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Apple’s worldwide single-carrier exclusivity model for each nation is seen as fleeting, as a new report suggests the iPhone could be available for carriers other than AT&T in the U.S. within a year.
There have been rumors around for ages that Apple would soon be looking at ending its exclusive relationship with AT&T in the US. Recent reports “ including this one at Apple Insider “ seem to indicate this is more and more likely, especially as recent customer surveys show that US iPhone users are exceptionally happy with the device, and not too happy at all with AT&T.
The same recent survey that showed that no less than 99% of iPhone users were satisfied with the iPhone, also highlighted that
But the iPhone’s U.S. carrier, AT&T, was seen as the product’s biggest pitfall. When iPhone 3GS owners were asked to rank what they dislike about the product, 55 percent chose the AT&T network.
I ‘ve been fortunate in my experiences with AT&T and the iPhones I ‘ve owned. 3G coverage here in Austin has always been fairly good, and is very strong now. Both data and voice coverage for me have been consistently good. My wife and I are also on a pretty good family plan that has worked well for us for many years. So we are not likely to look at Verizon or another carrier even if Apple does open things up next year.
Having said that, I would still welcome it if Apple does decide to move away from a single carrier system in the US “ just so that there is a bit of healthy competition to “ hopefully “ keep the carriers servicing iPhone users a little more on their toes.
What about you all? Are you just waiting on a chance to jump away from AT&T or another carrier if you ‘re outside the US?
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