http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2007/01/iphone_wont_wor.html
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
iPhone won't work in all of New England
Vermonters wont be able to take advantage of Apples iPhone because it will be offered by a wireless carrier that doesnt maintain a network in the state.
The iPhone, which combines an iPod music player, cellphone, and full-featured Internet browser, is goes on sale in June, but only in areas served by AT&Ts Cingular Wireless, with which Apple has an exclusive distribution deal.
The iPhone service wont be available in all or large portions of Maine, New Hampshire, Alaska, Colorado, the Dakotas, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, upstate New York, Oregon, Utah and Wyoming, among other places.
"It was a pretty big letdown," said Don Mayer, CEO of Small Dog Electronics, an Apple dealer in Waitsfield, Vt. "I would have much rather seen them come out with a variety of carriers so places like Vermont wont be left out in the cold."
Cingular customers can roam on other networks or other carriers, but new customers must live in communities the company serves. A Cingular spokeswoman said the company has no plans to expand in Vermont, at least not before 2009.
The iPhone was unveiled this month during the annual Macworld Conference and Expo in San Francisco. The device is a cross between another of Apples industry-changing devices, the iPod, and a cellphone.
(AP)
Posted by Boston Globe Business Team at 03:53 PM
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
iPhone won't work in all of New England
Vermonters wont be able to take advantage of Apples iPhone because it will be offered by a wireless carrier that doesnt maintain a network in the state.
The iPhone, which combines an iPod music player, cellphone, and full-featured Internet browser, is goes on sale in June, but only in areas served by AT&Ts Cingular Wireless, with which Apple has an exclusive distribution deal.
The iPhone service wont be available in all or large portions of Maine, New Hampshire, Alaska, Colorado, the Dakotas, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, upstate New York, Oregon, Utah and Wyoming, among other places.
"It was a pretty big letdown," said Don Mayer, CEO of Small Dog Electronics, an Apple dealer in Waitsfield, Vt. "I would have much rather seen them come out with a variety of carriers so places like Vermont wont be left out in the cold."
Cingular customers can roam on other networks or other carriers, but new customers must live in communities the company serves. A Cingular spokeswoman said the company has no plans to expand in Vermont, at least not before 2009.
The iPhone was unveiled this month during the annual Macworld Conference and Expo in San Francisco. The device is a cross between another of Apples industry-changing devices, the iPod, and a cellphone.
(AP)
Posted by Boston Globe Business Team at 03:53 PM