This news is a shame.
If you go to consumerrepors.com and look at their reviews of cell phone service plans, they compare the major companies service in the twenty largest cities. The review is based on customer service, dropped calls, reception, ect. It is based on user surveys. In all of the cities, Verizon was the best service plan. The other compaines vied for the second and third place, and there was no consistent second place finisher. However, Cingular was either second to last to last place in each city. I had Cingular for awhile and was very disappointed with its service.
My point is this...Why should Apple ally themselves with only one company? Especially one that is not considered the best nationally.
Secondly, the iPhone must have great reception to have long term success. I returned my RAZR when calls were being consistently dropped. I go to the Verizon store and they talk people out of the phone.
I hope the iPhone wont be a phone that acts as an mp3 player, and sort of takes phone calls.
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