Tag Archives: at&t

(Short Term) Exclusive Phone Agreements Are NOT Anticompetitive

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Michael Koby

I’m breaking internet geek rules by making the statement above.  But hear me out and I’ll explain why I think Fred Wilson is wrong on some things but gets a few things right. To begin with, exclusive phone agreements are … Continue reading →

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Everybody Hates AT&T

Posted on June 13, 2009 by Michael Koby

It is no secret that those in the online geek community have a large disdain for AT&T Wireless service. This has only grown with AT&T’s exclusive rights to the iPhone, probably the best thing to come to geeks since the very idea of a smartphone.

Being someone who is all three; a geek, iPhone owner, and AT&T Wireless subscriber, I have to ask: Why is there so much hate for AT&T. And I’m not really focusing on the whole iPhone 3GS pricing. I get the arguments there (both for and against). But I’m more focused on peoples hatred for AT&T Wireless’ service. Continue reading →

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Open(?) Cell Networks in the United States

Posted on December 6, 2007 by Michael Koby

A week ago, Verizon announced that they will be instituting an “open” network that will allow a person to bring any device that’s CDMA compatible with any phone operating system onto that their network.  This week, AT&T is claiming that … Continue reading →

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