In my case, it absolutely is.
ATT's own coverage map (and we know how "optimistic" these things can
be) shows that they cover very little of Virginia--primarily their
coverage is only along the major highways. As a motorcyclist who
enjoys riding on other-than-major highways, I need coverage in these
more remote places. It's primarily a safety thing--if Bambi decides to
commit suicide by stepping into my path (and probably severely
injuring me in the process), then I need to know that I can contact
emergency responders.
So from a user's needs' perspective, the lock-in with ATT obviates the
iPhone as a choice--and it does engender some level of resentment at
both Apple & U.S. telecos: Apple for choosing ATT instead of Verizon
specifically and for offering the iPhone exclusively to ATT, and
telecos for continuing a Byzantine stranglehold on service
possibilities.
joe
Joe Sokohl
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Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:09:22 -0400
From: Christopher Fahey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPhone 2.0 Game Over? I think not!
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On Apr 26, 2008, at 10:47 AM, Will Evans wrote:
... precious little words are spent with what I consider, being an
iPhone
owner, the significant drawbacks which I have briefly mentioned
before on
the list - the biggest, most egregious, most heinous one being the
lock-in
with one of the worst networks known to man.
*All* of the wireless networks in America SUCK. A lot.
The difference between how much they each suck is tiny, and for most
people negligible. For every person who claims AT&T is the worst you
will find another person who thinks each of the other carriers are the
worst.
<..snip..>
In short, AT&T is probably not much of a disadvantage to iPhone.
Cheers,
-Cf
Christopher Fahey
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