People stood in line to buy the new Apple iPhone 3G S last month - but it can’t be used on any network except AT&T’s, thanks to exclusivity deals between handset makers and the telecoms.
(Eric Risberg/ Associated Press)
Pick your handset or a network, not both
Congress ponders curbing industry limits on how consumers use phones
People stood in line to buy the new Apple iPhone 3G S last month - but it can’t be used on any network except AT&T’s, thanks to exclusivity deals between handset makers and the telecoms.
(Eric Risberg/ Associated Press)
If you want an iPhone, you must subscribe to AT&T’s cellular phone network. But if you want to use your iPhone to make cheap Internet phone calls, you can’t do it over AT&T’s cellular data network. (Full article: 1027 words)
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