Is AT&T admitting network defeat?

Yesterday, the tech community on Twitter couldn’t help but speculate about why AT&T had pulled the sales of iPhones in New York (call it a conspiracy theory of geeky kind). The very vague phrase “fraud” was thrown around, but I doubt anyone was buying it. The substandard network in New York has been documented (and complained about) for a long while. With recent news that iPhone users are the cause of this (because they’re “data hogs”), you can almost see why AT&T made the decision. Almost.

With all new new commercials of both Verizon and AT&T defending their networks, who’s to say what company is right? But a word of wisdom to AT&T: ticking off your users that are only with you because of phone exclusivity is not the right approach. Nor should you try to quietly alienate an entire city because your network doesn’t work well.

Verizon Droid officially released October 30

So, the release date was officially announced. And Verizon hasn’t even attempted to keep the Droid a secret. Maybe if they give people enough to drool over it, they think people might plan to keep that extra money in the bank to upgrade their phone. Who knows.

The Droid has been dubbed the “iPhone killer”, a title that I am still skeptical of. While I think what the Droid offers is impressive, it just can’t match the appeal of the iPhone…and Apple, in general.

Let’s hope it can live up to the hype.  Anyone planning on buying the day of?