iphone and AT&T contract

[peanutinky]

is it still two years left until their exclusive rights to the iphone contract expires?

[CrazEtooN]

Nobody outside of At&t and Apple can truly answer that question.

[xintelinsanex]

I think the exclusive contract lasts 5 years. So it won't be "open" until sometime in 2012, possibly June 2012.

[AZMerf]

I heard it was 5 years from the original introduction too.

[sailorgirl]

There's so much misinformation about this floating around out there it amazes me. A couple days ago I mentioned the iphone to someone and they said, "Oh, I'm just going to wait until later this year when it will be available on the cell carriers." Um what? Yep, they were totally convinced that by Christmas they'd be getting an iphone at their local Verizon, T-Mobile, whatever store. Hope they enjoy that wait! :P