Actually the writer is correct regardless of the means he used. I just switched to AT&T for the new 3G S and checked out the Tour before making the switch. My verizon contract expires in August (they are shutting it off as of tomorrow, no early term fee) and while I was eligible to upgrade my phone, the only phone i wasnt allowed to upgrade to was the Tour. I would have had to cancel my contract, start a new one with a new number, if i wanted it now.
It seems kind of crazy, but then again so does Verizons 45 dollar unlimited Data plan, the 3 bucks a month for visual voicemail, and the 20 dollars for 5000 texts. Just for the sake of a comparison, my iphone bill will come to about 77 dollars a month (FAN discount) and includes all of the aforementioned, ecxept i gt unlimited text for 20 and i dont need to pay for visual voicemail.. A verizon bill for the tour will come to 110 (FAN discount).
So please let's stop calling AT&T, AT$T.