The Unlocked Phone era is finally coming to life in the US thanks to Apple and AT&T..."If the iPhone doesn’t sell another unit it will have accomplished one thing: It has motivated folks to unlock their phones via hacks. Amazing how an exclusive deal tethering the iPhone to AT&T can get hackers rolling."
If you still don't believe that people want choice or that telcos are in trouble, check out Apple's Trojan Horse known as the iPodTouch with it's WiFi connects to the web because WiFi combined with Skype & voice gives anyone the ability to call home without the need for AT&T. With "free" wireless/phone connectivity in the offing, it doesn't take a genius to understand Apple, and informed others, know which way the wind is blowing regarding the outrageous state of affairs of Broadband in the US, something covered in earlier BRT articles titled Life in the Slow Lane (8/29/07) and Internacine Warfare (03/16/07).
When WiMax is combined with the "hopefully" unfettered 700 MHz spectrum set in 2009 (With a bit of luck it will go to non-incumbents but it looks like Google, Yahoo & eBay will get it, something much preferable to the current situation where telcos and cable companies dominate all things wireless in the US.), all bets will be off regarding the future of the telcos in the wireless side of things because WiMax connectivity is measured in miles while 700 MHz radio frequency signals can go through walls. BRT - The 700 Club (06/23/07)"Sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." - Lewis Carroll/Alice in Wonerland.
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