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History of the iPhoneFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The NewtonMessagePadwas an early handheld device manufactured by Apple in the mid-1990s. Some of its concepts and

functions have been incorporated into theiPhone.

The history of the iPhoneline of phones begins with a direction fromSteve JobstoApple Inc.'s engineers,

whereby he asked them to investigate touchscreens and atablet computer,which later came to fruition with

theiPad.[1][2][3][4]Also, many have noted the device's similarities to Apple's previous touch-screen portable

device, theNewton MessagePad.[5][6][7][8]Like the Newton, the iPhone is nearly all screen. Itsform factoris

credited to Apple's head of design,Jonathan Ive.[3][9]

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1 Origins

2 Exclusivity tying of the iPhone to AT&T

o 2.1 History

o 2.2 Court cases

3 Advertising

4 Domain name

5 United States release

o 5.1 Outsized bills

o 5.2 Price drop outcry

o 5.3 iPhone 3G pricing model changes

6 European release

7 Southeast Asian release

8 Australian release
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9 New Zealand release

10 Canadian release

11 Non-exclusive deals

o 11.1 Verizon Wireless

12 World timeline

13 Activation and SIM lock bypassing

14 See also

15 References

Origins[edit]

In April 2003 at the "All Things Digital" executive conference, Jobs expressed his belief that tablet PCs

andtraditional PDAswere not good choices as high-demand markets for Apple to enter, despite many requests

made to him that Apple create another PDA. He did believe thatcell phoneswere going to become importantdevices for portable information access, and that what cell phones needed to have was

excellentsynchronizationsoftware. At the time, instead of focusing on a follow-up to theirNewton PDA,Jobs

had Apple put its energies into the iPod, and theiTunessoftware (which can be used to synchronize content

with iPod devices), released January 2001.[10][11][12][13]On September 7, 2005, Apple andMotorolareleased

theROKR E1,the first mobile phone to useiTunes.Jobs was unhappy with the ROKR, feeling that having to

compromise with a non-Apple designer (Motorola) prevented Apple from designing the phone they wanted to

make.[14]In September 2006, Apple discontinued support for the ROKR and released aversion of iTunesthat

included references to an as-yet unknown mobile phone that could display pictures and video.[15]

On January 9, 2007 Steve Jobs announced the iPhone at theMacworld convention,receiving substantial

media attention,[16]and that it would be released later that year. On June 29, 2007 the first iPhone was

released.

On June 11, 2007 announced at theApple's Worldwide Developers Conferencethat the iPhone would

supportthird-partyapplications using theSafariengine on the device. Third-parties would create theWeb

2.0applications and users would access them via theinternet.[17]Such applications appeared even before the

release of the iPhone; the first being "OneTrip", a program meant to keep track of the user's shopping list.[18]On

June 29, 2007, Apple released version 7.3 of iTunes to coincide with the release of the iPhone.[19]This release

contains support for iPhone service activation and syncing.

According toThe Wall Street Journal,the iPhone is manufactured on contract in theShenzhenfactory of the

Taiwanese companyHon Hai(also known asFoxconn).[20]

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When Apple initially released theiPhoneon June 29, 2007,[21]it was sold exclusively

withAT&T(formerlyCingular)contracts in the United States.[14]Thetyingarrangement between

Apple'ssmartphoneand a specific service provider caused some controversy, bringing the concepts

ofjailbreakingandbrickinginto the mainstream debate over the future of smartphone technology. [citation needed]

History[edit]

After a year and a half of negotiations,Steve Jobsreached an agreement with the wireless division of the

telecomm giant AT&T (Cingular at the time) to be the iPhone's carrier. In return for five years of exclusivity,

roughly 10 percent ofiPhonesales in AT&T stores, and a thin slice of Apple'siTunesrevenue, AT&T granted

Apple roughly $10 a month from every iPhone customer's AT&T bill.[citation needed]In return, consumers were

unable to use any other carrier without heavily modifying their device.

