The iPhone has been available in the U.S. since mid-2007 — unless, that is, you live in Vermont. Until now, AT&T has not had coverage in Vermont, making it difficult to use an iPhone there and impossible to buy one in a local store. Fortunately, AT&T recently acquired Vermont carrier Unicel, and effective today, AT&T — and thus, the iPhone — is in Vermont. A big iPhone J.D. welcome goes out to all Vermont attorneys!
The iPhone Vermont blog been reporting for a long time now on the wait for the iPhone in the maple syrup state, and this morning they have lots of pictures of the former Unicel stores that are now AT&T stores selling the iPhone.
Many years ago, I spent a few weeks one summer at the University of Vermont in Burlington. It is a beautiful area of the country. Plus, it is the home of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream. Heath Bar Crunch — yum!
So now we can ALL use iPhones, right? Not quite. Others can confirm this for me, but I believe that AT&T still lacks coverage in North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana. Are there other states? Hopefully AT&T will continue to expand its network so that we all have good 3G access wherever we are.
I can confirm no AT&T in Montana. I’ve used my iPhone there and it’s all Edge. Possibly a good market for 1st-gen iPhones. Buy your phone in a neighboring state (although the closest Apple store is probably 8-9 hours away in Denver), then just use it in Montana. It’s not nearly as satisfying or magical as being in a 3G area, but it works.