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Comment Apple Makes a Difference (Score 1) 748

by kcwookie on Sunday March 20, 2011 @05:02PM (#35553338) Attached to: AT&T To Acquire T-Mobile From Deutsche Telekom

This wouldn't be such a big deal if you could buy iPhones unlocked that would work across networks, but you can't, at least not cheaply. Since Apple shunned all providers except for ATT and now Verizon, consumers had less choice.This merger paves the way for T-Mobile users to finally get the option of getting an iPhone. This isn't about Android vs. iOS, it'a about choice. Right now I have only the choice of Android and I don't want an Android. I have one and hate the crashes and lack of support for the rest of my Apple ecosystem.

In my area, T-Moble service has gone down hill. Over the last couple of years my signal strength at home has dropped. T-Mobile needs another tower, but hasn't put one up. In the summer, I sometime have to go outside to use the phone. Cost is irrelevant if service is lacking.

I hope approval is swift and merger is complete. I want choice, choice I don't have.

Apple's "iPad" Out In the Open 1713

Posted by timothy on Wednesday January 27, 2010 @02:49PM from the will-care-when-it-runs-linux dept.

Reader oxide7 is one of the many to note that the heaviest speculation is mostly over (still waiting on the price, though) about Apple's anticipated new device (though there are surely plenty of questions about the device's hardware capabilities and the scope of its software and content marketplace): "At an event in San Francisco Apple released its anticipated iPad.'[It's] Way better than a laptop, way better then a phone. You can turn it any way you want. To see the whole page is phenomenal,' said Jobs." The (0.5") skinny: 1.5 lbs, multitouch, up to 64GB of flash, 9.7" screen, and a 1Ghz "Apple A4" chip (more about the A4 in Engadget's developing story). The iPad is closer in concept to an expanded iPhone (OS and all) than a miniaturized laptop, though it doesn't have quite as much connectivity as you might expect, with no 3G connection built in. (You'll have to make do with 802.11n, Bluetooth, and tethering.) Live coverage is ongoing at gdgt live, Engadget, and Gizmodo, as well as various others. Update by timothy, 19:58 GMT: Got the 3G part wrong; 3G is indeed an option. Prices run from $499 (16GB flash, WiFi but no 3G) to $829 (WiFi and 3G, 64GB flash). Should start shipping in 60 days (WiFi only), in 90 days for 3G. Surprsingly, no built-in camera.

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