About 20 percent of mobile phone users said the antenna problem on the iPhone 4 caused them not to buy one. But more than 60 percent said it was because of Apple's exclusive carrier contract with AT&T--and that they couldn't use carrier Verizon Wireless--that they didn't want the handset.
The poll was conducted with 258 cell phone users in downtown Minneapolis by analyst firm Piper Jaffray, which concluded that while the faulty antenna hurt sales, its relationship with AT&T limited demand the most. The iPhone is expected to reach Verizon next year, and rumors of the new carrier have already caused excitement.
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