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Originally Posted by hexydes
Because Verizon forces phone manufacturers to let them load their locked and proprietary interface onto the phone, basically crippling half of the features on the phone. That wasn't going to fly with Apple.
Just wait, AT&T will update their data network. They're sitting on this amazing new device that just screams "use me to send data", and additionally have the largest smartphone selection of any provider. They know their data network is sub-par; they'll eventually catch it up.
At the end of the day, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint...whoever; you're gonna get screwed one way or the other (and likely from multiple angles). Our wireless telco industry in America is basically a joke, compared against the rest of the world. We seriously should be ashamed. Add to that the fact that we have one of the slowest broadband systems (when compared against Asian countries especially), and we really are an embarrassment.
For as much money as we give to our telcos, they should feel like the dirtiest, slimiest, sleeziest car salesman + prostitutes + lawyers amalgamation the world has ever seen. I don't know if entire companies can go to Hell, but if that is the case, the entire telco industry should probably stock up on those mini fans and AA batteries.
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Ok, fair enough, but I wouldn't count on AT&T to be upgrading their network to compete with Verizon any time soon. Up to this point they have done next to nothing to keep up technology wise. They go and spend $50M to upgrade their EDGE network from 134kb to 200kb... oh boy. Verizon has been investing in their network constantly for years. It will take quite a bit of time and a huge amount of investment, the kind that AT&T has shown no interest in doing, to catch up to where Verizon is
today!
When you see an AT&T iPhone and a Verizon smartphone go head to head browsing the web, the difference is astounding. Astounding how much faster the Verizon network is and astounding how beautiful the web pages display on the iPhone.
I wish I had both.
