Smartphone Wars: After Apple's iPhone Upgrade

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Cell phone sales

Sales might jump significantly if companies gave more consideration to improving reception for those of us living in the hinterlands. Since I live midway between reception towers, a cell phone cannot be used in my home (which is in a growing, well populated area).

Thus I use a Tracfone - very reliable outside the home but too expensive to use as one's principal communication device.

Remember that great New Yorker cover showing nothing between Manhattan and LA?

That's not reality folks.

delphine herbert of FL @ Jun 11, 2008 08:41:43 AM

re: lose At&T

easy on the retard comment....you are offending people.

of @ Jun 10, 2008 21:19:48 PM

RE: lose AT&T

god what a retard,First, apple signed a 5 year contract, weather or not they regret it, they cant back out without comprimising their relationship with at&t.

Second, the iphone is the best mobile computer/phone out there on the market. so its your own loss for not buying one

Erik of NJ @ Jun 10, 2008 16:26:41 PM

Lose AT&T and I'll be first in line to buy one!

Unfortunately, Apple is still stubbornly clinging to their single-carrier plan, and after their shameless and illegal cooperation with the Bush Administration, I will not send a penny to AT&T.

Unlock the iPhone, Apple, or choose a service provider who isn't a traitor to their own customers and you will see this thing go thru the roof in sales.

Mistamatic of WA @ Jun 10, 2008 15:18:46 PM

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Kirk Shinkle is a senior editor at U.S. News. He writes daily about ups and downs in equity markets, sectors and stocks. Formerly, he covered business and economics on both coasts for Investor's Business Daily.

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