Two reasons. One: I'm very bad at misplacing and/or dropping my cell phone. I usually manage to locate my inexpensive, no-frills model, but if I lost it, I wouldn't be too upset. However, if I lost a communications device that cost me 200 bucks I'd be very, very upset.

Reason number two (and the main one): the AT&T service is simply crappy in my neck of the woods. I use Verizon, and if I could use an iPhone with that carrier, I'd make the move.

There's a rumor that the iPhone heading to EVDO/Verizon next year. The 9to5 Mac site says that, according to one of their sources, Apple will be announcing iPhones for Verizon Wireless in 2009, perhaps as early Macworld 2009. If I remember correctly, Apple is under exclusive contract with AT&T until at least 2010, so I'm dubious of the Apple/Verizon connection.

I hope I'm wrong, and that it happens. But for now I'm simply unwilling to fork out the dough for AT&T's pricey coverage, which is spotty at best where I live.

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