Apple retained complete control over the design, manufacturing, and marketing of the iPhone.[22]

Since some customers were trying to jailbreak their iPhone to avoid the AT&T network, AT&T decided to

charge consumers if they were to leave the network. This caused complaints among many consumers, as they

were forced to pay an additional early termination fee of $175 to end the contract, and the device would

remained locked.[23]Other companies such asGooglecomplained that tying encourages a more closed access

based wireless service.[citation needed]

Court cases[edit]

After the iPhone was released, questions arose about the legality of Apple's arrangement,[24]and in October

2007 twoclass-action lawsuitswere filed against Apple, one in federal court and the other in state court.[25]The

suits claim that Apple's exclusive agreement with AT&T violates Californiaantitrust law.[26]The suit was filed by

the Law Office of Damian R. Fernandez on behalf of California resident Timothy P. Smith,[26]and ultimately

sought to have an injunction issued against Apple to prevent it from selling iPhones with any kind of software

lock, in addition to $200 million in monetary damages.[27]The plaintiffs of the Smith v. Apple Inc. case claim that

Apple failed to disclose their five year agreement with AT&T to purchasers when they bought their iPhones with

a two year contract, citing theSherman Act's prohibition on monopolization.[28]The court has not yet rendered a

decision in the case.[dated info]

A second case was filed in theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Californiain 2007. The

plaintiff, Paul Holman, filed a complaint against Apple, Inc. and AT&T Mobility, LLC. Holman alleges that he isunable to switch carriers or changeSIM cardswithout losing improvements to his iPhones which he is entitled

to. The plaintiff similarly references the Sherman Act as being violated by the defendants.[29]On July 8, 2010

the case was affirmed for class certification.[30]On December 9, 2010 the court ordered astayon the case,

awaiting the Supreme Court's decision inAT&T v. Concepcion.This secondary case disputed whether a clause
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in AT&T's contract that limited complaints to arbitration, met the stat's basic standards of fairness .[31]On April

27, 2011 the Supreme Court ruled that AT&T did indeed meet the stat's standards of fairness .[32]

Advertising[edit]

See also:iPod advertising

The first advertisement for iPhone, titled "Hello," aired during the79th Academy Awardson February 25, 2007

on American Coming in June. On June 4, 2007, Apple released four advertisements announcing a June 29,

2007 release date.

Domain name[edit]

On July 1, 2007, it was reported that Apple paid at least US$1 million to Michael Kovatch for the transfer of the

iPhone.comdomain name.Kovatch registered the domain in 1995.[33]ThatURLnow redirects to Apple's

iPhone page.

United States release[edit]

People waiting to buy the iPhone upon release inNew York City,June 29, 2007

On June 28, 2007, during an address to Apple employees, Steve Jobs announced that all full-time Apple

employees and those part-time employees that have been with the company at least one year would receive a

free iPhone. Employees received their phones in July after the initial demand subsided.[34]

Initially priced atUS $599 and US $499 for the 8GB and 4GB models, the iPhone went on sale on June 29,

2007. Apple closed its stores at 2:00pm local time to prepare for the 6:00pm iPhone launch, while hundreds of

customers lined up at stores nationwide.[35]

In the US and some other countries, the Apple product could only be acquired with a credit card precluding a

completely anonymous purchase.[36][37][38]There is no way to opt out of the data plan. The iPhone at first could

not be added to an AT&T Business account, and any existing business account discounts cannot be applied to

an iPhone AT&T account, which AT&T changed in late January 2008.[39]
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TheAssociated Pressalso reported in 2007 that some users were unable to activate their phones because,

according to AT&T, "high volume of activation requests were taxing the company's computer servers."[40][41]On

Oct 29, 2007 theUsenetnewsgroup misc.phone.mobile.iphone was created.

Early estimates by technology analysts estimated sales of between 250,000 to 700,000 units in the first

weekend alone, with strong sales continuing after the initial weekend.[42][43]As part of their quarterly earnings

announcement, AT&T reported that 146,000 iPhones were activated in the first weekend. Though this figure

does not include units that were purchased for resale oneBayor otherwise not activated until after the opening

weekend, it is still less than most initial estimates.[44]It is also estimated that 95% of the units sold are the 8GB

model.[45]

On January 11, 2011,Verizonannounced during a media event that it had reached an agreement with Apple

and would begin selling aCDMAiPhone 4.The Verizon iPhone went on sale on February 10, 2011.[46][47][48]

During Apple's official unveiling of theiPhone 4Son October 4, 2011 it was announced thatSprintwould begincarrying the reconfigured CDMA iPhone 4 and the iPhone 4S in the US on October 14.[49][50]Cricket

