[Ti] OT: iPhone - shock ?

[John Griffin]

One other thing that one has to keep in mind is that Cingular, claims  
to have the fewest dropped calls. However according to Consumers  
Reports it is among the worst and least reliable carriers in North  
America.

Why not Verizon? It is the top rated carrier in North America right  
now (again, according to Consumers Reports).

jg

On 11-Jan-07, at 6:17 AM, Alex wrote:

> One thing not discussed is the tie in of tech between Cingular and  
> Apple
> At the Keynote the voicemail integration was at the network level
> If the iPhone is unlocked and used on a different network then  
> unless Apple/Cingular allow other networks to
> use the same level of intergration then you will be stuck with an  
> iPhone that has features missing
> This Has to have been thought out as if the phone is going to  
> Europe and Asia the tech MUST be portable cross network,
> but I will bet that Apple will similarly partner with networks in  
> those regions and the same issues will arise in every territory.
>
> Alex