The 5 year GSM deal came from this May 2007 article in USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/wireless/2007-05-21-at&t-iphone_N.htm
In particular: "AT&T has exclusive U.S. distribution rights for five years — an eternity in the go-go cellphone world. And Apple is barred for that time from developing a version of the iPhone for CDMA wireless networks. That ban is no small thing. AT&T rivals Verizon Wireless and Sprint are both CDMA shops. AT&T uses GSM, a global standard incompatible with CDMA." CB Scott Howell wrote: > Well keep in mind that VZW is planning to move away from CDMA. How > this will actually occur I don't have any details and I had not heard > there was some sort of five year agreement to only use GSM. The > technology VZW is planning to move toward is apparently a sooped-up > version of GSM. Either way, I'm willing to wait for one of two things > to happen and one will surely happen. > > 1. AT&T expands coverage and especially in the Metro Rail system here or > 2 VZW gets the iPhone. > > The possibility of AT&T like other GSM carriers may very well gain > access to the subway here because I believe VZW's exclusive agreement > to be the only carrier in the system has or is going to expire. > So, there is hope, but honestly I'm willing to wait a while and see > where things go with VZW. Here their network has out performed all > other carriers or at least the GSM carriers, but of course everyone > will have different results depending upon where they live. > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
