It has occured to me that I could order an unlocked Nexus One for delivery to sistaflapjack's house for £330, then pick it up when I am in the States next week. Hmmm.
JohnCoffey wrote:
Everyone either had Verizon or T Mobile. Some (usually builder types) had one that came with a two way radio that worked no matter where you are for free (well, as part of the contract of course).
Push to talk.
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Any way, yeah, no one had AT&T on account of it being shit and a complete rip off. So it's kind of odd Apple decided to go with them exclusively in the U.S.
You have it backwards. Apple demanded several unusual things from anyone who would sell the iPhone, such as a share of the monthly line rentals and that the operator couldn't install anything into the phone image. In return, Apple offered the cell operator a timed exclusivity deal, and even so, they still found it difficult to agree terms. I suspect AT&T were simply the network most willing to play ball with Apple. It's not like Apple went out and chose them on purpose; as you say, their reputation for customer care and network reliability is not great.
Dr Lave wrote:
What? That can't be true can it? Even the Wii has worked out how stupid that is.
Yes, it's true. Android phones can only install apps on the core flash memory, which I think is 512Mb on all current models (can anyone confirm that?).