In article <yobk5zubw5m.fsf@panix3.panix.com>,
BreadWithSpam@fractious.net wrote:

> Tim McNamara <timmcn@bitstream.net> writes:
>
> > In article <st%oh.42980$9S6.41842@newsfe15.phx>,
> > "Mij Adyaw" <mij@SpamBucket.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Apple may have made a serious mistake in not offering the phone on
> > > America's Most Reliable Network. It is interesting that they chose
> > > GSM rather than the technically superior CDMA.
>
> > But Cingular? The lowest-rated cell phone provider in America? That's
> > gonna stop me from getting one unless Cingular improves dramatically.
>
> As I posted elsewhere, GSM makes pretty good sense for this phone
> and for Apple. But I won't do business with Cingular. Their
> network coverage has been somewhat spotty for me, and their
> customer service (and billing) has been a nightmare. T-Mobile's
> coverage has been better where I need it to be, and they
> have been a pleasure to work with.
>
> I suspect that part of Apple's failure with the ROKR was
> the tie-in to Cingular, too.
>
And Motorola made and designed the phone, not Apple.

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