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AT&T makes iPhone U-turn

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Posted on 10/8/2009 10:17 EST
Filed in: Cellphone, Cheap Cellphone, Cheap iPhone, Cheap Mobile, iPhone, iPod, Long Distance, VOIP

After holding out since the summer, AT&T is finally allowing iPhone programs that allow users to make phone calls through the internet, saving them lots of money.

"Bowing to pressure from regulators and consumers, AT&T yesterday said that it would allow inexpensive internet phone calls to be placed through its networks from Apple's iPhones.

AT&T had blocked proposed iPhone internet telephony applications from its wireless networks, arguing that the cheaper calls would undercut AT&T's rationale for subsidising customer iPhone purchases..."

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