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Follow on Google News | ![]() Four things still in AT&T's iPhone pocket by wholesaleeshop.com.auEver since AT&T and Apple introduced the first iPhone four years ago, the carrier has racked in the cash and customers while selling iPhones by the millions.
By: wholesaleeshops Though AT&T doesn't deserve all of the blame, it shouldn't escape it completely. Indeed, when I was at CES last week, I couldn't get an iPhone signal anywhere near the Las Vegas Convention Center. It can be pretty miserable, frankly, which is why Phone users and fence-sitters alike have been clamoring for Apple's device to land at Verizon Wireless for years. And now that a Verizon iPhone looks like a sure thing, AT&T will a few defections. But as even as some consumers switch to Verizon in search of a perceived better network--which is hardly a sure thing, mind you--AT&T still has a few advantages that Verizon can't touch. And these points are nothing to take lately. A global technology AT&T uses GSM, which is the dominant global cellular technology. Whether you're in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, or the Americas, you can find a GSM network for using your iPhone. Verizon, however, uses CDMA, which is present in only a handful of countries outside North America. That list includes Brazil, China, India, and Israel, but you won't find a drop of CDMA across the whole of Europe. Of course, Verizon could close this gap with a dualmode CDMA/GSM device. Voice and data Currently, CDMA phones can't transmit voice and data at the same time. To you, that means that you won't be able to be on a call and browse the Web or access your e-mail simultaneously. It's a big change for how many people use the iPhone now, especially when you consider that Apple has made such functionality-- http://www.wholesaleeshop.com.au/ http://www.wholesaleeshop.com.au/ Read more: http://wholesaleeshop.com.au/ # # # WholesaleeShop.com.au works for providing high quality goods to all businessmen, such as eBay sellers, distributors, store owners, retailers, drop shippers and small wholesalers at competitive prices. End
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