Wirelessannounced on May 31, 2012, that it would become the first prepaid carrier in the US to offer the

iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S, beginning June 22, 2012.[51]A week later,Virgin Mobile USAbecame the second

American prepaid carrier to offer the iPhone 4 and 4S, announcing plans to release the phones on June 29,

2012.[52] Due toT-Mobile USA's inability to provide the iPhone to customers raised its subscriptionchurn

rate,put the unit in an "unsustainable position", and contributed to parentDeutsche Telekom's decision to sell it

toAT&Tin March 2011; T-Mobile began offering the iPhone on April 12,

2013.O'Brien, Kevin (March 21, 2011)."How the iPhone Led to the Sale of T-Mobile

USA".The New York Times. Retrieved March 21, 2011.

Media reports emerged in early August 2013 that announced that Apple would be launching its next iPhone

model on September 10, 2013, but further details were not available. Brian Barrett, Managing Editor of

the Gizmodopublication, speculated that either an upgraded version of the iPhone 5 or a budget version will be

released.[53]

Outsized bills[edit]

Main article:300-page iPhone bill

Stories of unexpected billing issues began to circulate inblogsand the technical press a little more than amonth after the iPhone's heavily advertised and anticipated release.[54]The300-page iPhone billin a box

received byiJustineon Saturday, August 11, 2007[55][56]became the subject of herviral video,posted by the

following Monday, which quickly became anInternet meme.[57][58]Thisvideo clipbrought the voluminous bills to

the attention of themass media.Ten days later, after the video had been viewed more than 3 million times on
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the Internet,[59]and had received international news coverage, AT&T sent iPhone users atext

messageoutlining changes in its billing practices.[60]

Price drop outcry[edit]

On September 5, 2007, the 4GB model was discontinued, and the 8GB model price was cut by athird.[61]Those who had purchased an iPhone in the 14-day period before the September 5, 2007

announcement were eligible for a US $200 "price protection" rebate from Apple or AT&T. However, it was

widely reported that some who bought between the June 29, 2007 launch and the August 22, 2007 price

protection kick-in date complained that this was a larger-than-normal price drop for such a relatively short

period and accused Apple of unfair pricing.[62][63]

In response to customer complaints, on September 6, 2007, Apple CEO Steve Jobs wrote in an open letter to

iPhone customers that everyone who purchased an iPhone at the higher price "and who is not receiving a

rebate or other consideration", would receive a US$100 credit to be redeemed towards the purchase of any

product sold in Apple's retail or online stores.[64]

iPhone 3G pricing model changes[edit]

With the July 11, 2008 release of the iPhone 3G, Apple andAT&Tchanged the US pricing model from the

previous generation. Following thede factomodel for mobile phone service in the United States, AT&T

wouldsubsidizea sizable portion of the upfront cost for the iPhone 3G followed by charging moderately higher

monthly fees over a minimum two-year contract.[65]

European release[edit]

This section'sfactual accuracymay be compromised due to out-of-date

information. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available

information.(March 2012)

On November 9, 2007, the iPhone was officially launched in Europe, in the United Kingdom and Germany. In

the UK, sales go through the UKO2unit ofTelefnica,while in Germany, it is offered throughDeutsche

Telekom'sT-Mobiledivision. As in the case of the previous launch in the US, customers lined up as much as a

day in advance to obtain the much anticipated phone.

However, the initial operating model of locking iPhone owners to one selected carrier has been controversial in

Europe. In Germany, a competing operator,Vodafone,brought a legal case claiming that the arrangement was

against German law. On November 20, 2007, an interim court order resulted in locked iPhone sales in

Germany being temporarily stopped. The iPhone launch in France a few weeks later through the

operatorOrangefaced the same legal issues. Other countries that will pose the same problems for the locked

iPhone business model include Belgium, Italy, Finland, and Brazil.
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On December 1, 2007,Tumobil,the Slovenian mobile operator, started selling "unlocked" iPhones without an

official contract with Apple. The offer caused confusion between Apple Europe, local media, and local Apple

representatives.[66]

On May 6, 2008,Telecom Italiaannounced that it had signed a deal with Apple to sell the iPhone in Italy by the

end of 2008.[67]It will probably be the second generation iPhone with 3G-UMTScapability.

