Oxford <colalovesmacs@mac.com> wrote
> 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.

Bet it isnt.

> Cell towers are dead ends, VOIP wipes them out and is basically "free".

Pity about the lack of WiFi in so much of the area most want to move in.

And if cell towers are dead ends, no point in getting an
iphone, you might as well just have a decent non phone
instead and avoid the 2 year contract cost with AT&T too.

>> 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,

You do for voip tho.

> so just learn that once Skype is on the iPhone,
> (about 2 months) no need to pay ATT a single penny.

Wrong, you're locked into a 2 year contract with ATT.

> Then the iPhone becomes a "free" phone
> to talk to anyone in the world for "free".

Fantasy. Skype aint free.

> Like it should be.

Its nothing like that.