Okay, so there’s yet another fake iPhone ad here: http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/apple/another-fake-iphone-ad-191320.php
And the folks at Gizmodo.com are saying that in one week we’ll have our iPhone announcement. What I don’t get is that if there is an iPhone, it will be available through one carrier. Let’s say… Cingular. So, if Cingular carries this phone, everybody will want to be on Cingular until Apple says, “okay it’s been a year, now everybody can have it.”
This seems to be the general mentality of the cellular companies. No real competition over deliverable service – just ‘who has the coolest devices’. I think people are more apt to switch companies over a particular phone/PDA than the actual quality of what is delivered. I say to hell with that.
Make all phones chip/CDMA ready and available anywhere. Market will dictate the prices and customers will choose which carrier they want. Just by the nature of the technology and government controls within that technology (line licensing) this will open the doors to new providers and force prices down. A win/win for all.
