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Internationally Apple works with dozens of carriers, frequently more than one in a territory. This is still the company whose CEO referred to carriers as "orifi
by irons 16y ago
Internationally Apple works with dozens of carriers, frequently more than one in a territory. This is still the company whose CEO referred to carriers as "orifices" not so long ago. They're going to keep putting a brave face on the AT&T relationship right up until the morning when they announce an alternative.
- risotto 16y agoYeah I bet you're right. We all just have to suck it up now with AT&T but nobody is happy with the status quo.
- panacea 16y agoI think reliable blanket wireless coverage (which is what the cell phone providers are supposedly offering) is harder to realize than people think. What are the overheads for yourself to provide a quality wi-fi enabled home. Your workplace, likewise, expends the effort to be a device hub. On-the-go data everywhere? It's likely more difficult than you think. The cell-tower network was funded by everyone owning a mobile phone to exchange calls... data hungry devices are still in the minority. Apple could have rolled their own "A4" 3G network if feasible. It's in their DNA to control all the pipes. The fact that they haven't tells me that the pipes are prohibitively expensive.
- joe_the_user 16y agoSure but the alternative isn't your phone only works once you've bought a cup of coffee at Starbucks. The only viable alternative to ATT currently would be another carrier. IE, the logic of the original post was rather strained.