AT&T to offer iPhone without contract

[timr]

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700ap_tec_att_iphone.html

[mechanical_fish]

I think they probably had little choice. My understanding is that there are countries where such phones are required to be sold; If AT&T didn't go on to offer them everywhere, we would just see another international grey market spring up.

Better for AT&T to collect a premium themselves than to let some grey marketeer get it.

[marcus → mechanical_fish]

You're right, French law forbids the sale of locked cell phones.

[nirmal]

While it sucks that it's still locked to AT&T, it may help the process of hacking get underway sooner.