Congress Vs AT&T : Exclusivity=Monopoly?

[gary_gnu]

Originally Posted by chobbs1

@garygnu this has actually been a topic that Has grabbed my attention! I am very interested to watch how this plays out.

Yeah, I've certainly been keeping an eye on it too.

[chobbs1]

Well it looks as thought this topic has made it to the main blog page. And they are crediting icebike.

But it seems as though most people have not taken the time to read the actual letter as they seem to be arguing a point that is not relevant to the true issue. Even so it is interesting to watch people argue.

[chobbs1]

I still think any other carrier would muck up the iPhone but I at least understand why this is an issue.

[gary_gnu]

Originally Posted by chobbs1

And they are crediting icebike.

Even if they noticed my post, I'm afraid I may have done myself in by choosing this username. They couldn't very well credit Gary Gnu - it's as likely that they'd have given the scoop to Kermit D. Frog, Muppet News Flash Reporter.

[chobbs1]

Looking for an update to this story. Seems to have fallen to the back burner.

[aprasad]

ATT is wrong to keep the iPhone locked to their network AFTER the contract period is over. I verified this by emailing their customer service.

[chobbs1]

@aprasad. Lol!!!! They, AT&T cosomer service, officially told you that they were wrong to do this? That's a good one!

They might be wrong about that I do not know nor do I care. I will stay with AT&T anyway. But this has nothing to do with this thread.

[sting7k]

Unfortunately a tongue lashing from congress doesn't really seem to do much these days.

Also congress talks about all those areas where you can't get the iPhone because of lack of AT&T service. But congress, I can almost guarantee, does not have any idea what GSM and CDMA means. Those areas are probably covered by small providers who buy bulk minutes from Verizon and then resell. So the iPhone won't work in those areas anyway on the CDMA networks most small carriers use.