Non-AT&T subscribers who want iPhones: Stop waiting for Apple to open the phone to your network, because it's not happening anytime soon.
AT&T and Apple have extended their monogamous relationship through 2009, according to a report in USA Today. On the plus side, the deal keeps iPhone costs down. On the minus side, if you're not already an AT&T customer you'll have to switch networks or hack the handset to take advantage of the ever-so-popular Jesus phone. Apple's high fidelity in this relationship is questionable. Initially, Verizon and other telecoms turned down iPhone because Apple wanted a percentage of monthly fees. But now, the iPhone's soaring success should make the handset more attractive than ever to other carriers. Why wouldn't Jobs wish to capitalize on that?
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