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AT&T Wireless, which is the exclusive provider for the iPhone, doesn’t offer service in Deschutes County. It provides coverage in a sliver of rural Crook County and around Madras, but otherwise, Bendites are out of luck - mostly. But more on that later.

So how about Google Inc.’s much-hyped Android phone, also a touch screen with a full flip-out keyboard? It was introduced to the public as the T-Mobile G1 phone in August, and while it’s available for purchase online, it’s not sold in the company’s Bend store because T-Mobile has yet to extend its Third Generation network - commonly referred to as 3G - into Central Oregon.