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It was usable on any other network, I had one and it wasn’t AT&T locked Compared to all the smartphones of the time, it was a slow toy with no apps and a 2G co

by herval 3y ago

It was usable on any other network, I had one and it wasn’t AT&T locked Compared to all the smartphones of the time, it was a slow toy with no apps and a 2G connection that was completely worthless It looked nice though, and eventually it got an app store (unnoficially first), and the overall UX was a clear winner (nobody believed touch screens would ever replace blackberry style devices!)

lotsofpulp 3y ago
https://appleinsider.com/articles/10/05/10/apple_att_originally_agreed_to_iphone_exclusivity_until_2012 https://appleinsider.com/articles/10/05/10/apple_att_origina... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_iPhone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_iPhone > When Apple announced the iPhone on January 9, 2007,[38] it was sold only with AT&T (formerly Cingular) contracts in the United States.[32] After 18 months of negotiations, Steve Jobs reached an agreement with the wireless division of AT&T[39] to be the iPhone's exclusive carrier. Consumers were unable to use any other carrier without unlocking their device.
- makeitdouble 3y ago
  A few people had it in Japan connected to docomo as a GSM phone. I suppose there were workarounds for other carriers as well. I don't know how they did it, but "life finds a way" ?
- hollandheese 3y ago
  There were apps and hacks to sim unlock the original iPhone. I was using mine on T-Mobile after using it for a couple of months on prepaid AT&T GoPhone.
- herval 3y ago
  I definitely did not use AT&T :) (in fact I didn’t even use my iPhone in the US)
  - vel0city 3y ago
    > on any other network > I didn’t even use my iPhone in the US So you can't really describe the experience for the several different US carriers which it didn't work on, and thus can't really say it worked on any other network. Verizon was a network it didn't work on, and thus fails the "any other network" standard you set earlier.
    - herval 3y ago
      Pedantic much? It worked on any GSM network. Tmobile for instance. Verizon and Sprint were the exceptions in the US, since they weren’t GSM.
      - vel0city 3y ago
        It is not a minor detail, Verizon and Sprint were two absolutely massive carriers and it was truly impossible to run the iPhone on those networks. And running it on T-Mobile meant voiding your AT&T contract and paying some big fees if buying it first-hand. Practically speaking, to most consumers it was only AT&T. It is not being pedantic to point out someone is saying something massively untrue. Your comment makes it sound like anyone could just easily take an OG iPhone and run it on any network, but in reality, to US consumers it was only a few smaller networks and only after breaking an expensive contract. See how that's more than just a pedantic difference?

by herval 3y ago

lotsofpulp 3y ago

https://appleinsider.com/articles/10/05/10/apple_att_originally_agreed_to_iphone_exclusivity_until_2012 https://appleinsider.com/articles/10/05/10/apple_att_origina... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_iPhone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_iPhone > When Apple announced the iPhone on January 9, 2007,[38] it was sold only with AT&T (formerly Cingular) contracts in the United States.[32] After 18 months of negotiations, Steve Jobs reached an agreement with the wireless division of AT&T[39] to be the iPhone's exclusive carrier. Consumers were unable to use any other carrier without unlocking their device.

makeitdouble 3y ago
A few people had it in Japan connected to docomo as a GSM phone. I suppose there were workarounds for other carriers as well. I don't know how they did it, but "life finds a way" ?
hollandheese 3y ago
There were apps and hacks to sim unlock the original iPhone. I was using mine on T-Mobile after using it for a couple of months on prepaid AT&T GoPhone.
herval 3y ago
I definitely did not use AT&T :) (in fact I didn’t even use my iPhone in the US)
- vel0city 3y ago
  > on any other network > I didn’t even use my iPhone in the US So you can't really describe the experience for the several different US carriers which it didn't work on, and thus can't really say it worked on any other network. Verizon was a network it didn't work on, and thus fails the "any other network" standard you set earlier.
  - herval 3y ago
    Pedantic much? It worked on any GSM network. Tmobile for instance. Verizon and Sprint were the exceptions in the US, since they weren’t GSM.
    - vel0city 3y ago
      It is not a minor detail, Verizon and Sprint were two absolutely massive carriers and it was truly impossible to run the iPhone on those networks. And running it on T-Mobile meant voiding your AT&T contract and paying some big fees if buying it first-hand. Practically speaking, to most consumers it was only AT&T. It is not being pedantic to point out someone is saying something massively untrue. Your comment makes it sound like anyone could just easily take an OG iPhone and run it on any network, but in reality, to US consumers it was only a few smaller networks and only after breaking an expensive contract. See how that's more than just a pedantic difference?