On May 27, 2008,TeliaSonerareleased a press release stating that it would start selling the iPhone in

Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia during 2008.[68]

On June 4, 2008,Movistarannounced that it had signed a deal with Apple to sell the iPhone in Spain beginning

on July 11, 2008.[69]

On August 22, 2008, Estonian mobile operatorEMTstarted selling iPhones.[70]

On August 22, 2008,Vodafone Greecereleased iPhones in the Greek market.[71]

On September 26, 2008,Omnitelreleased iPhones in Lithuania.[72]

On November 7, 2008,T-Mobilereleased iPhones in Croatia.[73]

On September 30, 2010,Elisareleased the iPhone 4 in Finland.[74]

Southeast Asian release[edit]

SingTelin Singapore andGlobe Telecomin the Philippines are the first two carriers to launch the iPhone

inSoutheast Asia.Both carriers launched theiPhone 3Gin August 2008.

In March 20, 2009,Telkomselis the first telecommunications company in Indonesia to offer theiPhone 3Gwith

customizeable plans for all Telkomsel's customers.[75]On the same month,Maxisof Malaysia launched the

sameiPhonemodel and was later followed byDiGi.

In October 2011,StarHubalso launched the iPhone in Singapore.Smart Communicationsfollowed suit in

December 2011 by launching theiPhone 4Sin the Philippines making them the last telecommunications

company to carryApple'siPhoneinSoutheast Asia.[76]

Australian release[edit]

The iPhone 4 is available unlocked from the Apple Store for$679.00 (8GB only)[77]

as well as on contract fromOptus, Telstra, Vodafone, Three and Virgin Mobile (all the major carriers).[78]It is considered against the

Australian Trade Practices Act to grant exclusive rights to a single carrier as was the case in the USA with

AT&T having exclusive rights to sell the iPhone in North America for some time.[79]

New Zealand release[edit]
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The very first iPhone 3G model released on July 11, 2008 was sold inAuckland,New Zealand to 22-year old

student Jonny Gladwell at 12:01 amNZST.[80]iPhone 3G was only available to customers on

theVodafonenetwork.[81]There was criticism from some New Zealand customers when Vodafone announced

pricing for iPhone 3G as they were the only network to offer this generation iPhone.

The first generation of iPhone (2G) was only available for sale in New Zealand throughparallel importstores

soon after the it went on sale in the US. The original 2G models available for sale in New Zealand have been

unlocked for use on the Vodafone network and could be used with any plan including pre-paid plans.[82]

Subsequent launches of iPhone models in New Zealand have typically been a few weeks after the worldwide

release. iPhone 5's 4G LTE capabilities can only be used on Vodafone's 4G LTE network,[83]as no other

carriers have this capability yet.

On November 8, 2011,Telecomannounced they would offer iPhone 4S on their network along with earlier

models, iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 .[84]

Canadian release[edit]

After months of high anticipation, the first iPhone to be released in Canada was the iPhone 3G. Rogers

Wireless began offering 8 GB and 16 GB models on July 11, 2008. Facing a public backlash,[85]Rogers

dropped the price of its service plan fromCA$100 to CA$30 per month.[86]

The iPhone 3GS with the new iPhone 3.0 operating system was released in Canada by Rogers Wireless on

June 19, 2009. Users who sign up for a 3-year agreement with a data option could choose between a 16 GB

device for CA$199 and a 32 GB device for CA$299.[87]

BellandTelus Mobilityannounced their release of the iPhone on November 4 and 5, 2009, respectively.

[88]

Non-exclusive deals[edit]

On May 6, 2008,Vodafoneannounced that they signed a deal with Apple to sell the iPhone in Australia, Czech

Republic, Egypt, Greece, Italy, India, Portugal, New Zealand, South Africa, and Turkey.[89]

Subsequent announcements confirmed that Apple is moving away from exclusive one-carrier deals. Soon after

Vodafone's announcement,TIMannounced it would also be selling the iPhone in Italy, on May 12,

2008Optus[90]confirmed it would sell it in Australia and SingTel confirmed that it would be selling the iPhone in

India through its IndianJoint Venture,Airtel.

