iPhone 1.0: cheap, carrier-free phone?

Posted on June 12, 2008
Filed Under All, Apple, Podcast, Technology |

Aaron Vronko, Rapid RepairHad a very interesting conversation with Aaron Vronko, a founder of Rapid Repair, a firm that specializes in fixing iPods and other small electronics. There hasn’t been a huge market for used phones in the past, but Aaron thinks iPhone will change that, and his company wants to help build that market by refurbishing and guaranteeing used iPhones which will work on AT&T and (possibly) T-Mobile networks. Aaron even envisages WiFi users connecting to VOIP services, and cutting the mobile carriers out of the picture entirely…

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4 Responses to “iPhone 1.0: cheap, carrier-free phone?”

  1. Anonymous on June 13th, 2008 4:52 pm

    What Apple needs to do is steer people towards creating online archives of their old photos.

  2. cg on June 13th, 2008 7:43 pm

    .mac tried that, but they charged too much for too long - Google and even Costco beat them to the punch… .me is a better deal, but they’ve got lots of good, cheap competition that isn’t going away…

  3. Chris Gulker on June 14th, 2008 11:54 am

    I’m already using my iPhone to show off pictures of my new granddaughter… wonder if cheap used iPhones might have a use in that arena… portable digital picture frame?

  4. Cell service providers: the end is nigh? : www.gulker.com on June 15th, 2008 5:29 pm

    [...] Aaron Vronko hinted at this in our interview last Thursday: once a mobile device has IP access, do you really need a cell phone company in the loop? Especially our current batch of providers, mostly former landline companies that completely missed the IP turn in the technology road. Few of these companies, seeking to recreate the monopolies they once had in a regulated world, have endeared themselves to customers with their abusive contracts, intentionally confusing ’service’ plans et al. [...]

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