iPhone IS VZW's greatest competition. They may be too stubborn to say yes to the iPhone because, like Apple, they are Control Freaks.

33. E.N. (Posts: 2610; Member since: 25 Jan 2009)

I hope so too. I mean Verizon is so great, they don't really need the iphone right?

12. vzw fanman (Posts: 1976; Member since: 11 Dec 2008)

even if/when sprint does that i doubt in terms of customers they would beat verizon :-)

17. ravensfan55 (Posts: 15; Member since: 04 Feb 2009)

That thought makes my cry. I wish Sprint would just die and be gone.

19. SellPhones82 (Posts: 569; Member since: 11 Dec 2008)

The only thing that makes me think they might not stay exclusive with at&t are all the rumors that there are two or three different iphones in the works. One of which being an Edge only version which would obviouly be less expensive and not require the same $30 data plan. If the rumors are true, I just don't see why At&t would carry 3 different models, an Edge only makes sence but 3 jsut seems like over kill. If Apple does decide to offer it on more than one US network they run the risk of the Razr effect. Once everyone can get it, it looses some of its appeal.

20. SellPhones82 (Posts: 569; Member since: 11 Dec 2008)

Check that....the thrid one is possibly a China-only iPhone which will be either TD-SCDMA or WCDMA

22. The Spartan (Posts: 98; Member since: 27 Jan 2009)

Um...First off the current outlook for AT&T to deploy their 4g LTE network is 2014, a full four years behind VZW. Second off, Apple has been snatching up CDMA engineers for sometime now. They're def building a CDMA iPhone. The question is where in the hell is it going?

34. E.N. (Posts: 2610; Member since: 25 Jan 2009)

Wow, the Spartman. You're actually not critisizing the iphone. It almost sounds like you're interested to see if its coming to Verizon or not. Pretty amazing how things change so quickly. From your other posts it seemed like you were completely disgusted at the thought of the iphone. But I wouldn't be surprised if Apple launched 3G in both companies even if Verizon has a 4G. Why would Apple give Verizon the upperhand even after they denied them. I know business is about competition and profit, but I'm sure that Apple is loyal to AT&T in some ways. And honestly, if another iphone comes out in 2010, people will buy it regardless if it is 4G or not so making a superior one for Verizon is not really that important. I mean come on, millions of people bought the 1st generation iphone (and some are still buying it) even though it only supports edge. And to SellPhones82, there's only two handsets that looks like its going to AT&T if the exclusive thing still holds, the third one for some reason is specific to the Chinese market.

39. The Spartan (Posts: 98; Member since: 27 Jan 2009)

First off you should know from my other posts that despite I show the bad things about the iPhone, I've stated multiple times that I do think the iPhone is a great device and it is as good as the Storm that I carry. From all the criticizing I've done about the iPhone, it's nice to see them making the necessary changes needed in the new 3.0. I'm not anti-iPhone, I just think it could be better and they're dragging their asses about it. And why would Apple give it to Big Red? Uh...they have the most damn people in the biz. You mean to tell me, that over a grudge a company like Apple would refuse it's device to the largest carrier in the US? Uh I think not. It's more of a question if Big red would turn Apple down again, and I may not know the answer, but I highly, highly doubt anyone after seeing how it did on AT&T would say no to it again. Plus we should all know by now that Big Red happens to have the most advanced network (They say wide spread 4g by next year) and with Alltel their coverage is sick, and you think no one who's on the fence about an iPhone would get one if they cleared up the problems and threw it ona superior network? I think not. It'd jack the sales up even more.

18. heavybreathing (Posts: 276; Member since: 26 Feb 2009)

If anyone they would go to Verizon. They DID deny the iPhone on their network after all.