The only reason I did not get an iPhone is that I try to avoid AT&T at all cost due to horrible customer treatment I experienced a few years back. Now many years later it is still only offered for the AT&T network. From what I read Verizon will be offering the iPhone on their network in 2011. Let's see if they offer a data only plan along with the iPhone.

I was trying to make a compromise and get the iPhone from AT&T with a data only plan. After further research I found out that only legally deaf people qualify for an iPhone with data only plan. Forcing customers in getting a voice plan, that I would not need at all, in order to get an iPhone data plan sounds a bit greedy to be honest. Greed is ok in my opinion in moderations but AT&T is a bit extreme it seems. AT&T clearly shows it is not about the customer it is all about the profit. This would perfectly explain the bad customer treatment I experienced a few years back.

Apple, a company that genuinely cares about their customers seems to be the absolute opposite to AT&T in this regard.

For the longest time the McDonalds I lunched in offered free internet, which it should, considering the huge profit margin on the food they are selling. One bloomy summer day I went in and was greeted by a login screen and internet access is not free anymore. You may ask why this is of any relevance to this article at all. Well AT&T got their sticky fingers into this deal and are now asking for money to access the internet. I am sure that McDonalds location gets a nice profit of the sale as well. Well I stopped going to that location and enjoy my free WiFi somewhere else.

It is not about the money it is just about the greed and treatment I have received by the folks over at AT&T.

Merry Christmas :)