could you imagine if they had iphones for providers with good coverage like verizon?
It's 1 minute to 2 AM where I am... I really should go to bed.
Could you imagine if they had other providers that didn’t have data nets with real coverage, like AT&T?
Yes, Verizon has higher speeds inside most cities. But they have ZIP outside of the cities proper. As part of my client’s wireless rollout for our sales reps, we tested this last year. AT&T got a perfect 50 out of 50 job sites with service. Verizon got... ready for it? 15 out of 50.
Yeah... given a choice between a fast network that’s available sometimes, or a not too much slower network that’s available everywhere, I know what I’d pick - and have. My sales reps have ATT EDGE cards in their laptops.
In addition, Apple offered it to Verizon first. Verizon 1) refused to expand their network in time for the rollout, and 2) wanted Apple to cripple the phone, so that things like browsing and iTunes cost extra to add to the phone. Don’t think the iPhone would have been such a hit if sold that way.