&gt; Not really sure this is relevant. Apple forced the carriers to change their business models -- first AT&amp;T and then the others<p>1. didn&#x27;t see it then, don&#x27;t see it now. Then again I&#x27;m in europe, mayhaps US carriers were significantly more overbearing. I don&#x27;t recall carriers being good friends of the consumer though so not overly likely<p>2. this responds to a comment specifically mentioning allowing &quot;an open mobile internet&quot;. Again this might have been because I was in Europe, but as my comment notes I did have access to an &quot;open mobile internet&quot;. The experience sucked but technically there it was.