Re: [Fed-Talk] iPhone Unlocked
Re: [Fed-Talk] iPhone Unlocked
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] iPhone Unlocked
- From: "Michael Pike" <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 13:40:45 -0700
same here.... cingular has terrible service here... when it does work, it works terrible...
What i am hoping for is an iPod with all this functionality with a decent sized drive but without the phone.
while the iphone is neat, i was disappointed the ipod itself was not updated... as far as Mac hardware, there isnt much more they can do to make it better at this point because it already does everything.
On 1/11/07, Stanley Halpin <email@hidden> wrote:
It looks like an attractive phone - good functionality. But I will
not switch carriers in order to be able to buy one - I'll wait a
couple of years and see if it becomes available through Sprint or t-
mobile.
smh
On Jan 11, 2007, at 1:55 PM, Billy Lenox wrote:
> What Apple Should have thought about was to sell the phone on the
> Apple Site with a Choice of What provider the customer wants to go
> with. ie: tmobile, verizon, cigular, Sprint. Apple would have made
> more money by allowing the customer to choose instead of only
> allowing it to a select group only.
>
> Billy
>
> On Jan 11, 2007, at 1:43 PM, Dave Schroeder wrote:
>
>
> On Jan 11, 2007, at 1:15 PM, Zweigel, Emanuel D wrote:
>
>> Question for Apple folks...
>>
>> In past, Palm has made unlocked Trio's available for the
>> government though GSA contractors. Being in the foreign service
>> and an advocate for all things Apple for diplomacy, I think the
>> iPhone could be asset for me and other Public Diplomacy officers.
>> But simply put...I can't afford to invest in a Cingular locked
>> phone with a two year contract. I travel and will be posted
>> overseas and need to swap SIM card often...this is not possible
>> with a locked phone. I know it may be too early to ask, but it
>> might get Apple Fed thinking.
>
> While I agree with you 100%, here are a couple of points:
>
> - Unlocked Treos are available to anyone directly through Palm
> (though they cost more because they lack the carrier subsidy).
>
> - Unlocked GSM phones are nearly always available, but you just
> have to pay more (iPhone will not be in this category).
>
> That said, unlocked, standalone versions of the iPhone are not
> planned on being available, because Cingular has what Cingular's
> CEO describes as a "multi-year, exclusive" arrangement with Apple.
> That means that unlocked iPhones are unlikely to be available
> through any channel, even government. There are a variety of
> reasons for this, not the least of which is that Apple wants to
> tightly control a lot of things that it considers intrinsic
> functionality of the iPhone, such as data services and Visual
> Voicemail.
>
> Further, carriers - including Cingular - DO allow customers to
> unlock their GSM handsets for international travel. There are
> usually some prerequisites, like you've been a customer for X
> amount of months, etc., but the DO in fact do it. It's a hassle,
> but all the US GSM carriers will do it, sometimes with some
> fighting. This is the *only* way I can see an unlocked iPhone being
> a reality. *However*, the arrangement Cingular has with Apple may
> specifically prohibit this. We'll just have to wait and see.
>
> - Dave _______________________________________________
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