It looks like Apple has announced the 3G iPhone and it contains GPS. I've been holding off on buying an iPhone, waiting for the 3G announcement. I suspected that the price would drop, more features would be added and I had hoped that more service providers might be added.
The new iPhone will be priced as $200 for the 8GB model and $300 for the 16GB model, considerably less than the first generation iPhones, but I was surprised that more storage was not added. Unfortunately at&t is still the only service provider in the U.S :-(. That's the one big thing that causes me to pause on buying one.
What are your experiences with an iPhone and at&t? Also, what about roaming charges for international travelers?
i've spoken to a lot of people that have concerns about AT&T, and i frankly don't really understand them.
ReplyDeleteit's not that AT&T is perfect: far from it. i'm just not convinced they suck more than the alternatives.
i've been customers of AT&T, Cingular (when they were separate), and Verizon over the years, and have worked with those who've had Nextel, Sprint, and T-Mobile.
AT&T coverage, in my experience, offers more than adequate coverage nationally, with specific regional shortcomings (they don't cover Grand Lake, for example, while Verizon does). but every carrier has those (Verizon doesn't work where i summer in Maine, while AT&T does).
criticisms on price are valid, particularly relative to, say, T-Mobile, but the coverage and spectrum (AT&T has 850 band service, T-Mobile does not) justify the premium in that case.
so yes, AT&T can suck. but they can suck just like Verizon et al.
IMO, anyway.
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