The rumors just don’t end because we love to report them and you love to read about there. So, here is another one for you.
AT&T is in talks with Apple to extend its contract of the ‘exclusive iPhone carrier’ till 2011. AT&T is already in contract with Apple over iPhone exclusivity till 2010. And during this period Apple cannot develop iPhone for other CDMA careers.
AT&T is the only US carrier that supports 3G using HSPA over a 850MHz band, as is used in iPhone. Switching to T-mobile USA would require adding the 17ooMHz band, while switching to Verizon or Sprint would require to rebuild the iPhone. Looks like AT&T’s exclusivity over iPhone in US will be maintained.
So if you don’t like AT&T and love the iPhone, you have no option (legally) but to bear with AT&T (atleast till 2011).
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