arstechnica.com — The company claims on its iPhone web page that it will sell both 4GB and 8GB versions of the phone that will not be restricted to AT&T/Cingular, thus making the phones compatible with most major GSM carriers in North America.
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superkendallJun 13, 2007
I think AT&T had better announce rate plans soon. The way to get people to stick with AT&T is simply to offer much better rate plans than someone like T-Mobile, which they should be able to do with the phone unsubsidized and all...What I would really love to see is a "pay as you go" plan that allowed for data access and international roaming. I have a T-Mobile RAZR currently, and I can't get data (or at least can't use the phone as a modem) and I can't use it abroad. But I do like the reduced costs of pay as you go since I don't make a lot of calls.
wilddigiJun 13, 2007
It won't happen. The iPhone is a product of Apple Inc. and a partnership between them and ATT and Apple is making the rules and regulations. You want it, you pay for it. You don't want to, you find another phone.
sneaksJun 13, 2007
@Magic6435: You can...Im an at&t subscriber, and I called them, and from what I was told, if you buy the iPhone, you have to pay a full price, therefore you wouldn't get a normal "subscription" discount and you still have to add back on to whatever you have +2 years... if you had subscribed 1 yr ago and had 1 year left, you buy the phone outright, with the requirement of staying for 2 more years... so anyone can get the phone including those already with at&t/Cingular.... This article also doesn't seem to fit with this "2 year commitment" thing... You'll have to pay the premium of the phone, the 2 year commitment and the 80+ bucks a month for the plan for 2 years or some outrageous cancellation fee, as well as for your "other" carrier that the phone is unlocked for... Apple has an exclusive deal to sell only through at&t
lordmikeJun 13, 2007
Maybe next they can unlock the iPhone API...well... one can dream, can't they?
goodluck4287Jun 14, 2007
Just to let you guys know...Someone mentioned it above, it is a law now that a GSM carrier in the USA (and there are only 2) must provide you with an unlock code.However, visual voicemail will not work with T-Mobile (for now).As far as the internet goes, you would probably need the $40 bulls**t T-Mobile complete internet plan, because who would want to look at WAP on an iPhone. Whether or not you will be able to enter a carrier's internet settings is up in the air now.I assume iphonehacks.org or some s**t like that will emerge and turn the iPhone into a Mac Mini.
leesoongJun 28, 2007
Program it for Virgin Mobile?iPhone and 18 cents pay per minute, no contract = Mega massive sales of iPhones.
bryandaleJul 1, 2007
the cost won't be an issue for a lot of people in technology backwaters like Canada. We had to wait years just to get iTunes music downloads, and we still can't get TV shows or movies (at least not legally). given a choice of waiting 2-5 years to get an iPhone in Canada or paying extra to get an unlocked one, a lot of us will be willing to pay a substantial premium.