Millions of iPhones Go AWOL

AT&T doesn't make a cent off of an unlocked Apple iPhone, but Apple makes a hefty profit.  Plus, they get distribution to untapped markets and can still claim that they tried to prevent it.  Apple is on a roll and will continue through the next iPhone release (provided it is not a bad release).

Cellular phone unlocking goes back to the original days of analog.  Each time a "supposedly" fool proof new network or phone is introduced, criminals and opportunists will see a "buck" in it and will take advantage of the opportunity.  The security updates of the new technology cannot keep up with the ingenuity of the unlockers.  The opportunists, many cellular phone distributors...

In my 24 years in the wireless industry, especially when a phone is as unique and popular as the IPhone, there is no big mystery as to why many are not being activated on the AT&T Mobility network.  Many dealers and businesses thrive on unlocking phones and selling them to the general public in America and even more are sold overseas by the hundreds, if not thousands.   This is...

A number of "sold" iPhones have never been activated with AT&T, and the implications of these missing phones are discussed in this article.

Apple's effort to limit and restrict iPhone users to subscribe solely to AT&T's wireless phone service backfires.

Assuming Apple is “Crazy like a Fox”, the company has been able to successfully sell close to 4 Million handsets and bypass AT&T Mobility. Thanks to Apple, the wireless industry, specifically AT&T Mobility may become a victim of a plague I have not seen in years – CELLULAR FRAUD. Thanks to Apple, the bad guys will be back in business using wireless networks without authorization and ultimately...

The revenue-sharing agreement of AT&T and Apple had risk management provisions for the launch of the iPhone through online purchases and a self-activation platform.

Are they really AWOL? Only to AT&T, assuming their records are accurate. Perhaps they're holding out on Apple and will "discover their mistake" down the road. Greater Market share for the entire product line, as consumers who buy one product from Apple tend to buy a second, or a third; Larger adoption among high-tech users; once they see it, they have to have one, so even an "un-activated" phone...