The Mac Observer Forums | iPod Touch Cannibalizing iPhone

The Mac Observer Forums | iPod Touch Cannibalizing iPhone. The sales figures continue to show that IPod Touch sales are climbing faster than IPhones. This isn't surprising, considering that there seems to be a lot of resistance to the two year AT&T contract that is required to purchase an IPhone. Most people are already paying a cell phone carrier and many of those have Internet data plans, with tethering permitted, unlike the IPhone. The knock on the new Second Generation Touch is that it can only access the Internet when in the range of a WiFi Hotspot. As I have been posting lately, however, that really isn't a big deal, due to the ubiquitous number of hotspots available. If you already have a cell phone or USB broadband modem, you can tether it to a mobile hotspot, like the Cradlepoint Personal Hot Spot device. Another benefit of the tethering concept is that a mobile hotspot can share the connection with up to 15 users. Last night, at dinner, She Who Must Be Obeyed, my daughter, and myself were all connected to the Internet via the Cradlepoint and my Verizon Wireless account. If any reader wants to pay for two year contracts for all three of us for an IPhone, I will be happy to throw the Cradlepoint away. Until then, we are happily sharing a reliable Verizon Wireless broadband wireless connection with our IPod Touches.