"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:

> > And their current success with the ipod gives them leverage in this new
> > market.
>
> But the market is very different when you need a telco too and
> when they have chosen to operate exclusively with just one of the
> networks, and that doesnt have adequate coverage for some.

but the need for a "telco" is only temporary. Cell towers are dead ends,
VOIP wipes them out and is basically "free".

> And then there's the phone plans on offer too. That isnt something that was
> relevant with the ipod, you could just dump your CDs into if it you wanted
> to.

But you don't need a data plan for many of the iphone features, so just
learn that once Skype is on the iPhone, (about 2 months) no need to pay
ATT a single penny. Then the iPhone becomes a "free" phone to talk to
anyone in the world for "free". Like it should be.