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- i had verizon and switched to att to get the iphone and have not noticed a difference between the two. i dont think one is better than the other.09-02-09 04:04 PMLike 0
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- Depends on what you call shenanigans. It's AT&T that still hasn't implemented MMS or tethering. Apple has it available in other countries. AT&T promised "late summer". If MMS is not up by next week's Apple music fest, I anticipate a class action suit by AT&T customers.09-03-09 06:35 AMLike 0
- It doesn't look like MMS and tethering will be available any time soon.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/03/te....html?emc=eta109-03-09 08:16 AMLike 0 - A class action suit... how cute. I'm sure a lawyer wants to represent 60% of at&t's customers that have the iphone.09-03-09 08:27 AMLike 0
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AT&T controls how the device will use it's data, fact. AT&T still hasn't removed "opt-out multimedia messages" from the iPhone user accounts, fact. Most other cell phones compress data, iPhone doesnt. It uses 10x more data, fact. Put uncompressed MMS on it, and "the nations fastest 3G network" will slowdown and fail even more than it is, fact.
Apple hasn't unlocked the MMS settings at the request of AT&T, fact. AT&T isn't ready for MMS/tethering, fact. Apple rejected all those cool live/streaming tv apps because of AT&T's TOS, fact. They rejected Skype using AT&T's 3G and made the devs make it wifi only, fact.
No shenanigans you say?
More research?Last edited by sniffs; 09-03-09 at 10:37 AM. Reason: didn't have my coffee yet, so I was a jackass. :D
09-03-09 10:03 AMLike 0 - Um.. You're joking right? With Apple's hatred for Microsoft, and their shear competitiveness with OSX, do you think they want the iPhone to not do something that the other devices can?
AT&T controls how the device will use it's data, fact. AT&T still hasn't removed "opt-out multimedia messages" from the iPhone user accounts, fact. Most other cell phones compress data, iPhone doesnt. It uses 10x more data, fact. Put uncompressed MMS on it, and "the nations fastest 3G network" will slowdown and fail even more than it is, fact.
Apple hasn't unlocked the MMS settings at the request of AT&T, fact. AT&T isn't ready for MMS/tethering, fact. Apple rejected all those cool live/streaming tv apps because of AT&T's TOS, fact. They rejected Skype using AT&T's 3G and made the devs make it wifi only, fact.
No shenanigans you say?
More research?09-03-09 11:42 AMLike 0 -
- Um.. You're joking right? With Apple's hatred for Microsoft, and their shear competitiveness with OSX, do you think they want the iPhone to not do something that the other devices can?
AT&T controls how the device will use it's data, fact. AT&T still hasn't removed "opt-out multimedia messages" from the iPhone user accounts, fact. Most other cell phones compress data, iPhone doesnt. It uses 10x more data, fact. Put uncompressed MMS on it, and "the nations fastest 3G network" will slowdown and fail even more than it is, fact.
Apple hasn't unlocked the MMS settings at the request of AT&T, fact. AT&T isn't ready for MMS/tethering, fact. Apple rejected all those cool live/streaming tv apps because of AT&T's TOS, fact. They rejected Skype using AT&T's 3G and made the devs make it wifi only, fact.
No shenanigans you say?
More research?09-03-09 03:11 PMLike 0 - 09-03-09 03:15 PMLike 0
- It may not be competiting, but it is most definitely trying, always has been and always will be.
Just go to Youtube and search for "steve jobs + microsoft"
or check out Apple.com for all their little "I'm a PC/I'm a Mac" ads.. those are directly targeting Windows users..
Even if #'s are showing it's not able to compete, doesn't mean it isn't trying.
Here. Here's Steve's hatred of Microsoft. Steve Jobs is extremely competitive when it comes to his "perfectionists" ways.. I've been following him for years.
Here we go, the real nitty gritty.
Last edited by sniffs; 09-03-09 at 05:03 PM.
09-03-09 04:44 PMLike 0 - It is trying hard, the one thing in thier advantage is that the average person really doesnt have a clue what the difference is so a caged ape could sell the consumer either way, same thing with wireless industry, the majority are not as informed as people on crackberry.
EDIT: The informed list has gotten much bigger over the years but there are still a ton of people who are like "does that there computer thing have that windows stuff on it"....despite not even knowing what that "stuff" does or doesnt do lol09-03-09 04:47 PMLike 0 - at some point exclusivity wears off, especially with at&t, look at the razr, they got it(Cingular), nobody else had it, they kept it for a long time, then other carriers in USA got it, and everyone is still selling it. I am sure the same will happen again with iphone, which i think will hit vzw by 2010Q2-3. I think its funny how people who have iphone think they are so cool. its like wearing a versace suit driving a yugo09-03-09 06:36 PMLike 0
- at some point exclusivity wears off, especially with at&t, look at the razr, they got it(Cingular), nobody else had it, they kept it for a long time, then other carriers in USA got it, and everyone is still selling it. I am sure the same will happen again with iphone, which i think will hit vzw by 2010Q2-3. I think its funny how people who have iphone think they are so cool. its like wearing a versace suit driving a yugo09-04-09 11:14 AMLike 0
- It may not be competiting, but it is most definitely trying, always has been and always will be.
Just go to Youtube and search for "steve jobs + microsoft"
or check out Apple.com for all their little "I'm a PC/I'm a Mac" ads.. those are directly targeting Windows users..
Even if #'s are showing it's not able to compete, doesn't mean it isn't trying.
Here. Here's Steve's hatred of Microsoft. Steve Jobs is extremely competitive when it comes to his "perfectionists" ways.. I've been following him for years.
Here we go, the real nitty gritty.
09-04-09 11:37 AMLike 0
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