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Cellular data was technically widely available for years before iPhones (see e.g. GPRS for the tech, adopted in 2000), albeit very expensive. Apple changed tha
by Const-me 4y ago
Cellular data was technically widely available for years before iPhones (see e.g. GPRS for the tech, adopted in 2000), albeit very expensive.
Apple changed that.
They negotiated a special contract with AT&T and for a year or so the first iPhone was the only phone in the US with unlimited data plan.
- scarface74 4y agoSprint had unlimited 2G “Vision” data as far back as 2001. You could “stream” live video from 10-12 cable channels at 1fps. By 2005 you could stream video at 15fps. https://www.sprint.com/business/program/newsletter/march05/pcsvision.html https://www.sprint.com/business/program/newsletter/march05/p...
- vel0city 4y agoI had unlimited 3G data on a phone on AT&T's network in 2006, and it was even cheaper than the special iPhone data plan. They didn't recognize my phone's IMEI as a "smart phone" or PDA despite running Symbian so adding unlimited data was $15/mo. Unlimited data on a smart phone or PDA was $30/mo additional on the line. It was there, it just wasn't popular.
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