On June 4, 2008,SoftBank Mobilereleased a press release stating that it will start selling the iPhone in Japan

during 2008.[91]

Russia's second largest mobile operatorBeelineannounced on August 28, 2008 that they signed a contract

with Apple to enter Russian market by the late 2008. This deal is rumoured to be non-exclusive according to

the unofficial statements made by some officials in two remaining mobile operators that belong to so-called
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Russia's Big ThreeMTSandMegaFon- to enter iPhone 3G on Russian market simultaneously with

Beeline.[92]As it was predicted, MegaFon issued the press release about the same deal on September 2,

2008.[93]MTS, the largest mobile network of Russia and CIS still hasn't released any statement. [citation needed]

On November 14, 2008,Vodafone EgyptandMobinilstarted selling the iPhone 3G in Egypt. This comes after

Vodafone's deal withApple Inc.earlier in May. The iPhone 3G is priced atEG3,800 and EG4,600 for the

8 GB and 16 GB models respectively. Customers must also sign up for one of 3 service plans to accompany

the phone.

On September 28, 2009,Orangeannounced that they were to become the second operator of the iPhone in

the UK, ending an exclusive deal O2 had done since 2007. Orange later announced that the iPhone will be

released on November 10, with pricing plans starting from 29.36 on contract and 440 for the 3GS 16GB on

pay as you go.[94][95]On the following day,Vodafone UKalso announced that they will be selling the iPhone by

early 2010, becoming the third UK network and Vodafone's 11th country to offer the iPhone.[96]

Verizon Wireless[edit]

There had been ongoing speculation in the United States that Apple might offer aCDMA-compatible iPhone

forVerizon Wireless.[97]This speculation increased on October 6, 2010, whenThe Wall Street Journalreported

that Apple would begin producing a CDMA-compatible iPhone, with such a model going on sale in early

2011.[98]

On January 8, 2011, the Wall Street Journal confirmed that Verizon Wireless would officially announce on

January 11, 2011 the launch of a CDMA-based iPhone for use on their network.[99]The date in which the

Verizon iPhone will go on sale was unknown, though the two most recent iPhone releases were made availablewithin weeks of their launch announcement. Verizon confirmed the announcement on January 11, with an on-

sale date of February 10.[100]

On January 11, 2011, Verizon announced that they would be carrying aCDMAversion of Apple's iPhone 4

starting in February 2011. ExistingVerizon Wirelesscustomers will be able to pre-order the iPhone on

February 3 and everyone else will be able to order it on February 10. Pricing for the iPhone 4 is $199 for 16GB

and $299 for 32GB.[101]Verizon iPhone 5 released on Friday, September 19, in the United States and it is first

GSM Unlocked iPhone[102]which also works on AT&T mobile carrier without doing any complicated unlock

process.

World timeline[edit]

The international release of the iPhone has been staggered over several months. Today, the iPhone is

available in most countries.[103]
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Date Country Carrier (released date)

June 29

2007 United States (1)

AT&T(June 29, 2007),Verizon(February 2011),Sprint(October 2011),C

Spire Wireless(Late 2011),Cricket(June 2012),Virgin Mobile(June

2012),T-Mobile(April 2013),Boost Mobile(November 2013),U.S.

Cellular(November 2013)

November

2007

United

Kingdom

Germany France

(4)

O2,3,T-Mobile,Orange,Vodafone,EE,Tesco Mobile,Virgin

Mobile(November 2013)

March

2008

Austria

Ireland (6)

T-Mobile,O2,Orange

July

2008

Australia

Austria

Belgium

Canada

Denmark

Finland Hong

Kong

Italy

Japan

MexicoNetherlands New

Zealand

Norway

Portugal

Spain Sweden

Switzerland (23)

3,movistar,SingTelOptus,Orange(Mobistar, One, Optimus),Rogers

Communications(Fido Solutions,[104]Rogers Wireless),SoftBank,Swisscom,Amrica

Mvil(Telcel),TIM,TeliaSonera(NetCom),Telstra,T-Mobile,Vodafone

August

2008

Argentina

Chile

Colombia CzechRepublic

Ecuador El

Salvador

Estonia

Greece

Guatemala

Honduras

Hungary

3,Amrica Mvil(Claro,Comcel,Porta),Era,movistar,O2,Orange,SingTelBharti

Airtel,Aircel,Globe,Smart- December

2011,SingTel,Swisscom,TeliaSonera(EMT),T-Mobile,Vodafone,Telenor
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