Although the 3G iPhone is the currently the hottest smartphone in the market, it still does not offer multimedia contents that can be seen in Telstra, Optus, or Vodafone.
Before the 3G iPhone debuted last July 11 in different countries, Apple Inc. promoted the device as a mobile handset that can access a wide range of contents (multimedia and more) provided by their respective carriers.
Unfortunately, the carriers admitted that most of these contents will not be available for the 3G iPhone. This is because of the incompatibilities with Apple Inc.’s smartphone.
One of the main concerns is the cost of accessing the internet. Oneexample is the cost in Australia when 3G iPhone users would like to access the web. Their plans are higher compared to the amount billed in United States. 3G iPhone users in the US can browse the web for as long as they want without paying extra cost.
According to a telecom analyst from BBY, Mark McDonnel, Apple Inc. limited the ability of the 3G iPhone to access the content of the carriers purposely. They are actually forcing the users to buy their needed contents from the company’s iTunes App Store. But it is still the customer’s choice whether to purchase the contents from App Store or not.
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07-21-2008, 01:40 PM
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