Comments on: “Free the iPhone:” Congress Hearing

By: leetkeedy

leetkeedy — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:12:32 +0000

If you take phones out of 2 year contracts, you will see the end of “free” and even “cheap” phones. Look at the base retail price on even the most basic phone you can find, without a camera even, and you’ll find a 200+ dollar piece of equipment. 2 year contracts are a simple and effective method of making cellphones available to everyone.

By: jebril

jebril — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:13:18 +0000

What is the song at the end?

By: jebril

jebril — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 20:14:52 +0000

Ted Leo And The Pharmacists -> Bomb Repeat Bomb

By: op2rules

op2rules — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:45:30 +0000

For some people who aren’t as computer smart as others they won’t be able to jailbreak their iphone, making them forced to use atnt, well these people… the iphone isn’t for them. Most people have a jailbroken ipod or iphone and this doesn’t matter, and its fairly easy.

By: 97lt1ta

97lt1ta — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:11:09 +0000

its called getting an unlocked version of it you pussies

By: Kimiko1387

Kimiko1387 — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:11:54 +0000

That doesn’t make any sense. You’re excluding a lot of purchasers of these products by saying that. And if something happens to the phone onces it’s unlocked is the warrenty any good?

I’m asking cause I don’t know. I don’t use a lot of Apple products for this exact reason.

By: 888mayumi888

888mayumi888 — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:30:46 +0000

this is so true

By: ruthelator

ruthelator — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 06:08:45 +0000

There is nothing wrong with the exclusive contract between Apple and ATT. The govt. has no business telling businesses that they cannot have such contracts. The market should be allowed to naturally regulate itself. If consumers don’t like it, they won’t buy it. Apple loses. ATT uses. Our Bill of Rights does not guarantee free access to technology such as iPhone.

By: stayelusive

stayelusive — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:38:24 +0000

The market doesn’t regulate itself. It only exploits. The iPhone has immense potential, but of course backwards communications companies will not relinquish their monopoly. They do not care about real progress and technological progress, they only care about profit. The profit motive contradicts the more important human motive. Any unneeded restrictions should be dismantled.

By: aaroncalhoun

aaroncalhoun — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:52:58 +0000

I’ve been an apple user for many years and love their product. That said I am thoroughly disgusted that Steve Jobs would do business with AT&T. I am seriously considering ditching Apple products all together. No spying, it’s unconstitutional even if the Senate and Congress pass an unconstitutional retroactive law to protect them. Boycott AT&T and Southwestern Bell!